Senate Bill No. 2393 Summary

• Appropriates $280.7 million total ($134.7 million general fund) to the Office of Management and Budget for the 2023-2025 biennium, including funding for salaries, operating expenses, capital assets, and special programs.

• Provides $82.5 million targeted market equity compensation pool for executive branch employees to address occupational disparities and pay inequities, with adjustments retroactive to May 10, 2023.

• Authorizes $98.2 million new and vacant FTE funding pool to cover salaries for newly authorized positions and fill vacant positions when agencies lack sufficient savings.

• Transfers $200 million from tax relief or social services fund to human service finance fund, and transfers $50 million and $30 million from strategic investment fund to general fund and North Dakota development fund respectively.

• Amends state leave sharing program to allow permanent employees to donate accrued leave for severe medical conditions, and modifies law enforcement retirement benefits calculation for state peace officers and national guard security officers.