North Dakota Senate Bill 2086 - Summary

• Restructures human service zone operations and financing by establishing state formula payments to human service zones, with the department of human services calculating annual payments based on historical costs, caseload, and performance factors.

• Repeals chapter 50-11.2 relating to foster care parent grievance procedures.

• Transfers 16 full-time equivalent foster care licensing positions from human service zones to the department of human services, with transferred employees receiving no less than their prior county salary and county health insurance coverage for one month.

• Requires the legislative management to study employee compensation issues comparing department of human services, human service zones, and state employees during the 2021-22 interim and report findings to the 68th legislative assembly.

• Modifies human service zone board composition requirements, allowing single-county zones to have no more than two county commissioners and requiring at least five appointed members from local elected officials and community partners.