N.D. Cent. Code § 15-12.1-09 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-12.1 / Section 15-12.1-09
15-12.1-09. Central grasslands research extension center
Status: in_force

15-12.1-09. Central grasslands research extension center

The central grasslands research extension center must be located within an area bounded

by the Missouri River on the west and the James River on the east. The center shall conduct

research:

1. Designed to fulfill needs within an area bounded by the Missouri River on the west and

the James River on the east; and

2. To increase the range-carrying capacity of native range, with emphasis on:

a. The conservation and preservation for future generations;

b. The stabilization of grass production to discover how to best compensate for the

vagaries of the weather and precipitation as it influences forage production in

agriculture;

c. The identification of the impact of different management systems upon beef

production in the central region of the state; and

d. The exploration of increased use of crop residues and byproducts for the

maintenance of the cowherd.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-55-09 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-55 / Section 15-55-09
15-55-09. Construction of chapter not to permit obligating of state
Status: in_force

15-55-09. Construction of chapter not to permit obligating of state

Nothing in this chapter may be construed to authorize or permit the state board of higher

education, or any officer or agency of the state, to create any state debts, or to incur any

obligations of any kind or nature, except as are payable solely and only from the special funds

to be created from the revenues of the building or buildings or other campus improvements

erected or constructed under the terms and provisions of this chapter, nor may the state of

North Dakota or any funds or moneys of this state other than the special funds derived from the

income of said building or buildings or campus improvements respectively ever be deemed

obligated for the payment of the said bonds or any part thereof.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-03-21 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-03 / Section 15-03-21
15-03-21. State treasurer - Duty to collect - Report to board - Duty of attorney general
Status: repealed

15-03-21. State treasurer - Duty to collect - Report to board - Duty of attorney general

Repealed by S.L. 1987, ch. 189, § 7.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-10.7-02 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-10.7 / Section 15-10.7-02
15-10.7-02. Specified concept - Prohibition on discrimination
Status: in_force

15-10.7-02. Specified concept - Prohibition on discrimination

1. A student or employee of an institution under the control of the state board of higher

education may not be:

a. Penalized, discriminated against, or receive adverse treatment due to the

individual's refusal to support, believe, endorse, embrace, confess, act upon, or

otherwise assent to or oppose a specified concept.

b. Required to endorse or oppose a specific ideology or political viewpoint to be

eligible for hiring, tenure, promotion, or graduation.

2. An institution under the control of the state board of higher education may not ask the

ideological or political viewpoint of a student, job applicant, job candidate, or candidate

for promotion or tenure.

3. An individual who believes a violation of this section has occurred may pursue all

equitable or legal remedies that may be available to the individual in a state or federal

court of competent jurisdiction.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-03-03 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-03 / Section 15-03-03
15-03-03. State treasurer to have custody of certain school funds
Status: repealed

15-03-03. State treasurer to have custody of certain school funds

Repealed by S.L. 1987, ch. 189, § 7.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-10-34 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-10 / Section 15-10-34
15-10-34. Authorization of contingency funds at institutions under the board of higher education
Status: repealed

15-10-34. Authorization of contingency funds at institutions under the board of higher

education.

Repealed by S.L. 1999, ch. 157, § 4.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-03-08 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-03 / Section 15-03-08
15-03-08. Warrant for amount of loan - Payable to state land commissioner - Disbursement
Status: repealed

15-03-08. Warrant for amount of loan - Payable to state land commissioner -

Disbursement.

Repealed by S.L. 1977, ch. 138, § 12.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-19-02.1 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-19 / Section 15-19-02.1
15-19-02.1. Distance education clearinghouse
Status: in_force

15-19-02.1. Distance education clearinghouse

The administration of the center for distance education shall establish a clearinghouse for

online courses delivered to North Dakota schools for the purpose of providing:

1. A list of the online courses and providers for all North Dakota schools to access.

2. Awareness of online courses available in new and emerging careers.

3. A list of comparative prices for online courses and other online services.

4. Awareness of the differences between technological innovation and learning

innovation.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-06-26 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-06 / Section 15-06-26
15-06-26. Manner of sale - Purchase price
Status: in_force

15-06-26. Manner of sale - Purchase price

At the time appointed for the sale, the commissioner of university and school lands, the

commissioner's deputy, or any other person appointed by the commissioner shall proceed to sell

or offer for sale the land so advertised to be sold at public auction to the highest bidder. The

sale must be held at the county seat, in the county in which the land is situated. A tract may not

be sold for less than the fair market value thereof or for less than ten dollars per acre [.40

hectare].
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-11-36 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-11 / Section 15-11-36
15-11-36. Evaluation of children with fetal alcohol syndrome
Status: in_force

15-11-36. Evaluation of children with fetal alcohol syndrome

The child evaluation and treatment program at the university of North Dakota medical center

shall develop a clinic to provide both initial diagnostic assessment and re-evaluation of children

with fetal alcohol syndrome. The diagnostic assessment must include a comprehensive

multidisciplinary assessment of psychological, speech and language, educational, occupational

therapy, physical therapy, optometric, and audiological evaluations. Re-evaluations must be

individualized according to a child's needs. The center shall provide consultative services to

schools, community agencies, and parents to assist in serving children diagnosed with fetal

alcohol syndrome.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-52-22 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-52 / Section 15-52-22
15-52-22. Loan cancellation or suspension
Status: in_force

15-52-22. Loan cancellation or suspension

The university may cancel any contract, or suspend or recall payments thereunder, if an

applicant:

1. Fails in the applicant's course of study;

2. Withdraws from the school of medicine or dentistry the applicant is attending;

3. Is expelled or suspended by such school; or

4. Otherwise becomes a clearly unsuitable risk.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-01-02 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-01 / Section 15-01-02
15-01-02. Powers - Control of public lands and permanent funds
Status: in_force

15-01-02. Powers - Control of public lands and permanent funds

The board has:

1. Full control of the selection, appraisement, rental, sale, disposal, and management of:

a. Lands donated or granted by or received from the United States or from any other

source for the support and maintenance of the common schools.

b. All lands which fall to the state by escheat.

c. All lands donated or granted by or received from the United States or from any

other source for the maintenance of the educational, penal, or charitable

institutions.

d. All lands acquired by the state through the investment of the permanent school

funds of the state as the result of mortgage foreclosure or otherwise.

2. Full control of the investment of the permanent funds derived from the sale of any of

the lands described in subsection 1.

3. Full control of such percent of the proceeds of any sale of public lands as may be

granted to the state by the United States on such sale.

4. Full control of the proceeds of any property that fall to the state by escheat and of the

proceeds of all gifts and donations to the state for the support or maintenance of the

common schools, and of all other property otherwise acquired by the state for the

maintenance of the common schools. Any gift to the state not specifically appropriated

to any other purpose must be considered as a gift for the support and maintenance of

the common schools.

5. Authority to expend moneys for the purpose of making refunds in cases in which an

error has been made by the board, or a person dealing with the board, with regard to

any of the lands, minerals, funds, proceeds, or any other kind of property managed by

the board. Moneys expended to make refunds must come from the same fund or

account into which the money to be refunded was originally placed.

6. Authority to award and distribute energy infrastructure and impact grants from moneys

deposited in the oil and gas impact grant fund, except that grants awarded annually

may not exceed sixty percent of the biennial appropriation for energy infrastructure

and impact grants. The board may create an advisory committee to assist the board in

making its grant award determinations.

7. Authority to adopt policies and rules necessary to carry out the responsibilities of the

board in conformity with any statute administered or enforced by the board.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-18.1-10 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-18.1 / Section 15-18.1-10
15-18.1-10. Board review
Status: in_force

15-18.1-10. Board review

A person aggrieved by a decision of the North Dakota university system respecting denial or

revocation of an authorization to operate, or the placing of conditions thereon, whether on initial

application or on application for renewal may appeal to the board in the manner provided by the

board. Appeals must be filed with the North Dakota university system within thirty days of

receiving the notice of noncompliance. The board shall review the appeal and issue a final

decision.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-13-02 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-13 / Section 15-13-02
15-13-02. Purpose of normal schools
Status: repealed

15-13-02. Purpose of normal schools

Repealed by S.L. 1991, ch. 162, § 1.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-52-04 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-52 / Section 15-52-04
15-52-04. Duties of council
Status: in_force

15-52-04. Duties of council

1. The advisory council, in consultation with the school of medicine and health sciences

and the other agencies, associations, and institutions represented on the advisory

council, shall study and make recommendations regarding the strategic plan,

programs, and facilities of the school of medicine and health sciences in support of its

purpose as defined in section 15-52-01.

2. Biennially, the advisory council shall submit a report, together with its

recommendations, to the agencies, associations, and institutions represented on the

advisory council, to the university of North Dakota, and to the legislative council.

3. a. The report must describe the advisory council's recommendations regarding the

strategic plan, programs, and facilities of the school of medicine and health

sciences as developed under subsection 1. The recommendations for

implementing strategies through the school of medicine and health sciences or

other agencies and institutions must:

(1) Address the health care needs of the people of the state;

(2) Provide information regarding the state's health care workforce needs; and

(3) Provide information that specifies the contributions that the university of

North Dakota school of medicine and health sciences and the residency

training programs in the state are making to meet the health care provider

workforce needs of the state. Such information must include data regarding:

(a) The effectiveness of activities conducted throughout the state relating

to the recruitment and progression of students into medical school and

into the health care provider workforce;

(b) Class characteristics of the medical school matriculants, specifically to

include a description of their geographic background;

(c) Residency choices of medical school graduates;

(d) Practice location choices of graduates of North Dakota residencies;

and

(e) Any other relevant information that the university of North Dakota

school of medicine and health sciences advisory council determines to

be important and useful in assessing the degree of success of the

university of North Dakota school of medicine and health sciences in

meeting the health care workforce needs of the state as specified in

section 15-52-01.

b. The recommendations required under subdivision a may address:

(1) Medical education and training;

(2) The recruitment and retention of physicians and other health care

professionals;

(3) Factors influencing the practice environment for physicians and other health

care professionals;

(4) Access to health care;

(5) Patient safety;

(6) The quality of health care and the efficiency of its delivery; and

(7) Financial challenges in the delivery of health care.

4. The council may consult with any individual or entity in performing its duties under this

section.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-63-07 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-63 / Section 15-63-07
15-63-07. Scholarship refunds - Use
Status: repealed

15-63-07. Scholarship refunds - Use

Repealed by S.L. 2023, ch. 156, § 13.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-12.1-12 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-12.1 / Section 15-12.1-12
15-12.1-12. North central research extension center
Status: in_force

15-12.1-12. North central research extension center

The north central research extension center must be located in or near Minot in Ward

County. The center shall conduct research designed to increase productivity of all agricultural

products of the soil while maintaining or improving the soil resource base in the agricultural

region of north central North Dakota by:

1. The identification of adapted crop species and superior crop cultivars;

2. Propagation and distribution of selected seed stocks; and

3. Development of profitable cropping systems which achieve the necessary balance

between profitability and conservation of all natural resources.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-11-02.1 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-11 / Section 15-11-02.1
15-11-02.1. Supervision of the junior college located at Devils Lake
Status: repealed

15-11-02.1. Supervision of the junior college located at Devils Lake

Repealed by S.L. 1999, ch. 439, § 12.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-62.1-06 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-62.1 / Section 15-62.1-06
15-62.1-06. Procedure on default of guaranteed loan
Status: in_force

15-62.1-06. Procedure on default of guaranteed loan

Whenever it appears to the satisfaction of the agency that a guaranteed loan made in

accordance with the provisions of this chapter is in default, and the eligible lender has certified

such fact to the agency, the agency shall reimburse the eligible lender making the loan from the

reserve fund to the extent the loan was guaranteed by the fund. Whenever payment of the

guaranteed principal balance of any insured or guaranteed loan is demanded of the agency, the

note and accompanying evidence of the loan must be tendered to the agency in manner and

form to confer good title so that the loan may be collected by the agency as it may determine

according to law. Neither minority nor any statute of limitations may be used as a defense

against collection of any loan through court proceedings.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-06-29 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-06 / Section 15-06-29
15-06-29. Subdivision of land into small tracts or lots
Status: in_force

15-06-29. Subdivision of land into small tracts or lots

Whenever the interests of the state will be promoted by dividing any portion of the land

under its control into small parcels or city lots, the board of university and school lands may

order the commissioner to cause the same to be done and to have the land appraised in the

manner prescribed in this chapter.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-52-14 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-52 / Section 15-52-14
15-52-14. Loan board compensation
Status: repealed

15-52-14. Loan board compensation

Repealed by S.L. 1971, ch. 194, § 15.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-08.1-03 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-08.1 / Section 15-08.1-03
15-08.1-03. Transfer of future possessory interests in real property
Status: in_force

15-08.1-03. Transfer of future possessory interests in real property

All mineral interests that may be acquired by the Bank of North Dakota, together with future

increments, accruals, and recoveries coming, arising, or resulting from any of such property or

from dealing therewith in whatever form, must be transferred, assigned, conveyed, and granted

to the state of North Dakota, acting by and through the board of university and school lands. All

transfers made in accordance with this section are self-executing; no evidence other than the

provisions of this chapter may be required to establish the fact of transfer of title to the state of

North Dakota, acting by and through the board of university and school lands. Proper and

sufficient delivery of all title documents must be conclusively presumed.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-39.2-03 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-39.2 / Section 15-39.2-03
15-39.2-03. Limitation on elections on retirement programs
Status: in_force

15-39.2-03. Limitation on elections on retirement programs

Nothing in this chapter may be interpreted to permit any person to elect benefits under more

than one of the options offered in this chapter, nor to permit any person to make more than one

such election.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-05-03 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-05 / Section 15-05-03
15-05-03. Lease for coal mining purposes not to interfere with right to lease for pasture - Exception
Status: repealed

15-05-03. Lease for coal mining purposes not to interfere with right to lease for

pasture - Exception.

Repealed by S.L. 1975, ch. 135, § 3.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-62.1-09 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-62.1 / Section 15-62.1-09
15-62.1-09. Information system
Status: in_force

15-62.1-09. Information system

The eligible postsecondary educational institutions in the state shall furnish to the agency

and other lending institutions such information as may be necessary to properly administer the

guarantee loan program and the agency shall furnish information in regard to student loan

transactions on a regular basis to such postsecondary educational institutions.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-20.2-06 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-20.2 / Section 15-20.2-06
15-20.2-06. Meetings of center boards - Election of officers - Quorum
Status: in_force

15-20.2-06. Meetings of center boards - Election of officers - Quorum

The initial organizational meeting of a center board must be called and conducted by the

chairman of the state board, and thereafter a center board shall meet monthly. Virtual area

career and technology center boards shall meet at least quarterly. At the next meeting following

the annual meeting of the school boards, the officers of a center board for the current school

year must be selected. The officers of a center board must be a chairman and a vice chairman,

who may not be from the same school district. The chairman shall preside at all meetings of a

center board and in the chairman's absence the vice chairman shall preside. Each center board

member is entitled to one vote. A majority of the members of a center board constitutes a

quorum. Any motion or resolution may be adopted only by a majority vote of the members of the

center board.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-07-01 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-07 / Section 15-07-01
15-07-01. Definitions
Status: in_force

15-07-01. Definitions

The terms "other than original grant lands" or "nongrant lands" mean all lands obtained by

the board of university and school lands in any manner other than that described in section

15-06-01.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-06-05 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-06 / Section 15-06-05
15-06-05. When lands remaining unsold reappraised
Status: repealed

15-06-05. When lands remaining unsold reappraised

Repealed by S.L. 1947, ch. 160, § 12.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-18.1-07 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-18.1 / Section 15-18.1-07
15-18.1-07. Refund of tuition fees
Status: in_force

15-18.1-07. Refund of tuition fees

Postsecondary educational institutions shall refund tuition and other charges, other than a

reasonable application fee, in accordance with the schedule determined by the board.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-20.2-14 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-20.2 / Section 15-20.2-14
15-20.2-14. Withdrawal of district from participation in center - Submission to voters - Effect of withdrawals
Status: in_force

15-20.2-14. Withdrawal of district from participation in center - Submission to voters -

Effect of withdrawals.

The procedure for withdrawal is the same as for joining as provided for in sections

15-20.2-11 through 15-20.2-13, except that when a participating district is unable to obtain an

approval of withdrawal from the center board, or the state board, or both, the participating

district may submit the question to withdraw from the area career and technology center to the

voters of the school district. If a majority of the total number of votes cast on the question is in

favor of withdrawal, the participating school district must be released from the area career and

technology center. Such withdrawal may become effective at the end of the next school year or

on such a date as determined by the state board, but such withdrawal does not affect the

liability of the withdrawing school district for obligations incurred during its participation.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-10-13.5 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-10 / Section 15-10-13.5
15-10-13.5. Presidential searches
Status: in_force

15-10-13.5. Presidential searches

The state board of higher education is responsible for appointment of presidents at

institutions under the control of the board. Upon notification that the position of an institution

president will become vacant, the state board of higher education may authorize a search

committee to conduct a search for a new president. The state board of higher education may

retain the services of a consultant, determined and selected by the search committee, to assist

the search committee.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-13-08 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-13 / Section 15-13-08
15-13-08. State normal school students' loan fund
Status: repealed

15-13-08. State normal school students' loan fund

Repealed by S.L. 1999, ch. 157, § 4.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-12-29 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-12 / Section 15-12-29
15-12-29. Beef systems center of excellence
Status: in_force

15-12-29. Beef systems center of excellence

1. North Dakota state university may establish a beef systems center of excellence in the

department of animal and range science. The beef systems center of excellence may:

a. Create a model for the development of an integrated meat processing industry;

b. Enhance North Dakota state university's ability to provide research related to:

(1) The effects of genetics, management, and nutrition regimens on carcass

yield, quality, and sensory characteristics;

(2) Food safety and nutrition of the resulting meat products;

(3) New and emerging technologies in slaughter, fabrication, processing, and

value-added products; and

(4) Meat and meat product marketing; and

c. Provide training, education, and outreach opportunities to students, businesses,

and beef cattle producers.

2. North Dakota state university may accept gifts, grants, and donations from public and

nonpublic sources to support and benefit the creation and efforts of the beef systems

center of excellence, and any gifts, grants, and donations so received are appropriated

to North Dakota state university for purposes of the beef systems center of excellence.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-19-06 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-19 / Section 15-19-06
15-19-06. Special funds - Deposit of collections - Transfers from general fund appropriations
Status: in_force

15-19-06. Special funds - Deposit of collections - Transfers from general fund

appropriations.

