Assigned Studies and Responsibilities
(2001-02 Interim)
ADMINISTRATIVE RULES COMMITTEE
Approve extension of time for administrative agencies to adopt rules (NDCC § 28-32-07)
Establish standard procedures for administrative agency compliance with notice requirements of proposed rulemaking (NDCC § 28-32-10)
Establish procedure to distribute copies of administrative agency filings of notice of proposed rulemaking (NDCC § 28-32-10)
Determine whether an administrative rule is void (NDCC § 28-32-18)
Receive notice of appeal of an administrative agency's rulemaking action (NDCC § 28-32-42)
Study and review administrative rules and related statutes (NDCC § 54-35-02.6)
ADVISORY COMMISSION ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
3037 Study the feasibility and desirability of creating cost-sharing or funding mechanisms for the unexpected discovery of cultural or paleontological resources within local road projects
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 (NDCC § 54-35.2-02)
AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE
1338 § 1 Study issues related to genetic modification, including impacts
on health, the environment, the food supply, product labeling, and actions
by other jurisdictions regarding experimental medicine and research, and the
promulgation of accurate information regarding genetic modification efforts
that exist or are expected to exist in the near future - by Legislative Council
directive, limited to genetic modification of agricultural products
1390 § 1 Study the use of biodiesel fuel in this state
2282 § 1 Study methods to encourage production and consumption of ethanol
Study grain shipping rates - Legislative Council directive
Receive report from the Agricultural Research Board on its annual evaluation
of research activities and expenditures (NDCC § 4-05.1-19(8))
Receive report from the State Seed Commissioner before July 1, 2002, regarding
the regional, national, and international status of genetically enhanced or
modified seeds and crops, with attention to the ecological, environmental,
health, and marketing aspects of genetically enhanced or modified seeds and
crops (2001 S.L., ch. 79, § 2)
BUDGET SECTION
4002 Hold the required legislative hearings on state plans for the receipt and expenditure of new or revised block grants passed by Congress
Receive status report from the State Board of Agricultural Research and Education (NDCC § 4-05.1-19(10))
Approve use of moneys deposited in State Forester reserve account (NDCC §
4-19-01.2)
Approve any purchase of commercial or residential property by the Board of University and School Lands as sole owner (NDCC § 15-03-04)
Authorize the State Board of Higher Education to authorize construction of any building, or campus improvements and building maintenance of more than $385,000, if financed by donations (NDCC § 15-10-12.1)
Receive biennial report from each institution under the control of the State Board of Higher Education undertaking a capital construction project that was approved by the Legislative Assembly and for which local funds are to be used which details the source of all funds used in the project (NDCC § 15-10-12.3)
Receive annual report from the Superintendent of Public Instruction regarding any transfer to the state tuition fund by the Superintendent of federal or other moneys received by the Superintendent to pay programmatic administrative expenses for which the Superintendent received a state general fund appropriation(NDCC § 15.1-02-14)
Approve comprehensive statewide land acquisition plan established by the director of the Game and Fish Department and every land acquisition of more than 10 acres or exceeding $10,000 by the Game and Fish Department (NDCC § 20.1-02-05.1)
Authorize the Game and Fish Department to spend moneys in the game and fish fund if the balance would be reduced below $10 million (NDCC § 20.1-02-16.1)
Authorize Developmental Center at Westwood Park, Grafton, to provide services under contract with a governmental or nongovernmental person (NDCC § 25-04-02.2)
Approve waiver of exemption of state property in a city from special assessments levied for flood control purposes (NDCC § 40-23-22.1)
Receive annual report from the Division of Community Services on conclusions of annual audits of renaissance fund organizations (NDCC § 40-63-07)
Approve the change or expansion of, or any additional expenditure for, a state building construction project approved by the Legislative Assembly (NDCC § 48-02-20)
Approve termination of federal food stamp or energy assistance program (NDCC § 50-06-05.1)
Receive report from Job Service North Dakota before March 1 of each year on the actual job insurance trust fund balance and the targeted modified average high-cost multiplier, as of December 31 of the previous year, and a projected trust fund balance for the next three years (NDCC § 52-02-17)
Receive reports on fiscal irregularities (NDCC § 54-14-03.1)
