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Study Directives Considered and Assignments Made by the Legislative Council
for the 1999-2000 Interim
The following table identifies the bills and resolutions prioritized by the Legislative Council for study during the 1999-2000 interim under authority of North Dakota Century Code Section 54-35-03. The table also identifies statutory and other responsibilities assigned to interim committees and identifies the interim committee assigned the responsibility.
| 1002 § 4 |
Study the impacts of court unification on the judicial system
and on the effective provision of judicial services to state residents (Judiciary
Committee) |
| 1003 § 19 |
Study higher education funding, including the expectations of
the University System in meeting the state's needs in the 21st century,
the funding methodology needed to meet these expectations and needs, and
an accountability system and reporting methodology for the University System
(Higher Education
Committee) |
| 1004 § 8 |
Study the State Department of Health's master plan for its facilities
and its definitive plan and cost estimates for upgrading its laboratory
facilities, providing a state morgue for the state medical examiner, and
bringing its facilities into compliance with applicable building code requirements
(Budget Committee
on Government Services) |
| 1004 § 9 |
Study the State Department of Health's comprehensive plan for
a community health grant program (Budget
Committee on Health Care) |
| 1019 § 16 |
Study the economic development efforts in the state, including
the provision of economic development services statewide and the related
effectiveness, the potential for the privatization of the Department of
Economic Development and Finance, and the appropriate location of the North
Dakota Development Fund, including the potential transfer of the fund to
the Bank of North Dakota (Commerce
and Labor Committee) |
| 1135 § 5 |
Make recommendations concerning the report of Job Service North
Dakota regarding incentives to encourage an employee to decrease the length
of time that employee receives unemployment compensation benefits and to
encourage a negative employer to become a positive employer (Commerce
and Labor Committee) |
| 1462 § 8 |
Study the application, enforcement, and administration under
the fuels tax laws (Taxation
Committee) |
| 2009 § 11 |
Prioritize crop protection product labeling needs, explore this
state's authority under the federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act, identify the data necessary to enable registration of a use in a timely
manner, determine the research necessary to fulfill data requirements, and
request the Agriculture Commissioner to pursue specific research funding
options from public and private sources (Crop
Harmonization Committee) |
| 2012 § 22 |
Study residential treatment centers and residential child care
facilities, including occupancy rates, the number of out-of-state residents,
and the need for additional facilities (Budget
Committee on Institutional Services) |
| 2012 § 28 |
Study the services provided by human service centers, including
the appropriateness and justification for continuing human service center
programs, the cost/benefit of human service programs, methods for evaluating
the effectiveness and outcomes of human service center programs, and the
need to establish priorities relating to human service center programs (Budget
Committee on Human Services) |
| 2012 § 31 |
Study the feasibility and desirability of collocating the Developmental
Center and the State Hospital at one location and of transferring additional
buildings on the State Hospital grounds to the Department of Corrections
and Rehabilitation (Budget
Committee on Institutional Services) |
| 2013 § 22 |
Study the role, mission, operation, and privatization of the
Division of Independent Study, including educational services provided by
the division to out-of-state students (Higher
Education Committee) |
| 2025 § 2 |
Study the number, qualifications, and selection criteria for
vendors and providers selected by the Public Employees Retirement System
Board for the defined contribution retirement plan and the deferred compensation
program (Employee
Benefits Programs Committee) |
| 2114 § 3 |
Requires the Department of Human Services to report periodically
to the Legislative Council, or an interim committee designated by the Council,
on the progress of any negotiation with any tribal government to establish
a pilot project for administration of a tribal family assistance grant from
the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and requires
the interim committee to report its findings and recommendations to the
57th Legislative Assembly (Budget
Committee on Human Services) |
| 2114 § 4 |
Study the implementation of the temporary assistance for needy
families program in this state, the effectiveness of that program to accomplish
welfare reform, the need for continuing legislative monitoring, the proportion
of adults living in Indian country who are employed, and the efforts of
the Department of Human Services to negotiate a pilot project under which
the state would participate in the cost of providing services under a tribal
family assistance grant (Budget
Committee on Human Services) |
| 2162 § 13 |
Study the provision of education to public school students in this state and the manner in which education to public school students will be delivered in the ensuing 5, 10, and 20 years (Education Finance Committee) |
| 2356 § 1 |
Study the feasibility and desirability of forming a multistate agricultural marketing commission for the purpose of marketing agricultural products on behalf of agricultural producers (Agriculture Committee) |
| 2411 § 2 |