1. A special operating fund for the center for distance education must be maintained

within the state treasury and all income and fees collected by the center for distance

education from any source must be remitted monthly by the superintendent of public

instruction to the state treasurer and credited to the special operating fund. All

expenditures from the fund must be within the limits of legislative appropriations and

must be made upon vouchers, signed and approved by the director. Upon approval of

the vouchers by the office of the budget, warrant-checks must be prepared by the

office of management and budget.

2. The superintendent of public instruction may establish an endowment and scholarship

fund to provide financial grants to students enrolled in courses offered through the

center for distance education. The endowment and scholarship fund may consist only

of those funds specifically appropriated by the legislative assembly and property

received by the center for distance education as a gift, devise, or bequest. Any gift,

devise, or bequest of property received by the center for distance education which is

designated by the superintendent of public instruction and donor for the endowment

and scholarship fund must be deposited in the scholarship fund at the Bank of North

Dakota. The center for distance education may draw on the endowment and

scholarship fund for the award of endowments and scholarships within the limits and

rules adopted by the superintendent of public instruction.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-03-04.2 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-03 / Section 15-03-04.2
15-03-04.2. Board authority over farm loans
Status: in_force

15-03-04.2. Board authority over farm loans

The board of university and school lands has authority to promulgate policies, rules, and

regulations for the purchase of first mortgage farm loans. The board shall set such terms,

conditions, interest rates, and other guidelines as it may desire commensurate with its fiduciary

responsibilities.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-03-20 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-03 / Section 15-03-20
15-03-20. Reducing or canceling interest due on contracts and mortgages
Status: repealed

15-03-20. Reducing or canceling interest due on contracts and mortgages

Repealed by S.L. 1977, ch. 138, § 12.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-10-01.1 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-10 / Section 15-10-01.1
15-10-01.1. Board of higher education to assume jurisdiction over junior colleges and off-campus educational centers
Status: repealed

15-10-01.1. Board of higher education to assume jurisdiction over junior colleges and

off-campus educational centers.

Repealed by S.L. 1999, ch. 154, § 2.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-11-18 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-11 / Section 15-11-18
15-11-18. Assignment of patent or permitting use thereof
Status: repealed

15-11-18. Assignment of patent or permitting use thereof

Repealed by S.L. 1961, ch. 296, § 5.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-68.1-02 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-68.1 / Section 15-68.1-02
15-68.1-02. Duties
Status: in_force

15-68.1-02. Duties

The committee shall:

1. Develop a process for the orderly preservation of American Indian languages spoken

by the members of tribes located in this state, including:

a. The creation or acquisition of audio recordings, picture dictionaries, and

pronunciation guides;

b. The translation of existing materials; and

c. The acquisition, development, and dissemination of instructional materials for

elementary and high school students, individuals enrolled in institutions of higher

education, and other adults;

2. Pursue working relationships aimed at American Indian language preservation with

public and private sector entities, including institutions of higher education, in this state

and in other states and provinces; and

3. Seek the active participation of American Indians residing in this state on an individual

and a tribal basis.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-20.1-14 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-20.1 / Section 15-20.1-14
15-20.1-14. Rehabilitation services provided to any disabled individual - Eligibility
Status: repealed

15-20.1-14. Rehabilitation services provided to any disabled individual - Eligibility

Repealed by S.L. 1973, ch. 383, § 17.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-10-75 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-10 / Section 15-10-75
15-10-75. Workforce education innovation program - Report to legislative management
Status: in_force

15-10-75. Workforce education innovation program - Report to legislative

management.

1. The state board of higher education may provide award funds to institutions under its

control, excluding the university of North Dakota and North Dakota state university, to

create or enhance educational programs that address the workforce needs of North

Dakota business and industry. An award made under this section may be used for

curriculum development, equipment and technology purchases, facility modifications

and equipment installation, hiring and training new and existing instructors,

educational program promotion, and enhancement of postsecondary partnerships with

primary and secondary schools. An institution may not be awarded more than

one million five hundred thousand dollars pursuant to this section during a biennium.

The state board of higher education shall establish a committee, guidelines, and

application process for administration of the grant program established under this

section.

2. The state board of higher education shall provide a biennial program report to the

legislative management by September first of each even-numbered year. The report

must include information by institution regarding:

a. The number, amount, and type of awards;

b. The name of each educational program created, enhanced, or promoted;

c. The amount and percentage of funds used for leadership and coordination costs;

and

d. Detailed expense reports, including the type of equipment and technology

purchased and the number of instructors hired or trained.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-39.1-31 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-39.1 / Section 15-39.1-31
15-39.1-31. Correction of errors - Adjustment to actuarial equivalent
Status: in_force

15-39.1-31. Correction of errors - Adjustment to actuarial equivalent

If any change or error in the records of the fund or any participating employer or error in any

calculation results in any person receiving from the fund more than that person would have

been entitled to receive had the records been correct, the board shall correct the error and, as

far as practicable, adjust the payment in such a manner that the actuarial equivalent of the

benefit to which the person was entitled is paid or the board may offset the amount of the

overpayment from the amount of future retirement benefit payments. However, if the person

agrees to repay the fund for the cost of the error upon terms acceptable to the board, no

actuarial adjustment to the person's retirement benefit need be made.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-52-23 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-52 / Section 15-52-23
15-52-23. Remedies
Status: in_force

15-52-23. Remedies

In the event the university finds it necessary to cancel a contract or to suspend or recall

payments, it may commence legal proceedings for the recovery of all sums loaned to the

applicant, together with interest thereon, the total of which sums becomes due and owing

immediately upon the mailing to the applicant of written notice of the decision to cancel the

contract or to suspend or recall payments thereunder.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-03-09 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-03 / Section 15-03-09
15-03-09. Term, interest, payment of farm loans
Status: repealed

15-03-09. Term, interest, payment of farm loans

Repealed by S.L. 1977, ch. 138, § 12.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-20.4-04 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-20.4 / Section 15-20.4-04
15-20.4-04. Minimum standards - Exceptions
Status: in_force

15-20.4-04. Minimum standards - Exceptions

1. All postsecondary career schools must be accredited by national or regional

accrediting agencies recognized by the United States department of education. The

board may additionally require such further evidence and make such further

investigation as in its judgment may be necessary. Any postsecondary career school

operating in this state seeking its first authorization to operate may be issued a

provisional authorization to operate on an annual basis until the school becomes

eligible for accreditation by a recognized accrediting agency. Schools issued a

provisional authorization to operate must demonstrate a substantial good-faith

showing of progress toward such status. Only upon accreditation shall a school

become eligible for a regular authorization to operate. A school shall give written

notification to the board within thirty days of any change to the school's accreditation

status.

2. This section does not apply to postsecondary career schools operating in this state

that do not grant degrees and that offer mainly hands-on training in low census

occupations, as determined by the board. "Degree" as used in this subsection means

a document that provides evidence or demonstrates completion of a course of

instruction that results in the attainment of a rank or level of associate or higher.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-06-33 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-06 / Section 15-06-33
15-06-33. Sale of stumpage near Garrison dam authorized
Status: repealed

15-06-33. Sale of stumpage near Garrison dam authorized

Repealed by S.L. 1987, ch. 193, § 5.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-10.1-05 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-10.1 / Section 15-10.1-05
15-10.1-05. Supplementary authority
Status: in_force

15-10.1-05. Supplementary authority

The authority granted the state board of higher education by this chapter is supplemental to

the authority granted such board by section 15-10-28.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-68.1-01 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-68.1 / Section 15-68.1-01
15-68.1-01. American Indian language preservation committee - Membership - Meetings
Status: in_force

15-68.1-01. American Indian language preservation committee - Membership -

Meetings.

1. The American Indian language preservation committee consists of:

a. The executive director of the Indian affairs commission, who shall serve as the

chairman;

b. The superintendent of public instruction or the superintendent's designee;

c. An individual employed as a faculty member at a tribal college, appointed by the

governor;

d. The director of the state historical society;

e. The chairman of the North Dakota humanities council;

f. The chairman of the university of North Dakota department of Indian studies or

the chairman's designee; and

g. One individual with experience in the development of curriculum pertaining to and

the teaching of American Indian languages at the elementary or high school

levels, appointed by the governor.

2. The committee shall meet at least quarterly, at the call of the chairman.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-06-32 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-06 / Section 15-06-32
15-06-32. Prepayments on contracts permitted
Status: in_force

15-06-32. Prepayments on contracts permitted

The purchaser may pay all or any installments of principal not yet due to any interest-paying

date. If the purchaser so desires, the purchaser may pay the entire balance due on the contract,

plus accrued interest to date of payment, at any time, and the purchaser will then be entitled to

proper conveyance. Payment for school or institutional lands purchased under the provisions of

chapter 15-09 may be made at any time.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-39.1-06 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-39.1 / Section 15-39.1-06
15-39.1-06. Organization of board
Status: in_force

15-39.1-06. Organization of board

The board may hold meetings as necessary for the transaction of business and a meeting

may be called by the president or any two members of the board upon reasonable notice to the

other members of the board. The president for the ensuing year must be elected at the first

meeting following July first of each year.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-01-01 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-01 / Section 15-01-01
15-01-01. Board - Membership - Officers
Status: in_force

15-01-01. Board - Membership - Officers

The governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, attorney general, and superintendent of

public instruction shall constitute the "board of university and school lands". The governor must

be the chairman, the secretary of state must be the vice chairman, and the commissioner of

university and school lands must be the secretary of the board. In the absence of the

commissioner at any meeting of the board, the deputy commissioner of university and school

lands shall act as secretary. When acting as the board of university and school lands, the

members of the board shall act in person and may not be represented by any assistant, clerk, or

deputy.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-10-70 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-10 / Section 15-10-70
15-10-70. Student organization funds
Status: in_force

15-10-70. Student organization funds

Any student organization recognized by an institution under the control of the state board of

higher education may deposit money into institution accounts in the Bank of North Dakota to be

used for the benefit of students and student organizations or for charitable purposes. An

expenditure made under this section is deemed to be made for a public purpose and may not be

construed as a gift for purposes of section 18 of article X of the Constitution of North Dakota.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-39.1-22 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-39.1 / Section 15-39.1-22
15-39.1-22. Annual audit
Status: in_force

15-39.1-22. Annual audit

The board shall conduct an annual audit of the fund for the fiscal year ending the preceding

June thirtieth.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-52-21 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-52 / Section 15-52-21
15-52-21. Loan agreement - Suit - Defenses
Status: in_force

15-52-21. Loan agreement - Suit - Defenses

Each applicant before being loaned any funds hereunder shall enter into a contract with the

university agreeing to the terms and conditions set forth in section 15-52-10 and sections

15-52-15 through 15-52-28 and rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For the purposes

of section 15-52-10 and sections 15-52-15 through 15-52-28, the defenses of minority and of

the statutes of limitation are hereby removed as to any applicant granted a loan, and such

contracts are in all respects legal and binding. The university may sue in its own name any

applicant for any balance due on any such contract and is authorized to compromise or settle

litigation with respect to any such contract.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-06-19 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-06 / Section 15-06-19
15-06-19. Reconveyance to the United States of lands improperly conveyed
Status: in_force

15-06-19. Reconveyance to the United States of lands improperly conveyed

When lands have been certified or conveyed erroneously or improperly to the state of North

Dakota for school or other purposes by the United States, the governor of the state may

reconvey or relinquish the title which the state may have to the lands by the execution, under

the governor's hand and with the seal of the state, of such conveyances as may be necessary.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-17-04 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-17 / Section 15-17-04
15-17-04. Articles of incorporation of institutional holding associations
Status: in_force

15-17-04. Articles of incorporation of institutional holding associations

The articles of incorporation of an institutional holding association must contain the

following:

1. The name of the association.

2. The place, which must be within this state, where its business will be transacted, and

the name of the educational institution in connection with which it will operate.

3. The term for which it is to exist.

4. A provision that it is formed under this chapter to carry out the objects and purposes

thereof.

5. The number of its members and the condition of membership and succession in the

association.

6. The number of its trustees, who may or may not be members, and the names and

residences of the persons who shall serve as trustees until their successors are

elected and qualified.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-10-38 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-10 / Section 15-10-38
15-10-38. Loans - Teacher shortages - Loan forgiveness
Status: repealed

15-10-38. Loans - Teacher shortages - Loan forgiveness

Repealed by S.L. 2019, ch. 146, § 4.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-39.1-12.1 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-39.1 / Section 15-39.1-12.1
15-39.1-12.1. Partial service retirement
Status: repealed

15-39.1-12.1. Partial service retirement

Repealed by S.L. 1999, ch. 175, § 9.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-19-00.1 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-19 / Section 15-19-00.1
15-19-00.1. Definitions
Status: in_force

15-19-00.1. Definitions

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "Board" means the board of public school education.

2. "Center" means the North Dakota center for distance education.

3. "Director" means the director of the center for distance education.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-03-16 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-03 / Section 15-03-16
15-03-16. Continuing appropriation for investments
Status: in_force

15-03-16. Continuing appropriation for investments

There is appropriated annually the amounts necessary to pay costs related to investments

controlled by the board of university and school lands, including management, trustee,

consulting, custodial, and performance measurement fees; expenses associated with money

manager searches and onsite audits and reviews of investment managers; expenses

associated with building repairs, maintenance, and renovations; and payments in lieu of taxes

for the building and grounds. Each payment must be made from the trust fund for which the cost

was incurred.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-04-10 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-04 / Section 15-04-10
15-04-10. Leasing to be by auction - Requirements governing
Status: in_force

15-04-10. Leasing to be by auction - Requirements governing

The commissioner of university and school lands, or such other person appointed by the

commissioner, shall conduct the leasing of the lands. The leasing must be at public auction, to

the highest bidder, and must be held at the county seat. The auction must commence on the

day and time specified in the advertisement for the leasing. Notice must be given when the land

is offered for lease that all bids are subject to approval by the board.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-08-16.1 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-08 / Section 15-08-16.1
15-08-16.1. Patents to public lands issued to a person who died before date of patent - Effect
Status: in_force

15-08-16.1. Patents to public lands issued to a person who died before date of patent

- Effect.

When patents for public lands have been or may be issued, in pursuance of any law of this

state, to a person who has died before the date of such patent, the title of the land designated

therein inures to and vests in the heirs, devisees, or assignees of such deceased patentees as if

the patent had been issued to the deceased person during life.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-20.2-09 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-20.2 / Section 15-20.2-09
15-20.2-09. Distribution of state funds to area centers - Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

15-20.2-09. Distribution of state funds to area centers - Rules and regulations

Funds which may be made available to the state board for distribution to area career and

technology centers must be apportioned and distributed by the state board to the area career

and technology centers to assist such centers in defraying the cost involved in maintaining and

operating such centers. The use of such funds is subject to such rules and regulations as may

be prescribed by the state board and must be in accordance with the approved state plan for

career and technical education.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-08-26 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-08 / Section 15-08-26
15-08-26. Removal of or payment for improvements upon termination of lease
Status: in_force

15-08-26. Removal of or payment for improvements upon termination of lease

The lessee of any lands under the control of the board of university and school lands, within

one hundred twenty days after the expiration date or cancellation date of a lease may remove

any nonpermanent improvements placed upon the lands by the lessee if the removal can be

accomplished without material damage to the land. Permanent improvements may not be

placed on the land without written consent of the commissioner of university and school lands. A

lessee requesting a permit to place permanent improvements on the land shall complete an

application form prepared by the commissioner. The cost of completing the permanent

improvement is the lessee's expense. The commissioner may approve depreciation of all or a

portion of the cost of the permanent improvement over a period not to exceed ten years. The

commissioner may also require the lessee to submit all documentation deemed necessary by

the commissioner to determine the cost. The cost may not include any reimbursements to the

lessee. The next lessee or purchaser, in addition to paying the purchase price or rental of the

land, shall pay to the preceding lessee the undepreciated cost, if any. The commissioner may

cancel any undepreciated cost of constructing a permanent improvement if the lessee fails to

offer the minimum bid for the land and the land is not leased at the next auction at which the

land is offered or if the lessee fails to comply with the conditions of the lease agreement.

Permanent improvements placed on the property must be deemed the property of the state.

For purposes of this section, permanent improvements include buildings, wells, dams,

waterholes, waterlines, and trees and nonpermanent improvements include fences, corrals,

water tanks, and feed bunks.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-39.1-10.12 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-39.1 / Section 15-39.1-10.12
15-39.1-10.12. Supplemental retiree benefit payment
Status: in_force

15-39.1-10.12. Supplemental retiree benefit payment

An individual who retired before January 1, 2009, and is receiving monthly benefits from the

fund on an account paid under this chapter or under former chapter 15-39 on December 1,

2009, is entitled to receive a supplemental payment from the fund. The supplemental payment

is equal to an amount determined by taking twenty dollars multiplied by the member's number of

years of service credit plus fifteen dollars multiplied by the number of years since the member's

retirement as of January 1, 2009. The supplemental payment may not exceed the greater of ten

percent of the member's annual annuity or seven hundred fifty dollars. The board shall make the

supplemental payment in December 2009.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-10-49 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-10 / Section 15-10-49
15-10-49. Advancement of academics - Matching grants - Two-year and four-year institutions of higher education
Status: in_force

15-10-49. Advancement of academics - Matching grants - Two-year and four-year

institutions of higher education.

1. a. Subject to legislative appropriations, each biennium during the period beginning

July first of each odd-numbered year and ending December thirty-first of each

even-numbered year, the state board of higher education shall award one dollar

in matching grants for every two dollars raised by the institutional foundations of

Bismarck state college, Dakota college at Bottineau, Dickinson state university,

Lake Region state college, Mayville state university, Minot state university, North

Dakota state college of science, Valley City state university, and Williston state

college for projects dedicated exclusively to the advancement of academics.

b. To be eligible for a matching grant, an institution must demonstrate that:

(1) Its foundation has raised at least twenty-five thousand dollars in cash or

monetary pledges for a qualifying project; and

(2) The project has been approved by the grant review committee established

in section 15-10-51.

(3) The institution is not sponsoring, partnering with, applying for grants with, or

providing a grant subaward to any person or organization that performs, or

promotes the performance of, an abortion unless the abortion is necessary

to prevent the death of the woman, and not participating in or sponsoring

any program producing, distributing, publishing, disseminating, endorsing, or

approving materials of any type or from any organization, that between

normal childbirth and abortion, do not give preference, encouragement, and

support to normal childbirth. This paragraph does not apply to agreements

entered into with medical hospitals and clinics by the university of North

Dakota school of medicine and health sciences or by any nursing education

program at an institution under the control of the state board of higher

education.

c. The board may award up to:

(1) Two million forty-five thousand dollars each to Bismarck state college,

Dickinson state university, Minot state university, and the North Dakota state

college of science;

(2) One million three hundred twenty thousand dollars each to Mayville state

university and Valley City state university; and

(3) Seven hundred twenty thousand dollars each to Dakota college at

Bottineau, Lake Region state college, and Williston state college.

