---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 15.1-18-10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a special education teaching authorization; and to declare an emergency."
description: "Relating to a special education teaching authorization; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1304"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1304 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cynthia Schreiber-Beck"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 21
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-11"
last_action: "2023-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9ddca4e6-2015-48ea-9713-48424be2ac31"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "88fb4f41dc9929fd3fb2798756c69843a1a412a53f265bb16753e77d91fa19c3"
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 HB 1304 (68) — AN ACT to amend and reenact section 15.1-18-10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a special education teaching authorization; and to declare an emergency.

Relating to a special education teaching authorization; 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](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0816-02000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0816-04000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1304 — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1304 — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1304 — **90–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cynthia Schreiber-Beck — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-11** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Education Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-24** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2023-01-25** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2023-01-25** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-26** Second reading, passed, yeas 92 nays 0, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-01-27** Received from House
- **2023-02-10** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Education Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-07** Committee Hearing 11:30
- **2023-03-08** Committee Hearing 03:00
- **2023-03-09** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-10** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-03-13** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-13** Emergency clause carried
- **2023-03-14** Returned to House (12)
- **2023-04-03** Concurred
- **2023-04-03** Second reading, passed, yeas 90 nays 0, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-07** Signed by President
- **2023-04-07** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-04-07** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-11** Signed by Governor 04/10 `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-13** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/11 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9ddca4e6-2015-48ea-9713-48424be2ac31`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).