North DakotaNorth Dakota funds an immigration law clinic at its law school
The law directs the University of North Dakota School of Law to staff an immigration law clinic and provides one-time state funding for it.
What it does
The law school must employ one full-time attorney for its immigration law clinic. The attorney may handle up to 60 open matters, and the clinic may charge small fees as needed to operate.
The law school must report on the clinic to the seventieth legislative assembly, including who sought help, what they requested, and challenges and plans for the clinic.
The law provides up to $400,000 for a grant to the university to fund the clinic. This is one-time funding for the July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027, budget period.
Argument forThe grant could help the law school provide immigration legal services, including remote help when that fits a client's needs.
Argument againstThe 60 matter cap and possible fees could limit how many people the clinic can help or make services harder for some clients to afford.
More detail
The University of North Dakota School of Law must employ one full-time attorney for its immigration law clinic. The requirement applies to the law school's immigration law clinic. The attorney may have no more than 60 matters open at once. The clinic may charge small fees as needed to operate. Legal work may be done remotely based on the client's needs.
The University of North Dakota School of Law must report on the clinic to the seventieth legislative assembly. The report must include the number and location of businesses, employers, and individuals seeking services, and the work they request. The report must cover the clinic's operation, funding, student participation, people seeking services, requested work, and challenges and plans for the clinic. The law school must present the report to the seventieth legislative assembly.
The Office of Management and Budget must provide a grant to the University of North Dakota to fund the clinic. The grant funds the immigration law clinic at the University of North Dakota School of Law. The appropriation is up to $400,000, or the amount needed, from the Strategic Investment and Improvements Fund. The funding is for the two-year period beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027.
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History
- 2025
- Apr 30Filed with Secretary Of State 04/28Latest
- Apr 29Signed by Governor Kelly Armstrong 04/28Became Law
- Apr 25Sent to GovernorTo Governor
- Apr 25Signed by Speaker
- Apr 22Signed by President
- Apr 21Second reading, passed, yeas 64 nays 29Major
- Vote recorded Motion for Final Passage on HB 1600. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 21Concurred
- Apr 10Returned to House (12)
- Vote recorded Motion for Final Passage on HB 1600. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 10Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 34 nays 13Passed Senate
- Apr 10Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- Apr 9Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 15 1 0Minor
- Apr 2Rereferred to Appropriations
- Apr 2Amendment adopted
- Apr 1Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 4 1 1Minor
- Mar 18Committee Hearing 02:30
- Mar 18Committee Hearing 11:00
- Mar 7Introduced, first reading, referred Education CommitteeMinor
- Feb 25Received from House
- Feb 24Second reading, passed, yeas 67 nays 25Passed House
- Vote recorded Motion for Final Passage on HB 1600. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 19Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 21 2 0Minor
- Feb 11Rereferred to Appropriations
- Feb 11Amendment adopted
- Feb 10Reported back amended, without recommendation 11 1 2Minor
- Feb 5Committee Hearing 03:24
- Feb 3Committee Hearing 09:00
- Jan 20Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary CommitteeIntroduced
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