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2	2		Sixty-ninth
3	3		Legislative Assembly
4	4		of North Dakota
5	5		Introduced by
6	6		Appropriations Committee
7	7		A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the North Dakota
8	8		university system; to provide an appropriation to the Bank of North Dakota; to create and enact
9	9		four new sections to chapter 15-10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to dual-credit
10	10		courses, the professional student exchange program, presidential searches, and the state
11	11		commissioner of higher education; to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 6-09-53,
12		-	subdivision 1 of section 15-10-17, subdivision c of subsection 1 of section ~~15-10-48,~~
13		-	subdivision c of subsection 1 of section 15-10-48.2, subdivision c of subsection 1 of ~~section~~
14		-	15-10-49, subsection 1 of section 15-10-75, subsection 1 of the new section to chapter ~~15-10,~~
15		-	as created by section 1 of House Bill No. 1437, as approved by the sixty-ninth legislative
	12	+	subdivision a of subsection 1 of section 15-10-17, subdivision c of subsection 1 of section
	13	+	15-10-48, subdivision c of subsection 1 of section 15-10-48.2, subdivision c of subsection 1 of
	14	+	section 15-10-49, subsection 1 of section 15-10-75, subsection 1 of the new section to chapter
	15	+	15-10, as created by section 1 of House Bill No. 1437, as approved by the sixty-ninth legislative
16	16		assembly, paragraph 3 of subdivision h of subsection 1 of section 15-18.2-02, subsection 2 of
17	17		section 15-18.2-03, subsection 1 of section 15-18.2-05, section 15-54.1-04, subsection 1 of
18	18		section 15-62.4-01, subsection 2 of section 15-62.5-03, and section 54-44.1-11 of the North
19	19		Dakota Century Code, relating to the powers and duties of the state board of higher education,
20	20		the economic diversification research fund, matching grants for the advancement of academics,
21	21		the workforce education innovation program, academic tenure policy at institutions of higher
22	22		education, state aid for institutions of higher education, university system capital building funds,
23	23		student financial assistance grants, the scholars program, and the cancellation of unexpended
24	24		appropriations; to amend and reenact sections 6 and 7 of chapter 126 of the 2021 Session
25	25		Laws, relating to transfers from the Bank of North Dakota to the skilled workforce loan
26	26		repayment program fund and the skilled workforce scholarship fund; to amend and reenact
27	27		sections 7, 8, and 9 of chapter 3 of the 2023 Session Laws, relating to transfers from the Bank
28	28		of North Dakota to the skilled workforce loan repayment program fund, the skilled workforce
29	29		scholarship fund, and to the state board of higher education for dual-credit tuition scholarships;
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31	31		ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 2003
32	32		FIRST ENGROSSMENT
33	33		with House Amendments
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58	58		to amend and reenact subsection 17 of section 1 of chapter 550 of the 2021 Special Session
59	59		Session Laws, relating to funding for hyperbaric oxygen therapy; to repeal section 15-10-74 of
60	60		the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the naming of the Bismarck state college
61	61		polytechnic center; to authorize the state board of higher education to issue and sell bonds for
62	62		capital projects; to provide for a transfer; to provide for the conveyance of real property; to
63	63		provide for a legislative management higher education funding review committee; to provide for
64		-	a report; to provide legislative intent; to provide an exemption; and to provide for application.
	64	+	a report; to provide legislative intent; to provide an exemption; to provide for application; and to
	65	+	declare an emergency.
65	66		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
66	67		SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION. The funds provided in this section, or so much of the funds
67	68		as may be necessary, are appropriated out of any moneys in the general fund in the state
68	69		treasury, not otherwise appropriated, and from other funds derived from special funds and
69	70		federal funds, to the state board of higher education and to the entities and institutions under
70	71		the supervision of the board for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state board of
71	72		higher education and the entities and institutions under the supervision of the board, for the
72	73		period beginning with the effective date of this Act, and ending June 30, 2027, as follows:
73	74		Subdivision 1.
74	75		NORTH DAKOTA UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
75	76		Adjustments or
76	77		Base Level Enhancements Appropriation
77	78		Capital assets - bond payments $11,197,896 ($936,521) $10,261,375
78	79		Competitive research programs 5,685,750 0 5,685,750
79	80		System governance 10,569,162 1,364,325 11,933,487
80	81		State employee child care benefits 0 910,000 910,000
81	82		Core technology services 71,988,917 9,335,156 81,324,073
82	83		Student financial assistance grants29,917,306 2,000,000 31,917,306
83	84		Supplemental student financial 0 5,000,000 5,000,000
84	85		assistance grants
85	86		Professional student exchange program3,699,342 1,500,000 5,199,342
86	87		Academic and CTE scholarships 17,216,749 0 17,216,749
87		-	Scholars program 1,807,115 0 1,807,115
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	120	+	Scholars program 1,807,115 0 1,807,115
120	121		Native American scholarship 1,000,000 0 1,000,000
121	122		Tribally controlled community 1,400,000 200,000 1,600,000
122	123		college grants
123	124		Education incentive programs 260,000 0 260,000
124	125		Student mental health 284,400 0 284,400
125	126		Veterans' assistance grants 454,875 0 454,875
126	127		Shared campus services 800,000 0 800,000
127	128		Nursing education consortium 1,356,000 1,100,000 2,456,000
128	129		NASA EPSCoR 342,000 0 342,000
129	130		Education challenge fund 0 25,750,000 25,750,000
130	131		Workforce education innovation grants 0 12,000,000 12,000,000
131	132		Dual-credit tuition scholarship 1,500,000 0 1,500,000
132	133		Total all funds $159,479,512 $58,222,960 $217,702,472
133	134		Less other funds 26,260,897 39,875,852 66,136,749
134	135		Total general fund $133,218,615 $18,347,108 $151,565,723
135	136		Full-time equivalent positions 162.83 6.00 168.83
136	137		Subdivision 2.
137	138		BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE
138	139		Adjustments or
139	140		Base Level Enhancements Appropriation
140	141		Operations $110,026,302 $5,165,031 $115,191,333
141	142		Capital assets 1,922,561 1,400,000 3,322,561
142	143		Total all funds $111,948,863 $6,565,031 $118,513,894
143	144		Less other funds 74,566,953 4,451,570 79,018,523
144	145		Total general fund $37,381,910 $2,113,461 $39,495,371
145	146		Full-time equivalent positions 335.33 2.92 338.25
146	147		Subdivision 3.
147	148		LAKE REGION STATE COLLEGE
148	149		Adjustments or
149	150		Base Level Enhancements Appropriation
150		-	Operations $41,913,733 $2,418,065 $44,331,798
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	184	+	Operations $41,913,733 $2,418,065 $44,331,798
184	185		Capital assets 362,667 3,200,000 3,562,667
185	186		Total all funds $42,276,400 $5,618,065 $47,894,465
186	187		Less other funds 26,601,597 931,171 27,532,768
187	188		Total general fund $15,674,803 $4,686,894 $20,361,697
188	189		Full-time equivalent positions 120.59 (5.44) 115.15
189	190		Subdivision 4.
190	191		WILLISTON STATE COLLEGE
191	192		Adjustments or
192	193		Base Level Enhancements Appropriation
193	194		Operations $37,378,349 $2,423,802 $39,802,151
194	195		Capital assets 1,261,968 0 1,261,968
195	196		Total all funds $38,640,317 $2,423,802 $41,064,119
196	197		Less other funds 25,154,992 796,812 25,951,804
197	198		Total general fund $13,485,325 $1,626,990 $15,112,315
198	199		Full-time equivalent positions 102.83 (3.09) 99.74
199	200		Subdivision 5.
200	201		UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
201	202		Adjustments or
202	203		Base Level Enhancements Appropriation
203	204		Operations $967,725,670 $64,041,426$1,031,767,096
204	205		Capital assets 4,411,566 124,500,000 128,911,566
205	206		Research network 2,500,000 1,000,000 3,500,000
206	207		Total all funds $974,637,236 $189,541,426$1,164,178,662
207	208		Less other funds 790,481,856 172,626,346 963,108,202
208	209		Total general fund $184,155,380 $16,915,080 $201,070,460
209	210		Full-time equivalent positions 2,060.56 131.39 2,191.95
210	211		Subdivision 6.
211	212		UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES
212	213		Adjustments or
213	214		Base Level Enhancements Appropriation
214		-	Operations $240,396,968 $18,815,356 $259,212,324
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	248	+	Operations $240,396,968 $18,815,356 $259,212,324
248	249		Healthcare workforce initiative 10,676,150 0 10,676,150
249	250		Total all funds $251,073,118 $18,815,356 $269,888,474
250	251		Less other funds 168,241,842 5,776,474 174,018,316
251	252		Total general fund $82,831,276 $13,038,882 $95,870,158
252	253		Full-time equivalent positions 488.83 40.23 529.06
253	254		Subdivision 7.
254	255		NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY
255	256		Adjustments or
256	257		Base Level Enhancements Appropriation
257	258		Operations $807,365,091 $53,414,240 $860,779,331
258	259		Capital assets 7,799,104 125,000,000 132,799,104
259	260		Research network 2,500,000 1,000,000 3,500,000
260	261		Total all funds $817,664,195 $179,414,240 $997,078,435
261	262		Less other funds 653,917,430 171,772,791 825,690,221
262	263		Total general fund $163,746,765 $7,641,449 $171,388,214
263	264		Full-time equivalent positions 1,867.50 (61.54) 1,805.96
264	265		Subdivision 8.
265	266		NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE
266	267		Adjustments or
267	268		Base Level Enhancements Appropriation
268	269		Operations $102,490,255 $6,921,477 $109,411,732
269	270		Capital assets 1,012,379 65,000 1,077,379
270	271		Total all funds $103,502,634 $6,986,477 $110,489,111
271	272		Less other funds 63,645,097 2,338,578 65,983,675
272	273		Total general fund $39,857,537 $4,647,899 $44,505,436
273	274		Full-time equivalent positions 313.95 12.59 326.54
274	275		Subdivision 9.
275	276		DICKINSON STATE UNIVERSITY
276	277		Adjustments or
277	278		Base Level Enhancements Appropriation
278		-	Operations $56,728,746 $3,370,815 $60,099,561
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	312	+	Operations $56,728,746 $3,370,815 $60,099,561
312	313		Capital assets 409,078 14,875,000 15,284,078
313	314		Total all funds $57,137,824 $18,245,815 $75,383,639
314	315		Less other funds 32,697,829 13,758,716 46,456,545
315	316		Total general fund $24,439,995 $4,487,099 $28,927,094
316	317		Full-time equivalent positions 178.00 (7.20) 170.80
317	318		Subdivision 10.
318	319		MAYVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY
319	320		Adjustments or
320	321		Base Level Enhancements Appropriation
321	322		Operations $56,295,375 $5,374,716 $61,670,091
322	323		Capital assets 358,992 34,924,814 35,283,806
323	324		Total all funds $56,654,367 $40,299,530 $96,953,897
324	325		Less other funds 34,375,971 36,760,335 71,136,306
325	326		Total general fund $22,278,396 $3,539,195 $25,817,591
326	327		Full-time equivalent positions 226.92 0.00 226.92
327	328		Subdivision 11.
328	329		MINOT STATE UNIVERSITY
329	330		Adjustments or
330	331		Base Level Enhancements Appropriation
331	332		Operations $116,510,048 $5,701,181 $122,211,229
332	333		Capital assets 1,099,620 27,867,000 28,966,620
333	334		Total all funds $117,609,668 $33,568,181 $151,177,849
334	335		Less other funds 68,644,425 18,489,213 87,133,638
335	336		Total general fund $48,965,243 $15,078,968 $64,044,211
336	337		Full-time equivalent positions 423.63 (2.47) 421.16
337	338		Subdivision 12.
338	339		VALLEY CITY STATE UNIVERSITY
339	340		Adjustments or
340	341		Base Level Enhancements Appropriation
341	342		Operations $56,008,906 $1,499,518 $57,508,424
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	376	+	Capital assets 455,823 0 455,823
376	377		Total all funds $56,464,729 $1,499,518 $57,964,247
377	378		Less other funds 28,111,916 1,421,115 29,533,031
378	379		Total general fund $28,352,813 $78,403 $28,431,216
379	380		Full-time equivalent positions 211.94 5.50 217.44
380	381		Subdivision 13.
381	382		DAKOTA COLLEGE AT BOTTINEAU
382	383		Adjustments or
383	384		Base Level Enhancements Appropriation
384	385		Operations $26,229,141 $1,249,697 $27,478,838
385	386		Capital assets 114,007 500,000 614,007
386	387		Total all funds $26,343,148 $1,749,697 $28,092,845
387	388		Less other funds 14,900,270 555,764 15,456,034
388	389		Total general fund $11,442,878 $1,193,933 $12,636,811
389	390		Full-time equivalent positions 84.00 3.85 87.85
390	391		Subdivision 14.
391	392		NORTH DAKOTA FOREST SERVICE
392	393		Adjustments or
393	394		Base Level Enhancements Appropriation
394	395		Operations $24,874,803 $1,942,413 $26,817,216
395	396		Capital assets 118,728 0 118,728
396	397		Total all funds $24,993,531 $1,942,413 $26,935,944
397	398		Less other funds 19,141,941 1,399,079 20,541,020
398	399		Total general fund $5,851,590 $543,334 $6,394,924
399	400		Full-time equivalent positions 29.00 7.00 36.00
400	401		Subdivision 15.
