25.1268.04000
Sixty-ninth
Legislative Assembly
of North Dakota
Introduced by
Representatives Bahl, K. Anderson, O'Brien, Schreiber-Beck, Stemen
Senators Axtman, Cory, Meyer
A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 15-11 of the North Dakota
Century Code, relating to the establishment of the North Dakota center for aerospace medicine
for mental health support and certification assistance; and to provide an appropriation.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
SECTION 1. A new section to chapter 15-11 of the North Dakota Century Code is created
and enacted as follows:
North Dakota center for aerospace medicine.
1.The university of North Dakota with the school of medicine and health sciences shall
establish the North Dakota center for aerospace medicine under the John D. Odegard
school of aerospace sciences.
2.The North Dakota center for aerospace medicine shall:
a.Provide mental health resources and assistance to obtain medical certification
from the federal aviation administration to flight students, pilots, and aviation
professionals in the fields of commercial aviation, unmanned aircraft systems,
and air traffic control ;
b.Cooperate with the federal aviation administration office of aerospace medicine;
c.Support access, including rural access, to mental health resources, aviation
medical examiners, and human intervention motivational study aviation medical
examiners;
d.Provide support to assist aviation medical examiners, human intervention
motivational study aviation medical examiners, and applicants with federal
aviation administration requirements;
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e.Facilitate collaboration between research initiatives across the state related to
aviation and space medicine; and
f.Provide mental health education and outreach.
SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION - UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA - NORTH DAKOTA
CENTER FOR AEROSPACE MEDICINE. 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 university of North Dakota for the purpose of planning,
developing, establishing, and operating the North Dakota center for aerospace medicine,
including personnel recruitment and salaries, facility and assessment material costs,
professional development and training, education and outreach, and initial research funding, for
the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027.
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