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Office of Administrative Hearings warns of special‑fund cash shortfall, asks for temporary credit access
Summary
Director Hope Hogan told the Appropriations — Human Resources Division that the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) is fully supported by special funds and has seen steady request volume but falling billable hours, producing a negative cash balance and prompting a request to consider a line of credit or short‑term loan authority.
Hope Hogan, director of the Office of Administrative Hearings, told the House Appropriations — Human Resources Division that the office is entirely supported by special funds and is facing a funding crunch after billable hours declined even as hearing requests remained steady.
"My name is Hope Hogan and I am the director of OAH going on 2 months now," Hogan said in opening remarks. She described the office’s caseload and staffing: OAH is authorized for five full‑time positions but was operating with four FTEs and two permanent administrative staff. The office also contracts four part‑time administrative law judges to handle workload outside Bismarck.
Hogan gave legislators a staffing and workload snapshot. The office received…
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