2. a. If any available dollars have not been awarded by the board before January first

of each odd-numbered year, in accordance with subsection 1, any institution

listed in subsection 1 may apply for an additional matching grant.

b. An application submitted under this subsection must meet the same criteria as an

original application.

c. The board shall prioritize available dollars allocated in paragraph 1 of

subdivision c of subsection 1 to applicants in paragraph 1 of subdivision c of

subsection 1. The board shall prioritize available dollars allocated in paragraph 2

of subdivision c of subsection 1 to applicants in paragraph 2 of subdivision c of

subsection 1. The board shall prioritize available dollars allocated in paragraph 3

of subdivision c of subsection 1 to applicants in paragraph 3 of subdivision c of

subsection 1.

d. After considering applications pursuant to subdivision c, the board shall consider

each application submitted under this subsection in chronological order.

e. If the remaining dollars are insufficient to provide a matching grant in the amount

of one dollar for every two dollars raised by the institutional foundation, the board

shall award a lesser amount.

3. The state board of higher education shall retain up to one-quarter of one percent of

any grant awarded under this section to assist with administrative expenses incurred in

the grant review process.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-12-21 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-12 / Section 15-12-21
15-12-21. State toxicologist - Duties - Fees - Confidentiality
Status: repealed

15-12-21. State toxicologist - Duties - Fees - Confidentiality

Repealed by S.L. 1993, ch. 236, § 9.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-10.6-01 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-10.6 / Section 15-10.6-01
15-10.6-01. Definitions
Status: in_force

15-10.6-01. Definitions

As used in this chapter:

1. "Institution" means an institution under the control of the state board of higher

education or a private institution of higher education whose athletic teams compete

against an institution under the control of the state board of higher education.

2. "Sex" means the biological state of being female or male, based on an individual's

nonambiguous sex organs, chromosomes, or endogenous hormone profile at birth.

3. "Student" means an individual enrolled in at least one course offered by an institution.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-39.1-19 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-39.1 / Section 15-39.1-19
15-39.1-19. Annuities discontinued on resumption of teaching
Status: repealed

15-39.1-19. Annuities discontinued on resumption of teaching

Repealed by S.L. 1979, ch. 236, § 2.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-39.1-10.1 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-39.1 / Section 15-39.1-10.1
15-39.1-10.1. Postretirement adjustments
Status: in_force

15-39.1-10.1. Postretirement adjustments

Every person receiving monthly benefits from the fund on an account on which benefits

were being paid on June 30, 1983, shall receive an increase in benefits beginning July 1, 1983,

equal to fifteen percent of the person's present annuity. The percentage must be adjusted, if

necessary, so that the maximum increase would be no more than forty-five dollars per month.

The fifteen percent increase in benefits must be adjusted in percentage so that no person

receives less than one dollar per month per year of teaching credit.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-12.1-04 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-12.1 / Section 15-12.1-04
15-12.1-04. Reports
Status: in_force

15-12.1-04. Reports

Each center director shall submit an annual report to the station director. Each report must

set forth in detail the investigations and experiments made during the preceding year,

recommendations for the welfare of the center, the financial condition of the center, how all

moneys have been expended during the preceding year, and the results of all experiments that

have been completed during the preceding year. By September first of each year, the station

director shall submit these reports, with a report of the North Dakota state university main

research center, to the state board of agricultural research and education and the state board of

higher education.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-62.5-05 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-62.5 / Section 15-62.5-05
15-62.5-05. Use of scholarships and stipends - Refund policy
Status: in_force

15-62.5-05. Use of scholarships and stipends - Refund policy

Scholarships and stipends awarded under this chapter may be applied to defray tuition

charges, fees, room and board charges, and the cost of books and supplies, and for any other

expenses incidental to attending an institution of higher education. If an individual discontinues

attendance before the completion of any semester or quarter for which a scholarship or stipend

has been received, the individual is subject to the refund or repayment policy of the institution at

which the individual was enrolled.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-71-02 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-71 / Section 15-71-02
15-71-02. Biomass research responsibilities
Status: in_force

15-71-02. Biomass research responsibilities

If established or named by the state board of higher education, the biomass energy center

or centers shall:

1. Complete agronomic research to determine the most efficient perennial grasses or

other plants for cellulose production and the amount of fertilization required.

2. Conduct research to determine the most efficient method of harvesting biomass.

3. Determine the benefits of biomass densification or preprocessing.

4. Complete an economic evaluation of all steps in the utilization of biomass for energy.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-06-11 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-06 / Section 15-06-11
15-06-11. Withdrawal of lands from sale - Notice to county auditor - Public notice
Status: repealed

15-06-11. Withdrawal of lands from sale - Notice to county auditor - Public notice

Repealed by S.L. 1947, ch. 160, § 12.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-10-39 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-10 / Section 15-10-39
15-10-39. Fees - Room and meals - Authorization
Status: in_force

15-10-39. Fees - Room and meals - Authorization

An institution of higher education may charge a fee for room and meals when provided by

the institution in connection with summer programs at the institution for which high school credit

is awarded. If a student or the student's parent or guardian is unable to pay the fee for room and

meals, the institution shall waive the fee.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-18-07 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-18 / Section 15-18-07
15-18-07. State aid for community or junior colleges or educational centers
Status: repealed

15-18-07. State aid for community or junior colleges or educational centers

Repealed by S.L. 1983, ch. 192, § 15.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-12-26 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-12 / Section 15-12-26
15-12-26. Access to institute records
Status: in_force

15-12-26. Access to institute records

Materials and data submitted to, or made or received by, the economic feasibility institute, to

the extent that the materials or data consist of trade secrets, or commercial, financial, or

proprietary information of individuals and entities contracting with the institute or receiving

institute services under this chapter, are not public records subject to section 44-04-18 and

section 6 of article XI of the Constitution of North Dakota.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-55-20 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-55 / Section 15-55-20
15-55-20. Financial records required
Status: in_force

15-55-20. Financial records required

Each institution under the control of the state board of higher education which has

constructed student housing, a food service facility, or a student union under the provisions of

this chapter shall maintain records of financial accounts to provide a record of revenues

received and expenses incurred in the use of such revenue-producing building. The definition of

"expenses incurred" includes, but is not limited to, the estimated value of heat, electricity, water,

repairs, insurances, and janitorial and maintenance services provided. From the information

recorded in such records, appropriate financial statements must be prepared and included in the

institutions' published and audited annual or biennial financial reports.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-52-25 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-52 / Section 15-52-25
15-52-25. Deposit and payment of funds
Status: in_force

15-52-25. Deposit and payment of funds

All funds made available to the university pursuant to the provisions of this chapter are to be

deposited by it and are to be paid out only upon vouchers signed by the official properly

designated by the state board of higher education.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-18.2-07 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-18.2 / Section 15-18.2-07
15-18.2-07. Funding - Distribution
Status: in_force

15-18.2-07. Funding - Distribution

The state aid to which each institution is entitled under this chapter must be forwarded at

the time and in the manner agreed to by the institution and the office of management and

budget.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-39.1-16 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-39.1 / Section 15-39.1-16
15-39.1-16. Option of teachers eligible to receive annuities
Status: in_force

15-39.1-16. Option of teachers eligible to receive annuities

1. The board shall adopt rules providing for the receipt of retirement benefits in the

following optional forms:

a. Option one. Upon the death of the teacher, the reduced retirement allowance

must be continued throughout the life of, and paid to, the teacher's designated

beneficiary named at the time of retirement. If the individual designated to receive

the teacher's reduced retirement allowance predeceases the teacher, the

reduced retirement allowance must be converted to a single life retirement

annuity under which benefit payments, if the individual designated died before

July 1, 1989, must begin on July 1, 1989, or, if the individual designated dies on

or after July 1, 1989, must begin on the first day of the month following the death

of the individual designated.

b. Option two. Upon the death of the teacher, one-half of the reduced retirement

allowance must be continued throughout the life of, and paid to, the teacher's

designated beneficiary named at the time of retirement. If the individual

designated to receive the teacher's reduced retirement allowance predeceases

the teacher, the reduced retirement allowance must be converted to a single life

retirement annuity under which benefit payments, if the individual designated died

before July 1, 1989, must begin on July 1, 1989, or, if the designated beneficiary

dies on or after July 1, 1989, must begin on the first day of the month following

the death of the individual designated.

c. Option three. Upon the death of the teacher within twenty years of the

commencement of annuity payments, the payments must be continued for the

remainder of the twenty-year period to the teacher's designated beneficiary. This

payment option is available to teachers who retire after July 31, 2003.

d. Option four. Upon the death of the teacher within ten years of the commencement

of annuity payments, the payments must be continued for the remainder of the

ten-year period to the teacher's designated beneficiary.

e. Option five. Partial lump sum distribution option. A member who is eligible for an

unreduced service retirement annuity under section 15-39.1-10 and who retires

after July 31, 2003, may make a one-time election to receive a portion of the

retirement annuity paid in a lump sum distribution upon retirement, pursuant to

rules adopted by the board.

(1) The eligible member may select a standard service retirement annuity or an

optional service retirement annuity described in this subsection, together

with a partial lump sum distribution. This option is not available to disabled

members or beneficiaries of deceased members. The partial lump sum

distribution option may be elected only once by a member and may not be

elected by a retiree.

(2) The amount of the partial lump sum distribution under this subdivision is

twelve months of a standard service retirement annuity computed under

section 15-39.1-10 and payable at the same time the first monthly payment

of the annuity is paid.

(3) The service retirement annuity selected by the member must be actuarially

reduced to reflect the partial lump sum distribution option selected by the

member.

(4) Before a retiring member selects a partial lump sum distribution under this

subdivision, the fund shall provide a written notice to the member of the

amount by which the member's annuity will be reduced because of the

selection.

2. The amount of the reduced retirement allowance payable upon the exercise of any of

these options must be computed upon an actuarial basis through the use of standard

actuarial tables and based upon the ages of the teacher and the teacher's designated

beneficiary. A member's spouse, if designated as beneficiary, shall consent in writing to

the member's choice of benefit payment option for any benefit payments commencing

after June 30, 1999. The board may rely on the member's representations about that

member's marital status in determining the member's marital status. The spouse's

written consent must be witnessed by a notary or a plan representative. If the spouse

does not consent, or cannot be located, the member's annuity benefit must be paid

using option two, the fifty percent joint and survivor option.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-19-02 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-19 / Section 15-19-02
15-19-02. Administration Center for distance education - Appointment and duties
Status: in_force

15-19-02. Administration Center for distance education - Appointment and duties

The program of and all activities related to the center for distance education are the

responsibility of the director of the center for distance education and under the authority of the

superintendent of public instruction and the board. The director is appointed by and reports to

the superintendent of public instruction. The center must have a separate budget and a

separate staff from the department of public instruction who must be classified under the state

personnel merit system. The director shall carry out the responsibilities in operating the center

for distance education in the manner approved by the board, under the supervision of the

superintendent of public instruction, and compliant with requirements established by the

superintendent of public instruction and the education standards and practices board for public

school administrators and teachers.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-08-17 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-08 / Section 15-08-17
15-08-17. Patents - Recording - Effect
Status: in_force

15-08-17. Patents - Recording - Effect

The recorders of the several counties are authorized to record all patents issued by the

governor pursuant to the provisions of this title, and the record thereof has the same effect as

the record of other conveyances executed according to the laws of this state.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-07-09 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-07 / Section 15-07-09
15-07-09. Sale of nongrant lands on crop payment contract - Payment of purchase price
Status: repealed

15-07-09. Sale of nongrant lands on crop payment contract - Payment of purchase

price.

Repealed by S.L. 1987, ch. 193, § 5.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-10.1-01 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-10.1 / Section 15-10.1-01
15-10.1-01. Declaration of legislative intent
Status: in_force

15-10.1-01. Declaration of legislative intent

In order to make the most provident utilization of state institutions of higher education and

private colleges in North Dakota, and public and private colleges and universities in contiguous

states, and to avoid duplication of facilities, it is desirable to provide means which will enable a

student resident within the areas served by such institutions of higher education to obtain

desired courses in the most expedient manner and at the least possible cost.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-06-36 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-06 / Section 15-06-36
15-06-36. Sale at public auction
Status: repealed

15-06-36. Sale at public auction

Repealed by S.L. 1987, ch. 193, § 5.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-02-08.1 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-02 / Section 15-02-08.1
15-02-08.1. Investment reports - Report to budget section
Status: in_force

15-02-08.1. Investment reports - Report to budget section

The commissioner shall prepare annual reports on the investment performance of each

fund under its control. The reports must be comparable to the reports prepared by the state

investment board under section 21-10-06.1. The reports must identify the expenses deducted

from each fund, including details on investment management fees, advisory fees, transaction

fees, the agency's expenses attributed to the fund, and any other costs. The commissioner shall

report at least annually to the budget section on the status of its investment performance.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-12-20 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-12 / Section 15-12-20
15-12-20. Veterinary diagnostic laboratory
Status: in_force

15-12-20. Veterinary diagnostic laboratory

The veterinary diagnostic laboratory is located at and is under the supervision and direction

of the North Dakota state university of agriculture and applied science. The laboratory shall

conduct diagnosis of farm and domestic animals and poultry suspected of having diseases and

report the findings as directed. The laboratory also shall perform rabies tests as required by

section 23-36-03.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-18.2-08 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-18.2 / Section 15-18.2-08
15-18.2-08. Statement of tuition and fees - Contents of statement
Status: in_force

15-18.2-08. Statement of tuition and fees - Contents of statement

Each tuition and fee billing statement provided to a student must include information

identifying the average dollar amount of state aid per student per semester the institution

receives under this chapter.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-39.1-10.3 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-39.1 / Section 15-39.1-10.3
15-39.1-10.3. Multiple plan membership - Eligibility for benefits - Amount of benefits
Status: in_force

15-39.1-10.3. Multiple plan membership - Eligibility for benefits - Amount of benefits

1. a. For the purpose of determining vesting of rights and eligibility for benefits under

this chapter, a teacher's years of service credit is the total of the years of service

credit earned in the fund and the years, with twelve months of compensation

equal to a year, of service employment earned in any number of the following

alternate plans:

(1) The public employees retirement system, except an "eligible employee" as

that term is defined under section 54-52-02.15.

(2) The highway patrol troopers' retirement system.

Service credit may not exceed one year of service in any fiscal year in

determining vesting and benefit eligibility.

b. If a teacher terminates eligible employment under the fund, if that teacher has not

received a refund of member contributions, and if that teacher begins eligible

employment in a plan described in paragraph 1 or 2 of subdivision a, that teacher

may elect to remain an inactive member of the fund without refund of

contributions. The board shall terminate the inactive status of a teacher under this

subdivision if the teacher gains eligible employment under this chapter or if the

teacher terminates eligible employment under a plan described in paragraph 1 or

2 of subdivision a.

c. Pursuant to rules adopted by the board, a teacher who has service credit in the

fund and in any number of the alternate plans described in paragraphs 1 and 2 of

subdivision a is entitled to benefits under this chapter.

(1) A tier one member may elect to have benefits calculated using the benefit

formula in subsection 2 of section 15-39.1-10 under either of the following

calculation methods:

(a) Using the three highest certified fiscal year salaries of this plan in the

computation of final average salary and all service credit earned in this

plan; or

(b) Using the three highest certified fiscal year salaries of this plan

combined with the alternate plan in the computation of final average

salary and service credit not to exceed one year in any fiscal year

when combined with the service credit earned in the alternate

retirement plan.

(2) A tier two member may elect to have benefits calculated using the benefit

formula in subsection 2 of section 15-39.1-10 under either of the following

calculation methods:

(a) Using the five highest certified fiscal year salaries of this plan in the

computation of final average salary and all service credit earned in this

plan; or

(b) Using the five highest certified fiscal year salaries of this plan

combined with the alternate plan in the computation of final average

salary and service credit not to exceed one year in any fiscal year

when combined with the service credit earned in the alternate

retirement plan.

2. a. If a teacher, who is eligible to participate in this fund, is also eligible to participate

in an alternate retirement system, the employee is a member of the teachers'

fund for retirement for duties covered under this fund, and the employee is also a

member of the public employees retirement system or highway patrolmen's

retirement system for duties covered by those alternate retirement systems. The

employers shall pay the member and employer contributions at the rates currently

existing for the applicable system.

b. If a teacher described in subdivision a was employed prior to August 1, 2003, and

has dual member rights, the teacher may elect to begin participation in the

alternate plan pursuant to the plan provisions on August 1, 2003, or may continue

participation pursuant to the plan provisions in effect on July 31, 2003. A plan

participation election is required by five p.m. on October 31, 2003. If an election is

not received by the retirement plan, the participation and benefit calculation

requirements of this chapter as of July 31, 2003, continue to be in effect for the

teacher.

