25.0170.01000
Sixty-ninth
Legislative Assembly
of North Dakota
Introduced by
Appropriations Committee
A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the North Dakota
university system; to provide for a report; and to provide an exemption.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION. The funds provided in this section, or so much of the
funds as may be necessary, are appropriated out of any moneys in the general fund in the state
treasury, not otherwise appropriated, and from other funds derived from special funds and
federal funds, to the state board of higher education and to the entities and institutions under
the supervision of the board for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state board of
higher education and the entities and institutions under the supervision of the board, for the
biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027, as follows:
Subdivision 1.
NORTH DAKOTA UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
Adjustments or
Base Level Enhancements Appropriation
Capital assets - bond payments $11,197,896 $0 $11,197,896
Competitive research programs 5,685,750 0 5,685,750
System governance 10,569,162 0 10,569,162
Core technology services 71,988,917 0 71,988,917
Student financial assistance grants29,917,306 0 29,917,306
Professional student exchange program3,699,342 0 3,699,342
Academic and CTE scholarships 17,216,749 0 17,216,749
Scholars program 1,807,115 0 1,807,115
Native American scholarship 1,000,000 0 1,000,000
Tribally controlled community 1,400,000 0 1,400,000
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college grants
Education incentive programs 260,000 0 260,000
Student mental health 284,400 0 284,400
Veterans' assistance grants 454,875 0 454,875
Shared campus services 800,000 0 800,000
Nursing education consortium 1,356,000 0 1,356,000
NASA EPSCoR 342,000 0 342,000
Dual-credit tuition scholarship 1,500,000 0 1,500,000
Total all funds $159,479,512 $0 $159,479,512
Less other funds 26,260,897 0 26,260,897
Total general fund $133,218,615 $0 $133,218,615
Full-time equivalent positions 162.83 0.00 162.83
Subdivision 2.
BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE
Adjustments or
Base Level Enhancements Appropriation
Operations $110,026,302 $0 $110,026,302
Capital assets 1,922,561 0 1,922,561
Total all funds $111,948,863 $0 $111,948,863
Less other funds 74,566,953 0 74,566,953
Total general fund $37,381,910 $0 $37,381,910
Full-time equivalent positions 335.33 0.00 335.33
Subdivision 3.
LAKE REGION STATE COLLEGE
Adjustments or
Base Level Enhancements Appropriation
Operations $41,913,733 $0 $41,913,733
Capital assets 362,667 0 362,667
Total all funds $42,276,400 $0 $42,276,400
Less other funds 26,601,597 0 26,601,597
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Total general fund $15,674,803 $0 $15,674,803
Full-time equivalent positions 120.59 0.00 120.59
Subdivision 4.
WILLISTON STATE COLLEGE
Adjustments or
Base Level Enhancements Appropriation
Operations $37,378,349 $0 $37,378,349
Capital assets 1,261,968 0 1,261,968
Total all funds $38,640,317 $0 $38,640,317
Less other funds 25,154,992 0 25,154,992
Total general fund $13,485,325 $0 $13,485,325
Full-time equivalent positions 102.83 0.00 102.83
Subdivision 5.
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
Adjustments or
Base Level Enhancements Appropriation
Operations $967,725,670 $0 $967,725,670
Capital assets 4,411,566 0 4,411,566
Research network 2,500,000 0 2,500,000
Total all funds $974,637,236 $0 $974,637,236
Less other funds 790,481,856 0 790,481,856
Total general fund $184,155,380 $0 $184,155,380
Full-time equivalent positions 2,060.56 0.00 2,060.56
Subdivision 6.
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Adjustments or
Base Level Enhancements Appropriation
Operations $240,396,968 $0 $240,396,968
Healthcare workforce initiative 10,676,150 0 10,676,150
Total all funds $251,073,118 $0 $251,073,118
Less other funds 168,241,842 0 168,241,842
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Total general fund $82,831,276 $0 $82,831,276
Full-time equivalent positions 488.83 0.00 488.83
Subdivision 7.
NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY
Adjustments or
Base Level Enhancements Appropriation
Operations $807,365,091 $0 $807,365,091
Capital assets 7,799,104 0 7,799,104
Research network 2,500,000 0 2,500,000
Total all funds $817,664,195 $0 $817,664,195
Less other funds 653,917,430 0 653,917,430
Total general fund $163,746,765 $0 $163,746,765
Full-time equivalent positions 1,867.50 0.00 1,867.50
Subdivision 8.
NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE
Adjustments or
Base Level Enhancements Appropriation
Operations $102,490,255 $0 $102,490,255
Capital assets 1,012,379 0 1,012,379
Total all funds $103,502,634 $0 $103,502,634
Less other funds 63,645,097 0 63,645,097
Total general fund $39,857,537 $0 $39,857,537
Full-time equivalent positions 313.95 0.00 313.95
Subdivision 9.
