Senate Bill No. 2269 Summary

• Transfers oversight of the North Dakota Center for Distance Education from the State Board for Career and Technical Education to the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

• Changes the definition of "Director" to mean the director of the center for distance education rather than the director of the department of career and technical education.

• Requires the center to maintain a separate budget and separate staff from the Department of Public Instruction, with staff classified under the state personnel merit system.

• Updates all references throughout the code from the state board for career and technical education to the superintendent of public instruction regarding authority over student fees, fund administration, scholarship programs, and distance education support services.

• Removes the state board's power to administer and supervise the center for distance education program, establishing the superintendent as the primary administrator responsible for the center's operations.