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-25.1177.01000
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+Adopted by the Senate Education
+Committee
 Sixty-ninth
+March 31, 2025
 Legislative Assembly
 of North Dakota
 Introduced by
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 Senators Davison, Hogan, Rummel
 A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 15.1-18.2 and a new section to
 chapter 50-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to financial planning resources for
-new teachers and on-site child care for teachers; and to provide for a legislative management
-study.
+new teachers and on-siteonsite child care for teachers; and to provide for a legislative
+management study.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
 SECTION 1. A new section to chapter 15.1-18.2 of the North Dakota Century Code is
 created and enacted as follows:
 New teacher resource - Financial planning.
-1. The Bank of North Dakota, teachers' fund for retirement board, and teacher support
-program coordinator shall submit to the superintendent of public instruction, in the
-manner prescribed by the superintendent of public instruction:
-a. Information on the district teacher salary matrix framework;
-b. Comparisons between insurance plans available for teachers;
-c. Description of benefits in teacher contracts; and
-d. Information about Internal Revenue Code section     457 deferred compensation
+1. The   Bank of North Dakota and   teachers' fund for retirement board shall submit to the
+superintendent of public instruction, in the manner prescribed by the superintendent of
+public instruction  :
+              a.    Information on the framework of a teacher salary matrix;
+              b.    Comparisons between insurance plans available for teachers;
+              c.    Description of benefits in teacher contracts; and
+              d.    Information about Internal Revenue Code section     457 deferred compensation
 plans, teachers' fund for retirement plans, and other benefits available to
-teachers.
+teachers  , resources related to maximizing earning potential for teachers. The
+teachers' fund for retirement board directly shall communicate with and distribute
+resources to its members, teacher mentor programs, educator preparation
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+REENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 1510
+SECOND ENGROSSMENT
+PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO
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+programs, and school district administrators to inform new and recently hired
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 2. The superintendent of public instruction shall compile the information under
-subsection     1 into a report and distribute the report to the teacher preparation program
-administrators in the state and school districts for the benefit of education students
-and recently hired teachers.
+subsection     1 into a report and distribute the report to the teacher preparation
+programs  ,  ;   administrators, including superintendents, business managers, and
+building   principals  ,  ;   and school districts for the benefit of educating new and recently
+hired   teachers.
 SECTION 2. A new section to chapter 50-06 of the North Dakota Century Code is created
 and enacted as follows:
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+On-site  Onsite   child care   for kindergarten through grade twelve teachers  in school
+settings   - Rules.
+1. A school district may provide child care services or allow child care providers to
+provide  deliver   child care services   for the children of teachers   in a building located on
+school   premises.
+2. The department, in cooperation with education stakeholders invited by the department,
+shall review and revise rules under chapter 28  -  32 to implement this section by July     1,
+2026.
+SECTION 3. LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT STUDY - HEALTH INSURANCE POOL FOR
+SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES. During the 2025-26 interim, the legislative management
+shall consider studying the feasibility of, impact of, and process for creating a health insurance
+pool for school district employees. The study must include a cost-benefit analysis of
+implementing a health insurance pool, a review of health insurance pool plan designs and
+administrative structures, and a comparative analysis of similar approaches adopted by other
+states for school district employees. The study also must include an analysis of the impact a
+health insurance pool would have on teacher salaries and a review of compensation structures
+that maximize lifetime earnings. The legislative management shall report its findings and
+recommendations, together with any legislation required to implement the recommendations, to
+the seventieth legislative assembly.
+SECTION 4. LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT STUDY - TEACHER LICENSING AND
+RECRUITMENT. During the 2025-26 interim, the legislative management shall consider
+studying the feasibility of adopting the interstate teacher mobility compact, teacher licensure
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-On-site child care for kindergarten through grade twelve teachers - Rules.
-1. A school district may provide child care services or allow child care providers to
-provide child care services for the children of teachers in a building located on school
-premises.
-2. The department, in cooperation with education stakeholders invited by the department,
-shall adopt rules under chapter 28  -  32 to implement this section by July     1, 2026.
-SECTION 3. LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT STUDY - HEALTH INSURANCE POOL FOR
-SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES. During the 2025-26 interim, the legislative management
-shall consider studying the feasibility of, impact of, and process for creating a health insurance
-pool for school district employees. The study must include a cost-benefit analysis of
-implementing a health insurance pool, a review of health insurance pool plan designs and
-administrative structures, and a comparative analysis of similar approaches adopted by other
-states for school district employees. The study also must include an analysis of the impact a
-health insurance pool would have on teacher salaries and a review of compensation structures
-that maximize lifetime earnings. The legislative management shall report its findings and
-recommendations, together with any legislation required to implement the recommendations, to
-the seventieth legislative assembly.
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+reciprocity, and universal licensing to improve teacher recruitment. The study must include input
+from representatives of the workforce development council. The legislative management shall
+report its findings and recommendations, together with any legislation required to implement the
+recommendations, to the seventieth legislative assembly.
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