North Dakota 2025 2025-2026 Regular Session

North Dakota House Bill HB1098 Engrossed / Bill

Filed 01/23/2025

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Sixty-ninth
Legislative Assembly
of North Dakota
Introduced by
Representatives Jonas, Heinert, Murphy, Schreiber-Beck, Swiontek, Warrey
Senator Schaible
A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 15.1-21-02.10 of the North Dakota Century 
Code, relating to a North Dakota scholarship for students interested in a teaching career; and to 
declare an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 15.1-21-02.10 of the North Dakota Century Code is 
amended and reenacted as follows:
15.1-21-02.10. North Dakota scholarship.
AnyA resident student who meets the requirements of section 15.1-21-02.6 is eligible to 
receive a North Dakota scholarship if the student:
1.Completed an individual consultative process or a nine-week course under 
subsection 2 of section 15.1-21-18;
2.Completed the civics test under section 15.1-21-27;
3.Completed a four-year rolling plan, as determined by the superintendent of public 
instruction;
4.Obtained a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 grading scale, or 
an equivalent course proficiency score if the student was enrolled in a school district 
participating in an approved innovative education program under section 15.1-06-08.2 
and the school district obtained a waiver under section 15.1-06-08.1;
5.Completed the requirements in at least four of the following while enrolled in grades 
nine through twelve:
a.Twenty-five hours of community service;
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b.A ninety-five percent attendance rate as determined under section 15.1-20-02.1, 
not including any school-related absences;
c.A career exploration experience, as determined by the superintendent of public 
instruction;
d.At least two years in organized cocurricular activities;
e.At least two years in organized extracurricular activities;
f.A capstone project, as determined by the superintendent of public instruction;
g.An online learning course; and
h.Successful demonstration of competency in twenty-first century skills, as 
determined by the superintendent of public instruction; and
6.Completed the requirements in two of the following subdivisions while enrolled in 
grades nine through twelve:
a.(1)Received:
(a)A composite score of at least twenty-four on an ACT; or
(b)A score of at least 1180 on an SAT; and
(2)Completed the requirements in at least two of the following:
(a)A grade of at least "C" in an advanced placement course, or an 
equivalent course proficiency score;
(b)A grade of at least "C" in a dual-credit English or mathematics course, 
or an equivalent course proficiency score;
(c)A grade of at least "C" in one unit of algebra II, or an equivalent 
course proficiency score;
(d)A grade of at least "C" in three fine arts courses;
(e)A score of at least three on an advanced placement examination;
(f)A score of at least four on an international baccalaureate examination; 
and
(g)A cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 grading 
scale, or an equivalent course proficiency score if the student was 
enrolled in a school district participating in an approved innovative 
education program under section 15.1-06-08.2 and the school district 
obtained a waiver under section 15.1-06-08.1, in core courses 
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required for admission to institutions of higher education under the 
control of the state board of higher education;
b.(1)Earned:
(a)Four units of career and technical education, including two units from 
a coordinated plan of study recommended by the department of 
career and technical education and approved by the superintendent of 
public instruction; or
(b)Three units of the same world language, indigenous language, or sign 
language; or
(c)Two units of career and technical education, one unit of teaching 
profession education or educational methodology and one unit of 
advanced placement psychology, dual 	- credit psychology, child  
development, peer 	- to - peer leadership, child-related careers, or any  
combination thereof;
(2)Received:
(a)A composite score of at least twenty-four on an ACT;
(b)A score of at least 1180 on an SAT; or
(c)A score of at least five on each of three WorkKeys assessments 
recommended by the department of career and technical education 
and approved by the superintendent of public instruction; and
(3)Successfully completed the requirements in at least two of the following:
(a)A career-ready practices course developed and recommended by the 
department of career and technical education and approved by the 
superintendent of public instruction;
(b)A grade of at least "C" in a dual-credit course, or an equivalent course 
proficiency score;
(c)A technical assessment or industry credential, as determined by the 
department of career and technical education;
(d)Forty hours in a workplace learning experience, approved by the 
superintendent of public instruction;
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(e)Forty hours in a work-based learning experience aligned to the 
Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century 
Act [Pub. L. 115-224; 132 Stat. 1563; 20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.]; and
(f)Received:
[1]A score of at least three on a reading and mathematics 
assessment administered under subsection 1 of section 
15.1-21-08 while enrolled in grades nine through twelve; or
[2]ACT scores of at least nineteen in English and at least 
twenty-two in mathematics if the school in which the student was 
enrolled used an ACT assessment for accountability; or
c.(1)Received:
(a)A score of at least fifty on an ASVAB test; or
(b)A score of at least thirty-one on an ASVAB test and successfully 
completed basic training in one of the branches of the United States 
military before high school graduation or within ninety days of 
graduating from high school. Upon successful completion from basic 
training, the student must provide a certificate of completion from 
basic training to the department of public instruction;
(2)Obtained a grade of at least "C" in a physical education course, or an 
equivalent course proficiency score; and
(3)Completed:
(a)Any two of subparagraphs a through f of paragraph 2 of subdivision a, 
or any two of subparagraphs a through f of paragraph 3 of 
subdivision b;
(b)Two units of junior reserve officers' training corps; or
(c)Phase one of the cadet civil air patrol program.
SECTION 2. EMERGENCY. This Act is declared to be an emergency measure.
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