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Freilich said the bill originally proposed grant funding for jail construction but was revised into a study after limited appetite for appropriations. \"We are in a crisis,\" she said, urging the Legislature to examine county jails, regional correction centers and deferred-admission impacts to craft longer-term solutions.

Danelle Presky of the North Dakota Association of Counties, who also serves as executive director for the North Dakota Sheriffs and Deputies Association, said counties are housing state-sentenced inmates and that five local projects in development would add about 434 beds at an estimated total cost of $250 million. \"Counties' primary funding source is property taxes,\" she said, urging state support and noting that a $50 million grant program had been discussed previously to offset local costs.

Witnesses asked the committee to consider regional approaches and the fiscal challenges counties face if the Legislature moves toward spending caps for political subdivisions. Panelists said local capacity constraints create statewide consequences when county jails are full and the state system is overcapacity.

Committee members asked whether agencies expected to participate in the study were willing; Freilich said she had consulted the attorney general's office before the initial bill and that the stakeholder list mirrored existing courthouse grant committees. No final committee action was recorded in the hearing excerpt; the sponsor indicated she expects further conversation with the appropriations committee.

The hearing closed with committee members noting the issue's urgency and the need to reconcile local needs with statewide fiscal policy.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Workforce Development Thursday, Mar 13, 2025 8:58 AM - 11:22 AM","oneSentenceSummary","House Bill 11 97, revised into a legislative-management study, would examine county jails, regional correction centers and the impact of housing state-sentenced inmates locally. Witnesses said North Dakota counties face capacity constraints and sharply rising costs for new jail construction.","taxTitle","Workforce Development, Senate, Legislative, North Dakota","taxId",28910,"location","North Dakota","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6281163,"Lawmakers weigh task force, data system and funding to address missing and murdered Indigenous people",2572,3740000,6312000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2608053-4766a5c7d25880c7f5e13e00290cbaf4&start=3740&end=6312","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2608053-4766a5c7d25880c7f5e13e00290cbaf4/thumbnail_3740000.jpg","/articles/6281163/North-Dakota/Lawmakers-weigh-task-force-data-system-and-funding-to-address-missing-and-murdered-Indigenous-people","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6281163-455e7740d685f6166c6346b68e6957a6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771148658&Signature=E3M3RryUvQih9KkjgD-uUOtIfPkZ1WizUYAVhl59TGB4JvN8UmjxM-KzI~Ahpbsj0cAZQ~nohaTVNhFUc6tyQ4uBf7m3bhQAI-IqPL3~zT5EZqCBJtZvAimu~sBsZpv6keAnjuG6x7RD7agsK4rNSlz37BSV2iClR9TagNi~zX1pkEaHZ49Cv2~RQ-HDZ~X8y5u8tmjKXjydzA4iq6f8ar0F8bieprMjF8pUFB1gwMgjALitVP3Pb5V-8JE49FQgfYMguZ365bX4sXLMsPfa7SkQpfQbGquEUbGaEBbvwd1RIxGSIjKo7pOIW2ge6rY9RZyqMJT452YVaHkuHPad-g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lawmakers heard extensive testimony on House Bill 11 99 proposing a Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) task force, a centralized data system and measures to improve interagency coordination for cases involving Indigenous people in North Dakota.

Representative Dawson Holly (sometimes recorded as Dawson Hawley in the hearing) introduced the bill and said the task force would create a unified data repository, improve cross-jurisdictional collaboration and include Indigenous leaders in policy design. \"The first step in solving any problem is to understand it,\" he said, describing the bill’s centralized data component and calls for culturally informed investigations.

Multiple witnesses described the problem as severe and urgent. Representative Davis recounted a recent search in Turtle Mountain that she said required bringing additional state resources and coordination; she reported that, as of that morning, there were 20 Indigenous people listed as missing from North Dakota, 11 of whom had gone missing since Jan. 1 of that year and seven were under 18. \"There's a lot of great work being done, but if we don't know how to communicate... we will continue to have missing and murdered indigenous peoples numbers rise,\" she told the committee.

