North DakotaNorth Dakota funds career and technical education through 2027
The Department of Career and Technical Education receives about $80.5 million for department costs and career programs during 2025–27.
What it does
The department receives about $80.5 million for 2025–27, including money for school grants, workforce training, and other programs.
The department cannot spend its $126,203 job pool directly, but may ask to transfer money from it to salaries under separate rules.
Unspent federal money for statewide area career center grants may continue into 2025–27, and a state rule that would otherwise apply does not cover it.
Argument forMore money for school grants and workforce training could help schools and adults offer more ways to build career skills.
Argument againstSetting aside $1 million for virtual reality equipment could leave less room to choose other ways to help people explore careers.
More detail
The law provides state and other funds for the Department of Career and Technical Education. The money pays department expenses during the two-year period from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027. The appropriation covers the period from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027.
The department may ask to move money from the new and vacant job pool to salaries and wages. This rule applies to the department’s $126,203 pool for new and vacant full-time jobs. The department may not spend money from the pool directly. Transfer requests must follow the guidelines and reporting rules in House Bill 1015. The pool is part of the appropriation for July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027.
The law allows unspent money for statewide area career center grants to carry into the 2025–27 period without the cited state lapse rule applying. This covers $74,595,701 appropriated for the statewide area career center initiative grant program. Only unspent money from the identified federal coronavirus capital projects fund appropriations may carry forward. The carryover is into the period from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- Jun 11Filed with Secretary Of State 05/02Latest
- May 2Signed by Governor Kelly Armstrong 05/02Became Law
- May 1Sent to GovernorTo Governor
- May 1Signed by President
- May 1Signed by Speaker
- Apr 29Emergency clause carried
- Vote recorded Motion for Final Passage on SB 2019. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Motion for Final Passage on SB 2019. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 29Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 82 nays 8Major
- Apr 29Conference committee report adopted
- Apr 29Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendarMinor
- Apr 29Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0, Emergency clause carriedMajor
- Apr 29Conference committee report adopted
- Apr 29Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendarMinor
- Apr 21Conference committee appointed Richter Sanford Martinson
- Apr 17Conference committee appointed Schaible Conley Meyer
- Apr 17Refused to concur
- Apr 15Returned to Senate (12)
- Vote recorded Motion for Final Passage on SB 2019. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 15Emergency clause carried
- Apr 15Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 82 nays 10Passed House
- Apr 14Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- Apr 11Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 22 0 1Minor
- Mar 21Committee Hearing 09:00
- Mar 12Committee Hearing 02:00
- Feb 25Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations CommitteeMinor
- Feb 21Received from Senate
- Feb 20Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Motion for Final Passage on SB 2019. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 18Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- Feb 17Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 15 0 1Minor
- Jan 23Committee Hearing 09:00
- Jan 13Committee Hearing 03:00
- Jan 7Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations CommitteeIntroduced
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