Approve transfers of money or spending authority which would eliminate or make impossible accomplishment of a program or objective funded by the Legislative Assembly (NDCC § 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 (NDCC § 54-16-04)
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 (NDCC § 54-16-04.1)
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 (NDCC § 54-16-04.2)
Receive report from the director of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation on any new program that serves adult or juvenile offenders, including alternatives to conventional incarceration and programs operated on a contract basis, if the program is anticipated to cost in excess of $100,000 during a biennium (NDCC § 54-23.3-08)
Approve use of capital improvements planning revolving fund (NDCC § 54-27-22)
Approve use of cash flow financing (NDCC § 54-27-23)
Receive report on transfers of funds from the budget stabilization fund to the state general fund to offset projected decrease in general fund revenues (NDCC § 54-27.2-03)
Receive report from the director of the Office of Management and Budget on the status of tobacco settlement funds and related information (NDCC § 54-44-04)
Prescribe form of budget information prepared by the director of the budget (NDCC § 54-44.1-07)
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 (NDCC § 54-44.1-12.1)
Approve reduction of budgets due to initiative or referendum action (NDCC § 54-44.1-13.1)
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 (NDCC § 54-56-03)
Approve execution by the Information Technology Department of proposed agreement to finance the purchase of software, equipment, or implementation of services in excess of $1 million (NDCC § 54-59-05(4))
Receive summary of annual report from the Information Technology Department (NDCC § 54-59-19)
Receive biennial report from the Workers Compensation Bureau on all revenues deposited into and expenditures from the building maintenance account of the workers' compensation fund (NDCC § 65-02-05.1)
Receive periodic reports from the Workers Compensation Bureau and the Risk Management Division of the Office of Management and Budget on the success of a single workers' compensation account for state entities covered by NDCC Chapter 32-12.2 (NDCC § 65-04-03.1)
Authorize establishment of casualty insurance organization to provide extraterritorial workers' compensation insurance (NDCC § 65-08.1-02)
Approve request by the Department of Human Services to expend funds to make up any anticipated shortfall in medical assistance grants during the 2001-03 biennium at a level that would require a request for a general fund deficiency appropriation from the 58th Legislative Assembly (2001 S.L., ch. 12, § 20)
Approve use by the State Hospital, during the second year of the 2001-03 biennium, of projected savings from other areas of the budget to provide funding for the costs of closing the State Hospital landfill (2001 S.L., ch. 12, § 23)
Approve transfers from the Bank of North Dakota to the state general fund if general fund revenue collections will not meet the revenues as forecast in the March 2001 legislative forecast (2001 S.L., ch. 15, § 12)
Approve state agency termination of a program for which federal funding has been terminated (2001 S.L., ch. 15, § 14)
Approve state agency program termination, reduction, or change resulting from federal block grant changes (2001 S.L., ch. 15, § 14)
Approve plan by the Fargo Family Healthcare Center to address sustainability of programs at the center and plan by the city of Fargo to forgive debt for rental expenses of the center (2001 S.L., ch. 15, § 21)
Approve use of funds by the Forest Service for construction of the Towner nursery tree storage building (2001 S.L., ch. 28, § 14)
Approve use of funds by the State College of Science to assist in the Blikre Activities Center addition (2001 S.L., ch. 28, § 20)
Approve an additional one-half full-time position in the Department of Financial Institutions for the licensing and regulation of deferred presentment service providers (2001 S.L., ch. 33, § 2)
Approve statewide grants, not otherwise specifically approved by the Legislative Assembly, distributed by the Children's Services Coordinating Committee (2001 S.L., ch. 39, § 2)
Approve use of general or special fund moneys by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to supplant reduced federal funding during the 2001-03 biennium for any programs administered by the department (2001 S.L., ch. 41, § 7)
Approve transfers of funds between line items of appropriations for the Information Technology Department which increase line items in excess of the amount included in the January 7, 2001, executive recommendation (2001 S.L., ch. 47, § 2)
Receive report from the Department of Human Services at each meeting during the 2001-02 interim on the status of actual medical assistance expenditures to projections based on legislative appropriations for the 2001-03 biennium(2001 S.L., ch. 12, § 20)
