25.0971.01001
Title.02000
Adopted by the Education Committee
Sixty-ninth
February 5, 2025
Legislative Assembly
of North Dakota
Introduced by
Senators Myrdal, Paulson, Wobbema
Representatives D. Johnston, S. Olson, Motschenbacher
A BILL for an Act to provide for a legislative management study relating to institutions of higher
education.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
SECTION 1. LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT STUDY - INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER
EDUCATION.
1.During the 2025-26 interim, the legislative management shall consider studying the
institutions of higher education under the control of the state board of higher
education. The study must include:
a.Methods to promote efficiency and collaboration among state institutions;
b.Consideration of statewide dual-credit expansion to develop standard three-year
bachelor degree programs;
c.An analysis of the cost of tuition and fees for students;
d.Consideration of the feasibility and desirability of a system of uniform transcripts
and the waiver of fees to transfer credits within the state higher education
system; and
e.Consideration of the feasibility and desirability of consolidating colleges and
universities and implementing satellite campuses of universities.
2.If selected, the legislative management shall appoint a committee for this study as
follows:
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a.The voting members of the committee, who must be appointed by the legislative
management, are:
(1)Three members of the senate, two from the party with the largest number of
members in the senate and one from the party with the second largest
number of members in the senate;
(2)Three members of the house of representatives, two from the party with the
largest number of members in the house of representatives and one from
the party with the second largest number of members in the house of
representatives; and
(3)One member of the legislative assembly to serve as the committee
chairman.
b.The nonvoting members of the committee are:
(1)The chairman of the state board of higher education;
(2)The chancellor of the North Dakota university system, or the chancellor's
designee;
(3) One representative of kindergarten through grade twelve education; and
(3)(4)One representative each of the manufacturing, health care, agriculture, and
energy industries.
3.The legislative management shall report its findings and recommendations, together
with any legislation required to implement the recommendations, to the seventieth
legislative assembly.
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