N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-39-04 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-39 / Section 15.1-39-04
15.1-39-04. Cause of action
Status: in_force

15.1-39-04. Cause of action

1. A student who is deprived of an athletic opportunity or who suffers direct or indirect

harm as a result of a school knowingly violating this chapter has a private cause of

action for injunctive relief, damages, and any other relief available under law against

the school.

2. A student subject to retaliation or other adverse action by a school or athletic

association or organization as a result of reporting a violation of this chapter to an

employee or representative of the school or athletic association or organization, or to a

state or federal agency with oversight of schools in the state has a private cause of

action for injunctive relief, damages, and any other relief available under law against

the school or athletic association or organization.

3. A school that suffers direct or indirect harm as a result of a violation of this chapter has

a private cause of action for injunctive relief, damages, and any other relief available

under law against the government entity, licensing or accrediting organization, or

athletic association or organization.

4. A civil action must be initiated within two years after the harm occurred. A person that

prevails on a claim brought pursuant to this section is entitled to monetary damages,

including for any psychological, emotional, and physical harm suffered, reasonable

attorney's fees and costs, and any other appropriate relief.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-14-07 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-14 / Section 15.1-14-07
15.1-14-07. School district superintendent - Discharge for cause - Report to the education standards and practices board
Status: in_force

15.1-14-07. School district superintendent - Discharge for cause - Report to the

education standards and practices board.

If the board of a school district discharges a superintendent for cause, the board shall report

the discharge to the education standards and practices board.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-16-17 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-16 / Section 15.1-16-17
15.1-16-17. Discrimination - Prohibition
Status: in_force

15.1-16-17. Discrimination - Prohibition

Neither the board of a school district nor any administrator employed by the district may

discriminate against any individual employed as a teacher or administrator because the

individual exercises rights available under this chapter.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-09-44 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-09 / Section 15.1-09-44
15.1-09-44. Schoolbuses - Use of nonprofit organizations
Status: in_force

15.1-09-44. Schoolbuses - Use of nonprofit organizations

The board of a school district may make a schoolbus available to a nonprofit organization

for use in conjunction with the organization's activities. The board shall negotiate the terms of

usage with the organization. The terms must address rental charges and insurance coverage.

The driver of a schoolbus used by a nonprofit organization under this section must satisfy the

requirements for a schoolbus driver set forth in section 15.1-07-20.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-32-18 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-32 / Section 15.1-32-18
15.1-32-18. Cost - Liability of school district for special education and other high-cost services
Status: in_force

15.1-32-18. Cost - Liability of school district for special education and other high-cost

services.

1. Each year the superintendent of public instruction shall identify the approximately one

percent of students with a disability and students with a significant medical condition

statewide who are not eligible for cost reimbursement under section 15.1-29-14 and

who require the greatest school district expenditures to provide them with education

and services, including special education and related services. This percentage

represents the number of students that would qualify for excess cost reimbursement

beyond the multiplier that is established in subsection 3.

2. The excess costs of providing services to these students are the responsibility of the

state and the superintendent of public instruction shall reimburse the school districts

for any excess costs incurred in the provision of the services to the identified students.

3. "Excess costs" are those that exceed four times the state average cost of education

per student and which are incurred by the students identified in subsection 1.

4. All costs of providing services to those students identified in subsection 1, other than

excess costs reimbursed by the state, are the responsibility of the student's school

district of residence.

5. In addition to any other reimbursements provided under this section, if a school district

expends more than two percent of its annual budget for the provision of education and

services to one student with a disability or significant medical condition, the district

shall notify the superintendent of public instruction. Upon verification, the

superintendent shall reimburse the district for the difference between:

a. Two percent of the district's annual budget; and

b. The lesser of:

(1) The amount actually expended by the district for the provision of special

education and related services to that student; or

(2) The amount representing four times the state average cost of education per

student.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-27-43 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-27 / Section 15.1-27-43
15.1-27-43. Reorganized district - Continuation of equity payment
Status: repealed

15.1-27-43. Reorganized district - Continuation of equity payment

Repealed by S.L. 2015, ch. 137, § 38.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-09-12 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-09 / Section 15.1-09-12
15.1-09-12. School district elections - Poll hours
Status: in_force

15.1-09-12. School district elections - Poll hours

The school board shall determine the time at which polls must open and close for school

district elections. Polls may open at any time after seven a.m. and must be open by eleven a.m.

Polls must remain open until seven p.m. and may remain open until eight p.m. In Fargo school

district elections, polls must open and close at the times required for city elections.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-34-02 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-34 / Section 15.1-34-02
15.1-34-02. Students with disabilities - Boarding home care - Registration certificate
Status: in_force

15.1-34-02. Students with disabilities - Boarding home care - Registration certificate

A person may not establish or operate a family boarding home unless the person first

obtains a registration certificate from the department. This section does not apply if the student's

boarding and care are provided in:

1. The home of a relative.

2. A home or institution under the management and control of the state or the board of a

school district.

3. A home providing "foster care for children" as defined in section 50-11-00.1.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-07-31 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-07 / Section 15.1-07-31
15.1-07-31. Automated external defibrillators - Purchase and distribution
Status: repealed

15.1-07-31. Automated external defibrillators - Purchase and distribution

Repealed by S.L. 2019, ch. 152, § 1.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-12-06 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-12 / Section 15.1-12-06
15.1-12-06. Annexation of property to school district - Effective date
Status: in_force

15.1-12-06. Annexation of property to school district - Effective date

Annexations under this chapter become effective on July first following final approval by the

state board.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-06-06.3 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-06 / Section 15.1-06-06.3
15.1-06-06.3. Required records - Verification of information - Site visits
Status: in_force

15.1-06-06.3. Required records - Verification of information - Site visits

1. The superintendent of public instruction shall notify each school and school district of

the records that must be maintained in order to allow the superintendent of public

instruction to verify the information contained in each compliance report. The

superintendent of public instruction shall establish the length of time that the records

must be maintained.

2. a. The superintendent of public instruction may examine the records of any public

school at any time and may conduct site visits to ensure the accuracy of

information provided on the compliance report. The site visits may be scheduled

or unscheduled.

b. The superintendent of public instruction may examine the records of any

nonpublic school upon request.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-34-09 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-34 / Section 15.1-34-09
15.1-34-09. Records - Maintenance - Examination
Status: in_force

15.1-34-09. Records - Maintenance - Examination

Any person to whom a registration certificate has been issued shall:

1. Maintain records regarding each student for whom care is provided, as directed by the

department;

2. Submit forms and other information regarding each student for whom care is provided,

as directed by the department; and

3. Allow department personnel and authorized agents of the department to examine all

books, records, and reports regarding the home and each student for whom care is

provided.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-09-30 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-09 / Section 15.1-09-30
15.1-09-30. School boards - Meetings - Pledge of allegiance
Status: in_force

15.1-09-30. School boards - Meetings - Pledge of allegiance

1. Each school board shall hold an initial meeting during the month of July following the

annual election. The president of the school board shall select a meeting date that is

convenient to the other board members and shall provide board members with written

notice of the meeting.

2. Once during each month thereafter, a board shall hold a regular meeting for the

transaction of business. The board of any school district having only one-room and

two-room schools may meet as often as the board deems necessary, but not less than

four times in each year.

3. Special meetings may be called by the president or by any two members of a board.

Written notice of a special meeting must be given to each member of a board.

4. At the beginning of each regularly scheduled school board meeting, board members

must be given the opportunity to participate in a voluntary recitation of the pledge of

allegiance.

5. The attendance of a board member at any meeting, without objection, constitutes a

waiver of the notice requirement for that member.

6. A board of a school district operating under an academic cooperative agreement

approved by the superintendent of public instruction may participate in multiboard

meetings in addition to, instead of, or in conjunction with the regular board meetings

required by this section. Multiboard meetings must be for the purpose of pursuing joint

academic or cooperative activities and must be held at the times and locations agreed

to by the presidents of the participating boards. In addition to any other requirements

set forth in section 44-04-20, the presidents of each school board shall ensure that

notice of each multiboard meeting in which the school board will participate is

published in the local newspapers of general circulation at least one week before the

meeting date.

7. At the request of a resident of the school district, a school district shall record the

school district's regular or special meeting, archive the recording, and make the

recording available to the public. A request must be submitted to the school district no

later than seven days prior to the meeting. A school district shall publish on its website

a link to the recording of a board meeting. The recording must be available on the

school districts' website for no fewer than three months from seven days after the

meeting. This section does not apply to executive sessions nor work sessions held as

part of a regular or special meeting.

8. If a school district provides a livestream of a regular or special meeting of the board,

the school district shall notify the public of the location of the link to access the

livestream.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-06-08.2 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-06 / Section 15.1-06-08.2
15.1-06-08.2. Innovative education program - Participation - Reports to legislative management
Status: in_force

15.1-06-08.2. Innovative education program - Participation - Reports to legislative

management.

1. The superintendent of public instruction shall adopt rules to administer this section and

develop criteria for the submission, approval, and evaluation of the proposals and

plans under this section.

2. The superintendent of public instruction may accept a proposal from any public or

nonpublic school, upon approval by the school board or governing board, for

participation in an innovative education program. The proposal must include evaluation

criteria and specify the innovations to be pursued at the school or school district level

and the manner in which the proposal will:

a. Improve the delivery of education;

b. Improve the administration of education;

c. Provide increased educational opportunities for students; or

d. Improve the academic success of students.

3. The superintendent of public instruction may approve the proposal, reject the proposal,

or work with the submitting school to modify the proposal.

4. During the school's initial year of participation in the innovative education program, the

school shall develop a comprehensive implementation plan and work with the

superintendent of public instruction to ensure the long-term viability of the proposal.

5. The superintendent of public instruction may approve the comprehensive

implementation plan developed under subsection 4 for a period of up to five years. If,

due to a change in circumstances, there is a determination by either the school or the

superintendent of public instruction that modifications to the comprehensive

implementation plan are necessary, the school and the superintendent of public

instruction shall work with each other to achieve the necessary modifications.

6. The superintendent of public instruction may revoke any waiver granted under section

15.1-06-08.1 if the superintendent of public instruction determines the school has

failed to perform in accordance with the agreed upon terms of the program or failed to

meet the requirements of this section.

7. Any school participating in the program shall provide program evaluation data to the

superintendent of public instruction at the time and in the manner requested by the

superintendent of public instruction.