3. Under rules adopted by the board, an individual whose service credit was canceled

when that individual received a refund of assessments at termination of employment

under this chapter may, while that individual participates in a plan described in

paragraph 1 or 2 of subdivision a of subsection 1, repurchase that service credit that

was canceled.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-11-29 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-11 / Section 15-11-29
15-11-29. Matching funds for bequests to university of North Dakota
Status: in_force

15-11-29. Matching funds for bequests to university of North Dakota

In any case wherein any person, corporation, or limited liability company shall have made

any gift to the university of North Dakota, whether by donation, bequest, devise, or otherwise,

upon condition that the university of North Dakota must raise a matching, equivalent, or

counterpart fund held to the same purposes as the original gift in order to enjoy such gift, the

university of North Dakota alumni association, incorporated, is hereby empowered to raise such

equivalent, matching, or counterpart fund by any practicable and lawful means, and to hold such

equivalent, matching, or counterpart fund so raised in trust for the same purposes as the original

gift; and such equivalent, matching, or counterpart fund shall be deemed both in law and equity

to have been raised by the university of North Dakota. For this purpose the university of North

Dakota alumni association, incorporated, is hereby declared to be an agent of the university of

North Dakota. Nothing in this section shall be construed to allow the university of North Dakota

alumni association, incorporated, any power or authority to alter or change the provisions of any

instrument of trust or agreement wherein it is named custodian or trustee of any funds or

securities or given any legal power with respect thereto, and nothing in this section shall be

deemed to permit the university of North Dakota alumni association, incorporated, to enlarge,

amend, or derogate from any conditions such instrument of trust or agreement imposes, or to

devote any trust funds in its possession to any purpose other than those stipulated by the

settlers of such trust.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-10-13.1 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-10 / Section 15-10-13.1
15-10-13.1. Faculty - English language proficiency
Status: in_force

15-10-13.1. Faculty - English language proficiency

Any professor, instructor, teacher, assistant, or graduate assistant at a state institution of

higher education must exhibit written and verbal proficiency in the English language. Any

deficiency must be remedied by special training or coursework provided by the institution.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-12-14 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-12 / Section 15-12-14
15-12-14. Who shall be state director of economic survey
Status: repealed

15-12-14. Who shall be state director of economic survey

Repealed by S.L. 1999, ch. 157, § 4.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-04-13 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-04 / Section 15-04-13
15-04-13. Approval of leases by board - Execution of lease contracts
Status: in_force

15-04-13. Approval of leases by board - Execution of lease contracts

The board of university and school lands shall approve and confirm such leases as in its

judgment should be made and shall certify to the commissioner a list of the approved leases by

December thirty-first. The commissioner shall execute contracts of lease in the form prescribed

by the board and shall forward same to the lessee.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-02-01 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-02 / Section 15-02-01
15-02-01. Commissioner of university and school lands - Appointment - Oath
Status: in_force

15-02-01. Commissioner of university and school lands - Appointment - Oath

The board of university and school lands shall appoint a commissioner of university and

school lands. All of the official acts of the commissioner are subject to the approval and

supervision of the board. Before entering upon the duties of the commissioner, the

commissioner shall take the oath prescribed for civil officers.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-20.2-13 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-20.2 / Section 15-20.2-13
15-20.2-13. Referendum on district participation in area center - Majority required for approval
Status: in_force

15-20.2-13. Referendum on district participation in area center - Majority required for

approval.

A school district board may not proceed to obtain approval as a participating district in an

area career and technology center if a petition for referendum of the question of said school

district participating in an area career and technology center signed by twenty percent of the

qualified electors of said school district voting at the last annual school election is filed with the

school board within sixty days of the publication of the resolution provided for in section
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-20.2-15 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-20.2 / Section 15-20.2-15
15-20.2-15. Dissolution of established center
Status: in_force

15-20.2-15. Dissolution of established center

An established area career and technology center may be dissolved in accordance with

rules and procedures adopted by the state board.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-11-10 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-11 / Section 15-11-10
15-11-10. Salary of state geologist and deputy state geologist
Status: repealed

15-11-10. Salary of state geologist and deputy state geologist

Repealed by S.L. 1953, ch. 128, § 1.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-18-02 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-18 / Section 15-18-02
15-18-02. Election to establish junior college
Status: repealed

15-18-02. Election to establish junior college

Repealed by S.L. 1983, ch. 192, § 15.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-19-07 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-19 / Section 15-19-07
15-19-07. Fees collected deposited in general fund
Status: repealed

15-19-07. Fees collected deposited in general fund

Repealed by S.L. 1965, ch. 127, § 6.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-10-03 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-10 / Section 15-10-03
15-10-03. Terms of office
Status: repealed

15-10-03. Terms of office

Repealed by S.L. 1999, ch. 154, § 2.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-12-17 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-12 / Section 15-12-17
15-12-17. Publish reports of North Dakota agricultural experiment station
Status: repealed

15-12-17. Publish reports of North Dakota agricultural experiment station

Repealed by S.L. 1999, ch. 157, § 4.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-08-16 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-08 / Section 15-08-16
15-08-16. Patents for public lands - Execution
Status: in_force

15-08-16. Patents for public lands - Execution

Patents for original grant lands sold under the provisions of this title must be issued to the

purchaser or the purchaser's heirs or assigns, when payment is made in full for the lands and all

the terms of the contract of purchase are performed. All such patents must be signed by the

governor and attested by the secretary of state with the seal of the state and must be

countersigned by the commissioner of university and school lands with the commissioner's seal

affixed.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-10.3-04 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-10.3 / Section 15-10.3-04
15-10.3-04. Mandatory fee increases - Criteria - Explanation
Status: in_force

15-10.3-04. Mandatory fee increases - Criteria - Explanation

1. Before the state board of higher education may approve an institution's request to

increase a mandatory fee, other than a program-specific fee, the institution shall

provide to the board the following information:

a. The estimated revenue collection to be generated by the proposed fee increase;

b. The specific purpose to which the generated revenue will be allocated;

c. Other anticipated tuition and fee increases;

d. A delineation of fee increases during the preceding five-year period and the

revenues collected as a result of each increase;

e. The extent to which students were allowed to participate in the decisionmaking

process that preceded and resulted in the request for a fee increase; and

f. The approximate number of students that would be assessed the fee each year.

2. The board shall examine the information provided by the requesting institution and

shall support its decision to grant or deny a request for a mandatory fee increase with

specific reference to each piece of information required by this section.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-08.1-04 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-08.1 / Section 15-08.1-04
15-08.1-04. Exceptions to transfers
Status: repealed

15-08.1-04. Exceptions to transfers

Repealed by S.L. 1989, ch. 114, § 8.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-03-01.3 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-03 / Section 15-03-01.3
15-03-01.3. Apportionment of maintenance fund balances quarterly
Status: repealed

15-03-01.3. Apportionment of maintenance fund balances quarterly

Repealed by S.L. 2003, ch. 129, § 10.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-62.5-02 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-62.5 / Section 15-62.5-02
15-62.5-02. Scholars program - Criteria and procedures
Status: in_force

15-62.5-02. Scholars program - Criteria and procedures

The state board of higher education shall adopt:

1. Criteria governing the application process;

2. Criteria governing the selection process, within the requirements of section

15-62.5-03; and

3. Procedures for providing fiscal control, fund accounting, and reports.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-39.1-20 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-39.1 / Section 15-39.1-20
15-39.1-20. Withdrawal from fund
Status: in_force

15-39.1-20. Withdrawal from fund

When a member of the fund ceases to be eligible under the terms of this chapter to

participate in the fund, the member may, after a period of one hundred twenty days, withdraw

from the fund and is then entitled to receive a refund of assessments accumulated with interest.

The one-hundred-twenty-day requirement may be waived by the board when it has evidence the

teacher will not be returning to teach in North Dakota. The refund is in lieu of any other benefits

to which the member may be entitled under the terms of this chapter, and by accepting the

refund, the member is waiving any right to participate in the fund under the same provisions that

existed at the time the refund was accepted regardless of whether the member later

repurchases refunded service credit. A member or a beneficiary of a member may elect, at the

time and under rules adopted by the board, to have any portion of an eligible rollover distribution

paid directly in a direct rollover to an eligible retirement plan specified by the member or the

beneficiary to the extent permitted by section 401(a)(31) of the Internal Revenue Code, as

amended.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-11-31 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-11 / Section 15-11-31
15-11-31. Assembly hall on university campus
Status: repealed

15-11-31. Assembly hall on university campus

Repealed by S.L. 1999, ch. 157, § 4.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-10-43.2 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-10 / Section 15-10-43.2
15-10-43.2. Professional student exchange programs - Repayment waiver
Status: repealed

15-10-43.2. Professional student exchange programs - Repayment waiver

The state board of higher education shall waive repayment requirements for individuals

participating in a professional student exchange program in veterinary medicine, dentistry, or

optometry who entered an agreement with the state board of higher education pursuant to

repealed section 15-10-43.1 during the biennium beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30,

2021.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-20.2-10 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-20.2 / Section 15-20.2-10
15-20.2-10. Appropriated and federal funds used for distribution
Status: in_force

15-20.2-10. Appropriated and federal funds used for distribution

The funds distributed to the area career and technology centers under the provisions of

section 15-20.2-09 must be paid out of moneys appropriated to the state board for career and

technical education, including federal funds allotted to the state to promote and attain the

purposes of state and federal legislation on career and technical education.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-11-15 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-11 / Section 15-11-15
15-11-15. Tests of state mineral and other resources - Duty of state board of higher education - Bulletins published
Status: in_force

15-11-15. Tests of state mineral and other resources - Duty of state board of higher

education - Bulletins published.

The state board of higher education shall provide at the university of North Dakota suitable

means for experimentation and practical testing of the mineral and other allied resources of the

state in order to demonstrate their fitness for mining and manufacturing industries.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-10-60 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-10 / Section 15-10-60
15-10-60. Scholarship endowment fund - Rules
Status: repealed

15-10-60. Scholarship endowment fund - Rules

Repealed by S.L. 2017, ch. 368, § 9.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-04-24 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-04 / Section 15-04-24
15-04-24. Appropriation for land expenses - Continuing appropriation
Status: in_force

15-04-24. Appropriation for land expenses - Continuing appropriation

There is appropriated annually the amounts necessary to pay expenses for trust lands

controlled by the board of university and school lands, including appraisal fees, survey costs,

surface lease refunds, weed and insect control costs, clean-up costs, capital improvement rent

credits, rural fire district reimbursements for fire protection, land rental or land value survey

costs, and expenses determined by the board as necessary to manage, preserve, and enhance

the value of the trust asset. Each payment must be made from the trust fund for which the land

is held.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-06-27 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-06 / Section 15-06-27
15-06-27. Terms of sale - Sale to highest bidder - Penalty for failure to make first payment
Status: in_force

15-06-27. Terms of sale - Sale to highest bidder - Penalty for failure to make first

payment.

The board of university and school lands may sell original grant land either for cash or

under contract. The highest bidder for any tract of land offered for sale under this chapter must

be declared the purchaser thereof. A purchaser under contract shall pay twenty percent of the

purchase price at the time the contract is executed; thereafter annual payments must be made

of not less than six percent of the original purchase price. An amount equal to not less than

three percent per annum of the unpaid principal must be credited to interest and the balance

must be applied as payment on principal as credit on the purchase price. If the purchaser fails to

pay the amount required to be paid at the time of sale, the commissioner or other person

conducting the sale may reoffer the tract for sale immediately, but no bid may be received from

the person failing to pay as aforesaid. Any person refusing or neglecting to make such initial

payment after purchase shall forfeit an amount equal to ten percent of the purchase price or

final bid to be recovered for the benefit of the fund to which the land belongs by civil suit in the

name of the state.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-20.4-14 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-20.4 / Section 15-20.4-14
15-20.4-14. Enforcement - Injunction
Status: in_force

15-20.4-14. Enforcement - Injunction

1. The attorney general of this state, or the state's attorney of any county in which a

postsecondary career school is found, at the request of the board or on the attorney

general's own motion, may bring any appropriate action or proceeding, including

injunctive proceedings, or criminal proceedings pursuant to section 15-20.4-12, in any

court of competent jurisdiction for the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter.

2. Whenever it appears to the board that any person, group, or entity is, is about to, or

has been violating any of the provisions of this chapter or any of the lawful rules,

regulations, or orders of the board, the board may, on its own motion or on the written

complaint of any person, file a petition for injunction in the name of the board in any

court of competent jurisdiction in this state against such person, group, or entity, for the

purpose of enjoining such violation or for an order directing compliance with the

provisions of this chapter, and all rules, regulations, and orders issued hereunder. It is

not necessary that the board allege or prove that it has no adequate remedy at law.

The right of injunction provided in this section is in addition to any other legal remedy

which the board has, and is in addition to any right of criminal prosecution provided by

law; provided, however, the board may not obtain a temporary restraining order

without notice to the person, group, or entity affected. The existence of board action

with respect to alleged violations of this chapter does not operate as a bar to an action

for injunctive relief pursuant to this section.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-39.1-19.1 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-39.1 / Section 15-39.1-19.1
15-39.1-19.1. Retired teachers return to active service - Annuities discontinued on resumption of teaching over annual hour limit
Status: in_force

15-39.1-19.1. To return to teaching under this section, a retired teacher:

a. Shall return to teach in a critical shortage geographical area or subject discipline

as determined by the education standards and practices board;

b. If retired after January 1, 2001, must have been receiving a retirement annuity for

at least one year. A retired teacher may perform noncontracted substitute

teaching duties but may not engage in full-time or part-time teaching duties during

the one-year separation from service; and

c. Shall notify the fund office in writing within thirty days of the retired member's

return to covered employment. The retired member's employer also shall notify

the fund office in writing within thirty days of the retired member's return to

covered employment.

2. A retired teacher who returns to teaching under this section shall pay the member

contributions required by section 15-39.1-09 on the salary of the retired member. The

member contributions must be included in the retired member's account value and

may not be refunded except as provided under section 15-39.1-17. A retired teacher

who returns to teaching under the provisions of this section must be treated as retired

for all other purposes under this chapter. A retired teacher may not earn any additional

service during the period of re-employment. The retired teacher's benefits may not be

adjusted to reflect changes in the retired teacher's age or final average monthly salary

at the end of the period of re-employment, any optional form of payment elected under

section 15-39.1-16 remains effective during and after the period of re-employment, and

additional benefits normally available to an active member, such as disability benefits,

are not available to a retired teacher re-employed under this section.

3. A participating employer that employs a retired member under this section shall pay

the employer contributions required by section 15-39.1-09 on the salary of the retired

member.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-18.1-16 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-18.1 / Section 15-18.1-16
15-18.1-16. Unlawful to operate accreditation mill - Penalty
Status: in_force

15-18.1-16. Unlawful to operate accreditation mill - Penalty

1. A person may not operate an accreditation mill in North Dakota.

2. As used in this section:

a. "Accreditation mill" means an accrediting entity that is not recognized by the

United States department of education, the state board of higher education, or

the state board for career and technical education.

b. "Operate" includes to use an address, telephone number, facsimile number, or

other contact point located in North Dakota.

3. A person that violates this section is guilty of a class C felony.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-08.1-09 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-08.1 / Section 15-08.1-09
15-08.1-09. Strategic investment and improvements fund - Continuing appropriation
Status: repealed

15-08.1-09. Strategic investment and improvements fund - Continuing appropriation

Repealed by S.L. 2019, ch. 54, § 13.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-18-04.2 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-18 / Section 15-18-04.2
15-18-04.2. School district tax levy authorized to finance residual or other off-campus educational center obligations
Status: repealed

15-18-04.2. School district tax levy authorized to finance residual or other off-campus

educational center obligations.

Repealed by S.L. 1999, ch. 154, § 2.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-10-54 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-10 / Section 15-10-54
15-10-54. Assessment of institutions
Status: in_force

15-10-54. Assessment of institutions

Expired under S.L. 2013, ch. 135, § 2.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-54.1-02 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-54.1 / Section 15-54.1-02
15-54.1-02. Capital building funds - Uses - Reports
Status: in_force

15-54.1-02. Capital building funds - Uses - Reports

Subject to tier II and tier III capital building fund matching requirements under this chapter,

each institution may use its allocation of funds from the university system capital building fund

for projects specifically authorized by the legislative assembly to use university system capital

building fund moneys. In addition, after an institution has matched and committed seventy-five

percent of the funding appropriated for the institution's tier I extraordinary repairs and subject to

state board of higher education approval and matching requirements under this chapter, each

institution may use its allocation of funds from the university system capital building fund for

extraordinary repairs and deferred maintenance projects for academic and student housing

facilities that do not increase the overall square footage of a building. The state board of higher

education shall report biennially to the legislative management and to the appropriations

committees of the legislative assembly on the use of funding in the university system capital

building fund, the source of matching funds, and each institution's five-year plan for capital

construction spending.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-18-01 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-18 / Section 15-18-01
15-18-01. Junior colleges authorized
Status: repealed

15-18-01. Junior colleges authorized

Repealed by S.L. 1983, ch. 192, § 15.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-13-10 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-13 / Section 15-13-10
15-13-10. Participation in students' loan fund - Loans limited
Status: repealed

15-13-10. Participation in students' loan fund - Loans limited

Repealed by S.L. 1999, ch. 157, § 4.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-08-19.2 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-08 / Section 15-08-19.2
15-08-19.2. Public access
Status: in_force

15-08-19.2. Public access

1. Nonvehicular public access to leased and unleased trust lands is allowed if in the best

interests of the trusts, unless:

a. Specifically prohibited by the commissioner of university and school lands; or

b. A lessee of any lands under the control of the board of university and school

lands posts the land with signage issued by the department of trust lands, which:

(1) Requires notification to the lessee before entry by the public; or

(2) Closes the trust lands to all public access.

2. A lessee of any lands under the control of the board may not lease, sell, or otherwise

be compensated for access to, on, across, or over leased trust lands.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-10-10 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-10 / Section 15-10-10
15-10-10. State commissioner of higher education - Qualification - Appointment - Term - Removal
Status: in_force

15-10-10. State commissioner of higher education - Qualification - Appointment -

Term - Removal.

The state board of higher education, as soon as practicable, shall appoint, for a term of not

to exceed three years, a state commissioner of higher education whose principal office must be

at the state capitol. The commissioner of higher education is responsible to the board and is

removable by the board for cause. The commissioner must be a graduate of some reputable

college or university who by training and experience is familiar with the problems peculiar to

higher education. The commissioner must be the chief executive officer of the board and shall

perform such duties as must be prescribed by it.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-12.1-14 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-12.1 / Section 15-12.1-14
15-12.1-14. State board of agricultural research and education - Membership - Terms
Status: in_force

15-12.1-14. State board of agricultural research and education - Membership - Terms

1. The state board of agricultural research and education consists of:

a. The president of North Dakota state university or the president's designee;

b. The vice president of agricultural affairs at North Dakota state university, who

serves in an ex officio nonvoting capacity;

c. The administrator of the agricultural experiment station, who serves in an

ex officio nonvoting capacity;

d. The five persons appointed to the state board of agricultural research and

education by the ag coalition;

e. The five persons appointed to the state board of agricultural research and

education by the extension service's multicounty program units;

f. The agriculture commissioner, who serves in an ex officio nonvoting capacity;

g. The director of the North Dakota state university extension service, who serves in

an ex officio nonvoting capacity; and

h. Two members of the legislative assembly appointed by the chairman of the

legislative management. The chairman shall appoint one member from each

political faction. The terms of members are for two years and members may be

reappointed. The legislative council shall pay the compensation and expense

reimbursement for the legislative members.

2. a. The initial five members appointed by the ag coalition shall select their terms by

lot so that one member serves for one year, one member serves for two years,

one member serves for three years, one member serves for four years, and one

member serves for five years.

b. The initial five members appointed by the extension service's multicounty

program units shall select their terms by lot so that one member serves for one

year, one member serves for two years, one member serves for three years, one

member serves for four years, and one member serves for five years.

