1997-99 Interim (55th Legislative Assembly) Interim Committee Bill Drafts Select committee Administrative Rules Committee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations Budget Committee on Government Finance Budget Committee on Human Services Budget Committee on Long-Term Care Budget Section Child Support Committee Criminal Justice Committee Education Finance Committee Education Services Committee Electric Utilities Committee Employee Benefits Programs Committee Garrison Diversion Overview Committee Information Technology Committee Insurance and Health Care Committee Judiciary Committee Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review Committee Legislative Compensation Committee Legislative Council Legislative Management Committee Regulatory Reform Review Commission Taxation Committee Administrative Rules Committee April 21, 1998 90075.0100 Expiration of administrative rules 90076.0100 Authority of the Administrative Rules Committee to call up existing administrative rules for review 90077.0100 Adoption of administrative rules from federal guidelines and adoption of rules by reference and appropriate circumstances July 28-29, 1998 90075.0100 Expiration of administratives rules 90076.0100 Authority of the Administrative Rules Committee to call up existing administrative rules for review 90077.0100 Adoption of administrative rules from federal guidelines and adoption of rules by reference and appropriate circumstances 90115.0200 Clarifying rulemaking authority of administrative agencies September 29-30, 1998 90075.0100 Expiration of administratives rules 90076.0100 Authority of the Administrative Rules Committee to call up existing administrative rules for review 90077.0100 Adoption of administrative rules from federal guidelines and adoption or rules by reference and appropriate circumstances 90115.0200 Clarifying rulemaking authority of administrative agencies 90171.0100 References to administrative rulemaking provisions 90174.0100 Expiration of administrative rules 90215.0100 Publication of notice of administrative rulemaking Back to Top Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations October 7, 1998 90201.0100 Local government efficiency planning grants Back to Top Budget Committee on Government Finance June 24-25, 1998 90144.0200 Executive budget and legislative budget recommendations Back to Top Budget Committee on Human Services September 9, 1998 90067.0200 Assistance for adopted children with special needs 93006.0200 Implement recommendations to change the organizational structure of DHS 93016.0100 Cooperation & coordination among county social service agencies Back to Top Budget Committee on Long-Term Care May 20-21, 1998 90048.0100 Development of a basic care facility ratesetting methodology June 29-30, 1998 90132.0100 Requirements for family foster homes for adults 90137.0100 Vulnerable adult protection services 90138.0100 Prohibited practices of nursing homes 90139.0100 Substituting adult residential care for basic care and assisted living 90140.0100 Duty of nursing facilities to assure preadmission assessment of Medicaid recipients 90141.0100 Moratorium on additional basic care facility and nursing facility bed capacity 90142.0100 Exceptions to case mix nursing home rates 90143.0100 Alzheimer's and related dementia projects 93009.0100 Study the swing-bed process 93010.0100 Study the expansion of psychiatric and geropsychiatric training for general practice and family practice physicians at UND School of Medicine 93011.0100 Study American Indian long-term care and case management needs 93013.0100 Study the mill levy match program for senior citizens to determine if the program could be expanded to enhance home and community-based service availability 93014.0100 Study the possibility of creating an incentive package to assist rural communities and nursing facilities in closing or reducing bed capacity September 18, 1998 90132.0100 Requirements for family foster homes for adults 90137.0100 Vulnerable adult protection services 90138.0100 Prohibited practices of nursing homes 90139.0100 Substituting adult residential care for basic care and assisted living 90140.0100 Duty of nursing facilities to assure preadmission assessment of Medicaid recipients 90141.0100 Moratorium on additional basic care facility and nursing facility bed capacity 90142.0200 Limits on geropsychiatric nursing facilities 90143.0100 Alzheimer's and related dementia projects 93009.0100 Legislative Council to study the swing-bed process 93010.0100 Expansion of psychiatric and geropsychiatric training for general practice and family practice physicians a the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences 93011.0100 American Indian long-term care and case management needs, access to appropriaate services, & the functional relationship between state service units 93013.0100 Mill levy match program for senior citizens to determine if the program couldbe expanded to enhance home and community-based service availability 93014.0100 Possibility of creating an incentive package to assist rural communities and nursing facilities in closing or significantly reducing bed capacity Back to Top Budget Section October 8, 1997 90014.0100 Budget Section approval of nonresident tuition rates at institutions of higher education December 3, 1997 90014.0100 Budget Section approval of nonresident tuition rates at institutions of higher education October 7, 1998 93023.0100 Authorizing the Budget Section to hold the required legislative hrgs. on state plans for the receipt and expenditure of new or revised