8. The superintendent of public instruction shall provide annual reports to the legislative

management regarding the innovative education program, including:

a. The status of the implementation plan;

b. A summary of any waived statutes or rules; and

c. A review of evaluation data results.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-26-06 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-26 / Section 15.1-26-06
15.1-26-06. General educational development test results - Confidentiality
Status: in_force

15.1-26-06. General educational development test results - Confidentiality

The results of general educational development tests maintained by the superintendent of

public instruction are confidential and are not open for public inspection. This section does not

prohibit the superintendent of public instruction from making an individual's test results available

at the written request of the individual.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-35-07 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-35 / Section 15.1-35-07
15.1-35-07. Food service personnel - Training
Status: in_force

15.1-35-07. Food service personnel - Training

Each individual who manages the food service operation of a public or nonprofit private

entity, with which the superintendent of public instruction has entered a contract under this

chapter, shall undergo initial and continuing training regarding the safe handling, preparation,

and service of food. The superintendent of public instruction shall adopt rules prescribing the

nature, scope, and frequency of the training.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-27-38 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-27 / Section 15.1-27-38
15.1-27-38. Compensation of teachers - Distribution of reimbursements
Status: repealed

15.1-27-38. Compensation of teachers - Distribution of reimbursements

Repealed by S.L. 2007, ch. 163, § 58.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-16-15 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-16 / Section 15.1-16-15
15.1-16-15. Impasse - Resolution
Status: in_force

15.1-16-15. Impasse - Resolution

1. If an impasse exists under section 15.1-16-14, the board of a school district and the

representative organization may agree to seek mediation. The board and the

representative organization shall jointly select a mediator and agree to a distribution of

the mediation cost. If mediation fails or if mediation is not attempted, the board or

representative organization may request that the education factfinding commission

provide assistance.

2. If the education factfinding commission is asked to provide assistance under

subsection 1, the commission shall act as a factfinding commission or appoint a

factfinder from a list of qualified individuals maintained by the commission. A factfinder

appointed under this section has the powers designated by the commission. Upon

completion of all duties, the factfinder shall make a recommendation to the

commission.

3. The education factfinding commission shall:

a. Consider the facts, make its findings, and issue a recommendation; or

b. Consider the report and recommendation of its factfinder and, after any further

investigation the commission elects to perform, make its findings and issue a

recommendation.

4. Within forty days from the date the commission is asked to provide assistance, the

commission shall deliver its findings and recommendations to the board of the school

district and to the representative organization. No sooner than ten nor later than twenty

days after its findings and recommendations are delivered to the board and the

representative organization, the commission shall make its findings and

recommendation public if the impasse is not resolved.

5. If facts are established or a recommendation made in accordance with factfinding

procedures agreed to by the board of the school district and the representative

organization and the impasse continues, the education factfinding commission may

consider the findings and recommendations without instituting its own factfinding

procedure and the commission may issue its own findings and recommendations

based on the information available. No sooner than ten nor later than twenty days after

these findings and recommendations are delivered to the board and the representative

organization, the commission shall make its findings and recommendations public if

the impasse is not resolved.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-21-05 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-21 / Section 15.1-21-05
15.1-21-05. Indian education curriculum
Status: in_force

15.1-21-05. Indian education curriculum

The superintendent of public instruction may develop an Indian education curriculum to be

implemented within the minimum curriculum requirements for elementary and secondary

schools. The superintendent shall provide for continuing research and evaluation and for

inservice training necessary to implement an Indian education curriculum.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-18.2-07 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-18.2 / Section 15.1-18.2-07
15.1-18.2-07. Teacher support program - Authorized service recipients
Status: in_force

15.1-18.2-07. Teacher support program - Authorized service recipients

The education standards and practices board may provide support services to teachers

employed by:

1. School districts;

2. Special education units;

3. Area career and technology centers;

4. Regional education associations; and

5. Schools funded by the bureau of Indian education.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-21-02.3 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-21 / Section 15.1-21-02.3
15.1-21-02.3. Optional high school curriculum - Requirements
Status: in_force

15.1-21-02.3. Optional high school curriculum - Requirements

1. If after completing at least two years of high school, a student has failed to pass at

least one-half unit from three subdivisions in subsection 1 of section 15.1-21-02.2, has

failed to demonstrate proficiency in a standards-based grading system, or has a grade

point average at or below the twenty-fifth percentile of other students in the district who

are enrolled in the same grade, the student may request the student's career advisor,

guidance counselor, or principal meet with the student and the student's parent to

determine whether the student should be permitted to pursue an optional high school

curriculum, in place of the requirements in section 15.1-21-02.2. If a student's parent

consents in writing to the student pursuing the optional high school curriculum, the

student is eligible to receive a high school diploma upon completing the following

requirements:

a. Four units of English language arts from a sequence that includes literature,

composition, and speech;

b. Two units of mathematics;

c. Two units of science;

d. Three units of social studies, which may include up to one-half unit of North

Dakota studies and one-half unit of multicultural studies;

e. (1) One unit of physical education; or

(2) One-half unit of physical education and one-half unit of health;

f. Two units of:

(1) Foreign languages;

(2) Native American languages;

(3) Fine arts; or

(4) Career and technical education courses; and

g. Any seven additional units.

2. If approved by the board of a school district or nonpublic school, a school district or

nonpublic school may develop eligibility criteria or programmatic requirements to allow

a passing score on the relevant portions of the GED assessment to receive credit for

the corresponding requirements of subdivisions a through d of subsection 1.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-07-15 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-07 / Section 15.1-07-15
15.1-07-15. School district election - Violation - Penalty
Status: in_force

15.1-07-15. School district election - Violation - Penalty

An individual who willfully violates the provisions of this title in relation to elections is guilty

of a class A misdemeanor.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-09-58 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-09 / Section 15.1-09-58
15.1-09-58. Four-year old program - Authorization - Support
Status: in_force

15.1-09-58. Four-year old program - Authorization - Support

The board of a school district may establish a four-year old program and, provided the

program is approved by the department of health and human services in accordance with

section 50-11.1-21, may support that program with:

1. Local tax revenues, other than those necessary to support the district's kindergarten

program and the provision of elementary and high school educational services;

2. State moneys specifically appropriated for the program;

3. Federal funds specifically appropriated or approved for the program; and

4. Gifts, grants, and donations specifically given for the program.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-27-28 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-27 / Section 15.1-27-28
15.1-27-28. School district transportation of career and technical education students - Payments
Status: repealed

15.1-27-28. School district transportation of career and technical education students -

Payments.

Repealed by S.L. 2003, ch. 667, § 41.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-16-18 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-16 / Section 15.1-16-18
15.1-16-18. Representative organization - Authority
Status: in_force

15.1-16-18. Representative organization - Authority

A representative organization that enters a contract with the board of a school district

retains the authority to represent the negotiating unit for the duration of the contract or until

another representative organization is recognized by the board of the school district as the

representative organization of the negotiating unit under section 15.1-16-11.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-13-25 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-13 / Section 15.1-13-25
15.1-13-25. Teaching license - Action by board - Causes
Status: in_force

15.1-13-25. Teaching license - Action by board - Causes

1. After holding a public hearing in accordance with chapter 28-32, the board may issue a

written warning or reprimand to the individual, suspend the individual's teaching

license, or revoke the individual's teaching license if:

a. The individual obtained a license by means of fraud, misrepresentation, or

concealment of facts.

b. The board becomes aware of any fact or circumstance that would have caused

the board to deny licensure had the board known of the fact or circumstance at

the time of initial licensure.

c. The individual is incompetent, immoral, intemperate, or cruel.

d. The individual has been convicted of, has pled guilty to, or has pled

nolo contendere to an offense deemed by the board to have a direct bearing

upon an individual's ability to serve as a teacher or an administrator.

e. The board believes that the individual, having been convicted of an offense, has

not been sufficiently rehabilitated under section 12.1-33-02.1.

f. The individual has refused to perform the duties of a teacher or an administrator.

g. The individual has breached a contract with a school district or nonpublic school.

h. The individual knowingly taught in violation of chapter 15.1-18.

i. The individual is an administrator in a school district or a nonpublic school and

knowingly permitted another individual to teach in violation of chapter 15.1-18.

j. The individual has violated this chapter or any rule adopted by the board.

2. Any action of the board taken under this section may be appealed to the district court

of Burleigh County in accordance with chapter 28-32.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-03-02 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-03 / Section 15.1-03-02
15.1-03-02. Revolving school district equipment and software fund - Continuing appropriation
Status: repealed

15.1-03-02. Revolving school district equipment and software fund - Continuing

appropriation.

Repealed by S.L. 2003, ch. 148, § 1.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-08-04 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-08 / Section 15.1-08-04
15.1-08-04. Military installation - School board - Duties
Status: in_force

15.1-08-04. Military installation - School board - Duties

A school board established under this chapter shall:

1. Give primary consideration to the education and social well-being of the students

residing in the school district.

2. Respect the wishes of the students' parents regarding the provision of education to the

students.

3. Contract for the provision of education to the students residing in the district.

4. Conduct all board meetings as required by section 44-04-19.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-20-03 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-20 / Section 15.1-20-03
15.1-20-03. Compulsory attendance law - Enforcement - Penalty
Status: in_force

15.1-20-03. Compulsory attendance law - Enforcement - Penalty

1. Each teacher and administrator is charged with the enforcement of compulsory

attendance provisions. The compulsory attendance provisions are applicable to any

student who is offered school facilities by a school district, regardless of whether or not

the student actually resides in the district.

2. If a teacher determines that a student is not in attendance as required by this chapter

and that the student has not been excused in accordance with this chapter or in

accordance with the school district's or nonpublic school's policies, the teacher shall

notify the administrator of the school.

3. Upon receiving notice of a student's absence under subsection 2, the administrator

shall initiate an investigation into the cause of the absence. If the administrator has

reason to believe that the person having responsibility for the student has failed to

ensure that the student is in attendance, the administrator shall refer the matter to the

local law enforcement agency.

4. Any person who fails to ensure that a student is in attendance as required by this

chapter is guilty of an infraction for a first offense and is guilty of a class B

misdemeanor for a second or subsequent offense.

5. In a prosecution for an offense under this section, it is an affirmative defense if the

person responsible for ensuring that the student is in attendance has made substantial

and reasonable efforts to comply with the requirements of this section, but is unable to

compel the student to attend school. If the court determines that the affirmative

defense is valid, the court shall dismiss the complaint against the person.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-09-02 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-09 / Section 15.1-09-02
15.1-09-02. School boards - Terms of office
Status: in_force

15.1-09-02. School boards - Terms of office

The term of each elected member of a school board is three years, except when the

member is completing the unexpired term of another. The term of office for a school board

member begins at the annual meeting in July following the member's election and continues

until a successor is elected and qualified.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-02-01 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-02 / Section 15.1-02-01
15.1-02-01. Superintendent of public instruction - Qualifications
Status: in_force

15.1-02-01. Superintendent of public instruction - Qualifications

The qualified electors of this state shall elect a superintendent of public instruction at the

appropriate general election. The superintendent must be at least twenty-five years of age on

the day of the election and have the qualifications of an elector for that office at all times during

the superintendent's term of office.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-29-16 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-29 / Section 15.1-29-16
15.1-29-16. Military-connected student - Average daily membership
Status: in_force

15.1-29-16. Military-connected student - Average daily membership

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. Cent. Code § 15.1-34-14 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-34 / Section 15.1-34-14
15.1-34-14. Minimum standards - Rules - Inspection by governmental entity
Status: in_force

15.1-34-14. Minimum standards - Rules - Inspection by governmental entity

The department may:

1. Establish standards for the registration and operation of a family boarding home.

2. Allow the application of alternate standards, if appropriate.

3. Adopt rules governing the provision of boarding home care to students with disabilities.

4. Authorize a governmental entity to:

a. Inspect any home for which a registration certificate is sought under this chapter;

and

b. Certify that the home meets the requirements of this chapter and any standards

set by the department.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-12-04 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-12 / Section 15.1-12-04
15.1-12-04. Annexation of property to school district - Petition requirements
Status: in_force

15.1-12-04. Annexation of property to school district - Petition requirements

1. A petition to request the annexation of property must:

a. Be obtained from the county superintendent of schools;

b. Identify all property to be annexed, before circulation;

c. Identify one child whose place of residence is on the property to be annexed and

whose parent has stated an intention to send the child to a public school in the

district receiving the property during the school year following the effective date of

the annexation;

d. Be signed in the presence of the petition carrier; and

e. Be submitted to the county superintendent whose jurisdiction includes the

administrative headquarters of the district.

