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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 an appropriation to the Bank of North Dakota; to amend and
reenact subsection 2 of section 6-09-53, subdivision c of subsection 1 of section 15-10-48,
subdivision c of subsection 1 of section 15-10-48.2, subdivision c of subsection 1 of section
15-10-49, subsection 1 of section 15-10-75, paragraph 3 of subdivision h of subsection 1 of
section 15-18.2-02, subsection 2 of section 15-18.2-03, subsection 1 of section 15-18.2-05,
sections 15-54.1-02 and 15-54.1-04, subsection 1 of section 15-62.4-01, and section 54-44.1-11
of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the economic diversification research fund,
matching grants for the advancement of academics, the workforce education innovation
program, state aid for institutions of higher education, university system capital building funds,
student financial assistance grants, and the cancellation of unexpended appropriations; to
amend and reenact sections 6 and 7 of chapter 126 of the 2021 Session Laws, relating to
transfers from the Bank of North Dakota to the skilled workforce loan repayment program fund
and the skilled workforce scholarship fund; to amend and reenact subsection 17 of section 1 of
chapter 550 of the 2021 Special Session Session Laws, relating to funding for hyperbaric
oxygen therapy; to amend and reenact sections 7, 8, and 9 of chapter 3 of the 2023 Session
Laws, relating to transfers from the Bank of North Dakota to the skilled workforce loan
repayment program fund, the skilled workforce scholarship fund, and to the state board of
higher education for dual-credit tuition scholarships; to authorize the state board of higher
education to issue and sell bonds for capital projects; to provide for a transfer; to provide for the
conveyance of real property; to provide for a legislative management higher education funding
review committee; to provide for a report; to provide legislative intent; and to provide an
exemption.
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ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 2003
FIRST ENGROSSMENT
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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 ($936,521) $10,261,375
Competitive research programs 5,685,750 0 5,685,750
System governance 10,569,162 2,274,325 12,843,487
Core technology services 71,988,917 5,144,536 77,133,453
Student financial assistance grants29,917,306 2,000,000 31,917,306
Professional student exchange program3,699,342 1,500,000 5,199,342
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 1,400,000 200,000 1,600,000
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 1,100,000 2,456,000
NASA EPSCoR 342,000 0 342,000
Education challenge fund 0 25,000,000 25,000,000
Dakota digital academy 0 450,000 450,000
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Workforce education innovation grants 0 12,000,000 12,000,000
Dual-credit tuition scholarship 1,500,000 0 1,500,000
Total all funds $159,479,512 $48,732,340 $208,211,852
Less other funds 26,260,897 39,125,852 65,386,749
Total general fund $133,218,615 $9,606,488 $142,825,103
Full-time equivalent positions 162.83 6.00 168.83
Subdivision 2.
BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE
Adjustments or
Base Level Enhancements Appropriation
Operations $110,026,302 $5,165,031 $115,191,333
Capital assets 1,922,561 1,400,000 3,322,561
Total all funds $111,948,863 $6,565,031 $118,513,894
Less other funds 74,566,953 4,451,570 79,018,523
Total general fund $37,381,910 $2,113,461 $39,495,371
Full-time equivalent positions 335.33 2.92 338.25
Subdivision 3.
LAKE REGION STATE COLLEGE
Adjustments or
Base Level Enhancements Appropriation
Operations $41,913,733 $1,472,757 $43,386,490
Capital assets 362,667 0 362,667
Total all funds $42,276,400 $1,472,757 $43,749,157
Less other funds 26,601,597 931,171 27,532,768
Total general fund $15,674,803 $541,586 $16,216,389
Full-time equivalent positions 120.59 (5.44) 115.15
Subdivision 4.
WILLISTON STATE COLLEGE
Adjustments or
Base Level Enhancements Appropriation
Operations $37,378,349 $933,802 $38,312,151
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Capital assets 1,261,968 0 1,261,968
Total all funds $38,640,317 $933,802 $39,574,119
Less other funds 25,154,992 796,812 25,951,804
Total general fund $13,485,325 $136,990 $13,622,315
Full-time equivalent positions 102.83 (3.09) 99.74
Subdivision 5.
