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Date of Meeting: January 13, 2015
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Date of Meeting: September 18, 2020
Date of Meeting: September 16, 2020
Date of Meeting: October 29, 2020
Date of Meeting: October 29, 2020
Date of Meeting: January 15, 2016
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HRTG Van
Souris Basin Transit: Veterans ride free! Just show your veteran ID. Dispatch: 701-839-7433 or 800-927-8318VA Van
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Date of Meeting: October 8, 2020
Date of Meeting: September 18, 2020
Date of Meeting: October 12, 2016
Date of Meeting: July 8, 2019
Date of Meeting: January 15, 2016
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- 2020 Van Schedule
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Date of Meeting: January 15, 2016
Providers
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- One call to coordinate your transportation needs
- Free ride for Veterans to VAHCS
- Van routes
Date of Meeting: October 1, 2020
Date of Meeting: September 16, 2020
Date of Meeting: January 15, 2016
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· Free for veterans to any medical appointments. VA or Non-VA medical Appointments.
- Free ride for Veterans to VAHCS
- Van routes
Date of Meeting: September 14, 2020
Date of Meeting: December 22, 2020
APPROPRIATIONS. ND Veterans Home
A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the veterans' home.
Date of Meeting: July 24, 2019
Veterans Home-Study-Office of Management and Budget
SECTION 35. LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT STUDY - OTHER USES OF VETERANS' HOME FACILITIES. During the 2019-20 interim, the legislative management shall consider studying the feasibility and desirability of developing other allowable revenue generating uses of the veterans' home facilities and grounds in addition to the purposes identified in section 37-15-02. The study must include an analysis of potential revenue generating activities for the veterans' home facilities and grounds, including a review of the effect on any federal requirements. The legislative management shall reports its findings and recommendations, together with any legislation required to implement the recommendations, to the sixty-seventh legislative assembly
Added in Conference committee end of legislative session.
Senate Conference Committee Appointed: Homberg, Wardner, Heckaman SJ 1672
House Conference Committee Appointed: Pollert, Delzer, Boschee HJ 2011
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR 5/2/2019 SJ 2115
Chosen for interim study. Assigned to GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
Date of Meeting: August 27, 2020
APPROPRIATIONS. ND Department of Veterans Affairs (NDDVA) Budget: Legislative Appropriations Bill
Pre-approved by Commissioner, ACOVA and NDVLC.
A BILL for and Act to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the Department of Veterans' Affairs.
2021-2023 OMB-State General Funds base budget limit: $1,205,484
NDDVA Requested budget changes: Optional Package-NOT included in Budget.
- Restore Base Budget Funding $53,950
- NDDVA staff training and travel: $16,012
- Volunteer staff computers and ITD expenses: $7,935
- C&TVSO training and outreach: $30,000
- Salary Funding with Federal Dollars $100,000
- Loans and Grant Officer-Make Permanent Full Time Employee (FTE) $159,001 Governor Budget included $140,000 Temp.
- Veterans/Womens Veterans Benefits Specialist. Add 1 additional FTE $158,910
- Program Coordinator/Training/Information Officer. Add 1 additional FTE $158,910
- DAV Van funding. increase funding to purchase up to 3 vans $37,600
SENATE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS
Date of Meeting: February 5, 2019
Military Spouse Licensure Evaluations
Military Families Top Ten (#3)
A BILL for an Act to create and enact section 43-17-02.4 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to licensure exemption for certain physicians.
This bill would...
- Provide certain physicians licensed in good standing in other states be exempt from licensure in ND
SENATE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS
- Removed 30 day in calendar year
- Changed Board to adopt rules from "Shall" to "May"
- Committee recommended DO PASS 6-0-0 SJ 162
- PASSED SENATE 47-0 SJ 175
HOUSE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS
FISCAL NOTE: NONE
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR 3/21/2019 SJ 1049
- Effective date: 08/01/2019 per ND Consitution, Article IV, Section 13
Date of Meeting: January 2, 2019
NDNG Assistant Adjutant General Appointment, Veterans Adjusted Compensation Definition
Military Families Top Ten (#9)
A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact sections 37-01-43 and 37-03-02 and subsection 8 of section 37-26-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the operation of the North Dakota national guard.
This bill would...
- Change Assistant Adjutant General minimum commissioned service in NDNG from 5 to 3 years
- Update Title 10 U.S.C. Code 673 definition of veteran for NDCC 37-26 (Desert Shield and Storm Veterans Compensation)
SENATE AMENDMENTS & ACTIONS
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Added:subsection 6 of section 37-28-02, and section 37-28-03.
