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3 | 3 | | Legislative Assembly |
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4 | 4 | | of North Dakota |
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5 | 5 | | Introduced by |
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6 | 6 | | Appropriations Committee |
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7 | 7 | | A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the department of |
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8 | 8 | | public instruction, the center for distance education, the state library, the school for the deaf, |
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9 | 9 | | and North Dakota vision services - school for the blind; to amend and reenact section |
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10 | 10 | | 15.1-02-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the salary of the superintendent of |
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11 | 11 | | public instruction; to provide for a transfer; to provide a report; and to provide an exemption. |
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12 | 12 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA: |
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13 | 13 | | SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION. The funds provided in this section, or so much of the funds |
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14 | 14 | | as may be necessary, are appropriated out of any moneys in the general fund in the state |
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15 | 15 | | treasury, not otherwise appropriated, and from other funds derived from special funds and |
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16 | 16 | | federal funds, to the department of public instruction, the center for distance education, the |
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17 | 17 | | state library, the school for the deaf, and North Dakota vision services - school for the blind for |
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18 | 18 | | the purpose of defraying the expenses of those agencies, for the biennium beginning July 1, |
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19 | 19 | | 2025, and ending June 30, 2027, as follows: |
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20 | 20 | | Subdivision 1. |
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21 | 21 | | DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION |
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22 | 22 | | Adjustments or |
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23 | 23 | | Base Level Enhancements Appropriation |
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24 | 24 | | Salaries and wages $19,964,765 $1,121,603 $21,086,368 |
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25 | 25 | | New and vacant FTE pool 0 695,495 695,495 |
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26 | 26 | | Operating expenses 32,793,320 9,718,204 42,511,524 |
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58 | | - | Grants - program grants 17,205,000 7,811,027 25,016,027 |
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59 | | - | Grants - passthrough grants 3,569,000 1,166,000 4,735,000 |
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| 57 | + | Grants - program grants 17,205,000 7,011,027 24,216,027 |
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| 58 | + | Grants - passthrough grants 3,569,000 12,266,000 15,835,000 |
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63 | | - | Total all funds $2,843,997,119 $189,664,670$3,033,661,789 |
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64 | | - | Less other funds 1,115,246,674 86,170,668 1,201,417,342 |
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65 | | - | Total general fund $1,728,750,445 $103,494,002$1,832,244,447 |
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| 62 | + | Total all funds $2,843,997,119 $182,573,527$3,026,570,646 |
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| 63 | + | Less other funds 1,115,246,674 176,835,668 1,292,082,342 |
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| 64 | + | Total general fund $1,728,750,445 $5,737,859$1,734,488,304 |
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72 | | - | New and vacant FTE pool 0 203,156 203,156 |
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73 | | - | Total all funds $11,613,483 $3,169,633 $14,783,116 |
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| 71 | + | New and vacant FTE pool 0 361,061 361,061 |
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| 72 | + | Total all funds $11,613,483 $3,327,538 $14,941,021 |
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77 | 76 | | Subdivision 3. |
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78 | 77 | | STATE LIBRARY |
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79 | 78 | | Adjustments or |
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80 | 79 | | Base Level Enhancements Appropriation |
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81 | 80 | | Salaries and wages $4,615,731 $500,120 $5,115,851 |
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82 | 81 | | New and vacant FTE pool 0 107,552 107,552 |
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83 | 82 | | Operating expenses 2,282,298 707,777 2,990,075 |
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84 | 83 | | Grants 2,283,528 0 2,283,528 |
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85 | 84 | | Total all funds $9,181,557 $1,315,449 $10,497,006 |
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86 | 85 | | Less other funds 2,499,073 305,139 2,804,212 |
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119 | 118 | | Legislative Assembly |
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120 | 119 | | Total general fund $6,682,484 $1,010,310 $7,692,794 |
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121 | 120 | | Full-time equivalent positions 26.75 0.00 26.75 |
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122 | 121 | | Subdivision 4. |
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123 | 122 | | SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF |
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124 | 123 | | Adjustments or |
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125 | 124 | | Base Level Enhancements Appropriation |
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126 | 125 | | Salaries and wages $9,283,599 $735,225 $10,018,824 |
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127 | 126 | | New and vacant FTE pool 0 415,571 415,571 |
