Assigned Studies and Responsibilities

Assigned Studies and Responsibilities
(2005-06 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

2372 § 1 Study the feasibility and desirability of establishing an organization or ombudsman to support and coordinate federal, tribal, state, including institutions of higher education, and local government and private efforts to discourage destructive behavior, including alcohol and drug abuse and tobacco use

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)

Receive report from the North Dakota Association of Counties before April 1 of each even-numbered year regarding how each county has used the county's document preservation fund during the preceding two fiscal years (NDCC § 11-18-22.1, effective until August 1, 2009)

AGRIGULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE

1370 § 1 Study the railroad fuel surcharges

2115 § 1 Study the process to negotiate and quantify reserved water rights

3028 Study utilization of the state's abundant energy resources to attract energy-intensive economic development projects to the state

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)

Receive report from the Game and Fish Department before July 1, 2006, regarding the department's findings on its assessment of the status of mountain lions in North Dakota (2005 S.L., ch. 225, § 2)

Receive report from the Agriculture Commissioner in November 2005 and June 2006 regarding all notifications and requests for assistance by individuals who believe local weed boards have not eradicated or controlled noxious weeds satisfactorily (2005 S.L., ch. 601, § 37)

BUDGET SECTION

4001 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, effective until July 1, 2005)

Receive statement from an ethanol plant in operation before July 1, 1995, and receiving a production incentive from the state indicating whether the plant produced a profit from its operation in the preceding fiscal year, after deducting the payments received under the section (NDCC § 4-14.1-07.1)

Approve use of moneys deposited in the 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)

Approve, upon receiving a recommendation from the Emergency Commission and in conjunction with the State Board of Higher Education and the North Dakota Economic Development Foundation, designation of a center of excellence recommended by the Centers of Excellence Commission (NDCC § 15-69-02)

Receive annual audits from a center of excellence that is awarded funds under Chapter 15-69 on the funds distributed to the center, until completion of four years following the final distribution of funds (NDCC § 15-69-05)

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 $15 million (NDCC § 20.1-02-16.1)

Authorize the 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)

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 a court order or to avoid imminent threat to safety or imminent financial loss to the state (NDCC § 54-16-04)

Approve, with the Emergency Commission, acceptance of any federal funds made available to the state which are not for a specific purpose or program and which are not required to be spent before the next regular legislative session for deposit in a special fund until the Legislative Assembly appropriates the funds (NDCC § 54-16-04.1)

Approve Emergency Commission authorization of a 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 a 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 a 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 a 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 § 54-23.3-09)

Approve use of the 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)

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 Workforce Safety and Insurance on all revenues deposited into and expenditures from the building maintenance account of the Workforce Safety and Insurance fund (NDCC § 65-02-05.1)

Receive periodic reports from Workforce Safety and Insurance 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)

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 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)

Approve, with the Emergency Commission, additional full-time equivalent positions in the Department of Human Services for Medicaid program review of eligibility and payments when it is cost-effective to hire additional positions in lieu of contracts (2005 S.L., ch. 12, § 4)

Receive report from the Department of Human Services after June 30, 2006, regarding any transfers between line items and between subdivisions in excess of $50,000 (2005 S.L., ch. 12, § 6)

Approve, with the Emergency Commission, up to 21 additional full-time equivalent employee positions at the State Hospital relating to the substance abuse treatment pilot program (2005 S.L., ch. 15, § 42)

Approve, with the Emergency Commission, borrowing up to $900,000 from the Bank of North Dakota by the Department of Emergency Services to migrate the State Radio Communications system from analog to digital (2005 S.L., ch. 16, § 6)

Receive report, as requested, from the Department of Emergency Services detailing the uses of federal homeland security funds at the state and local levels and any discrepancies relating to the local needs assessment completed by the department and purchases made with federal homeland security funds (2005 S.L., ch. 16, § 7)

Receive report from the Department of Emergency Services on its reevaluation of job classifications impacted by the department's reorganization, the positions affected by the reorganization, and a detailed justification of any prior salary increases and a recommendation and analysis of any proposed salary increases or decreases (2005 S.L., ch. 16, § 10)

