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Job Service North Dakota requests state funds for IT, salaries and H‑2A staffing as federal grants remain flat
Summary
Patrick Bertin, Job Service North Dakota executive director, told the Education and Environment Division that the agency is heavily federally funded (93.64%), seeks general funds for IT inflation and salary increases, and requested one new H‑2A inspector as workload has surged.
Patrick Bertin, executive director of Job Service North Dakota, presented the agency’s appropriation requests and program updates to the Senate Appropriations Education and Environment Division.
Bertin said, “My name is Patrick Bertin. I'm the executive director, for Job Service North Dakota,” and told the committee the agency is “93.64% federally funded.” He described three core agency functions — workforce services, unemployment insurance and labor market information — and summarized recent program activity and staffing pressures.
Why it matters: Job Service applied for state funds to cover costs that federal grants do not allow, including inflationary IT costs and state salary adjustments. Bertin said federal funding lines are largely flat and siloed, producing shortfalls for state‑level increases and IT infrastructure. He asked for funding to maintain current service levels during the agency’s unemployment…
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