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128 | 127 | | Operating expenses 1,705,586 320,839 2,026,425 |
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129 | 128 | | Capital assets 158,678 283,800 442,478 |
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130 | 129 | | Total all funds $11,147,863 $1,755,435 $12,903,298 |
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131 | 130 | | Less other funds 2,811,557 360,186 3,171,743 |
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132 | 131 | | Total general fund $8,336,306 $1,395,249 $9,731,555 |
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133 | 132 | | Full-time equivalent positions 45.36 1.50 46.86 |
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134 | 133 | | Subdivision 5. |
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135 | 134 | | NORTH DAKOTA VISION SERVICES - SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND |
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136 | 135 | | Adjustments or |
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137 | 136 | | Base Level Enhancements Appropriation |
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138 | 137 | | Salaries and wages $5,538,818 $241,078 $5,779,896 |
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184 | | - | Less grand total other funds 1,126,314,009 89,344,232 1,215,658,241 |
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185 | | - | Grand total general fund $1,756,073,709 $107,698,848$1,863,772,557 |
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| 183 | + | Less grand total other funds 1,126,314,009 180,009,232 1,306,323,241 |
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| 184 | + | Grand total general fund $1,756,073,709 $9,963,159$1,766,036,868 |
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197 | | - | Statewide reading tool 0 500,000 500,000 |
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198 | | - | Dyslexia training 0 300,000 300,000 |
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199 | | - | Total department of public instruction $0 $5,750,000 $5,750,000 |
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| 197 | + | Statewide reading tool 500,000 0 500,000 |
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| 198 | + | Dyslexia training 300,000 300,000 |
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| 199 | + | Assistive technology and 250,000 0 250,000 |
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| 200 | + | curriculum pilot |
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| 201 | + | Total department of public instruction$750,000 $15,250,000 $16,000,000 |
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200 | 202 | | Center for Distance Education |
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201 | 203 | | Information technology equipment $0 $25,000 $25,000 |
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202 | 204 | | Student information system upgrade 75,250 0 75,250 |
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203 | 205 | | Total center for distance education$75,250 $25,000 $100,250 |
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204 | 206 | | School for the Deaf |
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205 | 207 | | Equipment replacement $0 $45,000 $45,000 |
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206 | 208 | | Campus security upgrades 0 238,800 238,800 |
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207 | 209 | | Total school for the deaf $0 $283,800 $283,800 |
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208 | 210 | | North Dakota vision services - School for the Blind |
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209 | 211 | | Equipment less than $5,000 $0 $28,000 $28,000 |
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210 | 212 | | Door replacement 0 10,000 10,000 |
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211 | 213 | | Breakroom remodel 0 55,000 55,000 |
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248 | 251 | | SECTION 3. NEW AND VACANT FTE POOL - LIMITATION - TRANSFER REQUEST. The |
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249 | 252 | | department of public instruction, center for distance education, state library, school for the deaf, |
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250 | 253 | | and North Dakota vision services - school for the blind may not spend funds appropriated in the |
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251 | 254 | | new and vacant FTE pool line item in section 1 of this Act, but may request the office of |
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252 | 255 | | management and budget to transfer funds from the new and vacant FTE pool line item to the |
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253 | 256 | | salaries and wages line item or the center for distance education line item within each |
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254 | 257 | | respective subdivision in accordance with the guidelines and reporting provisions included in |
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255 | 258 | | House Bill No. 1015, as approved by the sixty-ninth legislative assembly. |
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256 | 259 | | SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - TUITION APPORTIONMENT. The sum of $595,677,350, |
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257 | 260 | | included in the integrated formula payments line item in subdivision 1 of section 1 of this Act, is |
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258 | 261 | | from the state tuition fund in the state treasury. Any additional amount in the state tuition fund |
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259 | 262 | | that becomes available for distribution to public schools is appropriated to the department of |
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260 | 263 | | public instruction for that purpose for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, |
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261 | 264 | | 2027. |
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262 | 265 | | SECTION 5. OTHER FUNDS - FOUNDATION AID STABILIZATION FUND. The other |
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266 | | - | The other funds line item in subdivision 1 of section 1 of this Act includes the sum of $5,750,000 |
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267 | | - | from the strategic investment and improvements fund for one-time program grants, relating to |