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
Adjustments or
Base Level Enhancements Appropriation
Operations $967,725,670 $51,533,197$1,019,258,867
Capital assets 4,411,566 79,500,000 83,911,566
Research network 2,500,000 1,000,000 3,500,000
Total all funds $974,637,236 $132,033,197$1,106,670,433
Less other funds 790,481,856 120,626,346 911,108,202
Total general fund $184,155,380 $11,406,851 $195,562,231
Full-time equivalent positions 2,060.56 131.39 2,191.95
Subdivision 6.
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Adjustments or
Base Level Enhancements Appropriation
Operations $240,396,968 $18,590,513 $258,987,481
Healthcare workforce initiative 10,676,150 0 10,676,150
Total all funds $251,073,118 $18,590,513 $269,663,631
Less other funds 168,241,842 5,776,474 174,018,316
Total general fund $82,831,276 $12,814,039 $95,645,315
Full-time equivalent positions 488.83 40.23 529.06
Subdivision 7.
NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY
Adjustments or
Base Level Enhancements Appropriation
Operations $807,365,091 $44,700,943 $852,066,034
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Capital assets 7,799,104 125,000,000 132,799,104
Research network 2,500,000 1,000,000 3,500,000
Total all funds $817,664,195 $170,700,943 $988,365,138
Less other funds 653,917,430 159,772,791 813,690,221
Total general fund $163,746,765 $10,928,152 $174,674,917
Full-time equivalent positions 1,867.50 (61.54) 1,805.96
Subdivision 8.
NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE
Adjustments or
Base Level Enhancements Appropriation
Operations $102,490,255 $6,921,477 $109,411,732
Capital assets 1,012,379 0 1,012,379
Total all funds $103,502,634 $6,921,477 $110,424,111
Less other funds 63,645,097 2,273,578 65,918,675
Total general fund $39,857,537 $4,647,899 $44,505,436
Full-time equivalent positions 313.95 12.59 326.54
Subdivision 9.
DICKINSON STATE UNIVERSITY
Adjustments or
Base Level Enhancements Appropriation
Operations $56,728,746 $3,370,815 $60,099,561
Capital assets 409,078 12,500,000 12,909,078
Total all funds $57,137,824 $15,870,815 $73,008,639
Less other funds 32,697,829 13,758,716 46,456,545
Total general fund $24,439,995 $2,112,099 $26,552,094
Full-time equivalent positions 178.00 (7.20) 170.80
Subdivision 10.
MAYVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY
Adjustments or
Base Level Enhancements Appropriation
Operations $56,295,375 $2,299,716 $58,595,091
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Capital assets 358,992 34,924,814 35,283,806
Total all funds $56,654,367 $37,224,530 $93,878,897
Less other funds 34,375,971 36,760,335 71,136,306
Total general fund $22,278,396 $464,195 $22,742,591
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 $4,701,181 $121,211,229
Capital assets 1,099,620 11,232,000 12,331,620
Total all funds $117,609,668 $15,933,181 $133,542,849
Less other funds 68,644,425 14,839,213 83,483,638
Total general fund $48,965,243 $1,093,968 $50,059,211
Full-time equivalent positions 423.63 (2.47) 421.16
Subdivision 12.
VALLEY CITY STATE UNIVERSITY
Adjustments or
Base Level Enhancements Appropriation
Operations $56,008,906 $1,499,518 $57,508,424
Capital assets 455,823 0 455,823
Total all funds $56,464,729 $1,499,518 $57,964,247
Less other funds 28,111,916 1,421,115 29,533,031
Total general fund $28,352,813 $78,403 $28,431,216
Full-time equivalent positions 211.94 5.50 217.44
Subdivision 13.
DAKOTA COLLEGE AT BOTTINEAU
Adjustments or
Base Level Enhancements Appropriation
Operations $26,229,141 $1,249,697 $27,478,838
Capital assets 114,007 0 114,007
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Total all funds $26,343,148 $1,249,697 $27,592,845
Less other funds 14,900,270 555,764 15,456,034
Total general fund $11,442,878 $693,933 $12,136,811
Full-time equivalent positions 84.00 3.85 87.85
Subdivision 14.