3. At the completion of each initial term, the term of office for each member is four years,

beginning on July first. An individual may be reappointed to a second four-year term.

4. a. At least ninety days before the term of a member appointed by the ag coalition

expires, the ag coalition shall provide to the state board of higher education a list

of one or more names from which the state board of higher education shall

appoint a successor. The state board of higher education shall ensure four out of

the five seats are held by agricultural producers.

b. At least ninety days before the term of a member appointed by the extension

service's multicounty program units expires, the units through their advisory

groups shall provide to the state board of higher education a list of one or more

names from which the state board of higher education shall appoint a successor.

The state board of higher education shall ensure four out of the five seats are

held by agricultural producers.

5. If an appointed position becomes vacant, the vacancy must be filled for the unexpired

portion of the term in the same manner as the initial appointment except that the

ninety-day requirement is waived. An individual appointed under this subsection is

eligible to serve two full terms after completing the unexpired term for which the

individual was appointed.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-52-19 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-52 / Section 15-52-19
15-52-19. Loan payments
Status: repealed

15-52-19. Loan payments

Repealed by S.L. 2003, ch. 141, § 7.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-08-15 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-08 / Section 15-08-15
15-08-15. Fee title in state until contract is fulfilled - Unlawful detainer
Status: in_force

15-08-15. Fee title in state until contract is fulfilled - Unlawful detainer

The fee of each parcel of land sold on contract must remain in the state until a patent or

deed is issued therefor as provided in this title. After a failure on the part of the purchaser, or the

purchaser's heirs or assigns, to comply with the terms of the contract or with the provisions of

law applicable thereto, any person being or continuing in possession of any such lands without

the written permission of the commissioner must be deemed to detain the land forcibly and

without right and to be a trespasser thereon.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-62.4-04 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-62.4 / Section 15-62.4-04
15-62.4-04. Student financial assistance program - Advisory board
Status: repealed

15-62.4-04. Student financial assistance program - Advisory board

Repealed by S.L. 2017, ch. 131, § 1.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-62.5-04 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-62.5 / Section 15-62.5-04
15-62.5-04. Scholars program - Scholarship amounts - Stipends
Status: in_force

15-62.5-04. Scholars program - Scholarship amounts - Stipends

1. a. Each semester, the state board of higher education shall provide to an eligible

student a scholarship in an amount not exceeding the tuition charged at the

institution in which the student is enrolled, provided the amount does not exceed

the highest undergraduate semester tuition charged at an institution of higher

education under the control of the state board of higher education.

b. Each quarter the state board of higher education shall provide to an eligible

student a scholarship in an amount not exceeding the tuition charged per quarter

at the institution in which the student is enrolled, provided the amount may not

exceed two-thirds of the highest undergraduate semester tuition charged at an

institution of higher education under the control of the state board of higher

education.

c. For purposes of this subsection, the rates are calculated using a traditional fall

and spring academic year.

2. The scholarships provided for under this section are conditioned on the student

maintaining a 3.5 cumulative grade point average, based on a 4.0 grading system.

3. Any student eligible for a scholarship under this section is also eligible for a stipend in

an amount not exceeding two thousand dollars annually. The state board of higher

education may distribute the stipend on a semester or a quarter basis.

4. a. A student is not entitled to receive scholarships under this chapter for more than

the equivalent of:

(1) Eight semesters of full-time enrollment; or

(2) Twelve quarters of full-time enrollment.

b. Notwithstanding subdivision a, a student is not entitled to receive a scholarship

under this chapter after the student obtains a baccalaureate degree.

5. The state board of higher education shall forward scholarships and stipends payable

under this chapter directly to the institution in which the student is enrolled.

6. The board may not issue a scholarship under this chapter which is in excess of the

total cost of attendance, as determined by the institution of higher education, when

considering all financial aid sources.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-03-10 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-03 / Section 15-03-10
15-03-10. Assignment of mortgage - Regulations governing - Execution
Status: repealed

15-03-10. Assignment of mortgage - Regulations governing - Execution

Repealed by S.L. 1977, ch. 138, § 12.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-10-19.1 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-10 / Section 15-10-19.1
15-10-19.1. Nonresident and resident student for tuition purposes defined
Status: in_force

15-10-19.1. Nonresident and resident student for tuition purposes defined

1. A "nonresident student" for tuition purposes means any student other than a resident

student.

2. A "resident student" for tuition purposes means:

a. An individual whose guardian, custodial parent, or parents are legal residents of

this state and have resided in this state for twelve months, or a dependent child

whose custodial parent moved into the state with the intent to establish legal

residency for a period of years within the last twelve months immediately prior to

the beginning of the academic term;

b. An individual of age eighteen or over who is a legal resident of this state and has

resided in this state after reaching age eighteen for twelve months immediately

prior to the beginning of the academic term;

c. An individual who graduated from a North Dakota high school;

d. (1) A full-time active duty member of the armed forces;

(2) A member of the national guard;

(3) A member of the armed forces reserve component; or

(4) A veteran, as defined in section 37-01-40;

e. A benefited employee of the North Dakota university system;

f. The spouse of:

(1) A full-time active duty member of the armed forces;

(2) A member of the national guard;

(3) A member of the armed forces reserve component;

(4) A veteran, as defined in section 37-01-40, including a veteran eligible to

transfer entitlement under the Post 9-11 Veterans Educational Assistance

Act of 2008 [38 U.S.C. 3301];

(5) A benefited employee of the North Dakota university system; or

(6) Any other individual who is a resident for tuition purposes;

g. A dependent of:

(1) A full-time active duty member of the armed forces;

(2) A member of the national guard;

(3) A member of the armed forces reserve component;

(4) A veteran, as defined in section 37-01-40, including a veteran eligible to

transfer entitlement under the Post 9-11 Veterans Educational Assistance

Act of 2008 [38 U.S.C. 3301]; or

(5) A benefited employee of the North Dakota university system;

h. An individual who was a legal resident of this state for at least three consecutive

years within six years of the beginning of the academic term;

i. A child, spouse, widow, or widower of a veteran as defined in section 37-01-40

who was killed in action or died from wounds or other service-connected causes,

was totally disabled as a result of service-connected causes, died from

service-connected disabilities, was a prisoner of war, or was declared missing in

action;

j. A covered individual as defined by section 702 of Public Law No. 113-146 [128

Stat. 1797; 38 U.S.C. 3679]; or

k. An individual certified by a director of the peace corps as having completed

service as a peace corps volunteer.

3. A temporary absence from the state for vacation or other special or temporary

purposes may not be considered an abandonment of residency in this state, provided

a residence is maintained in this state during the temporary absence. However, a

student who leaves the state and resides in another state for a period of months is not

considered a resident of this state during those months if the student does not

maintain a place of residence in this state during the student's absence.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-10-38.2 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-10 / Section 15-10-38.2
15-10-38.2. Skilled workforce scholarship program - Skilled workforce scholarship fund - Continuing appropriation - Report
Status: in_force

15-10-38.2. The retained funds must be used for promotion and administration of the programs

under those sections.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-04-22 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-04 / Section 15-04-22
15-04-22. Fraudulent bidding - Penalty
Status: in_force

15-04-22. Fraudulent bidding - Penalty

Any person who, at any leasing auction held pursuant to section 15-04-10, makes a

successful bid and then willfully fails or refuses to make the deposit on the day of the sale as

required by section 15-04-11 is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-10.1-03 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-10.1 / Section 15-10.1-03
15-10.1-03. Remission of nonresident tuition - Agreements
Status: in_force

15-10.1-03. Remission of nonresident tuition - Agreements

The state board of higher education may enter into agreements for the remission of

nonresident tuition for designated categories of students at state institutions of higher education.

Such agreements must have as their purpose the mutual improvement of educational

advantages for residents of this state and such other states or institutions of other states with

whom agreements are made.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-62.1-04 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-62.1 / Section 15-62.1-04
15-62.1-04. Repayment of loans
Status: in_force

15-62.1-04. Repayment of loans

The agency shall establish rules for the repayment, or deferment of repayment, of loans

guaranteed under this chapter which are coinsured by the federal government consistent with

the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. The agency shall adopt rules for the repayment,

or deferment of repayment, of loans guaranteed by the agency which are not coinsured by the

federal government.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-12-05 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-12 / Section 15-12-05
15-12-05. Faculty - Annual report to board
Status: repealed

15-12-05. Faculty - Annual report to board

Repealed by S.L. 1999, ch. 157, § 4.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-05-13 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-05 / Section 15-05-13
15-05-13. Oil, gas, and other leases separate from grazing and farming leases
Status: in_force

15-05-13. Oil, gas, and other leases separate from grazing and farming leases

All leases made for the purpose of obtaining and extracting oil, gas, coal, cement materials,

sodium sulfate, sand and gravel, road material, building stone, chemical substances, metallic

ores, or colloidal or other clays must be separate and distinct from any lease of the land for

grazing and farming purposes and the regulations made by the board of university and school

lands must provide for the use of the lands for grazing and farming purposes without

interference on the part of the lessee for the purposes aforesaid.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-20.2-03 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-20.2 / Section 15-20.2-03
15-20.2-03. Agreement of participation in area center - Resolution of agreement
Status: in_force

15-20.2-03. Agreement of participation in area center - Resolution of agreement

After approval of a plan pursuant to this chapter, all participating school districts of an area

career and technology center shall enter into an agreement of participation which must receive

a vote of approval of the school board of each participating school district. Prior to the effective

date of an approved plan, a resolution of agreement must be adopted by a majority vote of each

participating school board and such resolution must be published once in the official newspaper

of each county or counties of the participating school districts.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-02-07 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-02 / Section 15-02-07
15-02-07. Custody of abstracts and conveyances to state
Status: in_force

15-02-07. Custody of abstracts and conveyances to state

All abstracts and conveyances of title to the state of North Dakota, when the lands are held

for penal, educational, charitable, or school purposes, must be deposited with and must remain

in the control of the commissioner of university and school lands.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-05-01 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-05 / Section 15-05-01
15-05-01. Coal lands or coal in tracts - Leases - Term
Status: in_force

15-05-01. Coal lands or coal in tracts - Leases - Term

The board of university and school lands may lease any lands or coal in tracts that may be

contained in lands sold with a reservation of coal deposits under its control for coal mining

purposes. Any lease made under this chapter must be for a period of time as the board may

determine. Lands or coal in tracts that may be contained in lands sold with a reservation of coal

deposits must be leased for coal mining purposes for a royalty upon the coal as the board may

deem fair and in the best interest of the state. The royalty applies only to coal actually mined

and saved from the leased premises. If the board owns or controls a smaller interest than the

entire and undivided coal estate, the royalty must be paid to it only in proportion to which its

interest bears to the entire undivided fee. The board may lease land or coal in tracts for the

purpose of prospecting for and mining coal for an annual rental of not less than one dollar per

acre [.40 hectare] per year. The rental paid for any year may not be deducted from the royalties

as they accrue. The board may adjust the royalty of existing coal leases as the board

determines fair and in the best interest of the state.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-11-02 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-11 / Section 15-11-02
15-11-02. Colleges may be united with university
Status: repealed

15-11-02. Colleges may be united with university

Repealed by S.L. 1999, ch. 157, § 4.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-20.2-08 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-20.2 / Section 15-20.2-08
15-20.2-08. Assessment of participating districts for share of center expenses - Allocation of students - Civil penalty for failure to remit payment
Status: in_force

15-20.2-08. Assessment of participating districts for share of center expenses -

Allocation of students - Civil penalty for failure to remit payment.

1. A center board, for the purpose of paying any administrative, planning, operating, or

capital expenses incurred or to be incurred, shall assess each:

a. Participating school district a center membership fee based upon its high school

enrollment as compared to the total high school enrollment of all participating

school districts in the area career and technology center and may assess fees

based on access and use of programs.

b. Nonparticipating school district receiving services a fee based upon its use of

programs.

2. A center board shall allocate, as nearly as possible, the number of students from each

participating district to be served in an area career and technology center on the same

proportionate basis as is used for the assessment of expenses.

3. Each participating school district shall remit payment of the assessment of its share of

expenses to the center board promptly after receipt of the assessment notice, or within

a period of time determined by the center board, but no later than sixty days after the

official date of receipt as noted on the assessment notice. A civil penalty of one percent

per month must accrue on all assessments not paid when due.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-02-03 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-02 / Section 15-02-03
15-02-03. Commissioner - Salary
Status: in_force

15-02-03. Commissioner - Salary

The salary of the commissioner of university and school lands must be within the amount

appropriated for salaries by the legislative assembly.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-09-05 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-09 / Section 15-09-05
15-09-05. Disagreement as to purchase price - Condemnation - Procedure - Fixing values
Status: in_force

15-09-05. Disagreement as to purchase price - Condemnation - Procedure - Fixing

values.

If the applicant is unwilling to pay the price for a conveyance fixed by the board of university

and school lands, the applicant may maintain an action in the district court against the state to

condemn the land under chapter 32-15. The amount awarded by the court or jury as damages

for the taking of an entire tract, however, may not be less than the appraised value thereof, and

the board, court, or jury, in fixing the amount to be paid for an entire tract or a part thereof, shall

take into consideration the appraised value of the land, its actual value for all ordinary purposes,

and any increased value it may have for any special and unusual purpose by reason of the

existence of the facts authorizing the exercise of the power of eminent domain. If the land is

desired for a gravel pit, its value may be estimated with reference to the existence of a demand

for gravel, taking into consideration the necessities of the person seeking to acquire the land. If

the land is desired for townsite purposes, consideration must be given to the value of the land to

the state if it were used by the state for that purpose, and consideration also must be given to

the necessity for a townsite at the place in question warranting the exercise of the power of

eminent domain for that purpose. If the land is desired for other purposes, similar elements of

value must be considered.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-39.1-05.1 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-39.1 / Section 15-39.1-05.1
15-39.1-05.1. Board composition - Terms - Voting
Status: in_force

15-39.1-05.1. Board composition - Terms - Voting

1. The authority to set policy for the fund rests in a board of trustees composed as

follows:

a. The governor shall appoint, from a list of three nominees submitted to the

governor by North Dakota united, two board members who are actively employed

as elementary or secondary teachers in full-time positions not classified as school

administrators. A board member appointed under this subdivision who terminates

employment may not continue to serve as a member of the board.

b. The governor shall appoint, from a list of three nominees submitted to the

governor by the North Dakota council of educational leaders, one board member

who is actively employed as a full-time school administrator. A board member

appointed under this subdivision who terminates employment may not continue to

serve as a member of the board.

c. The governor shall appoint, from a list of three nominees submitted to the

governor by the North Dakota retired teachers association, two board members

who are the retired members of the fund.

d. The state treasurer, or a designee from the office of state treasurer, and the

superintendent of public instruction, or a designee from the department of public

instruction.

2. All current appointees of the board shall serve the remainder of their terms as

members of the board until their terms expire and their successors are appointed. The

first newly appointed board member under subdivision a of subsection 1 must be

appointed to serve an initial term of four years. The first newly appointed board

member under subdivision c of subsection 1 must be elected to serve an initial term of

five years. Newly appointed board members shall serve a term of five years. Each

newly appointed term begins on July first.

3. Each board member is entitled to one vote, and four members constitute a quorum.

Four votes are required for resolution or action by the board.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-01-05 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-01 / Section 15-01-05
15-01-05. Expenses of board - How paid - Limitations
Status: in_force

15-01-05. Expenses of board - How paid - Limitations

Necessary incidental expenses of the board, within the limits of any appropriation made

therefor by the legislative assembly, must be paid by the office of management and budget from

the state land maintenance fund upon satisfactory vouchers. The office of management and

budget shall issue its warrant for such expenses.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-18.1-08 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-18.1 / Section 15-18.1-08
15-18.1-08. Cancellation of contract for instrument
Status: in_force

15-18.1-08. Cancellation of contract for instrument

A person has the right for any cause to rescind, revoke, or cancel a contract for educational

services at any postsecondary educational institution within seven days after entering the

contract without incurring any tort or contract liability.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-13-05 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-13 / Section 15-13-05
15-13-05. Annual report of normal school president
Status: repealed

15-13-05. Annual report of normal school president

Repealed by S.L. 1999, ch. 157, § 4.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-55-21 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-55 / Section 15-55-21
15-55-21. Expenses to be paid from gross revenues
Status: repealed

15-55-21. Expenses to be paid from gross revenues

Repealed by S.L. 1987, ch. 3, § 17.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-08-09 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-08 / Section 15-08-09
15-08-09. Contracts may be surrendered and two or more contracts issued in lieu thereof
Status: in_force

15-08-09. Contracts may be surrendered and two or more contracts issued in lieu

thereof.

When the holder of a contract of purchase surrenders the same to the commissioner of

university and school lands with a written request to have it divided into two or more contracts,

the commissioner, when the application has been approved by the board of university and

school lands, may issue new contracts accordingly, but no new contracts may be issued:

1. When any interest, principal, or taxes on the contract or the land described therein are

due and unpaid; or

2. When the commissioner is of the opinion, after an examination of the land, if such

examination is necessary, that the security would be impaired or endangered by the

proposed division.

When any application proposes the division of the land into irregular tracts or tracts other than

the regular government subdivisions, the applicant shall file with the commissioner a plat of the

land showing the boundaries and area in acres [hectares] of each subdivision. The

commissioner shall collect a fee of five dollars for each new contract issued under the

provisions of this section.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-55-15 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-55 / Section 15-55-15
15-55-15. Bond issues - Amounts and purposes (1955)
Status: in_force

15-55-15. Bond issues - Amounts and purposes (1955)

Omitted.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-18.2-06 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-18.2 / Section 15-18.2-06
15-18.2-06. Base funding - Minimum amount payable
Status: in_force

15-18.2-06. Base funding - Minimum amount payable

Expired under S.L. 2017, ch. 28, §9.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-03-12 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-03 / Section 15-03-12
15-03-12. Foreclosure of mortgages
Status: in_force

15-03-12. Foreclosure of mortgages

Mortgages acquired by the state under the provisions of this chapter may be foreclosed

either by action or advertisement in the manner provided by the laws of this state. An action to

foreclose a mortgage must be brought and prosecuted in the name of the state.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-52-28 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-52 / Section 15-52-28
15-52-28. Biennial report
Status: in_force

15-52-28. Biennial report

The state board of higher education may submit a biennial report to the governor and the

secretary of state in accordance with section 54-06-04.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-10-07 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-10 / Section 15-10-07
15-10-07. Oath of office - Quorum
Status: in_force

15-10-07. Oath of office - Quorum

Before entering upon the duties of their offices, the members appointed to the state board of

higher education shall take and subscribe the oath required of civil officers. A majority of the

members appointed to the board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-10-20 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-10 / Section 15-10-20
15-10-20. Tuition at model schools in higher educational institutions - Attendance authorized by district school board
Status: repealed

15-10-20. Tuition at model schools in higher educational institutions - Attendance

authorized by district school board.

