North Dakota HB1549: AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 12-44.1 and two new sections to chapter 54-23.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the correctional facility grant program, housing task force, and criminal justice data collection; to amend and reenact section 12-47-31 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to offenders released from the department of corrections and rehabilitation; to provide for a statement of legislative intent; to provide for a legislative management study; and to provide for a legislative management report.

What the bill says

An act to create and enact a new section to chapter 12-44.1 and two new sections to chapter 54-23.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the correctional facility grant program, housing task force, and criminal justice data collection; to amend and reenact section 12-47-31 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to offenders released from the department of corrections and rehabilitation; to provide for a statement of legislative intent; to provide for a legislative management study; and to provide for a legislative management report.

From the enrolled text, April 14, 2025:

AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 12-44.1 and two new sections to chapter 54-23.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the correctional facility grant program, housing task force, and criminal justice data collection; to amend and reenact section 12-47-31 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to offenders released from the department of corrections and rehabilitation; to provide for a statement of legislative intent; to provide for a legislative management study; and to provide for a legislative management report. SECTION 1. A new section to chapter 12-44.1 of the North Dakota Century Code is created and enacted as follows: Correctional facility grant committee - Correctional facility grant program - Report. 1. The department of corrections and rehabilitation shall establish a correctional facility grant committee consisting of two members appointed by the director of the department of corrections and rehabilitation, two members appointed by the North Dakota association of counties, the commissioner of recovery and re-entry, and the director of the behavioral health division of the department of health and human services. The director of the department of corrections and rehabilitation shall choose one member to serve as chairman. The committee shall: a. Establish criteria for the evaluation of existing re-entry programs, including educational and counseling programs used by existing re-entry programs; b. Establish …