Study privatizing and contracting for services provided by state agencies (Budget Committee on Government Services) |
| 3007 |
Study of those provisions of Title 15 of the North Dakota Century Code which relate to elementary and secondary education (Education Services Committee) |
| 3027 |
Study heritage tourism and the relationships among the State Historical Society, Parks and Recreation Department, Tourism Department, Department of Economic Development and Finance, and private sector promoters and developers of heritage tourism in the state (Commerce and Labor Committee) |
| 3045 |
Study grain credit-sale contracts to determine the need to provide protection for farmers against grain warehouse and grain buyer insolvency (Agriculture Committee) |
| 3046 |
Study the challenges facing the delivery of health care in this state, including the concerns relating to reimbursement of hospitals for medical services, technological innovation, and possible regionalization of services (Budget Committee on Health Care) |
| 3049 |
Study taxation and regulatory incentives for the lignite industry in order to improve its competitive position in the energy marketplace and to identify federal and international impediments to development of the lignite industry and potential state actions to address such impediments (Taxation Committee) |
| 3054 |
Study accreditation standards for elementary and secondary schools, including optional accreditation standards, the fiscal impact of accreditation standards, and the waiver of accreditation standards based on student performance (Education Finance Committee) |
| 3055 |
Study the extent of and remedies for damage caused to landowners from depredation by big game animals, waterfowl, and turkeys and damage caused to property by hunters - by Legislative Council chairman authorization, expanded to include damages caused to landowners by all game and nongame animals (Agriculture Committee) |
| 3058 |
Study the chemical application industry and develop a method for assessing or determining damage due to misapplication and for resolution of disputes through mediation (Crop Harmonization Committee) |
| 3067 |
Review and monitor the implementation of legislation enacted
by the 56th Legislative Assembly which provides for the delivery of clerk
of district court services through state funding and alternative methods
(Judiciary Committee) |
| 3070 |
Study health care in this state relative to access, quality, and cost to determine essential health care services, critical providers, access sites, and geographic, demographic, and economic issues relating to health care including health care insurance (Budget Committee on Health Care) |
| 4001 |
Hold legislative hearings on state plans for the receipt and expenditure of new or revised block grants passed by Congress (Budget Section) |
| 4003 |
Receive report from the Department of Human Services on improving its administrative structure and enhancing its budget presentation methods and monitor implementation of the recommendations (Budget Committee on Human Services) |
| 4004 |
Study the possibility of creating an incentive package to assist rural communities and nursing facilities in closing or significantly reducing bed capacity and providing alternative long-term care services (Budget Committee on Health Care) |
| 4005 |
Study the state of the law and technology with respect to legislative redistricting (Legislative Management Committee) |
| 4006 |
Study state agency office space needs to determine the feasibility and desirability of transferring state agencies or state employees to rural areas (Budget Committee on Government Services) |
| 4015 |
Study the adult correctional system in North Dakota, including its functions, responsibilities, funding, and operation, and the causes of past and projected future increases in the state's adult inmate population, including the impact of sentencing laws (Criminal Justice Committee) |
| 4027 |
Study issues related to the Missouri River in North Dakota (Garrison Diversion Overview Committee) |
| 4030 |
Study the management responsibilities of the Industrial Commission, the mission and location of each entity within and under the direction of the commission, the membership of the commission, and the voting structure of the commission (Budget Committee on Government Services) |
| 4031 |
Study the method by which the state funds special education services (Education Finance Committee) |
| 4032 |
Study the family law process in North Dakota with a focus on a review of existing statutes, the coordination of procedures, and the further implementation of alternative dispute resolution methods (>Judiciary Committee) |
| 4036 |
Study the operation of the temporary assistance for needy families program in North Dakota as it relates to the relationship between the state and the federally recognized Indian tribes in the state (Budget Committee on Human Services) |
| 4040 |
Study the feasibility and desirability of establishing a mechanism to allow farmers and ranchers to shelter a portion of their income in an agricultural real estate asset retirement-type fund (Taxation Committee) |
| 4041 |
Study potential tax incentives and regulatory relief that would encourage greater investment participation by North Dakota residents in agricultural business ownership (Taxation Committee) |
| 4042 |
Study the feasibility and desirability of developing and implementing statewide academic standards for and assessments of elementary and high school students and a system of accountability at the school and school district level (Education Finance Committee) |
| 4043 |
Study voter registration (>Judiciary Committee) |
| 4044 |
Study the feasibility and desirability of consolidating under the School for the Blind all programs and services provided to children and adults who are blind or visually impaired (>Budget Committee on Institutional Services) |