Approve salary increases to positions affected by the Department of Emergency Services' reorganization after the department's reevaluation of job classifications impacted by the reorganization (2005 S.L., ch. 16, § 10)

Receive report from a representative of the State Board of Higher Education regarding the allocation of the equity pool provided to address equity at higher education institutions and other campus needs (2005 S.L., ch. 31, § 9)

Receive report from a representative of the State Board of Higher Education periodically during the 2005-06 interim on the status of the board's review of the long-term finance plan (2005 S.L., ch. 31, § 17)

Receive report from the Department of Transportation regarding any additional full-time equivalent positions for highway construction and maintenance hired in lieu of contracting for those positions (2005 S.L., ch. 40, § 4)

Approve, with the Emergency Commission, construction of footings for up to three additional floors in a new Bank of North Dakota building (2005 S.L., ch. 42, § 6)

Receive annual report from the manager of the State Mill and Elevator Association concerning the current role and mission of the association and short-term and long-term plans for acquisitions, construction, renovation, equipment upgrading, sales and marketing, personnel, and all financial matters, as well as a description of efforts by the association to inform legislators about the role, mission, and operations of the association (2005 S.L., ch. 42, § 35)

Approve, with the Emergency Commission, borrowing of up to $5,000,000 by the Office of Management and Budget as requested by the Centers of Excellence Commission for the purpose of providing funding to centers of excellence (2005 S.L., ch. 46, § 13)

Receive report from the Department of Commerce after July 1, 2006, on the use of grant funds provided to the Rural Development Council to match federal funds (2005 S.L., ch. 46, § 21)

Receive report from the Department of Commerce after July 1, 2006, on the use of grant funds provided to the Red River Valley Research Corridor to match federal funds (2005 S.L., ch. 46, § 25)

Receive report from the Department of Commerce after July 1, 2006, on the use of grant funds provided to the North Dakota center for technology program (2005 S.L., ch. 46, § 26)

Receive report from the Department of Commerce after July 1, 2006, on the use of funding for grants in the partners in marketing grant program (2005 S.L., ch. 46, § 27)

Receive report from the Commissioner of Commerce annually during the 2005-06 interim regarding North Dakota economic goals and associated benchmarks (2005 S.L., ch. 46, § 53)

Receive report from the Highway Patrol after July 1, 2006, regarding the progress of the training for law enforcement officers and emergency service providers provided under the appropriation provided by Chapter 52 (2005 S.L., ch. 52, § 2)

Approve, with the Emergency Commission, receipt and expenditure of additional funds by the Department of Human Services for treatment services under the department's substance abuse treatment pilot program (2005 S.L., ch. 414, § 3)

Receive report from the Attorney General regarding any expenditures made or employees hired under the authority to defray additional administrative and other operating costs of the North Dakota lottery in excess of the appropriation (2005 S.L., ch. 470, § 11)

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

BUDGET COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT SERVICES

1035 § 1 Establish a government performance and accountability system pilot project involving up to three executive branch agencies during the 2005-06 interim

2015 § 12 Develop a legislative strategic plan, including site and facilities' plans, for the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's incarceration and correctional facility needs

3005 Study information identifying state-owned real estate and study the utilization of real estate owned by state agencies and institutions, the best use of state-owned real estate, and whether the state should establish and maintain an inventory of state-owned real estate

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

Monitor status of state agency and institution appropriations

BUDGET COMMITTEE ON HEALTH CARE

1010 § 11 Study the need for a comprehensive, long-range study of the state's current and future health care needs in order to address issues such as the aging population of the state, the phenomenon of health care cost-shifting to the private sector, the trend of uncompensated health care services, shortages in the number of health care professionals, duplication of technology and facilities, and any other factors that might affect the health care system in North Dakota in the year 2020

1280 § 6 Study the feasibility and desirability of creating an allied health professions board to regulate the practice of members of allied health professions, including the feasibility and desirability of a North Dakota allied health professions board entering joint professional licensure agreements with neighboring states

2171 § 1 Study the licensure and regulation of acupuncturists practicing in the state, as well as the possibility of multistate joint licensure and regulation programs

2269 § 2 Study the fiscal impact and the feasibility and desirability of establishing an umbrella licensing organization for a group consisting of counselors, psychologists, marriage and family therapists, and social workers

