25.0232.02002
Title.03000
Adopted by the Senate Workforce
Development Committee
Sixty-ninth
April 3, 2025
Legislative Assembly
of North Dakota
Introduced by
Representatives Motschenbacher, Hauck, Longmuir, Morton, Novak, Schauer, Sanford, Bahl,
Fisher, Vetter
Senator Gerhardt
A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 15-10 of the North Dakota
Century Code, relating to the creation of a North Dakota accelerated degree for high-demand
occupations.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
SECTION 1. A new section to chapter 15-10 of the North Dakota Century Code is created
and enacted as follows:
North Dakota accelerated degree - High - demand occupations.
1.AnA North Dakota accelerated degree is an optional substitute for any degree that
prepares a student for a high-demand occupation, as designated under subsection 2,
which may be offered by an institution under the control of the state board of higher
education may:
a. Offer a North Dakota accelerated degree as an optional substitute for any degree
offered by the institution which prepares a student for a high-demand occupation;
b. Determine annually which degrees offered by the institution prepare students for
a high-demand occupation;
c. Provide a list of North Dakota accelerated degrees to the appropriate
occupational and professional boards; and
d. Not require a student to obtain . The requirements for the degree may not include
general education credits for a North Dakota accelerated degree .
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2.Upon review of an individual's application for a license to practice in a profession
designated as a high-demand occupation by an institution under the control of the
state board of higher education, an For purposes of this section, an occupational or
professional board may designate an occupation or profession as a high-demand
occupation. An occupational or professional board may revoke the designation at any
time. However, if a student relies on a current designation when the student begins a
program for a North Dakota accelerated degree, the degree must be recognized in
accordance with subsection 3.
3. An occupational or professional board shall approve may recognize a North Dakota
accelerated degree and recognize the degree as an accredited program for licensing
purposes.
4. The state board of higher education may adopt rules under chapter 28 - 32 to
implement this section.
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