NORTH DAKOTA FOREST SERVICE
Adjustments or
Base Level Enhancements Appropriation
Operations $24,874,803 $1,592,413 $26,467,216
Capital assets 118,728 0 118,728
Total all funds $24,993,531 $1,592,413 $26,585,944
Less other funds 19,141,941 1,049,079 20,191,020
Total general fund $5,851,590 $543,334 $6,394,924
Full-time equivalent positions 29.00 5.00 34.00
Subdivision 15.
TOTAL - SECTION 1
Adjustments or
Base Level Enhancements Appropriation
Grand total all funds $2,838,425,542 $459,320,214$3,297,745,756
Grand total other funds 2,026,743,016 402,138,816 2,428,881,832
Grand total general fund $811,682,526 $57,181,398 $868,863,924
SECTION 2. ONE-TIME FUNDING - EFFECT ON BASE BUDGET - REPORT TO THE
SEVENTIETH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. The following amounts reflect the one-time funding
items included in the appropriation in section 1 of this Act which are not included in the entity's
base budget for the 2027-29 biennium and which the entity shall report to the appropriations
committees of the seventieth legislative assembly regarding the use of this funding:
One - Time Funding Description General Fund Other Funds Total Funds
Capital projects - general fund $0 $63,772,000 $63,772,000
Capital projects - strategic investment 0 34,924,814 34,924,814
and improvements fund
Capital projects - other funds 0 165,860,000 165,860,000
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University of North Dakota national 0 12,000,000 12,000,000
security crossroads
High performance computing 2,000,000 0 2,000,000
North Dakota state university new 0 12,000,000 12,000,000
horizon programming
Minot state university advancing students500,000 0 500,000
toward education and employment
Dual-credit scholarships 0 1,500,000 1,500,000
Professional student exchange program1,500,000 0 1,500,000
Challenge grants 0 25,000,000 25,000,000
Dakota digital academy 450,000 0 450,000
Nursing education consortium 0 1,100,000 1,100,000
Financial aid system enhancements 25,000 0 25,000
Workforce education innovation grants 0 12,000,000 12,000,000
Forest service emerald ash borer mitigation 0 950,000 950,000
Total $4,475,000 $329,106,814 $333,581,814
SECTION 3. ADDITIONAL FEDERAL, PRIVATE, AND OTHER FUNDS -
APPROPRIATION. All funds, in addition to those appropriated in section 1 of this Act, from
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 4. 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
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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 5. OTHER FUNDS - STRATEGIC INVESTMENT AND IMPROVEMENTS FUND.
The grand total other funds line item in subdivision 15 of section 1 of this Act includes
$161,746,814 from the strategic investment and improvements fund as follows:
Challenge grants $25,000,000
Nursing education consortium 1,100,000
Workforce education innovation grants 12,000,000
Forest service emerald ash borer mitigation 950,000
University of North Dakota science, technology, engineering, and 55,640,000
mathematics building
University of North Dakota national security crossroads 12,000,000
North Dakota state university new horizon programming 12,000,000
Mayville state university old main renovation 34,924,814
Minot state university academic facilities projects 8,132,000
Total strategic investment and improvements fund $161,746,814
SECTION 6. TRANSFER - NORTH DAKOTA UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OFFICE -
BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE Of the funding appropriated in the system governance and core
technology services line items in subdivision 1 of section 1 of this Act, the state board of higher
education shall transfer $500,000 to the operations line item in subdivision 2 of section 1 of this
Act by August 1, 2025. The North Dakota university system office may not assess institutions
under the control of the state board of higher education to recover the cost of this transfer.
SECTION 7. TRANSFER - BANK OF NORTH DAKOTA PROFITS - STATE BOARD OF
HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS. The industrial commission shall transfer to the North
Dakota university system office a total of $1,500,000 from the current earnings and
accumulated undivided profits of the Bank of North Dakota during the biennium beginning
July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027, as requested by the commissioner of higher education.
The other funds line item in subdivision 1 of section 1 includes $1,500,000 for the North Dakota
university system office for dual-credit tuition scholarships.
