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Senate approves higher per‑pupil aid, expands low‑interest school loan fund
Summary
The Senate approved Senate amendments to House Bill 1369, increasing the per‑pupil aid adjustment to 3% each year of the biennium and raising a transfer to the low‑interest revolving school loan fund from $75 million to $100 million; the bill passed on final passage with a 44–3 vote and carries a fiscal note of $238 million.
MADAM PRESIDENT — The North Dakota Senate approved changes to K‑12 funding under House Bill 13‑69, increasing per‑pupil payments and adding money to a low‑interest loan fund to accommodate school construction and potential military base matching grants.
The bill’s sponsor, Senator Zac Scheible, described the two principal Senate amendments: moving from a 2%–2% per‑pupil increase to a 3%–3% increase in each year of the biennium, and…
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