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Appropriations panel asks staff to draft language to close Job Service North Dakota funding gaps
Summary
Senators on the Appropriations — Education and Environment Division signaled support for drafting amendments that would add state dollars to Job Service North Dakota to cover salary, IT and inspection costs federal funding does not cover.
Senator Michael Connolly, appearing before the Appropriations — Education and Environment Division, outlined a request from Job Service North Dakota that would add state funding to cover costs not paid by federal grants, and the committee directed staff to draft amendments to implement those requests.
Connolly told the committee Job Service is about 93% federally funded and “has not had any adjustments for inflation, wage adjustments, or IT costs increase,” and that the agency warned it cannot sustain current service levels without additional state support. “Without these funds, they won't be able to provide core services at the same levels they're doing now,” Connolly said.
The request described by Connolly includes several parts: funding to cover salary and benefit increases not…
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