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 State Department of Health during the 2005-06 interim regarding the department's basic care survey pilot project which includes a recommendation of whether the unannounced survey process should continue for all basic care facilities (2005 S.L., ch. 32, § 26)

BUDGET COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES

1012 § 15 Study the services provided by residential treatment centers and residential child care facilities and the appropriateness of the payments provided by the state for these services

1459 § 5 Study the Medicaid medical reimbursement system, including costs of providing services, fee schedules, parity among provider groups, and access

2004 § 20 Study the costs and benefits of adopting a comprehensive healthy North Dakota and workplace wellness program in collaboration with the State Department of Health, health insurers and other third-party payers, Workforce Safety and Insurance, interested nonprofit health-related agencies, and others who have an interest in establishing accident and disease prevention programs

2004 § 21 Study the state's public health unit infrastructure and the ability of the public health units to respond to public health issues, including an assessment of the efficiency of operations, given the personnel and financial resources available; the effectiveness of services, given the lines of governmental authority of the current infrastructure; and the efficiency of the food and lodging investigation services provided by the State Department of Health and the public health units, and to develop a plan maximizing efficiencies through a coordinated system and fee structure

3054 Study state programs providing services to children with special health care needs to determine whether the programs are effective in meeting these special health care needs, whether there are gaps in the state's system for providing services to children with special health care needs, and whether there are significant unmet special health care needs of children which should be addressed

Receive biennial report from the Department of Human Services which provides a five-year historical analysis of the number of persons receiving services under the medical assistance program, the costs for rendering the services by program appropriations, the budget requested, the budget appropriated, and actual expenditures for each of the preceding five years (NDCC § 50-06-25, effective until July 1, 2007)

Receive report from the Department of Human Services by July 1, 2006, regarding the department's review of its budget, programs, and services to determine the extent to which the department can provide for additional general fund requirements resulting from changes in the federal medical assistance percentage for North Dakota without affecting the level of services provided by the department (2005 S.L., ch. 12, § 11)

Receive report from the Department of Human Services during the 2005-06 interim on the department's plan to transfer appropriate individuals from the Developmental Center to community placements and on the anticipated number of individuals that will be transferred during the 2005-07 biennium (2005 S.L., ch. 12, § 16)

Receive report from the Department of Human Services before November 1, 2005, regarding the status of the amendment to the Medicaid state plan regarding the disregard of any assets to the extent that payments are made or because an individual has received or is entitled to receive benefits under a long-term care insurance policy (2005 S.L., ch. 430, § 2)

Receive periodic status reports from the Department of Human Services and the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Working Group during the 2005-06 interim regarding the activities of the working group and the implementation of the prescription drug monitoring program (2005 S.L., ch. 413, § 3)

Receive report from and provide input to the Department of Human Services during the 2005-06 interim regarding the development of recommendations required with respect to medical assistance program management under NDCC Section 50-24.1-27 (2005 S.L., ch. 413, § 4)

Receive report from the Department of Human Services during the 2005-06 interim regarding the status of the Medicaid waiver to provide in-home services, the number of applications the department receives for in-home services, and the status of the program's appropriation (2005 S.L., ch. 417, § 5)

Receive report from the Department of Human Services during the 2005-06 interim regarding the department's progress in developing and implementing a plan for implementing the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (2005 S.L., ch. 428, § 2)

COMMISSION ON ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION

1473 § 1 Study sentencing alternatives, mandatory sentences, treatment options, the expanded use of problem-solving courts, home monitoring, and other related issues

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

2032 § 17 Study the state's business climate through a business climate initiative, including receipt of agency reports regarding economic development legislation introduced by the Legislative Council during previous legislative sessions, participation in business climate focus groups across the state, and participation in a Business Congress held before June 1, 2006, and a Business Congress held before June 1, 2008. The Legislative Council is to contract with a third party to provide professional services to plan, facilitate, report on, and coordinate followup for the focus groups and Business Congresses included within the study.

