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Freshman training and expanded organizational session proposed to prepare new legislators
Summary
Representative Jared Hendricks proposed House Bill 1257 to expand the legislative organizational session and add structured training so newly elected legislators are better prepared. Sponsors and some constitution officers supported an idea of an academy or recorded briefings; committee members discussed alternatives and next steps.
Representative Jared Hendricks (District 10, Fargo) introduced House Bill 1257, which would expand the December organizational session to provide additional orientation, training and presentations by legislative counsel and statewide elected officials. Hendricks told the Government and Veterans Affairs Committee that increased turnover under new term limits is making it harder for freshmen…
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