block grants Back to Top Child Support Committee February 9-10, 1998 90040.0100 Child visitation guidelines 90042.0100 Impact extended visitation has on child support orders 90043.0100 Impact of extended visitation on child support orders 90044.0100 Enforcement of child visitation 90052.0100 Information regarding child support payments collected and distributed 90055.0100 Rights and duties of parties to child custody and visitation proceedings 90057.0100 Divorced parents' financial responsibility for uninsured medical and dental expenses 90061.0100 Judicial authority to modify child support orders 93002.0100 Study the feasibility and desirability of establishing a family court for theresolution of domestic relations cases for low-income persons April 27, 1998 90043.0200 Impact of extended visitation on child support orders 90044.0100 Enforcement of child visitation 90052.0200 Information regarding child support payments collected and distributed 90055.0200 Rights and duties of parents in child custody and visitation proceedings 90095.0100 Gross income under child support guidelines of the Department of Human Services 90098.0100 Child support guidelines' definition of gross income June 22, 1998 90055.0300 Rights and duties of parents in child custody and visitation proceedings 90098.0200 Child support guidelines' definition of gross income 90146.0100 False allegations of domestic abuse 90146.0100 False allegations of domestic abuse 90147.0100 Effective date of modifications of child support orders September 28, 1998 90043.0200 Impact of extended visitation on child support orders 90055.0400 Rights and duties of parents in child custody and visitation proceedings 90095.0100 Gross income under child support guidelines of the Department of Human Services 90098.0200 Child support guidelines' definition of gross income 90153.0100 Judicial authority to create a child support contribution trust 90219.0100 Gross income under child support guidelines of the Department of Human Services 93017.0100 Legislative Council to study the feasibility and desirability of facilitatingpro se representation in domestic relations matters 93018.0100 Actions taken by the North Dakota Supreme Court Joint Task Force on Family Law to facilitate and promote mediation in family law matters Back to Top Criminal Justice Committee March 11-12, 1998 90056.0100 Provision of educational services for suspended and expelled students July 8, 1998 90134.0100 Release of records to a coroner or the child fatality review panel 90135.0100 Sentencing of sexual offenders and individuals who commit a crime against a child 90136.0100 Crimes for which children are listed on law enforcement data base of delinquent juveniles September 24, 1998 90135.0200 Sentencing of sexual offenders and individuals who commit a crime against a child 90136.0200 Law enforcement data base of delinquent juveniles Back to Top Education Finance Committee April 20, 1998 90082.0100 Disposition of the building fund tax 90083.0100 Minimum school district general fund mill levy 90084.0100 Evidences of indebtedness and the withholding of state aid to school districts 90085.0100 Provision of all grade levels by school districts; transportation in reorganized or dissolved school districts 90106.0100 School construction loans September 21, 1998 90082.0200 Educational technology acquisition levy 90083.0100 Minimum school district general fund mill levy 90084.0200 Evidences of indebtedness and the withholding of state aid to school districts 90085.0200 Provision of all grade levels by school districts 90106.0100 School construction loans Back to Top Education Services Committee February 23-24, 1998 90051.0100 Maintain the position of county superintendent 90059.0100 Removes all statutory references to county superintendents of schools 90066.0100 Removes statutory references to county superintendents of schools and replaces the concept of county superintendents with regional service agencies October 23, 1998 90168.0200 Elementary and secondary education 90229.0100 Teacher negotiations Back to Top Electric Utilities Committee September 23, 1998 90110.0100 Power of the Public Service Commission to address the year 2000 problem Back to Top Employee Benefits Programs Committee July 28, 1998 90049.0100 Adoption of the Uniform Management of Public Employee Retirement Systems Act 90053.0100 Employer payment of employee contributions under the Public Employees Retirement System 90054.0200 Participation in the Teachers' Fund for Retirement by retired persons who have resumed teaching 90058.0100 Primary insurance benefits under the old-age and survivor insurance system 90060.0100 Defined contribution retirement plan for nonclassified state employees 90080.0100 Definition of wages and salaries for purposes of the Public Employees Retirement System 90087.0100 Alternate firefighters relief association plan benefits 90088.0100 Postretirement benefit adjustments under the Teachers' Fund for Retirement 90089.0100 Definitions, eligiblity for benefits, vesting, early retirement, annuities, death of member, withdrawals, and purchase of credit under TFFR 90090.0100 Retiree health benefits for teachers 90101.0100 Acceptance of rollovers from other qualified plans and vesting of employer contributions under the Public Employees Retirement System 90102.0100 Postretirement adjustments for supreme and district court judges under the Public Employees Retirement System 90103.0100 Refunds and computation of retirement benefits under the highway patrolmen's retirement system 90104.0100 Determination of health