Colette Brown, representing two of North Dakota's tribes, supported the bill and highlighted the bill provision that would provide $250,000 in funding for the next biennium for tribal support efforts related to identifying and locating missing Indigenous persons. Senator Richard Marshall (testifying as a former or current state senator) and several tribal representatives urged establishment of Amber Alert capability in Indian country, permanent law-enforcement resources and stronger interagency coordination.

The attorney general's office offered neutral testimony. Heidi Smith, an AG office official, said an amendment added in the House that altered membership of the Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) advisory board appeared to place new members in the wrong section of the bill and would have operational consequences if left unchanged. \"Adding 6 new members to the CJIS advisory board ... would increase the number of members required for a quorum from 7 members to 10,\" Smith warned, saying that could make it difficult for the CJIS board to meet and could delay law enforcement access to critical data.

Steve Harstad of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation explained that the attorney general’s public-facing missing-persons database is a nightly copy of the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) entries and that photographs must be uploaded to NCIC by the reporting agency. He also said the BCI has been assigned three agents to work with reservation task forces and that jurisdictional issues remain: \"That database is completely off the NCIC database... the information that's in NCIC is exactly what's in our database,\" Harstad said.

Committee members discussed technical fixes to the bill language—specifically moving several named tribal-chairman entries from the CJIS advisory-board section into the task-force membership section so that sensitive CJIS governance provisions are not changed inadvertently. Representative Holly said designees could represent busy tribal chairs if needed. No final committee vote was recorded in the hearing excerpt; the committee closed the hearing and asked sponsors to review and confirm placement of membership language and other technical edits.

Supporters urged passage as a step toward addressing a long-standing crisis in Indigenous communities; neutral witnesses asked for language fixes to avoid unintended impacts on law-enforcement information systems.","House Bill 1199, proposing a Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons task force and centralized data, drew broad support in committee hearings and neutral technical comment from the attorney general’s office; witnesses and tribal leaders urged action and the bill includes a $250,000 tribal-support provision for the next biennium.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6281168,"Committee advances resolution congratulating Donald J. Trump despite opposition",618,1971000,2589000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2608053-4766a5c7d25880c7f5e13e00290cbaf4&start=1971&end=2589","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2608053-4766a5c7d25880c7f5e13e00290cbaf4/thumbnail_1971000.jpg","/articles/6281168/North-Dakota/Committee-advances-resolution-congratulating-Donald-J-Trump-despite-opposition","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6281168-765da598a07258f008b6cd4b0a2d8969/orig.mp4?Expires=1771148658&Signature=fD-lcpjv1WQ2hI46jrRUIqIbKwJHlo1iEI3ptJYB06uWgJBYxECc1Pj4PiW4Lt5Zsx3bImzpwkUInelHI~o1ZkBlgLqllTalAtw~Yj4D0nIrSM~AR~j0gaNmdB0djOFqKnyVtqYKlbCs2emm8C34ev4-OkvDidHxmxvd3gCtR0Mlz6WGRv5TGaKKTmbV2BsZ~AOjpFgHVoVXMB5-rsemVwcrYvTeWB73DXdduyfjVZWExHzha3zKWZ~B8wyyVX31ZO7txEvgPiCK3FC2zp2IOWsFAtornKTVsQjD9t8q8ipMG44GI75-idYAaMo9q6HlJ-~GWF-6FeFyWBiemZDL5A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Workforce Development Committee recorded a do-pass recommendation for House Concurrent Resolution 3,019, a congratulatory resolution for Donald J. Trump introduced by Representative Dawson Hawley.

Dawson Hawley opened the hearing by describing Trump’s 2024 performance in North Dakota and urging committee support for the symbolic resolution. \"I respectfully ask for you to support a house concurrent resolution 30 19,\" Hawley told the committee.

The resolution drew both supportive and critical testimony. Andrew Alexis Farvel testified in opposition and urged lawmakers to reject the measure. \"Please say no to house concurrent resolution 30 19,\" Farvel said, arguing the resolution would be divisive and likening it to \"spiking the ball in the end zone.\" He went on to criticize aspects of the federal administration and warned the resolution would not promote unity.