2. Any person who wishes to add or remove that person's name from the annexation

petition may do so until five p.m. on the last business day before the public hearing by

the county committee; provided the person appears before the county superintendent

to request the action.

3. This section does not apply to annexations involving an exchange of property.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-09-36 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-09 / Section 15.1-09-36
15.1-09-36. School board - Authority over student fees
Status: in_force

15.1-09-36. School board - Authority over student fees

1. A school board may not charge a fee for textbooks or other items necessary for

completion of a specific course required for grade advancement or graduation.

2. A school board may:

a. Require that a student pay a security deposit for the return of textbooks,

materials, supplies, or equipment.

b. Assess a student a use charge if a textbook or other item covered under

subsection 1 has received undue wear.

c. Require that a student furnish personal or consumable items.

d. Require that a student pay an admission fee or other charges for extracurricular

or noncurricular activities if the student's attendance is optional.

e. Require that a student pay a fee or a premium for any authorized student health

and accident benefit plan.

f. Require that a student pay a fee for personal athletic equipment and apparel;

provided the board shall allow a student to use the student's own equipment and

apparel if it meets reasonable health and safety standards established by the

board.

g. Require that a student pay a fee in any program which generates a product that

becomes the personal property of the student.

h. Require that a student pay a fee for behind-the-wheel driver's education

instruction.

i. Require that a student pay a fee for goods, including textbooks, and services

provided in connection with any postsecondary level program or any program

established outside regular elementary, middle school, or secondary school

programs, including career and technical programs, and adult or continuing

education programs.

j. Require that a student pay a fee for the use of a musical instrument owned or

rented by the school district, provided that the total fee payable by the student for

a school year does not exceed the annual rental cost to the district or the annual

depreciation plus actual maintenance cost for the instrument.

k. Require that a student pay any other fees and charges permitted by statute.

3. A board may waive any fee if a student or the student's parent or guardian is unable to

pay the fee.

4. A board may not deny or abridge a student's rights or privileges, including the receipt

of grades and diplomas, because of the nonpayment of fees. A board, however, may

withhold a student's diploma for failure to pay for costs incurred by the student's own

negligence or choice, including fines for damaged textbooks and school equipment,

library fines, and materials purchased from the school at the option of the student.

5. This section does not preclude the operation of a school store where students may

purchase school supplies and materials.

6. If a board charges fees not authorized by law and refuses to discontinue the charges

when directed to do so by the superintendent of public instruction, the superintendent

shall withhold the state aid payments to which the district is entitled for each student

charged an unauthorized fee.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-27-45 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-27 / Section 15.1-27-45
15.1-27-45. Property tax relief fund
Status: repealed

15.1-27-45. Property tax relief fund

Repealed by S.L. 2015, ch. 467, § 7.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-07-40 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-07 / Section 15.1-07-40
15.1-07-40. Whole pasteurized milk served in bulk milk dispensers - Available in schools - School district policy
Status: in_force

15.1-07-40. Whole pasteurized milk served in bulk milk dispensers - Available in

schools - School district policy.

As used in this section "bulk milk" has the same meaning provided in section 4.1-26-01.

Notwithstanding chapters 4.1-05, 4.1-25, 4.1-26, 19-02.1, and 23-09 and title 64, a board of a

school district or a not-for-profit nonpublic school approved by the superintendent of public

instruction may establish a policy allowing a school within the school district to serve whole, two

percent, and flavored pasteurized milk through a bulk milk dispenser.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-19-27 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-19 / Section 15.1-19-27
15.1-19-27. Conviction of aiding and abetting sexual abuse - Penalty
Status: in_force

15.1-19-27. Conviction of aiding and abetting sexual abuse - Penalty

Any individual who is a school district employee, contractor, or agent convicted of aiding

and abetting sexual abuse as described in section 15.1-19-26 is guilty of a class B

misdemeanor.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-35-02 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-35 / Section 15.1-35-02
15.1-35-02. Federal funds - Contracts - Expenditures
Status: in_force

15.1-35-02. Federal funds - Contracts - Expenditures

The superintendent of public instruction shall administer federal funds designed to provide

nonprofit child nutrition programs and food distribution programs for eligible participants. The

superintendent of public instruction may enter a contract with any agency of the federal

government so that the state may use available federal funds to the fullest extent possible. The

superintendent of public instruction shall receive, deposit, and disburse any funds received in

accordance with state and federal law.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-23-18 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-23 / Section 15.1-23-18
15.1-23-18. Home education - Liability
Status: in_force

15.1-23-18. Home education - Liability

No state agency, school district, or county superintendent may be held liable for accepting

as correct the information on the statement of intent or for any damages resulting from a

parent's failure to educate the child.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-26-05 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-26 / Section 15.1-26-05
15.1-26-05. General equivalency diplomas - Copies
Status: in_force

15.1-26-05. General equivalency diplomas - Copies

The superintendent of public instruction may charge up to three dollars for each general

equivalency diploma issued, up to ten dollars for each copy of a general equivalency diploma,

and up to two dollars for each copy of a transcript belonging to an individual pursuing a general

equivalency diploma. The superintendent shall forward any money generated under this section

to the state treasurer for deposit in the revolving printing fund in the state treasury and may

expend the money to cover costs associated with the administration of the general equivalency

diploma program.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-19-23.1 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-19 / Section 15.1-19-23.1
15.1-19-23.1. Immunity from COVID-19-related liability - Exceptions
Status: in_force

15.1-19-23.1. Immunity from COVID-19-related liability - Exceptions

1. As used in this section, "COVID-19" means:

a. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 identified as SARS-CoV-2; and

b. Any disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2

identified as SARS-CoV-2.

2. Subject to subsection 3, the superintendent of public instruction, school districts,

schools, school boards and individual school board members, governing boards and

individual governing board members, administrators, principals, teachers, and any

other school district employed personnel are immune from any civil liability for

damage, loss, or injury that results from a student or any other individual contracting,

being exposed to, or potentially being exposed to COVID-19 while in a public school,

on the premises of a school district, in a school district owned or leased schoolbus or

school vehicle, or at any public school or school district sanctioned or sponsored

activity or event.

3. Immunity under subsection 2 does not apply to damage, loss, or injury caused by an

individual's gross negligence or willful misconduct.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-14-08 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-14 / Section 15.1-14-08
15.1-14-08. School district superintendent - Suspension during discharge proceeding - Compensation
Status: in_force

15.1-14-08. School district superintendent - Suspension during discharge proceeding

- Compensation.

The board of a school district may suspend a superintendent if, by unanimous vote, the

board determines that suspension is appropriate during the period in which a discharge for

cause is pursued. If the superintendent is ultimately discharged for cause, the board may

determine the amount of compensation, if any, due the superintendent during the period of

suspension. If the superintendent is ultimately not discharged, the board may not apply any

reduction to the superintendent's salary for the period of suspension.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-34-07 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-34 / Section 15.1-34-07
15.1-34-07. Registration certificate - Denial - Administrative hearing
Status: in_force

15.1-34-07. Registration certificate - Denial - Administrative hearing

If after reviewing a person's application for a registration certificate the department elects to

deny the application, the department shall serve the applicant with notice of the denial and with

the reasons for the denial. The department shall hold an administrative hearing under

chapter 28-32 regarding the person's application and its subsequent denial if requested to do so

by the applicant within ten days from the date on which the department served the notice of

denial.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-30-05 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-30 / Section 15.1-30-05
15.1-30-05. Schoolbus transportation services - Optional fee
Status: in_force

15.1-30-05. Schoolbus transportation services - Optional fee

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. Cent. Code § 15.1-02-04 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-02 / Section 15.1-02-04
15.1-02-04. Superintendent of public instruction - Duties
Status: in_force

15.1-02-04. Superintendent of public instruction - Duties

The superintendent of public instruction:

1. Shall supervise the provision of elementary and secondary education to the students

of this state.

2. Shall supervise the establishment and maintenance of schools and provide advice and

counsel regarding the welfare of the schools.

3. Shall supervise the development of course content standards.

4. Shall supervise the assessment of students.

5. Shall serve as an ex officio member of the board of university and school lands.

6. Shall keep a complete record of all official acts and appeals.

7. As appropriate, shall determine the outcome of appeals regarding education matters.

8. Shall direct school district annexation, reorganization, and dissolution and employ and

compensate personnel necessary to enable the state board of public school education

to carry out its powers and duties regarding school district annexation, reorganization,

and dissolution.

9. Shall facilitate a process to review and update annually the statewide prekindergarten

through grade twelve education strategic vision. The process must include input and

participation from a steering committee that includes representatives of all state-level

entities receiving state education funding and education stakeholder groups. Each

steering committee member entity receiving state education funds shall provide

components of the entity's strategic plan which are aligned to the statewide strategic

vision. The steering committee shall prepare a collaborative report of the strategic

plans of each committee member entity receiving state education funds. The

superintendent shall provide the collaborative report and any updates to the strategic

vision to the legislative management during each interim and to a joint meeting of the

education standing committees during each regular legislative session.

10. Shall facilitate the development and implementation of a North Dakota learning

continuum in collaboration with the department of career and technical education,

upon the recommendation of the kindergarten through grade twelve education

coordination council.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-33-02 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-33 / Section 15.1-33-02
15.1-33-02. Multidistrict special education units - School district participation
Status: in_force

15.1-33-02. Multidistrict special education units - School district participation

A school district may join a multidistrict special education unit or together with other school

districts form a multidistrict special education unit for purposes of planning and delivering

special education and related services. If a school district wishes to join a multidistrict special

education unit from which it has been excluded, the school district may petition the

superintendent of public instruction. A school district may appeal a decision of the

superintendent under this section to the state board of public school education.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-09-23 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-09 / Section 15.1-09-23
15.1-09-23. School boards - Special elections
Status: in_force

15.1-09-23. School boards - Special elections

In addition to the annual election, a special election may be held at any time and for any

lawful purpose, if approved by the school board.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-27-10 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-27 / Section 15.1-27-10
15.1-27-10. Per student payments - Special education
Status: in_force

15.1-27-10. Per student payments - Special education

1. Upon the written request of a school district, the superintendent of public instruction

may forward all or a portion of any per student special education payments to which a

school district is entitled directly to the special education unit of which the school

district is a member.

