---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to administrative fees retained by the state board of higher education; to amend and reenact sections 15‑10‑38.1 and 15‑10‑38.2 of the North Dakota Century Code and sections 3 and 4 of chapter 136 of the 2019 Session Laws, relating to the skilled workforce student loan repayment program and skilled workforce scholarship program; to repeal sections 15‑10‑38.1 and 15‑10‑38.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the skilled workforce student loan repayment program and the skilled workforce scholarship program; to provide a continuing appropriation; to provide for a transfer; to provide an effective date; and to provide an expiration date; and to declare an emergency."
description: "Relating to administrative fees retained by the state board of higher education; to amend and reenact sections 15‑10‑38.1 and 15‑10‑38.2 of the North Dakota Century Code and sections 3 and 4 of chapter 136 of the 2019 Session Laws, relating to the skilled workforce student loan repayment program and skilled workforce scholarship program; to repeal sections 15‑10‑38.1 and 15‑10‑38.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the skilled workforce student loan repayment program and the skilled workforce scholarship program; to provide a continuing appropriation; to provide for a transfer; to provide an effective date; and to provide an expiration date; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67"
identifier: "SB 2272"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2272 (67)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 34
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-20"
last_action: "2021-04-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/85fd444b-a7d1-4f3a-84ee-9c8966297256"
source_url: "http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/bill-overview/bo2272.html"
source_hash: "c250278462cd6a2496b3399af18a37244b98538a618e07c09b2bb4dec3c1a3b0"
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 2272 (67) — Relating to administrative fees retained by the state board of higher education; to amend and reenact sections 15‑10‑38.1 and 15‑10‑38.2 of the North Dakota Century Code and sections 3 and 4 of chapter 136 of the 2019 Session Laws, relating to the skilled workforce student loan repayment program and skilled workforce scholarship program; to repeal sections 15‑10‑38.1 and 15‑10‑38.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the skilled workforce student loan repayment program and the skilled workforce scholarship program; to provide a continuing appropriation; to provide for a transfer; to provide an effective date; and to provide an expiration date; and to declare an emergency.

## 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/21-0888-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0888-06000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0888-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0888-05000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0888-03000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Dockter — cosponsor (person)
- Headland — cosponsor (person)
- Nathe — cosponsor (person)
- Schaible — cosponsor (person)
- Wanzek — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-20** Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee `introduction`
- **2021-01-27** Committee Hearing 09:15
- **2021-02-09** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-10** Amendment adopted
- **2021-02-10** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2021-02-15** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2021-02-18** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-22** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-02-23** Received from Senate
- **2021-03-05** Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee `introduction`
- **2021-03-17** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2021-03-23** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-24** Amendment adopted
- **2021-03-24** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2021-04-06** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 19 1 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-07** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-04-09** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 60 nays 29 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-09** Emergency clause failed
- **2021-04-09** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2021-04-12** Refused to concur
- **2021-04-12** Conference committee appointed Schaible Lemm Conley
- **2021-04-15** Conference committee appointed Owens Monson Zubke
- **2021-04-19** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-19** Conference committee report adopted
- **2021-04-19** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-19** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-20** Conference committee report adopted
- **2021-04-20** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 70 nays 22 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-20** Emergency clause carried
- **2021-04-23** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-23** Signed by President
- **2021-04-23** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-28** Signed by Governor 04/27 `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-29** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/28 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/85fd444b-a7d1-4f3a-84ee-9c8966297256`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).