| 4048 |
Study the feasibility and desirability of revising the sections of the North Dakota Century Code which relate to sexual offenses, sentencing of sexual offenders, and sexual offender commitment treatment (Criminal Justice Committee) |
| 4050 |
Study the feasibility and desirability of implementing a grant preapproval process for every state agency, except institutions under the State Board of Higher Education (Budget Section) |
| 4051 |
Study the classification of criminal offenses throughout the North Dakota Century Code (Criminal Justice Committee) |
| NDCC Citation |
Subject Matter (Committee) |
| 4-02.1-18 |
Receive annual audit report from State Fair Association (Legislative
Audit and Fiscal Review Committee) |
| 4-05.1-19 |
Receive report from Agricultural Research Board on its annual evaluation of research activities and expenditures (Agriculture Committee) |
| 4-19-01.2 |
Approve use of moneys deposited in State Forester reserve account (Budget Section) |
| 10-19.1-152 |
Receive annual audit report from corporation receiving ethyl alcohol or methanol production subsidy (Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review Committee) |
| 10-32-156 |
Receive annual audit report from any limited liability company that produces agricultural ethanol alcohol or methanol in this state and which receives a production subsidy from the state (Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review Committee) |
| 15-03-04 |
Approve any purchase of commercial or residential property by the Board of University and School Lands as sole owner (Budget Section) |
| 15-10-12.1 |
Authorize the State Board of Higher Education to authorize the use of land for the construction of buildings and campus improvements financed by donations (Budget Section) |
| 15-10-14.2 |
Receive report from the State Board of Higher Education with respect to the status of the University System (Higher Education Committee) |
| 18-11-15 |
Receive notice from a firefighters relief association concerning service benefits paid under a special schedule (Employee Benefits Programs Committee) |
| 20.1-02-05.1 |
Approve comprehensive statewide land acquisition plan established by director of the Game and Fish Department and every land acquisition of more than 10 acres or exceeding $10,000 by Game and Fish Department (Budget Section) |
| 20.1-02-16.1 |
Authorize the Game and Fish Department to spend moneys in the game and fish fund if the balance would be reduced below $10,000,000 (Budget Section) |
| 25-04-02.2 |
Authorize Developmental Center at Westwood Park, Grafton, to provide services under contract with a governmental or nongovernmental person (Budget Section) |
| 25-04-17 |
Receive report on writeoff of patients' accounts at Developmental Center at Westwood Park, Grafton (Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review Committee) |
| 26.1-50-05 |
Receive annual audited financial statement and report from North Dakota low risk incentive fund (Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review Committee) |
| 28-32-02 |
Approve extension of time for administrative agencies to adopt rules (Administrative Rules Committee) |
| 28-32-02 |
Establish standard procedures for administrative agency compliance with notice requirements of proposed rulemaking (Administrative Rules Committee) |
| 28-32-02 |
Establish procedure to distribute copies of administrative agency filings of notice of proposed rulemaking (Administrative Rules Committee) |
| 28-32-03.3 |
Determine whether an administrative rule is void and suspend the rule (Administrative Rules Committee) |
| 28-32-15 |
Receive notice of appeal of an administrative agency's rulemaking action (Administrative Rules Committee) |
| 36-22-09 |
Receive the audit report of the North Dakota Stockmen's Association (Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review Committee) |
| 40-63-03 |
Receive annual reports from the Office of Intergovernmental Assistance on renaissance zone progress (Commerce and Labor Committee) |
| 46-02-04 |
Determine contents of contracts for printing of legislative bills, resolutions, and journals (Legislative Management Committee) |
| 49-21-22.2 |
Review the operation and effect of North Dakota telecommunications law on an ongoing basis, and may review the effects of federal universal service support mechanisms on telecommunications companies and consumers in this state and may review the preservation and advancement of universal service in this state (Regulatory Reform Review Commission) |
| 50-06-01.8 |
Approve termination of any waiver obtained by the Department of Human Services for the training, education, employment, and management (TEEM) program or the demonstration project to combine the benefits under the aid to families with dependent children, temporary assistance for needy families, fuel assistance, and food stamp programs (Budget Committee on Human Services) |
| 50-06-05.1 |
Approve termination of federal food stamp or energy assistance program (Budget Section) |
| 50-06.3-08 |
Receive annual report from the Department of Human Services on writeoff of recipients' or patients' accounts (Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review Committee) |
| 50-09-29 |
Approve revised administration of the temporary assistance for needy families program by the Department of Human Services (Budget Committee on Human Services) |
| 50-29-02 |
Receive annual report from the Department of Human Services describing enrollment statistics and costs associated with the children's health insurance program state plan (Budget Committee on Health Care) |
| 50-30-08 (temporary) |
Receive annual reports from the Department of Human Services concerning grants or loans under the nursing facility alternative grant fund or alternative loan fund (>Budget Committee on Institutional Services) |