2. The superintendent of public instruction may withhold state special education funds

due a school district if, in response to a complaint, the superintendent finds that the

district is not providing a free appropriate public education to a student as required by

law. Any withholding under this subsection may not exceed an amount equal to the

cost of meeting the affected student's needs.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-19-03.1 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-19 / Section 15.1-19-03.1
15.1-19-03.1. Recitation of prayer - Period of silence - Pledge of allegiance
Status: in_force

15.1-19-03.1. Recitation of prayer - Period of silence - Pledge of allegiance

1. A student voluntarily may pray aloud or participate in religious speech at any time

before, during, or after the schoolday to the same extent a student voluntarily may

speak or participate in secular speech.

2. A student of a public or nonpublic school may not be prohibited from voluntarily

participating in any student-initiated prayer at an activity held on the premises of a

public or nonpublic school.

3. The board of a school district, school administrator, or teacher may not impose any

restriction on the time, place, manner, or location of any student-initiated religious

speech or prayer which exceeds the restriction imposed on students' secular speech.

4. The board of a school, by resolution, may allow a classroom teacher to impose up to

one minute of silence for meditation, reflection, or prayer at the beginning of each

schoolday.

5. The board of a school district shall adopt a policy requiring each school to offer all

students the opportunity to voluntarily recite the pledge of allegiance at the beginning

of each schoolday. A student may not be required to recite the pledge of allegiance,

stand during the recitation of the pledge of allegiance, or salute the American flag.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-13-18 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-13 / Section 15.1-13-18
15.1-13-18. Teaching license - Presentation to business manager
Status: in_force

15.1-13-18. Teaching license - Presentation to business manager

1. Before being employed to teach by a school district, an individual shall present to the

school district business manager a teaching license or other evidence of approval to

teach issued by the board.

2. Before being employed to teach by a nonpublic school, an individual shall present to

the school business manager a teaching license or other evidence of approval to teach

issued by the board.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-09-03 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-09 / Section 15.1-09-03
15.1-09-03. School boards - Changes in terms of office
Status: in_force

15.1-09-03. School boards - Changes in terms of office

1. A school board by resolution may change the terms of office for its members from

three to four years. The resolution must provide that upon the expiration of each

member's current three-year term, the term of office for that position on the board will

become four years. The resolution may provide for the conversion of one position to a

two-year term and, thereafter, to a four-year term. If the resolution so provides, the

term must be chosen by lot. If as a result of an extension to four years a term would

conclude in an odd-numbered year, the resolution must provide for one transitional

three-year term before the four-year term commences.

2. If a school board changes its terms of office as provided for in this section:

a. References in this title to annual elections mean biennial elections when applied

to the board; and

b. The election held pursuant to section 15.1-09-31 must be held in even-numbered

years.

3. A school board that has converted the terms of its members to four years may revert to

three-year terms by passing a resolution providing for the reversion. When the

four-year term of each board member holding office on the date of the resolution's

passage expires, the term of office for that position becomes three years.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-07-20.1 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-07 / Section 15.1-07-20.1
15.1-07-20.1. School district business manager - Employment - Oversight - Reports to board
Status: in_force

15.1-07-20.1. School district business manager - Employment - Oversight - Reports to

board.

1. All decisions regarding the selection and employment of a school district business

manager and all decisions regarding the suspension and dismissal of a school district

business manager belong to the board of a school district, as set forth in section

15.1-09-33.

2. The board shall exercise administrative oversight with respect to the school district

business manager unless the board has established an alternate supervisory structure

that is clearly defined in the board's policy and is represented in the school district's

organizational chart, and through board action delegates to the superintendent

supervisory responsibility of the business manager's daily operations.

3. All financial reports, whether statutorily mandated or requested by the board, and

whether written or oral, must be personally presented to the board by the school

district business manager.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-29-01 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-29 / Section 15.1-29-01
15.1-29-01. Education of students in bordering states - Payment of tuition
Status: in_force

15.1-29-01. Education of students in bordering states - Payment of tuition

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 approval from the board of the student's school district

of residence.

2. If the school board of the district in which the student resides denies a request for a

student's attendance in and payment of tuition to another state, the student's parent

may appeal the decision to the three-member committee referenced in section

15.1-29-06.

a. If the three-member committee determines that the student meets the terms of

subsection 1, the student may attend school in the bordering state and the board

of the student's school district of residence shall pay the tuition.

b. If the three-member committee determines the student falls within the terms of

subdivision a of subsection 1, then the three-member committee shall make its

decision using the criteria specified in section 15.1-29-06.

c. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, if a student's school district of

residence does not provide for the education of kindergarten students, the district

may not pay tuition for a kindergarten student to attend school in a bordering

state.

d. Any decision by the three-member committee regarding the payment of tuition for

high school, elementary, or kindergarten students may be appealed by the school

board or by the student's parent to the state board of public school education. A

decision by the state board is final.

3. A student attending an out-of-state school under this section is deemed to be enrolled

in the student's school district of residence for purposes of determining average daily

membership. The student's district of residence may reduce any tuition payment it

must make to an out-of-state school by an amount commensurate with the tuition

costs the district would be entitled to receive as compensation for a student from the

out-of-state district enrolled in its school.

4. Nothing in this section requires that a school district of residence provide student

transportation or payments in lieu of transportation for students attending out-of-state

schools.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-13-22 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-13 / Section 15.1-13-22
15.1-13-22. Licensure of North Dakota American Indian language instructors
Status: in_force

15.1-13-22. Licensure of North Dakota American Indian language instructors

The board may license an individual as an instructor of North Dakota American Indian

languages and culture if the individual is recommended for licensure to teach North Dakota

native languages by an indigenous language board created by a tribal government in this state

and if the individual:

1. Displays competence in North Dakota American Indian languages and culture and has

successfully completed a three-semester-hour course in classroom instruction at a

tribal college or other institution of higher education; or

2. Holds a baccalaureate degree and has knowledge of and experience in North Dakota

American Indian languages and culture.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-31-05 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-31 / Section 15.1-31-05
15.1-31-05. Open enrollment - Transportation
Status: in_force

15.1-31-05. Open enrollment - Transportation

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 district may

not include any factors associated with transporting students who are participating in open

enrollment, or who are enrolled pursuant to a written contract entered by the sending and

admitting districts which waives the charge and collection of tuition for the student in the

calculation of transportation average daily membership equivalents under section 15.1-27-31.2.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-27-46 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-27 / Section 15.1-27-46
15.1-27-46. Uses of the foundation aid stabilization fund
Status: repealed

15.1-27-46. Uses of the foundation aid stabilization fund

Repealed by S.L. 2017, ch. 368, § 9.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-14-02 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-14 / Section 15.1-14-02
15.1-14-02. School district superintendent - Bond
Status: in_force

15.1-14-02. School district superintendent - Bond

A school district superintendent shall furnish to the school district a bond in an amount fixed

by the board of the school district and equal to at least the maximum amount of money that may

be subject to the superintendent's control at any one time. The bond must be conditioned for the

faithful discharge of the superintendent's duties, including the maintenance of accurate financial

records and the safekeeping and deliverance of all school property and funds that come under

the superintendent's control. The bond must be written through the state bonding fund and must

be obtained at the expense of the school district.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-33-05 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-33 / Section 15.1-33-05
15.1-33-05. Multidistrict special education unit - Board members - Compensation
Status: in_force

15.1-33-05. Multidistrict special education unit - Board members - Compensation

The board of each multidistrict special education unit shall set a level of compensation for

services payable to its members, provided that no member may receive more than one

thousand dollars annually for this purpose. In addition to compensation for services, each

member may be reimbursed for all necessary meals and lodging and travel expenses actually

incurred while engaged in official business of the board, at the same rate as provided for state

officers and employees. Any mileage claimed may not exceed the number of miles [kilometers]

between the points traveled as measured by the most usual route.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-16-10 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-16 / Section 15.1-16-10
15.1-16-10. Negotiating unit - Formation
Status: in_force

15.1-16-10. Negotiating unit - Formation

A group of teachers or a group of administrators employed by the board of a public school

district may form a negotiating unit by filing with the board no later than February first of the

current school year a petition providing a description of the job groupings or positions that

constitute the negotiating unit. Within thirty days after the date of receipt of the petition, the

board shall accept or reject the proposed negotiating unit described in the petition.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-02-20 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-02 / Section 15.1-02-20
15.1-02-20. Education stabilization fund dollars - Notification of nonreplacement - Publication of notice
Status: repealed

15.1-02-20. Education stabilization fund dollars - Notification of nonreplacement -

Publication of notice.

Repealed by S.L. 2021, ch. 139, § 1.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-19-26 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-19 / Section 15.1-19-26
15.1-19-26. Prohibition on aiding and abetting sexual abuse
Status: in_force

15.1-19-26. Prohibition on aiding and abetting sexual abuse

1. The state educational agency, or local educational agency that receives federal funds

under section 8546 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act [20 U.S.C. 7926]

shall prohibit any individual who is a school employee, contractor, or agent, or any

state educational agency or local educational agency, from assisting a school

employee, contractor, or agent in obtaining a new job, apart from the routine

transmission of administrative and personnel files, if the individual or agency knows,

there is confirmation, or there is an investigation underway based on a claim the

school employee, contractor, or agent engaged in sexual misconduct regarding a

minor or student in violation of law.

2. Subsection 1 does not apply if:

a. The information has been properly reported to a law enforcement agency with

jurisdiction over the alleged misconduct and any other authorities as required by

federal, state, or local law; and

b. (1) The matter has been officially closed or the prosecutor or police with

jurisdiction over the alleged misconduct has investigated the allegations and

notified school officials that there is insufficient information to establish

probable cause that the school employee, contractor, or agent engaged in

sexual misconduct regarding a minor or student in violation of the law;

(2) The school employee, contractor, or agent has been charged with, and

acquitted or otherwise exonerated of the alleged misconduct; or

(3) The case or investigation remains open and there have been no charges

filed against, or indictment of, the school employee, contractor, or agent

within one year of the date on which the information was reported to a law

enforcement agency.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-09-35 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-09 / Section 15.1-09-35
15.1-09-35. Reports by school boards on conditions of schools
Status: in_force

15.1-09-35. Reports by school boards on conditions of schools

Upon the conclusion of each school year, the board of a school district shall:

1. Prepare a report regarding the condition of all schools in the district, including their

financial condition and the educational progress of students enrolled in each school;

2. Forward a copy of the report to the county superintendent of schools; and

3. Publish in the official newspaper of the school district that portion of the report which

deals with the financial condition of each school.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-40-12 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-40 / Section 15.1-40-12
15.1-40-12. Superintendent of public instruction - Monitoring - Annual evaluation - Opportunity for remediation
Status: in_force

15.1-40-12. Superintendent of public instruction - Monitoring - Annual evaluation -

Opportunity for remediation.

1. The superintendent of public instruction shall monitor the performance and legal

compliance of the public charter schools, including an annual evaluation for each

public charter school according to the charter performance agreement.