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268 | | - | dyslexia training, a statewide reading tool, a teacher retention program, school board training, |
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269 | | - | and a Native American essential understandings program and book series. |
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| 270 | + | The other funds line item in subdivision 1 of section 1 of this Act includes the sum of |
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| 271 | + | $10,000,000 from the strategic investment and improvements fund for science center grants. |
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308 | 311 | | section, claims must be properly supported and filed with the superintendent of public |
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309 | 312 | | instruction by June 30, 2026. |
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310 | 313 | | SECTION 8. GIFTED AND TALENTED PROGRAM. The sum of $800,000, included in the |
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311 | 314 | | integrated formula payments line item in subdivision 1 of section 1 of this Act, must be |
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312 | 315 | | distributed to reimburse school districts or special education units for gifted and talented |
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313 | 316 | | programs upon the submission of an application that is approved in accordance with guidelines |
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314 | 317 | | adopted by the superintendent of public instruction. The superintendent of public instruction |
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315 | 318 | | shall encourage cooperative efforts for gifted and talented programs among school districts and |
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316 | 319 | | special education units. |
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317 | 320 | | SECTION 9. MEDICAID MATCHING FUNDING - WITHHOLDING AND DISTRIBUTION. |
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318 | 321 | | State school aid payments for special education must be reduced by the amount of matching |
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319 | 322 | | funds required to be paid by school districts or special education units for students participating |
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370 | 373 | | SECTION 12. PARAPROFESSIONAL-TO-TEACHER PROGRAM - GRANTS - |
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371 | 374 | | DISTRIBUTION. The grants - program grants line item in subdivision 1 of section 1 of this Act |
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372 | 375 | | includes $3,000,000 from the general fund for the purpose of providing grants to accredited |
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373 | 376 | | institutions of higher education to assist paraprofessionals to become qualified teachers, for the |
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374 | 377 | | biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027. The superintendent of public |
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375 | 378 | | instruction may award up to $20,000 to each qualifying institution for program startup and other |
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376 | 379 | | administrative costs and the remainder of the appropriation may be used only for tuition and |
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377 | 380 | | scholarships for students enrolled in the program. The superintendent of public instruction may |
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378 | 381 | | establish policies and procedures to administer this program. |
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379 | 382 | | SECTION 13. NORTH DAKOTA GOVERNOR'S SCHOOLS - GRANTS - DISTRIBUTION. |
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380 | 383 | | The grants - passthrough grants line item in subdivision 1 of section 1 of this Act includes |
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381 | 384 | | $500,000 from the general fund for the purpose of providing grants for North Dakota governor's |
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382 | 385 | | schools at North Dakota state university and university of North Dakota, for the biennium |
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383 | 386 | | beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027. |
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384 | 387 | | 1.The superintendent of public instruction shall conduct North Dakota governor's |
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385 | 388 | | schools once a summer alternating annually between North Dakota state university |
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386 | 389 | | and university of North Dakota. |
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387 | 390 | | 2.The superintendent of public instruction shall award the grants based on providing an |
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388 | 391 | | average cost of $5,000 per student attending the schools each year not to exceed a |
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389 | 392 | | total of $250,000 to each university for each year of the biennium. |
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390 | 393 | | 3.The governor's schools program must provide programs related to science, |
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391 | 394 | | technology, engineering, mathematics, energy law, mental health, education, and |
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392 | 395 | | health sciences. |
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393 | 396 | | 4.The superintendent of public instruction shall name codirectors at each university to |
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394 | 397 | | ensure continued collaboration of the schools at both campuses. |
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395 | 398 | | 5.Funds may be used only for defraying expenses for students while on campus, |
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396 | 399 | | including housing, dining, resident assistants, program directors, instructors, and |
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397 | 400 | | faculty research sponsors. |
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398 | 401 | | SECTION 14. EXEMPTION - INDIRECT COST RECOVERIES, GENERAL |
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399 | 402 | | EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FEES, AND DISPLACED HOMEMAKER DEPOSITS. |
