HB 1177 Summary

• Establishes uniform language across North Dakota Century Code sections requiring appointing authorities to establish compensation rates for members of various political subdivision boards and committees rather than specifying fixed amounts in statute.

• Replaces specific compensation amounts (such as $45/day limits, $600/year caps, or per diem rates) with discretionary authority for appointing bodies to set rates based on official reimbursement rates.

• Applies to multiple board types including county authorities, housing authorities, job development boards, park commissioners, planning commissions, vector control districts, special assessment commissions, social service boards, and weather modification authorities.

• Standardizes expense reimbursement language to allow actual expenses to be reimbursed "at the official reimbursement rates of the appointing authority" across all affected boards.

• Passed House 88-4 and Senate 46-0 during the 2013 legislative session.