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North Dakota House Bill HB1129

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

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22 Sixty-ninth
33 Legislative Assembly
44 of North Dakota
55 Introduced by
66 Representatives Richter, Mitskog, Murphy, O'Brien, Schauer
77 Senators Boschee, Meyer, Sickler
8-A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation to the department of public instruction to address
9-student attendance and absenteeism.
8+A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation to the department of public instruction for a study
9+of student attendance and absenteeism; to provide for a superintendent of public instruction
10+study; and to provide for a legislative management report.
1011 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
1112 SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION - STUDENT
12-ATTENDANCE AND ABSENTEEISM - ONE-TIME FUNDING. There is appropriated out of any
13-moneys in the general fund in the state treasury, not otherwise appropriated, the sum of
14-$1,000,000, or so much of the sum as may be necessary, to the department of public instruction
15-for the purpose of addressing student attendance and absenteeism in kindergarten through
16-grade twelve public schools, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30,
17-2027.
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19-ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 1129
20-FIRST ENGROSSMENT
13+ATTENDANCE AND ABSENTEEISM STUDY - ONE -TIME FUNDING. There is appropriated
14+out of any moneys in the general fund in the state treasury, not otherwise appropriated, the sum
15+of $1,250,000, or so much of the sum as may be necessary, to the department of public
16+instruction for the purpose of studying student attendance and absenteeism in kindergarten
17+through grade twelve public schools, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending
18+June 30, 2027. Up to $250,000 may be used for the purpose of contracting a research team
19+from a North Dakota research university to assist with the study. The funding provided in this
20+section is considered a one-time funding item.
21+SECTION 2. SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION STUDY - STUDENT
22+ATTENDANCE AND ABSENTEEISM - REPORT TO LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT.
23+1.In the first year of the 2025-27 biennium, the superintendent of public instruction, in
24+collaboration and consultation with a research team from a North Dakota research
25+university, shall study student attendance and absenteeism, including chronic
26+absenteeism in kindergarten through grade twelve public schools. The research team
27+shall use existing quantitative data shared with the university by the department of
28+public instruction and collect additional qualitative and quantitative data as needed.
29+The study must include analysis of data from school districts with high attendance
30+rates to identify any strategies that result in high attendance rates.
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58+2.In the second year of the 2025-27 biennium, the superintendent of public instruction
59+shall identify school districts with chronic absenteeism and implement appropriate
60+strategies to improve student attendance.
61+3.The superintendent of public instruction shall report its findings and recommendations,
62+together with any legislation required to implement the recommendations, to the
63+legislative management on or before September 1, 2026.
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