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Committee members raised concerns about an amendment that adds the phrase \"in the same role\" to an eligibility exclusion, which could prevent staff who served in a different capacity (for example, a paraeducator who earned a teaching certificate) from receiving a signing bonus at their home district. Representatives and senators who worked with school stakeholders had drafted the amendment to align the bill with current bonus statutes, but several members asked staff to reexamine edge cases such as career‑pathway hires and paraprofessionals who transition to classroom teachers.

The committee adopted the sponsor’s amendment (the version that amends the existing statute), then voted to move the bill out of committee with the amendment. Members asked staff to circulate the full drafted amendment text and to check unintended consequences for local para‑to‑teacher pathways before the bill goes to the next stage.

Votes: The roll call on the amendment and on the do-pass as amended recorded unanimous yes votes from Senators Wabamaw, Axman, Larson, Bosche and Powers.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Workforce Development Mar 27, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Workforce Development Committee voted to advance House Bill 1498 after adopting an amendment that inserts the bill’s signing-bonus language into an existing statute rather than creating a new section.","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},6103387,"Committee amends CJIS membership language after tribal-representation and quorum concerns",444,1114000,1558000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2796690-fb48b4b41909aadc3e511e1a4f420848&start=1114&end=1558","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2796690-fb48b4b41909aadc3e511e1a4f420848/thumbnail_1114000.jpg","/articles/6103387/North-Dakota/Committee-amends-CJIS-membership-language-after-tribal-representation-and-quorum-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6103387-c464f4a5900711df2a0e5c3cb3315518/orig.mp4?Expires=1771137246&Signature=Ws02w-OKMA8XfZPIw1UKwv3IuP9O21J2TtlHUduRKqeoN-eFT2ALavJTTG2RYwdo67xLguygte3-8~LVl9xFBr1~ysLeKgrspsQGf0KtWzPRl2HAPLi0mT5R1sJyHfXLllSYSHb00iWfOo9SD9OYINEZJPtbUIuQWVkvYLvsf-APBY9NKQW7FvDXwuUL44rn5T73R1cgyhud2S3MXwKHQk5SJwXXUeKaCJAAHwpGZik2BcVGW5ODizmBbmil6FczESaj5ANE1IKbsZMuhwdIi9wL4H4ugjlMdsp-xlfI~zDss1cO6xAhXFzNKMeScJ7pDXQggKAobYaIRLcpHQtwkQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Workforce Development Committee amended House Bill 1199 after testimony from the Criminal Justice Information Sharing (CJIS) system and other members raised concerns about duplicative membership and quorum difficulties. The committee then voted to recommend the bill, as amended, and referred it onward.

Discussion centered on language that listed multiple specific representatives (items M through R on page 3). Heidi Smith, director of the state criminal justice information sharing system, testified that adding membership in multiple places could hamper the board’s ability to achieve a quorum. Committee members noted the statute creates two distinct bodies — the Criminal Justice Information Advisory Board and an Indigenous People’s Task Force — and that moving or duplicating membership between the two could create redundancy and practical meeting issues.

Senator Larson moved and the committee adopted an amendment to strike page 3, lines 1 through 10 (removing the specified items M–R from that section). After the amendment passed on roll call, the committee voted to give HB 1199 a do-pass recommendation as amended and to refer it to Appropriations.

Votes: The roll calls on the amendment and on the do-pass as amended were recorded as yes votes by Senator Wabamaw; Senator Axman; Senator Larson; Senator Bosche; Senator Powers. Both motions passed.","House Bill 1199 was amended in committee to strike specified membership language from one section after testimony warned adding members could make achieving quorums difficult; the committee approved a do-pass as amended and referred the bill to Appropriations.",{"_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},6103391,"Committee advances police retention bonus bill, debates scope for small and correction agencies",683,196000,879000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2796690-fb48b4b41909aadc3e511e1a4f420848&start=196&end=879","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2796690-fb48b4b41909aadc3e511e1a4f420848/thumbnail_196000.jpg","/articles/6103391/North-Dakota/Committee-advances-police-retention-bonus-bill-debates-scope-for-small-and-correction-agencies","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6103391-20cd3dc127f13af1e936f8af04081a46/orig.mp4?Expires=1771137246&Signature=A64YJbrzdCvXnyDXqNToJ2iyoq8a2DeWohOndMBQmk~XDucI0fc9ZQwgDr6Va03FAjGc2dMasllUUlyG8P3kczCHkk3QNc6QLmn3Aj2QtBf9pOBZm8UEyhXhuUxXIfjipwhE6elNBlQ93J~T9mYquFnEDfOns5UEFCpmSdIlE2rgkJVe5ixBrcclMKins7Bqn02Us-8Z3yFRSBWinwPb4KZPYUnJwEkVzgIZXJTzre69Edsvbzh~TqYoo4zon-3bvWRxMM38JHRqU9Y3~NCY1vCh4PdISxyzc6O7JS5GESWvlafczJwdgAgrOO6oMls9MZ5o-O4Rpubs8Dr2LvX5nQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Workforce Development Committee voted to give House Bill 1193 a do-pass recommendation and referred the bill to the Appropriations Committee after debate over eligibility and funding details.

Committee members focused on whether the program should remain a retention-only bonus or include hiring incentives and whether corrections officers should be eligible. Committee Chair Senator Wabamaw and several members noted the bill earmarks a minimum amount for agencies with 10 or fewer officers, while other members said smaller jurisdictions face greater recruiting and retention challenges.

Senators described the bill as a follow-up to a previous \"Back to Blue\" effort. Members said the proposed appropriation had been reduced in prior action; some discussion noted the sponsor initially sought larger funding. Several senators urged flexibility for local agencies to use funds for recruitment as well as retention. One committee member said testimony from earlier rounds was mixed and urged better data on whether the earlier, one-time funding achieved measurable retention or hiring outcomes.

After discussion the committee voted unanimously to move the bill forward to Appropriations.

Votes at a glance: The roll call recorded the committee voting yes: Senator Wabamaw; Senator Axman; Senator Larson; Senator Bosche; Senator Powers. The motion passed and HB 1193 was referred to Appropriations.","The Workforce Development Committee voted to give House Bill 1193 a \"do pass\" and refer it to Appropriations after discussion over whether the program should fund hiring as well as retention and whether corrections officers should be eligible. Members debated earmarks for departments with 10 or fewer officers and the size of the appropriation.","actionData","errors"]

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