HB 1013 Summary

• Appropriates $2.17 billion to the Department of Public Instruction, State Library, School for the Deaf, and North Dakota Vision Services - School for the Blind for the 2013-15 biennium, including $1.75 billion for integrated formula payments to school districts

• Establishes new baseline funding formula for state aid to school districts using 2012-13 data as reference point, with payment rates of $8,810 per weighted student unit in 2013-14 and $9,092 in 2014-15

• Transfers $341.79 million from the property tax relief sustainability fund to the general fund and creates new property tax relief fund for future appropriations

• Modifies school district levy authorities and fund structures, consolidating special levies into general fund and miscellaneous fund with new limits (70 mills general fund, 12 mills miscellaneous)

• Requires legislative management study examining state and local responsibility for education funding, adequacy standards, accountability measures, and teacher evaluation systems, with report due to 64th Legislative Assembly