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Subsection 37-28-02 (6) "Peridod of Service" means...
- Changed period of service ending from 2019 to 2021
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Subsection 37-28-03 Payment of Adjusted compensation for demestic and foreign service.
- Changed application deadline from June 30, 2019 to June 30, 2021 or no later than 6 months after end of mobilization.
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Subsection 37-28-02 (6) "Peridod of Service" means...
- Committee recommends DO PASS 7-0-0 SJ 179
- PASSED SENATE 46-1 SJ 189
HOUSE AMENDMENTS & ACTIONS
FISCAL NOTE: $0
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR 3/8/2019 SJ 883
- Effective date: 08/01/2019 per ND Consitution, Article IV, Section 13
Date of Meeting: February 19, 2019
Military Spouse Licensure
Military Families Top Ten (2 & 3)
A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 43-51-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to licensure of foreign practitioners of occupations and professions.
This bill would...
- Allow practitioners with 7 years practice exemption for licensure without additional examination or education experience
SENATE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS
FISCAL NOTE: NONE
Combined language of this bill with SB 2306
Date of Meeting: January 4, 2019
Military Dependents Occupation and Profession Licensure and Regulation
Military Families Top Ten (2 & 3)
A BILL for an Act to create and enact section 43-51-11.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to regulation of the practice of occupations and professions by military dependents; and to amend and reenact sections 15.1-13-17, 27-11-01, 43-51-01, and 43-51-11.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to regulation of occupations and professions.
This bill would...
- Allow teachers licensure exemption for military dependent
SENATE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS
FISCAL NOTE: NONE
Committee combined this bill with SB 2306
Date of Meeting: February 5, 2019
Interstate Licensing Compact
Military Families Top Ten (#1)
A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new chapter to title 43 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the interstate medical licensure compact.
This bill would...
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Create interstate licensure compact for
- Physical Therapy Licensure
- Enhance Nurse Licensure
SENATE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS
HOUSE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS
- Fees must be paid by the board not general funds
- Committee recomended DO PASS as amended 13-1-0 HJ 1235
- PASSED HOUSE as amended 87-3 HJ 1303
- SENATE CONCURRED to amendment PASSED SENATE 47-0 SJ 1209
FISCAL NOTE: NONE
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR 4/8/2019 SJ 1371
- Effective date: 08/01/2019 per ND Constitution, Article IV, Section 13
Date of Meeting: January 14, 2021
EMPLOYMENT. Military Member and Spouse Licensure Portability, Access and Compacts
A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact subsection 3 of section 15.1-13-17 and sections 43-51-01, 43-51-11, 43-51-11.1, and 43-51-11.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to occupational licensure of members of the military and military spouses; and to provide for a report.
This bill would...
Address key issues identified by Department Of Defense Defense State Liaison Office's Military Families Top 10 Key Issues
- Add definition of a Military Member to NDCC 15.1-13-17
- Update definition of a Military Spouse
- Removes requirement of 2-4 years experience in occupation or profession
Date of Meeting: January 11, 2019
Burial Benefits Veteran Spouse
A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation for veterans' spouses and dependents burial fees at the veterans' cemetery
This bill would...
- Pay the burial costs for Veteran Spouse at Veterans Cemetery
- $160,000
SENATE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS
- Changed appropriations to $250,000
- Committee recommends DO PASS as amended 7-0-0 SJ 347
- Referred to Senate Appropriations
- Committee recommends DO PASS 13-0-1 SJ 487
- PASSED SENATE 46-0 SJ 511
HOUSE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS
- Reduced appropriations from $250,000 to $125,000
- Committee recommended DO PASS as amended 12-0-2 HJ 1206
- Referred to House Appropriations HJ 1215
- Committee recommended DO NOT PASS 19-2-0 HJ 1235
- FAILED HOUSE 44-46 HJ 1299
- Requested Senate to return HJ 1341
- Returned to House SJ 1103
- HOUSE RECONSIDERED HJ 1371
- PASSED HOUSE 67-27 HJ 1371
- SENATE REFUSED TO CONCUR to amendments SJ 1201
- Senate Conference Committee assigned: Vedaa, Elkin, Marcellais SJ 1201
- House Conference Committee assigned: Schauer, Karls, Johnston
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS
- Reduced from $250,000 to $175,000
- Changed from "paying" cost of interring to "defraying" the cost of interring
- Change from 2019-2021 bienium to Period of: March 1, 2020-June 30, 2021
- PASSED SENATE 47-0 SJ 1626
- PASSED HOUSE 69-21 HJ 1888
FISCAL NOTE: $175,000
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR 4/23/2019 SJ 1894
Date of Meeting: January 15, 2021
FINANCE. Property Tax Credit for Disabled Veterans
A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 57-02-08.8 of the North Dakota Century Code,
relating to the property tax credit for disabled veterans; and to provide an effective date.