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SECTION 8. APPROPRIATION - BANK OF NORTH DAKOTA - TRANSFER -
STRATEGIC INVESTMENT AND IMPROVEMENTS FUND - ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION
RESEARCH FUND. The office of management and budget shall transfer $8,000,000 from the
strategic investment and improvements fund to the economic diversification research fund, the
sum of which is appropriated to the Bank of North Dakota for the purpose of providing grants to
institutions under the control of the state board of higher eduction, for the biennium beginning
July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027, as requested by the commissioner of higher education.
SECTION 9. TRANSFER - STRATEGIC INVESTMENT AND IMPROVEMENTS FUND -
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM CAPITAL BUILDING FUND. The office of management and budget
shall transfer $31,500,000 from the strategic investment and improvements fund to the
university system capital building fund during the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending
June 30, 2027, as requested by the commissioner of higher education. Funding transferred
pursuant to this section is to be allocated to each institution as follows:
Tier II Tier III Total
Bismarck state college $770,505 $1,000,000 $1,770,505
Lake Region state college 233,263 1,000,000 1,233,263
Williston state college 322,154 1,000,000 1,322,154
University of North Dakota 5,354,139 3,750,000 9,104,139
North Dakota state university 4,695,895 3,750,000 8,445,895
North Dakota state college of science1,214,738 1,000,000 2,214,738
Dickinson state university 516,884 1,000,000 1,516,884
Mayville state university 332,070 1,000,000 1,332,070
Minot state university 906,412 1,000,000 1,906,412
Valley City state university 452,403 1,000,000 1,452,403
Dakota college at Bottineau 201,537 1,000,000 1,201,537
Total $15,000,000 $16,500,000 $31,500,000
SECTION 10. CAPITAL BUILDING FUNDS - TIER II - USES. The institutions listed may
use funding from tier II of the respective institution's university system capital building fund
allocation for the following projects authorized by the sixty-ninth legislative assembly:
Bismarck state college student housing $1,400,000
University of North Dakota science, technology, engineering, and 23,860,000
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North Dakota state university Van Es biosafety laboratory 8,000,000
Total $33,260,000
SECTION 11. CAMPUS CAPITAL PROJECTS - PROJECT MANAGEMENT. During the
biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027, each capital project authorized by
the state board of higher education must have adequate project management oversight by
either an institution official or a representative of an external entity. An institution may seek
assistance from the university system office for project management oversight of a capital
project.
SECTION 12. BOND ISSUANCE AUTHORIZATION - PURPOSES. The state board of
higher education, in accordance with chapter 15-55, may arrange for the funding of projects
authorized in this section, declared to be in the public interest, through the issuance of
self-liquidating, tax-exempt evidences of indebtedness under chapter 15-55, during the
biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027. Evidences of indebtedness issued
pursuant to this section are not a general obligation of the state of North Dakota. Any
unexpended balance resulting from the proceeds of the evidences of indebtedness must be
placed in a sinking fund to be used for the retirement of indebtedness. The evidences of
indebtedness may be issued and the proceeds are appropriated in section 1 of this Act for the
following capital projects:
North Dakota state university - university village $54,000,000
North Dakota state university - memorial union 50,000,000
Dickinson state university - Woods hall, agriculture and technical education12,500,000
building, and rodeo arena projects
Minot state university - student center 3,100,000
Total special funds $119,600,000
SECTION 13. AMENDMENT. Subsection 2 of section 6-09-53 of the North Dakota Century
Code is amended and reenacted as follows:
2.In consultation with representatives of North Dakota state university and the university
of North Dakota, the Bank, in consultation with the state board of higher education,
shall award grants to institutions under the control of the state board of higher
education. The sum of five millionseven million two hundred thousand dollars must be
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awarded to North Dakota state university and the university of North Dakota with equal
amounts awarded to each institution. The remaining funding must be awarded to the
other institutions under the control of the state board of higher education, as
determined by the board. The state board of higher education may not award more
than fifty percent of the available funding during the first year of the biennium. The
Bank of North Dakota shall distribute the grant funding as awarded by the state board
of higher education.
