Committee Memorandums

July 15 - 1:00 pm to July 16, 2003 - 10:20 am CDT

• Administrative Rules Review - Background Memorandum 
• Supplementary Rules of Operation and Procedure of the North Dakota Legislative Council 

September 25, 2003 - 9:00 am to 12:00 pm CDT

• Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations - Background Memorandum 
• Supplementary Rules of Operation and Procedure of the North Dakota Legislative Council 

September 16 - 10:00 am to September 17, 2003 - 3:30 pm CDT

• Female Inmate Contract Housing - Legislative Intent 
• Preliminary Planning Revolving Fund 
• Survey of Agency Alcohol, Drug, Tobacco, and Risk-Associated Behavior Programs - Update 

June 23, 2003 - 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm CDT

• Agreements Between North Dakota and South Dakota - Background Memorandum 
• Correctional and Mental Health Facilities and Services 
• Supplementary Rules of Operation and Procedure of the North Dakota Legislative Council 

May 11, 2004 - 9:00 am to 4:00 pm CDT

• State Nursing Board Structures 
• Survey of Agency Alcohol, Drug, Tobacco, and Risk-Associated Behavior Programs - Update 

August 6, 2003 - 9:00 am to 4:15 pm CDT

• Community Health Grant Program Implementation - Background Memorandum 
• Medical Assistance Program Advisory Council Study 
• Nursing Home Survey Process - Study 
• Other Duties and Responsibilities of the Budget Committee on Health Care - Background Memorandum 
• Study of Benefit Purchasing Pools, Preferred Drug Lists, and Other Pharmacy Benefit Management Concepts 
• Supplementary Rules of Operation and Procedure of the North Dakota Legislative Council 

September 22, 2004 - 9:00 am to 4:30 pm CDT

• Summary of Human Service Center Reported Data Fiscal Year 2003 (Unless Otherwise Noted) 

June 23 - 2:00 pm to June 24, 2004 - 11:30 am CDT

• Indian Jurisdictional Issues 

February 25, 2004 - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm CST

• Human Service Center Reporting Format 

August 7, 2003 - 10:00 am to 4:00 pm CDT

• Children's Services Coordinating Committee Reports 
• Developmental Disabilities Services Payment System 
• Human Service Center Services - Background Memorandum 
• Human Services Administrative Costs - Background Memorandum 

October 5, 2004 - 9:00 am to 4:15 pm CDT

• Analysis of Federal Funds for Bienniums Ending June 30, 2005, and June 30, 2007 
• Federal Block Grants - Legislative Hearings 
• North Dakota State Agency and Institution Vacant Positions as of June 30, 2004 
• North Dakota State Agency Off-Budget Positions for the 2003-05 Biennium 

October 15, 2003 - 10:00 am to 4:15 pm CDT

• Fiscal Assistance to State and Local Governments Act of 1972 
• North Dakota's Use of Federal Relief Funds 

June 24, 2003 - 11:00 am to 3:00 pm CDT

• Budget Section Duties and Responsibilities for the 2003-05 Biennium 
• Federal Funding for Temporary State Fiscal Relief 
• Supplementary Rules of Operation and Procedure of the North Dakota Legislative Council 

March 9, 2004 - 9:00 am to 2:30 pm CST

• Consumer Protection Related to Contractor Competency and Out-of-State Contractors - Background Memorandum 

August 11 - 9:00 am to August 12, 2003 - 3:00 pm CDT

• North Dakota's Unemployment System - Background Memorandum 

July 1, 2003 - 9:00 am to 3:45 pm CDT

• Impact of Pending Federal Legislation That Would Significantly Change the Respective Federal-State Responsibilities and Funding for Workforce Development, Training, Public Labor Exchange, and Unemployment Insurance Programs - Background Memorand 
• Supplementary Rules of Operation and Procedure of the North Dakota Legislative Council 

August 10 - 10:00 am to August 11, 2004 - 2:00 pm CDT

• North Dakota Century Code Section 34-06-05 - Employment Conditions Study - Background Memorandum 

August 12, 2003 - 9:00 am to 2:30 pm CDT

• Guardianship Services, Standards, and Practices Study - Background Memorandum 
• Indigent Defense and Public Defender Systems - Background Memorandum 
• Law Enforcement Training Study - Background Memorandum 
• Supplementary Rules of Operation and Procedure of the North Dakota Legislative Council 
• Vulnerable Adult Abuse and Neglect Reporting - Background Memorandum 

August 5, 2004 - 9:00 am to 4:00 pm CDT

• Center of Excellence Program - Review of Statutory Directives 
• Seed Capital Investment Tax Credit Limitations 

September 17, 2003 - 9:00 am to 3:25 pm CDT

• Business Climate Study - Background Memorandum 
• Economic Development Efforts Study - Background Memorandum 
• Population Study - Background Memorandum 
• Supplementary Rules of Operation and Procedure of the North Dakota Legislative Council 

