{"id":1234,"date":"2017-01-31T16:06:57","date_gmt":"2017-01-31T16:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aspireonline.org\/northdakota\/?p=1234"},"modified":"2017-01-31T16:07:23","modified_gmt":"2017-01-31T16:07:23","slug":"nd-legislative-update-for-january-30th-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aspireonline.org\/northdakota\/nd-legislative-update-for-january-30th-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"ND Legislative Update for January 30th, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"To find out who your ND State House and Senate members are and how to contact them, here is the link:\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/www.legis.nd.gov\/lcn\/assembly\/constituentViews\/public\/findmylegislator.htm<\/a>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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<\/td>\r\nHB 1265<\/a><\/td>\r\nRelating to the number of nonresident students admitted to institutions under the control of the state board of higher education under a reciprocity agreement; and to provide an effective date.<\/td>\r\n\u00a0In House Education<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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<\/td>\r\nHB 1353<\/a><\/td>\r\nThis bill calls for the Legislature to\u00a0 study the feasibility of\u00a0 creating a senior year tuition waiver program for North Dakota students attending North Dakota university system institutions.\u00a0\u00a0 If passed,\u00a0 the study would be assigned to an Interim Study Committee during the 2017-18 Interim.<\/td>\r\n\u00a0Do pass by House Education<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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<\/td>\r\nHB 1382<\/a><\/td>\r\nRelating to the establishment of an education savings account.\u00a0 (This bill would create a voucher program for K-12 education.)<\/strong><\/td>\r\n\u00a0In House Education<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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<\/td>\r\nSB 2036<\/a><\/td>\r\nRelating to matching grants for the advancement of academics at higher education institutions under the control of the state board of higher education; and to provide an appropriation.\u00a0 (This bill would award 1 dollar of state funding for every 2 dollars raised by institutional foundations at each NDUS institution.\u00a0 The funds must be used for the “advancement of academics”.\u00a0 At UND and NDSU, the first $2 million dollars in matching grants must be used for student scholarships. )<\/strong><\/td>\r\n\u00a0In Senate Appropriations<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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SB 2272<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\u00a0This bill would insure that monies from the Foundation Aid Stabilization Fund could only be used for K-12 education.<\/td>\r\n\u00a0In Senate Education<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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SB 2144<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\u00a0Relating to workforce development grants for tribally controlled community colleges; and to provide an appropriation.\u00a0 This bill requests a 1.5 million dollar appropriation\r\n\r\n <\/td>\r\n\u00a0In Senate Appropriations<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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SB 2063<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
<\/td>\r\nHigher Education funding bill.\u00a0 (This bill contains cuts to our only need-based grant program, the North Dakota State Grant.\u00a0\u00a0 It could be difficult for students to manage the loss of this $1950 grant, particularly if accompanied by a tuition increase!)\u00a0 <\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/td>\r\nFailed to pass on second reading in Senate.\u00a0 Work will continue in committee.<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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