2032 § 18 Study the issues relating to venture and risk capital and whether and how some of these issues may be negatively impacting business development in the state

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

Receive biennial report from the Commissioner of Commerce on the process used and factors considered by the commissioner in identifying target industries on which economic development efforts are focused and the special focus target industry (NDCC § 54-60-11)

Receive the compilation and summary of state grantor reports filed annually by the Department of Commerce beginning in 2007 and the reports of state agencies that award business incentives for the previous calendar year (NDCC § 54-60.1-07)

Receive report from the Commissioner of Commerce during the 2005-06 interim on the status of the American Indian Business Development Office and the status of the International Trade and Business Office (2005 S.L., ch. 46, § 46)

Receive report from the Commissioner of Commerce during the 2005-06 interim on the status of the certification program through which the Division of Economic Development and Finance provides training services to local economic developers (2005 S.L., ch. 46, § 47)

Receive report from the Commissioner of Commerce during the 2005-06 interim on the status of the image information program (2005 S.L., ch. 46, § 48)

Receive report from the Commissioner of Commerce during the 2005-06 interim on the status of the business hotline program (2005 S.L., ch. 46, § 49)

Receive report from the Commissioner of Commerce during the 2005-06 interim on the status of the Dakota manufacturing initiative (2005 S.L., ch. 46, § 50)

Receive report from the Commissioner of Commerce before July 1, 2006, on the outcome of the Department of Commerce's study of the state's intellectual property laws as they relate to the protection of intellectual property rights (2005 S.L., ch. 46, § 51)

Receive report from the Commissioner of Commerce before July 1, 2006, on the outcome of the Department of Commerce's study of the state's economic development incentives (2005 S.L., ch. 46, § 52)

Receive report from the president of the Bank of North Dakota during the 2005-06 interim on the status of the Bank's investment in alternative and venture capital investments and early-stage capital funds (2005 S.L., ch. 151, § 19)

Receive report from the State Board of Higher Education and the Centers of Excellence Commission during the 2005-06 interim on the status of the centers of excellence program (2005 S.L., ch. 151, § 20)

Receive report from the chancellor of the University System before July 1, 2006, on the outcome of the State Board of Higher Education's study of incentives the state could adopt to serve as catalysts for stimulating more efficient commercialization of new technologies (2005 S.L., ch. 151, § 22)

Receive report from the director of the Office of Management and Budget during the 2005-06 interim on the status of providing procurement information through the Internet and on the outcome of the director's procurement assistance center study (2005 S.L., ch. 151, § 24)

EDUCATION COMMITTEE

1013 § 16 Study the state's elementary and secondary education system, including key measurements of student progress, programs that address the state's competitiveness with other states, costs incurred by the state relating to implementing the No Child Left Behind Act, and the most effective means of using taxpayer dollars at the state and local levels to ensure the best possible education for the children of this state

Receive annual report from the Superintendent of Public Instruction by the end of February on the financial condition of school districts (NDCC 15.1-02-09)

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 report from the State Board of Higher Education before July 1, 2006, regarding implementation of a policy requiring all institutions to assess faculty and teaching assistant English communication skills (NDCC § 15-10-42)

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 Superintendent of Public Instruction regarding notices received from school boards that vote not to use 70 percent of new moneys received during the 2005-07 biennium for the purpose of increasing compensation paid to teachers or providing compensation to teachers beginning employment after June 30, 2005 (2005 S.L., ch. 167, § 30)

ELECTRIC INDUSTRY COMPETITION COMMITTEE

Receive written report from the North Dakota Transmission Authority each biennium (NDCC § 49-24-13)

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)

Receive annual report from the Division of 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)

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS PROGRAMS COMMITTEE

1015 § 28 Study issues related to state employee compensation, including total state employee compensation, the human resources system, retirement benefits, health insurance benefits, and the feasibility and desirability of implementing equity pay, merit pay, and pay for performance compensation systems

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)

FINANCE AND TAXATION COMMITTEE

2404 § 1 Study enhanced funding for elementary and secondary education and methods, including sales tax, income tax, and tax exemptions, by which the state's reliance on property taxes to fund elementary and secondary education could be reduced

4010 Study alternatives to the current method of expressing property tax levies in mills per dollar of taxable valuation

HIGHER EDUCATION COMMITTEE

2003 § 23 Study higher education funding and accountability, including a review of the progress made in implementing the Higher Education Roundtable recommendations relating to the University System meeting the state's expectations and needs, the funding methodology needed to meet these expectations and needs, and the appropriate accountability and reporting system for the University System, and including an independent consultant's evaluation of the roundtable recommendations and goals and objectives of the University System, the long-term financing plan for the University System, and the University System's prioritization of higher education funding - Selection of consultant by Legislative Council