October 20, 2003 - 9:00 am to 3:30 pm CDT

• Educational Equity and Future Educational Delivery 
• School District Data Collection and Reporting Requirements 
• School District of Residence Determinations 

September 8, 2003 - 10:00 am to 4:30 pm CDT

• Electric Industry Taxation - Background Memorandum 
• Impact of Competition on the Generation, Transmission, and Distribution of Electric Energy Study - Background Memorandum 
• Supplementary Rules of Operation and Procedure of the North Dakota Legislative Council 
• Wind Energy Development Study - Background Memorandum 

July 28, 2003 - 10:00 am to 4:00 pm CDT

• Emergency Management System and Public Health Infrastructure - Background Memorandum 
• Supplementary Rules of Operation and Procedure of the North Dakota Legislative Council 

October 26, 2004 - 9:00 am to 3:00 pm CDT

• Employee Benefits Programs Committee Bills - Revised: October 26, 2004 

September 8, 2004 - 9:00 am to 3:45 pm CDT

• Employee Benefits Programs Committee Bills - Revised: September 8, 2004 

June 4, 2004 - 9:00 am to 3:30 pm CDT

• Employee Benefits Programs Committee Bills 
• Estimated Average Annual Cost of a State Employee - 2003-05 Biennium 

November 3 - 1:00 pm to November 4, 2003 - 12:00 pm CST

• Employee Benefits Programs Committee - Background Memorandum 
• Public Employee Health Insurance Benefits Study 

October 4, 2004 - 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm CDT

• Comparison of Estimated and Actual FTE Positions, Expenditures, Revenues, and Populations at Charitable and Penal Institutions for the Period July 1, 2003, Through June 30, 2004 
• Department of Human Services - Status of Select Grant Program Expenditures 
• Oil Production, Oil Market Price, and Oil Tax Revenue Information for the 2003-05 Biennium 
• Performance Measures - Definitions and Example 
• Status Report on State School Aid and Other Major State Grants to School Districts 

June 30, 2004 - 9:00 am to 12:00 pm CDT

• Government Performance and Accountability System - Tentative Implementation Schedule 
• Oil Production, Oil Market Price, and Oil Tax Revenue Information 

March 3, 2004 - 9:00 am to 12:00 pm CST

• Government Performance and Accountability System in North Dakota - Proposed Bill Draft - Items to Consider 

January 28, 2004 - 9:00 am to 3:00 pm CST

• Development of a Government Performance and Accountability System in North Dakota - Items to Consider 
• Performance Measures - Other States 

August 13, 2003 - 9:00 am to 3:00 pm CDT

• Government Performance and Accountability Study - Background Memorandum 
• Monitoring the Status of State Agency and Institution Appropriations - Background Memorandum 

September 13 - 9:00 am to September 14, 2004 - 3:00 pm CDT

• Information Regarding the North Dakota University System Long-Term Financing Plan and Related Peer Institutions 

July 14, 2003 - 9:00 am to 12:00 pm CDT

• Higher Education - Background Memorandum 
• Supplementary Rules of Operation and Procedure of the North Dakota Legislative Council 

November 3, 2004 - 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm CST

• Information Technology Security Assessments 

July 7, 2004 - 8:30 am to 2:30 pm CDT

• Information Technology-Related Statutory Provisions 

August 5, 2003 - 10:00 am to 3:45 pm CDT

• Job Service North Dakota and Workforce Safety and Insurance - Electronic Reporting 

June 17, 2003 - 9:00 am to 2:30 pm CDT

• Information Technology Committee - Other Responsibilities - Background Memorandum 
• Information Technology Organizational and Management Studies - Background Memorandum 
• Supplementary Rules of Operation and Procedure of the North Dakota Legislative Council 

April 19, 2004 - 9:00 am to 3:00 pm CDT

• Confidentiality of Certain Records - Survey of Other States 
• Knowingly or Knowing Culpability Standard 

September 23, 2003 - 9:00 am to 2:30 pm CDT

• Appropriateness of Penalties for Disclosure of Certain Public Records - Background Memorandum 
• Assumption of Risk - Background Memorandum 
• State Leasing of County Court Facilities - Background Memorandum 

August 10, 2004 - 9:00 am to 4:50 pm CDT

• Audit Report Presentation Guidelines 

April 19, 2004 - 9:00 am to 4:45 pm CDT

• Duties of State Treasurer - Changes 
• State Fair Association and North Dakota Development Fund, Inc. - Auditors 

September 3 - 9:00 am to September 4, 2003 - 12:00 pm CDT

• Audit Guidelines for State Agencies - 12 Questions 
• Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review Committee - Statutory Duties and Responsibilities for the 2003-04 Interim - Recommendations and Requests Made During Previous Interims 
• Supplementary Rules of Operation and Procedure of the North Dakota Legislative Council 