2. If a public charter school's performance or legal compliance is unsatisfactory, the

superintendent of public instruction promptly shall notify the public charter school and

provide a reasonable opportunity for the school to remedy the problems identified by

the superintendent of public instruction. A public charter school must be given at least

fifteen days to respond to the superintendent of public instruction's notification.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-21-02.8 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-21 / Section 15.1-21-02.8
15.1-21-02.8. North Dakota scholarship - Eligibility - One-time exception (Effective through July 31, 2030)
Status: in_force

15.1-21-02.8. North Dakota scholarship - Eligibility - One-time exception. (Effective

through July 31, 2030)

1. a. Notwithstanding section 15.1-21-02.6, if a student's cumulative grade point

average as determined by the state board of higher education at the conclusion

of a semester, quarter, or clock-hour term is below 2.75, the board shall grant an

exception and provide the North Dakota scholarship to which the student would

otherwise be entitled for the next semester, quarter, or clock-hour term in which

the student is enrolled full time. The exception provided by this section is

applicable to a student only one time.

b. If a student's cumulative grade point average as determined by the state board of

higher education at the conclusion of a semester, quarter, or clock-hour term is

below 2.75 for a second time, the student is no longer eligible to receive a North

Dakota, North Dakota academic, or North Dakota career and technical education

scholarship.

2. For purposes of scholarship eligibility under this section, "clock-hour term" has the

same meaning as the term is defined by the state board of higher education. The state

board of higher education shall determine the conversion of:

a. Clock hours to credit hours; and

b. Percentage-based grading to grade point average.

North Dakota scholarship - Eligibility - One-time exception. (Effective after July 31,

2030)

1. a. Notwithstanding section 15.1-21-02.6, if a student's cumulative grade point

average as determined by the state board of higher education at the conclusion

of a semester, quarter, or clock-hour term is below 2.75, the board shall grant an

exception and provide the North Dakota scholarship to which the student would

otherwise be entitled for the next semester, quarter, or clock-hour term in which

the student is enrolled full time. The exception provided by this section is

applicable to a student only one time.

b. If a student's cumulative grade point average as determined by the state board of

higher education at the conclusion of a semester, quarter, or clock-hour term is

below 2.75 for a second time, the student is no longer eligible to receive a North

Dakota scholarship.

2. For purposes of scholarship eligibility under this section, "clock-hour term" has the

same meaning as the term is defined by the state board of higher education. The state

board of higher education shall determine the conversion of:

a. Clock hours to credit hours; and

b. Percentage-based grading to grade point average.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-13-29 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-13 / Section 15.1-13-29
15.1-13-29. Teaching license of administrator - Determinations by subcommittee
Status: in_force

15.1-13-29. Teaching license of administrator - Determinations by subcommittee

1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, when a complaint regarding an

administrator is filed with the board, all actions and determinations provided for in this

chapter must be made by a subcommittee of the board.

2. The subcommittee must consist of the two board members who are administrators, the

two board members who are school board members, and two board members who are

teachers and who have been appointed to the subcommittee by the board.

3. The subcommittee shall convene at a regular or special meeting of the board.

4. The subcommittee shall select its own chairman and vice chairman and the executive

director of the board, or the director's designee, shall serve as its secretary.

5. a. A majority of the subcommittee constitutes a quorum for purposes of this section.

b. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a majority of the quorum has the

authority to act on any matter properly before the subcommittee.

c. At least three members of the subcommittee must consent to the revocation of an

administrator's teaching license.

6. Any action or determination by the subcommittee regarding the teaching license of an

administrator:

a. Must be taken or made by the same process and on the same grounds as

provided in sections 15.1-13-24, 15.1-13-25, and 15.1-13-26;

b. Has the same force and effect as an action or determination by the education

standards and practices board;

c. May not be modified by the board; and

d. May be appealed under this chapter in the same manner as actions or

determinations by the board.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-28-03 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-28 / Section 15.1-28-03
15.1-28-03. State tuition fund - Apportionment - Payment
Status: in_force

15.1-28-03. State tuition fund - Apportionment - Payment

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 include the amount certified in determining the state aid payments to which each school

district is entitled under chapter 15.1-27.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-40-09 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-40 / Section 15.1-40-09
15.1-40-09. Application review process - Approval decisions
Status: in_force

15.1-40-09. Application review process - Approval decisions

1. The application review process must include a thorough evaluation of the application

and an in-person interview with the applicant at a public meeting.

2. The superintendent of public instruction shall:

a. Grant charters to applicants demonstrating competence in the charter application.

b. Base decisions on documented evidence collected through the application review

process.

c. Follow charter granting policies and practices that are transparent, merit based,

and avoid a conflict of interest or the appearance of a conflict of interest.

3. No later than ninety days after the deadline for filing applications, the superintendent of

public instruction shall approve or deny each application. The superintendent of public

instruction shall publicly notice and publish public charter school application decisions.

4. An approval decision may include reasonable conditions the applicant must meet

before a charter performance agreement may be executed. Reasonable conditions

may not include enrollment caps.

5. If the superintendent of public instruction conditionally approves or denies an

application, the superintendent of public instruction clearly shall state the reasons in

writing.

6. The superintendent of public instruction shall maintain a list of approved charter

applications in chronological order by date of approval.

7. An approved application is not a charter performance agreement.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-09-57 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-09 / Section 15.1-09-57
15.1-09-57. Licensure to teach - Course area or field - Request for exception - Report
Status: in_force

15.1-09-57. Licensure to teach - Course area or field - Request for exception - Report

1. If the board of a school district or of a nonpublic school is unable to fill a particular

position by recruiting or assigning an individual who is licensed to teach in that

particular course area or field, the school board may fill the position with an individual

who is not licensed to teach in that particular course area or field, provided the

individual:

a. Is licensed to teach by the education standards and practices board or is

approved to teach by the education standards and practices board;

b. Holds at least a minor or a minor equivalency in the course area or field in which

the individual seeks to teach; and

c. Has received a temporary exception under this section.

2. The education standards and practices board shall adopt rules governing the issuance

of temporary exceptions under this section. Except for a case of sudden and

unexpected vacancy occurring during the school calendar, the rules must require

consideration of a school board's efforts to fill a particular position and the school

board's efforts to explore alternative methods of education delivery to the students.

The rules must also require that the individual submit a plan for a course of study

which will enable the individual to obtain a major or a major equivalency in the course

area or field in which the individual seeks to teach.

3. An exception granted under this section is valid only through the conclusion of the

school year in which the request for exception is submitted to the education standards

and practices board. The board may extend the exception by one-year increments,

provided the individual demonstrates successful completion of at least one-third of the

total course of study prior to each requested extension.

4. At the conclusion of each school year, the education standards and practices board

shall file a report with the legislative council. The report must cite all requests for

exceptions under this section received by the board during the school year and must

include the board's response to each request and a brief description of the board's

rationale.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-11-06 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-11 / Section 15.1-11-06
15.1-11-06. Clerks - Office and supplies
Status: in_force

15.1-11-06. Clerks - Office and supplies

The board of county commissioners shall determine the number and salaries of

administrative assistants for the county superintendent of schools and shall furnish a suitable

office for the county superintendent, together with all necessary equipment, furniture, and

supplies. If the board of county commissioners fails to do so, the county superintendent may

provide the same and the board of county commissioners shall audit and pay the reasonable

expenses so incurred.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-27-03 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-27 / Section 15.1-27-03
15.1-27-03. Cost of education - Determination
Status: in_force

15.1-27-03. Cost of education - Determination

1. The superintendent of public instruction shall determine the educational cost per

student.

2. In determining the educational cost per student, the superintendent may not use:

a. Capital outlay for buildings;

b. Capital outlay for sites;

c. Capital outlay for debt service;

d. Expenditures for school activities;

e. Expenditures for school lunch programs;

f. Expenditures for transportation costs, including schoolbuses; or

g. Expenditures for early childhood education.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-13-20 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-13 / Section 15.1-13-20
15.1-13-20. Applicants licensed in other states
Status: in_force

15.1-13-20. Applicants licensed in other states

1. The board shall grant a teaching license to an applicant who holds a regular teaching

license or certificate from another state, provided:

a. The applicant's licensure or certification is based upon a minimum of a bachelor's

degree with a major that meets the issuing state's requirements in early childhood

education, elementary education, middle level education, or a content area taught

at a public high school;

b. The applicant's licensure or certification is based upon the completion of a

professional education sequence from a state-approved teacher education

program and includes supervised student teaching;

c. The applicant submits the required fee and a criminal history record check, as

required of initial applicants by this chapter; and

d. The criminal history record check reveals nothing for which a North Dakota

applicant would be denied initial licensure.

2. a. A license granted under this section is valid for two years if the applicant has not

been licensed in another state for at least eighteen months.

b. Notwithstanding subdivision a, if the individual received a teaching license or

certificate from another state on or after January 1, 2002, and if the issuing state

did not require that the individual pass a state test as a condition of licensure or

certification, the board shall require that the individual, within two years from the

date of licensure, pass all state licensure tests normally required of applicants

from this state.

c. In all other cases, a license granted under this section is valid for five years and is

renewable if the licenseholder meets the re-education requirements established

for all five-year license renewals.

3. A license granted under this section must include all of the applicant's endorsements

issued or recognized by the applicant's other state of licensure.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-13-17 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-13 / Section 15.1-13-17
15.1-13-17. Teaching license - Requirements - Exceptions
Status: in_force

15.1-13-17. Teaching license - Requirements - Exceptions

1. An individual may not engage in the profession of teaching unless:

a. The individual holds a teaching license issued by the board; or

b. The individual is approved to teach by the board.

2. An individual may be approved to teach by the board only if the individual has

previously held a North Dakota teaching certificate or license, holds a teaching

certificate or license issued by another state, or has filed a completed application for

licensure with the board.

3. The board shall grant a teaching license to an applicant who is a military spouse or

military member who meets the requirements of section 43-51-11.1.

4. The board shall adopt rules establishing the terms and conditions under which an

individual may be approved to teach, as provided for in this section. The terms and

conditions may include the payment of a fine to the board in an amount not exceeding

two hundred fifty dollars per incident, enrollment in and completion of continuing

education courses, and submission of a completed application for licensure by a date

certain.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-13-08 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-13 / Section 15.1-13-08
15.1-13-08. Board duties
Status: in_force

15.1-13-08. Board duties

The board shall:

1. Supervise the licensure of teachers.

2. Set standards for and approve teacher preparation programs.

3. Seek the advice of teachers, administrators, school board members, teacher

education professors, and other interested citizens in developing and updating codes

or standards of ethics, conduct, professional performance, and professional practices.

4. Adopt, in accordance with chapter 28-32, codes or standards of ethics, conduct,

professional performance, and professional practices.

5. Make recommendations for the inservice education of individuals engaged in the

profession of teaching.

6. Issue major equivalency endorsements and minor equivalency endorsements.

7. Appoint an executive director to serve at its discretion.

8. Authorize the executive director to employ personnel, subject to approval by the board.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-13-09 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-13 / Section 15.1-13-09
15.1-13-09. Board powers
Status: in_force

15.1-13-09. Board powers

The board may:

1. Adopt rules in accordance with chapter 28-32.

2. Apply for and receive federal or other funds on behalf of the state for purposes related

to its duties.

