Assigned Studies and Responsibilities
(2003-04 Interim)

ADMINISTRATIVE RULES COMMITTEE

1212 § 2 Study the effects and operation of requiring agency consideration of the effect of proposed administrative rules on small businesses, organizations, and political subdivisions (NDCC § 28-32-08.1)

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

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)

BUDGET SECTION

3001 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))

Receive statement from an ethanol production plant receiving ethanol production incentives indicating whether the plant produced a profit from its operation in the preceding fiscal year, after deducting ethanol production incentive payments received (NDCC § 4-14.1-07)

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)

Receive report from the commissioner of University and School Lands identifying every state agency that has not submitted a claim for property belonging to that agency (NDCC § 47-30.1-24.1)

Approve state agency relinquishment of unclaimed property belonging to that agency (NDCC § 47-30.1-24.1)

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)

Receive annually a report from the Public Service Commission regarding payments received under the performance assurance plan and expenditures from the performance assurance fund (NDCC § 49-21-31, effective through June 30, 2005)

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 state officer's acceptance of federal funds in excess of $50,000 if the acceptance of funds is not necessary to avoid an imminent threat to the safety of people or property due to a natural disaster or war crisis or an imminent financial loss to the state (NDCC § 54-16-04.1)

Approve Emergency Commission authorization of state officer's expenditure of federal funds in excess of $50,000 if acceptance of funds is necessary to avoid an imminent threat to the safety of people or property due to a natural disaster or war crisis or an imminent financial loss to the state (NDCC § 54-16-04.1)

Approve Emergency Commission authorization of state officer's acceptance of funds in excess of $50,000 if the acceptance of funds is not necessary to avoid an imminent threat to the safety of people or property due to a natural disaster or war crisis or an imminent financial loss to the state (NDCC § 54-16-04.2)

Approve Emergency Commission authorization of state officer's expenditure of funds in excess of $50,000 if acceptance of funds is necessary to avoid an imminent threat to the safety of people or property due to a natural disaster or war crisis or an imminent financial loss to the state (NDCC § 54-16-04.2)

Approve Emergency Commission authorization of transfer of spending authority from the state contingencies appropriation in excess of $50,000 if the transfer is not necessary to avoid an imminent threat to the safety of people or property due to a natural disaster or war crisis or an imminent financial loss to the state (NDCC §54-16-09)

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)

Receive report from the Office of Management and Budget regarding any purchase of oil put options by the State Investment Board to offset reduced state general fund oil and gas tax revenues due to oil and gas prices falling below selected levels (NDCC § 54-44-16, effective through June 30, 2005)

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)

Approve expenditures exceeding $130,000 a biennium by the Department of Commerce from its operating fund for web site maintenance (NDCC § 54-60-10)

Receive report annually from the Department of Commerce regarding money spent to administer an Internet web site that provides career guidance and job opportunity services (NDCC § 54-60-10)

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 obtaining and using funds from any source by the Forest Service to assist in the construction of equipment and supply storage buildings in Towner and Bottineau (2003 S.L., ch. 3, § 11)

Receive a report from the State Board of Higher Education at the first meeting of the Budget Section after July 1, 2004, regarding the internship program implemented to attract students to high-growth occupations in the state and implement a student internship program (2003 S.L., ch. 3, § 31)

Receive report from the State Department of Health on the status of outsourcing employee positions whenever reasonable (2003 S.L., ch. 4, § 13)

Receive periodic reports from a representative of the Veterans Home governing board on the status of the board's progress in developing and implementing a strategic plan for the Veterans Home during the 2003-04 interim (2003 S.L., ch. 7, § 4)

Receive report from the Veterans Home on any line item transfer of appropriation authority between line items for the 2001-03 biennium to implement changes in technology and telecommunications (2003 S.L., ch. 7, § 6)

Receive report from the Industrial Commission before November 1, 2004, regarding recommendations for merger of the Oil and Gas Division and Geological Survey (2003 S.L., ch. 15, § 14)

Receive report from the Department of Human Services after June 30, 2004, regarding any transfer of appropriation authority between line items and between subdivisions in excess of $50,000 (2003 S.L., ch. 33, § 7)

Approve transfers from the earnings and undivided profits of the Bank of North Dakota to the state general fund, not exceeding the lesser of $9million or the shortfall of actual general fund revenue collections compared to the March 2003 legislative forecast (2003 S.L., ch. 36, § 10)

Receive information from the Information Technology Department relating to the delivery of consolidated services to agencies and status of accumulated savings (2003 S.L., ch. 36, § 30; 2003 S.L., ch. 665, § 12)