SECTION 14. AMENDMENT. Subdivision c of subsection 1 of section 15-10-48 of the North
Dakota Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows:
c.The board may award up to two million seven hundred thousandthree million
three hundred seventy - five thousand dollars in matching grants each to the
university of North Dakota and North Dakota state university; and up to two
million two hundred thousandtwo million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars in
matching grants to the university of North Dakota school of medicine and health
sciences. Of the amount available to the university of North Dakota, two hundred
fifty thousand dollars must be awarded for projects dedicated to projects at the
school of law.
SECTION 15. AMENDMENT. Subdivision c of subsection 1 of section 15-10-48.2 of the
North Dakota Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows:
c.The board may award up to two million two hundred thousandtwo million seven
hundred fifty thousand dollars in matching grants under this section.
SECTION 16. AMENDMENT. Subdivision c of subsection 1 of section 15-10-49 of the North
Dakota Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows:
c.The board may award up to:
(1)One million seven hundred thousandTwo million one hundred twenty - five
thousand dollars each to Bismarck state college, Minot state university, and
the North Dakota state college of science;
(2)One million one hundred thousandOne million three hundred seventy - five
thousand dollars each to Dickinson state university, Mayville state university,
and Valley City state university; and
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college at Bottineau, Lake Region state college, and Williston state college.
SECTION 17. AMENDMENT. Subsection 1 of section 15-10-75 of the North Dakota Century
Code is amended and reenacted as follows:
1.The state board of higher education may provide award funds to institutions under its
control, excluding the university of North Dakota and North Dakota state university, to
create or enhance educational programs that address the workforce needs of North
Dakota business and industry. An award made under this section may be used for
curriculum development, equipment and technology purchases, facility modifications
and equipment installation, hiring and training new and existing instructors,
educational program promotion, and enhancement of postsecondary partnerships with
primary and secondary schools.
SECTION 18. AMENDMENT. Paragraph 3 of subdivision h of subsection 1 of section
15-18.2-02 of the North Dakota Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows:
(3)9.025.0 for professional level credits;
SECTION 19. AMENDMENT. Subsection 2 of section 15-18.2-03 of the North Dakota
Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows:
2.If the number of credit-hours completed by an institution would cause a decrease in
the credit completion factor for that institution compared to the credit completion factor
the institution was entitled to receive during the 2017-19received during the prior
biennium, the state board of higher education shall multiply the product determined
under section 15-18.2-02 by a credit growth factor of 1.0 for credits in excess of the
factor the institution was entitled to receive during the 2017-19received during the prior
biennium. Any weighted credit-hours multiplied by a credit growth factor under this
section must have a weight of 1.0 under section 15-18.2-02. The state board of higher
education shall multiply the remaining weighted credits by the credit completion factor
the institution was entitled to receive during the 2017-19received during the prior
biennium.
SECTION 20. AMENDMENT. Subsection 1 of section 15-18.2-05 of the North Dakota
Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows:
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1.Except as provided under subsections 2 and 3, to determine the state aid payment to
which each institution under its control is entitled, the state board of higher education
shall multiply the product determined under section 15-18.2-03 by a base amount of:
a.$73.15$79.36 in the case of North Dakota state university and the university of
North Dakota;
b.$103.76$111.55 in the case of Dickinson state university, Mayville state
university, Minot state university, and Valley City state university; and
c.$110.38$119.91 in the case of Bismarck state college, Dakota college at
Bottineau, Lake Region state college, North Dakota state college of science, and
Williston state college.
SECTION 21. AMENDMENT. Section 15-54.1-02 of the North Dakota Century Code is
amended and reenacted as follows:
15-54.1-02. Capital building funds - Uses - Reports.
Subject to tier II and tier III capital building fund matching requirements under this chapter,
each institution may use its allocation of funds from the university system capital building fund
for projects specifically authorized by the legislative assembly to use university system capital
building fund moneys from each tier. In addition, after an institution has matched and committed
seventy-five percent of the funding appropriated for the institution's tier I extraordinary repairs
and subject to state board of higher education approval and matching requirements under this
chapter, each institution may use its allocation of funds from the university system capital
building fund tier II and tier III for extraordinary repairs and deferred maintenance projects for
academic and student housing facilities that do not increase the overall square footage of a
building. The state board of higher education shall report biennially to the legislative
management and to the appropriations committees of the legislative assembly on the use of
funding in the university system capital building fund, the source of matching funds, and each
institution's five-year plan for capital construction spending.