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400 | 403 | | Notwithstanding section 54-44.1-15, the department of public instruction may deposit indirect |
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434 | 437 | | cost recoveries in its operating account. In addition, any moneys collected by the department of |
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435 | 438 | | public instruction for general educational development fees and displaced homemakers |
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436 | 439 | | deposits must be deposited in the public instruction fund in the state treasury. Any funds |
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437 | 440 | | deposited in the public instruction fund may only be spent subject to appropriation by the |
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438 | 441 | | legislative assembly. |
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439 | 442 | | SECTION 15. EXEMPTION - TRANSFER - PUBLIC INSTRUCTION FUND - TRANSFER - |
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440 | 443 | | GENERAL FUND. Notwithstanding section 54-44.1-11, if, after the superintendent of public |
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441 | 444 | | instruction complies with all statutory payment obligations imposed for the 2023-25 biennium, |
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442 | 445 | | from any moneys remaining in the integrated formula payments line item in subdivision 1 of |
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449 | 452 | | SECTION 16. EXEMPTION - UNEXPENDED APPROPRIATIONS - DEPARTMENT OF |
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450 | 453 | | PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. The following appropriations to the department of public instruction |
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451 | 454 | | are not subject to the provisions of section 54-44.1-11 and may be continued into the biennium |
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452 | 455 | | beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027: |
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453 | 456 | | 1.Any funds remaining from federal funds derived from the elementary and secondary |
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454 | 457 | | school emergency education relief fund and any other federal funds appropriated in |
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455 | 458 | | subdivision 2 of section 2 of chapter 28 of the 2021 Session Laws; and |
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456 | 459 | | 2.Any funds remaining from special funds from the public instruction fund in the state |
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457 | 460 | | treasury, derived from reimbursements withheld from school districts' integrated |
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458 | 461 | | formula payments for the purpose of information technology project upgrades to the |
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459 | 462 | | state automated reporting system and the statewide longitudinal data system, |
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460 | 463 | | appropriated in section 17 of chapter 549 of the 2021 Special Session Session Laws. |
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461 | 464 | | SECTION 17. EXEMPTION - UNEXPENDED APPROPRIATION - STATE LIBRARY. The |
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462 | 465 | | sum of $150,000, appropriated from the general fund to the state library for building renovations |
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463 | 466 | | in subdivision 3 of section 1 of chapter 45 of the 2023 Session Laws, is not subject to the |
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496 | 499 | | provisions of section 54-44.1-11. Any unexpended funds from this appropriation are available for |
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497 | 500 | | building renovations during the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027. |
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498 | 501 | | SECTION 18. EXEMPTION - UNEXPENDED APPROPRIATIONS - SCHOOL FOR THE |
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499 | 502 | | DEAF. The sum of $800,000, appropriated from special funds, derived from trust fund |
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500 | 503 | | distributions, rents, and service revenue, to the school for the deaf for boiler replacement, |
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501 | 504 | | pneumatic controls, and a fire alarm system in subdivision 4 of section 1 of chapter 45 of the |
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502 | 505 | | 2023 Session Laws, is not subject to the provisions of section 54-44.1-11. Any unexpended |
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503 | 506 | | funds from this appropriation are available for boiler replacement, pneumatic controls, and a fire |
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504 | 507 | | alarm system during the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027. |
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505 | 508 | | SECTION 19. STATE AID TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES. The grants line item in subdivision 3 of |
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506 | 509 | | section 1 of this Act includes $1,737,582 for aid to public libraries, of which no more than |
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507 | 510 | | one-half may be expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. |
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508 | 511 | | SECTION 20. AMENDMENT. Section 15.1-02-02 of the North Dakota Century Code is |
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509 | 512 | | amended and reenacted as follows: |
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510 | 513 | | 15.1-02-02. Salary. |
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511 | 514 | | The annual salary of the superintendent of public instruction is one hundred thirty-eight |
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512 | 515 | | thousand one hundred forty-twoone hundred forty - seven thousand nine hundred seventy - eight |
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513 | 516 | | dollars through June 30, 20242026, and one hundred forty-three thousand six hundred |
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514 | 517 | | sixty-eightone hundred fifty - two thousand four hundred seventeen dollars thereafter. |
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