Receive report from the Workers Compensation Board of Directors on any additional full-time equivalent employee positions and related funding authorized by the board (2001 S.L., ch. 23, § 2)
Receive report from the Workers Compensation Bureau on plans for leasing rental space in its new facility to other state agencies (2001 S.L., ch. 23, § 5)
Receive report from the Adjutant General of the results of the Adjutant General's major repair and maintenance needs survey of all political subdivision-owned armories and project recommendations for the biennium (2001 S.L., ch. 49, § 1)
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 (2001 S.L., ch. 44, § 4)
Receive periodic reports from the Commissioner of Commerce during the 2001-02 interim on the status of the establishment of the Department of Commerce (2001 S.L., ch. 44, § 7)
Receive report at the Budget Section's first meeting after June 30, 2002, from the Commissioner of Commerce on the department's progress in achieving its performance measures for the 2001-03 biennium (2001 S.L., ch. 44, § 7)
Receive report during the 2001-02 interim from the North Dakota University System regarding the amount of funds raised in each region of the state during the first fiscal year of the biennium and the amount anticipated to be raised before June 30, 2003 (2001 S.L., ch. 45, § 5)
Receive status report from the State Board of Agricultural Research and Education during the 2001-03 biennium concerning employees, expenditures, research and cooperative projects, and source of income for the extension centers and main station (2001 S.L., ch. 46, § 10)
Receive report from the Chief Information Officer on transfers of funds between line items of appropriations for the Information Technology Department authorized by the director of the Office of Management and Budget and the State Treasurer (2001 S.L., ch. 47, § 2)
Receive report from the Information Technology Department on performance measures developed by the department to assist the Legislative Assembly in determining the effectiveness and efficiency of the department's operations during the 2001-03 biennium (2001 S.L., ch. 500, § 9)
Review and report on budget data prepared by the director of the budget
BUDGET COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
1003 § 14 Study the Racing Commission, including its authority to schedule, promote, support, and regulate live or simulcast racing in North Dakota
2007 § 3 Study the management structure and oversight of the Veterans Home and the selection process for the commandant or administrator of the home
2159 § 5 Study highway construction and maintenance funding, including revenue sources and distribution formulas for the state, cities, and counties
BUDGET COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT SERVICES
2380 § 6 Study programs dealing with the prevention and treatment of alcohol, tobacco, and drug abuse and other kinds of risk-associated behavior which are operated by various state agencies, including the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Attorney General, the State Department of Health, the Department of Human Services, the Department of Public Instruction, the Department of Transportation, the National Guard, and the Supreme Court, and whether better coordination among the programs within those agencies may lead to a more effective and cost-efficient way of operating the programs and providing services
Receive periodic reports from the Central Personnel Division on the implementation, progress, and bonuses provided under state agency pilot programs to provide bonuses to recruit or retain classified state employees (NDCC § 54-06-30)
Approve any agreement between a North Dakota state entity and South Dakota to form a bistate authority (NDCC § 54-40-01)
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 (1999 S.L., ch. 90, § 5)
Monitor status of state agency and institution appropriations
Receive reports from State Health Officer not later than December 31, 2001, and November 1, 2002, regarding the implementation of the community health grant program (2001 S.L., ch. 250, § 2)
BUDGET COMMITTEE ON HEALTH CARE
1407 § 2 Study existing mandated health insurance coverage of services and the feasibility and desirability of repealing state laws mandating health insurance coverage of services (Section 2 contains a requirement that the Insurance Commissioner evaluate each health insurance coverage mandate and present a report to the Legislative Council before July 1, 2002)
1441 § 3 Study coordination of the medical assistance and the children's health insurance programs, including the development of a single application form for both programs, whether the children's health insurance program should be administered by the state or the counties, the effects of eliminating the asset eligibility requirement for the medical assistance program, the standardization of the definition of "income" for all programs administered by the Department of Human Services, and the feasibility and desirability of seeking a federal waiver to allow the children's health insurance program plan to provide coverage for a family through an employer-based insurance policy if an employer-based insurance policy is more cost-effective than the traditional plan coverage for the children