August 18, 2004 - 9:00 am to 12:00 pm CDT

• Estimated Fiscal Impact of Items Considered by the Legislative Compensation Commission - May 5, 2004, Meeting 
• Legislative Compensation and Reimbursement Survey Results 

May 5, 2004 - 9:00 am to 12:00 pm CDT

• Legislative Compensation and Expense Reimbursement - Background Memorandum 
• Legislative Compensation Increases Compared to Inflation and State Employee Salary Increases - 1981 Through 2002 

June 3, 2003 - 1:00 pm to 3:45 pm CDT

• Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 - Temporary State Fiscal Relief Funds 
• Supplementary Rules of Operation and Procedure of the North Dakota Legislative Council 

May 16, 2003 - 9:00 am to 3:00 pm CDT

• 2003 Legislation Directly Affecting the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly 
• Legislative Council Studies and Resolutions to be Prioritized for the 2003-04 Interim (Arranged According to Subject Matter) 

November 8, 2004 - 1:00 pm to 2:45 pm CST

• Legislative Assembly Employee Positions and Compensation 
• Policy on Use of Personal Computers By Legislators 

October 4, 2004 - 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm CDT

• Guidelines for Use of Legislative Chambers and Displays in Memorial Hall, North Dakota State Capitol 
• House and Senate Rule Differences 
• Invitation to Bid - Legislative Assembly Photography Services 
• Invitation to Bid - Legislative Assembly Secretarial, Telephone Message, and Bill and Journal Room Services 
• Policy Regarding Secretarial Services to Legislators 
• Proposed Amendments to Senate and House Rules 329 and 510 

April 12, 2004 - 9:00 am to 4:15 pm CDT

• E-Mail File Quotas 
• Invitation to Bid - Legislative Assembly Photography Services 
• Invitation to Bid - Legislative Assembly Secretarial, Telephone Message, and Bill and Journal Room Services 
• Legislative Document Subscription Program 
• Lotus Notes Applications Conversion Estimates 
• Microsoft Outlook Pilot Project 
• Orientation and Training Sessions for Certain Legislative Employees 
• Remote Access Survey 
• Timeliness of E-Mail Return Receipt Responses 
• Training for Legislators 

November 18, 2003 - 9:00 am to 12:00 pm CST

• Lotus Notes E-Mail and Applications Migration - Infastructure Analysis of Legislative Branch Software 

June 24, 2003 - 9:00 am to 10:15 am CDT

• Guidelines for Use of Legislative Chambers and Displays in Memorial Hall, North Dakota State Capitol 
• Guidelines for Use of Legislative Committee Rooms, North Dakota State Capitol 
• Supplementary Rules of Operation and Procedure of the North Dakota Legislative Council 

April 19, 2004 - 9:00 am to 12:00 pm CDT

• Legislative History of the Coal Mining Exception to the Corporate Farming Law 

December 3, 2003 - 9:00 am to 2:00 pm CST

• Tribal Game and Fish Coordination Study - Background Memorandum 

August 5, 2003 - 9:00 am to 12:00 pm CDT

• Release of Coal Mine Reclamation Performance Bonds - Background Memorandum 

July 8, 2003 - 9:00 am to 4:00 pm CDT

• No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 - Background Memorandum 

January 27, 2004 - 9:00 am to 2:30 pm CST

• State Bonding Fund and Surety Bonds - Miscellaneous Issues 
• State Seed Department - Trends in Budget and Fees 

September 9, 2003 - 9:00 am to 11:45 am CDT

• Agricultural Inspection and Standards Functions to Public Service Commission - Background Memorandum 
• State Seed Department - Background Memorandum 
• Surety Bonds - Background Memorandum 

September 22, 2004 - 9:00 am to 12:00 pm CDT

• Farm Buildings Property Tax Exemption History 

July 9, 2003 - 9:00 am to 2:00 pm CDT

• Corporate Income Tax Study - Background Memorandum 
• Individual Income Tax Study - Background Memorandum 
• Taxation Preferences Study - Background Memorandum 

June 2, 2004 - 9:00 am to 12:00 pm CDT

• State Jurisdiction Over Railroads 
• Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Coverage In Other States 

March 16, 2004 - 9:00 am to 3:45 pm CST

• Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Coverage - History 

January 15, 2004 - 9:00 am to 2:30 pm CST

• Licensing of Motorcycle and Low-Speed Vehicle Dealers - Background Memorandum 
• No-Fault Insurance in North Dakota - History 
• No-Fault Insurance in Other States 

July 17, 2003 - 9:00 am to 12:00 pm CDT

• Alternative Methods for Recording and Discharging Motor Vehicle Liens Study - Background Memorandum 
• Licensing of Snowmobile and All-Terrain Vehicle Dealers - Background Memorandum 
• Motor Vehicle No-Fault, Underinsured, and Uninsured Insurance - Background Memorandum 
• Railroad Right-of-Way Study - Background Memorandum 
• Supplementary Rules of Operation and Procedure of the North Dakota Legislative Council