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HB1013

North Dakota Education Funding and Rule Changes

Last scannedAug 25, 2026, 3:24 AM

In one sentence

This law provides money for state education agencies, changes how schools collect meal eligibility data, updates rules on the Superintendent's salary and cost-sharing, and includes provisions for transfers, reports, exemptions, and an effective date.

What it does

  • Provides funding to pay expenses for the Department of Public Instruction, Center for Distance Education, State Library, School for the Deaf, and North Dakota Vision Services - School for the Blind.
  • Creates a new state law section about how schools collect information on free or reduced-price meal eligibility.
  • Changes existing laws regarding the salary of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
  • Updates rules related to administrative cost-sharing between agencies.
  • Provides for a transfer, requires a report, provides an exemption, and sets an effective date.

Who it affects

  • The Department of Public Instruction
  • The Center for Distance Education
  • The State Library
  • The School for the Deaf
  • North Dakota Vision Services - School for the Blind
  • Schools collecting free or reduced-price meal eligibility information

Limits and unknowns

  • The official text excerpt does not list the specific dollar amounts of funding provided.
  • The exact changes to the Superintendent's salary amount are not detailed in the summary information.
  • The effective date for when these rules begin is listed as blank in the source metadata.

Plain language

Terms to know

Appropriation
Money set aside by the government to pay for specific expenses.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
The head official who leads the state's Department of Public Instruction.
Free or reduced-price meal eligibility
Qualification for students to receive school meals at no cost or a lower price based on income.

Official record

Sources

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Official summary

HB 1013