25.1112.03000
Sixty-ninth
Legislative Assembly
of North Dakota
Introduced by
Representatives O'Brien, Pyle, Schreiber-Beck, Swiontek
Senator Axtman
A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 54-44.4 of the North Dakota
Century Code, relating to the duties of the superintendent of public instruction and the
establishment of a government spending database; to provide an appropriation; and to provide
an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
SECTION 1. A new section to chapter 54-44.4 of the North Dakota Century Code is created
and enacted as follows:
Government spending database - Requirements - Superintendent of public
instruction.
1.As used in this section, "submitting party" means:
a.A budget unit under section 54 - 44.1 - 04;
b.A political subdivision;
c.A school district; and
d.An institution under the control of the state board of higher education.
2.The superintendent of public instruction shall collect data from submitting parties and
establish and maintain a government spending database that is accessible without
cost through the internet and contains detailed expenditure data collected from
submitting parties. The data must be updated at least monthly.
3.The database must include for each expenditure:
a.The amount paid.
b.The payment date.
c.The recipient name.
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d.The paying entity.
e.The employee position, if for a personnel payment.
f.For a school district, with respect to educational materials:
(1)A description of curriculum.
(2)The publisher and author of a textbook.
(3)A description of software specifications and developer identification.
g.A standardized categorization using United States census bureau codes for state
and local transactions and nationally recognized standardized codes for school
districts and institutions of higher education.
4.The database must provide:
a.Search capabilities.
b.Data aggregation tools.
c.Download options in common formats.
d.Anonymous salary and benefit information.
e.Regular updates of all information.
5.A submitting party shall provide the required data as directed, ensure the accuracy of
the data, and use existing resources for compliance with the requirements of this
section.
SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION -
GOVERNMENT SPENDING DATABASE - ONE-TIME FUNDING. There is appropriated out of
any moneys in the general fund in the state treasury, not otherwise appropriated, the sum of
$500,000, or so much of the sum as may be necessary, to the department of public instruction
for the purpose of establishing and maintaining a government spending database, for the
biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027. The funding provided in this
section is considered a one time funding item.
SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1 of this Act becomes effective July 1, 2026.
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