2330 § 1 Study coordination of benefits for children with special needs under the age of 21 among the Department of Public Instruction, the Department of Human Services, and private insurance companies, with the purpose of optimizing and coordinating resources and expanding services including augmentative communication devices and therapy services
4027 Study the prices for prescription drugs and possible mechanisms to lower those costs to consumers and the state, and whether the state should establish a program to assist in the purchase of prescription drugs based upon income
Receive annual report from the Board of Nursing on its study, if conducted, of the nursing educational requirements in this state and the nursing shortage in this state and the implications for rural communities (NDCC § 43-12.1-08.2, effective through September 30, 2006)
Receive annual report from the Department of Human Services describing enrollment statistics and costs associated with the children's health insurance program state plan (NDCC § 50-29-02)
Contract with a private entity, after receiving recommendations from the Insurance Commissioner, to provide a cost-benefit analysis of every legislative measure mandating health insurance coverage of services or payment for specified providers of services, or an amendment that mandates such coverage or payment (NDCC § 54-03-28)
Receive report from the Insurance Commissioner before July 1, 2002, of evaluation of each existing health insurance coverage mandate on the basis of cost or effect on insurance premiums as these relate to the benefits and evaluation of the benefits of reducing the need for future health care services due to early identification and treatment (2001 S.L., ch. 471, § 2)
Receive report from the Insurance Commissioner before November 1, 2002, regarding motor vehicle insurance independent medical examinations (2001 S.L., ch. 281, § 1)
BUDGET COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES
1012 § 18 Study the senior citizen mill levy matching grant program
1196 § 29 Study the long-term care needs and the nursing facility payment system in North Dakota
2354 § 1 Study the feasibility and desirability of an alternatives-to-abortion services program that would provide information, counseling, and support services to assist women to choose childbirth and to make informed decisions regarding the choice of adoption or parenting
4034 Study the issues and concerns of implementing charitable choice, the privatization of federally funded welfare services through faith-based organizations
Approve revised administration of the temporary assistance for needy families program by the Department of Human Services (NDCC § 50-09-29)
Receive quarterly report from the Department of Human Services during the 2001-02 interim regarding the progress in cooperating with developmental disabilities services providers representing each of the eight human service regions in the preparation of a joint recommendation for consideration by the 58th Legislative Assembly regarding a new statewide developmental disability services provider reimbursement system (2001 S.L., ch. 438, § 1)
COMMERCE COMMITTEE
1377 § 2 Study the ability of occupational and professional boards with fewer than 100 licensees to process disciplinary complaints and carry out other statutory responsibilities
2019 § 16 Study the availability of venture capital, tax credits, and other financing and research and development programs for new or expanding businesses, including an inventory of the programs available, a review of the difference between public and private venture capital programs, an assessment of the needs of business and industry, the research and development efforts of the North Dakota University System, and a review of the investments of the State Investment Board and the feasibility and desirability of investing a portion of these funds in North Dakota
2019 § 17 Study the feasibility and desirability of expanding North Dakota's economic development marketing efforts to include international markets and establishing a global marketing division within the Department of Commerce
2020 § 4 Study workforce training and development programs in North Dakota, including efforts to recruit and retain North Dakota's workforce, underemployment and skills shortages, current workforce training efforts, and the involvement of the new economy initiative goals and strategies; and the Work Force 2000 and new jobs training programs and other workforce training and development programs administered by agencies of the state of North Dakota, and the feasibility and desirability of consolidating in a single agency the funding and administration of those programs
