Title 15.1 — Elementary and Secondary Education
44 chapters · 615 sections in this title.
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-27-35 Average daily membership - Calculation
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1. Average daily membership is calculated at the conclusion of the school year by adding the total number of hours that each student in a given grade, school, or school district is in attendance at the school's physical plant during a school calendar and the total number of hours…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-27-35.1 Average daily membership - Reduction in grade levels
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If a school district offers fewer grade levels than the district offered the previous school year, the superintendent of public instruction shall determine the district's average daily membership using only those grade levels that the district offers during the current school yea…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-27-35.2 Average daily membership - Dissolved school districts
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For purposes of determining state aid, the superintendent of public instruction shall amend the average daily membership of any school district that enrolls students who attended a dissolved school district during the school year prior to the dissolution.
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-27-35.3 Payments to school districts - Unobligated general fund balance
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1. a. Except as provided in subdivision b, beginning July 1, 2027, the superintendent of public instruction shall determine the amount of payments due to a school district and shall subtract from that the amount by which the unobligated general fund balance of the district on the…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-27-36 Definitions
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Repealed by S.L. 2007, ch. 163, § 58.
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-27-37 Compensation of teachers - Claim for reimbursement - Rules
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Repealed by S.L. 2007, ch. 163, § 58.
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-27-38 Compensation of teachers - Distribution of reimbursements
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Repealed by S.L. 2007, ch. 163, § 58.
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-27-39 Annual salary - Minimum amount
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Beginning with the 2014-15 school year, the board of each school district shall provide to each full-time teacher, under contract for a period of nine months, a minimum salary level for the contract period equal to at least twenty-seven thousand five hundred dollars.
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-27-40 Approved joint powers agreement - Report of expenses
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Repealed by S.L. 2007, ch. 162, § 18. 15.1-27-41. North Dakota commission on education improvement - Membership - Duties - Report to legislative council - Reimbursement for expenses. Repealed by S.L. 2009, ch. 175, § 65. 15.1-27-42. Military installation school districts - Eligib…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-27-43 Reorganized district - Continuation of equity payment
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Repealed by S.L. 2015, ch. 137, § 38.
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-27-44 Dissolved district - Continuation of equity payment
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Repealed by S.L. 2015, ch. 137, § 38.
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-27-45 Property tax relief fund
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Repealed by S.L. 2015, ch. 467, § 7.
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-27-46 Uses of the foundation aid stabilization fund
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Repealed by S.L. 2017, ch. 368, § 9.
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-28-01 State tuition fund - Source
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The net proceeds of fines for the violation of state laws and distributions received from the common schools trust fund must be paid into the state treasury and constitute the state tuition fund.
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-28-02 Reports of county treasurer
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The county treasurer shall collect the net proceeds of all fines for violation of state laws and shall forward the amounts collected, together with a detailed statement of the moneys collected, to the state treasurer on or before the fifteenth of each month.
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-28-03 State tuition fund - Apportionment - Payment
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On or before the third Monday in each January, February, March, April, August, September, October, November, and December, the office of management and budget shall certify to the superintendent of public instruction the amount of the state tuition fund. The superintendent shall …
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-29-01 Education of students in bordering states - Payment of tuition
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1. A student may attend school in a bordering state in accordance with section 15.1-29-02 provided: a. (1) The student lives within forty miles [64.37 kilometers] of another state; or (2) The student lives in a county bordering on another state; and b. The student has received ap…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-29-02 Education of students in bordering states - Contract - Tuition
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1. A school district may contract with a school district in a bordering state for the education of students. A contract between school districts must provide for the payment of tuition at an agreed-upon amount. 2. A student who attends school in a bordering state under a contract…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-29-02.1 Cross-border attendance - Contract with South Dakota
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1. A student who resides in a North Dakota school district contiguous to the South Dakota border may attend school in South Dakota, and a student who resides in a South Dakota school district contiguous to the North Dakota border may attend school in North Dakota, provided the su…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-29-05 Petition by parent for payment of tuition or tuition waiver
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1. If a student wishes to attend a school district other than the student's district of residence, the student's parent may file a written petition with the board of the student's school district of residence requesting that the board either: a. Pay the tuition required by this c…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-29-06 Petition for waiver of tuition - Appeal - Withholding of state payments
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1. a. Within fifteen days after receipt of an appeal filed under section 15.1-29-05, the county superintendent of schools shall convene a three-member committee consisting of the county superintendent, the state's attorney, and one member appointed by the board of county commissi…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-29-07 Payment of tuition by parent - Content of tuition contract with parent
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1. If the board of a student's school district of residence refuses to pay the tuition or sign a tuition waiver contract in order for the student to attend school in another district and if the committee established under section 15.1-29-06 denies the petition on appeal, the stud…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-29-08 Payment of tuition - Kindergarten student
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Repealed by S.L. 2001, ch. 193, § 5.
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-29-09 Payment of tuition by federal government
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An admitting district may accept payments under title 1 of Public Law No. 81-874 [64 Stat. 1100; 20 U.S.C. 236 et seq.] as tuition for a nonresident student if: 1. The student's parent is employed on an installation owned by the federal government; 2. The student's parent resides…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-29-10 Tuition contracts - Agreement with federal officials
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A school board may contract with federal officials for the education of students in a federal school.