SECTION 22. AMENDMENT. Section 15-54.1-04 of the North Dakota Century Code is
amended and reenacted as follows:
15-54.1-04. Tier III capital building funds - Matching requirements.
The state board of higher education may allocate tier III capital building fund moneys to an
institution only after the institution, excluding the university of North Dakota and North Dakota
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state university, provides two dollarsone dollar of matching funds from operations or other
sources for each one dollartwo dollars from the university system capital building fund for the
project. The state board of higher education may allocate tier III capital building fund moneys to
the university of North Dakota and North Dakota state university only after the institution
provides one dollar of matching funds from operations or other sources for each one dollar from
the university system capital building fund for the project. An institution may not use tier I
extraordinary repairs funding, tier II capital building fund moneys, or state funding appropriated
for a specific capital project as matching funds under this section.
SECTION 23. AMENDMENT. Subsection 1 of section 15-62.4-01 of the North Dakota
Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows:
1.a.Graduated from a high school in this state;
b.Graduated from a high school in a bordering state, pursuant to chapter 15.1-29;
c.Graduated from a nonpublic high school in a bordering state while residing with a
custodial parent in this state;
d.Completed a program of home education supervised in accordance with chapter
15.1-23; or
e.Received a general educational development high school diploma from the
superintendent of public instruction; or
f.Is a resident student, as defined in section 15 - 10-19.1.
SECTION 24. AMENDMENT. Section 54-44.1-11 of the North Dakota Century Code is
amended and reenacted as follows:
54-44.1-11. Office of management and budget to cancel unexpended appropriations -
When they may continue. (Effective through July 31, 20252027)
Except as otherwise provided by law, the office of management and budget, thirty days after
the close of each biennial period, shall cancel all unexpended appropriations or balances of
appropriations after the expiration of the biennial period during which they became available
under the law. Unexpended appropriations for the state historical society are not subject to this
section and the state historical society shall report on the amounts and uses of funds carried
over from one biennium to the appropriations committees of the next subsequent legislative
assembly. Unexpended appropriations for the North Dakota university system are not subject to
this section and the North Dakota university system shall report on the amounts and uses of
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funds carried over from one biennium to the next to subsequent appropriations committees of
the legislative assembly. The chairmen of the appropriations committees of the senate and
house of representatives of the legislative assembly with the office of the budget may continue
appropriations or balances in force for not more than two years after the expiration of the
biennial period during which they became available upon recommendation of the director of the
budget for:
1.New construction projects.
2.Major repair or improvement projects.
3.Purchases of new equipment costing more than ten thousand dollars per unit if it was
ordered during the first twelve months of the biennium in which the funds were
appropriated.
4.The purchase of land by the state on a "contract for deed" purchase if the total
purchase price is within the authorized appropriation.
5.Purchases by the department of transportation of roadway maintenance equipment
costing more than ten thousand dollars per unit if the equipment was ordered during
the first twenty-one months of the biennium in which the funds were appropriated.
6.Authorized ongoing information technology projects.
Office of management and budget to cancel unexpended appropriations - When they
may continue. (Effective after July 31, 20252027) The office of management and budget,
thirty days after the close of each biennial period, shall cancel all unexpended appropriations or
balances of appropriations after the expiration of the biennial period during which they became
available under the law. Unexpended appropriations for the state historical society are not
subject to this section and the state historical society shall report on the amounts and uses of
funds carried over from one biennium to the appropriations committees of the next subsequent
legislative assembly. The chairmen of the appropriations committees of the senate and house of
representatives of the legislative assembly with the office of the budget may continue
appropriations or balances in force for not more than two years after the expiration of the
biennial period during which they became available upon recommendation of the director of the
budget for:
1.New construction projects.
2.Major repair or improvement projects.
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3.Purchases of new equipment costing more than ten thousand dollars per unit if it was
ordered during the first twelve months of the biennium in which the funds were
appropriated.