3. Perform any duty related to the improvement of instruction through teacher education,

professional development, and continuing education programs.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-19-17 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-19 / Section 15.1-19-17
15.1-19-17. Bullying - Definition
Status: in_force

15.1-19-17. Bullying - Definition

As used in sections 15.1-19-17 through 15.1-19-22:

1. "Bullying" means:

a. Conduct that occurs in a public school, on school district premises, in a district

owned or leased schoolbus or school vehicle, or at any public school or school

district sanctioned or sponsored activity or event and which:

(1) Is so severe, pervasive, or objectively offensive that it substantially interferes

with the student's educational opportunities;

(2) Places the student in actual and reasonable fear of harm;

(3) Places the student in actual and reasonable fear of damage to property of

the student; or

(4) Substantially disrupts the orderly operation of the public school; or

b. Conduct received by a student while the student is in a public school, on school

district premises, in a district owned or leased schoolbus or school vehicle, or at

any public school or school district sanctioned or sponsored activity or event and

which:

(1) Is so severe, pervasive, or objectively offensive that it substantially interferes

with the student's educational opportunities;

(2) Places the student in actual and reasonable fear of harm;

(3) Places the student in actual and reasonable fear of damage to property of

the student; or

(4) Substantially disrupts the orderly operation of the public school; or

c. Conduct received or sent by a student through the use of an electronic device

while the student is outside a public school, off school district premises, and off

school district owned or leased property which:

(1) Places the student in actual and reasonable fear of:

(a) Harm; or

(b) Damage to property of the student; and

(2) Is so severe, pervasive, or objectively offensive the conduct substantially

interferes with the student's educational opportunities or substantially

disrupts the orderly operation of the public school.

2. "Conduct" includes the use of technology or other electronic media.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-13-24 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-13 / Section 15.1-13-24
15.1-13-24. Complaints against teachers or administrators
Status: in_force

15.1-13-24. Complaints against teachers or administrators

1. Any person may file with the board a complaint against a teacher or an administrator.

The complaint must state the claims or charges and it must be signed. The complaint

may include supporting documentation.

2. Upon receiving the complaint, the board shall serve a copy of the complaint and any

supporting documentation upon the individual personally or by certified mail.

3. The individual has twenty days from the date the individual receives the complaint

within which to file a response. The response may include supporting documentation.

4. If the individual files a timely response, the board shall meet to review the complaint,

the response, and any documentation submitted by the parties, but may not accept

testimony.

5. Based on the complaint, the response, and the documentation submitted in

accordance with this section, the board may:

a. Dismiss the complaint as unfounded; or

b. (1) Determine there is a reasonable basis to believe the claims or charges are

true and subject to action by the board under this chapter;

(2) File a formal complaint against the individual in accordance with chapter

28-32; and

(3) Schedule and hold a public hearing on the complaint in accordance with

6. If the individual fails to file a timely response, the board shall determine whether the

individual's failure to file a timely response constitutes an admission of the allegations

in the complaint and whether the individual's teaching license should be subject to

action by the board. If the board determines that the individual's failure to file a timely

response is an admission of the allegations in the complaint and that the individual's

teaching license should be subject to action by the board, the board shall hold a

hearing in accordance with chapter 28-32 to take any appropriate action.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-09-43 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-09 / Section 15.1-09-43
15.1-09-43. Purchase of schoolbus - Payment period
Status: in_force

15.1-09-43. Purchase of schoolbus - Payment period

The board of a school district may purchase a bus body, a chassis, or a complete bus,

provided the body, chassis, or complete bus meets standards provided by section 39-21-27.1. A

board may use money in its general fund to purchase a bus body, a chassis, or a complete bus

on an installment plan, provided the plan does not extend beyond six years.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-28-02 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-28 / Section 15.1-28-02
15.1-28-02. Reports of county treasurer
Status: in_force

15.1-28-02. Reports of county treasurer

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. Cent. Code § 15.1-16-16 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-16 / Section 15.1-16-16
15.1-16-16. Participation in a strike - Prohibition
Status: in_force

15.1-16-16. Participation in a strike - Prohibition

Teachers and administrators employed by school districts may not participate in a strike.

The board of a school district may withhold some or all the wages otherwise due a teacher or an

administrator who elects to participate in a strike in violation of this section.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-09-50 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-09 / Section 15.1-09-50
15.1-09-50. Board of education of city of Fargo - Powers
Status: in_force

15.1-09-50. Board of education of city of Fargo - Powers

In addition to the powers granted to all school boards by section 15.1-09-33, the board of

education of the city of Fargo has the power and duty:

1. To organize, establish, and maintain schools within the boundaries of the Fargo public

school district; to change and discontinue the schools; and to liquidate the assets of

the discontinued schools, as authorized by the state board of public school education.

2. To lease houses or rooms for school purposes, lease lots or sites for schools, and

fence real property.

3. To build, enlarge, alter, improve, and repair schools and appurtenances upon lots or

sites now owned or leased for school purposes.

4. To provide, sell, exchange, improve, and repair school apparati, books for indigent

students, and appendages.

5. To provide fuel and other supplies for the schools.

6. To have the custody and safekeeping of the schools, books, furniture, and

appurtenances and to see that local ordinances regarding schools are observed.

7. To compensate teachers out of the money appropriated and provided by law for the

support of the public schools within the boundaries of the district so far as the same is

sufficient, and to pay any remainder due from the money raised as authorized by this

chapter.

8. To have the control and management of the public schools within the boundaries of the

district and from time to time to adopt rules for their good order, prosperity, and utility.

9. To prepare and report to the mayor and the city council ordinances and regulations

necessary for the protection, safekeeping, and care of the schools, lots, sites, and

appurtenances and all the property belonging to the city, connected with and

appertaining to the schools, and to suggest proper penalties for the violation of

ordinances and regulations.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-14-21 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-14 / Section 15.1-14-21
15.1-14-21. Multidistrict special education unit - Director - Contract - Failure to provide notice of nonrenewal
Status: in_force

15.1-14-21. Multidistrict special education unit - Director - Contract - Failure to

provide notice of nonrenewal.

The contract of a multidistrict special education unit director is deemed to be renewed for a

period of one year from its termination date if:

1. On or before April fifteenth, the board of the multidistrict special education unit has not

provided written notification to the director regarding a contemplated nonrenewal of the

director's contract; and

2. On or before June first, the director has not provided to the board a written resignation.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-19-22 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-19 / Section 15.1-19-22
15.1-19-22. Causes of action - Immunity - Nonpublic schools
Status: in_force

15.1-19-22. Causes of action - Immunity - Nonpublic schools

1. Sections 15.1-19-17 through 15.1-19-22 do not prevent a victim from seeking redress

pursuant to any other applicable civil or criminal law. Sections 15.1-19-17 through

15.1-19-22 do not create or alter any civil cause of action for monetary damages

against any person or nonpublic school, nor do sections 15.1-19-17 through

15.1-19-22 constitute grounds for any claim or motion raised by either the state or a

defendant in any proceedings.

2. Any individual who promptly, reasonably, and in good faith reports an incident of

bullying, reprisal, or retaliation to the nonpublic school employee or official designated

in the school's bullying policy is immune from civil or criminal liability resulting from or

relating to the report or to the individual's participation in any administrative or judicial

proceeding stemming from the report.

3. A nonpublic school and its employees are immune from any liability that might

otherwise be incurred as a result of a student having been the recipient of bullying, if

the school implemented a bullying policy, similar to that required by section 15.1-19-18

and substantially complied with that policy.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-02-21 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-02 / Section 15.1-02-21
15.1-02-21. North Dakota teacher of the year award - Selection - Announcement
Status: in_force

15.1-02-21. North Dakota teacher of the year award - Selection - Announcement

1. Annually, the superintendent of public instruction shall accept nominations for the

North Dakota teacher of the year award.

2. The superintendent of public instruction shall develop and publish the criteria by which

all nominees must be considered and shall appoint an eight-member committee to

review the nominations and select the North Dakota teacher of the year. The

committee must consist of:

a. A former North Dakota teacher of the year award recipient;

b. A representative of the North Dakota council of educational leaders;

c. A representative of the North Dakota department of career and technical

education;

d. A representative of the North Dakota department of public instruction;

e. A representative of North Dakota united;

f. A representative of the North Dakota school boards association; and

g. A representative of nonpublic schools in this state.

3. By September thirtieth of each year, the governor and the superintendent of public

instruction shall jointly announce the award recipient and serve as the exclusive hosts

of a ceremony and reception honoring the teacher of the year. The ceremony and

reception must take place in the memorial hall of the state capitol or, if requested by

the award recipient, at a location in the municipality within which the recipient resides

or works.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-40-16 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-40 / Section 15.1-40-16
15.1-40-16. School closure and dissolution
Status: in_force

15.1-40-16. School closure and dissolution

If a public charter school intends to close and dissolve, the school shall:

1. Notify the parents or guardians of students of the intent to close and dissolve.

2. Transition students and student records as necessary.

3. Properly distribute the public charter school's assets, first to satisfy outstanding payroll

obligations for employees of the public charter school and then to other creditors of the

public charter school. If the assets of the public charter school are insufficient to pay

creditors, the distribution of assets may be determined by court order.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-40-01 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-40 / Section 15.1-40-01
15.1-40-01. Definitions
Status: in_force

15.1-40-01. Definitions

As used in this chapter:

1. "At-risk student" means a student with an economic or academic disadvantage

requiring additional services or assistance to succeed in educational programs,

including special education students and English language learners.

2. "Charter performance agreement" means an agreement for a fixed term between a

public charter school and the superintendent of public instruction describing academic,

operational, and financial performance expectations, defining operational

responsibilities, and outlining the autonomy and accountability for each party to the

agreement.

3. "Education service provider" means a for-profit or nonprofit entity a public charter

school intends to enter a performance agreement with for education services and

resources, including academic program design and implementation, educational

services and resources, administrative support, charter implementation, or

management.

4. "Public charter school" means a public school operating to achieve specific

educational objectives according to the charter performance agreement as authorized

and overseen by the superintendent of public instruction.

5. "Public meeting" means a meeting subject to the requirements for public meetings

under chapter 44-04.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-06-17.2 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-06 / Section 15.1-06-17.2
15.1-06-17.2. National motto - Display in schools
Status: in_force

15.1-06-17.2. National motto - Display in schools

The motto of the United States of America "IN GOD WE TRUST" may be displayed in each

public school.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-19-24 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-19 / Section 15.1-19-24
15.1-19-24. Youth suicide prevention - Training
Status: repealed

15.1-19-24. Youth suicide prevention - Training

Repealed by S.L. 2017, ch. 350, § 6.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-33-06 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-33 / Section 15.1-33-06
15.1-33-06. Withdrawal from a multidistrict program
Status: in_force

15.1-33-06. Withdrawal from a multidistrict program

In order for a school district to withdraw from a multidistrict special education unit, the

following must occur on or before March first before the school year for which the withdrawal is

to be effective:

1. The board of the withdrawing school district shall approve the withdrawal.

2. The board of the withdrawing school district shall inform the board of the multidistrict

special education unit that it has elected to withdraw from the unit.

