Interim Committee Meeting Memos
(1997-1998 Interim)
ADMINISTRATIVE RULES COMMITTEE
July 29-30, 1997
ADVISORY COMMISSION ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
July 9, 1997
BUDGET COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT FINANCE
July 25, 1997
- Budget Process - Background Memorandum
- Monitoring the Status of State Agency and Institution Appropriations - Background Memorandum
- State Investment Process - Background Memorandum
- Transportation Funding Study - Background Memorandum
- 1995-96 Investment Study Findings
- Budget Process Study - Issues, Examples, and Options
- Budgeting Methods in North Dakota and Other States I
- Department of Transportation Aircraft - Evaluation
- Fire and Tornado Fund and Bonding Fund - Assessments, Premium Waivers, and Loan Options
- Bonding Fund and Fire and Tornado Fund - Investment Policies
- Budgeting Methods in North Dakota and Other States II
- Comparison of Original Legislative Revenue Estimates for the Next Biennium Made at the Close of the Legislative Session to Actual Collections - General Fund
- Legislative Budget
- Budgeting Methods in North Dakota and Other States III
- Legislative Budget
- Legislative Fiscal Staff Services Among the States
- Zero-Base Budgeting
- Funding for Public Transportation Programs
- Major Sources of Funding for Highways in North Dakota and Surrounding States
- Budget Process Study - Issues to Address
- Comparison of Estimated and Actual Expenditures, Revenues, and Enrollments at the Institutions of Higher Education for the Period July 1, 1997, Through June 30, 1998
- Comparison of Estimated and Actual FTE Positions, Expenditures, Revenues, and Populations at the Charitable and Penal Institutions for the Period July 1, 1997, Through June 30, 1998
- Department of Human Services TANF and Medical Assistance Grants
- Status Report on Foundation Aid and Other Payments to School Districts
BUDGET COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT SERVICES
June 17, 1997
- Mental Health and Foster Care Services - Background Memorandum
- Other Responsibilities of the Budget Committee on Government Services
- Bistate Agreements - Legislative Action in North Dakota and South Dakota
- Reimbursement System for Group and Residential Child Care Facilities I
- State Employee Pay Schedules - North Dakota Compared to Nearby States
- Case Manager Caseloads - Mental Health Services
- Mental Health Services Funding - 1997-99 Biennium
- North Dakota Foster Care Statistics - 1991-97
- Reimbursement System for Group and Residential Child Care Facilities II
- Residential Child Care Facilities and Residential Treatment Centers - Limitations on Beds
BUDGET COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES
June 24, 1997
- Department of Human Services Study - Background Memorandum
- Study of the Responsibility of Social Service Agencies Providing Services to Children, Families, the Disabled, and the Elderly - Background Memorandum
- Proposed Study Plans for Committee Consideration
- Social Services Agencies in North Dakota and Selected Other States
BUDGET COMMITTEE ON LONG-TERM CARE
June 25, 1997
- Monitoring of Alzheimer's and Related Dementia Population Projects and An Expanded Case Management System - Background Memorandum
- Study of American Indian Long-Term Care and Case Management Needs
- Study of Basic Care Rate Equalization - Background Memorandum
- Study of Expanding Home and Community-Based Service Availability
- Study of Long-Term Care Financing
- Comparison of Acute Care, Swing Beds, Subacute Care, Congregate Housing, Assisted Living, Basic Care, and Nursing Homes
- Legislative Intent of Basic Care Rate Equalization
- Comparison of Acute Care, Swing Beds, Subacute Care, Congregate Housing, Assisted Living, Basic Care, and Nursing
- Legislative Intent of Basic Care Rate Equalization
BUDGET SECTION
June 18, 1997
- Capital Construction Projects - Authorization of Expansions by the Budget Section
- Federal Block Grants - Legislative Hearings
- State and Federal Historic Building Preservation Laws
CHILD SUPPORT COMMITTEE
July 23-24, 1997
- Child Support Enforcement Services and Child Care Licensure - Background Memorandum
- Child Support Guidelines and Child Custody and Visitation - Background Memorandum
COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE
January 22, 1998
- Affordable Housing Study - Background Memorandum
- Economic Development Functions in North Dakota - Background Memorandum
CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE
July 8, 1997
- Civil Commitment of Sexually Dangerous Individuals - Kansas v. Hendricks
- Delinquency and Crime Prevention and Dispositional Alternatives - Background Memorandum
- Sexual Abuse - Prevention and Treatment - Background Memorandum
- Sexual Offenses and Sentencing - Background Memorandum
EDUCATION FINANCE COMMITTEE
August 25, 1997
ELECTRIC UTILITIES COMMITTEE
July 29, 1997