4.The purchase of land by the state on a "contract for deed" purchase if the total
purchase price is within the authorized appropriation.
5.Purchases by the department of transportation of roadway maintenance equipment
costing more than ten thousand dollars per unit if the equipment was ordered during
the first twenty-one months of the biennium in which the funds were appropriated.
6.Authorized ongoing information technology projects.
SECTION 25. AMENDMENT. Section 6 of chapter 126 of the 2021 Session Laws is
amended and reenacted as follows:
SECTION 6. TRANSFER - BANK OF NORTH DAKOTA - SKILLED
WORKFORCE STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM FUND. The Bank of
North Dakota shall transfer the sum of $2,250,000, or so much of the sum as may be
necessary, from the Bank's current earnings and undivided profits to the skilled
workforce student loan repayment fund during the bienniumperiod beginning July 1,
2021, and ending June 30, 20232027.
SECTION 26. AMENDMENT. Section 7 of chapter 126 of the 2021 Session Laws is
amended and reenacted as follows:
SECTION 7. TRANSFER - BANK OF NORTH DAKOTA - SKILLED
WORKFORCE SCHOLARSHIP FUND. The Bank of North Dakota shall transfer the
sum of $2,250,000, or so much of the sum as may be necessary, from the Bank's
current earnings and undivided profits to the skilled workforce scholarship fund during
the bienniumperiod beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 20232027.
SECTION 27. AMENDMENT. Section 7 of chapter 3 of the 2023 Session Laws is amended
and reenacted as follows:
SECTION 7. TRANSFER - BANK OF NORTH DAKOTA PROFITS - STATE
BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS. The industrial commission
shall transfer to the North Dakota university system a total of $1,500,000 from the
current earnings and accumulated undivided profits of the Bank of North Dakota
during the bienniumperiod beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 20252027, as
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requested by the commissioner of higher education. The estimated income line item in
subdivision 1 of section 1 includes $1,500,000 for the North Dakota university system
office for dual-credit tuition scholarships.
SECTION 28. AMENDMENT. Section 8 of chapter 3 of the 2023 Session Laws is amended
and reenacted as follows:
SECTION 8. TRANSFER - BANK OF NORTH DAKOTA PROFITS - SKILLED
WORKFORCE STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM FUND. The industrial
commission shall transfer the sum of $3,400,000 from the current earnings and
accumulated undivided profits of the Bank of North Dakota to the skilled workforce
student loan repayment program fund during the bienniumperiod beginning July 1,
2023, and ending June 30, 20252027.
SECTION 29. AMENDMENT. Section 9 of chapter 3 of the 2023 Session Laws is amended
and reenacted as follows:
SECTION 9. TRANSFER - BANK OF NORTH DAKOTA PROFITS - SKILLED
WORKFORCE SCHOLARSHIP FUND. The industrial commission shall transfer the
sum of $3,400,000 from the current earnings and accumulated undivided profits of the
Bank of North Dakota to the skilled workforce scholarship fund during the
bienniumperiod beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 20252027.
SECTION 30. AMENDMENT. Subsection 17 of section 1 of chapter 550 of the 2021 Special
Session Session Laws is amended and reenacted as follows:
17.There is appropriated from federal funds derived from the state fiscal recovery
fund, not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $2,104,121, or so much of the sum
as may be necessary, to the university of North Dakota school of medicine and
health sciences for the purpose of purchasing equipment and hiring personnelto
be granted to health care providers in the state to provide hyperbaric oxygen
therapy for the period beginning with the effective date of this Act, and ending
June 30, 2023.
SECTION 31. 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
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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 32. 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.
