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ND HB1214
Bill
Status
5/17/2025
Primary Sponsor
David Richter
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AI Summary
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Creates a new formula for calculating school district transportation funding based on "weighted student unit equivalents," using multipliers for large bus miles (0.0011), small bus miles (0.00052), large bus runs (0.01), small bus runs (0.00468), district square miles (0.012), school plants (2.0), and family-reimbursed miles (0.00025)
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Superintendent of public instruction calculates each district's total transportation average daily membership equivalent, then multiplies by 0.091 to determine the weighted student unit equivalent for payment purposes
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Eligible transportation includes regular school routes, special education programs, and career and technical education courses; excludes extracurricular activities and open enrollment students
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Repeals five existing code sections (15.1-27-26.1, 15.1-27-27.1, 15.1-27-28.1, 15.1-27-30.1, and 15.1-27-31.1) related to the previous transportation payment system
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Removes the "hold harmless" provision that guaranteed districts would not receive less than their prior year's transportation payment, effective July 1, 2027; passed House 86-5 and Senate 47-0
Legislative Description
Payments for school district transportation of students, special education students, and career and technical education students, the distribution of transportation payments in the event of school district closure, and state transportation payments to school districts; and to provide an effective date.
Last Action
Filed with Secretary Of State 05/06
6/11/2025