Repealed by S.L. 1999, ch. 157, § 4.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-10-12.3 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-10 / Section 15-10-12.3
15-10-12.3. Capital construction projects - Local fund sources - Local matching funds - Report to budget section
Status: in_force

15-10-12.3. Capital construction projects - Local fund sources - Local matching funds

- Report to budget section.

If any institution under the control of the state board of higher education undertakes a

capital construction project, including any renovation or expansion, with the approval of the

legislative assembly, all local funds to be used for the project must be derived from sources that

have been presented to and approved by the legislative assembly or the budget section

pursuant to section 15-10-12.1. The source of any local matching funds required for

state-funded or bonded projects must be funds raised and designated for the project and may

not include funding from the state general fund, state and federal grant and contract funds,

tuition or fees, endowment or investment income, institutional sales and services income

including indirect and administrative costs, or transfers or loans from other institutions' funds or

agency funds unless the institution has received prior approval from the legislative assembly or

from the budget section pursuant to section 15-10-12.1. Each institution undertaking a capital

construction project that was approved by the legislative assembly and for which local funds are

to be used shall present a biennial report to the budget section of the legislative management

detailing the source of all funds used in the capital construction project, including local funds.

This section applies to projects approved after July 1, 2001.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-10-24 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-10 / Section 15-10-24
15-10-24. Monthly statements of institutional expenditures and payroll to board of higher education
Status: repealed

15-10-24. Monthly statements of institutional expenditures and payroll to board of

higher education.

Repealed by S.L. 1973, ch. 132, § 6.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-04-20 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-04 / Section 15-04-20
15-04-20. Permits to cut hay and to remove timber
Status: in_force

15-04-20. Permits to cut hay and to remove timber

When in its judgment the best interests of the state will be served, the board of university

and school lands may sell the right to cut grass or standing timber or both on any of the lands

mentioned in this chapter and may sell any down and dead timber on the lands for such price

and upon such terms and conditions as it deems proper. Standing timber may only be sold

under a management plan developed by the board of university and school lands after

consultation with a committee composed of the state forester, the director of the game and fish

department, and the commissioner of university and school lands. All permits must be for the

current season only, which must be between June fifteenth and April first of the following year.

No control or right of occupancy of the land may be other than that specified in the permit. All

permits must be paid for in advance.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-18.1-17 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-18.1 / Section 15-18.1-17
15-18.1-17. Compliance with professional board registration and certification requirements
Status: in_force

15-18.1-17. Compliance with professional board registration and certification

requirements.

A postsecondary educational institution shall give written notification to potential students

applying for enrollment in a course or program that customarily leads to professional registration

or certification of the status of the course or program compliance with the registration or

certification requirements of the appropriate professional board in the state. A postsecondary

educational institution shall give written notification to all students enrolled in a program or

course that customarily leads to professional registration or certification of any change in the

status of the course or program compliance with the registration or certification requirements of

the appropriate professional board in the state.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-39.1-23 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-39.1 / Section 15-39.1-23
15-39.1-23. Penalties for failure to make required reports and payments
Status: in_force

15-39.1-23. Penalties for failure to make required reports and payments

Except for unintentional reporting errors, an employing body failing to file reports required

by the board or failing to pay over for credit to the fund the amounts required to be paid by this

chapter is subject to a civil penalty of two hundred fifty dollars and, as interest, one percent of

the amount due for each month of delay or fraction thereof after the report was required to be

filed or the payment became due. The board, if satisfied the delay or underpayment was

unintentional and excusable, may waive, or if paid, refund all or part of the two hundred fifty

dollar penalty and may reduce the interest rate charge to the investment return rate used in the

most recent actuarial valuation, compounded annually, but may not waive the entire amount of

the interest. The penalty must be paid to the fund and deposited in the same manner as other

receipts under this chapter.

In addition, a school district, multidistrict special education unit, area career and technology

center, and regional education association may not share in the apportionment of any money

from the state for any year unless the school district, multidistrict special education unit, area

career and technology center, or regional education association has made the reports required

by the board as permitted by this chapter, and has paid over for credit to the fund the amounts

required to be paid under this chapter.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-20.2-11 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-20.2 / Section 15-20.2-11
15-20.2-11. District becoming participant in established center - Procedure
Status: in_force

15-20.2-11. District becoming participant in established center - Procedure

After an area career and technology center has been established, any other school district

may become a participant in the center and may be governed by the provisions of this chapter

upon following a process similar to that pursued by the school districts originally forming the

center, including approval of the vote of the district board, the center board, and the state board

according to the procedure set forth in sections 15-20.2-12 and 15-20.2-13.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-04-11 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-04 / Section 15-04-11
15-04-11. Amount of bid deposited at time of leasing - Minimum bid
Status: in_force

15-04-11. Amount of bid deposited at time of leasing - Minimum bid

The highest bidder for any parcel of land shall deposit the amount of the bid for one year's

rental at the auction. No bid may be accepted which is less than the minimum price fixed

pursuant to the provisions of section 15-04-07.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-11-20 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-11 / Section 15-11-20
15-11-20. Annual inventory of law library
Status: repealed

15-11-20. Annual inventory of law library

Repealed by S.L. 1983, ch. 200, § 1.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-07-13 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-07 / Section 15-07-13
15-07-13. Applicant for purchase on crop payment contract to pay appraisal fee - Private sale authorized on crop payment contract
Status: repealed

15-07-13. Applicant for purchase on crop payment contract to pay appraisal fee -

Private sale authorized on crop payment contract.

Repealed by S.L. 1987, ch. 193, § 5.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-08-05 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-08 / Section 15-08-05
15-08-05. Sale of public lands subject to confirmation
Status: in_force

15-08-05. Sale of public lands subject to confirmation

Each sale of lands under the supervision of the board of university and school lands is

subject to approval and confirmation by the board. No sale may be approved or confirmed by

the board unless, from an examination of the certified lists and other information received and

investigation made, it appears to the board that the sale was made in accordance with the

provisions of this title and without fraud or collusion.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-10-64 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-10 / Section 15-10-64
15-10-64. University of North Dakota men's varsity golf program
Status: in_force

15-10-64. University of North Dakota men's varsity golf program

If certain real property known as the Ray Richards golf course or Ray Richards golf course

addition, 3801 demers avenue, lot 1, block 1, and Ray Richards golf course addition, 3501

demers avenue, lot 2, block 1, in the records of the city of Grand Forks, or any portion of the

property, is conveyed, fifty-three and fifty-seven one hundredths percent of the sale price must

be documented and used for improvements to the Ray Richards golf course or for the direct

benefit of the university of North Dakota men's and women's varsity golf programs.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-18-09 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-18 / Section 15-18-09
15-18-09. Method of payment
Status: repealed

15-18-09. Method of payment

Repealed by S.L. 1983, ch. 192, § 15.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-02-06 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-02 / Section 15-02-06
15-02-06. Recording of clear lists of original grant lands - Fees
Status: in_force

15-02-06. Recording of clear lists of original grant lands - Fees

The commissioner of university and school lands shall cause the government clear lists of

selected lands, or certified copies thereof, to be recorded in the offices of the recorders of the

respective counties in which such lands have been selected. No fees may be charged or

collected by the recorders for recording such lists.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-09-03 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-09 / Section 15-09-03
15-09-03. Notice of hearing on application - Publication - Hearing and right to appear
Status: in_force

15-09-03. Notice of hearing on application - Publication - Hearing and right to appear

The board of university and school lands shall cause public notice to be given of the time

when and place where it will hear an application made under this chapter. Such notice must

describe the land involved and must state the purpose for which it is sought to purchase the

same. The notice must be published in the official newspaper of the county in which the land is

situated once each week for three consecutive weeks before the date set for hearing the

application. At the time and place set for the hearing, the board shall consider the application.

Any citizen may appear and show cause why the land should not be sold or why the price fixed

is insufficient.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-08-10 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-08 / Section 15-08-10
15-08-10. Surrender of contract and issuance of new contract and deed for railroad right of way
Status: in_force

15-08-10. Surrender of contract and issuance of new contract and deed for railroad

right of way.

The board of university and school lands may cause a new contract to be issued to the

holder of any contract for the purchase of land subject to its control and a conveyance to be

made to a railroad company for railroad right of way when the holder of the contract shall:

1. Surrender the original contract to the board;

2. Present satisfactory evidence that a railroad has been located and established across

the land included in the contract after the issuance thereof;

3. File a plat of the land showing the exact location, width, and area in acres [hectares] of

the land required for the right of way;

4. Pay to the commissioner the balance of the purchase price under the contract and all

interest and taxes thereon to date for the acreage [hectarage] required for the right of

way; and

5. Make application in writing for the cancellation of the contract and the issuance to the

applicant of a new contract for the land, less the acreage [hectarage] required for the

right of way.

The commissioner of university and school lands shall collect a fee of five dollars for each new

contract and for each conveyance made under the provisions of this section.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-10-65 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-10 / Section 15-10-65
15-10-65. Student voting documents
Status: in_force

15-10-65. Student voting documents

An institution of higher education under the control of the state board of higher education

may issue students enrolled at the institution a printable document containing the institution's

letterhead or seal using a self-service process. The document must contain the student's legal

name, current residential address in the state, the date the residential address was established,

and date of birth. When issuing the document to students, an institution of higher education

under the control of the state board of higher education shall provide each student with

information regarding voter eligibility requirements.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-02-10 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-02 / Section 15-02-10
15-02-10. Fees for lease, contracts, patents - Collection
Status: repealed

15-02-10. Fees for lease, contracts, patents - Collection

Repealed by S.L. 1971, ch. 160, § 2.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-10-14.1 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-10 / Section 15-10-14.1
15-10-14.1. Higher education reports
Status: in_force

15-10-14.1. Higher education reports

The state board of higher education shall submit the reports required pursuant to section

15-10-14.2 and such other reports as may be requested by the legislative assembly or governor.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-11-11 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-11 / Section 15-11-11
15-11-11. Geological survey - Extent - Analysis
Status: repealed

15-11-11. Geological survey - Extent - Analysis

Repealed by S.L. 1989, ch. 646, § 12.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-10-13.3 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-10 / Section 15-10-13.3
15-10-13.3. Public institutions of higher education - Alien faculty members - Oath or affirmation
Status: in_force

15-10-13.3. Public institutions of higher education - Alien faculty members - Oath or

affirmation.

Before entering upon the discharge of duties, an individual who is not a citizen of the United

States but who is a faculty member employed by an institution of higher education under the

control of the state board of higher education shall take an oath or affirmation to support the

institutions and policies of the United States during the period of the individual's employment

within the state.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-05-02 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-05 / Section 15-05-02
15-05-02. Rental for coal lands - Regulations governing
Status: repealed

15-05-02. Rental for coal lands - Regulations governing

Repealed by S.L. 1975, ch. 135, § 3.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-63-05 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-63 / Section 15-63-05
15-63-05. Scholarship payments - Conditions
Status: in_force

15-63-05. Scholarship payments - Conditions

Upon the award of a scholarship, the recipient is eligible for a credit at the enrolling

institution of higher learning or accredited career and technical education program with a

physical presence in this state. The scholarship may be applied to tuition, fees, room and board,

books and supplies, and other educational expenses not to exceed six hundred sixty-seven

dollars per quarter or clock-hour term or one thousand dollars per semester. Awards may not

exceed two thousand dollars in any academic year and may not be issued in excess of the total

cost of attendance, as determined by the institution of higher education, when considering all

financial aid sources. The board for Native American scholarships may reduce the amount of

any scholarship to accord with individual financial need or funds available. The board for Native

American scholarships may set a priority application date. At the beginning of each quarter,

clock-hour term, or semester, the North Dakota university system shall verify enrollment and

other eligibility criteria set forth by the state board for Native American scholarships for awarded

applicants before issuing payment to the enrolling institution. After the enrolling institution has

deducted the amount due to the institution, the remaining balance must be distributed to the

awarded applicant for necessary expenses during the quarter, clock-hour term, or semester.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-63-02 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-63 / Section 15-63-02
15-63-02. Duties of board
Status: in_force

15-63-02. Duties of board

The state board for Native American scholarships shall:

1. Award scholarships as provided in this chapter.

2. Direct the North Dakota university system in administration of awards under this

chapter.

3. Make necessary rules and establish standards, requirements, and procedures for the

administration of this chapter.

4. Encourage members of federally recognized Indian tribes to attend and graduate from

any accredited institution of higher learning or accredited career and technical

education program with a physical presence in this state, and to apply for

scholarships.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-10-31 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-10 / Section 15-10-31
15-10-31. Federal money received by commission - Where deposited - How appropriated - How expended
Status: repealed

15-10-31. Federal money received by commission - Where deposited - How

appropriated - How expended.

Repealed by S.L. 1977, ch. 158, § 4.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-06-35 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-06 / Section 15-06-35
15-06-35. Procedure
Status: repealed

15-06-35. Procedure

Repealed by S.L. 1987, ch. 193, § 5.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-10.6-04 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-10.6 / Section 15-10.6-04
15-10.6-04. Cause of action
Status: in_force

15-10.6-04. Cause of action

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

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

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

the institution.

2. A student subject to retaliation or other adverse action by an institution or athletic

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

employee or representative of the institution or athletic association or organization, or

to a state or federal agency with oversight of institutions in the state has a private

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

against the institution or athletic association or organization.

3. An institution 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

attorneys' fees and costs, and any other appropriate relief.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-05-12 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-05 / Section 15-05-12
15-05-12. Sale or lease of land on which improvements have been made - Right of owner of improvements
Status: repealed

15-05-12. Sale or lease of land on which improvements have been made - Right of

owner of improvements.

Repealed by S.L. 1977, ch. 141, § 3.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-39.1-24 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-39.1 / Section 15-39.1-24
15-39.1-24. Purchase of additional credit
Status: in_force

15-39.1-24. Purchase of additional credit

Prior to retirement a teacher who provides proof of eligibility under rules adopted by the

board may purchase additional credit for use toward retirement in the following instances and

manner:

1. A teacher may purchase service credit for years of elementary or secondary teaching

service at an accredited out-of-state public, private, or parochial school.

2. A teacher not qualified to receive military credit under the Uniformed Services

Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 [Pub. L. 103-353; 108 Stat. 3150;

38 U.S.C. 4301-4307] or Veterans' Reemployment Rights Act of 1991 [Pub. L. 93-508;

88 Stat. 3150] who has received an honorable discharge from military service of the

United States of America may purchase military credit for no more than four years of

active service, upon filing application and proof with the board.

3. A teacher may purchase service credit for credit lost while on an approved leave of

absence from teaching duties.

4. A teacher may purchase service credit for the time during each legislative session

spent serving as a member of the legislative assembly while holding eligible

employment under this chapter. As an alternative to a teacher purchasing service

credit under this subsection, a teacher and the governmental body employing the

teacher may enter into an agreement by which payment for service credit for time

spent during each legislative session by the teacher serving as a member of the

legislative assembly is made pursuant to section 15-39.1-09. The agreement must

provide that contributions made pursuant to section 15-39.1-09 are calculated based

on the teacher's annual salary without reduction for a leave of absence taken by the

teacher during the legislative session.

5. A teacher may purchase credit for years of elementary or secondary teaching service if

employed by an agency of the United States government.

6. A teacher who is elected president of a professional educational organization

recognized by the board and who serves in a full-time capacity in lieu of teaching may

purchase service credit for the time spent serving as president. As an alternative to

purchasing service credit under this subsection, a teacher and the governmental body

employing the teacher may enter into an agreement under which payment for service

credit for the time spent as president of the professional educational organization is

made pursuant to section 15-39.1-09. The agreement must provide that contributions

made pursuant to section 15-39.1-09 are calculated based on the teacher's annual

salary as president.

7. A teacher may purchase service credit for years of elementary or secondary teaching

service in an accredited North Dakota private or parochial school.

8. A teacher who has at least five years of teaching service credit in the fund may

purchase credit not based on service for use toward retirement eligibility and benefits.

The purchase of service credit for such nonqualified service as defined under section

415(n) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, is limited to an aggregate of five

years.

9. A teacher who had that person's North Dakota teaching service interrupted by military

service in any branch of the United States armed forces and received an honorable

discharge may receive credit for military service pursuant to applicable federal

veterans' rights acts including the Uniformed Services Employment and

Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 [Pub. L. 103-353; 108 Stat. 3150; 38 U.S.C.

4301-4307] or the Veterans' Reemployment Rights Act of 1991 [Pub. L. 93-508;

88 Stat. 3150].

10. With the exception of military service, purchased service credit is not eligible for credit

if the years claimed also qualify for retirement benefits from another retirement system.

11. The fund may accept eligible rollovers, direct rollovers, and trustee-to-trustee

transfers from eligible retirement plans specified under Internal Revenue Code section

402(c)(8)(B), as amended, to purchase refunded service credit under section

15-39.1-15 and to purchase additional service credit under section 15-39.1-24. The

board shall adopt rules to ensure that the rollovers and transfers comply with the

requirements of the Internal Revenue Code and internal revenue service regulations.

The total amount rolled over or transferred into the fund may not exceed the amount

due to purchase service credit.

12. The amount of additional service eligible to be purchased under this section must be

credited to the teacher when the teacher has made the required payment. Except as

provided in subsections 4, 6, and 9, the purchase cost must be on an actuarial

equivalent basis.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-39.1-12.2 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-39.1 / Section 15-39.1-12.2
15-39.1-12.2. Benefit payments to alternate payee under domestic relations order
Status: in_force

15-39.1-12.2. Benefit payments to alternate payee under domestic relations order

1. The board shall pay retirement benefits in accordance with the applicable

requirements of any qualified domestic relations order. The board shall review a

domestic relations order submitted to it to determine if the domestic relations order is

qualified under this section and under rules established by the board for determining

the qualified status of domestic relations orders and administering distributions under

the qualified orders. Upon determination that a domestic relations order is qualified,

the board shall notify the teacher and the named alternate payee of its receipt of the

qualified domestic relations order.