SECTION 33. EXEMPTION - UNEXPENDED APPROPRIATIONS. The following
appropriations are not subject to the provisions of section 54-44.1-11 and may be continued into
the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027:
1.Any amounts remaining from the $18,160,000 appropriated from the general fund for
capital projects inflation and $411,724,026 appropriated from other funds, including
$209,976,971 appropriated from the strategic investment and improvements fund, for
capital projects at institutions under the control of the state board of higher education
in section 1 of chapter 3 of the 2023 Session Laws;
2.Any amounts remaining from the $8,500,000 appropriated from other funds to
Bismarck State College for the multipurpose academic and athletic center in section 2
of chapter 638 of the 2023 Special Session Session Laws;
3.Any amounts remaining from the $1,500,000 appropriated from Bank of North Dakota
profits for dual-credit scholarships in section 1 of chapter 3 of the 2023 Session Laws;
4.Any amounts remaining from the funding appropriated from federal funds derived from
the state fiscal recovery fund to the state board of higher education and institutions
under the control of the state board of higher education in section 1 of chapter 548
and section 1 of chapter 550 of the 2021 Special Session Session Laws and continued
into the biennium beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2025, in section 42 of
chapter 3 of the 2023 Session Laws.
SECTION 34. EXEMPTION - SALE OF PROPERTY AUTHORIZED - USE OF
PROCEEDS. The state of North Dakota, by and through the state board of higher education,
may sell and convey certain real property located at the intersection of sixth avenue north and
forty-second street north, in the southeast corner, unplatted parts including the north half of the
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northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 5, township 151 north, range 50,
estimated to include 20 acres, in the records of the city of Grand Forks. If any real property
authorized to be conveyed under this section is conveyed, the terms of conveyance must be
determined jointly by the state board of higher education or a designee of the board and the
commissioner of university and school lands. Sections 54-01-05.2 and 54-01-05.5 do not apply
to the transfers authorized by this section. Any proceeds from the sale of land pursuant to this
section may be used only for deferred maintenance, extraordinary repairs, or legislatively
authorized capital projects.
SECTION 35. EXEMPTION - SALE OF PROPERTY AUTHORIZED - USE OF
PROCEEDS. The state of North Dakota, by and through the state board of higher education,
may sell and convey certain real property located at the intersection of Demers avenue and
forty-second street north, in the northwest corner, known as 4201 James Ray drive, the south
east corner of lot 1, block 1, estimated to be 2.74 acres, in the records of the city of Grand
Forks. If any real property authorized to be conveyed under this section is conveyed, the terms
of conveyance must be determined jointly by the state board of higher education or a designee
of the board and the commissioner of university and school lands. Sections 54-01-05.2 and
54-01-05.5 do not apply to the transfers authorized by this section. Any proceeds from the sale
of land pursuant to this section may be used only for deferred maintenance, extraordinary
repairs, or legislatively authorized capital projects.
SECTION 36. HIGHER EDUCATION FUNDING REVIEW COMMITTEE - REPORT TO
THE LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT.
1.During the 2025-26 interim, the higher education funding review committee is created
and composed of thirteen members as follows:
a.Two members of the house of representatives appointed by the majority leader of
the house of representatives and one member appointed by the minority leader
of the house of representatives;
b.Two members of the senate appointed by the majority leader of the senate and
one member appointed by the minority leader of the senate;
c.One member of the legislative assembly appointed by the legislative
management to serve as the committee chairman;
d.Six nonvoting members, including:
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(1)The university of North Dakota vice president for finance and operations, or
a designee of the vice president for finance and operations;
(2)The North Dakota state university vice president for finance and
administration, or a designee of the vice president for finance and
administration;
(3)Two representatives from regional four-year universities, including
dual-mission institutions, appointed by the state board of higher education;
and
(4)Two representatives from two-year colleges, including polytechnic
institutions, appointed by the state board of higher education.
2.The committee shall review funding methods for higher education in the state,
including the higher education funding formula, the university system capital building
fund, permanent funds distributions, property tax allocations, oil and gas gross
production and oil extraction tax revenue allocations, other statutory funds for higher
education and research, and other funding appropriated to institutions and entities
under the control of the state board of higher education.
3.The committee must receive and consider input from representatives of all higher
education institutions under the control of the state board of higher education.
4.The committee shall report its findings and recommendations to the legislative
management by September 1, 2026.
SECTION 37. LEGISLATIVE INTENT - WEIGHTED CREDIT -HOURS - INSTRUCTIONAL
PROGRAM CLASSIFICATION FACTORS. It is the intent of the sixty-ninth legislative assembly
that wind energy technology and law enforcement courses be transferred to the career and
technical education instructional program classification within the higher education funding
formula.
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