Committee members discussed the appropriateness of a congratulatory resolution from a state legislature and whether it intersected with the committee’s jurisdiction. After debate a motion for a due-pass recommendation was moved and seconded. Roll-call votes recorded \"Yes\" from Senators Wabamah, Axeman, and Larson and Senator Powers; Senator Beauchetta recorded a \"No\" vote. With a majority voting yes, the committee recommended the resolution advance.

The measure is symbolic and does not change state policy; the committee comment noted the resolution reflects the political views of some North Dakotans and is intended as a formal statement from the Legislature rather than a legal or regulatory act.

The committee closed the hearing and will forward its recommendation through the usual legislative process.","House Concurrent Resolution 3,019, a resolution congratulating Donald J. Trump on his inauguration, received a committee do-pass recommendation after debate; one senator voted no and public testimony included both support and opposition.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6281174,"Senate committee backs resolution urging USPS to improve rural mail delivery",633,204000,837000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2608053-4766a5c7d25880c7f5e13e00290cbaf4&start=204&end=837","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2608053-4766a5c7d25880c7f5e13e00290cbaf4/thumbnail_204000.jpg","/articles/6281174/North-Dakota/Senate-committee-backs-resolution-urging-USPS-to-improve-rural-mail-delivery","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6281174-cdadaf5329abec147799ee9dfa4c01d4/orig.mp4?Expires=1771148658&Signature=JGpl2tdeam-kqAwyrWOdYK-8l1QRTR0XYT9ML1caRW3bpYyhM7M700nbDlOs8lWcZYgQGzHt5cpfy4RAaVWuhHgilTB1OjddiHlm9icAHuzzXj3QpPmUS0ALUH~hiGCK9AcZg67HYTSK5yDW2QWEJW36fBrvPK6HKxGtwnZTpWKbF8bqDFfn0xLWNhxlYRI9psOrc~x428oOl419zUvf9L0oi8MExhIzZbMa1GZo0AMFYzcpBXxJGHh8Wlo81utKtUwxwZQMb~9T4dIMk2uLdqaS0ga0rSr7x-h4RrPVYh5KgX2YbiI~VemlHBJinRIgGUUXGu-iV5fJB2XkF2a-RA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The North Dakota Senate Workforce Development Committee gave a due-pass recommendation to House Concurrent Resolution 3,006, a nonbinding measure urging the U.S. Postal Service to improve mail processing and delivery across the state.

The measure, introduced by Representative Donald Longmuir of District 2, was prompted by constituent reports of delayed utility bills, returned medical-supply packages and large bundles of undelivered mail that arrived weeks late. \"What about the number of people waiting for medications, legal documents, or other important papers?\" Longmuir asked during his introduction.

The resolution drew testimony from Cecile Wurman of the North Dakota Newspaper Association, who said poor service has “hurt people all over North Dakota,” and that the newspaper industry has seen steep postage increases and worsening delivery. \"If you were a subscriber to a weekly paper and you received it nine days after the publication date, would you consider that on time? The postal service does,\" Wurman said, citing changed postal delivery standards for periodicals and a 53% increase in postage rates over three years.

Committee members described the problem as uneven and often regional. Senators noted examples of improved delivery in some locations and severe delays in others, and concerns that late delivery can prevent citizens from receiving ballots, bills and time-sensitive medical supplies. One senator said the biggest public frustration is rising postage costs with no corresponding improvement in service.

A motion for a due-pass recommendation on HCR 3,006 was offered and the committee recorded a roll-call vote. Senators recorded as voting yes were: Senator Wabamah, Senator Axeman, Senator Larson, Senator Baushe, and Senator Powers. By that tally, the committee recommended the resolution move forward.

The resolution is advisory and does not impose operational changes on the Postal Service. Committee members and witnesses urged that the measure send a formal state-level statement to federal officials and that continued reporting of regional problems be used to brief federal decision-makers.

With the committee’s recommendation recorded, the resolution will follow the Legislature’s normal path for concurrent resolutions.","The North Dakota Senate Workforce Development Committee voted to give a “do pass” recommendation to House Concurrent Resolution 3,006, a nonbinding resolution urging the U.S. Postal Service to address delivery problems that witnesses said are harming residents and newspapers across the state.","actionData","errors"]

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