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Bill to let state superintendent audit school compliance draws sharply divided testimony
Summary
Senate Bill 2104 would empower the state superintendent to review districts for statutory compliance, issue guidance and, after repeated findings, deduct 2 percent of a district’s state payments; the Education Committee heard divided testimony and took no vote.
Senate Bill 2104, sponsored by Senator Todd Beard, would require the state superintendent of public instruction to provide guidance to school districts on compliance with state law, conduct reviews when complaints are filed, and, if the department issues guidance more than once for the same matter, withhold 2 percent of a district’s state payments for that school year. The Senate Education Committee took testimony and closed the hearing without a committee vote.
Beard said the bill’s purpose is to “provide guidance and accountability for public schools to follow North Dakota statute and rules” and argued that government entities should face consequences if they fail to follow laws passed by the Legislature. The bill prescribes a complaint‑driven procedure: a review may be…
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