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+Adopted by the Senate Workforce
+Development Committee
 Sixty-ninth
+April 3, 2025
 Legislative Assembly
 of North Dakota
 Introduced by
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 SECTION 1. A new section to chapter 15-10 of the North Dakota Century Code is created
 and enacted as follows:
 North Dakota   accelerated   degree - High  -  demand occupations.
-1. An institution under the control of the state board of higher education may:
-a. Offer a North Dakota   accelerated   degree as an optional substitute for any degree
+1. AnA North Dakota accelerated degree is an optional substitute for any degree that
+prepares a student for a high-demand occupation, as designated under subsection     2,
+which may be offered by an   institution under the control of the state board of higher
+education   may:
+              a.    Offer a North Dakota   accelerated   degree as an optional substitute for any degree
 offered by the institution which prepares a student for a high-demand occupation;
-b. Determine annually which degrees offered by the institution prepare students for
+              b.    Determine annually which degrees offered by the institution prepare students for
 a high-demand occupation;
-c. Provide a list of North Dakota accelerated degrees to the appropriate
+              c.    Provide a list of North Dakota accelerated degrees to the appropriate
 occupational and professional boards; and
-d. Not require a student to obtain general education credits for a North Dakota
-accelerated   degree.
-2. Upon review of an individual's application for a license to practice in a profession
-designated as a high-demand   occupation   by an institution under the control of the
-state board of higher education, an occupational or professional board shall approve a
-North Dakota   accelerated   degree and recognize the degree as an accredited program
-for licensing purposes.
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+              d.    Not require a student to obtain  . The requirements for the degree may not include
+general education credits   for a North Dakota   accelerated   degree  .
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+2. Upon review of an individual's application for a license to practice in a profession
+designated as a high-demand occupation by an institution under the control of the
+state board of higher education, an  For purposes of this section, an occupational or
+professional board may designate an occupation or profession as a high-demand
+occupation. An occupational or professional board may revoke the designation at any
+time. However, if a student relies on a current designation when the student begins a
+program for a North Dakota accelerated degree, the degree must be recognized in
+accordance with subsection     3.
+        3.        An   occupational or professional board   shall approve  may   recognize   a   North Dakota
+accelerated   degree   and recognize the degree   as an accredited program   for licensing
+purposes.
+        4.        The state board of higher education may adopt rules under chapter 28  -  32 to
+implement this section.
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