| 52-02-17 |
Receive report from Job Service North Dakota on condition of job insurance trust fund if balance is projected to go below $40,000,000 (Budget Section) |
| 52-02-18 |
Receive report of biennial performance audit of the divisions of Job Service North Dakota (Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review Committee) |
| 54-03-26 |
Determine the fee payable by legislators for use of personal computers (Legislative Management Committee) |
| 54-06-26 |
Establish guidelines defining reasonable and appropriate use of state telephones by legislative branch personnel (Legislative Management Committee) |
| 54-10-01 |
Determine frequency of audits of state agencies (Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review Committee) |
| 54-10-01 |
Determine necessary performance audits by State Auditor (Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review Committee) |
| 54-10-13 |
Determine when State Auditor is to perform audits of political subdivisions (Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review Committee) |
| 54-10-15 |
Order the State Auditor to audit or review the accounts of any political subdivision (Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review Committee) |
| 54-14-03.1 |
Receive reports on fiscal irregularities (Budget Section) |
| 54-16-04 |
Approve transfers of money or spending authority which would eliminate or make impossible accomplishment of a program or objective funded by the Legislative Assembly (Budget Section) |
| 54-16-04 |
Approve transfers exceeding $50,000 from one fund or line item to another unless necessary to comply with court order or to avoid imminent threat to safety or imminent financial loss to the state (Budget Section) |
| 54-16-04.1 |
Approve Emergency Commission authorization of any state officer to accept and expend federal moneys in excess of $50,000 if the Legislative Assembly has not indicated an intent to reject the moneys (Budget Section) |
| 54-16-04.2 |
Approve Emergency Commission authorization of a state officer to accept and expend moneys from non-general fund sources in excess of $50,000 if the Legislative Assembly has not indicated an intent to reject the moneys or program (Budget Section) |
| 54-27-22 |
Approve use of capital improvements planning revolving fund (Budget Section) |
| 54-27-23 |
Approve use of cash flow financing (Budget Section) |
| 54-27.2-03 |
Receive report on transfers of funds from the budget stabilization fund to the state general fund to offset projected decrease in general fund revenues (Budget Section) |
| 54-34.3-04 |
Receive annual reports from the Department of Economic Development and Finance on performance of all divisions of the department; on the amount of success and satisfaction the department has in meeting business client, economic developer, and community client needs and expectations; and on a comparison of dollars spent to the economic benefits created of all programs administered or supervised by the director (Commerce and Labor Committee) |
| 54-35-02 |
Review uniform laws recommended by Commission on Uniform State Laws (>Judiciary Committee) |
| 54-35-02 |
Establish guidelines for use of legislative chambers and displays in Memorial Hall (Legislative Management Committee) |
| 54-35-02 |
Determine access to legislative information services and impose fees for providing legislative information services and copies of legislative documents (Legislative Management Committee) |
| 54-35-02.2 |
Study and review audit reports submitted by the State Auditor (Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review Committee) |
| 54-35-02.4 |
Review legislative measures and proposals affecting public employees retirement programs and health and retiree health plans (Employee Benefits Programs Committee) |
| 54-35-02.6 |
Study and review administrative rules and related statutes (Administrative Rules Committee) |
| 54-35-02.7 |
Overview of the Garrison Diversion Project and related matters (Garrison Diversion Overview Committee) |
| 54-35-02.8 |
As the Legislative Ethics Committee--Consider or prepare a legislative code of ethics (Legislative Management Committee) |
| 54-35-11 |
Make arrangements for 2001 session (Legislative Management Committee) |
| 54-35-15.2 |
Review the activities of the Information Technology Department, statewide information technology standards, the statewide information technology plan, and major information technology projects; conduct studies; and make recommendations regarding established or proposed information technology programs and information technology acquisition (Information Technology Committee) |
| 54-35-18, 54-35-18.2 |
Study the impact of competition on the generation, transmission, and distribution of electric energy within this state (Electric Industry Competition Committee) |
| 54-35-18.2 (temporary) |
Study NDCC Chapter 49-03 and relevant statutes relating to the extension of electric lines and facilities and the provision of electric service by public utilities and rural electric cooperatives within and outside the corporate limits of a municipality (Electric Industry Competition Committee) |
| 54-35.2-02 |
Study local government structure, fiscal and other powers and functions of local governments, relationships between and among local governments and the state or any other government, allocation of state and local resources, and interstate issues involving local governments (Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations) |
| 54-40-01 |
Approve any agreement between a North Dakota state entity and South Dakota to form a bistate authority (Budget Committee on Government Services) |
| 54-44-04 |
Receive report from the director of the Office of Management and Budget on the status of tobacco settlement funds and related information (Budget Section) |
