| 1 | | - | Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota |
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| 2 | | - | In Regular Session Commencing Tuesday, January 7, 2025 |
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| 1 | + | 25.1060.01003 |
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| 2 | + | Title.02000 |
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| 3 | + | Adopted by the Human Services |
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| 4 | + | Committee |
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| 5 | + | Sixty-ninth |
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| 6 | + | February 12, 2025 |
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| 7 | + | Legislative Assembly |
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| 8 | + | of North Dakota |
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| 9 | + | Introduced by |
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| 10 | + | Representatives M. Ruby, Beltz, Bolinske, J. Olson, D. Johnston, Klemin |
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| 11 | + | Senators Bekkedahl, Dever, Lee, Roers, Wobbema |
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| 12 | + | A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new subsection to section 50-25.1-05 of the North |
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| 13 | + | Dakota Century Code, relating to a determination by the department of health and human |
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| 14 | + | services of an individual's military status in child abuse and neglect allegationsassessments. |
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| 15 | + | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA: |
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| 16 | + | SECTION 1. A new subsection to section 50-25.1-05 of the North Dakota Century Code is |
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| 17 | + | created and enacted as follows: |
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| 18 | + | The department or authorized agent shall determine the military status of an any |
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| 19 | + | individual subject to an assessment , within a reasonable amount of time, if the |
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| 20 | + | individual's child is the subject at the initiation of an a child abuse or neglect |
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| 21 | + | allegation assessment . If the department determines an allegation of abuse or neglect |
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| 22 | + | involves a military- affiliated individual, the department shall notify the nearest military |
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| 23 | + | installation's family advocacy program of the allegation and investigation. The military |
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| 24 | + | installation is responsible for reporting the data to the federal department of defense . |
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| 25 | + | The department may develop a memorandum of understanding for use by the human |
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| 26 | + | service zone. For purposes of this subsection: |
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| 27 | + | a. "Military-affiliated individual" means an individual with an active military status |
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| 28 | + | and the individual's dependents. |
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| 29 | + | b. "Military status" includes any branch of the United States military, and the |
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| 30 | + | national guard or reserve. |
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| 31 | + | Page No. 1 25.1060.01003 |
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| 4 | | - | (Representatives M. Ruby, Beltz, Bolinske, J. Olson, D. Johnston, Klemin) |
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| 5 | | - | (Senators Bekkedahl, Dever, Lee, Roers, Wobbema) |
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| 6 | | - | AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 50-25.1-05 of the North Dakota Century Code, |
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| 7 | | - | relating to a determination by the department of health and human services of an individual's |
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| 8 | | - | military status in child abuse and neglect assessments. |
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| 9 | | - | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA: |
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| 10 | | - | SECTION 1. A new subsection to section 50-25.1-05 of the North Dakota Century Code is created |
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| 11 | | - | and enacted as follows: |
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| 12 | | - | The department or authorized agent shall determine the military status of any individual |
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| 13 | | - | subject to an assessment, at the initiation of a child abuse or neglect assessment. If the |
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| 14 | | - | department determines an allegation of abuse or neglect involves a military-affiliated |
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| 15 | | - | individual, the department shall notify the nearest military installation's family advocacy |
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| 16 | | - | program of the allegation and investigation. The military installation is responsible for reporting |
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| 17 | | - | the data to the federal department of defense. The department may develop a memorandum |
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| 18 | | - | of understanding for use by the human service zone. For purposes of this subsection: |
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| 19 | | - | a."Military-affiliated individual" means an individual with an active military status and the |
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| 20 | | - | individual's dependents. |
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| 21 | | - | b."Military status" includes any branch of the United States military, and the national guard |
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| 22 | | - | or reserve. H. B. NO. 1338 - PAGE 2 |
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| 23 | | - | ____________________________ ____________________________ |
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| 24 | | - | Speaker of the House President of the Senate |
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| 25 | | - | ____________________________ ____________________________ |
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| 26 | | - | Chief Clerk of the House Secretary of the Senate |
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| 27 | | - | This certifies that the within bill originated in the House of Representatives of the Sixty-ninth Legislative |
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| 28 | | - | Assembly of North Dakota and is known on the records of that body as House Bill No. 1338. |
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| 29 | | - | House Vote: Yeas 90 Nays 0 Absent 4 |
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| 30 | | - | Senate Vote:Yeas 47 Nays 0 Absent 0 |
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| 31 | | - | ____________________________ |
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| 32 | | - | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 33 | | - | Received by the Governor at ________M. on _____________________________________, 2025. |
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| 34 | | - | Approved at ________M. on __________________________________________________, 2025. |
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| 35 | | - | ____________________________ |
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| 36 | | - | Governor |
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| 37 | | - | Filed in this office this ___________day of _______________________________________, 2025, |
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| 38 | | - | at ________ o’clock ________M. |
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| 39 | | - | ____________________________ |
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| 40 | | - | Secretary of State |
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