---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to student assessment scores and vendor references; to repeal section 15.1‑21‑17 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to interim assessments; to provide for a superintendent of public instruction study; and to provide for a legislative management report."
description: "Relating to student assessment scores and vendor references; to repeal section 15.1‑21‑17 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to interim assessments; to provide for a superintendent of public instruction study; and to provide for a legislative management report."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67"
identifier: "SB 2141"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2141 (67)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-05"
last_action: "2021-03-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/244a1efc-c11d-43b0-8e77-700715368334"
source_url: "http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/bill-overview/bo2141.html"
source_hash: "05564f4ee351f0274bd61b5fb80a6960289c08dc8b7bf616eec5b487e34be469"
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 2141 (67) — Relating to student assessment scores and vendor references; to repeal section 15.1‑21‑17 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to interim assessments; to provide for a superintendent of public instruction study; and to provide for a legislative management report.

## Version chain

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

1. **INTRODUCED** (filed) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0048-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0048-03000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0048-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Davison — cosponsor (person)
- Heinert — cosponsor (person)
- Pyle — cosponsor (person)
- Schaible — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-05** Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee `introduction`
- **2021-01-19** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2021-01-25** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-01-26** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-01-27** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-01-28** Received from Senate
- **2021-02-24** Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee `introduction`
- **2021-03-09** Committee Hearing 03:15
- **2021-03-17** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 13 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-22** Second reading, passed, yeas 88 nays 3 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-23** Returned to Senate
- **2021-03-25** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-03-25** Signed by President
- **2021-03-25** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-03-30** Signed by Governor 03/29 `executive-signature`
- **2021-03-31** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/30 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/244a1efc-c11d-43b0-8e77-700715368334`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).