| 54-44.1-07 |
Prescribe form of budget information prepared by the director of the budget (Budget Section) |
| 54-44.1-12.1 |
Object to any allotment by the director of the budget, any expenditure of a budget unit, or any failure to make an allotment or expenditure if the action or failure to act is contrary to legislative intent (Budget Section) |
| 54-44.1-13.1 |
Approve reduction of budgets due to initiative or referendum action (Budget Section) |
| 54-52.1-08.2 |
Approve terminology adopted by Public Employees Retirement Board to comply with federal requirements (Employee Benefits Programs Committee) |
| 54-56-03 |
Approve grants, not otherwise specifically approved by the Legislative Assembly, distributed by the Children's Services Coordinating Committee to children's services organizations and programs (Budget Section) |
| 54-59-12 |
Receive report from the chief information officer of the state regarding the coordination of services with political subdivisions, and from the chief information officer and the commissioner of the State Board of Higher Education regarding coordination of information technology between the Information Technology Department and higher education (Information Technology Committee) |
| 54-59-13 |
Receive report from the Information Technology Department regarding any executive branch state agency or institution that does not agree to conform to its information technology plan or comply with statewide policies and standards (Information Technology Committee) |
| 65-02-03.3 |
Receive annual report from director of the Workers Compensation Bureau and the chairman of the Workers Compensation Board of Directors (Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review Committee) |
| 65-02-30 |
Receive report from director of the Workers Compensation Bureau, chairman of the Workers Compensation Bureau Board of Directors, and the auditor regarding the biennial performance audit of the Workers Compensation Bureau (Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review Committee) |
| 65-06.2-09 (temporary) |
Receive report from Workers Compensation Bureau regarding its
safety audit of Roughrider Industries work programs and its performance
audit of the modified workers' compensation coverage program (Commerce
and Labor Committee) |
| 65-08.1-02 |
Authorize establishment of casualty insurance organization to provide extraterritorial workers' compensation insurance (Budget Section) |
| 1999 Session Laws Citation |
Subject Matter (Committee) |
| Chapter 3 § 8 |
Approve expenditure of funds in addition to the minimum local match required for the Bismarck State College music addition and the Lake Region State College auditorium renovation (Budget Section) |
| Chapter 3 § 11 |
Receive report from any higher education institution that spends local funds in excess of the local funds appropriated to the institution (Budget Section) |
| Chapter 3 § 12 |
Authorize the State Board of Higher Education to purchase goods or contract for services for the service, access, growth, and empowerment project (Budget Section) |
| Chapter 11 § 4 |
Approve various line item transfers by the Highway Patrol (Budget Section) |
| Chapter 12 § 2 |
Approve various line item transfers by the director of the Department of Transportation (Budget Section) |
| Chapter 13 § 4 |
Approve various line item transfers by the Commissioner of University and School Lands (Budget Section) |
| Chapter 14 § 2 |
Approve the distribution of statewide grants by the Children's Services Coordinating Committee which have not been specifically approved by the Legislative Assembly (Budget Section) |
| Chapter 15 § 14 |
Receive report from the Industrial Commission and the Indian Affairs Commission regarding the status of home mortgage finance programs of the Housing Finance Agency available within Indian reservations located within the state (Budget Section) |
| Chapter 16 § 2 |
Approve appropriation authority transfers between the divisions of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (Budget Section) |
| Chapter 16 § 3 |
Approve various line item transfers by the director of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (Budget Section) |
| Chapter 17 § 6 |
Receive report from Job Service North Dakota on the status of its asbestos abatement project (Budget Section) |
| Chapter 19 § 5 |
Receive statement from any North Dakota ethanol plant receiving production incentives from the state regarding whether the plant produced a profit from its operation in the preceding fiscal year after deducting payments received from the incentive program (Budget Section) |
| Chapter 21 § 13 |
Receive periodic reports during the 1999-2001 biennium from the State Board of Agricultural Research and Education on its activities associated with researching and developing market opportunities for biotechnologically enhanced crops (Agriculture Committee) |
| Chapter 26 § 3 |
Approve various line item transfers by the State Auditor (Budget Section) |
| Chapter 31 § 15 |
Receive periodic reports from the Agriculture Commissioner and the State Veterinarian during the 1999-2000 interim on the status of the bovine tuberculosis disease in cattle and associated costs (Budget Section) |
| Chapter 34 § 6 |
Receive report from human service centers, the State Hospital, and the Developmental Center on the hiring of any full-time equivalent positions in addition to those authorized by the Legislative Assembly for the 1999-2001 biennium (Budget Section) |
| Chapter 34 § 6 |
Receive report from human service centers, the State Hospital, and the Developmental Center on the hiring of any additional full-time equivalent positions in addition to those authorized by the Legislative Assembly for the 1999-2001 biennium (Budget Committee on Government Services) |
