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ND SB2003
Bill
Status
5/17/2025
Primary Sponsor
Appropriations
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AI Summary
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Appropriates $3.37 billion total ($882.9 million general fund) to the North Dakota University System for the 2025-27 biennium, covering 11 institutions plus system governance, with 6,565.65 FTE positions
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Authorizes $119.6 million in bond issuance for capital projects including NDSU university village replacement ($54 million), NDSU memorial union renovation ($50 million), Dickinson State facilities ($12.5 million), and Minot State student center ($3.1 million)
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Transfers $26.5 million from the strategic investment and improvements fund to the university system capital building fund, with allocations distributed across all 11 institutions based on a tier system
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Requires institutions offering tenure to adopt new post-tenure review policies by July 1, 2026, including mandatory evaluations within three years and at least every five years thereafter, with unsatisfactory reviews potentially resulting in removal
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Creates a 13-member Higher Education Funding Review Committee to study funding methods including the funding formula, capital building fund, and various tax revenue allocations, with findings due September 1, 2026
Legislative Description
The naming of the Bismarck state college polytechnic center; to authorize the state board of higher education to issue and sell bonds for capital projects; to provide for a transfer; to provide for the conveyance of real property; to provide for a legislative management higher education funding review committee; to provide for a legislative management study; to provide for a report; to provide legislative intent; to provide an exemption; and to declare an emergency.
Last Action
Filed with Secretary Of State 05/12
6/11/2025