The university system capital building fund pool; to provide for a transfer; and to provide legislative intent.
Impact
The changes proposed in SB2212 significantly affect the funding mechanisms of higher education institutions in North Dakota. By establishing new requirements for matching funds, the bill encourages institutions to seek other sources of funding, potentially fostering a more diverse funding landscape. Furthermore, the creation of specific allocation amounts for different colleges and universities indicates a structured approach to funding that may lead to more equitable financial support across the state's academic institutions.
Summary
Senate Bill 2212 seeks to amend several sections of the North Dakota Century Code to regulate the University System Capital Building Fund. Primarily, the bill updates the matching fund requirements for capital projects at various institutions under the state board of higher education. This encompasses both tier II and tier III capital building funds, where institutions must provide specific amounts of matching funds in order to receive state allocations. The intention is to enhance the financial responsibility of institutions while allowing them to access additional funding from the state for capital projects.
Contention
While the bill aims to streamline the funding process and set clear expectations on matching funds, it may generate debate concerning the adequacy of state funding for under-resourced institutions. Critics may argue that increasing the financial burden of matching funds could disproportionately affect smaller colleges that lack extensive financial resources, potentially widening the gap in educational opportunities between institutions. Thus, the balance between fostering institutional self-sufficiency and ensuring equitable access to state funding is likely to be at the forefront of discussions surrounding this legislation.
The naming of the Bismarck state college polytechnic center; to authorize the state board of higher education to issue and sell bonds for capital projects; to provide for a transfer; to provide for the conveyance of real property; to provide for a legislative management higher education funding review committee; to provide for a legislative management study; to provide for a report; to provide legislative intent; to provide an exemption; and to declare an emergency.
AN ACT to provide a transfer from the strategic investment and improvements fund to the public employees retirement system fund; and to provide for a statement of legislative intent.
A transfer from the strategic investment and improvements fund to the clean sustainable energy fund; to provide a deficiency appropriation; to provide for a transfer; to provide an exemption; to provide for a legislative management study; to provide for a legislative management report; to provide for a report; to provide an effective date; and to declare an emergency.
Legacy fund definitions and the legacy earnings fund; to provide a statement of legislative intent; to provide for a legislative management study, to provide an appropriation; to provide an effective date; to provide an expiration date; and to declare an emergency.
Use of legislative rooms and halls and legislative compensation; to provide a statement of legislative intent; to provide for a report; to provide an exemption; and to provide for application, transfer, and cancellation of unexpended appropriations.
Health insurance benefits coverage provided by the uniform group insurance program; to provide an appropriation; to provide for a statement of legislative intent; and to provide an effective date.
Offenders released from the department of corrections and rehabilitation; to provide for a statement of legislative intent; to provide for a legislative management study; and to provide for a legislative management report.
Transparent sentencing of criminal offenders, transfer of persons between correctional facilities, work release eligibility and conditions for criminal offenders, sentences for assaulting and fleeing from law enforcement officers, and sentences for preventing arrest; to provide a legislative management report; to provide a penalty; and to provide for application.
Requires undergraduate students to file degree plan and requires institutions of higher education and certain propriety institutions to develop pathway systems to graduation.
Requires undergraduate students to file degree plan and requires institutions of higher education and certain proprietary institutions to develop pathway systems to graduation.
Establishes process for merger or consolidation of public institution of higher education with other institutions of higher education or certain proprietary institutions; requires executive and legislative approval of merger or consolidation.
Establishes process for merger or consolidation of public institution of higher education with other institutions of higher education or certain proprietary institutions; requires executive and legislative approval of merger or consolidation.
Relating to the issuance of a diploma to a student graduating from a public institution of higher education that has undergone a merger, acquisition, or name change.