Senate Bill 2007 Summary

• Appropriates $24,692,032 in total funds to the North Dakota veterans' home for the biennium July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2019, with $5,951,439 from the general fund.

• Allocates $18,684,490 for salaries and wages (including $382,267 for health insurance premium increases from $1,130 to $1,241 per month), $5,454,239 for operating expenses, and $553,303 for capital assets.

• Provides one-time funding of $142,000 for health information exchange software ($15,000), nurse call system upgrade ($82,500), and equipment ($44,500), which is not part of the entity's base budget for 2019-21.

• Exempts unexpended amounts from a 2009 veterans' home construction project appropriation from lapsing at the end of the 2015-17 biennium and allows continuation into 2017-19.

• Exempts unexpended amounts from veterans' home shop addition project appropriations from 2013 and 2015 Session Laws from lapsing and allows continuation into the 2017-19 biennium.