INDUSTRY, BUSINESS, AND LABOR COMMITTEE

1010 § 12 Study the appropriate minimum standard of loss ratio for accident and health insurers and whether that loss ratio is more appropriately set by statute or by rule

1195 § 7 Study the feasibility and desirability of requiring professional employer organizations operating in North Dakota to register with the state, including consideration of how other states address the issue of registration of professional employer organizations

1198 § 1 Study reemployment processes and costs and an appropriate method for providing a limitation on the total average number of job-attached unemployment insurance claimants

1260 § 1 Study public improvement contracts and issues relating to use of multiple bids versus single prime bids, construction management, professional liability and indemnification, and design-build delivery systems

1332 § 3 Study the pharmacy benefits management industry, including the extent of competition in the marketplace for health insurance and prescription drugs; whether protecting the confidentiality of trade secret or proprietary information has a positive or negative impact on prescription drug prices; the ownership interest or affiliation between insurance companies and pharmacy benefits management companies and whether such relationships are good for the consumer; the impact of disclosure of information regarding relationships between pharmacy benefits management companies and their customers; the use of various cost-containment methods by pharmacy benefits managers, including the extent to which pharmacy benefits managers promote the use of generic drugs; the actual impact of the use of pharmacy benefits management techniques on community pharmacies; the impact of mail service pharmacies on consumers and community pharmacies; the impact of generic and brand name drugs in formulary development, drug switches and mail order operations, as well as spread pricing, data sales, and manufacturers' rebates and discounts; the price consumers actually pay for prescription drugs in North Dakota; and consideration of the legality of imposing statutory restrictions on pharmacy benefits managers

2018 § 9 Study the implementation by Job Service North Dakota of a shared work demonstration project

3040 Study the unemployment insurance tax rate structure; the structure's impact on the unemployment insurance trust fund, with special focus on the impact of the current unemployment insurance tax structure on new businesses; the historical cyclical risks faced by the industries in which new businesses are beginning to operate; and whether the unemployment insurance tax impact is reasonably favorable to the desired economic development of the state

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 Workforce Safety and Insurance on recommendations based on safety audit of Roughrider Industries work programs and performance audit of modified workers'compensation coverage program

Receive report from the Insurance Commissioner before July 1, 2006, on the outcome of the commissioner's compilation of existing data regarding the state's liability insurance marketplace (2005 S.L., ch. 151, § 21)

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 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)

JUDICIAL PROCESS COMMITTEE

3014 Study judicial elections and recent federal court decisions affecting the conduct of judicial elections

3042 Study the laws of this state and other states as they relate to the unauthorized acquisition, theft, and misuse of personal identifying information belonging to another individual

4027 Study the legal and medical definitions used for dementia-related conditions - Revised by Legislative Council directive

Study issues relating to the appropriate public uses for the power of eminent domain - 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)

Receive report, as requested, from the director of the North Dakota Lottery regarding the operation of the lottery (NDCC § 53-12.1-03)

Receive annual report from the director of the Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents containing pertinent data on the indigent defense contract system and established public defender offices (NDCC § 54-61-03)

Receive periodic reports from the Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents during the 2005-06 interim regarding the implementation of the indigent defense system, with the first report presented before December 1, 2005 (2005 S.L., ch. 538, § 9)

Statutory and constitutional revision

JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

2361 § 2 Study the state's marriage laws and methods for strengthening the institution of marriage in the state, including premarital requirements, such as marital education and counseling, waiting periods, and marital blood tests; the availability of marriage counseling and parenting education in the state; and the implementation of predivorce requirements, such as divorce-effects education

4031 Study the feasibility and desirability of adopting the Uniform Trust Code

4032 Study the feasibility and desirability of adopting Revised Article 1 of the Uniform Commercial Code - General Provisions

Receive periodic reports from the Department of Human Services during the 2005-06 interim regarding the status of the alternatives-to-abortion services funding, the first of which must be made by December 1, 2005 (2005 S.L., ch. 412, § 2)

