North Dakota legislation · 69th Legislative Assembly
North Dakota HB1516: A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 15.1-09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the requirement for an educational employee to be an observer of the board of a public school.
Status: Failed, February 19, 2025
Relating to the requirement for an educational employee to be an observer of the board of a public school.
What the bill says
A bill for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 15.1-09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the requirement for an educational employee to be an observer of the board of a public school.
From the introduced text, January 20, 2025:
A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 15.1-09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the requirement for an educational employee to be an observer of the board of a public school. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA: SECTION 1. A new section to chapter 15.1-09 of the North Dakota Century Code is created and enacted as follows: School board - Observer. 1. The board of a school district must include one to two board observers who are educational employees employed by the school district to represent educational employees. 2. A board observer: a. Shall represent the interests of educational employees of the school district at each meeting of the board of a school. b. Must be appointed to a one-year term by the education association in the school district by vote of the education association at a meeting held before the beginning of each fiscal year. c. May participate in a meeting of the board of a school district, except as otherwise provided under this section, including participating in discussion to contribute the perspectives of the educational employees. d. Is not a voting board member. e. May not participate in a meeting or part of a meeting regarding employment matters specifically related to the observer. f. Shall …
Sponsors
- Austin Foss (D, 44) · primary sponsor
- Michelle Axtman (R, 7)
- Joshua Boschee (D, 44)
- Anna Novak (R, 33)
- Brandy Pyle (R, 22)
- David Richter (R, 1)
- Mark Sanford (R, 17)
- Steve Swiontek (R, 10)
Latest actions
- : Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 12 nays 80
- : Reported back, do not pass, placed on calendar 7 3 4
- : Committee Hearing 09:30
- : Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee
Votes
- Final Passage (February 19, 2025): 12 yea, 80 nay, failed
Common questions
- What is HB1516?
- HB1516 is a bill in the North Dakota Legislature (69th Legislative Assembly): A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 15.1-09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the requirement for an educational employee to be an observer of the board of a public school.
- What does HB1516 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 15.1-09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the requirement for an educational employee to be an observer of the board of a public school.
- What is the status of HB1516?
- Failed as of February 19, 2025. Latest action: Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 12 nays 80 (February 19, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB1516?
- Austin Foss (D, 44), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1516?
- On the North Dakota Legislature website: https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/bill-overview/bo1516.html
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