---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 15.1‑02‑16 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to credentials for teachers of computer and cyber science."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 15.1‑02‑16 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to credentials for teachers of computer and cyber science."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "SB 2171"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2171 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION - SEE ALSO HIGHER ED; SCHOOLS; SPEC ED; VOC ED", "OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS - SEE ALSO CONT. ED. & SPECIF. TOPIC", "TEACHERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Davison", "Guggisberg", "Monson", "Oban", "Rust", "Sanford"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-08"
last_action: "2019-03-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/033a2c19-823b-470f-93e9-47038a0fbecb"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba2171.html"
source_hash: "f3362f8c268e9cc943daeafc3972849d52abee191f6be50594d3e986d036894a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nd"]
---

# North Dakota SB 2171 (66) — AN ACT to amend and reenact section 15.1‑02‑16 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to credentials for teachers of computer and cyber science.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **INTRODUCED** (filed) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0575-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0575-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Davison — primary (person)
- Guggisberg — primary (person)
- Monson — primary (person)
- Oban — primary (person)
- Rust — primary (person)
- Sanford — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-08** Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-16** Committee Hearing 10:15
- **2019-01-18** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 7 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-01-21** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-01-22** Received from Senate
- **2019-02-13** Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-05** Committee Hearing 09:45
- **2019-03-08** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 12 0 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-13** Second reading, passed, yeas 90 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-14** Returned to Senate
- **2019-03-15** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-03-15** Signed by President
- **2019-03-18** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-03-20** Signed by Governor 03/19 `executive-signature`
- **2019-03-22** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/20 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/033a2c19-823b-470f-93e9-47038a0fbecb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).