Receive report in December of even-numbered years from the director of the Office of Management and Budget on specified commodities and services exempted by the director from the procurement requirements of NDCC Chapter 54-44.4 (2003 S.L., ch. 36, § 42)

Receive regular reports from the Office of Management and Budget regarding transfers of funds between line items for state agencies by the director of the Office of Management and Budget and the State Treasurer as may be requested to accommodate information technology funding reductions made by the 58th Legislative Assembly (2003 S.L., ch. 665, § 8)

Receive final report on the information technology organizational study and the information technology management study (2003 S.L., ch. 665, § 13)

Receive report at the fall 2003 and summer 2004 meetings from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and county jails contracting to house state female inmates on the implementation and procedures of contracting with counties to house state female inmates (2003 S.L., ch. 666, § 5)

Receive periodic reports from the Office of Management and Budget on state employee positions eliminated by agencies and reported agency budgetary savings (2003 S.L., ch. 669, § 1)

Receive reports from the Office of Management and Budget and the judicial branch on the state employee salary increases provided for each year of the biennium (2003 S.L., ch. 669, § 3)

Review and report on budget data prepared by the director of the budget

BUDGET COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT SERVICES

1506 § 6 Study the long-term needs of all state inmates and whether the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation should continue to contract to house state female inmates with county jails or the state should expand the prison system, including a review of the east cell block of the State Penitentiary and future needs for maximum security prisoners; the female population and related treatment, programming, and training needs; and the mental health services of the State Hospital, including whether the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation should continue to expand its facilities on the State Hospital grounds and whether patients at the State Hospital with mental health needs should be served in other locations

3037 Study the needs of individuals with mental illness, drug and alcohol addictions, and physical or developmental disabilities, including individuals with multiple needs, and how the state responds to those needs; the long-term plans for the State Hospital, the Developmental Center at Westwood Park, state and county correctional facilities, and other state facilities and the relationships among those facilities; the impact and availability of community services; the state's criminal justice process from arrest to release; alternatives to incarceration; and the effectiveness of incarceration and treatment

Approve any agreement between a North Dakota state entity and South Dakota to form a bistate authority (NDCC § 54-40-01)

BUDGET COMMITTEE ON HEALTH CARE

1004 § 14 Study the nursing home survey process, including a review of federal, state, and local agency procedures and requirements that result in additional costs, duplicated procedures, and added regulations for nursing homes, and the potential for mitigating the impact of new mandated federal rules through collaboration between the State Department of Health and the Department of Human Services and the submission of waiver requests

1430 § 11 Study the value of medical assistance program use of benefit purchasing pools, preferred drug lists, and other pharmacy benefit management concepts, including the fiscal impact of the appeals and grievance process on existing programs

2012 § 16 Study the feasibility and desirability of establishing an advisory council for the medical assistance program of the Department of Human Services - Expanded by the Legislative Council chairman to include a review of Medicaid payments, access to services, and utilization

Receive report from the State Health Officer not later than September 30, 2004, regarding implementation of the community health grant program (NDCC § 23-38-02)

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)

BUDGET COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES

2012 § 14 Study administrative costs of human service programs, including costs incurred by the central office of the Department of Human Services, human service centers, and county social services, and review the effects of the 1997 "swap" legislation on state and county human service program costs

4001 Study the delivery of services and the cost versus benefit of those services provided by the eight human service centers, the possibility of combining service centers, the administrative costs of the centers related to the programs and clients served, and third-party reimbursement and competition with private providers

Receive reports during the 2003-04 interim from the Department of Human Services regarding the department's progress in developing a fee-for-service payment system for treatment or care centers (NDCC § 25-18-12)

Receive report from the Children's Services Coordinating Committee at least twice during the 2003-04 interim on the amount of "refinancing" funds generated and the uses of the funds for the 2003-05 biennium (2003 S.L., ch. 14, § 5)

Receive certification from the Department of Human Services by October 1, 2004, of whether the department and developmental disabilities service providers have reached an agreement on a new fee-for-service system (2003 S.L., ch. 231, § 5)

COMMERCE COMMITTEE

1017 § 5 Study the impact of pending federal legislation that would significantly change the respective federal-state responsibilities and funding for workforce development, workforce training, public labor exchange, and unemployment insurance programs

2252 § 5 Study consumer protection in regard to contractor competency and out-of-state contractors licensed in the state

3060 Study the state's unemployment compensation system, including reserve guidelines for the unemployment trust fund, the system for ratesetting, treatment of positive balance and negative balance employers, and the feasibility and desirability of creating an unemployment compensation board