| Chapter 34 § 18 |
Receive report from the Department of Human Services regarding $500,000 of general fund reductions in the proposed budget request for the Northeast Human Service Center for the 2001-03 biennium (Budget Section) |
| Chapter 34 § 19 |
Approve expenditures exceeding the amount appropriated to the Department of Human Services for traditional Medicaid grants during the 1999-2001 biennium (Budget Section) |
| Chapter 34 § 19 |
Receive periodic reports from the Department of Human Services regarding the status of funding for traditional Medicaid grants (Budget Section) |
| Chapter 34 § 25 |
Receive report from the Department of Human Services regarding its review of departmental program funding issues during the 1999-2000 interim (Budget Committee on Human Services) |
| Chapter 34 § 26 |
Approve reduction by the Department of Human Services in nursing home limitations for direct and indirect cost categories from the levels included in the legislative appropriation for the 1999-2001 biennium (Budget Section) |
| Chapter 34 § 35 |
Approve the expenditure by the Department of Human Services for a $200,000 contingent appropriation for additional beds for traumatic brain-injured persons in western North Dakota (Budget Section) |
| Chapter 35 § 18 |
Receive report from the Superintendent of Public Instruction regarding the content of the financial reports from school districts and specific actions taken to account for transfers from school district general funds, to eliminate or reduce variations in the reporting of data, and to ensure that the financial data is available in a form that allows for accurate and consistent comparisons (Education Finance Committee) |
| Chapter 35 § 23 |
Receive report from the Superintendent of Public Instruction regarding any transfer of positions to the Division of Independent Study (Budget Section) |
| Chapter 35 § 24 |
Receive report during the 1999-2001 biennium from the Superintendent of Public Instruction on the distribution of federal class size reduction initiative grants (Budget Section) |
| Chapter 37 § 7 |
Approve various line item transfers by the director of the Office of Management and Budget (Budget Section) |
| Chapter 37 § 11 |
Receive report from the Office of Management and Budget in December 2000 concerning the amounts provided by state agencies and institutions for salary increases for the second year of the biennium, line item transfers relating to the increases, the source of the funding, and the impact on the provision of agency services (Budget Section) |
| Chapter 37 § 18 |
Approve transfers from the Bank of North Dakota to the state general fund to offset declines in general fund revenue collections (Budget Section) |
| Chapter 37 § 19 |
Approve any state agency termination of a program for which federal funding has been terminated (Budget Section) |
| Chapter 37 § 19 |
Approve state agency program termination, reduction, or change resulting from federal block grant changes (Budget Section) |
| Chapter 38 § 4 |
Approve disaster claims relating to the spring 1997 flooding in the Red River Valley before any loans by the Bank of North Dakota to political subdivisions during the 1999-2001 biennium (Budget Section) |
| Chapter 43 § 9 |
Approve various line item transfers by the Parks and Recreation Department (Budget Section) |
| Chapter 45 § 7 |
Receive report from the State Engineer on its study of the feasibility and desirability of constructing dams and other impoundments in the Pembina River watershed for the purpose of reducing flows in the lower reaches of the Pembina River (Garrison Diversion Overview Committee) |
| Chapter 64 § 5 |
Receive at least two reports during the 1999-2000 interim from
the Agriculture Commissioner regarding the efforts to develop a single uniform
process for the joint North American labeling of crop protection products
(Crop Harmonization
Committee) |
| Chapter 90 § 5 |
Receive for the first four taxable years beginning after December 31, 1998, annual financial statements and a report from the governing board of the housing development fund analyzing the impact of the fund on the state's economy, business and employment activity generated by loans from the fund, and the effects of that activity on state and local tax revenues (Budget Committee on Government Services) |
| Chapter 142 § 4 |
Receive report in August 2000 from the Department of Human Services on the progress of implementing child support income withholding through the state disbursement unit (Budget Committee on Human Services) |
| Chapter 156 § 3 |
Approve the change or expansion of, or any additional expenditure for, a state building construction project approved by the Legislative Assembly (Budget Section) |
| Chapter 171 § 2 |
Receive a progress report before October 1, 2000, from the Education Standards and Practices Board regarding implementation of reciprocal acceptance of teaching certificates issued by other states (Education Services Committee) |
| Chapter 376 § 3 |
Receive annual report during the 1999-2000 interim from the Department of Human Services and the Board of Nursing regarding progress in preparing a joint recommendation regarding administration of medication, and by December 10, 2000, receive certification from the department regarding satisfaction of the reporting and recommendation requirements (Budget Committee on Health Care) |
| Chapter 419 § 1 |
Receive periodic reports during the 1999-2000 interim from the executive director of the Department of Human Services regarding the establishment of a traumatic brain-injured facility in western North Dakota (>Budget Committee on Institutional Services) |
| Chapter 421 § 5 |
