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Lawmakers hear $24 million appropriation request to seed workforce education innovation fund
Summary
Representative Cynthia Schreiber Beck and the North Dakota University System told the House Education Committee that $24 million in seed money would help campuses stand up high‑cost training programs. NDUS said it could administer the fund without new staff.
Representative Cynthia Schreiber Beck introduced House Bill 1221 seeking a $24,000,000 appropriation to the workforce education innovation program established in N.D.C.C. 15‑10‑75, a funding stream the 2023 Legislature created but did not finance.
Schreiber Beck said the appropriation would give campuses seed money to develop programs that respond to employer needs — from curriculum and…
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