insurance premiums for retired public employees not eligible for Medicare 90114.0200 Expansion of the uniform group insurance program to allow participation by permanent and temporary employees of private sector employers 90122.0100 Vesting of employer contributions under the Public Employees Retirement System October 14, 1998 90029.0200 Organization of firefighters relief associations by fire departments 90049.0200 Adoption of the Uniform Management of Public Employee Retirement Systems Act 90053.0200 Employer payment of employee contributions under the Public Employees Retirement System 90054.0200 Participation in the Teachers' Fund for Retirement by retired persons who have resumed teaching 90058.0200 Contributions to and primary insurance benefits under the old-age and survivor insurance system 90060.0100 Defined contribution retirement plan for nonclassified state employees 90080.0100 Definition of wages and salaries for purposes of the Public Employees Retirement System 90087.0200 Alternate firefighters relief association plan benefits 90088.0100 Postretirement benefit adjustments under the Teachers' Fund for Retirement 90089.0100 Definitions, eligibility for benefits, vesting, early retirement, annuities, death of member, withdrawals, & purchase of additional credit under the TFFR 90090.0100 Retiree health benefits for teachers 90101.0100 Acceptance of rollovers from other qualified plans and vesting of employer contributions under the Public Employees Retirement System 90102.0100 Postretirement adjustments for supreme and district court judges under the Public Employees Retirement System 90103.0100 Refunds and computation of retirement benefits under the Highway Patrolmen's retirement system 90104.0100 Determination of health insurance premiums for retired public employees not eligible for Medicare 90114.0200 Expansion of the uniform group insurance program to allow participation by permanent and temporary employees of private sector employers and by any other 90122.0200 Vesting of employer contributions under the Public Employees Retirement System Back to Top Garrison Diversion Overview Committee September 17, 1998 90159.0400 Maintenance of natural watercourses and debrisment of bridges and low water crossings Back to Top Information Technology Committee September 8, 1998 90165.0200 Liability of the state for a contract claim resulting from the failure of computers 90167.0100 Legislative Council Information Technology Committee, program, ISD, activities October 1, 1998 90165.0200 Liability of the state for a contract claim resulting from the failure of computers or computer equipment as a result of the year 2000 date change 90166.0200 Information technology project feasibility studies 90167.0100 Legislative Council Information Technology Committee and the information technology program and activities 90213.0100 Provide for the information technology department and transition of responsibilities to the department October 26, 1998 90166.0300 Information technology project feasibility studies 90167.0100 Legislative Council's information technology program, the ISD, and information technology activities 90213.0200 References to the ISD, the information services operating fund, the Legislative Council, and the state records administrator Back to Top Insurance and Health Care Committee July 1, 1998 90120.0100 References to public health law 90154.0100 Western North Dakota hail suppression pilot program by the Atmospheric Resource Board 90155.0100 Western and central North Dakota hail suppression pilot program by the Atmospheric Resource Board 90156.0100 A statewide hail suppression pilot program by the Atmospheric Resource Board September 14, 1998 90120.0200 Public health law 90155.0100 Western and central North Dakota hail suppression pilot program by the atmospheric resource board 90156.0100 Statewide hail suppression pilot program by the atmospheric resource board 90157.0100 Tax levy limitation for county and rural ambulance services 90179.0100 Insurance coverage of ambulance services for prehospital emergency medical services 90180.0100 State assistance to prehospital emergency medical services 90181.0100 Public health law 90212.0100 Partnership for long-term care program October 22, 1998 90237.0100 Public health law 90241.0100 Public health law 90242.0100 Public health law Back to Top Judiciary Committee October 12-13, 1998 90131.0300 Technical corrections and improper, inaccuratte, redundant, missing, or obsolete references 90148.0300 Feedlot registration fees, brand recording and inspection fees, and estray inspections 90191.0100 Posting games of chance rules 90192.0100 Discriminatory housing practices 90193.0100 Contingent fee arrangements for compensating special assistant attorneys general 90194.0100 Contingent fee arrangements for compensating special assistant attorneys general 90208.0100 Entry of a safe deposit box 93019.0100 Participation by the state of North Dakota in the multistate powerball lottery Back to Top Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review Committee June 2-3, 1998 90027.0100 Collection of commodity assessments by the State Treasurer and other agencies 90037.0100 Prohibit state agencies and institutions from entering into contracts for services to be provided in one biennium; payment to extend beyond that biennium 90073.0100 Confidentiality of audit reports October 6, 1998 90027.0200 Collection of commodity assessments by the State Treasurer 90073.0200 The powers and duties of the Board of Higher Education and the confidentiality of audit reports 