Receive annual reports from the Division of Community Services on renaissance zone progress (NDCC § 40-63-03)
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 (NDCC § 65-06.2-09)
Receive report from the Securities Commissioner before August 1, 2002, of the commissioner's findings and recommendations resulting from the commissioner's review of policies and procedures relating to access to capital for North Dakota companies, with the goal of increasing North Dakota companies' access to capital investment (2001 S.L., ch. 109, § 15)
CORRECTIONS COMMITTEE
2016 § 5 Study the facilities and operations of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
4018 Study the commitment procedures contained in North Dakota Century Code Chapter 25-03.1 and the commitment laws from other states to determine if North Dakota law sufficiently addresses the treatment needs of controlled substance abusers in this state, to study the mandatory minimum sentence requirements of North Dakota Century Code Chapter 19-03.1 and the mandatory minimum sentencing laws from other states and the federal government relating to drug offenders, and to study the need for legislation to assist in the cooperative efforts of state, local, and federal agencies to combat unlawful drug use and abuse in this state
Receive report from the Attorney General before July 2 of every even-numbered year on the current status and trends of unlawful drug use and abuse and drug control and enforcement efforts in this state (NDCC § 19-03.1-44)
EDUCATION COMMITTEE
1344 § 17 Study the feasibility and desirability of implementing a teacher compensation package that recognizes four levels of teachers from beginning to advanced and which bases the compensation level for each category on the individual teacher's ability to meet or exceed district standards for content knowledge, planning and preparation for instruction, instructional delivery, student assessment, classroom management, and professional responsibility
2428 § 1 Study the state and local tax structure for funding of elementary and secondary education to determine the feasibility and desirability of enhanced state funding to school districts for delivery of core curriculum instruction, the equity of the existing degree of reliance on property tax revenues for elementary and secondary education funding, and whether improved efficiency is attainable in delivery of elementary and secondary education services
3052 Study issues of safety, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness with respect to school district transportation
3061 Study the delivery of elementary and secondary education during the ensuing 5, 10, and 20 years, with emphasis on a review of the current school district structure, reorganization options, the potential for creating alternate administrative units, and the equitable distribution of state aid to school districts and to obtain the information necessary for this study through a variety of means, including testimony from school district superintendents and business managers
Receive from the Superintendent of Public Instruction the compilation of annual school district employee compensation reports (NDCC § 15.1-02-13)
Receive report from the Superintendent of Public Instruction of a request from a school or school district for a waiver of any rule governing the accreditation of schools (NDCC § 15.1-06-08)
Receive report from the Superintendent of Public Instruction of a request from a school or school district for a waiver of NDCC Section 15.1-21-03 (NDCC § 15.1-06-08.1)
Receive from the Superintendent of Public Instruction the compilation of test scores of a test aligned to the state content standards in reading and mathematics, given annually to students in three grades statewide (NDCC § 15.1-21-10)
ELECTRIC INDUSTRY COMPETITION COMMITTEE
Study the impact of competition on the generation, transmission, and distribution of electric energy within this state (NDCC §§ 54-35-18, 54-35-18.2)
Review wind energy as part of study of electric industry competition and electric suppliers - Legislative Council directive
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS PROGRAMS COMMITTEE
4017 Study the feasibility and desirability of implementing a retirement program for all law enforcement and correctional officers within the state of North Dakota which provides retirement benefits similar to those provided to the members of the Highway Patrolmen's retirement system pursuant to North Dakota Century Code Chapter 39-03.1
Receive notice from a firefighters relief association concerning service benefits paid under a special schedule (NDCC § 18-11-15)
Receive annual report from the Board of Trustees of the Teachers' Fund for Retirement regarding annual test of actuarial adequacy of statutory contribution rate (NDCC § 15-39.1-10.11)
Review legislative measures and proposals affecting public employees retirement programs and health and retiree health plans (NDCC § 54-35-02.4)