DICKINSON STATE UNIVERSITY
Adjustments or
Base Level Enhancements Appropriation
Operations $56,728,746 $0 $56,728,746
Capital assets 409,078 0 409,078
Total all funds $57,137,824 $0 $57,137,824
Less other funds 32,697,829 0 32,697,829
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Total general fund $24,439,995 $0 $24,439,995
Full-time equivalent positions 178.00 0.00 178.00
Subdivision 10.
MAYVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY
Adjustments or
Base Level Enhancements Appropriation
Operations $56,295,375 $0 $56,295,375
Capital assets 358,992 0 358,992
Total all funds $56,654,367 $0 $56,654,367
Less other funds 34,375,971 0 34,375,971
Total general fund $22,278,396 $0 $22,278,396
Full-time equivalent positions 226.92 0.00 226.92
Subdivision 11.
MINOT STATE UNIVERSITY
Adjustments or
Base Level Enhancements Appropriation
Operations $116,510,048 $0 $116,510,048
Capital assets 1,099,620 0 1,099,620
Total all funds $117,609,668 $0 $117,609,668
Less other funds 68,644,425 0 68,644,425
Total general fund $48,965,243 $0 $48,965,243
Full-time equivalent positions 423.63 0.00 423.63
Subdivision 12.
VALLEY CITY STATE UNIVERSITY
Adjustments or
Base Level Enhancements Appropriation
Operations $56,008,906 $0 $56,008,906
Capital assets 455,823 0 455,823
Total all funds $56,464,729 $0 $56,464,729
Less other funds 28,111,916 0 28,111,916
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Total general fund $28,352,813 $0 $28,352,813
Full-time equivalent positions 211.94 0.00 211.94
Subdivision 13.
DAKOTA COLLEGE AT BOTTINEAU
Adjustments or
Base Level Enhancements Appropriation
Operations $26,229,141 $0 $26,229,141
Capital assets 114,007 0 114,007
Total all funds $26,343,148 $0 $26,343,148
Less other funds 14,900,270 0 14,900,270
Total general fund $11,442,878 $0 $11,442,878
Full-time equivalent positions 84.00 0.00 84.00
Subdivision 14.
NORTH DAKOTA FOREST SERVICE
Adjustments or
Base Level Enhancements Appropriation
Operations $24,874,803 $0 $24,874,803
Capital assets 118,728 0 118,728
Total all funds $24,993,531 $0 $24,993,531
Less other funds 19,141,941 0 19,141,941
Total general fund $5,851,590 $0 $5,851,590
Full-time equivalent positions 29.00 0.00 29.00
Subdivision 15.
TOTAL - SECTION 1
Adjustments or
Base Level Enhancements Appropriation
Grand total all funds $2,838,425,542 $0$2,838,425,542
Grand total other funds 2,026,743,016 0 2,026,743,016
Grand total general fund $811,682,526 $0 $811,682,526
SECTION 2. ADDITIONAL FEDERAL, PRIVATE, AND OTHER FUNDS -
APPROPRIATION. All funds, in addition to those appropriated in section 1 of this Act, from
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federal, private, and other sources for competitive grants or other funds that the legislative
assembly has not indicated the intent to reject, including tuition revenue, received by the state
board of higher education and the institutions and entities under the control of the state board of
higher education, are appropriated to the board and those institutions and entities, for the
biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027. All additional funds received under
the North Dakota-Minnesota reciprocity agreement during the biennium beginning July 1, 2025,
and ending June 30, 2027, are appropriated to the state board of higher education for
reimbursement to institutions under the control of the board.
SECTION 3. USE OF EXTRAORDINARY REPAIRS FUNDING - MATCHING FUNDS. The
capital assets line items in subdivisions 2 through 12 of section 1 of this Act include funding
from the general fund for institution extraordinary repairs. An institution, excluding the university
of North Dakota and North Dakota state university, shall provide one dollar of matching funds
from operations or other sources for each one dollar of extraordinary repairs funding used for a
project. The university of North Dakota and North Dakota state university shall provide two
dollars of matching funds from operations or other sources for each one dollar of extraordinary
repairs funding used for a project.
SECTION 4. EXEMPTION - TRANSFER AUTHORITY - LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT
REPORT. Notwithstanding section 54-16-04, the office of management and budget shall
transfer appropriation authority from the operations to the capital assets line items within
subdivisions 2 through 14 of section 1 of this Act as requested by the state board of higher
education for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027. The board shall
report any transfer of funds under this section to the legislative management.
SECTION 5. EXEMPTION - FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITION ADJUSTMENTS.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the state board of higher education may adjust
full-time equivalent positions as needed, subject to the availability of funds, for institutions and
entities under its control during the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027.
The North Dakota university system shall report any adjustments to the office of management
and budget as part of the submission of the 2027-29 biennium budget request.
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