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS PROGRAMS COMMITTEE
August 12, 1997
- Employee Benefits Programs Committee - Background Memorandum
- Public Employee Health Insurance Benefits Study - Background Memorandum
- Employee Benefits Programs Committee Bills II
- Old-Age and Survivor Insurance system Tax Levy - History
- Public Employees Retirement Programs - History
GARRISON DIVERSION OVERVIEW COMMITTEE
October 23, 1997
- Missouri v. Craig - Analysis and Effect on North Dakota
- Nebraska Natural Resources Districts - History, Organization, and Powers
- North Dakota Wetlands Trust
- Water Resource Districts - Authority to Enforce Illegal Drainage
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
July 22, 1997
- Development of Electronic Mail and Records Management Policy for Governmental Entities - Background Memorandum
- Legislative Information Technology Responsibilities Under House Bill No. 1034 - Background Memorandum
- Supplementary Rules of Operation and Procedure of the North Dakota Legislative Council
- Open Records Requirements Affecting Electronic Mail and Records Management
- Survey of Selected States' Electronic Mail Retention Policies
INSURANCE AND HEALTH CARE COMMITTEE
July 28, 1997
- Emergency Medical Services - Background Memorandum
- Hail Suppression - Background Memorandum
- Public Health Planning Process - Background Memorandum
- Rural Managed Health Care - Background Memorandum
- Emergency Medical Services Funding Sources - Telecommunications Relay Service Surcharge Data
- Emergency Medical Services Magazine - Abbreviated 1996 State and Province Survey
- Emergency Medical Services Magazine - 1996 Summary of Unique Funding Methods
- Health Care Data Collection and Health Care Quality Review
- Managed Care - Profit Versus Nonprofit
- Possible Emergency Medical Services Funding Sources - State Tax Data
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
July 17, 1997
- Court Unification Study - Funding of the Clerk of District Court Office - Background Memorandum
- Discrimination in North Dakota - Background Memorandum
- North Dakota Charitable Gaming Laws - Background Memorandum
LEGISLATIVE AUDIT AND FISCAL REVIEW COMMITTEE
July 9, 1997
- Comparison of Commodity Group Assessments, Late Filing Penalties, and Auditing Procedures
- Contents of a Report to the Appropriations Committees on Audit Findings and Recommendations
- Eligibility Requirements for Participation in the State Bonding Fund, State Fire and Tornado Fund, Risk Management Fund, and Public Employees Retirement System
- Possible Changes to the North Dakota Century Code Regarding the Acquisition of Assets and Services by State Agencies and Institutions
- South Dakota Commodity Checkoff Process
- Summary of Minnesota Statute Chapter 16D Regarding State Debt Collection
- Transfer of Beginning Farmer Revolving Loan Fund Into the Bank of North Dakota
- Governor's Special Fund
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
June 23, 1997
- Guidelines for Use of Legislative Chambers and Displays in Memorial Hall, North Dakota State Capitol
- Policy on Use of Personal Computers by Legislators
- Supplementary Rules of Operation and Procedure of the North Dakota Legislative Council
- Legislative Redistricting Activities Before the Adoption of Redistricting Plans in 1981 and 1991
- Legislators' Use of E-mail - Survey Results
- Invitation to Bid - Legislative Assembly Secretarial Services
- Legislative Organizational Session Agenda
- Orientation and Training Sessions for Certain Legislative Employees
- Policy Regarding Secretarial Services to Legislators
- Records Retention Policy - Legislative Assembly
- Records Retention Policy - Legislative Council
- State Surplus Property Requirements - Disposition of Legislative Computers
- Legislative Assembly Employee Positions and Compensation
- Session WATS Line Service - Incoming Lines - Message Options
- Purchase of Notebook Computers - Results of Survey of Legislators
- Interim Committee Measures - Sponsorship by Individual Legislators
- Supplementary Rules of Operation and Procedure of the North Dakota Legislative Council
- Supplementary Rules of Operation and Procedure of the North Dakota Legislative Council (revised)
REGULATORY REFORM REVIEW COMMISSION
July 23, 1997
TAXATION COMMITTEE
July 22, 1997
- Charitable Organizations' Property Tax Exemption - Background Memorandum
- Farm Buildings Exemption Study - Background Memorandum
- Property Tax Relief Through Alternative Sources - Background Memorandum
- Tax-Exempt Property Impact on School Districts - Background Memorandum
- Taxation and Regulatory Environment for North Dakota's Lignite Industry
- Comparison of Property Taxes Levied, Per Student Payments, Per Capita Personal Income, and State Aid to Political Subdivisions 1986-97
- Constitutional Considerations Relating to Limitations on the Amount of Property That May be Acquired By a Tax-Exempt Organization
WELFARE REFORM COMMITTEE
June 19, 1997
