North Dakota legislation · 69th Legislative Assembly
North Dakota HB1547: AN ACT to create a committee to study special education funding during the 2025-26 interim; and to provide for a legislative management report.
Status: Signed into law, March 25, 2025
What the bill says
An act to create a committee to study special education funding during the 2025-26 interim; and to provide for a legislative management report.
From the enrolled text, March 14, 2025:
AN ACT to create a committee to study special education funding during the 2025-26 interim; and to provide for a legislative management report. SECTION 1. SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING COMMITTEE - REPORT TO LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT. 1. During the 2025-26 interim, the legislative management shall establish and provide staffing and administrative services to a committee to study special education funding. The chairman of legislative management may add temporary, nonvoting members to the committee, as deemed necessary by the committee, to serve without compensation. 2. The committee may include: a. Eight members of the legislative assembly, four members from the house of representatives and four members from the senate, appointed by the legislative management; b. Two multi-unit special education directors; c. One large school special education director; d. One special education coordinator; e. One superintendent of a large school; f. One superintendent of a small or midsize school; g. One business manager of a large school; and h. One multi-unit special education business manager. 3. During the 2025-26 interim, the special education funding committee study must include a comprehensive review of special education funding models, including student contracts, highcost students, residential placement, and reimbursement under the Medicaid program. 4. The committee shall report its findings and recommendations, together with any legislation necessary to implement the recommendations, to the seventieth legislative assembly. H. B. …
Sponsors
- David Richter (R, 1) · primary sponsor
- Michelle Axtman (R, 7)
- Todd Beard (R, 23)
- Liz Conmy (D, 11)
- Kyle Davison (R, 41)
- Jim Jonas (R, 13)
- Tim Mathern (D, 11)
- Alisa Mitskog (D, 25)
- Jon Nelson (R, 14)
- Anna Novak (R, 33)
- Cynthia Schreiber-Beck (R, 25)
Latest actions
- : Filed with Secretary Of State 03/24
- : Signed by Governor 03/21
- : Sent to Governor
- : Signed by Speaker
- : Signed by President
- : Returned to House
- : Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0
- : Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 0 1
- : Committee Hearing 11:30
- : Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee
Votes
- Final Passage (March 12, 2025): 47 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Final Passage (February 18, 2025): 86 yea, 5 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB1547?
- HB1547 is a bill in the North Dakota Legislature (69th Legislative Assembly): AN ACT to create a committee to study special education funding during the 2025-26 interim; and to provide for a legislative management report.
- What does HB1547 do?
- In its own words: An act to create a committee to study special education funding during the 2025-26 interim; and to provide for a legislative management report.
- What is the status of HB1547?
- Signed into law as of March 25, 2025. Latest action: Filed with Secretary Of State 03/24 (March 25, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB1547?
- David Richter (R, 1), with 10 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1547?
- On the North Dakota Legislature website: https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/bill-overview/bo1547.html
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