republic-os/legislation/us/states/nd/65/hb-1324.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 15.1‑09.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to audits of regional education associations; to amend and reenact sections 15.1‑01‑03, 15.1‑09.1‑10, and 15.1‑27‑04.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the powers and duties of the state board of public school education and the determination of state aid payable to school districts and regional education associations; to provide statements of legislative intent; and to provide for a legislative management study."
description: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 15.1‑09.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to audits of regional education associations; to amend and reenact sections 15.1‑01‑03, 15.1‑09.1‑10, and 15.1‑27‑04.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the powers and duties of the state board of public school education and the determination of state aid payable to school districts and regional education associations; to provide statements of legislative intent; and to provide for a legislative management study."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "65"
identifier: "HB 1324"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1324 (65)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "SCHOOLS - SEE ALSO SCHOOL BOARDS; SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "STATE AID", "SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Monson", "Nathe", "Owens", "Rust", "Sanford", "Schaible", "Schreiber-Beck"]
version_count: 16
action_count: 33
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-01-16"
last_action: "2017-04-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4186f97c-ca11-4bfb-95bb-135253ee6841"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/bill-actions/ba1324.html"
source_hash: "d715c72538e13e7e51a306b194d87bb0f03750ac96d8aff527629d5d29a0cda1"
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 1324 (65) — AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 15.1‑09.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to audits of regional education associations; to amend and reenact sections 15.1‑01‑03, 15.1‑09.1‑10, and 15.1‑27‑04.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the powers and duties of the state board of public school education and the determination of state aid payable to school districts and regional education associations; to provide statements of legislative intent; and to provide for a legislative management study.

## 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/65-2017/documents/17-0641-01000.pdf)
2. **Adopted by the Conference Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0641-04008a.pdf)
3. **Adopted by the Conference Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0641-04008m.pdf)
4. **Adopted by the House Education Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0641-01002a.pdf)
5. **Adopted by the House Education Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0641-01002m.pdf)
6. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0641-08000.pdf)
7. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0641-03000.pdf)
8. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for House Appropriations - Education and Environment Division Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0641-03003a.pdf)
9. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for House Appropriations - Education and Environment Division Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0641-03003m.pdf)
10. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senate Appropriations Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0641-04007a.pdf)
11. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senate Appropriations Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0641-04007m.pdf)
12. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Schaible** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0641-04005a.pdf)
13. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Schaible (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0641-04005m.pdf)
14. **SECOND ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0641-04000.pdf)
15. **SECOND ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0641-07000.pdf)
16. **SECOND ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0641-05000.pdf)

## Votes

- The question being on the final passage of the amended bill, which has been read, and has committee recommendation of DO PASS, the roll was called and there were 46 YEAS, 1 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 0 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **46–1** (pass) · upper
- The question being on the final passage of the amended bill, which has been read, and has committee recommendation of DO PASS, the roll was called and there were 82 YEAS, 9 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 3 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **82–9** (pass) · lower
- The question being on the final passage of the amended bill, which has been read, the roll was called and there were 45 YEAS, 0 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 2 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- The question being on the final passage of the amended bill, which has been read, the roll was called and there were 80 YEAS, 10 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 4 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **80–10** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Monson — primary (person)
- Nathe — primary (person)
- Owens — primary (person)
- Rust — primary (person)
- Sanford — primary (person)
- Schaible — primary (person)
- Schreiber-Beck — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-16** Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee `introduction`
- **2017-01-23** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2017-02-02** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-02-03** Amendment adopted
- **2017-02-03** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2017-02-17** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 17 3 1 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-02-20** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2017-02-22** Second reading, passed, yeas 82 nays 9 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-02-23** Received from House
- **2017-02-23** Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee `introduction`
- **2017-03-13** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2017-03-23** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-03-24** Amendment adopted
- **2017-03-24** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2017-03-27** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2017-04-04** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-04-05** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2017-04-05** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 46 nays 1 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-04-05** Returned to House (12)
- **2017-04-10** Refused to concur
- **2017-04-10** Conference committee appointed Owens Schreiber-Beck Monson
- **2017-04-10** Conference committee appointed Schaible Rust Oban
- **2017-04-18** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-18** Conference committee report adopted
- **2017-04-18** Second reading, passed, yeas 80 nays 10 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-04-18** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-19** Conference committee report adopted
- **2017-04-19** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 45 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-04-20** Signed by President
- **2017-04-20** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-04-20** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-25** Signed by Governor 04/24 `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-27** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/25 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4186f97c-ca11-4bfb-95bb-135253ee6841`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).