North DakotaState education chief may track public school building assessments
The North Dakota superintendent of public instruction may collect school building assessments and track needed work, and must adopt rules for these tasks.
What it does
The superintendent may collect districts’ assessments of public school buildings, document an inventory every four years, and track construction, repairs, changes, and recommended maintenance. The superintendent may also hire professionals to help, including to study possible school facility standards.
The superintendent must adopt rules for carrying out the building assessment and tracking provisions.
Argument forA shared record of building conditions and needed repairs could help state and school officials plan maintenance at public schools.
Argument againstDistricts may need to share assessment information, and the superintendent may use time or money to collect, track, and review it.
More detail
The superintendent of public instruction may collect school districts’ building assessments, document a building inventory, and track assessments and recommended work. This covers each building on public school grounds in North Dakota, including its interior, exterior, major systems, and accessibility features. The superintendent may contract for professional services, including a study of possible standards for public school facilities. The superintendent may document the building inventory every four years; no other schedule is stated.
The superintendent of public instruction must adopt rules to carry out this section. The rules must carry out this section’s provisions on assessing and tracking public school buildings.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- Apr 24Filed with Secretary Of State 04/22Latest
- Apr 23Signed by Governor Kelly Armstrong 04/21Became Law
- Apr 21Sent to GovernorTo Governor
- Apr 21Signed by Speaker
- Apr 17Signed by President
- Apr 15Second reading, passed, yeas 90 nays 0Major
- Vote recorded Motion for Final Passage on HB 1476. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 15Concurred
- Apr 4Returned to House (12)
- Apr 3Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 28 nays 19Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Motion for Final Passage on HB 1476. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 3Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- Apr 2Reported back amended, do not pass, placed on calendar 3 2 1Minor
- Mar 18Committee Hearing 10:00
- Mar 7Introduced, first reading, referred Education CommitteeMinor
- Feb 25Received from House
- Vote recorded Motion for Final Passage on HB 1476. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 24Second reading, passed, yeas 93 nays 0Passed House
- Feb 24Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- Feb 21Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 18 4 1Minor
- Feb 7Rereferred to Appropriations
- Feb 7Amendment adopted
- Feb 6Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 0Minor
- Jan 29Committee Hearing 02:30
- Jan 17Introduced, first reading, referred Education CommitteeIntroduced
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