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-29-11 Admission of students - Conditions
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The board of a school district shall admit students from other districts to its schools if: 1. The admission does not create overcrowding; and 2. a. The board of the sending district has entered into a contract with the board of the admitting district regarding the students' atte…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-29-12 Tuition payments - Determination
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1. Except as provided in section 15.1-29-13, a school district sending a student to another district for purposes of education shall pay the full cost of education per student incurred by the admitting district. 2. a. The admitting district shall determine the cost of education p…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-29-13 Tuition payments - Nonresident students
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1. a. Except as provided in this subsection or as otherwise agreed to in the compact on educational opportunity for military children, the board of a school district that admits a nonresident student shall charge and collect tuition for the student. Either the student's district …
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-29-15 Levy for tuition payments
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If the board of a school district approves tuition payments for students in grades seven through twelve or if the board is required to make tuition or tutoring payments under this chapter, the board may levy an amount sufficient to meet such payments, pursuant to section 57-15-14…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-29-16 Military-connected student - Average daily membership
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A military-connected student engaging in virtual instruction under section 15.1-07-37 qualifies for average daily membership in the school district.
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-30-01 Transportation or meals and lodging - Options of school board
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1. The board of a school district may: a. Provide for the transportation of a student to and from school; or b. If acceptable to the student's parent, reimburse the parent for expenses incurred in providing meals and lodging to the student outside the student's home. 2. A parent …
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-30-02 Transportation payments - Board option
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1. The board of a school district in the state may pay to the parent of each student who resides more than two miles [3.22 kilometers] from the public school which the student attends a reasonable sum per day for each day the student attends the school, provided: a. The student i…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-30-03 Transportation payments - Written request - Waiver
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A parent entitled to any payment authorized by a school board under this chapter shall submit to the school district a written request for payment before June thirtieth of each school year or the payment is deemed waived. Any payment not made within one year of the date on which …
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-30-05 Schoolbus transportation services - Optional fee
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The board of a school district that has not been reorganized may charge a fee for the provision of schoolbus transportation service to students.
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-30-06 Transportation - Bids, contracts, bonds
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1. Before the beginning of each school year, the board of a school district that provides transportation shall contract for the provision of transportation services during the school year. Except as provided in section 15.1-30-11, the board shall provide notice of its intent to c…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-30-07 Transportation contract - Standard form
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The superintendent of public instruction shall prepare a standard transportation contract form and shall provide copies, upon request, to school districts.
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-30-08 Transportation contract - Provisions
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A transportation contract must: 1. Provide that no vehicle other than that described in the contract may be used to transport students, unless a change is authorized in writing by the board of the school district. 2. Provide that only the individual named in the contract may oper…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-30-09 Transportation contract - Waiver of provisions
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In the case of an emergency or other unforeseen event, the school board president may waive transportation contract provisions requiring that only vehicles described in the contract be used and that the vehicles be operated only by individuals named in the contract. The waiver is…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-30-10 Transportation contract - Assignment
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A transportation contract is assignable only upon written authorization by the school board.
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-30-11 Transportation contract - Direct negotiation
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1. Notwithstanding sections 15.1-30-06 and 15.1-30-12, a contract for the transportation of students, originally bid by and let to a contractor, may be renewed: a. Through direct negotiation between the board of a school district and the contractor; or b. Upon sealed bids. 2. If …
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-30-12 Contract for transportation - Conditions
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1. The board of a school district shall let the contract, except as otherwise provided in section 15.1-30-11, to the lowest responsible bidder who: a. Furnishes a bond approved by the board, as provided for in section 15.1-30-06; b. Agrees to use a vehicle which, in the opinion o…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-30-13 Transportation of students - Control and discipline
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The driver of a vehicle used to transport students under a contract as provided in this chapter is under the supervision and direction of the school board, the school district superintendent, the school principal, and the teachers of the school while the driver is on duty. The di…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-30-14 Schoolbus route - Extension into bordering state
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The board of a school district may extend its bus route into a bordering state for the purpose of transporting students from the bordering state into this state, provided that the superintendent of public instruction has entered a reciprocal contract with the bordering state unde…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-31-01 Open enrollment - Procedure
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1. By March first of the school year preceding the year of enrollment, a parent who wishes to enroll a student in a North Dakota school district other than the student's district of residence shall file an application for approval with the board of the admitting district and shal…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-31-02 Open enrollment - Grounds for denial - Exception
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Repealed by S.L. 2007, ch. 181, § 3.
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-31-03 Open enrollment - State aid
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1. Once a student is enrolled in an admitting district, the student must remain enrolled in the admitting district until: a. The student graduates; b. The student relocates to another district; c. The student's parent applies for enrollment in another school district; or d. The s…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-31-04 Open enrollment - Students with disabilities - Additional costs
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If an application under this chapter is approved for a student with a disability, the board of the student's school district of residence shall pay to the admitting district the costs incurred by the admitting district in providing special education and related services to the st…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-31-05 Open enrollment - Transportation
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A school district of residence may provide transportation to a student participating in open enrollment. If a district of residence does not provide transportation to a student participating in open enrollment, transportation may be provided by the admitting district. A school di…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-31-06 Open enrollment - School boards - Standards
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1. The board of each school district shall set standards for the acceptance and denial of applications for admittance under open enrollment as provided in section 15.1-31-08. The standards may address the capacity of a program, grade level, or school building. The standards may n…
N.D.C.C. § 15.1-31-07 Students not subject to this chapter
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If a student, as a result of a school district dissolution or reorganization, resides in a district other than the one the student chooses to attend at the time of the dissolution or reorganization, the student is not subject to this chapter and may attend school in the chosen sc…