2. A "qualified domestic relations order" for purposes of this section means any judgment,

decree, or order, including approval of a property settlement agreement, which relates

to the provision of child support, spousal support, or marital property rights to a

spouse, former spouse, child, or other dependent of the teacher, which is made

pursuant to a North Dakota domestic relations law, and which creates or recognizes

the existence of an alternate payee's right to, or assigns to an alternate payee the right

to, receive all or a part of the benefits payable to the teacher. A qualified domestic

relations order may not require the board to provide any type or form of benefit, or any

option, not otherwise provided under the fund, or to provide increased benefits as

determined on the basis of actuarial value. However, a qualified domestic relations

order may require the payment of benefits at the early retirement date notwithstanding

that the teacher has not terminated eligible employment.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-55-19 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-55 / Section 15-55-19
15-55-19. Powers and procedure
Status: repealed

15-55-19. Powers and procedure

Repealed by S.L. 1999, ch. 154, § 2.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-10-28 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-10 / Section 15-10-28
15-10-28. Agreements with other states' institutions of higher learning and regional education compacts
Status: in_force

15-10-28. Agreements with other states' institutions of higher learning and regional

education compacts.

The state board of higher education may enter into agreements with institutions of higher

learning in other states and regional education compacts. The board, subject to the limits of

legislative appropriations, may make such expenditures as are necessary for the purpose of

utilizing the educational facilities of such institutions for teaching North Dakota students. In

addition, the board may enter into agreements with institutions of higher learning in other states

and regional education compacts for the acceptance of students from other states in North

Dakota institutions of higher learning.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-52-02 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-52 / Section 15-52-02
15-52-02. Control and operation
Status: in_force

15-52-02. Control and operation

The control and operation of the university of North Dakota school of medicine and health

sciences is the duty and responsibility of the administrative authorities of the university of North

Dakota and its medical school under the policies of the state board of higher education or its

successor in authority.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-06-18 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-06 / Section 15-06-18
15-06-18. Resale to original contractholder or heirs or assigns - Condition and terms
Status: in_force

15-06-18. Resale to original contractholder or heirs or assigns - Condition and terms

When land has been sold on contract as provided in this chapter and the purchaser, or the

purchaser's heirs or assigns, have been unable to pay for the land purchased within twenty

years after the date of purchase and such contract is in default and subject to cancellation, and

when such inability to pay under the contract has been caused in whole or in part by reason of

successive crop failures, the board of university and school lands, if requested so to do by such

purchaser, or the purchaser's heirs or assigns, after it has declared such contract terminated,

may resell the land described therein to such purchaser, or to the purchaser's heirs or assigns,

for the amount of the unpaid principal of the original purchase price plus the amount of unpaid

accrued interest, but in no case may the resale price be more than the original sale price. Upon

such resale, a contract of resale must be issued to the purchaser upon the same terms as were

contained in the original contract except that the contract of resale may provide that the

purchaser may pay the first one-fifth of the resale price in five equal successive annual

installments, the first to be paid at the time of execution of the contract, and that such contract

shall bear interest at the rate of three percent per annum payable annually.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-52-26 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-52 / Section 15-52-26
15-52-26. Availability of funds
Status: in_force

15-52-26. Availability of funds

The state board of higher education is hereby directed and authorized to make available to

the university, from the portion of the proceeds of the one-mill levy provided by section 10 of

article X of the Constitution of North Dakota as the state board of higher education shall have

retained in its possession pursuant to the provisions of section 15-52-09, such funds as may be

required for the operation of the school of medicine and health sciences revolving loan fund, but

not in excess of one hundred thousand dollars in any one year.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-03-18 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-03 / Section 15-03-18
15-03-18. Commissioner to maintain records of investments
Status: in_force

15-03-18. Commissioner to maintain records of investments

The commissioner of university and school lands shall keep a complete record of all

investments of the board.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-55-04.1 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-55 / Section 15-55-04.1
15-55-04.1. Lease of revenue-producing buildings
Status: in_force

15-55-04.1. Lease of revenue-producing buildings

The state board of higher education may, at such times as it deems necessary, enter into

agreements with other persons, including any federal or state agency, for the lease of

revenue-producing buildings, constructed or purchased under the provisions of this chapter,

upon such terms and conditions as the board deems proper. However, any such lease entered

into pursuant to this section must be limited to a maximum term of ten years.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-39.1-10.9 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-39.1 / Section 15-39.1-10.9
15-39.1-10.9. Postretirement adjustment
Status: in_force

15-39.1-10.9. Postretirement adjustment

An individual who on June 30, 1997, is receiving monthly benefits from the fund on an

account paid under this chapter or under former chapter 15-39 is entitled to receive an increase

of thirty dollars per month.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-04-08 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-04 / Section 15-04-08
15-04-08. Selection of lands to be leased
Status: repealed

15-04-08. Selection of lands to be leased

Repealed by S.L. 1959, ch. 149, § 3.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-17-01 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-17 / Section 15-17-01
15-17-01. Institutional holding associations authorized
Status: in_force

15-17-01. Institutional holding associations authorized

Nonprofit corporations to be known as institutional holding associations may be formed in

the manner, for the purposes, and with the powers, obligations, and limitations prescribed by the

applicable provisions of chapter 10-33, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-10-13.2 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-10 / Section 15-10-13.2
15-10-13.2. Public institutions of higher education - Faculty members - Oath or affirmation
Status: in_force

15-10-13.2. Public institutions of higher education - Faculty members - Oath or

affirmation.

1. Before entering upon the discharge of duties, every faculty member employed by an

institution of higher education under the control of the state board of higher education

shall take the following oath or affirmation:

I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the Constitution of the

United States and the Constitution of the state of North Dakota, and that I will

faithfully discharge the duties of my position, according to the best of my ability.

2. The faculty member shall execute the oath or affirmation in duplicate. One copy of the

oath or affirmation must be filed with the state board of higher education. The faculty

member shall retain the other copy.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-04-23 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-04 / Section 15-04-23
15-04-23. County services benefiting school trust lands - Payment - Continuing appropriation
Status: in_force

15-04-23. County services benefiting school trust lands - Payment - Continuing

appropriation.

On or before March first of each year, the board of university and school lands shall pay a

fee to the board of county commissioners of each county in which the state retains original grant

lands if that county has requested payment under this section and included certification of the

number of mills levied for county road and bridge purposes. The board of county commissioners

shall forward a prorated portion of any fee received under this section to the organized

townships in which the original grant lands are located for use in the repair, maintenance, and

construction of roads and bridges and shall use the remainder of the fee for the repair,

maintenance, and construction of roads and bridges in unorganized townships in which original

grant lands are located. The total fees paid under this section may not be in an amount greater

than the amount of property taxes that would have been payable if the original grant lands in the

county had been subject to property tax levies. There is appropriated annually the amounts

necessary to pay all fees under this section. Each payment must be made from the trust fund for

which the land is held.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-10-28.1 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-10 / Section 15-10-28.1
15-10-28.1. Board of higher education to require note from veterinary medicine, optometry, or dental student - Repayment
Status: repealed

15-10-28.1. Board of higher education to require note from veterinary medicine,

optometry, or dental student - Repayment.

Repealed by S.L. 1983, ch. 198, § 1.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-11-21 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-11 / Section 15-11-21
15-11-21. Board of higher education to furnish supreme court reports to law school
Status: repealed

15-11-21. Board of higher education to furnish supreme court reports to law school

Repealed by S.L. 1999, ch. 157, § 4.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-20.4-15 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-20.4 / Section 15-20.4-15
15-20.4-15. Unlawful to issue, manufacture, or use false academic degrees - Penalty
Status: repealed

15-20.4-15. Unlawful to issue, manufacture, or use false academic degrees - Penalty

Repealed by S.L. 2013, ch. 137, § 14.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-08-11 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-08 / Section 15-08-11
15-08-11. Contract payments made to commissioner - Report to state treasurer
Status: in_force

15-08-11. Contract payments made to commissioner - Report to state treasurer

The purchaser of any land sold by the board of university and school lands, or the

purchaser's heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns, shall pay to the commissioner of

university and school lands any amounts that may become due from time to time upon the

contract for principal, interest, and penalties. The commissioner shall report and pay to the state

treasurer daily all collections of principal, interest, and penalty payments. At the time of such

payment to the state treasurer, the commissioner shall apportion the amounts paid to the funds

to which the same are applicable and shall certify such apportionment.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-06-20 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-06 / Section 15-06-20
15-06-20. Coal lands not to be sold but may be leased
Status: repealed

15-06-20. Coal lands not to be sold but may be leased

Repealed by S.L. 1995, ch. 162, § 8.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-10-06 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-10 / Section 15-10-06
15-10-06. Removal - Impeachment only
Status: repealed

15-10-06. Removal - Impeachment only

Repealed by S.L. 1999, ch. 154, § 2.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-39.1-09.1 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-39.1 / Section 15-39.1-09.1
15-39.1-09.1. Participation of nonpublic schoolteachers
Status: repealed

15-39.1-09.1. Participation of nonpublic schoolteachers

Repealed by S.L. 1993, ch. 191, § 3.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-08-18 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-08 / Section 15-08-18
15-08-18. Notice of sale to county auditors for taxation purposes
Status: in_force

15-08-18. Notice of sale to county auditors for taxation purposes

As soon as possible after a sale of lands, the commissioner of university and school lands

shall transmit to the auditor of the county in which the land is located a detailed description of

the land and the name of the purchaser, and the county auditor shall enter the land upon the tax

records for the purpose of taxation, and such land must be assessed in the name of the contract

purchaser on the first day of April next succeeding the date of the contract.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-19-01 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-19 / Section 15-19-01
15-19-01. North Dakota center for distance education courses - Establishment - Enrollment of students - Courses of instruction
Status: in_force

15-19-01. North Dakota center for distance education courses - Establishment -

Enrollment of students - Courses of instruction.

The state shall provide kindergarten through grade twelve courses, comprehensive

educational support, and high school diplomas through the center for distance education under

the following provisions:

1. A complete curriculum prescribed by state-mandated education accreditation entities

which meets the requirements for digital education the superintendent of public

instruction has determined to be appropriate.

2. The center for distance education may provide services to persons who are not North

Dakota residents, including entering an agreement with a regionally accredited

postsecondary institution to provide high school and postsecondary credit for the

completion of an academic course.

3. A center for distance education student's school district of residence shall pay fees as

may be prescribed by the superintendent of public instruction.

4. Students exempt from the compulsory school attendance laws pursuant to

subdivision e of subsection 1 of section 15.1-20-02 may enroll in distance education

courses offered through the center for distance education. These students may study

their center for distance education lessons in their learning environment under the

supervision of a parent.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-20.4-08 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-20.4 / Section 15-20.4-08
15-20.4-08. Cancellation of contract for instrument
Status: in_force

15-20.4-08. Cancellation of contract for instrument

Any person has the right for any cause to rescind, revoke, or cancel a contract for

educational services at any postsecondary career school within seven days after entering into

such contract without incurring any tort or contract liability. In such event, the postsecondary

career school may retain the amount of tuition and other charges as set forth in subsection 1 of

section 15-20.4-06.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-62.1-08 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-62.1 / Section 15-62.1-08
15-62.1-08. Contract with united student aid funds, incorporated, or similar nonprofit corporation
Status: in_force

15-62.1-08. Contract with united student aid funds, incorporated, or similar nonprofit

corporation.

The agency is authorized to appoint the united student aid funds, incorporated, or similar

nonprofit corporation, as agent of the state, to assist in performing the administrative functions

of the state under and subject to the terms and provisions of this chapter and to perform such

other duties as may be prescribed by the agency for the proper administration of the guarantee

loan program. The agency shall pay fees to the united student aid funds, incorporated, or similar

nonprofit corporation, as it may determine necessary for the administration of such program. In

the event that the agency has entered into an agreement with united student aid funds,

incorporated, or a similar nonprofit corporation and at a later date determines that it can

administer the program more economically and efficiently than can such nonprofit corporation, it

shall upon proper notice terminate the agreement with such nonprofit corporation.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-20.1-21 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-20.1 / Section 15-20.1-21
15-20.1-21. Biennial report
Status: in_force

15-20.1-21. Biennial report

The state board may submit a biennial report to the governor and the secretary of state in

accordance with section 54-06-04. If submitted, the report must set forth the condition of career

and technical education in the state, a list of the schools to which federal and state aid for

career and technical education has been given, and a detailed statement of the expenditures of

federal and state funds for that purpose.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-12-06.1 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-12 / Section 15-12-06.1
15-12-06.1. Treasurer to receive funds appropriated by Congress
Status: in_force

15-12-06.1. Treasurer to receive funds appropriated by Congress

Pursuant to section 2 of an Act of Congress of the United States signed August 30, 1890,

providing for the further endowment and support of colleges of agriculture and the mechanic

arts, the treasurer of the North Dakota state university of agriculture and applied science, Fargo,

North Dakota, is hereby designated as the officer to receive from the secretary of the treasury

all funds appropriated for North Dakota by the Congress under authority of the said Act and of

any amendments to said Act, and of any enactments supplementary to said Act. The treasurer

shall make quarterly reports of all funds so received to the director of the budget.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-13-01 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-13 / Section 15-13-01
15-13-01. Normal schools - Location - Names
Status: in_force

15-13-01. Normal schools - Location - Names

The state normal schools established at Valley City in the county of Barnes, at Mayville in

the county of Traill, at Minot in the county of Ward, and at Dickinson in the county of Stark, and

any other normal schools that may be established by law, are the normal schools of the state.

The name of the normal school at Valley City is Valley City state university, the name of the

normal school at Mayville is Mayville state university, the name of the normal school at Minot is

Minot state university, and the name of the normal school at Dickinson is Dickinson state

university.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-06-02 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-06 / Section 15-06-02
15-06-02. County board of appraisers - How composed
Status: in_force

15-06-02. County board of appraisers - How composed

The chairman of the board of county commissioners and the county auditor of each county

constitutes the county board of appraisers of the original grant lands of the state in their

respective counties. The county director of tax equalization shall serve as an assistant in

making the appraisals.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-07-05 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-07 / Section 15-07-05
15-07-05. Public sale of lands other than original grant lands - Notice
Status: repealed

15-07-05. Public sale of lands other than original grant lands - Notice

Repealed by S.L. 1987, ch. 193, § 5.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-10-55 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-10 / Section 15-10-55
15-10-55. Student journalists - Freedom of expression - Civil remedy
Status: in_force

15-10-55. Student journalists - Freedom of expression - Civil remedy

1. As used in this section:

a. "Protected activity" means an expression of free speech or freedom of the press.

b. "School-sponsored media" means any material that is prepared, substantially

written, published, or broadcast by a student journalist at a public institution of

higher education, distributed or generally made available to members of the

student body, and prepared under the direction of a student media adviser. The

term does not include any media intended for distribution or transmission solely in

the classroom in which the media is produced.

c. "Student journalist" means a student of a public institution of higher education

who gathers, compiles, writes, edits, photographs, records, or prepares

information for dissemination in school-sponsored media.

d. "Student media adviser" means an individual employed, appointed, or designated

by a public institution of higher education to supervise or provide instruction

relating to school-sponsored media.

2. Except as provided in subsection 3, a student journalist has the right to exercise

freedom of speech and of the press in school-sponsored media, regardless of whether

the media is supported financially by the institution or by use of facilities of the

institution or produced in conjunction with a class in which the student is enrolled.

Subject to subsection 3, a student journalist is responsible for determining the news,

opinion, feature, and advertising content of school-sponsored media. This subsection

may not be construed to prevent a student media adviser from teaching professional

standards of English and journalism to student journalists. A student media adviser

may not be dismissed, suspended, or disciplined for acting to protect a student

journalist engaged in a protected activity or for refusing to infringe on a protected

activity.

3. This section does not authorize or protect expression by a student that:

a. Is libelous, slanderous, or obscene;

b. Constitutes an unwarranted invasion of privacy;

c. Violates federal or state law; or

d. So incites students as to create a clear and present danger of the commission of

an unlawful act, the violation of institution or state board of higher education

policies, or the material and substantial disruption of the orderly operation of the

institution.

4. An expression of free speech or freedom of the press made by a student journalist

under this section may not be construed as an expression of school policy. A school,

school official, employee, or parent or legal guardian of a student journalist may not be

liable in any civil or criminal action for an expression of free speech or freedom of the

press made by a student journalist, except in the case of willful or wanton misconduct.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-05-12.1 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-05 / Section 15-05-12.1
15-05-12.1. Improvements made on lands by a mineral lessee
Status: in_force

15-05-12.1. Improvements made on lands by a mineral lessee

The board of university and school lands may provide by rule or lease term for the sale,

disposal, removal, or acquisition of improvements placed on lands by a lessee.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-10-74 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-10 / Section 15-10-74
15-10-74. Larry C Skogen polytechnic institute
Status: repealed

15-10-74. Larry C. Skogen polytechnic institute

Repealed by S.L. 2025, ch. 36, § 37.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-20.1-16 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-20.1 / Section 15-20.1-16
15-20.1-16. Gifts - Authorization to accept and use
Status: repealed

15-20.1-16. Gifts - Authorization to accept and use

Repealed by S.L. 1973, ch. 383, § 17.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-12.1-01 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-12.1 / Section 15-12.1-01
15-12.1-01. Definitions
Status: in_force

15-12.1-01. Definitions

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "Agricultural experiment station" means the North Dakota state university main

research center, the Dickinson research extension center, the Williston research

extension center, the Langdon research extension center, the central grasslands

research extension center, the Carrington research extension center, the Hettinger

research extension center, the north central research extension center, the agronomy

seed farm, and any other department or agency designated by the state board of

higher education.

2. "Center director" means the administrator in charge of a research or research

extension center.

3. "Station director" means the administrator of the agricultural experiment station.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-11-07 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-11 / Section 15-11-07
15-11-07. Persons eligible as students
Status: repealed

15-11-07. Persons eligible as students

Repealed by S.L. 1999, ch. 157, § 4.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-10-29 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-10 / Section 15-10-29
15-10-29. Higher education facilities commission - Membership - Appointment - Term - Vacancies
Status: repealed

15-10-29. Higher education facilities commission - Membership - Appointment - Term

- Vacancies.

Repealed by S.L. 1977, ch. 158, § 4.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-18.1-13 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-18.1 / Section 15-18.1-13
15-18.1-13. Unlawful to issue, manufacture, or use false academic degrees - Penalty
Status: in_force

15-18.1-13. Unlawful to issue, manufacture, or use false academic degrees - Penalty

1. It is unlawful for a person to knowingly advertise to sell, issue, or manufacture a false

academic degree. A person that violates this subsection is guilty of a class C felony.

This subsection does not apply to a newspaper, television or radio station, or other

commercial medium that is not the source of the advertisement.

