Committee Memorandums

July 29, 1997 - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm CDT

July 30, 1997 - 9:00 am to 4:00 pm CDT

• Administrative Rules Review - Background Memorandum 
• Administrative Rules Review - Background Memorandum 

January 28, 1998 - 9:00 am to 4:30 pm CST

• Administrative Rules Committee Holding Consideration of a Rule to a Subsequent Meeting 

July 9, 1997 - 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm CDT

• Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations 1997-98 Activities - Background Memorandum 

September 1, 1998 - 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm CDT

September 2, 1998 - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm CDT

• Funding for Public Transportation Programs 
• Major Sources of Funding for Highways in North Dakota and Surrounding States 
• Funding for Public Transportation Programs 
• Major Sources of Funding for Highways in North Dakota and Surrounding States 

June 24, 1998 - 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm CDT

June 25, 1998 - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm CDT

• Legislative Budget - Committees, Activities, and Costs 
• Performance Budgeting Information 
• Legislative Budget - Committees, Activities, and Costs 
• Performance Budgeting Information 

October 12, 1998 - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm CDT

• Budget Process Study - Issues to Address 
• Comparison of Estimated & Actual Expenditures, Revenues, & Enrollments at the Institutions of Higher Education 
• Comparison of Estimated and Actual FTE Positions, Expenditures, Revenues, & Populations at the Charitable & Penal Institutions 
• Department of Human Services TANF and Medical Assistance Grants 
• Status Report on Foundation Aid and Other Payments to School Districts 

April 22, 1998 - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm CDT

• Budgeting Methods in North Dakota and Other States 
• Legislative Budget 
• Legislative Fiscal Staff Services Among the States 
• Zero-Base Budgeting 

January 20, 1998 - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm CST

• Bonding Fund and Fire and Tornado Fund - Investment Policies 
• Budgeting Methods in North Dakota and Other States 
• Comparison of Original Legislative Revenue Estimates for the Next Biennium Made at the Close of the Legislative Session 
• Legislative Budget 

October 21, 1997 - 8:30 am to 5:00 pm CDT

• 1995-96 Investment Study Findings 
• Budget Process Study - Issues, Examples, and Options 
• Budgeting Methods in North Dakota and Other States 
• Department of Transportation Aircraft Evaluation 
• Fire and Tornado Fund and Bonding Fund - Assessments, Premium Waivers, and Loan Options 

July 25, 1997 - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm CDT

• Budget Process - Background Memorandum 
• Monitoring the Status of State Agency and Institution Appropriations - Background Memorandum 
• State Investment Process - Background Memorandum 
• Transportation Funding Study - Background Memorandum 

April 15, 1998 - 12:00 pm to 4:30 pm CDT

April 16, 1998 - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm CDT

April 17, 1998 - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm CDT

• Residential Child Care Facilities - Income and Effect on Income of Proposed Administrative Rules 
• Residential Child Care Facilities - Income and Effect on Income of Proposed Administrative Rules 
• Residential Child Care Facilities - Income and Effect on Income of Proposed Administrative Rules 

September 18, 1997 - 9:00 am to 5:15 pm CDT

September 19, 1997 - 9:00 am to 12:00 pm CDT

• Bistate Agreements - Legislative Action in North Dakota and South Dakota 
• Reimbursement System for Group and Residential Child Care Facilities 
• State Employee Pay Schedules - North Dakota Compared to Nearby States 
• Bistate Agreements - Legislative Action in North Dakota and South Dakota 
• Reimbursement System for Group and Residential Child Care Facilities 
• State Employee Pay Schedules - North Dakota Compared to Nearby States 

December 9, 1997 - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm CST

• Case Manager Caseloads - Mental Health Services 
• Mental Health Services Funding - 1997-99 Biennium 
• North Dakota Foster Care Statistics - 1991-97 
• Reimbursement System for Group and Residential Child Care Facilities 
• Residential Child Care Facilities and Residential Treatment Centers - Limitations on Beds 

June 17, 1997 - 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm CDT

• Mental Health and Foster Care Services - Background Memorandum 
• Other Responsibilities of the Budget Committee on Government Services 

July 29, 1997 - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm CDT

July 30, 1997 - 9:00 am to 12:00 pm CDT

• Proposed Study Plans for Committee Consideration 
• Social Services Agencies in North Dakota and Selected Other States 
• Proposed Study Plans for Committee Consideration 
• Social Services Agencies in North Dakota and Selected Other States 