3. The board of the withdrawing school district shall submit a plan to the superintendent

of public instruction regarding the provision of services to students with disabilities.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-13-02 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-13 / Section 15.1-13-02
15.1-13-02. Education standards and practices board - Membership
Status: in_force

15.1-13-02. Education standards and practices board - Membership

1. The governor shall appoint to the education standards and practices board:

a. Four individuals who are public school classroom teachers;

b. One individual who is a nonpublic school classroom teacher;

c. Two individuals who are school board members;

d. Two individuals who are administrators; and

e. One dean of a college of education or chairman of a department of education.

2. The superintendent of public instruction or the superintendent's designee shall serve

as a nonvoting ex officio member.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-21-10 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-21 / Section 15.1-21-10
15.1-21-10. Test scores - Publication
Status: in_force

15.1-21-10. Test scores - Publication

Upon receiving notice that the compilation of test scores has been completed, the

superintendent of public instruction shall inform the legislative council. The superintendent shall

present the test scores publicly for the first time at a meeting of a legislative committee

designated by the legislative management. At the meeting, the superintendent and

representatives of the testing service that created the tests shall provide detailed testimony

regarding the testing instrument, the methodology used to test and assess the students, the

established cut scores, the methodology used to determine the cut scores, the validation of all

test products, and the significance of the test scores.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-30-14 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-30 / Section 15.1-30-14
15.1-30-14. Schoolbus route - Extension into bordering state
Status: in_force

15.1-30-14. Schoolbus route - Extension into bordering state

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 under section

15.1-29-02 or that the board has entered a contract with a school district in the bordering state

under section 15.1-29-02.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-40-04 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-40 / Section 15.1-40-04
15.1-40-04. Superintendent of public instruction - Information - Guidance - Rules
Status: in_force

15.1-40-04. Superintendent of public instruction - Information - Guidance - Rules

The superintendent of public instruction:

1. Shall publish information and procedures regarding forming and operating a public

charter school and enrolling students in a public charter school.

2. May provide assistance and guidance for developing effective authorization and

oversight procedures.

3. Shall adopt rules in accordance with chapter 28-32 to implement this chapter.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-37-08 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-37 / Section 15.1-37-08
15.1-37-08. Data collection - Requirements
Status: repealed

15.1-37-08. Data collection - Requirements

Repealed by S.L. 2025, ch. 479, § 39.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-07-12 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-07 / Section 15.1-07-12
15.1-07-12. Negotiable instruments - Disbursement of moneys by business manager
Status: in_force

15.1-07-12. Negotiable instruments - Disbursement of moneys by business manager

1. a. The board of a school district may adopt policies governing the disbursement of

school district moneys by the business manager.

b. The policies adopted under subdivision a may include:

(1) The authorization, creation, and approval of negotiable instruments;

(2) The use of credit or debit cards;

(3) The payment of invoices;

(4) The use of petty cash;

(5) The use of electronic payments; and

(6) The use of facsimile signatures.

c. The policies adopted under subdivision a must include internal controls to

safeguard school district moneys.

2. If the board of a school district has not adopted policies to govern the disbursement of

school district moneys by the business manager, the business manager may disburse

moneys only by issuance of a negotiable instrument upon presentation of a bill or

invoice, the payment of which has been authorized by the president of the school

board, and only if there are sufficient moneys available for the disbursement. Upon

issuing a negotiable instrument, the business manager shall make a record of the

instrument.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-09-54 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-09 / Section 15.1-09-54
15.1-09-54. School district technology consortium - Authority to borrow money
Status: in_force

15.1-09-54. School district technology consortium - Authority to borrow money

1. A school district technology consortium formed under chapter 54-40.3 may borrow

money for instructional technology acquisition provided:

a. The outstanding principal borrowed by a consortium under this section does not

exceed one hundred seventy-five thousand dollars;

b. The loan repayment period does not exceed ten years;

c. The loan is approved in writing by the board of each school district participating in

the consortium;

d. The loan is:

(1) Approved by a majority of the eligible electors residing in each school district

participating in the consortium, as evidenced by their signatures on a

petition clearly stating the purpose of the loan, the amount of the loan, and

its terms of repayment, and filed with the superintendent of public

instruction; or

(2) Approved by a majority of each participating school district's electors voting

on the question at a regular school district election or at a special election

called by the board; and

e. The loan is approved by the superintendent of public instruction.

2. The superintendent of public instruction shall adopt rules setting forth the criteria for

loan approval. The superintendent of public instruction may not approve a loan under

this section if the superintendent determines that the instructional technology

acquisition is not compatible with the statewide information technology plan.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-21-02.1 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-21 / Section 15.1-21-02.1
15.1-21-02.1. High school diploma - Minimum units
Status: in_force

15.1-21-02.1. High school diploma - Minimum units

Except as provided in section 15.1-21-02.3 or as otherwise agreed to in the compact on

educational opportunity for military children, before a school district, a nonpublic high school, or

the center for distance education issues a high school diploma to a student, the student must

have successfully completed:

1. The twenty-two units of high school coursework set forth in section 15.1-21-02.2; and

2. Any additional units of high school coursework required by the issuing entity, two of

which may be theological studies if taught in a nonpublic school by an approved

theological studies instructor.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-12-21 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-12 / Section 15.1-12-21
15.1-12-21. School district reorganization - Changes in plan
Status: in_force

15.1-12-21. School district reorganization - Changes in plan

1. All provisions of a reorganization plan, except those relating to boundaries and

geographic voting areas, may be changed upon the concurrence of a majority of the

qualified electors voting on the question. The question may be placed before the

voters at a regular or special election upon a motion of the school board and shall be

placed before the voters upon receipt by the board of a petition signed by at least:

a. Twenty-five percent of the qualified electors residing in the district, if the

population of the district, as determined by the county superintendent, is less than

twenty-five qualified electors;

b. Twenty percent of the qualified electors residing in the district, if the population of

the district is at least twenty-five but not more than four thousand; or

c. Fifteen percent of the qualified electors residing in the district, if the population of

the district is greater than four thousand.

2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1, if a school district has been

reorganized for at least ten years, the boundaries of geographic voting areas may be

changed upon the concurrence of a majority of qualified electors voting on the

question.

3. By resolution, the board in a reorganized district may change to at large voting for

school board members if there is a variance of more than ten percent in the population

between any of the district's established geographic areas with resident candidates.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-09-25 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-09 / Section 15.1-09-25
15.1-09-25. School board members - Affirmation or oath of office
Status: in_force

15.1-09-25. School board members - Affirmation or oath of office

An individual elected as a member of or appointed to a school board shall take and file with

the school district business manager an affirmation or oath of office within ten days after

receiving notice of the election or appointment and before commencing duties. If the individual

refuses to take the affirmation or oath of office required by this section, the individual's action is

deemed to be a refusal to serve and a failure to qualify for the office pursuant to section

44-02-01.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-37-01 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-37 / Section 15.1-37-01
15.1-37-01. Early childhood education program - Approval
Status: repealed

15.1-37-01. Early childhood education program - Approval

Repealed by S.L. 2021, ch. 358, § 11.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-09-20 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-09 / Section 15.1-09-20
15.1-09-20. Election officials - Compensation
Status: in_force

15.1-09-20. Election officials - Compensation

Election officials at school district elections are entitled to receive compensation as provided

for election officials in section 16.1-05-05. The board of a school district holding the election

shall provide for the compensation from school district funds.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-07-13 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-07 / Section 15.1-07-13
15.1-07-13. Negotiable instruments - Cancellation - Description in minutes
Status: in_force

15.1-07-13. Negotiable instruments - Cancellation - Description in minutes

The board of a school district, at a regular meeting, may cancel all negotiable instruments

that have remained unpaid for one year or more. Before canceling a negotiable instrument, the

board shall enter in its minutes a brief description of the instrument, including the name of the

payee, and the number, date, and amount of each instrument to be canceled. If any party

entitled to payment appears and shows cause for the delay in presenting the instrument for

payment, the board may issue a new instrument in the amount to which the party is entitled,

unless the board is barred from so doing by the statute of limitations.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-27-15 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-27 / Section 15.1-27-15
15.1-27-15. Isolated schools
Status: repealed

15.1-27-15. Isolated schools

Repealed by S.L. 2011, ch. 147, § 44.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-23-08 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-23 / Section 15.1-23-08
15.1-23-08. Test administration
Status: in_force

15.1-23-08. Test administration

An individual who in accordance with this chapter administers a standardized achievement

test to a child receiving home education shall notify the child's school district of residence.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-40-06 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-40 / Section 15.1-40-06
15.1-40-06. Superintendent of public instruction - Powers and duties - Report to the legislative management
Status: in_force

15.1-40-06. Superintendent of public instruction - Powers and duties - Report to the

legislative management.

1. The superintendent of public instruction shall:

a. Evaluate an application from the organizer of a proposed public charter school.

b. Deny an application that does not meet identified educational needs.

c. Determine whether a charter school application merits approval, conditional

approval, renewal, or revocation.

d. Negotiate and execute a charter performance agreement with an approved public

charter school.

e. Monitor the performance and compliance of a public charter school.

2. The superintendent of public instruction shall provide to the legislative management a

report within three years of approving the first public charter school summarizing the:

a. Strategic vision and progress of each public charter school.

b. Performance of each operating public charter school, according to the

performance measures and expectations specified in the charter performance

agreement.

c. Status of charter applications, including charter schools that were not approved,

not renewed, and closed.

d. Oversight and services provided by the superintendent of public instruction to

public charter schools.

e. Total amount of fees collected from each public charter school, how the funds

were expended to support the public charter school, and the costs incurred by the

superintendent of public instruction to oversee each public charter school.

3. To cover costs of overseeing public charter schools in accordance with this chapter,

the superintendent of public instruction may:

a. Expend resources available to the department of public instruction, seek grant

funds, and establish partnerships.

b. Charge an administrative fee of up to three percent of annual per student

allocations received by each public charter school.

4. An employee of the superintendent of public instruction may not serve as an

employee, trustee, agent, representative, or vendor of a public charter school.

5. The superintendent of public instruction is not liable for the acts, omissions, debts, or

other obligations of a public charter school.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-02-16.2 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-02 / Section 15.1-02-16.2
15.1-02-16.2. Credentials for teachers and coordinators of title I
Status: in_force

15.1-02-16.2. Credentials for teachers and coordinators of title I

The superintendent of public instruction shall create a process to reinstate and recertify

title I credentials for individuals in the state who held a valid certification, issued by the

department of public instruction, as of July 1, 2018, and continue the process in perpetuity. A

school district may advertise employment for a title I certified teacher each year until the position

is filled. The board of a school district may authorize the hiring of a teacher who is not certified

as a title I teacher for the school year if the school district fails to receive applications from

qualified applicants to fill the advertised position by July 1.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-16-03 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-16 / Section 15.1-16-03
15.1-16-03. Education factfinding commission - Compensation
Status: in_force

15.1-16-03. Education factfinding commission - Compensation

Each member of the commission is entitled to receive compensation at the rate set for a

member of the legislative assembly under subsection 1 of section 54-03-20 and reimbursement

for expenses, as provided by law for state officers, for attending commission meetings or

performing duties directed by the commission.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-32-08 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-32 / Section 15.1-32-08
15.1-32-08. School districts - Provision of special education
Status: in_force

15.1-32-08. School districts - Provision of special education

Each school district shall provide special education and related services as a single district,

as a member of a multidistrict special education unit in accordance with chapter 15.1-33, or as a

participating district in a regional education association under chapter 15.1-09.1. Each school

district and entity providing special education shall cooperate with the director of special

education and with the institutions of this state in the provision of special education.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-17-05 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-17 / Section 15.1-17-05
15.1-17-05. No secret files maintained - Penalty
Status: in_force

15.1-17-05. No secret files maintained - Penalty

It is a class B misdemeanor for any individual employed by a school district or a

state-supported institution that provides elementary and secondary education to its students to

maintain documents about a teacher unless the teacher has access to the documents, as

provided in this chapter.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-07-36 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-07 / Section 15.1-07-36
15.1-07-36. School safety and security measures - Reports to superintendent of public instruction and legislative management
Status: in_force

15.1-07-36. School safety and security measures - Reports to superintendent of

public instruction and legislative management.