Approve terminology adopted by the Public Employees Retirement System Board to comply with federal requirements (NDCC § 54-52.1-08.2)
Receive notice from the Public Employees Retirement System Board of the date the board receives a letter ruling from the Internal Revenue Service that the section allowing a member to purchase service credit with pretax or aftertax moneys does not jeopardize the qualified status of the Highway Patrolmen's retirement system (2001 S.L., ch. 330, § 5)
Receive notice from the Public Employees Retirement System Board of the date the board receives a letter ruling from the Internal Revenue Service that the section allowing a member to purchase service credit with pretax or aftertax moneys does not jeopardize the qualified status of the Public Employees Retirement System (2001 S.L., ch. 494, § 11)
FAMILY LAW COMMITTEE
1012 § 17 Study the feasibility and desirability of state administration of child support, including the fiscal effect on counties and the state
4014 Study the adoption laws of this state and other states
4019 Study medical and financial privacy laws in this state, the effectiveness of medical and financial privacy laws in other states, the interaction of federal and state medical and financial privacy laws, and whether current medical and financial privacy protections meet the reasonable expectations of the citizens of North Dakota
GARRISON DIVERSION OVERVIEW COMMITTEE
Overview of the Garrison Diversion Project and related matters (NDCC § 54-35-02.7)
HIGHER EDUCATION COMMITTEE
2003 § 17 Study the responsibilities and the functions of the College Technical Education Council and the implementation of the workforce training regions including how the regions are functioning
2003 § 18 Study the Board of Higher Education's implementation of the performance and accountability measures report required by Senate Bill No. 2041, including information on education excellence, economic development, student access, student affordability, and financial operations
Receive report from the State Board of Higher Education on the board's progress toward establishing a long-term enrollment management plan and procedures (2001 S.L., ch. 28, § 15)
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
3057 Study the technological capacity and needs of the state - by Legislative Council directive, expanded to include delivery of library services by technology
Review the activities of the Information Technology Department, statewide information technology standards, the statewide information technology plan, and major information technology projects; review cost-benefit analyses of major projects; conduct studies; and make recommendations regarding established or proposed information technology programs and information technology acquisition (NDCC § 54-35-15.2)
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 (NDCC § 54-59-12)
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 (NDCC § 54-59-13)
Receive annual report from the Information Technology Department (NDCC § 54-59-19)
Receive annual report from State Radio on the operation of and any recommended changes in the emergency 911 telephone system standards and guidelines (NDCC § 57-40.6-11)
Receive report from the Public Safety Answering Points Coordinating Committee by November 1 of each even-numbered year on city and county fees on telephone exchange access service and wireless service (NDCC § 57-40.6-12)
Receive report from the Information Technology Department on performance measures developed by the department to assist the Legislative Assembly in determining the effectiveness and efficiency of the department's operations during the 2001-03 biennium (2001 S.L., ch. 500, § 9)
Receive report from the Superintendent of Public Instruction at least once every five months during the 2001-02 interim on the Superintendent's pursuit of grant funds during the 2001-03 biennium for projects relating to the use of technology in elementary and secondary education (2001 S.L., ch. 501, § 10)
JUDICIARY A COMMITTEE
2002 § 7 Study the implementation of the clerk of court unification, including a review of the delivery of services by clerks of court and the responsibility for restitution collection and enforcement activities - by Legislative Council directive, limited to responsibility for restitution collection and enforcement activities
3017 Study the method of providing legal representation for indigent criminal defendants and the feasibility and desirability of establishing a public defender system
4033 Study the commitment procedures for individuals with mental illness
Review uniform laws recommended by Commission on Uniform State Laws (NDCC § 54-35-02)
Statutory and constitutional revision
JUDICIARY B COMMITTEE
1269 § 1 Study issues relating to resident and nonresident hunting in this state
2187 § 1 Study trusts for individuals with disabilities
3005 Study the fees and point demerits for traffic offenses