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

LEGISLATIVE AUDIT AND FISCAL REVIEW COMMITTEE

3036 Study state agency and institution continuing appropriation authority

Receive annual audit report from the State Fair Association (NDCC § 4-02.1-18)

Receive annual audit report from a corporation receiving an 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 the Developmental Center at Westwood Park, Grafton (NDCC § 25-04-17)

Receive annual audited financial statement and report from the North Dakota low-risk incentive fund (NDCC § 26.1-50-05)

Receive audit report of the North Dakota Stockmen's Association (NDCC § 36-22-09)

Receive annual audit report from a limited partnership receiving an ethyl 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 the State Auditor (NDCC § 54-10-01)

Determine when the 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 the director of Workforce Safety and Insurance and the chairman of the Workforce Safety and Insurance Board of Directors (NDCC § 65-02-03.3)

Receive report from the director of Workforce Safety and Insurance, the chairman of the Workforce Safety and Insurance Board of Directors, and the auditor regarding the biennial performance audit of the organization (NDCC § 65-02-30)

LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

2001 § 6 Study the feasibility and desirability of arranging for the printing of bills and resolutions for the 60th Legislative Assembly by using computers and high-speed printers rather than printing multiple copies of all bills and having copies available in the bill and journal room

2001 § 7 Study the need for additional legislative committee meeting rooms and expend available funds for remodeling legislative meeting rooms if additional meeting rooms are needed

2001 § 8 Study the appropriateness of increasing the daily compensation for chairmen of substantive standing committee divisions established by rule of the House or Senate

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)

Establish guidelines on maximum reimbursement of legislators sharing lodging during a legislative session (NDCC § 54-03-20)

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 2007 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 replacing sound system mixers in the House chamber (2005 S.L., ch. 29, § 3)

Review and adopt project plan for replacement of legislative technology applications and approve deliverables of each completed project phase (2005 S.L., ch. 29, § 5)

Determine when the Agriculture Commissioner, Bank of North Dakota, and North Dakota Stockmen's Association must report on the livestock loan guarantee program to the standing Agriculture Committees of the 60th Legislative Assembly (2005 S.L., ch. 57, § 4)

Visit and inspect the veterans' memorial on the Capitol grounds and recommend repairs and updates to Facility Management before September 1, 2005 (2005 S.L., ch. 497, § 1)

Review legislative rules

NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND COMMITTEE

1434 § 1 Study the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, including amendments to the Act, changes to federal regulations implementing the Act, and any policy changes and letters of guidance issued by the United States Secretary of Education

Receive report filed by the Education Standards and Practices Board at the conclusion of each school year citing all requests for exceptions to the requirement that individuals be licensed to teach in a particular course area or field, including the board's response to each request and a brief description of the board's rationale (NDCC § 15.1-09-57(4))

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 (2005 S.L., ch. 667, § 33)

Receive from the Superintendent of Public Instruction at the conclusion of each school year during the 2005-07 biennium reports the Superintendent compiles covering operations of education associations governed by joint powers agreements (2005 S.L., ch. 167, § 31)

TRANSPORATION COMMITTEE

Study federal highway appropriations and state matching requirements - Legislative Council chairman directive

Study effectiveness of financial responsibility requirements imposed on individuals convicted of driving without liability insurance - Legislative Council chairman directive

Study cost-shifting of medical costs of individuals injured in automobile crashes - Legislative Council chairman directive

Receive report from the Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute before July 1, 2006, on the outcome of the institute's study of how improvements to the transportation infrastructure of this state might enhance the business climate and the state's competitive position in economic development (2005 S.L., ch. 151, § 23)

TRIBAL AND STATE RELATIONS COMMITTEE

1524 § 1 Study tribal-state issues, including government-to-government relations, the delivery of services, case management services, child support enforcement, and issues related to the promotion of economic development

WORKERS' COMPENSATION REVIEW COMMITTEE

1523 § 1 Study workers' compensation claims that are brought to the committee by injured workers for the purpose of determining whether changes should be made to the laws relating to workers' compensation

Assigned Studies and Responsibilities (2005-06 Interim)

Assigned Studies and Responsibilities
(2005-06 Interim)