25.0147.01000
Sixty-ninth
Legislative Assembly
of North Dakota
Introduced by
Appropriations Committee
A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the attorney general;
and to provide for a report.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION. The funds provided in this section, or so much of the funds
as may be necessary, are appropriated out of any moneys in the general fund in the state
treasury, not otherwise appropriated, and from other funds derived from special funds and
federal funds, to the attorney general for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the attorney
general, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027, as follows:
Adjustments or
Base Level Enhancements Appropriation
Salaries and wages $53,007,980 $0 $53,007,980
Operating expenses 17,579,264 0 17,579,264
Capital assets 606,000 0 606,000
Grants 3,903,440 0 3,903,440
Human trafficking victims grants 1,110,614 0 1,110,614
Forensic nurse examiners grants 252,676 0 252,676
Litigation fees 127,500 0 127,500
Medical examinations 660,000 0 660,000
Children's forensic interviews 304,560 0 304,560
North Dakota lottery 5,413,453 0 5,413,453
Arrest and return of fugitives 8,500 0 8,500
Gaming commission 7,489 0 7,489
Criminal justice information sharing4,579,950 0 4,579,950
Law enforcement 3,377,659 0 3,377,659
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Total all funds $90,939,085 $0 $90,939,085
Less other funds 41,914,820 0 41,914,820
Total general fund $49,024,265 $0 $49,024,265
Full-time equivalent positions 266.00 0.00 266.00
SECTION 2. HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIMS GRANT PROGRAM - REQUIREMENTS -
REPORTS. The human trafficking victims grants line item in section 1 of this Act includes
$1,110,614 from the general fund for the purpose of providing grants to organizations involved
in providing prevention and treatment services related to human trafficking victims and related
administrative costs for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027. The
attorney general may provide grants for the development and implementation of direct care
emergency or long-term crisis services, residential care, training for law enforcement, support of
advocacy services, and programs promoting positive outcomes for victims. Any organization
that receives a grant under this section shall report to the attorney general and the
appropriations committees of the seventieth legislative assembly on the use of the funds
received and the outcomes of its programs. The attorney general shall report to the legislative
management during the 2025-26 interim on the status and results of the grant program.
SECTION 3. FORENSIC NURSE EXAMINERS GRANT PROGRAM - REPORTS. The
forensic nurse examiners grants line item in section 1 of this Act includes $252,676 from the
general fund for the purpose of providing forensic nurse examiner program grants for
community-based or hospital-based sexual assault examiner programs and related
administrative costs, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027. Any
organization that receives a grant under this section shall report to the attorney general and the
appropriations committees of the seventieth legislative assembly on the use of the funds
received and the outcomes of its programs. The attorney general shall report to the
appropriations committees of the seventieth legislative assembly on the number of nurses
trained, the number and location of nurses providing services related to sexual assault nurse
examiner programs, and documentation of collaborative efforts to assist victims which includes
nurses, the hospital or clinic, law enforcement, and state's attorneys.
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