3022 Study the use of incentive programs in North Dakota as a way of keeping elk in the state and providing increased opportunities for landowners, hunters, and the general public
4032 Study the feasibility and desirability of exempting funds set aside in a trust for a child's education when determining the child's eligibility for certain human services programs
4042 Study the feasibility and desirability of a centralized process for administering noncriminal traffic violations
Receive report from the director of the Department of Transportation in 2002 regarding the effectiveness of exempting a secured person from noneconomic loss by certain injured persons operating a motor vehicle (1999 S.L., ch. 273, § 2)
LEGISLATIVE AUDIT AND FISCAL REVIEW COMMITTEE
Receive annual audit report from State Fair Association (NDCC § 4-02.1-18)
Receive annual audit report from corporation receiving ethyl alcohol or methanol production subsidy (NDCC § 10-19.1-152)
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 (NDCC § 10-32-156)
Receive report on writeoff of patients' accounts at Developmental Center at Westwood Park, Grafton (NDCC § 25-04-17)
Receive annual audited financial statement and report from North Dakota low-risk incentive fund (NDCC § 26.1-50-05)
Receive the audit report of the North Dakota Stockmen's Association (NDCC § 36-22-09)
Receive annual report from the Department of Human Services on writeoff of recipients' or patients' accounts (NDCC § 50-06.3-08)
Receive report of biennial performance audit of the divisions of Job Service North Dakota (NDCC § 52-02-18)
Determine frequency of audits of state agencies (NDCC § 54-10-01)
Determine necessary performance audits by State Auditor (NDCC § 54-10-01)
Determine when State Auditor is to perform audits of political subdivisions (NDCC § 54-10-13)
Order the State Auditor to audit or review the accounts of any political subdivision (NDCC § 54-10-15)
Study and review audit reports submitted by the State Auditor (NDCC § 54-35-02.2)
Receive summary of annual report from the Information Technology Department (NDCC § 54-59-19)
Receive annual report from director of the Workers Compensation Bureau and the chairman of the Workers Compensation Board of Directors (NDCC § 65-02-03.3)
Receive report from director of the Workers Compensation Bureau, chairman of the Workers Compensation Board of Directors, and the auditor regarding the biennial performance audit of the Workers Compensation Bureau (NDCC § 65-02-30)
Receive report from the Information Technology Department on performance measures developed by the department to assist the Legislative Assembly in determining the effectiveness and efficiency of the department's operations during the 2001-03 biennium (2001 S.L., ch. 500, § 9)
LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
Determine contents of contracts for printing of legislative bills, resolutions, journals, and Session Laws (NDCC § 46-02-05)
Determine the fee payable by legislators for use of personal computers (NDCC § 54-03-26)
Establish guidelines defining reasonable and appropriate use of state telephones by legislative branch personnel (NDCC § 54-06-26)
Establish guidelines for use of legislative chambers and displays in Memorial Hall (NDCC § 54-35-02)
Determine access to legislative information services and impose fees for providing legislative information services and copies of legislative documents (NDCC § 54-35-02)
As the Legislative Ethics Committee--Consider or prepare a legislative code of ethics (NDCC § 54-35-02.8)
Make arrangements for 2003 session (NDCC § 54-35-11)
Determine when agricultural commodity promotion groups must report to the standing Agriculture Committees (NDCC § 4-24-10)
Determine the standing committees that will receive the report from the Commissioner of Commerce on the department's goals and objectives, its long-term goals and objectives, and on commerce benchmarks (NDCC § 54-60-03)
Determine the standing committees of the 58th Legislative Assembly which will receive the report from the Labor Commissioner on the nature, number, status, and disposition of complaints received by the Department of Labor under NDCC Chapters 14-02.4 and 14-02.5 (2001 S.L., ch. 145, § 15)
Review legislative rules
LEGISLATIVE REDISTRICTING COMMITTEE
3003 Study and develop a legislative redistricting plan or plans for use in the 2002 primary election
REGULATORY REFORM REVIEW COMMISSION
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 (NDCC § 49-21-22.2)
TAXATION COMMITTEE
1206 § 2 Study all aspects of improvements by special assessment and property tax assessment and abatements, to include a determination of the true and full value of subsidized housing for property tax assessments, and the homestead tax valuation for senior citizens
2448 § 1 Study compliance and jurisdictional issues under the tobacco, alcohol, and fuels tax laws
3047 Study the property tax assessment and valuation of agricultural property
4031 Study the state corporate income tax laws