June 24, 1997 - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm CDT

• Department of Human Services Study - Background Memorandum 
• Study of the Responsibility of Social Service Agencies Providing Services to Children, Families, the Disabled, and the Elderly 

June 29, 1998 - 10:00 am to 5:00 pm CDT

June 30, 1998 - 9:00 am to 4:00 pm CDT

• Actions to Enforce Statutory Provisions 
• Actions to Enforce Statutory Provisions 

May 20, 1998 - 9:00 AM

May 21, 1998 - 9:00 AM

• Senior Citizens' Mill Levy Match Funding 
• Vulnerable Adult Protective Services 
• Senior Citizens' Mill Levy Match Funding 
• Vulnerable Adult Protective Services 

December 16, 1997 - 10:00 am to 5:00 pm CST

December 17, 1997 - 9:00 am to 3:00 pm CST

• Comparison of Acute Care, Swing Beds, Subacute Care, Congregate Housing, Assisted Living, Basic Care, and Nursing Homes 
• Legislative Intent of Basic Care Rate Equalization 
• Comparison of Acute Care, Swing Beds, Subacute Care, Congregate Housing, Assisted Living, Basic Care, and Nursing Homes 
• Legislative Intent of Basic Care Rate Equalization 

October 28, 1997 - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm CST

October 29, 1997 - 9:00 am to 5:15 pm CST

• Comparison of Acute Care, Swing Beds, Subacute Care, Congregate Housing, Assisted Living, Basic Care, and Nursing Homes 
• Legislative Intent of Basic Care Rate Equalization 
• Comparison of Acute Care, Swing Beds, Subacute Care, Congregate Housing, Assisted Living, Basic Care, and Nursing Homes 
• Legislative Intent of Basic Care Rate Equalization 

September 16, 1997 - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm CDT

• Comparison of Assisted Living, Congregate Housing, Basic Care, and Nursing Homes 

June 25, 1997 - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm CDT

• Monitoring of Alzheimer's & Related Dementia Population Projects & an Expanded Case Management System - Background Memorandum 
• Study of American Indian Long-Term Care and Case Management Needs 
• Study of Basic Care Rate Equalization Background Memorandum 
• Study of Expanding Home and Community-Based Service Availability 
• Study of Long-Term Care Financing 

October 7, 1998 - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm CDT

• Capital Construction Projects - Authorization of Expansions by the Budget Section 
• Federal Block Grants - Legislative Hearings 
• State and Federal Historic Building Preservation Laws 

June 18, 1997 - 9:00 am to 4:30 pm CDT

• Budget Section Duties and Responsibilities for the 1997-99 Biennium 

July 23, 1997 - 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm CDT

July 24, 1997 - 9:00 am to 12:00 pm CDT

• Child Support Enforcement Services and Child Care Licensure - Background Memroandum 
• Child Support Guidelines and Child Custody and Visitation - Background Memorandum 
• Child Support Enforcement Services and Child Care Licensure - Background Memroandum 
• Child Support Guidelines and Child Custody and Visitation - Background Memorandum 

April 27, 1998 - 8:30 am to 4:45 pm CDT

• Child Support Guidelines - Definition of Gross Income 

January 22, 1998 - 9:00 am to 3:45 pm CST

• Affordable Housing Study - Background Memorandum 
• Economic Development Functions in North Dakota - Background Memorandum 

July 8, 1997 - 9:00 am to 3:15 pm CDT

• Civil Commitment of Sexually Dangerous Individuals - Kansas V. Hendricks 
• Delinquency and Crime Prevention and Dispositional Alternatives - Background Memorandum 
• Sexual Abuse - Prevention and Treatment - Background Memorandum 
• Sexual Offenses and Sentencing - Background Memorandum 

August 25, 1997 - 9:00 am to 3:00 pm CDT

• Education Finance - Background Memorandum 

October 9, 1997 - 9:00 am to 2:30 pm CDT

• Territorial Integrity Act - History and Operation 

July 29, 1997 - 9:00 am to 2:30 pm CDT

• Electric Industry Restructuring Study - Background Memorandum 

November 5, 1998 - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm CST

• Employee Benefits Programs Committee Bills - Revised October 1998 

October 14, 1998 - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm CDT

• Employee Benefits Programs Committee Bills - Revised October 1998 
• Old-Age and Survivor Insurance System Tax Levy - History 
• Public Employee Retirement Programs - History 

July 28, 1998 - 9:00 am to 3:15 pm CDT

• Employee Benefits Programs Committee Bills - July 1998 
• Employee Benefits Programs Committee Bills - Revised October 1998 