401	402		TOTAL - SECTION 1
402	403		Adjustments or
403	404		Base Level Enhancements Appropriation
404	405		Grand total all funds $2,838,425,542 $564,892,511$3,403,318,053
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406	439		Grand total general fund $811,682,526 $93,938,695 $905,621,221
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	440	+	SECTION 2. ONE-TIME FUNDING - EFFECT ON BASE BUDGET - REPORT TO THE
	441	+	SEVENTIETH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. The following amounts reflect the one-time funding
	442	+	items included in the appropriation in section 1 of this Act which are not included in the entity's
	443	+	base budget for the 2027-29 biennium and which the entity shall report to the appropriations
	444	+	committees of the seventieth legislative assembly regarding the use of this funding:
	445	+	One - Time Funding Description General Fund Other Funds Total Funds
	446	+	Capital projects - general fund $24,060,000 $0 $24,060,000
	447	+	Capital projects - strategic investment 0 98,696,814 98,696,814
	448	+	and improvements fund
	449	+	Capital projects - other funds 0 209,575,000 209,575,000
	450	+	Williston state college health care 1,490,000 0 1,490,000
	451	+	program startup costs
	452	+	University of North Dakota national 0 24,000,000 24,000,000
	453	+	security crossroads
	454	+	High performance computing 2,000,000 0 2,000,000
	455	+	North Dakota state university new 0 24,000,000 24,000,000
	456	+	horizon programming
	457	+	Mayville state university campus security3,075,000 0 3,075,000
	458	+	and salaries and wages
	459	+	Minot state university advancing students1,500,000 0 1,500,000
	460	+	toward education and employment
	461	+	Dual-credit scholarships 0 1,500,000 1,500,000
	462	+	Challenge grants 0 25,750,000 25,750,000
	463	+	Nursing education consortium 0 1,100,000 1,100,000
	464	+	Financial aid system enhancements 25,000 0 25,000
	465	+	Workforce education innovation grants 0 12,000,000 12,000,000
	466	+	Forest service emerald ash borer mitigation 0 950,000 950,000
	467	+	Total $32,150,000 $397,571,814 $429,721,814
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	500	+	SECTION 3. ADDITIONAL FEDERAL, PRIVATE, AND OTHER FUNDS -
	501	+	APPROPRIATION. All funds, in addition to those appropriated in section 1 of this Act, from
	502	+	federal, private, and other sources for competitive grants or other funds that the legislative
	503	+	assembly has not indicated the intent to reject, including tuition revenue, received by the state
	504	+	board of higher education and the institutions and entities under the control of the state board of
	505	+	higher education, are appropriated to the board and those institutions and entities, for the
	506	+	biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027. All additional funds received under
	507	+	the North Dakota-Minnesota reciprocity agreement during the biennium beginning July 1, 2025,
	508	+	and ending June 30, 2027, are appropriated to the state board of higher education for
	509	+	reimbursement to institutions under the control of the board.
	510	+	SECTION 4. USE OF EXTRAORDINARY REPAIRS FUNDING - MATCHING FUNDS. The
	511	+	capital assets line items in subdivisions 2 through 12 of section 1 of this Act include funding
	512	+	from the general fund for institution extraordinary repairs. An institution, excluding the university
	513	+	of North Dakota and North Dakota state university, shall provide one dollar of matching funds
	514	+	from operations or other sources for each one dollar of extraordinary repairs funding used for a
	515	+	project. The university of North Dakota and North Dakota state university shall provide two
	516	+	dollars of matching funds from operations or other sources for each one dollar of extraordinary
	517	+	repairs funding used for a project.
	518	+	SECTION 5. OTHER FUNDS - STRATEGIC INVESTMENT AND IMPROVEMENTS FUND.
	519	+	The grand total other funds line item in subdivision 15 of section 1 of this Act includes
	520	+	$186,496,814 from the strategic investment and improvements fund as follows:
	521	+	Challenge grants $25,750,000
	522	+	Nursing education consortium 1,100,000
	523	+	Workforce education innovation grants 12,000,000
	524	+	Forest service emerald ash borer mitigation 950,000
	525	+	University of North Dakota science, technology, engineering, and 55,640,000
	526	+	mathematics building
	527	+	University of North Dakota national security crossroads 24,000,000
	528	+	North Dakota state university new horizon programming 24,000,000
	529	+	Mayville state university old main renovation 34,924,814
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	562	+	Minot state university academic facilities projects 8,132,000
	563	+	Total strategic investment and improvements fund $186,496,814
	564	+	SECTION 6. TRANSFER - NORTH DAKOTA UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OFFICE -
	565	+	BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE. Of the funding appropriated in the system governance and
	566	+	core technology services line items in subdivision 1 of section 1 of this Act, the state board of
	567	+	higher education shall transfer $500,000 to the operations line item in subdivision 2 of section 1
	568	+	of this Act by August 1, 2025. The North Dakota university system office may not assess
	569	+	institutions under the control of the state board of higher education to recover the cost of this
	570	+	transfer.
	571	+	SECTION 7. TRANSFER - NORTH DAKOTA UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OFFICE - LAKE
	572	+	REGION STATE COLLEGE. Of the funding appropriated in the system governance and core
	573	+	technology services line items in subdivision 1 of section 1 of this Act, the state board of higher
	574	+	education shall transfer $342,000 to the operations line item in subdivision 3 of section 1 of this
	575	+	Act by August 1, 2025. The North Dakota university system office may not assess institutions
	576	+	under the control of the state board of higher education to recover the cost of this transfer.
	577	+	SECTION 8. TRANSFER - BANK OF NORTH DAKOTA PROFITS - STATE BOARD OF
	578	+	HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS. The industrial commission shall transfer to the North
	579	+	Dakota university system office a total of $1,500,000 from the current earnings and
	580	+	accumulated undivided profits of the Bank of North Dakota during the biennium beginning
	581	+	July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027, as requested by the commissioner of higher education.
	582	+	The other funds line item in subdivision 1 of section 1 includes $1,500,000 for the North Dakota
	583	+	university system office for dual-credit tuition scholarships.
	584	+	SECTION 9. APPROPRIATION - BANK OF NORTH DAKOTA - TRANSFER -
	585	+	STRATEGIC INVESTMENT AND IMPROVEMENTS FUND - ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION
	586	+	RESEARCH FUND. The office of management and budget shall transfer $8,000,000 from the
	587	+	strategic investment and improvements fund to the economic diversification research fund, the
	588	+	sum of which is appropriated to the Bank of North Dakota for the purpose of providing grants to
	589	+	institutions under the control of the state board of higher eduction, for the biennium beginning
	590	+	July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027, as requested by the commissioner of higher education.
	591	+	SECTION 10. TRANSFER - STRATEGIC INVESTMENT AND IMPROVEMENTS FUND -
	592	+	UNIVERSITY SYSTEM CAPITAL BUILDING FUND. The office of management and budget
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440		-	~~SECTION 2.~~ ~~ONE-TIME FUNDING - EFFECT ON BASE BUDGET - REPORT~~ TO THE
441		-	~~SEVENTIETH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.~~ The ~~following amounts reflect~~ the ~~one-time funding~~
442		-	~~items included in~~ the ~~appropriation in section 1~~ of ~~this Act which are not included in the entity's~~
443		-	~~base budget for the 2027-29 biennium and which the entity shall report~~ to ~~the appropriations~~
444		-	~~committees of the seventieth legislative assembly regarding the use of this funding:~~
445		-	~~One - Time Funding Description General Fund Other Funds Total Funds~~
446		-	~~Capital projects - general fund $24,060~~,000 ~~$0 $24~~,~~060,000~~
447		-	~~Capital projects - strategic investment 0 98~~,~~696~~,~~814 98,696,814~~
448		-	~~and improvements fund~~
449		-	~~Capital projects - other funds~~ ~~0 209~~,~~575~~,000 ~~209~~,~~575~~,~~000~~
450		-	~~Williston~~ state college ~~health care~~ 1,~~490~~,~~000 0 1,490,000~~
451		-	~~program startup costs~~
452		-	University ~~of North Dakota national 0 24,000~~,000 24,~~000~~,~~000~~
453		-	~~security crossroads~~
454		-	~~High performance computing 2~~,~~000~~,000 ~~0 2~~,~~000~~,~~000~~
455		-	~~North~~ Dakota ~~state university new~~ ~~0 24,000~~,000 24,~~000,000~~
456		-	~~horizon programming~~
457		-	~~Mayville state university campus security3,075,000~~ ~~0 3,075,000~~
458		-	~~and salaries and wages~~
459		-	~~Minot state university advancing students1,500,000~~ ~~0 1,500,000~~
460		-	~~toward education and employment~~
461		-	~~Dual-credit scholarships~~ ~~0 1~~,500,000 ~~1,500,000~~
462		-	~~Challenge grants~~ ~~0 25,750,000 25,750,000~~
463		-	~~Nursing education consortium~~ ~~0 1,100~~,000 ~~1,100~~,000
464		-	~~Financial aid system enhancements 25~~,000 ~~0 25,000~~
465		-	~~Workforce~~ education ~~innovation grants 0 12,000,000 12,000,000~~
466		-	~~Forest service emerald ash borer mitigation 0 950~~,000 ~~950~~,000
467		-	~~Total~~ ~~$32,150~~,000 ~~$397~~,~~571,814 $429,721,814~~
468		-	~~SECTION 3.~~ ~~ADDITIONAL FEDERAL, PRIVATE, AND OTHER FUNDS -~~
469		-	~~APPROPRIATION. All funds~~, ~~in addition to those appropriated in section 1 of this Act~~, ~~from~~
470		-	~~federal~~, ~~private~~, ~~and other sources for competitive grants or other funds that the legislative~~
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	626	+	shall transfer $26,500,000 from the strategic investment and improvements fund to the
	627	+	university system capital building fund during the period beginning with the effective date of this
	628	+	Act, and ending June 30, 2027, as requested by the commissioner of higher education. Funding
	629	+	transferred pursuant to this section is to be allocated to each institution as follows:
	630	+	Tier II Tier III Total
	631	+	Bismarck state college $770,505 $700,000 $1,470,505
	632	+	Lake Region state college 233,263 700,000 933,263
	633	+	Williston state college 322,154 700,000 1,022,154
	634	+	University of North Dakota 5,354,139 2,600,000 7,954,139
	635	+	North Dakota state university 4,695,895 2,600,000 7,295,895
	636	+	North Dakota state college of science1,214,738 700,000 1,914,738
	637	+	Dickinson state university 516,884 700,000 1,216,884
	638	+	Mayville state university 332,070 700,000 1,032,070
	639	+	Minot state university 906,412 700,000 1,606,412
	640	+	Valley City state university 452,403 700,000 1,152,403
	641	+	Dakota college at Bottineau 201,537 700,000 901,537
	642	+	Total $15,000,000 $11,500,000 $26,500,000
	643	+	SECTION 11. CAPITAL BUILDING FUNDS - USES. The institutions listed may use funding
	644	+	from the respective institution's university system capital building fund allocation for the
	645	+	following projects authorized by the sixty-ninth legislative assembly:
	646	+	Bismarck state college - student housing $1,400,000
	647	+	University of North Dakota - science, technology, engineering, and 79,500,000
	648	+	mathematics building
	649	+	University of North Dakota - allied health facility phase I 45,000,000
	650	+	Dickinson state university - Woods hall and agriculture and technical 12,500,000
	651	+	education building projects
	652	+	Minot state university - regional health sciences institute 13,000,000
	653	+	North Dakota state university - university village replacement phase II54,000,000
	654	+	North Dakota state university - Van Es biosafety laboratory 8,000,000
	655	+	Minot state university - regional health sciences institute 13,000,000
	656	+	Total $226,400,000
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503	689		Legislative Assembly
504		-	~~assembly has not indicated~~ the ~~intent to reject, including tuition revenue, received by the state~~
505		-	~~board of higher education~~ and ~~the institutions and entities under the control of the state board of~~
506		-	higher education~~, are appropriated to the board and those institutions and entities, for the~~
507		-	~~biennium beginning July 1,~~ ~~2025, and ending June 30,~~ ~~2027~~. ~~All additional funds received under~~
508		-	~~the North Dakota-Minnesota reciprocity agreement during~~ the ~~biennium beginning July 1,~~ ~~2025,~~
509		-	~~and ending June 30, 2027, are appropriated to the state board of higher education for~~
510		-	~~reimbursement to institutions under~~ the ~~control~~ of ~~the board.~~
511		-	~~SECTION 4.~~ ~~USE~~ OF ~~EXTRAORDINARY REPAIRS FUNDING - MATCHING FUNDS. The~~
512		-	~~capital assets line items~~ in ~~subdivisions 2~~ through 12 of ~~section 1 of this Act include funding~~
513		-	~~from~~ the ~~general fund for institution extraordinary repairs. An institution, excluding the university~~
514		-	of ~~North Dakota~~ and ~~North Dakota state university~~, ~~shall provide one dollar~~ of ~~matching funds~~
515		-	~~from operations or other sources for each one dollar~~ of ~~extraordinary repairs funding used for a~~
516		-	~~project~~. The ~~university~~ of ~~North Dakota and North Dakota state university shall provide two~~
517		-	~~dollars~~ of ~~matching funds from operations or other sources for each one dollar of extraordinary~~
518		-	~~repairs funding used~~ for ~~a project.~~
519		-	~~SECTION 5.~~ ~~OTHER FUNDS - STRATEGIC INVESTMENT AND IMPROVEMENTS FUND.~~
520		-	~~The grand total other funds line item in subdivision 15 of section 1 of this Act includes~~
521		-	~~$186,496,814 from the strategic investment~~ and ~~improvements fund as follows:~~
522		-	~~Challenge grants~~ ~~$25,750,000~~
523		-	~~Nursing education consortium~~ 1,~~100~~,000
524		-	~~Workforce education innovation grants~~ ~~12,000,000~~
525		-	~~Forest service emerald ash borer mitigation~~ ~~950~~,000
526		-	~~University of North Dakota science~~, ~~technology, engineering, and 55,640~~,000
527		-	~~mathematics building~~
528		-	~~University of North Dakota national security crossroads 24,000,000~~
529		-	North Dakota state university ~~new horizon programming~~ ~~24,000,000~~
530		-	~~Mayville~~ state ~~university old main renovation~~ ~~34,924,814~~
531		-	~~Minot~~ state ~~university academic facilities projects 8,132,000~~
532		-	~~Total strategic investment and improvements fund~~ ~~$186,496,814~~
533		-	~~SECTION 6. TRANSFER -~~ NORTH DAKOTA UNIVERSITY ~~SYSTEM OFFICE -~~
534		-	~~BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE~~. Of the funding ~~appropriated in~~ the ~~system governance and~~
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	690	+	SECTION 12. CAMPUS CAPITAL PROJECTS - PROJECT MANAGEMENT. During the
	691	+	biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027, each capital project authorized by
	692	+	the state board of higher education must have adequate project management oversight by
	693	+	either an institution official or a representative of an external entity. An institution may seek
	694	+	assistance from the university system office for project management oversight of a capital
	695	+	project.