Review the 2004 rate increase proposed by Workforce Safety and Insurance and projections for future rate adjustments - Legislative Council chairman directive

Receive report from the Agricultural Research Board on its annual evaluation of research activities and expenditures (NDCC § 4-05.1-19(8))

CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE

3004 Study the state's method of providing legal representation for indigent persons and the feasibility and desirability of establishing a public defender system

3062 Study vulnerable adult abuse and neglect with an emphasis on whether certain individuals should be required to report suspected incidents of vulnerable adult abuse and neglect

4008 Study the need for guardianship services, standards and practices for guardians, and funding for programs for individuals with mental illness, vulnerable elderly individuals, and individuals with traumatic brain injuries

Study issues relating to North Dakota Century Code Section 34-06-05 regarding employment under conditions that may be detrimental to health or morals - Legislative Council chairman directive

Study methods for funding and providing law enforcement training in this state - Legislative Council chairman directive

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)

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

1504 § 1 Study the state's business climate, including creation of an index of key objective measurements that address the state's competitiveness with other states; consideration of methods of creating business partnerships with North Dakota Indian tribes in order to increase primary sector business growth in the state; and active participation in the activities of the primary sector business congress

3051 Study economic development efforts associated with and including establishment of a Red River Valley business and technology development zone and methods through which programs receiving funding from the United States Department of Agriculture rural economic area partnership, empowerment zone, enterprise community, and champion community programs can be enhanced

3072 Study possible methods of growing North Dakota's population, including approaches to decreasing outmigration and increasing in-migration, and review how other states are dealing with related population issues

Receive presentation from the State Board of Higher Education on definitions and eligibility criteria regarding its centers of excellence program relating to economic development (NDCC § 15-10-41)

Receive annual reports from the Division of Community Services on renaissance zone progress (NDCC §40-63-03)

Receive report annually during the 2003-04 interim from the commissioner of commerce regarding specified economic goals and associated benchmarks (2003 S.L., ch. 18, § 9)

EDUCATION COMMITTEE

1155 § 1 Study the criteria by which a student's school district of residence is established and whether that criteria correctly assigns both benefits and responsibilities to the appropriate school districts

2421 § 32 Study the manner in which elementary and secondary education is funded in this state and the feasibility and desirability of instituting alternative funding methods

3052 Study school district data collection and reporting requirements

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)

Receive report from the Education Standards and Practices Board before July 1, 2004, regarding potential changes to the licensure process and the impact of those changes (2003 S.L., ch. 157, § 10)

Receive from the Superintendent of Public Instruction, as soon after September 1, 2004, as practicable any findings and conclusions with respect to completion of the data envelopment analysis project (2003 S.L., ch. 667, §34)

Receive report from the Superintendent of Public Instruction regarding notices received from school boards which detail the grounds for not using at least 70 percent of new money received for per student payments and tuition apportionment payments for the purpose of increasing compensation paid to teachers (2003 S.L., ch. 667, §38)

ELECTRIC INDUSTRY COMPETITION COMMITTEE

2310 § 1 Study issues related to wind energy development in this state - Revised by Legislative Council directive

3061 Study the feasibility and desirability of enacting legislation to tax electric utility providers with a fair and uniform tax system

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)

EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMITTEE

3053 Study the state's emergency management system, the impact of federal emergency reorganization on the state's emergency operations plan, and the emergency management preparedness of state agencies and local governments

3054 Study the state's public health unit infrastructure and the ability of the public health units to respond to public health issues, including disease and other physical health, environmental, and disaster-related issues

Receive annual report from State Radio on the operation of and any recommended changes in the emergency 911telephone 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)

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS PROGRAMS COMMITTEE

2015 § 41 Study public employee health insurance benefits, including options for providing health insurance for state employees, availability of other health insurance plans, single versus family coverage, employee contributions, and unitization of premium rates for budgeting purposes

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)

Receive periodic reports from the Central Personnel Division on the implementation, progress, and bonuses provided by state agency programs to provide bonuses to recruit or retain employees in hard-to-fill positions (NDCC § 54-06-31)

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 (2001S.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 (2001S.L., ch. 494, § 11)

GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY COMMITTEE

1497 § 1 Study state government performance and accountability practices, including a review of other state's performance budgeting practices and strategic planning efforts and how those practices and efforts may apply to this state and improve this state's budgeting process

Monitor status of state agency and institution appropriations

HIGHER EDUCATION COMMITTEE

1003 § 24 Continue the study of higher education, which may include use of the Higher Education Roundtable format to further refine the expectations of the North Dakota University System in meeting the state's needs