1. As used in this section, "school safety and security measures" include:

a. Security planning;

b. Purchasing security-related technology, including metal detectors, protective

lighting, surveillance and monitoring equipment, alarms, special emergency

communications equipment, electronic locksets, deadbolts, theft control devices,

building access controls, and other similar security devices;

c. Training in the use of security-related technology;

d. Instituting student, staff, and visitor identification systems, including criminal

background check software;

e. Updating and exercising school emergency preparedness plans;

f. Strengthening partnerships with public safety officials and local law enforcement;

g. Modifying, improving, updating, or strengthening the interior or exterior of any

school building to prevent unauthorized access to the school; and

h. Installing or constructing any barrier on or around school property to prevent

unauthorized access to the school.

2. Each school district shall provide an annual report to the superintendent of public

instruction before December first, providing the categories and amount spent on

school safety and security measures during the previous school year. The

superintendent of public instruction shall provide the annual report to the legislative

management.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-07-24 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-07 / Section 15.1-07-24
15.1-07-24. School district business manager - Funds - Accounting
Status: in_force

15.1-07-24. School district business manager - Funds - Accounting

Unless otherwise provided by law, the business manager of a school district is responsible

for the safekeeping of all school district funds. The business manager shall keep a general

account of the district's receipts and expenditures and itemized accounts for each class of

receipts and expenditures, unless otherwise directed by the superintendent of public instruction.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-19-14 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-19 / Section 15.1-19-14
15.1-19-14. School law enforcement unit
Status: in_force

15.1-19-14. School law enforcement unit

1. A school may create or designate a school law enforcement unit as defined in the

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act [20 U.S.C. 1232(g)] and rules adopted

under the Act. Records of a school law enforcement unit regarding a student at a

school are confidential but may be released to:

a. A juvenile court having the student before it in any proceeding;

b. Counsel for a party to the proceeding;

c. Officers of public entities to whom the student is committed;

d. Officers of a state or local law enforcement agency for use in the discharge of

their official duties;

e. A superintendent or principal of another school in which the student wishes to

enroll; and

f. The student's parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian.

2. Nothing in this section restricts the release of general information that does not identify

the student.

3. This section does not apply to education records that are confidential under federal

law.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-15-07 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-15 / Section 15.1-15-07
15.1-15-07. Discharge for cause - Grounds
Status: in_force

15.1-15-07. Discharge for cause - Grounds

The board of a school district may dismiss an individual employed as a teacher, a principal,

or as an assistant or associate superintendent prior to the expiration of the individual's contract

for any of the following causes:

1. Immoral conduct.

2. Insubordination.

3. Conviction of a felony.

4. Conduct unbecoming the position held by the individual.

5. Failure to perform contracted duties without justification.

6. Gross inefficiency that the individual has failed to correct after written notice.

7. Continuing physical or mental disability that renders the individual unfit or unable to

perform the individual's duties.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-21-13 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-21 / Section 15.1-21-13
15.1-21-13. Content standards - Translation - Curriculum
Status: in_force

15.1-21-13. Content standards - Translation - Curriculum

Each district shall provide upon request a copy of its content standards in the areas of

reading and mathematics, a translation of the district's content standards in the areas of reading

and mathematics for individuals who do not have a background in elementary or high school

education, and a copy of the curriculum or syllabus used by each teacher of reading and

mathematics.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-40-08 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-40 / Section 15.1-40-08
15.1-40-08. Education service providers
Status: in_force

15.1-40-08. Education service providers

If a proposed public charter school intends to enter an agreement with an education service

provider for education or management services, in addition to the other application

requirements, a public charter school organizer shall:

1. Explain the selection process and reasoning for selecting the education service

provider.

2. Provide evidence of the education service provider's success in serving student

populations similar to the targeted population, including demonstrated academic

achievement and, if applicable, successful management of nonacademic school

functions.

3. Provide information on the proposed duration of the service performance agreement,

roles, responsibilities, and scope of services and resources to be provided by the

education service provider, performance evaluation measures and timelines,

compensation structure, methods of performance agreement oversight and

enforcement, and conditions for renewal and termination of the performance

agreement.

4. Explain the relationship between the governing board, the school's leadership and

management team, and the education service provider, specifying how the governing

board and the school's leadership and management team will monitor and evaluate

the performance of the education service provider.

5. Provide a statement of assurance the governing board and the school's leadership and

management team are legally and operationally independent from the education

service provider.

6. Ensure faculty performance agreements are separate from management performance

agreements.

7. Ensure the governing board retains the right to terminate the performance agreement

for failure to meet defined performance standards after notice has been given to the

education service provider, a reasonable cure period has expired, and material

deficiencies have not been cured.

8. Disclose and explain any existing or potential conflicts of interest between the

governing board, the school's leadership and management team, and the education

service provider or any affiliated business entities.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-12-29 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-12 / Section 15.1-12-29
15.1-12-29. Dissolution of school district - Unobligated cash balance - Tax credits or refunds - Distribution to another political subdivision
Status: in_force

15.1-12-29. Dissolution of school district - Unobligated cash balance - Tax credits or

refunds - Distribution to another political subdivision.

1. After ten thousand dollars is set aside, as required by section 15.1-12-28, and after the

required amount is deposited in the reimbursement account for job service North

Dakota, as required by section 15.1-12-28.1:

a. Any remaining unobligated cash balance, up to an amount equaling a dissolved

school district's general fund expenditure for the last school year before the

district's dissolution is a credit for real property owners within the boundaries of

the dissolved school district, against taxes levied by the district to which their

property is now attached. If property from the dissolved district is attached to

more than one school district, the percentage of the total credit to which each

eligible real property owner is entitled must equal the percentage that the taxable

valuation of the individual's real property bears to the total taxable valuation of the

dissolved district's property at the time of the attachment order; or

b. The county committee may distribute the remaining unobligated cash balance not

exceeding five hundred thousand dollars to another political subdivision located

partially or wholly within the geographic boundaries of the dissolving school

district. After distributing the funds, the county committee shall distribute any

remaining unobligated cash balance in accordance with subdivision a.

2. Upon approval of the board of county commissioners, any school district providing a

tax credit under subdivision a of subsection 1 may provide a cash refund in lieu of the

tax credit. At the request of the county auditor, the school district holding the

unobligated cash balance available under subdivision a of subsection 1 shall pay to

the county treasurer the amount to be paid to those who own real property within the

dissolved district. The treasurer shall issue the refund to the owner of the property as

shown on the county's assessment list at the time of payment. If there is a lien for

unpaid taxes against the property, the treasurer shall first apply the property owner's

tax credit toward any outstanding balance. Any amount remaining may then be paid to

the property owner. The cash refunds must be calculated proportionately to the total

taxable value of the dissolved district during the last year taxes were levied.

3. After the requirements of subdivision a of subsection 1 have been met, the county

auditor shall distribute any remaining unobligated cash balance among the school

districts to which the real property of the dissolved district was attached. The

percentage of the remaining unobligated cash balance to which each school district is

entitled equals that percentage of the dissolved district's total taxable valuation which

was attached to the receiving school district.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-16-07 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-16 / Section 15.1-16-07
15.1-16-07. Representative organizations - Participation
Status: in_force

15.1-16-07. Representative organizations - Participation

1. An individual employed as a teacher may form, join, and participate in the activities of

a representative organization of the individual's choosing for the purpose of

representation on matters of employer-employee relations.

2. An individual employed as an administrator may form, join, and participate in the

activities of a representative organization of the individual's choosing for the purpose

of representation on matters of employer-employee relations.

3. Any individual employed as a teacher or as an administrator may refuse to join or

participate in the activities of a representative organization.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-26-02 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-26 / Section 15.1-26-02
15.1-26-02. Adult basic and secondary education programs - Coordination
Status: in_force

15.1-26-02. Adult basic and secondary education programs - Coordination

The superintendent of public instruction shall coordinate adult basic and secondary

education programs and shall administer state and federal funding for the programs.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-18-02 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-18 / Section 15.1-18-02
15.1-18-02. Prekindergarten and kindergarten teacher requirements
Status: in_force

15.1-18-02. Prekindergarten and kindergarten teacher requirements

In order to teach prekindergarten and kindergarten, an individual must be:

1. Licensed to teach by the education standards and practices board or approved to

teach by the education standards and practices board; and

2. a. Have a major in elementary education and a kindergarten endorsement;

b. Have a major equivalency in elementary education and a kindergarten

endorsement;

c. Have a major in elementary education and an early childhood education

endorsement;

d. Have a major equivalency in elementary education and an early childhood

education endorsement;

e. Have a major in early childhood education;

f. Have a major equivalency in early childhood education; or

g. Have a minor in early childhood education.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-06-17 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-06 / Section 15.1-06-17
15.1-06-17. United States flag - Display
Status: in_force

15.1-06-17. United States flag - Display

The board of a school district shall display a United States flag on the grounds of each

school in the district during each schoolday in seasonable weather.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-02-03 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-02 / Section 15.1-02-03
15.1-02-03. Appointment of assistant - Employment of personnel
Status: in_force

15.1-02-03. Appointment of assistant - Employment of personnel

The superintendent of public instruction may appoint an assistant. The superintendent may

also hire personnel or contract with other persons to perform the work of the department of

public instruction.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-06-19 — ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-06 / Section 15.1-06-19
15.1-06-19. Counselor positions - Requirement
Status: in_force

15.1-06-19. Counselor positions - Requirement

1. Beginning with the 2010-11 school year, each school district must have available one

full-time equivalent school counselor for every three hundred students in grades seven

through twelve.

2. Beginning with the 2022-23 school year, each school district must have available one

full-time equivalent school counselor for every three hundred students in grades

kindergarten through six.

3. Up to one-third of the full-time equivalency requirement established in subsection 1

may be met by career advisors.

4. For purposes of this section, a "career advisor" means an individual who holds a

certificate in career development facilitation issued by the department of career and

technical education under section 15-20.1-24 or an individual who is provisionally

approved by the department of career and technical education under section

15-20.1-25 to serve as a career advisor.