	696	+	SECTION 13. BOND ISSUANCE AUTHORIZATION - PURPOSES. The state board of
	697	+	higher education, in accordance with chapter 15-55, may arrange for the funding of projects
	698	+	authorized in this section, declared to be in the public interest, through the issuance of
	699	+	self-liquidating, tax-exempt evidences of indebtedness under chapter 15-55, during the period
	700	+	beginning with the effective date of this Act, and ending June 30, 2027. Evidences of
	701	+	indebtedness issued pursuant to this section are not a general obligation of the state of North
	702	+	Dakota. Any unexpended balance resulting from the proceeds of the evidences of indebtedness
	703	+	must be placed in a sinking fund to be used for the retirement of indebtedness. The evidences
	704	+	of indebtedness may be issued and the proceeds are appropriated in section 1 of this Act for
	705	+	the following capital projects:
	706	+	North Dakota state university - university village replacement phase II$54,000,000
	707	+	North Dakota state university - memorial union renovation and addition and50,000,000
	708	+	related demolition of other facilities
	709	+	Dickinson state university - Woods hall, agriculture and technical education12,500,000
	710	+	building, and rodeo arena projects
	711	+	Minot state university - student center 3,100,000
	712	+	Total special funds $119,600,000
	713	+	SECTION 14. AMENDMENT. Subsection 2 of section 6-09-53 of the North Dakota Century
	714	+	Code is amended and reenacted as follows:
	715	+	2.In consultation with representatives of North Dakota state university and the university
	716	+	of North Dakota, the Bank, in consultation with the state board of higher education,
	717	+	shall award grants to institutions under the control of the state board of higher
	718	+	education. The sum of five millionseven million two hundred thousand dollars must be
	719	+	awarded to North Dakota state university and the university of North Dakota with equal
	720	+	amounts awarded to each institution. The remaining funding must be awarded to the
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567	753		Legislative Assembly
568		-	core technology services line items in subdivision 1 of section 1 of this Act, the state board of
569		-	higher education shall transfer $500,000 to the operations line item in subdivision 2 of section 1
570		-	of this Act by August 1, 2025. The North Dakota university system office may not assess
571		-	institutions under the control of the state board of higher education to recover the cost of this
572		-	transfer.
573		-	SECTION 7. TRANSFER - NORTH DAKOTA UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OFFICE - LAKE
574		-	REGION STATE COLLEGE. Of the funding appropriated in the system governance and core
575		-	technology services line items in subdivision 1 of section 1 of this Act, the state board of higher
576		-	education shall transfer $342,000 to the operations line item in subdivision 3 of section 1 of this
577		-	Act by August 1, 2025. The North Dakota university system office may not assess institutions
578		-	under the control of the state board of higher education to recover the cost of this transfer.
579		-	SECTION 8. TRANSFER - BANK OF NORTH DAKOTA PROFITS - STATE BOARD OF
580		-	HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS. The industrial commission shall transfer to the North
581		-	Dakota university system office a total of $1,500,000 from the current earnings and
582		-	accumulated undivided profits of the Bank of North Dakota during the biennium beginning
583		-	July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027, as requested by the commissioner of higher education.
584		-	The other funds line item in subdivision 1 of section 1 includes $1,500,000 for the North Dakota
585		-	university system office for dual-credit tuition scholarships.
586		-	SECTION 9. APPROPRIATION - BANK OF NORTH DAKOTA - TRANSFER -
587		-	STRATEGIC INVESTMENT AND IMPROVEMENTS FUND - ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION
588		-	RESEARCH FUND. The office of management and budget shall transfer $8,000,000 from the
589		-	strategic investment and improvements fund to the economic diversification research fund, the
590		-	sum of which is appropriated to the Bank of North Dakota for the purpose of providing grants to
591		-	institutions under the control of the state board of higher eduction, for the biennium beginning
592		-	July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027, as requested by the commissioner of higher education.
593		-	SECTION 10. TRANSFER - STRATEGIC INVESTMENT AND IMPROVEMENTS FUND -
594		-	UNIVERSITY SYSTEM CAPITAL BUILDING FUND. The office of management and budget
595		-	shall transfer $26,500,000 from the strategic investment and improvements fund to the
596		-	university system capital building fund during the period beginning with the effective date of this
597		-	Act, and ending June 30, 2027, as requested by the commissioner of higher education. Funding
598		-	transferred pursuant to this section is to be allocated to each institution as follows:
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	754	+	other institutions under the control of the state board of higher education, as
	755	+	determined by the board. The state board of higher education may not award more
	756	+	than fifty percent of the available funding during the first year of the biennium. The
	757	+	Bank of North Dakota shall distribute the grant funding as awarded by the state board
	758	+	of higher education.
	759	+	SECTION 15. AMENDMENT. Subdivision a of subsection 1 of section 15-10-17 of the North
	760	+	Dakota Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows:
	761	+	a.AppointSubject to section 24 of this Act, appoint and remove the president or
	762	+	other faculty head, and the professors, instructors, teachers, officers, and other
	763	+	employees of the several institutions under the board's control, fix the salaries for
	764	+	those positions within the limits of legislative appropriations; and fix the terms of
	765	+	office and prescribe the duties of the positions.
	766	+	SECTION 16. AMENDMENT. Subdivision c of subsection 1 of section 15-10-48 of the North
	767	+	Dakota Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows:
	768	+	c.The board may award up to two million seven hundred thousandthree million
	769	+	three hundred seventy - five thousand dollars in matching grants each to the
	770	+	university of North Dakota and North Dakota state university; and up to two
	771	+	million two hundred thousandtwo million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars in
	772	+	matching grants to the university of North Dakota school of medicine and health
	773	+	sciences. Of the amount available to the university of North Dakota, two hundred
	774	+	fifty thousand dollars must be awarded for projects dedicated to projects at the
	775	+	school of law.
	776	+	SECTION 17. AMENDMENT. Subdivision c of subsection 1 of section 15-10-48.2 of the
	777	+	North Dakota Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows:
	778	+	c.The board may award up to two million two hundred thousandtwo million seven
	779	+	hundred fifty thousand dollars in matching grants under this section.
	780	+	SECTION 18. AMENDMENT. Subdivision c of subsection 1 of section 15-10-49 of the North
	781	+	Dakota Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows:
	782	+	c.The board may award up to:
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	814	+	(1)One million seven hundred thousandTwo million one hundred twenty - five
	815	+	thousand dollars each to Bismarck state college, Dickinson state university,
	816	+	Minot state university, and the North Dakota state college of science;
	817	+	(2)One million one hundred thousandOne million three hundred seventy - five
	818	+	thousand dollars each to Dickinson state university, Mayville state university,
	819	+	and Valley City state university; and
	820	+	(3)Six hundred thousandSeven hundred fifty thousand dollars each to Dakota
	821	+	college at Bottineau, Lake Region state college, and Williston state college.
	822	+	SECTION 19. AMENDMENT. Subsection 1 of section 15-10-75 of the North Dakota Century
	823	+	Code is amended and reenacted as follows:
	824	+	1.The state board of higher education may provide award funds to institutions under its
	825	+	control, excluding the university of North Dakota and North Dakota state university, to
	826	+	create or enhance educational programs that address the workforce needs of North
	827	+	Dakota business and industry. An award made under this section may be used for
	828	+	curriculum development, equipment and technology purchases, facility modifications
	829	+	and equipment installation, hiring and training new and existing instructors,
	830	+	educational program promotion, and enhancement of postsecondary partnerships with
	831	+	primary and secondary schools. The state board of higher education shall establish a
	832	+	committee, guidelines, and application process for administration of the grant program
	833	+	established under this section.
	834	+	SECTION 20. A new section to chapter 15-10 of the North Dakota Century Code is created
	835	+	and enacted as follows:
	836	+	Dual - credit courses.
	837	+	The state board of higher education may not prohibit an institution under the control of the
	838	+	board from offering a dual - credit course in the county in which the institution's primary campus
	839	+	is located.
	840	+	SECTION 21. A new section to chapter 15-10 of the North Dakota Century Code is created
	841	+	and enacted as follows:
	842	+	Professional student exchange program - Bank of North Dakota - Repayment.
	843	+	1.The state board of higher education may not make a payment to an out - of - state
	844	+	institution on behalf of an individual participating in a professional student exchange
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632		-	Tier II Tier III Total
633		-	Bismarck state college $770,505 $700,000 $1,470,505
634		-	Lake Region state college 233,263 700,000 933,263
635		-	Williston state college 322,154 700,000 1,022,154
636		-	University of North Dakota 5,354,139 2,600,000 7,954,139
637		-	North Dakota state university 4,695,895 2,600,000 7,295,895
638		-	North Dakota state college of science1,214,738 700,000 1,914,738
639		-	Dickinson state university 516,884 700,000 1,216,884
640		-	Mayville state university 332,070 700,000 1,032,070
641		-	Minot state university 906,412 700,000 1,606,412
642		-	Valley City state university 452,403 700,000 1,152,403
643		-	Dakota college at Bottineau 201,537 700,000 901,537
644		-	Total $15,000,000 $11,500,000 $26,500,000
645		-	SECTION 11. CAPITAL BUILDING FUNDS - USES. The institutions listed may use funding
646		-	from the respective institution's university system capital building fund allocation for the
647		-	following projects authorized by the sixty-ninth legislative assembly:
648		-	Bismarck state college - student housing $1,400,000
649		-	University of North Dakota - science, technology, engineering, and 79,500,000
650		-	mathematics building
651		-	University of North Dakota - allied health facility phase I 45,000,000
652		-	Dickinson state university - Woods hall and agriculture and technical 12,500,000
653		-	education building projects
654		-	Minot state university - regional health sciences institute 13,000,000
655		-	North Dakota state university - university village replacement phase II54,000,000
656		-	North Dakota state university - Van Es biosafety laboratory 8,000,000
657		-	Minot state university - regional health sciences institute 13,000,000
658		-	Total $226,400,000
659		-	SECTION 12. CAMPUS CAPITAL PROJECTS - PROJECT MANAGEMENT. During the
660		-	biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027, each capital project authorized by
661		-	the state board of higher education must have adequate project management oversight by
662		-	either an institution official or a representative of an external entity. An institution may seek
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	878	+	program in veterinary medicine, dentistry, or optometry unless that individual signed a
	879	+	legally binding agreement with the state board of higher education which identifies the
	880	+	amount of the award under the professional student exchange program.
	881	+	2.If the individual who signed the agreement under subsection 1 is not practicing
	882	+	veterinary medicine, dentistry, or optometry in this state within thirty - six months
	883	+	following graduation or of leaving the education program, the individual shall repay the
	884	+	amount of the agreement in full at that time.
	885	+	3.If the individual who signed the agreement under subsection 1 practices veterinary
	886	+	medicine, dentistry, or optometry in this state within thirty-six months following
	887	+	graduation, the state board of higher education shall reduce the amount of the
	888	+	agreement by one - third for each full year the individual continues practicing in the
	889	+	state. If the individual stops practicing in this state before the amount of the agreement
	890	+	is waived in its entirety, the individual shall repay the remaining portion of the
	891	+	agreement in full from the date the individual stopped practicing in the state.
	892	+	4.If the individual who signed the agreement under subsection 1 departs before
	893	+	graduation from a program in veterinary medicine, dentistry, or optometry, that
	894	+	individual shall repay the amount of the agreement in full at the time of departure.
	895	+	5.The Bank of North Dakota shall allow an individual who is required to repay all or a
	896	+	portion of an agreement under this section to use one of the Bank's student loan
	897	+	programs as an option for repayment, up to the amount certified by the state board of
	898	+	higher education. To qualify under this subsection, the individual must meet student
	899	+	loan credit criteria as established by the Bank.
	900	+	6.The state board of higher education shall defer any repayment of an agreement
	901	+	otherwise due under this section for the period of time the individual who signed the
	902	+	agreement is pursuing full - time graduate or postdoctoral studies or is called to active
	903	+	duty as a member of the armed forces. The repayment provisions under an agreement
	904	+	signed under this section must provide for cancellation of the repayment requirements
	905	+	if the individual dies or becomes permanently or totally disabled.