August 12, 1997 - 9:00 AM

• Employee Benefits Programs Committee - Background Memorandum 
• Public Employee Health Insurance Benefits Study - Background Memorandum 

December 11, 1997 - 9:00 am to 2:15 pm CST

• Missouri v. Craig - Analysis and Effect on North Dakota 
• Nebraska Natural Resource Districts - History, Organization, and Powers 
• North Dakota Wetlands Trust 
• Water Resource Districts - Authority to Enforce Illegal Drainage 

October 23, 1997 - 9:00 am to 2:45 pm CDT

• Garrison Diversion Issues 
• Watershed Districts Study 

October 1, 1998 - 9:00 am to 3:45 pm CDT

• Recommendations Regarding Year 2000 Compliance Activities 

September 8, 1998 - 9:00 am to 4:00 pm CDT

• Open Records Requirements Affecting Electronic Mail and Records Management 
• Survey of Selected States' Electronic Mail Retention Policies 

July 7, 1998 - 9:00 am to 3:30 pm CDT

• Authority of the Legislative Assembly to Grant Immunity to Political Subdivisions and the State for Year 2000 Computer Liability 

July 22, 1997 - 1:00 pm to 4:15 pm CDT

• Development of Electronic Mail and Records Management Policy for Governmental Entities - Background Memorandum 
• Legislative Information Technology Responsibilities Under House Bill No. 1034 - Background Memorandum 
• Supplementary Rules of Operation and Procedure of the North Dakota Legislative Council 

December 10, 1997 - 9:00 am to 4:20 pm CST

• Emergency Medical Services Funding Sources - Telecommunications Relay Service Surcharge Data 
• Emergency Medical Services Magazine - 1996 Summary of Unique Funding Methods 
• Emergency Medical Services Magazine - Abbreviated 1996 State and Province Survey 
• Health Care Data Collection and Health Care Quality Review 
• Managed Care - Profit Versus Nonprofit 
• Possible Emergency Medical Services Funding Sources - State Tax Data 

October 22, 1997 - 9:00 am to 4:30 pm CDT

• Managed Care - Profit Versus Nonprofit 

July 28, 1997 - 9:00 AM

• Emergency Medical Services - Background Memorandum 
• Hail Suppression - Background Memorandum 
• Public Health Planning Process - Background Memorandum 
• Rural Managed Health Care - Background Memorandum 

October 12, 1998 - 9:00 am to 3:00 pm CDT

October 13, 1998 - 9:00 am to 3:00 pm CDT

• Statewide Ballot Measures Relating to the Constitutional Prohibition Against Lotteries 
• Statewide Ballot Measures Relating to the Constitutional Prohibition Against Lotteries 

May 19, 1998 - 9:00 am to 4:50 pm CDT

May 20, 1998 - 9:00 am to 2:30 pm CDT

• Survey of Discrimination Calls 
• Survey of Discrimination Calls 

January 12, 1998 - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm CST

• State Discrimination Laws: Human Rights Commissions 

July 17, 1997 - 9:00 am to 3:30 pm CDT

• Court Unification Study - Funding of the Clerk of District Court Office - Background Memorandum 
• Discrimination in North Dakota - Background Memorandum 
• North Dakota Charitable Gaming Laws - Background Memorandum 

June 2, 1998 - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm CDT

June 3, 1998 - 9:00 am to 12:00 pm CDT

• Comparison of Commodity Group Assessments, Late Filing Penalties, and Auditing Procedures 
• Contents of a Report to the Appropriations Committees on Audit Findings and Recommendations 
• Eligibility Requirements for Participation in the State Bonding Fund, State Fire and Tornado Fund, Risk Management Fund, and Pub 
• Possible Changes to the North Dakota Century Code Regarding the Acquisition of Assets and Services by State Agencies and Institu 
• South Dakota Commodity Checkoff Process 
• Summary of Minnesota Statute Chapter 16D Regarding State Debt Collection 
• Comparison of Commodity Group Assessments, Late Filing Penalties, and Auditing Procedures 
• Contents of a Report to the Appropriations Committees on Audit Findings and Recommendations 
• Eligibility Requirements for Participation in the State Bonding Fund, State Fire and Tornado Fund, Risk Management Fund, and Pub 
• Possible Changes to the North Dakota Century Code Regarding the Acquisition of Assets and Services by State Agencies and Institu 
• South Dakota Commodity Checkoff Process 
• Summary of Minnesota Statute Chapter 16D Regarding State Debt Collection 