90160.0100 Local gaming enforcement grants 90161.0100 Beginning farmer revolving loan fund 90162.0100 Debt collection by the State Treasurer 90211.0100 Require disclosure of higher education institution internal service funds Back to Top Legislative Compensation Committee June 9, 1998 90151.0100 Compensation paid to members of the Legislative Assembly for attending sessions of the Legislative Council and its committees Back to Top Legislative Council November 12-13, 1998 90014.0100 Nonresident tuition rates 90021.0100 Twentieth century statutory references 90033.0300 Beginning farmer farm buildings property tax exemption 90036.0200 Farm buildings property tax exemption application 90037.0100 State agency service contracts 90043.0200 Child support guidelines and extended visitation 90055.0400 Parental rights and duties and visitation 90067.0200 Assistance for adopted children with special needs 90070.0300 Inundated agricultural property assessment 90073.0200 Audit report confidentiality 90074.0100 Agricultural property tax valuation formula farmer cost index 90076.0200 Rules review 90077.0100 State regulatory program rule relevancy 90084.0300 School district payments 90085.0200 School district grade levels 90095.0200 Child support and income from overtime and second jobs 90096.0200 Clerk of court filing fees 90098.0300 Child support and employee benefits 90100.0100 Agricultural property tax valuation formula capitalization rate limit 90106.0100 School construction loans 90110.0200 Public Service Commission and year 2000 90115.0200 Agency rulemaking authority 90126.0200 School and township representation in city and county property tax exemptions 90129.0300 Exempt farm buildings assessment 90131.0300 Technical corrections 90134.0100 Child fatality review panel access to school records 90135.0200 Felonious registered offender's driver's license 90136.0200 First simple assault exception from data base 90138.0100 Basic care rate equalization 90139.0100 Basic care and assisted living repeal 90140.0100 Targeted case management 90141.0100 Nursing facility and basic care bed moratorium 90142.0300 Geropsychiatric nursing unit 90143.0100 Alzheimer's and related dementia pilot projects 90144.0200 Legislative budget committee 90148.0300 North Dakota Stockmen's Association fee collection procedures 90156.0200 Hail suppression pilot program 90160.0100 Local gaming enforcement grants 90161.0100 Beginning farmer revolving loan fund 90162.0200 Centralized debt collection 90165.0200 Year 2000 computer compliance immunity 90167.0200 Legislative Council information technology committee 90168.0300 NDCC Title 15 revision 90174.0200 Administrative rules sunsetting 90176.0200 Charitable property special assessments for fire, police, and infrastructure costs 90179.0200 Prehospital emergency medical services 90180.0100 Ambulance service grants 90191.0200 Games of chance conduct and play 90192.0100 Housing discrimination 90193.0100 Contingent fee arrangements 90201.0100 Local government efficiency planning grant program 90205.0100 Regulatory Reform Review Commission 90206.0200 Homestead credit income limits 90208.0100 Safe deposit box entry 90212.0100 Partnership for long-term care program repeal 90213.0300 Information technology department 90215.0200 Administrative rulemaking notice publication 90228.0300 University of North Dakota campus building construction 90229.0200 NDCC Title 15 cross-reference reconciliation 90237.0200 Public health law consolidation 90240.0100 Child support contribution trust 93006.0300 Department of Human Services administrative changes 93009.0100 Swing-bed process study 93010.0100 Geropsychiatric training study 93011.0100 American Indian long-term care study 93013.0100 Senior mill levy match study 93014.0100 Rural long-term care beds reduction incentives study 93015.0100 Legislative redistricting study 93016.0200 County social service agency cooperation 93017.0100 Domestic relations pro se representation study 93018.0200 State Bar Association of North Dakota joint task force on family law 93019.0200 Multistate lottery 93023.0100 Federal block grant legislative hearings 93025.0100 NDCC Title 15 revision study Back to Top Legislative Management Committee November 11, 1998 93027.0100 Resolution designating Senate and House employment positions and fixing compensation Back to Top Regulatory Reform Review Commission October 7, 1998 90205.0100 Regulatory Reform Review Commission Back to Top Taxation Committee March 11-12, 1998 90033.0100 Application of the property tax exemption for farm buildings for beginning farmers 90036.0100 Application of the property tax exemption for farm buildings 90069.0100 Exclusion of school district property taxes from exemptions granted to businesses 90070.0100 Valuation and assessment of unproductive agricultural land for property tax purposes 90074.0100 Inclusion of a production cost factor in the formula for valuation & assessment of ag land July 7, 1998 90033.0200 Application of the property tax exemption for farm buildings for beginning farmers 90036.0200 Application of the property tax exemption for farm buildings 90069.0100 Exclusion of school district property taxes from exemptions granted to businesses 90070.0200 Valuation and assessment of unproductive agricultural land for property tax purposes 90100.0100 Capitalization rate used for valuation of agricultural property tax purposes 90126.0100 School board & township reps included in deliberations on granting property tax exemptions 90129.0100 Assessment of real property that is exempt from property taxation Back to Top