	906	+	7.The state board of higher education shall adopt policies and procedures implementing
	907	+	this section. The state board of higher education shall confirm eligibility to the Bank of
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	940	+	any individual who uses the Bank's student loan program to repay any outstanding
	941	+	agreement amounts in full.
	942	+	SECTION 22. A new section to chapter 15-10 of the North Dakota Century Code is created
	943	+	and enacted as follows:
	944	+	Presidential searches.
	945	+	The state board of higher education is responsible for appointment of presidents at
	946	+	institutions under the control of the board. Upon notification that the position of an institution
	947	+	president will become vacant, the state board of higher education may authorize a search
	948	+	committee to conduct a search for a new president. The state board of higher education may
	949	+	retain the services of a consultant, determined and selected by the search committee, to assist
	950	+	the search committee.
	951	+	SECTION 23. A new section to chapter 15-10 of the North Dakota Century Code is created
	952	+	and enacted as follows:
	953	+	State commissioner of higher education - Contract terms - Institution position.
	954	+	The state board of higher education may enter into a personnel contract with the state
	955	+	commissioner of higher education. The personnel contract may provide for the commissioner to
	956	+	become a faculty or staff member at an institution under the control of the state board of higher
	957	+	education when the contract term is complete. The salaries and wages of a person who
	958	+	becomes a faculty or staff member pursuant to this section must be paid from the appropriation
	959	+	to the North Dakota university system office. The North Dakota university system office may not
	960	+	assess institutions under the control of the state board of higher education to recover the cost of
	961	+	the salaries and wages paid pursuant to this section.
	962	+	SECTION 24. AMENDMENT. Subsection 1 of the new section to chapter 15-10 of the North
	963	+	Dakota Century Code, as created by section 1 of House Bill No. 1437, as approved by the
	964	+	sixty-ninth legislative assembly, is amended and reenacted as follows:
	965	+	1.By July 1, 2026, institutions of higher education under the control of the state board of
	966	+	higher education offering faculty academic tenure shall develop and adopt a policy for
	967	+	tenured and tenure-track faculty employed by the institution, which:
	968	+	a.Defines progression and advancement criteria at each stage of tenure
	969	+	progression, including criteria for continued post-tenure review.
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	1002	+	b.Establishes a procedure for annual evaluation of all nontenure, tenure-track, and
	1003	+	tenured faculty by the president of the institution or the designee of the president.
	1004	+	c.Establishes a procedure for post-tenure evaluations, which must be informed by
	1005	+	the annual evaluations under subdivision b and conducted by a committee
	1006	+	appointed by the president of the institution or the designee of the president. The
	1007	+	first post-tenure evaluation must be completed within three years. Subsequent
	1008	+	post-tenure evaluations must be completed at least every five years or more
	1009	+	frequently.
	1010	+	d.Provides for the composition of a culminating post-tenure evaluation committee
	1011	+	must include the administrative supervisor of the faculty member being
	1012	+	evaluated, at least one ranking administrator, and tenured faculty comprising no
	1013	+	less than one-third and no more than one-half of the committee to evaluate
	1014	+	faculty members post - tenure within three years of being awarded tenure and
	1015	+	every five years thereafter.
	1016	+	e.Defines the outcome of an unsatisfactory review of post-tenured faculty, which
	1017	+	may be removal from the position. The decision to remove faculty from a position
	1018	+	must be made by the employing institution and the state board of higher
	1019	+	education.
	1020	+	f.Is approved by the state board of higher education.
	1021	+	g.Provides for a hearing and appeal process for a faculty member aggrieved by the
	1022	+	policy adopted under this subsection or decision made by the committee under
	1023	+	subdivision c.
	1024	+	SECTION 25. AMENDMENT. Paragraph 3 of subdivision h of subsection 1 of section
	1025	+	15-18.2-02 of the North Dakota Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows:
	1026	+	(3)9.025.014.0 for professional level credits;
	1027	+	SECTION 26. AMENDMENT. Subsection 2 of section 15-18.2-03 of the North Dakota
	1028	+	Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows:
	1029	+	2.If the number of credit-hours completed by an institution would cause a decrease in
	1030	+	the credit completion factor for that institution compared to the credit completion factor
	1031	+	the institution was entitled to receive during the 2017-19received during the prior
	1032	+	biennium, the state board of higher education shall multiply the product determined
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696		-	~~assistance from~~ the ~~university system office for project management oversight of a capital~~
697		-	~~project.~~
698		-	~~SECTION 13~~. ~~BOND ISSUANCE AUTHORIZATION - PURPOSES.~~ ~~The state board of~~
699		-	~~higher education,~~ ~~in accordance with chapter~~ 15-~~55, may arrange for~~ the ~~funding~~ of ~~projects~~
700		-	~~authorized in this section, declared to be in~~ the ~~public interest,~~ ~~through~~ the ~~issuance of~~
701		-	~~self-liquidating, tax-exempt~~ ~~evidences of indebtedness under chapter 15-55,~~ during the ~~period~~
702		-	~~beginning with the effective date of this Act, and ending June 30, 2027~~. ~~Evidences of~~
703		-	~~indebtedness issued pursuant to this~~ section ~~are not a general obligation~~ of the ~~state of~~ North
704		-	~~Dakota. Any unexpended balance resulting from the proceeds of the evidences of indebtedness~~
705		-	~~must be placed in a sinking fund~~ to ~~be used for~~ the ~~retirement of indebtedness.~~ ~~The evidences~~
706		-	~~of indebtedness may be issued and~~ the ~~proceeds are appropriated in section 1~~ of ~~this Act for~~
707		-	the ~~following capital projects~~:
708		-	North Dakota state university - university ~~village replacement phase II$54,000,000~~
709		-	North Dakota ~~state university - memorial union renovation and addition and50,000,000~~
710		-	~~related demolition~~ of ~~other facilities~~
711		-	~~Dickinson~~ state university ~~- Woods hall~~, ~~agriculture~~ and ~~technical education12,500,000~~
712		-	~~building~~, ~~and rodeo arena projects~~
713		-	~~Minot~~ state ~~university - student center~~ 3,~~100,000~~
714		-	~~Total special funds $119,600,000~~
715		-	SECTION 14. AMENDMENT. ~~Subsection 2 of~~ section ~~6-09-53~~ of the North Dakota Century
716		-	~~Code is~~ amended and reenacted as follows:
717		-	2.~~In consultation with representatives of North Dakota state university and the university~~
718		-	~~of North Dakota, the Bank, in consultation with~~ the state board of higher education,
719		-	~~shall award grants to institutions under~~ the ~~control~~ of ~~the state board of higher~~
720		-	~~education. The sum~~ of ~~five millionseven million two hundred thousand dollars must be~~
721		-	~~awarded to North Dakota state university and~~ the university ~~of North Dakota with equal~~
722		-	~~amounts awarded to each institution.~~ ~~The remaining funding must be awarded~~ to the
723		-	~~other institutions under~~ the ~~control of the state board of higher education, as~~
724		-	~~determined by~~ the ~~board. The state board of higher education may not award more~~
725		-	~~than fifty percent of~~ the ~~available funding during the first year of the biennium~~. ~~The~~
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	1066	+	under section 15-18.2-02 by a credit growth factor of 1.0 for credits in excess of the
	1067	+	factor the institution was entitled to receive during the 2017-19received during the prior
	1068	+	biennium. Any weighted credit-hours multiplied by a credit growth factor under this
	1069	+	section must have a weight of 1.0 under section 15-18.2-02. The state board of higher
	1070	+	education shall multiply the remaining weighted credits by the credit completion factor
	1071	+	the institution was entitled to receive during the 2017-19received during the prior
	1072	+	biennium.
	1073	+	SECTION 27. AMENDMENT. Subsection 1 of section 15-18.2-05 of the North Dakota
	1074	+	Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows:
	1075	+	1.Except as provided under subsections 2 and 3, to determine the state aid payment to
	1076	+	which each institution under its control is entitled, the state board of higher education
	1077	+	shall multiply the product determined under section 15-18.2-03 by a base amount of:
	1078	+	a.$73.15$79.57 in the case of North Dakota state university and the university of
	1079	+	North Dakota;
	1080	+	b.$103.76$111.55 in the case of Dickinson state university, Mayville state
	1081	+	university, Minot state university, and Valley City state university; and
	1082	+	c.$110.38$119.91 in the case of Bismarck state college, Dakota college at
	1083	+	Bottineau, Lake Region state college, North Dakota state college of science, and
	1084	+	Williston state college.
	1085	+	SECTION 28. AMENDMENT. Section 15-54.1-04 of the North Dakota Century Code is
	1086	+	amended and reenacted as follows:
	1087	+	15-54.1-04. Tier III capital building funds - Matching requirements.
	1088	+	The state board of higher education may allocate tier III capital building fund moneys to an
	1089	+	institution only after the institution, excluding the university of North Dakota and North Dakota
	1090	+	state university, provides two dollarsone dollar of matching funds from operations or other
	1091	+	sources for each one dollar from the university system capital building fund for the project. The
	1092	+	state board of higher education may allocate tier III capital building fund moneys to the
	1093	+	university of North Dakota and North Dakota state university only after the institution provides
	1094	+	two dollars of matching funds from operations or other sources for each one dollar from the
	1095	+	university system capital building fund for the project. An institution may not use tier I
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758		-	Bank of North Dakota shall distribute the grant funding as awarded by the state board
759		-	of higher education.
760		-	SECTION 15. AMENDMENT. Subdivision a of subsection 1 of section 15-10-17 of the North
761		-	Dakota Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows:
762		-	a.AppointSubject to section 24 of this Act, appoint and remove the president or
763		-	other faculty head, and the professors, instructors, teachers, officers, and other
764		-	employees of the several institutions under the board's control, fix the salaries for
765		-	those positions within the limits of legislative appropriations; and fix the terms of
766		-	office and prescribe the duties of the positions.
767		-	SECTION 16. AMENDMENT. Subdivision c of subsection 1 of section 15-10-48 of the North
768		-	Dakota Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows:
769		-	c.The board may award up to two million seven hundred thousandthree million
770		-	three hundred seventy - five thousand dollars in matching grants each to the
771		-	university of North Dakota and North Dakota state university; and up to two
772		-	million two hundred thousandtwo million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars in
773		-	matching grants to the university of North Dakota school of medicine and health
774		-	sciences. Of the amount available to the university of North Dakota, two hundred
775		-	fifty thousand dollars must be awarded for projects dedicated to projects at the
776		-	school of law.
777		-	SECTION 17. AMENDMENT. Subdivision c of subsection 1 of section 15-10-48.2 of the
778		-	North Dakota Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows:
779		-	c.The board may award up to two million two hundred thousandtwo million seven
780		-	hundred fifty thousand dollars in matching grants under this section.
781		-	SECTION 18. AMENDMENT. Subdivision c of subsection 1 of section 15-10-49 of the North
782		-	Dakota Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows:
783		-	c.The board may award up to:
784		-	(1)One million seven hundred thousandTwo million one hundred twenty - five
785		-	thousand dollars each to Bismarck state college, Dickinson state university,
786		-	Minot state university, and the North Dakota state college of science;
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818		-	(2)One million one hundred thousandOne million three hundred seventy - five
819		-	thousand dollars each to Dickinson state university, Mayville state university,
820		-	and Valley City state university; and
821		-	(3)Six hundred thousandSeven hundred fifty thousand dollars each to Dakota
822		-	college at Bottineau, Lake Region state college, and Williston state college.
823		-	SECTION 19. AMENDMENT. Subsection 1 of section 15-10-75 of the North Dakota Century
824		-	Code is amended and reenacted as follows:
825		-	1.The state board of higher education may provide award funds to institutions under its
826		-	control, excluding the university of North Dakota and North Dakota state university, to
827		-	create or enhance educational programs that address the workforce needs of North
828		-	Dakota business and industry. An award made under this section may be used for
829		-	curriculum development, equipment and technology purchases, facility modifications
830		-	and equipment installation, hiring and training new and existing instructors,
831		-	educational program promotion, and enhancement of postsecondary partnerships with
832		-	primary and secondary schools. The state board of higher education shall establish a
833		-	committee, guidelines, and application process for administration of the grant program
834		-	established under this section.
835		-	SECTION 20. A new section to chapter 15-10 of the North Dakota Century Code is created
836		-	and enacted as follows:
837		-	Dual - credit courses.
838		-	The state board of higher education may not prohibit an institution under the control of the
839		-	board from offering a dual - credit course in the county in which the institution's primary campus
840		-	is located.
841		-	SECTION 21. A new section to chapter 15-10 of the North Dakota Century Code is created
842		-	and enacted as follows:
843		-	Professional student exchange program - Bank of North Dakota - Repayment.
844		-	1.The state board of higher education may not make a payment to an out - of - state
845		-	institution on behalf of an individual participating in a professional student exchange
846		-	program in veterinary medicine, dentistry, or optometry unless that individual signed a
847		-	legally binding agreement with the state board of higher education which identifies the
848		-	amount of the award under the professional student exchange program.
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	1128	+	extraordinary repairs funding, tier II capital building fund moneys, or state funding appropriated
	1129	+	for a specific capital project as matching funds under this section.