This bill would...
- Increase taxable valuation on the first $6,750 to $11,250
- Taxable value of $6,750 = True and Full Value of $150,000
- Taxable value of $11,250 = True and Full Value of $250,000
Date of Meeting: January 19, 2021
EDUCATION. Tuition Waiver for Dependents of Disabled Veterans
A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact sections 15-10-18.2 and 15-10-18.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definition of a dependent for tuition waiver purposes.
This bill would...
- Amend the percent of veterans disability for dependents to qualify for tuition waiver from 100% to 50%.
- Adds verbiage of eligibility for the dependents of a veteran who had a 50% VA disability rating at time of death.
- Housekeeping updates to language.
Date of Meeting: January 19, 2021
LEGAL. Veterans Court Docket
A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 12.1-32-02 and sections 19-03.1-23 and 39-08-01.5 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to drug court and the creation of a veterans treatment docket.
This bill would...
- Add a "Veterans Teatment Docket" to the NDCC under Drug Court.
- Veterans Treatment Docket is a district court supervised docket
- approved by the supreme court
- combines judicial supervision with licensed treatment programs to treat
- substance use disorders
- mental health conditions
- behavioral health conditions
- traumatice brain injuries
- military sexual trauma; and
- co-occuring disorders
- Supreme court may adopt rules including rules of procedure for veterans treatment dockets
Date of Meeting: February 19, 2019
Military Spouse Licensure
Military Families Top Ten (2 & 3)
A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 43-51 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to occupational licensure of military members and military spouses; to amend and reenact sections 43-51-01, 43-51-11, and 43-51-11.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to occupational licensure of military members and spouses; to provide for a report to the legislative management; and to provide for a legislative management study.
This bill would...
- Require licensure and permit applications to inquire if applicant is military member or spouse of military member
- Require boards to Issue license, provisional license or temporarey permit to military spouse
- Provide for Legislative management study during 2019-2021 interim
SENATE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS
- Combined language from SB 2127 to this bill
- Combined language from SB 2126 to this bill
- Require occupational and professional boards to adopt rules to implement by August 1, 2020
- Committee recommended DO PASS 7-0-0 SJ 697
- PASSED SENATE 47-0 SJ 728
HOUSE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS
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Removed:
- statement of legislative intent (section 11)
- report to legislative management (section 9)
- legislative management study (section 10)
- all of section 6 Members of military license renewal
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Added:
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Exemption for boards;
- State board of accountancy
- State electrical board
- ND real estate appraiser qualifications and ethics board
- State real estate commission
- Secretary of state with respect to contractor licensing
- ND Board of medicine
- State board of dental examiners
- Provision to above listed boards of providing 30 days to issue license or issue a profisional license or temporary permit.
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Exemption for boards;
- Committee recommended DO PASS as amended 12-0-2 HJ 1263
- PASSED HOUSE 90-0 HJ 1340
- SENATE REFUSED TO CONCUR to amendments SJ 1201
- Senate Conference Committee appointed: Meyer, K. Roers, Oban
- House Conference Committee appointed: Laning, Richter, Adams
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS
- Added: and to provide a report
- Section 8 report: Changed from report to Legislative Management to "Department of Commerce"
- Senate aceded to remaining House amendments
- PASSED SENATE 47-0 SJ 1719
- PASSED HOUSE 91-0 HJ 1984
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR 4/25/2019 SJ 2014
Date of Meeting: January 2, 2019
Property Tax Credit for Veterans
A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact subsection 20 of section 57-02-08, section 57-02-08.8, and subdivision c of subsection 1 of section 57-55-10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the property tax credit for veterans; and to provide an effective date.
This bill would...
- Remove eligibility for veterans awarded VA "specially adapted housing" or thier un-remarried surviving spouse
- Remove "head of family" verbiage
- Remove disability rating percentage formula starting at 50% disabled
- Remove "disabled" from verbiage
- Allows property tax credit for all veterans or unremarried surviving spouse receiving a VA Pension
- Removes taxable valuation limit
SENATE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS
FISCAL NOTE: NONE