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North DakotaHB 12142025 Regular SessionHouse
AN ACT to create and enact section 15.1-27-31.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to transportation weighted student unit equivalents; to amend and reenact sections 15.1-31-05 and 15.1-27-31.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to open enrollment transportation; to repeal sections 15.1-27-26.1, 15.1-27-27.1, 15.1-27-28.1, 15.1-27-30.1, and 15.1-27-31.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to payments for school district transportation of students, special education students, and career and technical education students, the distribution of transportation payments in the event of school district closure, and state transportation payments to school districts; and to provide an effective date.
Sponsored By: David Richter (Republican)
Signed by Governor
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
School districts lose transportation payment protection
The law removes a guarantee that protected school districts from lower transportation payments. The guarantee applied when eligible bus miles and runs stayed the same or increased from the prior year. Without that protection, those districts can receive less than the prior year's payment. This does not directly set transportation charges for families.
New funding rules for school transportation
North Dakota replaces older school transportation payment laws with a student-based formula, subject to money approved by the legislature. Eligible service includes contract buses, district-owned buses, and commercial buses within city limits; districts must certify bus and driver compliance. The formula adds 0.0011 per eligible large-bus mile, 0.00052 per small-bus mile, 0.01 per large-bus run, and 0.00468 per small-bus run. It also adds 0.012 per district square mile, 2.0 per school site, and 0.00025 per eligible reimbursed family-transport mile. That total is multiplied by 0.091 and the school year's per-student payment rate. Eligible travel includes school trips, approved special education programs, and career and technical education, including programs within city limits. Family travel includes eligible school trips and qualifying special education trips reimbursed by the district. For special education, an adult family member must drive a student with a disability whose education plan requires attendance outside the home district. Those trips are limited to two round trips daily. Extracurricular trips do not count; beginning July 1, 2027, open-enrollment trips, including those under tuition-waiver arrangements, are excluded. After a district closes, its final transportation funding measure is divided among receiving districts by student enrollment for one year. Later years use each receiving district's reported transportation measure; the state may set reporting rules and deadlines.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
David Richter
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Pat D. Heinert
Republican • House
Jim Jonas
Republican • House
Eric J. Murphy
Republican • House
Anna S. Novak
Republican • House
Jeremy Olson
Republican • House
Mark Sanford
Republican • House
Jeff Barta
Republican • Senate
Dean Rummel
Republican • Senate
Donald Schaible
Republican • Senate
Jonathan Sickler
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 4/29/2025
Second reading, passed, yeas 86 nays 5
Yes: 86 • No: 5
Senate vote • 4/29/2025
Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 47 nays 0
Yes: 47 • No: 0
Senate vote • 4/11/2025
Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 45 nays 1
Yes: 45 • No: 1
House vote • 2/24/2025
Second reading, passed, yeas 93 nays 0
Yes: 93 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Filed with Secretary Of State 05/06
6/11/2025HouseSigned by Governor 05/05
5/17/2025HouseSent to Governor
5/2/2025HouseSigned by Speaker
5/2/2025HouseSigned by President
5/1/2025SenateSecond reading, passed as amended, yeas 47 nays 0
4/29/2025SenateConference committee report adopted
4/29/2025SenateReported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar
4/29/2025SenateSecond reading, passed, yeas 86 nays 5
4/29/2025HouseConference committee report adopted
4/29/2025HouseReported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar
4/28/2025HouseConference committee appointed Schaible Conley Meyer
4/18/2025SenateConference committee appointed Richter Hanson Schreiber-Beck
4/17/2025HouseRefused to concur
4/17/2025HouseReturned to House (12)
4/11/2025HouseSecond reading, passed as amended, yeas 45 nays 1
4/11/2025SenateAmendment adopted, placed on calendar
4/11/2025SenateReported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 15 1 0
4/10/2025SenateRereferred to Appropriations
3/27/2025SenateReported back, do pass 6 0 0
3/27/2025SenateCommittee Hearing 11:00
3/17/2025SenateIntroduced, first reading, referred Education Committee
3/7/2025SenateReceived from House
2/25/2025SenateSecond reading, passed, yeas 93 nays 0
2/24/2025HouseReported back, do pass, place on calendar 23 0 0
2/20/2025House
Bill Text
Enrollment
FIRST ENGROSSMENT
FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments
FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments
INTRODUCED
Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Richter
Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Schaible
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