	1130	+	SECTION 29. AMENDMENT. Subsection 1 of section 15-62.4-01 of the North Dakota
	1131	+	Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows:
	1132	+	1.a.Graduated from a high school in this state;
	1133	+	b.Graduated from a high school in a bordering state, pursuant to chapter 15.1-29;
	1134	+	c.Graduated from a nonpublic high school in a bordering state while residing with a
	1135	+	custodial parent in this state;
	1136	+	d.Completed a program of home education supervised in accordance with chapter
	1137	+	15.1-23; or
	1138	+	e.Received a general educational development high school diploma from the
	1139	+	superintendent of public instruction; or
	1140	+	f.Is a resident student, as defined in section 15 - 10 - 19.1.
	1141	+	SECTION 30. AMENDMENT. Subsection 2 of section 15-62.5-03 of the North Dakota
	1142	+	Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows:
	1143	+	2.If two or more applicants have the same scores as determined in subsection 1, they
	1144	+	must be ranked by the numeric sum of their four scale scores on the ACT or
	1145	+	equivalent scores. If a nationally recognized standardized test approved by the state
	1146	+	board of higher education does not calculate scale scores, the equivalent will be zero.
	1147	+	SECTION 31. AMENDMENT. Section 54-44.1-11 of the North Dakota Century Code is
	1148	+	amended and reenacted as follows:
	1149	+	54-44.1-11. Office of management and budget to cancel unexpended appropriations -
	1150	+	When they may continue. (Effective through July 31, 20252027)
	1151	+	Except as otherwise provided by law, the office of management and budget, thirty days after
	1152	+	the close of each biennial period, shall cancel all unexpended appropriations or balances of
	1153	+	appropriations after the expiration of the biennial period during which they became available
	1154	+	under the law. Unexpended appropriations for the state historical society are not subject to this
	1155	+	section and the state historical society shall report on the amounts and uses of funds carried
	1156	+	over from one biennium to the appropriations committees of the next subsequent legislative
	1157	+	assembly. Unexpended appropriations for the North Dakota university system are not subject to
	1158	+	this section and the North Dakota university system shall report on the amounts and uses of
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882		-	~~2.If~~ the ~~individual who signed the agreement under subsection 1 is not practicing~~
883		-	~~veterinary medicine,~~ ~~dentistry, or optometry in this state within thirty~~ ~~- six months~~
884		-	~~following graduation or~~ of ~~leaving~~ the ~~education program,~~ the ~~individual shall repay~~ the
885		-	~~amount~~ of the ~~agreement in full at that time.~~
886		-	~~3.If~~ the ~~individual who signed~~ the ~~agreement under subsection 1 practices veterinary~~
887		-	~~medicine, dentistry, or optometry in this state within thirty-six months following~~
888		-	~~graduation, the state board of higher education shall reduce the amount of the~~
889		-	~~agreement by one~~ ~~- third for each full year the individual continues practicing in the~~
890		-	~~state~~. If ~~the individual stops practicing in this state before the amount of the agreement~~
891		-	~~is waived in its entirety,~~ the ~~individual shall repay the remaining portion~~ of the
892		-	~~agreement in full from the date the individual stopped practicing in the state~~.
893		-	4.If the ~~individual who signed the agreement under subsection 1 departs before~~
894		-	~~graduation from a program in veterinary medicine, dentistry, or optometry, that~~
895		-	~~individual shall repay~~ the ~~amount~~ of ~~the agreement in full at the time~~ of ~~departure.~~
896		-	5.The ~~Bank of North Dakota shall allow an individual who is required to repay all or a~~
897		-	~~portion of an agreement under this section to use one~~ of the ~~Bank's student loan~~
898		-	~~programs as an option for repayment, up to the amount certified by the state board of~~
899		-	~~higher education.~~ To ~~qualify under this subsection,~~ ~~the individual must meet student~~
900		-	~~loan credit criteria as established by~~ the ~~Bank.~~
901		-	6.The ~~state board~~ of ~~higher education~~ shall ~~defer any repayment of an agreement~~
902		-	~~otherwise due under this section for~~ the ~~period~~ of ~~time~~ the ~~individual who signed the~~
903		-	~~agreement is pursuing full~~ ~~- time graduate or postdoctoral studies or is called to active~~
904		-	~~duty as a member~~ of ~~the armed forces. The repayment provisions under an agreement~~
905		-	~~signed under this section must provide for cancellation~~ of the ~~repayment requirements~~
906		-	if the ~~individual dies or becomes permanently or totally disabled.~~
907		-	~~7.The state board~~ of ~~higher education shall adopt policies and procedures implementing~~
908		-	~~this section.~~ The ~~state board~~ of ~~higher education shall confirm eligibility to~~ the ~~Bank of~~
909		-	~~any individual who uses~~ the ~~Bank's student loan program to repay any outstanding~~
910		-	~~agreement amounts in full.~~
911		-	~~SECTION 22~~. A new ~~section to chapter 15-10 of the North Dakota Century Code is created~~
912		-	~~and enacted as follows:~~
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	1192	+	funds carried over from one biennium to the next to subsequent appropriations committees of
	1193	+	the legislative assembly. The chairmen of the appropriations committees of the senate and
	1194	+	house of representatives of the legislative assembly with the office of the budget may continue
	1195	+	appropriations or balances in force for not more than two years after the expiration of the
	1196	+	biennial period during which they became available upon recommendation of the director of the
	1197	+	budget for:
	1198	+	1.New construction projects.
	1199	+	2.Major repair or improvement projects.
	1200	+	3.Purchases of new equipment costing more than ten thousand dollars per unit if it was
	1201	+	ordered during the first twelve months of the biennium in which the funds were
	1202	+	appropriated.
	1203	+	4.The purchase of land by the state on a "contract for deed" purchase if the total
	1204	+	purchase price is within the authorized appropriation.
	1205	+	5.Purchases by the department of transportation of roadway maintenance equipment
	1206	+	costing more than ten thousand dollars per unit if the equipment was ordered during
	1207	+	the first twenty-one months of the biennium in which the funds were appropriated.
	1208	+	6.Authorized ongoing information technology projects.
	1209	+	Office of management and budget to cancel unexpended appropriations - When they
	1210	+	may continue. (Effective after July 31, 20252027) The office of management and budget,
	1211	+	thirty days after the close of each biennial period, shall cancel all unexpended appropriations or
	1212	+	balances of appropriations after the expiration of the biennial period during which they became
	1213	+	available under the law. Unexpended appropriations for the state historical society are not
	1214	+	subject to this section and the state historical society shall report on the amounts and uses of
	1215	+	funds carried over from one biennium to the appropriations committees of the next subsequent
	1216	+	legislative assembly. The chairmen of the appropriations committees of the senate and house of
	1217	+	representatives of the legislative assembly with the office of the budget may continue
	1218	+	appropriations or balances in force for not more than two years after the expiration of the
	1219	+	biennial period during which they became available upon recommendation of the director of the
	1220	+	budget for:
	1221	+	1.New construction projects.
	1222	+	2.Major repair or improvement projects.
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945	1255		Legislative Assembly
946		-	~~Presidential searches.~~
947		-	The ~~state board~~ of ~~higher education is responsible for appointment of presidents at~~
948		-	~~institutions under the control of the board~~. ~~Upon notification that the position of an institution~~
949		-	~~president will become vacant,~~ the state ~~board of higher education may authorize~~ a ~~search~~
950		-	~~committee to conduct a search for a new president.~~ The ~~state board of higher education may~~
951		-	~~retain the services of a consultant, determined and selected~~ by the ~~search committee,~~ ~~to assist~~
952		-	the ~~search committee.~~
953		-	~~SECTION 23.~~ ~~A new section to chapter 15-10~~ of the ~~North Dakota Century Code is created~~
954		-	~~and enacted as follows:~~
955		-	~~State commissioner~~ of ~~higher education - Contract terms - Institution position.~~
956		-	~~The state board of higher education may enter into a personnel contract with the state~~
957		-	~~commissioner~~ of ~~higher education.~~ ~~The personnel contract may provide for the commissioner to~~
958		-	~~become a faculty or staff member at an institution under~~ the ~~control~~ of ~~the state board of higher~~
959		-	~~education when~~ the ~~contract term is complete.~~ The ~~salaries and wages of a person who~~
960		-	~~becomes a faculty or staff member pursuant to this section must be paid~~ from the ~~appropriation~~
961		-	to the ~~North Dakota university system office. The North Dakota university system office may not~~
962		-	~~assess institutions under the control of the state board of higher education to recover the cost of~~
963		-	the ~~salaries and wages paid pursuant to this section.~~
964		-	~~SECTION 24.~~ ~~AMENDMENT. Subsection 1 of the new section to chapter 15-10 of the North~~
965		-	~~Dakota Century Code, as created by~~ section 1 of ~~House Bill No.~~ ~~1437, as approved by the~~
966		-	~~sixty-ninth legislative assembly,~~ ~~is amended and reenacted as follows:~~
967		-	~~1.By July 1, 2026, institutions~~ of ~~higher education under the control~~ of the ~~state board of~~
968		-	~~higher education offering faculty academic tenure shall develop~~ and ~~adopt a policy for~~
969		-	~~tenured~~ and ~~tenure-track faculty employed by the institution~~, ~~which:~~
970		-	a.~~Defines progression and advancement criteria at each stage~~ of ~~tenure~~
971		-	~~progression, including criteria for continued post-tenure review.~~
972		-	b.~~Establishes a procedure for annual evaluation~~ of ~~all nontenure,~~ ~~tenure-track,~~ ~~and~~
973		-	~~tenured faculty by~~ the ~~president of the institution or the designee of the president.~~
974		-	~~c.Establishes~~ a ~~procedure for post-tenure~~ ~~evaluations, which must be informed by~~
975		-	~~the annual evaluations under subdivision b~~ and ~~conducted by a committee~~
976		-	~~appointed by~~ the ~~president of the institution or the designee of the president.~~ ~~The~~
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	1256	+	3.Purchases of new equipment costing more than ten thousand dollars per unit if it was
	1257	+	ordered during the first twelve months of the biennium in which the funds were
	1258	+	appropriated.
	1259	+	4.The purchase of land by the state on a "contract for deed" purchase if the total
	1260	+	purchase price is within the authorized appropriation.
	1261	+	5.Purchases by the department of transportation of roadway maintenance equipment
	1262	+	costing more than ten thousand dollars per unit if the equipment was ordered during
	1263	+	the first twenty-one months of the biennium in which the funds were appropriated.
	1264	+	6.Authorized ongoing information technology projects.
	1265	+	SECTION 32. AMENDMENT. Section 6 of chapter 126 of the 2021 Session Laws is
	1266	+	amended and reenacted as follows:
	1267	+	SECTION 6. TRANSFER - BANK OF NORTH DAKOTA - SKILLED
	1268	+	WORKFORCE STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM FUND. The Bank of
	1269	+	North Dakota shall transfer the sum of $2,250,000, or so much of the sum as may be
	1270	+	necessary, from the Bank's current earnings and undivided profits to the skilled
	1271	+	workforce student loan repayment fund during the bienniumperiod beginning July 1,
	1272	+	2021, and ending June 30, 20232027.
	1273	+	SECTION 33. AMENDMENT. Section 7 of chapter 126 of the 2021 Session Laws is
	1274	+	amended and reenacted as follows:
	1275	+	SECTION 7. TRANSFER - BANK OF NORTH DAKOTA - SKILLED
	1276	+	WORKFORCE SCHOLARSHIP FUND. The Bank of North Dakota shall transfer the
	1277	+	sum of $2,250,000, or so much of the sum as may be necessary, from the Bank's
	1278	+	current earnings and undivided profits to the skilled workforce scholarship fund during
	1279	+	the bienniumperiod beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 20232027.
	1280	+	SECTION 34. AMENDMENT. Section 7 of chapter 3 of the 2023 Session Laws is amended
	1281	+	and reenacted as follows:
	1282	+	SECTION 7. TRANSFER - BANK OF NORTH DAKOTA PROFITS - STATE
	1283	+	BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS. The industrial commission
	1284	+	shall transfer to the North Dakota university system a total of $1,500,000 from the
	1285	+	current earnings and accumulated undivided profits of the Bank of North Dakota
	1286	+	during the bienniumperiod beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 20252027, as
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1010		-	~~first post-tenure~~ ~~evaluation must be completed within three years~~. ~~Subsequent~~
1011		-	~~post-tenure evaluations must be completed at least every five years or more~~
1012		-	~~frequently~~.