Receive periodic reports from the Department of Human Services on the progress in its efforts to determine the most reliable current data concerning the proportion of unemployed adults living in Indian country (Budget Committee on Human Services) |
| Chapter 424 § 2 |
Receive a final progress report by June 30, 2000, from the Department
of Human Services regarding the progress of the Alzheimer's and related
dementia projects established under NDCC Section 50-06-14.4 (Budget
Committee on Institutional Services) |
| Chapter 429 § 4 |
Approve increased payments by the Department of Human Services
to governmental nursing facilities (Budget
Section) |
| Chapter 429 § 5 |
Approve allocations from the health care trust fund in excess of $8,715,279 by the Department of Human Services (Budget Section) |
| Chapter 535 § 5 |
Approve any refinancing of debt relating to the Corporate Center in Grand Forks, any improvements to the Corporate Center requiring the incurring of indebtedness, or the voluntary sale of the Corporate Center (Budget Section) |
| Chapter 535 § 9 |
Receive periodic reports from the State Engineer regarding implementation of the comprehensive statewide water development program and state water management plan and the issuance and sources for repayment of bonds to finance construction of flood control projects, the Southwest Pipeline Project, a Devils Lake outlet, and a statewide water development program during the 1999-2000 interim (Budget Section) |
| Chapter 535 § 9 |
Receive periodic reports from the State Engineer regarding implementation of the comprehensive statewide water development program and state water management plan and the issuance and sources for repayment of bonds to finance construction of flood control projects, the Southwest Pipeline Project, a Devils Lake outlet, and a statewide water development program during the 1999-2000 interim (Garrison Diversion Overview Committee) |
| Chapter 551 § 3 |
Receive report before the 2001 legislative session from the Workers Compensation Bureau on the results of its study of the awards provided to injured employees with permanent impairments caused by compensable work injuries (Commerce and Labor Committee) |
| Chapter 556 § 5 |
Receive report before the 2001 legislative session from the Workers Compensation Bureau regarding the recommendations from its study of the benefits available to persons receiving long-term disability or death benefits from the bureau (Commerce and Labor Committee) |
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ASSIGNMENTS
The following table identifies additional assignments by the Legislative Council or the Legislative Council chairman to interim committees.
STUDY MEASURES NOT PRIORITIZED
The following table lists the study directives not prioritized by the Legislative Council for study during the 1999-2000 interim under authority of North Dakota Century Code Section 54-35-03. The subject matter of many of these measures is the same or similar to the subject matter of studies that were given priority or of study assignments by the Legislative Council.
| Bill or Resolution No. |
Subject Matter |
| 1003 § 20 |
Study tribally controlled colleges in this state and the United Tribes Technical College, including a review of funding sources and the number of Indian and non-Indian students attending each college, for the purpose of determining the feasibility and desirability of a grant program to assist the colleges in providing education to students who are less than one-quarter Indian |
| 1003 § 23 |
Review North Dakota's participation in the student exchange program portion of the Midwestern Regional Higher Education Compact in the study provided in § 19 of the bill |
| 1012 § 4 |
Study the fleet services program of the Department of Transportation, including a review of the cost-effectiveness of the program and the methods used to project and set motor pool rates |
| 1012 § 5 |
Study the licensing of used motor vehicle dealers, including fees, dealer plates, and insurance coverage |
| 1014 § 6 |
Study the uses of funds appropriated to the Children's Services Coordinating Committee, including a review of uses of funding received by the regional and tribal children's services coordinating committees and of the entities involved in generating refinancing funds |
| 1183 § 4 |
Study the various sources of revenues for highway funding and comparisons with other states' highway funding systems to develop an optimum blend of reliable funding sources for highway purposes |
| 1276 § 29 |
Study the State Board of Animal Health, including its membership, its representation, and the nature and scope of its regulatory authority over nontraditional livestock |
| 2012 § 20 |
Study community services provided for the seriously mentally ill, including human service center services and the number of clients served |
| 2012 § 21 |
Study the services provided by the state in its medical assistance program, including optional medical assistance services and the impact to the state and its citizens of providing those services |
| 2012 § 29 |
Study the state and federal regulations relating to nursing homes, the impact of those regulations on the cost of care at North Dakota nursing homes, and state options for reducing regulations and the related reductions in cost of care |
| 2012 § 30 |
Study the appropriateness of the state continuing rate equalization for private pay and public pay residents in nursing homes, including the fiscal impact on private pay and public pay residents of the repeal of rate equalization |
| 2015 § 21 |
Study the establishment of agency performance incentive pilot programs; how agencies could develop, implement, administer, maintain, and evaluate these pilot programs; and the development of personnel policies and procedure manuals and how pay raises that may not be across the board are to be awarded as a reward and incentive for superior performance and the length of time they may be in effect |