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE

Determine information technology compliance reviews to be conducted by the State Auditor and receive the results of those reviews (NDCC §§ 54-10-28; 54-35-15.4)

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 from the Chief Information Officer recommendations of the department's advisory committee regarding major software projects for consideration and the drafting of appropriate legislation to implement the recommendations (NDCC § 54-59-02.1)

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 periodic reports from the Information Technology Department regarding budgeted and actual information technology equipment and software purchases and estimated savings by funding source (2003 S.L., ch. 665, §7)

Receive information from the Information Technology Department relating to the delivery of consolidated services to agencies and status of accumulated savings (2003 S.L., ch. 36, § 30; 2003 S.L., ch. 665, § 12)

Contract with consultants to conduct an information technology organizational study and an information technology management study and consultant oversight by October 1, 2003 (2003 S.L., ch. 665, § 13)

Receive periodic progress reports on the status of the information technology organizational study and the information technology management study (2003 S.L., ch. 665, § 13)

JUDICIAL PROCESS COMMITTEE

1186 § 1 Study the leasing or renting of county court facilities by the state or other political subdivision

2379 § 1 Study the doctrine of assumption of risk and the impact the reenactment of the doctrine would have on other state laws

3011 Study the North Dakota open records statutes and the appropriateness of the penalties for an unauthorized disclosure of certain records

Review uniform laws recommended by Commission on Uniform State Laws (NDCC § 54-35-02)

Statutory and constitutional revision

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 audit report from limited partnership receiving ethyhl alcohol or methanol production subsidy (NDCC § 45-10.1-71)

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)

Approve the State Auditor's hiring of a consultant to assist with conducting a performance audit of a state agency (NDCC § 54-10-01)

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 from the State Auditor the results of the performance audit of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Administrative Committee on Veterans Affairs by July1, 2004 (2003 S.L., ch. 7, § 3)

Receive from the State Auditor the results of the performance audit of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation if conducted between July 1, 2003, and January 1, 2005 (2003 S.L., ch. 666, § 8)

LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Determine when agricultural commodity promotion groups must report to the standing Agriculture Committees (NDCC § 4-24-10)

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 2005 session (NDCC § 54-35-11)

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)

Administer appropriation for the purpose of upgrading the sound systems in the House and Senate chambers (2003 S.L., ch. 36, § 31)

Review legislative rules

NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE

3075 Study and identify federal and state policies that discourage or prevent final bond release applications from being filed, Public Service Commission regulatory policies that could be implemented to encourage flexibility in proving reclamation success and reducing regulatory burdens necessary for bond release applications, and actions being undertaken by the mining companies to achieve final bond release

4022 Study proposed legislation permitting the Game and Fish Department to coordinate with game and fish programs conducted by tribal governments

Overview of the Garrison Diversion Project and related matters and any necessary discussions with adjacent states on water-related topics (NDCC § 54-35-02.7)

NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND COMMITTEE

2418 § 1 Investigate the adoption of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, the direct and indirect impact of the Act on the school districts of this state, and the financial impact of the Act on the budget of this state and on the taxpayers of this state

Receive information from the Superintendent of Public Instruction regarding the estimated costs that are likely to be incurred by this state during the ensuing eight years to meet the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (2003 S.L., ch. 667, § 33)

PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE

1386 § 1 Study North Dakota Century Code provisions requiring public officers and other individuals and entities to provide bonds, whether the state bonding fund is an appropriate entity to provide those bonds, whether private entities within the state provide bonds for public officials and other individuals and entities required to be bonded, and whether the bonds required by statute are appropriate and necessary

2008 § 4 Study the feasibility and desirability of transferring inspection and standards functions conducted by various state agencies to the Public Service Commission - by Legislative Council directive, limited to agriculturally related functions

4016 Study those provisions of North Dakota Century Code Title 4 which relate to the powers and duties of the State Seed Commissioner and the State Seed Department

TAXATION COMMITTEE

Study corporate and personal income taxes - Legislative Council directive

Study tax preferences for products, services, and entities - Legislative Council directive

Study implementation and effect of the streamlined sales tax - Legislative Council directive

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

2262 § 1 Study the motor vehicle no-fault, underinsured motorist, and uninsured motorist insurance systems

2358 § 5 Study the sale and lease of railroad rights of way

4011 Study alternative methods for recording and discharging a lien on a motor vehicle

4030 Study the requirements for the registration and licensing of snowmobile and all-terrain vehicle dealers - Expanded by the Legislative Council chairman to include the requirements for licensing motorcycle and low-speed vehicle dealers

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