---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 15.1‑15‑02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to probationary teacher contracts."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 15.1‑15‑02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to probationary teacher contracts."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "HB 1347"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1347 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION - SEE ALSO HIGHER ED; SCHOOLS; SPEC ED; VOC ED", "SCHOOL BOARDS", "SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "SCHOOLS - SEE ALSO SCHOOL BOARDS; SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "TEACHERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Luick", "Mitskog", "Owens", "Schaible", "Schreiber-Beck", "Zubke"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-09"
last_action: "2019-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c3659d41-5db7-4fba-856d-603da3aa0de4"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba1347.html"
source_hash: "7731dbc301f2088ef41c508e5626539cadaae431ba74014c78a643fbe962d812"
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 1347 (66) — AN ACT to amend and reenact section 15.1‑15‑02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to probationary teacher contracts.

## 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/19-0956-01000.pdf)
2. **Adopted by the House Education Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0956-01004a.pdf)
3. **Adopted by the House Education Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0956-01004m.pdf)
4. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0956-05000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0956-03000.pdf)
6. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0956-04000.pdf)
7. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Oban** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0956-03004a.pdf)
8. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Oban (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0956-03004m.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Luick — primary (person)
- Mitskog — primary (person)
- Owens — primary (person)
- Schaible — primary (person)
- Schreiber-Beck — primary (person)
- Zubke — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-09** Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-29** Committee Hearing 02:45
- **2019-02-14** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 8 5 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-15** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-02-18** Second reading, passed, yeas 59 nays 34 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-19** Received from House
- **2019-02-19** Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-13** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2019-03-26** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 2 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-27** Amendment proposed on floor `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-27** Amendment adopted
- **2019-03-27** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 42 nays 5 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-28** Returned to House (12)
- **2019-04-02** Concurred
- **2019-04-02** Second reading, passed, yeas 80 nays 10 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-03** Signed by President
- **2019-04-05** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-05** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-11** Signed by Governor 04/10 `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-12** 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/c3659d41-5db7-4fba-856d-603da3aa0de4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).