1013		-	d.~~Provides for~~ the ~~composition of a culminating post-tenure~~ ~~evaluation committee~~
1014		-	~~must include the administrative supervisor of the faculty member being~~
1015		-	~~evaluated, at least one ranking administrator,~~ ~~and tenured faculty comprising no~~
1016		-	~~less than one-third~~ ~~and no more than one-half of~~ the ~~committee to evaluate~~
1017		-	~~faculty members post~~ ~~- tenure within three years~~ of ~~being awarded tenure~~ and
1018		-	~~every five years thereafter.~~
1019		-	~~e.Defines~~ the ~~outcome of an unsatisfactory review of post-tenured faculty~~, ~~which~~
1020		-	~~may be removal from the position~~. ~~The decision to remove faculty from a position~~
1021		-	~~must be made by~~ the ~~employing institution and the state board of higher~~
1022		-	~~education.~~
1023		-	f.~~Is approved by the state board~~ of ~~higher education.~~
1024		-	g.~~Provides for a hearing and appeal process for a faculty member aggrieved by~~ the
1025		-	~~policy adopted under this subsection or decision made by~~ the ~~committee under~~
1026		-	~~subdivision c.~~
1027		-	~~SECTION 25.~~ ~~AMENDMENT. Paragraph 3 of subdivision h of subsection~~ 1 ~~of section~~
1028		-	~~15-18~~.~~2-02~~ of the ~~North Dakota Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows:~~
1029		-	~~(3)9.025.014.0 for professional level credits;~~
1030		-	~~SECTION 26.~~ ~~AMENDMENT. Subsection 2 of section 15-18.2-03 of~~ the ~~North Dakota~~
1031		-	~~Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows:~~
1032		-	~~2.If~~ the ~~number~~ of ~~credit-hours completed by an institution would cause a decrease in~~
1033		-	~~the credit completion factor~~ for ~~that institution compared to~~ the ~~credit completion factor~~
1034		-	~~the institution was entitled~~ to ~~receive during~~ the ~~2017-19received during the prior~~
1035		-	~~biennium,~~ the ~~state board~~ of ~~higher education shall multiply the product determined~~
1036		-	~~under section 15-18~~.~~2-02 by a credit growth factor of 1.0 for credits in excess of the~~
1037		-	~~factor~~ the ~~institution was entitled to receive during the 2017-19received during the prior~~
1038		-	~~biennium~~. ~~Any weighted credit-hours multiplied by a credit growth factor under this~~
1039		-	section ~~must have a weight~~ of ~~1.0 under section 15-18.2-02. The state board of higher~~
1040		-	~~education shall multiply~~ the ~~remaining weighted credits by~~ the ~~credit completion factor~~
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	1320	+	requested by the commissioner of higher education. The estimated income line item in
	1321	+	subdivision 1 of section 1 includes $1,500,000 for the North Dakota university system
	1322	+	office for dual-credit tuition scholarships.
	1323	+	SECTION 35. AMENDMENT. Section 8 of chapter 3 of the 2023 Session Laws is amended
	1324	+	and reenacted as follows:
	1325	+	SECTION 8. TRANSFER - BANK OF NORTH DAKOTA PROFITS - SKILLED
	1326	+	WORKFORCE STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM FUND. The industrial
	1327	+	commission shall transfer the sum of $3,400,000 from the current earnings and
	1328	+	accumulated undivided profits of the Bank of North Dakota to the skilled workforce
	1329	+	student loan repayment program fund during the bienniumperiod beginning July 1,
	1330	+	2023, and ending June 30, 20252027.
	1331	+	SECTION 36. AMENDMENT. Section 9 of chapter 3 of the 2023 Session Laws is amended
	1332	+	and reenacted as follows:
	1333	+	SECTION 9. TRANSFER - BANK OF NORTH DAKOTA PROFITS - SKILLED
	1334	+	WORKFORCE SCHOLARSHIP FUND. The industrial commission shall transfer the
	1335	+	sum of $3,400,000 from the current earnings and accumulated undivided profits of the
	1336	+	Bank of North Dakota to the skilled workforce scholarship fund during the
	1337	+	bienniumperiod beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 20252027.
	1338	+	SECTION 37. AMENDMENT. Subsection 17 of section 1 of chapter 550 of the 2021 Special
	1339	+	Session Session Laws is amended and reenacted as follows:
	1340	+	17.There is appropriated from federal funds derived from the state fiscal recovery
	1341	+	fund, not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $2,104,121, or so much of the sum
	1342	+	as may be necessary, to the university of North Dakota school of medicine and
	1343	+	health sciences for the purpose of purchasing equipment and hiring personnelto
	1344	+	be granted to health care providers in the state to provide hyperbaric oxygen
	1345	+	therapy for the period beginning with the effective date of this Act, and ending
	1346	+	June 30, 20232027.
	1347	+	SECTION 38. REPEAL. Section 15-10-74 of the North Dakota Century Code is repealed.
	1348	+	SECTION 39. EXEMPTION - TRANSFER AUTHORITY - LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT
	1349	+	REPORT. Notwithstanding section 54-16-04, the office of management and budget shall
	1350	+	transfer appropriation authority from the operations to the capital assets line items within
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1074		-	~~the institution was entitled to receive during~~ the ~~2017-19received during the prior~~
1075		-	biennium.
1076		-	~~SECTION 27.~~ ~~AMENDMENT. Subsection 1~~ of section ~~15-18.2-05 of~~ the ~~North Dakota~~
1077		-	~~Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows:~~
1078		-	~~1.Except as provided under subsections 2 and 3~~, ~~to determine~~ the state ~~aid payment to~~
1079		-	~~which each institution under its control is entitled,~~ the ~~state board~~ of ~~higher education~~
1080		-	~~shall multiply~~ the ~~product determined under section 15-18~~.~~2-03 by a base amount of:~~
1081		-	~~a.$73.15$79.57 in~~ the ~~case of~~ North Dakota ~~state~~ university ~~and~~ the ~~university~~ of
1082		-	~~North Dakota;~~
1083		-	b.~~$103~~.~~76$111.55 in~~ the ~~case of Dickinson state university, Mayville state~~
1084		-	~~university, Minot state university,~~ and ~~Valley City state university;~~ ~~and~~
1085		-	~~c.$110.38$119.91 in~~ the ~~case of Bismarck state college~~, ~~Dakota college at~~
1086		-	~~Bottineau~~, ~~Lake Region state college,~~ ~~North Dakota state college of science, and~~
1087		-	~~Williston state college.~~
1088		-	~~SECTION 28.~~ ~~AMENDMENT. Section 15-54.1-04 of~~ the ~~North Dakota Century Code is~~
1089		-	~~amended and reenacted as follows:~~
1090		-	~~15-54.~~1~~-04. Tier III capital building funds - Matching requirements.~~
1091		-	The ~~state board of higher education may allocate tier III capital building fund moneys~~ to an
1092		-	~~institution only after~~ the ~~institution, excluding the university of North Dakota~~ and ~~North Dakota~~
1093		-	~~state university,~~ ~~provides two dollarsone dollar~~ of ~~matching funds from operations or other~~
1094		-	~~sources for each one dollar~~ from the ~~university system capital building fund for the project. The~~
1095		-	~~state board~~ of ~~higher education may allocate tier III capital building fund moneys to~~ the
1096		-	~~university of North Dakota and North Dakota state university only after~~ the ~~institution provides~~
1097		-	~~two dollars~~ of ~~matching funds from operations or other sources for each one dollar from the~~
1098		-	~~university system capital building fund for~~ the ~~project. An institution may not use tier I~~
1099		-	~~extraordinary repairs funding,~~ ~~tier II capital building fund moneys,~~ ~~or state funding appropriated~~
1100		-	~~for a specific capital project as matching funds under this~~ section.
1101		-	~~SECTION 29. AMENDMENT. Subsection 1 of section 15-62.4-01~~ of the ~~North Dakota~~
1102		-	~~Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows:~~
1103		-	1.~~a.Graduated from a high school in this~~ state;
1104		-	~~b.Graduated from a high school in a bordering state,~~ ~~pursuant to chapter 15.1-29;~~
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	1384	+	subdivisions 2 through 14 of section 1 of this Act as requested by the state board of higher
	1385	+	education, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027. The board shall
	1386	+	report any transfer of funds under this section to the legislative management.
	1387	+	SECTION 40. EXEMPTION - FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITION ADJUSTMENTS.
	1388	+	Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the state board of higher education may adjust
	1389	+	full-time equivalent positions as needed, subject to the availability of funds, for institutions and
	1390	+	entities under its control during the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027.
	1391	+	The North Dakota university system shall report any adjustments to the office of management
	1392	+	and budget as part of the submission of the 2027-29 biennium budget request.
	1393	+	SECTION 41. EXEMPTION - UNEXPENDED APPROPRIATIONS. The following
	1394	+	appropriations are not subject to the provisions of section 54-44.1-11 and may be continued into
	1395	+	the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027:
	1396	+	1.Any amounts remaining from the $18,160,000 appropriated from the general fund for
	1397	+	capital projects inflation and $411,724,026 appropriated from other funds, including
	1398	+	$209,976,971 appropriated from the strategic investment and improvements fund, for
	1399	+	capital projects at institutions under the control of the state board of higher education
	1400	+	in section 1 of chapter 3 of the 2023 Session Laws;
	1401	+	2.Any amounts remaining from the $8,500,000 appropriated from other funds to
	1402	+	Bismarck state college for the multipurpose academic and athletic center in section 2
	1403	+	of chapter 638 of the 2023 Special Session Session Laws;
	1404	+	3.Any amounts remaining from the $1,500,000 appropriated from Bank of North Dakota
	1405	+	profits for dual-credit scholarships in section 1 of chapter 3 of the 2023 Session Laws;
	1406	+	4.Any amounts remaining from the funding appropriated from federal funds derived from
	1407	+	the state fiscal recovery fund to the state board of higher education and institutions
	1408	+	under the control of the state board of higher education in section 1 of chapter 548
	1409	+	and section 1 of chapter 550 of the 2021 Special Session Session Laws and continued
	1410	+	into the biennium beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2025, in section 42 of
	1411	+	chapter 3 of the 2023 Session Laws.
	1412	+	SECTION 42. EXEMPTION - SALE OF PROPERTY AUTHORIZED - USE OF
	1413	+	PROCEEDS. The state of North Dakota, by and through the state board of higher education,
	1414	+	may sell and convey certain real property located at the intersection of sixth avenue north and
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1138		-	~~c.Graduated from a nonpublic high school~~ in ~~a bordering state while residing with a~~
1139		-	~~custodial parent in this state;~~
1140		-	~~d.Completed a program~~ of ~~home education supervised in accordance with chapter~~
1141		-	~~15.1-23; or~~
1142		-	~~e.Received~~ a ~~general educational development high school diploma from~~ the
1143		-	~~superintendent~~ of ~~public instruction;~~ or
1144		-	~~f.Is a resident student,~~ ~~as defined in~~ section ~~15 - 10 - 19.1~~.
1145		-	SECTION 30. ~~AMENDMENT. Subsection 2 of section 15-62.5-03 of the North Dakota~~
1146		-	~~Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows:~~
1147		-	2.~~If two or more applicants have~~ the ~~same scores as determined in subsection 1~~, ~~they~~
1148		-	~~must be ranked by~~ the ~~numeric sum~~ of ~~their four scale scores on the ACT or~~
1149		-	~~equivalent scores.~~ ~~If a nationally recognized standardized test approved by~~ the ~~state~~
1150		-	~~board~~ of ~~higher education does not calculate scale scores~~, the ~~equivalent will be zero.~~
1151		-	~~SECTION 31~~. ~~AMENDMENT.~~ Section ~~54-44.1-11 of~~ the ~~North Dakota Century Code is~~
1152		-	~~amended and reenacted as follows:~~
1153		-	~~54-44.1-11. Office~~ of ~~management~~ and ~~budget to cancel unexpended appropriations -~~
1154		-	~~When they may continue~~. ~~(Effective through July 31,~~ ~~20252027)~~
1155		-	~~Except as otherwise provided by law, the office~~ of ~~management~~ and ~~budget, thirty days after~~
1156		-	~~the close of each biennial period, shall cancel all unexpended appropriations or balances of~~
1157		-	~~appropriations after the expiration~~ of ~~the biennial period during which they became available~~
1158		-	~~under the law.~~ ~~Unexpended appropriations for the state historical society are not subject to this~~
1159		-	~~section~~ and ~~the state historical society shall report on the amounts and uses of funds carried~~
1160		-	~~over from one biennium~~ to the ~~appropriations committees~~ of ~~the next subsequent legislative~~
1161		-	~~assembly. Unexpended appropriations for~~ the ~~North Dakota university system are not subject~~ to
1162		-	~~this section and~~ the ~~North Dakota university system shall report on the amounts and uses of~~
1163		-	~~funds carried over from one biennium to~~ the ~~next to subsequent appropriations committees~~ of
1164		-	~~the legislative assembly.~~ ~~The chairmen~~ of the ~~appropriations committees~~ of ~~the senate and~~
1165		-	~~house of representatives of~~ the legislative ~~assembly with the office of the budget may continue~~
1166		-	~~appropriations or balances~~ in ~~force for not more than two years after~~ the ~~expiration~~ of ~~the~~
1167		-	~~biennial period~~ during ~~which they became available upon recommendation of~~ the ~~director of the~~
1168		-	~~budget for:~~
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	1448	+	forty-second street north, in the southeast corner, unplatted parts including the north half of the
	1449	+	northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 5, township 151 north, range 50,
	1450	+	estimated to include 20 acres, in the records of the city of Grand Forks. If any real property
	1451	+	authorized to be conveyed under this section is conveyed, the terms of conveyance must be
	1452	+	determined jointly by the state board of higher education or a designee of the board and the
	1453	+	commissioner of university and school lands. Sections 54-01-05.2 and 54-01-05.5 do not apply
	1454	+	to the transfers authorized by this section. Any proceeds from the sale of land pursuant to this
	1455	+	section may be used only for deferred maintenance and extraordinary repairs.
	1456	+	SECTION 43. EXEMPTION - SALE OF PROPERTY AUTHORIZED - USE OF
	1457	+	PROCEEDS. The state of North Dakota, by and through the state board of higher education,
	1458	+	may sell and convey certain real property located at the intersection of Demers avenue and
	1459	+	forty-second street north, in the northwest corner, known as 4201 James Ray drive, the south
	1460	+	east corner of lot 1, block 1, estimated to be 2.74 acres, in the records of the city of Grand
	1461	+	Forks. If any real property authorized to be conveyed under this section is conveyed, the terms
	1462	+	of conveyance must be determined jointly by the state board of higher education or a designee
	1463	+	of the board and the commissioner of university and school lands. Sections 54-01-05.2 and
	1464	+	54-01-05.5 do not apply to the transfers authorized by this section. Any proceeds from the sale
	1465	+	of land pursuant to this section may be used only for deferred maintenance and extraordinary
	1466	+	repairs.