October 6, 1998 - 8:00 am to 4:45 pm CDT

• Governor's Special Fund 
• Transfer of Beginning Farmer Revolving Loan Fund Into the Bank of North Dakota 

July 9, 1997 - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm CDT

• Statutory Duties and Responsibilities of the Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review Committee and Recommendations and Requests Made 

June 3, 1997 - 9:00 am to 2:15 pm CDT

• Statutory and Traditional Responsibilities of Legislative Council Interim Committees 

November 11, 1998 - 1:00 pm to 2:45 pm CST

• Interim Committee Measures - Sponsorship by Individual Legislators 
• Legislative Assembly Employee Positions and Compensation 
• Purchase of Notebook Computers - Results of Survey of Legislators 
• Session WATS Line Service - Incoming Lines - Message Options 
• Supplementary Rules of Operation and Procedure of the North Dakota Legislative Council 
• Supplementary Rules of Operation and Procedure of the North Dakota Legislative Council 

October 8, 1998 - 9:00 am to 2:45 pm CDT

• Agenda for the Legislative Organizational Session 
• Invitation to Bid - Legislative Assembly Secretarial Services 
• Policy Regarding Secretarial Services to Legislators 
• Records Retention Policy - Legislative Assembly 
• Records Retention Policy - Legislative Council 
• State Surplus Property Requirements - Disposition of Legislative Computers 

June 9, 1998 - 9:00 am to 2:15 pm CDT

• Legislative Redistricting Activities Before the Adoption of Redistricting Plans in 1981 and 1991 
• Legislators' Use of E-mail - Survey Results 

October 9, 1997 - 9:00 am to 2:45 pm CDT

• Bill Status System - On-Line Access 
• House and Senate Rule Differences 

June 23, 1997 - 9:00 am to 3:15 pm CDT

• Guidelines for Use of Legislative Chambers and Displays in Memorial Hall, North Dakota State Capitol 
• Proposed Policy on Personal Use of Personal Computers by Legislators 
• Supplementary Rules of Operation and Procedure of the North Dakota Legislative Council 

April 9, 1998 - 9:00 am to 12:45 pm CDT

• State Universal Service Funds Created After the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 

July 23, 1997 - 8:30 am to 12:00 pm CDT

• Regulatory Reform Review Commission - Background Memorandum 

July 7, 1998 - 9:00 am to 4:30 pm CDT

• Comparison of Property Taxes Levied, Per Student Payments, Per Capita Personal Income, and State Aid to Political Subdivisions 1 
• Constitutional Considerations Relating to Limitations on the Amount of Property That May Be Acquired by a Tax-Exempt Organizatio 

December 16, 1997 - 9:00 am to 4:45 pm CST

• Charitable Organization Property Tax Exemption Developments in Pennsylvania and Utah 

July 22, 1997 - 9:00 am to 3:30 pm CDT

• Charitable Organizations' Property Tax Exemption - Background Memorandum 
• Farm Buildings Exemption Study - Background Memorandum 
• Property Tax Relief Through Alternative Sources - Background Memorandum 
• Tax-Exempt Property Impact on School Districts - Background Memorandum 
• Taxation and Regulatory Environment for North Dakota's Lignite Industry 

May 4, 1998 - 8:30 AM

May 5, 1998 - 9:00 AM

• Department of Human Services - Children's Health Insurance Program Purchasing Practices, North Dakota Discrimination Laws 
• Proposed Changes Regarding Home and Community-Based Services and Guardian and Conservator Fees 
• Welfare Reform Study Responsibilities and Major Issues Identified to Date 
• Department of Human Services - Children's Health Insurance Program Purchasing Practices, North Dakota Discrimination Laws 
• Proposed Changes Regarding Home and Community-Based Services and Guardian and Conservator Fees 
• Welfare Reform Study Responsibilities and Major Issues Identified to Date 

March 10, 1998 - 9:00 AM

March 11, 1998 - 9:00 AM

• Welfare Reform Study Responsibilities and Major Issues Identified to Date 
• Welfare Reform Study Responsibilities and Major Issues Identified to Date 

October 28, 1997 - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm CST

October 29, 1997 - 9:00 am to 5:15 pm CST

• Welfare Reform Study Responsibilities and Major Issues Identified to Date 
• Welfare Reform Study Responsibilities and Major Issues Identified to Date 

June 19, 1997 - 10:00 am to 5:00 pm CDT

• Study of the Monitoring North Dakota's Welfare Reform Implementation, Including the Implementation of the Temporary Assistance f 
• Study of Welfare Reform Issues Related to the State and Indian Tribes