Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota
In Regular Session Commencing Tuesday, January 7, 2025
HOUSE BILL NO. 1177
(Representatives Porter, Bosch, Dockter, Heinert, Karls, Nathe, Schauer, Toman)
(Senators Axtman, Cleary, Roers, Schaible)
AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 3 of section 54-52-01 of the North Dakota Century Code,
relating to the definition of correctional officer for purposes of the public employees retirement
system.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Subsection 3 of section 54-52-01 of the North Dakota Century Code is
amended and reenacted as follows:
3."Correctional officer" means a participating member who is employed as a correctional officer
by a political subdivision. The term includes an individual employed by a correctional facility as
defined in section 12-44.1-01, who is enrolled in, but has not yet completed, a correctional
officer course approved or certified by the North Dakota department of corrections and
rehabilitation. H. B. NO. 1177 - PAGE 2
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Speaker of the House President of the Senate
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Chief Clerk of the House Secretary of the Senate
This certifies that the within bill originated in the House of Representatives of the Sixty-ninth Legislative
Assembly of North Dakota and is known on the records of that body as House Bill No. 1177.
House Vote: Yeas 90 Nays 1 Absent 3
Senate Vote:Yeas 47 Nays 0 Absent 0
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Chief Clerk of the House
Received by the Governor at ________M. on _____________________________________, 2025.
Approved at ________M. on __________________________________________________, 2025.
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Governor
Filed in this office this ___________day of _______________________________________, 2025,
at ________ o’clock ________M.
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Secretary of State