	1467	+	SECTION 44. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH
	1468	+	SCIENCES - UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PROGRAM -
	1469	+	STUDENT RESIDENCY - REPORT. The university of North Dakota shall develop and
	1470	+	implement student recruitment and acceptance strategies to increase the number of resident
	1471	+	students enrolled in the school of medicine and health sciences and to increase the number of
	1472	+	resident students enrolled in the physician assistant program, with a goal for eighty-five percent
	1473	+	of students enrolled at the school of medicine and health sciences and in the physician
	1474	+	assistant program to be residents of the state by the fall 2030 semester. The university of North
	1475	+	Dakota shall provide an annual report to the legislative management regarding strategies under
	1476	+	consideration and implemented to increase resident student enrollment in the school of
	1477	+	medicine and health sciences and in the physician assistant program, during the biennium
	1478	+	beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027.
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1202		-	1.~~New construction projects.~~
1203		-	2.~~Major repair or improvement projects.~~
1204		-	3.~~Purchases of new equipment costing more than ten thousand dollars per unit if it was~~
1205		-	~~ordered during the first twelve months~~ of ~~the biennium in which the funds were~~
1206		-	~~appropriated~~.
1207		-	4.The ~~purchase~~ of ~~land~~ by the ~~state on a "contract for deed" purchase if the total~~
1208		-	~~purchase price is within~~ the ~~authorized appropriation.~~
1209		-	5.~~Purchases~~ by the ~~department~~ of ~~transportation of roadway maintenance equipment~~
1210		-	~~costing more than ten thousand dollars per unit if~~ the ~~equipment was ordered during~~
1211		-	~~the first twenty-~~one ~~months~~ of the ~~biennium in which~~ the ~~funds were appropriated.~~
1212		-	~~6.Authorized ongoing information technology projects.~~
1213		-	~~Office of management and budget to cancel unexpended appropriations - When they~~
1214		-	~~may continue.~~ (~~Effective after July 31, 20252027~~) The ~~office~~ of ~~management~~ and ~~budget~~,
1215		-	~~thirty days after~~ the ~~close of each biennial period,~~ ~~shall cancel all unexpended appropriations or~~
1216		-	~~balances of appropriations after~~ the ~~expiration of the biennial period during which they became~~
1217		-	~~available under~~ the ~~law. Unexpended appropriations~~ for ~~the state historical society are not~~
1218		-	~~subject to this section and the state historical society shall report on the amounts and uses of~~
1219		-	~~funds carried over~~ from ~~one biennium to the appropriations committees of the next subsequent~~
1220		-	~~legislative assembly.~~ The ~~chairmen~~ of ~~the appropriations committees of the senate and house of~~
1221		-	~~representatives of the legislative assembly with the office of the budget may continue~~
1222		-	~~appropriations or balances in force for not more than~~ two ~~years after the expiration of the~~
1223		-	~~biennial period during which they became available upon recommendation~~ of ~~the director of the~~
1224		-	~~budget~~ for:
1225		-	~~1.New construction projects.~~
1226		-	~~2.Major repair or improvement projects.~~
1227		-	~~3.Purchases of new equipment costing more than ten thousand dollars per unit if it was~~
1228		-	~~ordered during the first twelve months of the biennium in which the funds were~~
1229		-	~~appropriated~~.
1230		-	4.The ~~purchase~~ of ~~land by the state on a "contract for deed" purchase if the total~~
1231		-	~~purchase price is within~~ the ~~authorized appropriation~~.
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	1512	+	SECTION 45. HIGHER EDUCATION FUNDING REVIEW COMMITTEE - REPORT TO
	1513	+	THE LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT.
	1514	+	1.During the 2025-26 interim, the higher education funding review committee is created
	1515	+	and composed of thirteen members as follows:
	1516	+	a.Two members of the house of representatives appointed by the majority leader of
	1517	+	the house of representatives and one member appointed by the minority leader
	1518	+	of the house of representatives;
	1519	+	b.Two members of the senate appointed by the majority leader of the senate and
	1520	+	one member appointed by the minority leader of the senate;
	1521	+	c.One member of the legislative assembly appointed by the legislative
	1522	+	management to serve as the committee chairman;
	1523	+	d.Six nonvoting members, including:
	1524	+	(1)The university of North Dakota vice president for finance and operations, or
	1525	+	a designee of the vice president for finance and operations;
	1526	+	(2)The North Dakota state university vice president for finance and
	1527	+	administration, or a designee of the vice president for finance and
	1528	+	administration;
	1529	+	(3)Two representatives from regional four-year universities, including
	1530	+	dual-mission institutions, appointed by the state board of higher education;
	1531	+	and
	1532	+	(4)Two representatives from two-year colleges, including polytechnic
	1533	+	institutions, appointed by the state board of higher education.
	1534	+	2.The committee shall review funding methods for higher education in the state,
	1535	+	including the higher education funding formula, the university system capital building
	1536	+	fund, permanent funds distributions, property tax allocations, oil and gas gross
	1537	+	production and oil extraction tax revenue allocations, other statutory funds for higher
	1538	+	education and research, and other funding appropriated to institutions and entities
	1539	+	under the control of the state board of higher education.
	1540	+	3.The committee must receive and consider input from representatives of all higher
	1541	+	education institutions under the control of the state board of higher education.
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1264		-	5.Purchases by the department of transportation of roadway maintenance equipment
1265		-	costing more than ten thousand dollars per unit if the equipment was ordered during
1266		-	the first twenty-one months of the biennium in which the funds were appropriated.
1267		-	6.Authorized ongoing information technology projects.
1268		-	SECTION 32. AMENDMENT. Section 6 of chapter 126 of the 2021 Session Laws is
1269		-	amended and reenacted as follows:
1270		-	SECTION 6. TRANSFER - BANK OF NORTH DAKOTA - SKILLED
1271		-	WORKFORCE STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM FUND. The Bank of
1272		-	North Dakota shall transfer the sum of $2,250,000, or so much of the sum as may be
1273		-	necessary, from the Bank's current earnings and undivided profits to the skilled
1274		-	workforce student loan repayment fund during the bienniumperiod beginning July 1,
1275		-	2021, and ending June 30, 20232027.
1276		-	SECTION 33. AMENDMENT. Section 7 of chapter 126 of the 2021 Session Laws is
1277		-	amended and reenacted as follows:
1278		-	SECTION 7. TRANSFER - BANK OF NORTH DAKOTA - SKILLED
1279		-	WORKFORCE SCHOLARSHIP FUND. The Bank of North Dakota shall transfer the
1280		-	sum of $2,250,000, or so much of the sum as may be necessary, from the Bank's
1281		-	current earnings and undivided profits to the skilled workforce scholarship fund during
1282		-	the bienniumperiod beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 20232027.
1283		-	SECTION 34. AMENDMENT. Section 7 of chapter 3 of the 2023 Session Laws is amended
1284		-	and reenacted as follows:
1285		-	SECTION 7. TRANSFER - BANK OF NORTH DAKOTA PROFITS - STATE
1286		-	BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS. The industrial commission
1287		-	shall transfer to the North Dakota university system a total of $1,500,000 from the
1288		-	current earnings and accumulated undivided profits of the Bank of North Dakota
1289		-	during the bienniumperiod beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 20252027, as
1290		-	requested by the commissioner of higher education. The estimated income line item in
1291		-	subdivision 1 of section 1 includes $1,500,000 for the North Dakota university system
1292		-	office for dual-credit tuition scholarships.
1293		-	SECTION 35. AMENDMENT. Section 8 of chapter 3 of the 2023 Session Laws is amended
1294		-	and reenacted as follows:
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	1574	+	4.The committee shall report its findings and recommendations to the legislative
	1575	+	management by September 1, 2026.
	1576	+	SECTION 46. PRAXIS CORE TESTING PERFORMANCE - LEGISLATIVE
	1577	+	MANAGEMENT REPORT. The legislative management shall request a report during the
	1578	+	2025-26 interim from the association of colleges for teacher education regarding a study of the
	1579	+	praxis core testing performance of student teachers who used grades and exams to
	1580	+	demonstrate reading, writing, and mathematics competencies.
	1581	+	SECTION 47. STATE BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION STUDY AND REPORT -
	1582	+	COMMISSIONER OF HIGHER EDUCATION - LEGISLATIVE INTENT - 2027 -29 BIENNIUM
	1583	+	BUDGET.
	1584	+	1.The state board of higher education shall study the costs and benefits of a system of
	1585	+	higher education led by a chancellor compared to a commissioner during the 2025-26
	1586	+	interim. The state board of higher education shall report its findings and
	1587	+	recommendations, including any legislation required to implement the
	1588	+	recommendations, to the seventieth legislative assembly.
	1589	+	2.It is the intent of the sixty-ninth legislative assembly that:
	1590	+	a.The state board of higher education appoint a state commissioner of higher
	1591	+	education in compliance with chapter 15-10 of the North Dakota Century Code
	1592	+	and subsection 7 of section 6 of article VIII of the Constitution of North Dakota.
	1593	+	b.The state commissioner of higher education position be filled by February 1,
	1594	+	2026.
	1595	+	c.The seventieth legislative assembly reduce the general fund appropriation for the
	1596	+	North Dakota university system office, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2027,
	1597	+	and ending June 30, 2029, by two percent for each month after February 1, 2026,
	1598	+	the state commissioner of higher education position remains vacant.
	1599	+	SECTION 48. LEGISLATIVE INTENT - WEIGHTED CREDIT -HOURS - INSTRUCTIONAL
	1600	+	PROGRAM CLASSIFICATION FACTORS. It is the intent of the sixty-ninth legislative assembly
	1601	+	that wind energy technology and law enforcement courses be transferred to the career and
	1602	+	technical education instructional program classification within the higher education funding
	1603	+	formula.
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	1636	+	SECTION 49. LEGISLATIVE INTENT - UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF
	1637	+	MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES - ALLIED HEALTH FACILITY. It is the intent of the
	1638	+	sixty-ninth legislative assembly that an allied health facility expansion be completed at the
	1639	+	university of North Dakota school of medicine and health sciences. It is further the intent of the
	1640	+	sixty-ninth legislative assembly that the seventieth legislative assembly consider supporting the
	1641	+	completion of the allied health facility project at the university of North Dakota school of
	1642	+	medicine and health sciences.
	1643	+	SECTION 50. LEGISLATIVE INTENT - SEPARATION AGREEMENTS . It is the intent of the
	1644	+	sixty-ninth legislative assembly that the state board of higher education not enter into any
	1645	+	separation or early retirement agreements with a cost to the state or the institutions under the
	1646	+	control of the state board of higher education during the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and
	1647	+	ending June 30, 2027.
	1648	+	SECTION 51. TUITION RATE INCREASE LIMITATIONS.
	1649	+	1.Except as provided in this section, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the state
	1650	+	board of higher education may not increase tuition rates for resident students
	1651	+	attending institutions of higher education under its control during the 2025-26
	1652	+	academic year by more than four percent as compared to the tuition rate in effect
	1653	+	during the 2025 spring semester.
	1654	+	2.Except as provided in this section, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the state
	1655	+	board of higher education may not increase tuition rates for resident students
	1656	+	attending institutions of higher education under its control during the 2026-27
	1657	+	academic year by more than four percent as compared to the tuition rate in effect
	1658	+	during the 2026 spring semester.
	1659	+	3.Tuition rates charged for high-cost undergraduate differentiated tuition programs and
	1660	+	for graduate level programs, including programs offered through the university of North
	1661	+	Dakota school of medicine and health sciences, the university of North Dakota school
	1662	+	of law, or the North Dakota state university school of pharmacy, may be increased by
	1663	+	up to five percent for the 2025-26 academic year as compared to the tuition rate in
	1664	+	effect during the 2025 spring semester.
	1665	+	4.Tuition rates charged for high-cost undergraduate differentiated tuition programs and
	1666	+	for graduate level programs, including programs offered through the university of North
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1328		-	SECTION 8. TRANSFER - BANK OF NORTH DAKOTA PROFITS - SKILLED
1329		-	WORKFORCE STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM FUND. The industrial
1330		-	commission shall transfer the sum of $3,400,000 from the current earnings and
1331		-	accumulated undivided profits of the Bank of North Dakota to the skilled workforce
1332		-	student loan repayment program fund during the bienniumperiod beginning July 1,
1333		-	2023, and ending June 30, 20252027.
1334		-	SECTION 36. AMENDMENT. Section 9 of chapter 3 of the 2023 Session Laws is amended
1335		-	and reenacted as follows:
1336		-	SECTION 9. TRANSFER - BANK OF NORTH DAKOTA PROFITS - SKILLED
1337		-	WORKFORCE SCHOLARSHIP FUND. The industrial commission shall transfer the
1338		-	sum of $3,400,000 from the current earnings and accumulated undivided profits of the
1339		-	Bank of North Dakota to the skilled workforce scholarship fund during the
1340		-	bienniumperiod beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 20252027.
1341		-	SECTION 37. AMENDMENT. Subsection 17 of section 1 of chapter 550 of the 2021 Special
1342		-	Session Session Laws is amended and reenacted as follows:
1343		-	17.There is appropriated from federal funds derived from the state fiscal recovery
1344		-	fund, not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $2,104,121, or so much of the sum
1345		-	as may be necessary, to the university of North Dakota school of medicine and
1346		-	health sciences for the purpose of purchasing equipment and hiring personnelto
1347		-	be granted to health care providers in the state to provide hyperbaric oxygen
1348		-	therapy for the period beginning with the effective date of this Act, and ending
1349		-	June 30, 20232027.