| 2171 § 26 |
Study the impact to the State Department of Human Services, counties, court system, Division of Juvenile Services, adoption agencies, and families of the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997, including related state and county staffing requirements, court costs, adoption-related costs and issues, foster care-related impacts, and the impacts on families |
| 3001 |
Study the expansion of psychiatric and geropsychiatric training for primary care physicians at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences |
| 3002 |
Study American Indian long-term care and case management needs, access to appropriate services, and the functional relationship between state service units and the North Dakota American Indian reservation service systems |
| 3003 |
Study the mill levy match program for senior citizens to determine if the program could be expanded to enhance home and community-based service availability |
| 3004 |
Study the swing-bed process |
| 3005 |
Study the feasibility and desirability of facilitating pro se representation in domestic relations matters |
| 3011 |
Study state agency office space needs to determine the feasibility and desirability of transferring state agencies or state employees to rural areas |
| 3013 |
Study basinwide water management of the Red River Basin |
| 3014 |
Study the disparity in prices and the inconsistency in the registration of agricultural pesticides |
| 3016 |
Study the qualifications, standards, and the monitoring requirements for guardianship services for incapacitated persons |
| 3019 |
Study the composition of the Oilseed Council and the impact, at the state and federal levels, of any changes in membership of the council |
| 3043 |
Study the clarity and continuity of end-of-life decisionmaking issues and related laws |
| 3050 |
Study methods of identifying and providing appropriate services to gifted students |
| 3051 |
Study the role and mission of the Milk Marketing Board |
| 3052 |
Study how the transportation infrastructure and services delivery system in this state affect the price for agricultural commodities grown or raised in this state |
| 3053 |
Study the feasibility and impact of mental health and substance abuse parity in this state |
| 3061 |
Study taxes imposed by state and local governments and the tax structure and balance among the various tax systems in North Dakota to provide a more equitable distribution of tax burdens |
| 3062 |
Study alternative dispositions, including boot camps, for youth in the juvenile justice system |
| 3064 |
Study enhanced funding for school districts for quality education and methods of reducing reliance on property taxes for school district funding |
| 3068 |
Study the feasibility and desirability of an equitable sharing between the state and counties of the costs of providing facilities for the delivery of state-funded judicial and clerk of court services |
| 3071 |
Study the feasibility and desirability of licensing or franchising the "Dakota Maid" logo and trade name of the North Dakota Mill and Elevator Association and promoting the logo on a nationwide basis |
| 3072 |
Study the state of the law in this state and other states dealing with the administration of discipline in public schools |
| 3073 |
Study the feasibility and desirability of adjustments to income tax deductions for military and other federal retirees |
| 3074 |
Study the amount and value of property owned by nonprofit organizations in this state and the impact of that ownership on local communities and the economy of this state |
| 3075 |
Study insurance discrimination against victims of domestic violence |
| 3077 |
Study the feasibility and desirability of establishing and funding alternative high schools in rural areas |
| 3078 |
Study the equitable delivery of education services to students in this state and methods of accurately calculating and disbursing state funding for education |
| 3079 |
Study the relationship of rural subdivisions and townships |
| 3080 |
Study the provision of air service and Amtrak service in this state |
| 4014 |
Study the method of providing legal representation for indigent criminal defendants and the feasibility and desirability of establishing a public defender system |
| 4019 |
Study the placement of motor vehicle license, registration, title, and excise tax collection services in the treasurer's office of each county in this state |
| 4033 |
Study outmigration of North Dakota residents |
| 4034 |
Study the farm cooperative business structure to determine how it may be used to expand dairy and livestock production to enhance rural economic development |
| 4037 |
Study the maintenance and funding of basic student health services at institutions of higher education under the control of the State Board of Higher Education |
| 4038 |
Study options for the use of endowment funds for school districts and the feasibility and desirability of providing state matching funds |
| 4039 |
Study methods by which qualified out-of-state students can be recruited by public institutions of higher education in this state and encouraged to enroll in postsecondary programs |
| 4045 |
Study alternative systems for the funding of services delivered to children and adults who are developmentally disabled |
| 4046 |
Study the appropriateness and adequacy of the laws on charitable gaming, including the financial remuneration allowed to owners of charitable gaming sites |
| 4047 |
Study methods to preserve and provide access to state publications in an electronic format |
| 4049 |
Study establishment and operation of a disaster relief fund to address property tax needs in federally declared disaster areas |
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