2. a. It is unlawful for an individual to knowingly use or claim to have a false academic

degree:

(1) To obtain employment;

(2) To obtain a promotion or higher compensation in employment;

(3) To obtain admission to an institution of higher learning; or

(4) In connection with any business, trade, profession, or occupation.

b. An individual who violates this subsection is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

3. As used in this section, "false academic degree" means a document such as a degree

or certification of completion of a degree, coursework, or degree credit, including a

transcript, that provides evidence or demonstrates completion of a course of

instruction or coursework that results in the attainment of a rank or level of associate

or higher which is issued by a person that is not a duly authorized institution of higher

learning.

4. As used in this section, "duly authorized institution of higher learning" means an

institution that:

a. Has accreditation recognized by the United States department of education or

has the foreign equivalent of such accreditation;

b. Has an authorization to operate under this chapter or under chapter 15-20.4;

c. Operates in this state, and is exempt from this chapter under section 15-18.1-02

or is exempt from chapter 15-20.4 under section 15-20.4-02;

d. Does not operate in this state and is:

(1) Licensed by the appropriate state agency; and

(2) An active applicant for accreditation by an accrediting body recognized by

the United States department of education; or

e. Has been found by the state board of higher education or the state board for

career and technical education to meet standards of academic quality

comparable to those of an institution located in the United States that has

accreditation recognized by the United States department of education to offer

degrees of the type and level claimed.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-62.1-01 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-62.1 / Section 15-62.1-01
15-62.1-01. Guarantee student loan programs - Administration - Advisory board
Status: in_force

15-62.1-01. Guarantee student loan programs - Administration - Advisory board

The Bank of North Dakota, hereinafter called the "agency", is the state agency designated

to administer state guarantee loan programs, as provided in this chapter. The advisory board of

directors to the Bank of North Dakota shall act in an advisory capacity concerning the programs.

The agency, upon recommendation of the advisory board and subject to approval of the

industrial commission, shall expend moneys received and from the interest earned on the

principal balance in the reserve funds established pursuant to this chapter as may be necessary

to implement and administer the programs. The term "student" includes a parent borrower under

this chapter and the term "coinsurance" includes reinsurance.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-10-04 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-10 / Section 15-10-04
15-10-04. Failure of senate to confirm nomination to board - Procedure
Status: repealed

15-10-04. Failure of senate to confirm nomination to board - Procedure

Repealed by S.L. 1999, ch. 154, § 2.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-55-05.1 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-55 / Section 15-55-05.1
15-55-05.1. Interim financing
Status: in_force

15-55-05.1. Interim financing

The board may provide for interim financing pending completion of revenue-producing

projects at state institutions of higher learning and financing the cost thereof and may authorize

the issuance and sale of special interim warrants for that essential governmental purpose, such

warrants to be paid with interest from:

1. The proceeds of definitive bonds issued in accordance with this chapter;

2. Warrants issued to refund outstanding warrants; or

3. The combined net revenues to be derived from the operation of buildings and campus

improvements for which bonds are outstanding with which the definitive bonds to be

issued for such project will be on a parity.

The board shall arrange for the proper preparation and sale of the warrants and shall issue

the warrants in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding the sum of bonds authorized and

necessary to finance completion of the project. Interim warrants are subject to call and

prepayment on thirty days' prior written notice to the place of payment at par and accrued

interest to date of prepayment at the option of the board; must mature not more than three years

from their date; and may bear such rate or rates of interest as the board may provide, not

exceeding an average net interest cost of twelve percent per annum on issues sold at private

sale. There is no interest rate ceiling on warrant issues sold at public sale or to the state of

North Dakota or any of its agencies or instrumentalities. Interim warrants may be sold on the

basis of ninety-five percent of par plus accrued interest to date of delivery. All warrants for a

particular project must mature within three years from the date of issuing the first warrants for

the project. If warrants are issued to refund warrants, the refunded warrants must be paid and

canceled upon the issuance of the refunding warrants, or the proceeds at the sale of the

refunding warrants, excepting the accrued interest received, must be used to purchase direct

obligations of the United States of America. Such obligations must mature at such time or times,

with interest thereon or the proceeds received therefrom, to provide funds adequate to pay,

when due or called for redemption prior to maturity, the warrants to be refunded together with

the interest accrued thereon and any redemption premium due thereon. Such proceeds or

obligations of the United States of America must, with all other funds legally available for such

purpose, be deposited in escrow with a banking corporation or national banking association

located in and doing business in the state of North Dakota, with power to accept and execute

trusts, or any successor thereto, which is also a member of the federal deposit insurance

corporation and of the federal reserve system. The proceeds or obligations are to be held in an

irrevocable trust solely for and until the payment and redemption of the warrant to be refunded.

Any balance remaining in escrow after the payment and retirement of the warrants to be

refunded must be returned to the board to be used and held for use as revenues pledged for the

payment of the definitive bonds. Interim warrants have all of the qualities and incidents of

negotiable paper and are not subject to taxation by the state of North Dakota or by any county,

municipality, or political subdivision therein. Interim warrants are eligible for investment of funds

the same as definitive bonds are or would be eligible for investment under section 15-55-08.

Such warrants may not constitute a general obligation indebtedness of the state of North

Dakota nor of the institution for which they are issued nor of the state board of higher education

nor of the individual members, officers, or agents thereof; are payable solely as provided in this

section; and the warrants issued and sold must so state.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-39.1-01 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-39.1 / Section 15-39.1-01
15-39.1-01. Teachers' fund for retirement created
Status: in_force

15-39.1-01. Teachers' fund for retirement created

There is hereby created the teachers' fund for retirement, which, upon the effective date of

this chapter shall consist of the following:

1. All moneys contained in the teachers' insurance and retirement fund accumulated

pursuant to chapter 15-39; and

2. All moneys thereafter received by the state treasurer under the provisions of this

chapter.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-20.4-18 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-20.4 / Section 15-20.4-18
15-20.4-18. Unlawful to operate accreditation mill - Penalty
Status: repealed

15-20.4-18. Unlawful to operate accreditation mill - Penalty

Repealed by S.L. 2013, ch. 137, § 14.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-68-05 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-68 / Section 15-68-05
15-68-05. Payments in lieu of taxation
Status: in_force

15-68-05. Payments in lieu of taxation

Net income from land and money in the trust must be used in part to pay to the county

where the land is located the same amount that would have been assessed against the land for

real property taxes if the land was privately owned.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-20.4-06 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-20.4 / Section 15-20.4-06
15-20.4-06. Refund of tuition fees
Status: in_force

15-20.4-06. Refund of tuition fees

1. Postsecondary career schools shall refund tuition and other charges, other than a

reasonable application fee, when written notice of cancellation is given by the student

in accordance with the following schedule:

a. When notice is received prior to, or within seven days after completion of the first

day of instruction, or after receipt of the first correspondence lesson by the

school, all tuition and other charges must be refunded to the student.

b. When notice is received prior to, or within thirty days after completion of the first

day of instruction, or prior to the completion of one-fourth of the educational

services, all tuition and other charges except twenty-five percent thereof must be

refunded to the student.

c. When notice is received upon or after completion of one-fourth of the educational

services, but prior to the completion of one-half of the educational services, all

tuition and other charges except fifty percent thereof must be refunded to the

student.

d. When notice is received upon or after the completion of fifty percent of the

educational services, no tuition or other charges may be refunded to the student.

2. The provisions of this section do not prejudice the right of any student to recovery in

an action against any postsecondary career school for breach of contract or fraud.

3. A postsecondary career school may implement a refund schedule that deviates from

subsection 1 if the proposed refund schedule is more favorable to the student than the

schedule described in subsection 1.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-12.1-18 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-12.1 / Section 15-12.1-18
15-12.1-18. Agricultural research fund - Continuing appropriation
Status: in_force

15-12.1-18. Agricultural research fund - Continuing appropriation

The agricultural research fund is a special fund in the state treasury. Moneys in the fund are

appropriated to the state board of agricultural research and education for purposes of

agricultural research. Any interest earned by the fund must be returned to the fund.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-08-07 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-08 / Section 15-08-07
15-08-07. Contracts of purchase - Rights of holder - Recording
Status: in_force

15-08-07. Contracts of purchase - Rights of holder - Recording

A contract of purchase of lands, made pursuant to the provisions of this title, entitles the

purchaser, or the purchaser's heirs or assigns, to the possession of the lands therein described

and to maintain actions for injuries done to the lands or to recover possession thereof, unless

the contract has been canceled and not redeemed. A contract of purchase in force may be

recorded in the manner provided by law for recording of deeds of conveyance.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-12-08 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-12 / Section 15-12-08
15-12-08. Legislative assent to grant by Congress
Status: in_force

15-12-08. Legislative assent to grant by Congress

The assent of the legislative assembly is hereby given in pursuance of the requirements of

section 9 of said Act of Congress, approved March 2, 1887, to the grant of money therein made

and to the establishing of an agricultural experiment station in accordance with section 1 of said

Act, and assent is hereby given to carrying out the provisions of such Act.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-05-17 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-05 / Section 15-05-17
15-05-17. Lessee first establishing oil well has preference as to leasing of adjacent lands
Status: repealed

15-05-17. Lessee first establishing oil well has preference as to leasing of adjacent

lands.

Repealed by S.L. 1977, ch. 322, § 9.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-10-48.1 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-10 / Section 15-10-48.1
15-10-48.1. Clinical legal education, including indigent legal services, and faculty recruitment and retention - Matching grants - University of North Dakota school of law
Status: repealed

15-10-48.1. Clinical legal education, including indigent legal services, and faculty

recruitment and retention - Matching grants - University of North Dakota school of law.

Repealed by S.L. 2023, ch. 3, § 37.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-12.1-06 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-12.1 / Section 15-12.1-06
15-12.1-06. Dickinson research extension center
Status: in_force

15-12.1-06. Dickinson research extension center

The Dickinson research extension center must be located in or near Dickinson in Stark

County. The center shall conduct research:

1. On increasing the carrying capacity of native rangeland, with emphasis on

conservation and preservation for future generations;

2. On grass production to determine how to best compensate for the vagaries of the

weather as it influences forage production in the agriculture of western North Dakota;

3. At the ranch location in Dunn County with beef cattle and swine on breeding, feeding,

management, and disease control for the benefit of livestock producers of western

North Dakota and the entire state; and

4. Designed to increase productivity of all agricultural products of the soil by maintaining

or improving the soil resource base in the agricultural region of southwestern North

Dakota by:

a. The identification of adapted crop species and superior crop cultivars;

b. Propagation and distribution of selected seed stock; and

c. Development of profitable cropping systems that achieve the necessary balance

between profitability and conservation of all natural resources.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-63-04 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-63 / Section 15-63-04
15-63-04. Eligibility of candidates - Determination
Status: in_force

15-63-04. Eligibility of candidates - Determination

Scholarship eligibility of state residents who are enrolled members of federally recognized

Indian tribes must be determined by the state board for Native American scholarships annually

for applicants. Factors to be considered in the award of these scholarships are the candidate's

financial need and probable and continuing success as a student.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-10-25.1 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-10 / Section 15-10-25.1
15-10-25.1. Out-of-state travel by persons employed by the institutions under the control of the board of higher education
Status: repealed

15-10-25.1. Out-of-state travel by persons employed by the institutions under the

control of the board of higher education.

Repealed by S.L. 1999, ch. 157, § 4.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-11-08 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-11 / Section 15-11-08
15-11-08. Geological and natural history survey - Duty of board
Status: repealed

15-11-08. Geological and natural history survey - Duty of board

Repealed by S.L. 1989, ch. 646, § 12.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-11-41 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-11 / Section 15-11-41
15-11-41. North Dakota center for aerospace medicine
Status: in_force

15-11-41. North Dakota center for aerospace medicine

1. The university of North Dakota with the school of medicine and health sciences shall

establish the North Dakota center for aerospace medicine under the John D. Odegard

school of aerospace sciences.

2. The North Dakota center for aerospace medicine shall:

a. Provide mental health resources and assistance to obtain medical certification

from the federal aviation administration to flight students, pilots, and aviation

professionals in the fields of commercial aviation, unmanned aircraft systems,

and air traffic control;

b. Cooperate with the federal aviation administration office of aerospace medicine;

c. Support access, including rural access, to mental health resources, aviation

medical examiners, and human intervention motivational study aviation medical

examiners;

d. Provide support to assist aviation medical examiners, human intervention

motivational study aviation medical examiners, and applicants with federal

aviation administration requirements;

e. Facilitate collaboration between research initiatives across the state related to

aviation and space medicine; and

f. Provide mental health education and outreach.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-10.1-01.1 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-10.1 / Section 15-10.1-01.1
15-10.1-01.1. Legislative intent on reciprocity
Status: in_force

15-10.1-01.1. Legislative intent on reciprocity

It is the intent of the legislative assembly that the board of higher education thoroughly

investigate the possibility of entering into appropriate reciprocal agreements with the appropriate

institutions in the states of South Dakota, Montana, and Minnesota, and that such agreements,

if found feasible, be entered into by the board. It is further declared to be the intent of the

legislative assembly that before entering into any such agreement which necessitates the

expenditure of state funds, the state board of higher education return to the legislative assembly

for approval of such expenditures.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-10-38.3 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-10 / Section 15-10-38.3
15-10-38.3. Scholarship and loan forgiveness administrative costs
Status: in_force

15-10-38.3. Scholarship and loan forgiveness administrative costs

The state board of higher education shall retain up to one and one-half percent of any funds

appropriated to the board under subsection 1 of section 15-10-38.1 and subsection 1 of section
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-20.4-10 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-20.4 / Section 15-20.4-10
15-20.4-10. Board review
Status: in_force

15-20.4-10. Board review

Any person aggrieved by a decision of the board respecting denial or revocation of an

authorization to operate, or the placing of conditions thereon, whether on initial application or on

application for renewal, and any person aggrieved by the imposition of a penalty by the board

under section 15-20.4-12, has the right to a hearing and review of such decision by the board

and to judicial review in accordance with chapter 28-32.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-10-12.2 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-10 / Section 15-10-12.2
15-10-12.2. College and university investment income
Status: in_force

15-10-12.2. College and university investment income

All income earned on college and university funds not deposited in the state treasury must

be retained by those funds.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-07-19 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-07 / Section 15-07-19
15-07-19. Islands owned by state - Lease and sale
Status: repealed

15-07-19. Islands owned by state - Lease and sale

Repealed by omission from this code.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-04-02 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-04 / Section 15-04-02
15-04-02. Lease of cultivated lands for summer fallow
Status: repealed

15-04-02. Lease of cultivated lands for summer fallow

Repealed by S.L. 2019, ch. 134, § 1.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-10-08 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-10 / Section 15-10-08
15-10-08. Compensation of board members - Expenses - Legislative appropriations
Status: in_force

15-10-08. Compensation of board members - Expenses - Legislative appropriations

Each member of the state board of higher education, except the student member, is entitled

to receive as compensation one hundred forty-eight dollars per day for each calendar day

actually spent devoted to the duties of office, and necessary expenses in the same manner and

amounts as other state officials for attending meetings and performing other functions of office.

The legislative assembly shall provide adequate funds to carry out the functions and duties of

the board.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-08-21.1 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-08 / Section 15-08-21.1
15-08-21.1. Willful trespass - Penalty
Status: in_force

15-08-21.1. Willful trespass - Penalty

Any person who willfully trespasses upon any of the lands subject to control of the board of

university and school lands, either by cutting down or destroying any timber or wood standing or

growing thereon, or by carrying away any timber or wood therefrom, or by mowing or cutting or

removing any hay or grass standing or growing or being thereon, or who injures or removes any

buildings, fences, improvements, or other property belonging or appertaining to the land, or who

unlawfully breaks or cultivates any of the lands, or who unlawfully tampers with any portion of

the subsurface estate, or aids, directs, or countenances a trespass or other injury, is guilty of a

class A misdemeanor.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-39.1-10.6 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-39.1 / Section 15-39.1-10.6
15-39.1-10.6. Benefit limitations
Status: in_force

15-39.1-10.6. Benefit limitations

Benefits with respect to a member participating under former chapter 15-39 or chapter

15-39.1 or 15-39.2 may not exceed the maximum benefits specified under section 415 of the

Internal Revenue Code [26 U.S.C. 415], as amended, for governmental plans. The maximum

dollar benefit applicable under section 415(b)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code must reflect

any increases in this amount provided under section 415(d) of the Internal Revenue Code, as

amended. If a member's benefit is limited by these provisions at the time of retirement or

termination of employment, or in any subsequent year, the benefit paid in any following calendar

year may be increased to reflect all cumulative increases in the maximum dollar limit provided

under section 415(d) of the Internal Revenue Code for years after the year employment

terminated or payments commenced, but not to more than would have been payable in the

absence of the limits under section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code. If an annuitant's benefit

is increased by a plan amendment, after the commencement of payments, the member's benefit

may not exceed the maximum dollar benefit under section 415(b)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue

Code, adjusted for the commencement age and form of payment, increased as provided by

section 415(d) of the Internal Revenue Code. If this plan must be aggregated with another plan

to determine the effect of section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code on a member's benefit, and

if the benefit must be reduced to comply with section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code, then

the reduction must be made pro rata between the two plans, in proportion to the member's

service in each plan.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-20.4-02 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-20.4 / Section 15-20.4-02
15-20.4-02. Exemptions
Status: in_force

15-20.4-02. Exemptions

The following education and educational schools or institutions are exempted from the

provisions of this chapter:

1. Schools or institutions exclusively offering instruction at any or all levels from

preschool through the twelfth grade.

2. Education sponsored by a bona fide trade, business, professional, or fraternal

organization, so recognized by the board, solely for that organization's membership, or

offered on a no-fee basis.

3. Education solely avocational or recreational in nature, as determined by the board,

and schools or institutions offering such education exclusively.

4. Certain education provided through short-term programs as determined by the board.

5. Education offered by charitable schools or institutions, organizations, or agencies, so

recognized by the board, provided the education is not advertised or promoted as

leading toward educational credentials.

6. Schools of barbering regulated under chapter 43-04.

7. Schools of cosmetology regulated under chapter 43-11.

8. Native American colleges operating in this state, established by federally recognized

Indian tribes.

9. Postsecondary career schools not operating in this state.

10. Postsecondary career schools whose only physical presence in this state consists of

students enrolled in practicums or internships in this state.

11. Postsecondary educational institutions regulated under chapter 15-18.1.
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-03-11 — ND Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-03 / Section 15-03-11
15-03-11. Satisfaction of mortgages
Status: repealed

15-03-11. Satisfaction of mortgages

Repealed by S.L. 1977, ch. 138, § 12.