1350		-	SECTION 38. REPEAL. Section 15-10-74 of the North Dakota Century Code is repealed.
1351		-	SECTION 39. EXEMPTION - TRANSFER AUTHORITY - LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT
1352		-	REPORT. Notwithstanding section 54-16-04, the office of management and budget shall
1353		-	transfer appropriation authority from the operations to the capital assets line items within
1354		-	subdivisions 2 through 14 of section 1 of this Act as requested by the state board of higher
1355		-	education, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027. The board shall
1356		-	report any transfer of funds under this section to the legislative management.
1357		-	SECTION 40. EXEMPTION - FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITION ADJUSTMENTS.
1358		-	Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the state board of higher education may adjust
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	1700	+	Dakota school of medicine and health sciences, the university of North Dakota school
	1701	+	of law, or the North Dakota state university school of pharmacy, may be increased by
	1702	+	up to five percent for the 2026-27 academic year as compared to the tuition rate in
	1703	+	effect during the 2026 spring semester.
	1704	+	5.This section does not apply to tuition rates for nonresident students attending
	1705	+	institutions of higher education under the control of the state board of higher
	1706	+	education. For purposes of this section, the residency of students for tuition purposes
	1707	+	must be determined under section 15-10-19.1.
	1708	+	6.This section does not apply to tuition rates determined under tuition reciprocity
	1709	+	agreements entered into by the state board of higher education with other states or
	1710	+	state education compacts.
	1711	+	7.For purposes of this section, an institution must calculate a resident tuition rate
	1712	+	increase based on the tuition rate paid by an average full-time resident student.
	1713	+	SECTION 52. APPLICATION. Section 21 of this Act applies to individuals initially entering a
	1714	+	professional student exchange program in veterinary medicine, dentistry, or optometry after
	1715	+	June 30, 2026.
	1716	+	SECTION 53. EMERGENCY. The capital assets line items in section 1 and sections 4, 5,
	1717	+	10, 11, 12, 13, 19, 39, 42, and 43 of this Act are declared to be an emergency measure.
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1392		-	full-time equivalent positions as needed, subject to the availability of funds, for institutions and
1393		-	entities under its control during the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027.
1394		-	The North Dakota university system shall report any adjustments to the office of management
1395		-	and budget as part of the submission of the 2027-29 biennium budget request.
1396		-	SECTION 41. EXEMPTION - UNEXPENDED APPROPRIATIONS. The following
1397		-	appropriations are not subject to the provisions of section 54-44.1-11 and may be continued into
1398		-	the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027:
1399		-	1.Any amounts remaining from the $18,160,000 appropriated from the general fund for
1400		-	capital projects inflation and $411,724,026 appropriated from other funds, including
1401		-	$209,976,971 appropriated from the strategic investment and improvements fund, for
1402		-	capital projects at institutions under the control of the state board of higher education
1403		-	in section 1 of chapter 3 of the 2023 Session Laws;
1404		-	2.Any amounts remaining from the $8,500,000 appropriated from other funds to
1405		-	Bismarck state college for the multipurpose academic and athletic center in section 2
1406		-	of chapter 638 of the 2023 Special Session Session Laws;
1407		-	3.Any amounts remaining from the $1,500,000 appropriated from Bank of North Dakota
1408		-	profits for dual-credit scholarships in section 1 of chapter 3 of the 2023 Session Laws;
1409		-	4.Any amounts remaining from the funding appropriated from federal funds derived from
1410		-	the state fiscal recovery fund to the state board of higher education and institutions
1411		-	under the control of the state board of higher education in section 1 of chapter 548
1412		-	and section 1 of chapter 550 of the 2021 Special Session Session Laws and continued
1413		-	into the biennium beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2025, in section 42 of
1414		-	chapter 3 of the 2023 Session Laws.
1415		-	SECTION 42. EXEMPTION - SALE OF PROPERTY AUTHORIZED - USE OF
1416		-	PROCEEDS. The state of North Dakota, by and through the state board of higher education,
1417		-	may sell and convey certain real property located at the intersection of sixth avenue north and
1418		-	forty-second street north, in the southeast corner, unplatted parts including the north half of the
1419		-	northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 5, township 151 north, range 50,
1420		-	estimated to include 20 acres, in the records of the city of Grand Forks. If any real property
1421		-	authorized to be conveyed under this section is conveyed, the terms of conveyance must be
1422		-	determined jointly by the state board of higher education or a designee of the board and the
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1456		-	commissioner of university and school lands. Sections 54-01-05.2 and 54-01-05.5 do not apply
1457		-	to the transfers authorized by this section. Any proceeds from the sale of land pursuant to this
1458		-	section may be used only for deferred maintenance and extraordinary repairs.
1459		-	SECTION 43. EXEMPTION - SALE OF PROPERTY AUTHORIZED - USE OF
1460		-	PROCEEDS. The state of North Dakota, by and through the state board of higher education,
1461		-	may sell and convey certain real property located at the intersection of Demers avenue and
1462		-	forty-second street north, in the northwest corner, known as 4201 James Ray drive, the south
1463		-	east corner of lot 1, block 1, estimated to be 2.74 acres, in the records of the city of Grand
1464		-	Forks. If any real property authorized to be conveyed under this section is conveyed, the terms
1465		-	of conveyance must be determined jointly by the state board of higher education or a designee
1466		-	of the board and the commissioner of university and school lands. Sections 54-01-05.2 and
1467		-	54-01-05.5 do not apply to the transfers authorized by this section. Any proceeds from the sale
1468		-	of land pursuant to this section may be used only for deferred maintenance and extraordinary
1469		-	repairs.
1470		-	SECTION 44. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH
1471		-	SCIENCES - UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PROGRAM -
1472		-	STUDENT RESIDENCY - REPORT. The university of North Dakota shall develop and
1473		-	implement student recruitment and acceptance strategies to increase the number of resident
1474		-	students enrolled in the school of medicine and health sciences and to increase the number of
1475		-	resident students enrolled in the physician assistant program, with a goal for eighty-five percent
1476		-	of students enrolled at the school of medicine and health sciences and in the physician
1477		-	assistant program to be residents of the state by the fall 2030 semester. The university of North
1478		-	Dakota shall provide an annual report to the legislative management regarding strategies under
1479		-	consideration and implemented to increase resident student enrollment in the school of
1480		-	medicine and health sciences and in the physician assistant program, during the biennium
1481		-	beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027.
1482		-	SECTION 45. HIGHER EDUCATION FUNDING REVIEW COMMITTEE - REPORT TO
1483		-	THE LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT.
1484		-	1.During the 2025-26 interim, the higher education funding review committee is created
1485		-	and composed of thirteen members as follows:
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1518		-	a.Two members of the house of representatives appointed by the majority leader of
1519		-	the house of representatives and one member appointed by the minority leader
1520		-	of the house of representatives;
1521		-	b.Two members of the senate appointed by the majority leader of the senate and
1522		-	one member appointed by the minority leader of the senate;
1523		-	c.One member of the legislative assembly appointed by the legislative
1524		-	management to serve as the committee chairman;
1525		-	d.Six nonvoting members, including:
1526		-	(1)The university of North Dakota vice president for finance and operations, or
1527		-	a designee of the vice president for finance and operations;
1528		-	(2)The North Dakota state university vice president for finance and
1529		-	administration, or a designee of the vice president for finance and
1530		-	administration;
1531		-	(3)Two representatives from regional four-year universities, including
1532		-	dual-mission institutions, appointed by the state board of higher education;
1533		-	and
1534		-	(4)Two representatives from two-year colleges, including polytechnic
1535		-	institutions, appointed by the state board of higher education.
1536		-	2.The committee shall review funding methods for higher education in the state,
1537		-	including the higher education funding formula, the university system capital building
1538		-	fund, permanent funds distributions, property tax allocations, oil and gas gross
1539		-	production and oil extraction tax revenue allocations, other statutory funds for higher
1540		-	education and research, and other funding appropriated to institutions and entities
1541		-	under the control of the state board of higher education.
1542		-	3.The committee must receive and consider input from representatives of all higher
1543		-	education institutions under the control of the state board of higher education.
1544		-	4.The committee shall report its findings and recommendations to the legislative
1545		-	management by September 1, 2026.
1546		-	SECTION 46. PRAXIS CORE TESTING PERFORMANCE - LEGISLATIVE
1547		-	MANAGEMENT REPORT. The legislative management shall request a report during the
1548		-	2025-26 interim from the association of colleges for teacher education regarding a study of the
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1582		-	praxis core testing performance of student teachers who used grades and exams to
1583		-	demonstrate reading, writing, and mathematics competencies.
1584		-	SECTION 47. STATE BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION STUDY AND REPORT -
1585		-	COMMISSIONER OF HIGHER EDUCATION - LEGISLATIVE INTENT - 2027 -29 BIENNIUM
1586		-	BUDGET.
1587		-	1.The state board of higher education shall study the costs and benefits of a system of
1588		-	higher education led by a chancellor compared to a commissioner during the 2025-26
1589		-	interim. The state board of higher education shall report its findings and
1590		-	recommendations, including any legislation required to implement the
1591		-	recommendations, to the seventieth legislative assembly.
1592		-	2.It is the intent of the sixty-ninth legislative assembly that:
1593		-	a.The state board of higher education appoint a state commissioner of higher
1594		-	education in compliance with chapter 15-10 of the North Dakota Century Code
1595		-	and subsection 7 of section 6 of article VIII of the Constitution of North Dakota.
1596		-	b.The state commissioner of higher education position be filled by February 1,
1597		-	2026.
1598		-	c.The seventieth legislative assembly reduce the general fund appropriation for the
1599		-	North Dakota university system office, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2027,
1600		-	and ending June 30, 2029, by two percent for each month after February 1, 2026,
1601		-	the state commissioner of higher education position remains vacant.
1602		-	SECTION 48. LEGISLATIVE INTENT - WEIGHTED CREDIT -HOURS - INSTRUCTIONAL
1603		-	PROGRAM CLASSIFICATION FACTORS. It is the intent of the sixty-ninth legislative assembly
1604		-	that wind energy technology and law enforcement courses be transferred to the career and
1605		-	technical education instructional program classification within the higher education funding
1606		-	formula.
1607		-	SECTION 49. LEGISLATIVE INTENT - UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF
1608		-	MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES - ALLIED HEALTH FACILITY. It is the intent of the
1609		-	sixty-ninth legislative assembly that an allied health facility expansion be completed at the
1610		-	university of North Dakota school of medicine and health sciences. It is further the intent of the
1611		-	sixty-ninth legislative assembly that the seventieth legislative assembly consider supporting the
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1644		-	completion of the allied health facility project at the university of North Dakota school of
1645		-	medicine and health sciences.
1646		-	SECTION 50. LEGISLATIVE INTENT - SEPARATION AGREEMENTS . It is the intent of the
1647		-	sixty-ninth legislative assembly that the state board of higher education not enter into any
1648		-	separation or early retirement agreements with a cost to the state or the institutions under the
1649		-	control of the state board of higher education during the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and
1650		-	ending June 30, 2027.
1651		-	SECTION 51. TUITION RATE INCREASE LIMITATIONS.
1652		-	1.Except as provided in this section, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the state
1653		-	board of higher education may not increase tuition rates for resident students
1654		-	attending institutions of higher education under its control during the 2025-26
1655		-	academic year by more than four percent as compared to the tuition rate in effect
1656		-	during the 2025 spring semester.
1657		-	2.Except as provided in this section, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the state
1658		-	board of higher education may not increase tuition rates for resident students
1659		-	attending institutions of higher education under its control during the 2026-27
1660		-	academic year by more than four percent as compared to the tuition rate in effect
1661		-	during the 2026 spring semester.
1662		-	3.Tuition rates charged for high-cost undergraduate differentiated tuition programs and
1663		-	for graduate level programs, including programs offered through the university of North
1664		-	Dakota school of medicine and health sciences, the university of North Dakota school
1665		-	of law, or the North Dakota state university school of pharmacy, may be increased by
1666		-	up to five percent for the 2025-26 academic year as compared to the tuition rate in
1667		-	effect during the 2025 spring semester.
1668		-	4.Tuition rates charged for high-cost undergraduate differentiated tuition programs and
1669		-	for graduate level programs, including programs offered through the university of North
1670		-	Dakota school of medicine and health sciences, the university of North Dakota school
1671		-	of law, or the North Dakota state university school of pharmacy, may be increased by
1672		-	up to five percent for the 2026-27 academic year as compared to the tuition rate in
1673		-	effect during the 2026 spring semester.
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1706		-	5.This section does not apply to tuition rates for nonresident students attending
1707		-	institutions of higher education under the control of the state board of higher
1708		-	education. For purposes of this section, the residency of students for tuition purposes
1709		-	must be determined under section 15-10-19.1.
1710		-	6.This section does not apply to tuition rates determined under tuition reciprocity
1711		-	agreements entered into by the state board of higher education with other states or
1712		-	state education compacts.
1713		-	7.For purposes of this section, an institution must calculate a resident tuition rate
1714		-	increase based on the tuition rate paid by an average full-time resident student.
1715		-	SECTION 52. APPLICATION. Section 21 of this Act applies to individuals initially entering a
1716		-	professional student exchange program in veterinary medicine, dentistry, or optometry after
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