69th Legislative Assembly (2025-27)

Senate Education Committee Hearing Schedule

Senate Education
Sen. Beard, Todd
216 Room

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Date Range

Hearing Date/Time	Bill	Agenda Time	Room	Description/Note
01/08 8:30 AM	Committee Work	8:30 AM	216	Organization and orientation
01/08 8:30 AM	Committee Work	9:00 AM	216	Department of Public Instruction presentations - joint meeting with House Education in Coteau Room
01/08 1:00 PM	Committee Work	1:00 PM	216	Department of Public Instruction presentations - joint meeting with House Education in Coteau Room
01/08 1:00 PM	Committee Work	2:30 PM	216	Department of Career and Technical Education presentation - joint meeting with House Education in Coteau Room
01/14 10:00 AM	SB 2034	10:00 AM	216	Higher Education Aid and Intent
01/15 9:00 AM	SB 2099	9:00 AM	216	Relating to cardiac arrest prevention and education for student athletes and coaches.
01/15 9:00 AM	SB 2043	10:00 AM	216	Relating to denial of or immediate revocation of a teaching license for crimes against a child and sexual offenses.
01/21 9:00 AM	SB 2105	9:00 AM	216	Relating to the administration of surveys to students in kindergarten through grade twelve schools.
01/21 9:00 AM	SB 2104	10:00 AM	216	Relating to review by the superintendent of public instruction of school district compliance with education-related state law and rule.
01/21 9:00 AM	Committee Work: 2034	11:25 AM	216	Committee Work on SB 2034
01/21 9:00 AM	Committee Work: 2099	11:32 AM	216	Committee Work on SB 2099
01/22 10:00 AM	SB 2147	10:00 AM	216	Relating to student financial assistance grants, dual-credit tuition scholarships, and the scholars' program and relating to the skilled workforce student loan repayment and scholarship programs, Native American scholarships, and the North Dakota scholarship; and to provide an appropriation.
01/22 10:00 AM	Committee Work: 2105	10:53 AM	216	Committee Work on SB 2105
01/22 2:00 PM	SB 2149	2:00 PM	216	Relating to the school construction assistance revolving loan fund.
01/27 2:15 PM	SB 2234	2:15 PM	216	A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation to the department of public instruction for choice ready grants to school districts.
01/28 9:00 AM	SB 2278	9:00 AM	216	Relating to the retention of library materials.
01/28 9:00 AM	SB 2275	9:30 AM	216	Relating to a pilot program to provide stipends for kindergarten through grade three teachers who teach students a foreign language; and to provide an appropriation.
01/28 9:00 AM	SB 2242	10:30 AM	216	Relating to institutions of higher education
01/28 2:15 PM	SB 2213	2:15 PM	216	Relating to mathematics curriculum, professional development, screening and intervention, related administrative rules and reporting requirements, and mathematics instructor competency; to provide for a legislative management report; to provide an appropriation; and to provide an effective date.
01/28 2:15 PM	Committee Work: 2275	3:05 PM	216
01/29 9:00 AM	SB 2328	9:00 AM	216	Relating to a life science research council, relating to the bioscience innovation grant program; to provide a continuing appropriation; to provide an appropriation; to provide for a transfer; and to declare an emergency.
01/29 9:00 AM	SB 2300	10:00 AM	216	Relating to the mandatory secure storage of a student's personal electronic device during the school day; and to provide an appropriation.
01/29 9:00 AM	Committee Work: 2275	10:42 AM	216
01/29 9:00 AM	Committee Work: 2328	10:59 AM	216
01/29 2:15 PM	Committee Work: 2149	2:15 PM	216	Relating to the school construction assistance revolving loan fund.
01/29 2:15 PM	Committee Work: 2275	2:42 PM	216
01/29 2:15 PM	Committee Work: 2328	2:48 PM	216
01/29 2:15 PM	Committee Work: 2300	2:53 PM	216
01/29 2:15 PM	Committee Work: 2105	2:57 PM	216
02/03 10:00 AM	SB 2241	10:00 AM	216	Relating to the authorization and administration of public charter schools; and to provide for a legislative management report.
02/03 10:00 AM	Committee Work: 2234	11:33 AM	216
02/03 2:30 PM	SB 2286	2:30 PM	216	A BILL for an Act to provide for a legislative management study regarding university of North Dakota health profession programs; and to provide an appropriation.
02/03 2:30 PM	Committee Work: 2241	4:07 PM	216
02/04 9:00 AM	SB 2262	9:00 AM	216	Relating to the authority for the kindergarten through grade twelve coordination council to enter contracts; and to provide an appropriation
02/04 9:00 AM	Committee Work: 2213	9:38 AM	216
02/04 9:00 AM	SB 2295	10:00 AM	216	Relating to state education funding for all students in the state; relating to required reports, school district levy authority, and information displayed on property tax statements; relating to adjustments to state aid payments and a property tax levy for tuition payments;
02/04 2:30 PM	SB 2303	2:30 PM	216	Relating to an education savings account program.
02/05 9:00 AM	SB 2330	9:00 AM	216	Relating to mandatory human trafficking and exploitation prevention and awareness education for students and faculty at public schools and public institutions of higher education; to provide for a report; and to provide an appropriation.
02/05 9:00 AM	SB 2400	10:00 AM	216	Relating to the establishment of the education savings account program; to provide a continuing appropriation; and to provide an appropriation.
02/05 2:30 PM	Committee Work: 2242	2:30 PM	216	Relating to institutions of higher education.
02/05 2:30 PM	Committee Work: 2262	2:37 PM	216
02/05 2:30 PM	Committee Work: 2286	2:56 PM	216
02/05 2:30 PM	Committee Work: 2300	3:03 PM	216
02/05 2:30 PM	Committee Work: 2330	3:16 PM	216
02/05 2:30 PM	Committee Work: 2295	3:57 PM	216
02/10 9:00 AM	SB 2354	9:00 AM	216	Relating to school district wireless communication device policies. *Display Order
02/10 9:00 AM	Committee Work	9:30 AM	216	Committee Work
02/10 9:00 AM	Committee Work: 2303	10:08 AM	216
02/10 9:00 AM	Committee Work: 2400	11:05 AM	216
02/10 2:30 PM	Committee Work	2:30 PM	216	Committee Work
02/10 2:30 PM	Committee Work: 2400	3:05 PM	216
02/10 2:30 PM	None	3:05 PM	216
02/10 2:30 PM	Committee Work: 2303	3:37 PM	216
02/10 2:30 PM	Committee Work: 2354	3:47 PM	216
02/10 2:30 PM	Committee Work: 2300	3:52 PM	216
02/11 9:00 AM	SB 2392	9:00 AM	216	Relating to the regulation of prohibited discriminatory practices; and to provide for a legislative management report
02/11 9:00 AM	SB 2351	10:00 AM	216	Relating to providing notice to affected property owners of a petition for the annexation of property to a school district.
02/11 9:00 AM	SCR 4019	11:00 AM	216	A concurrent resolution directing the Legislative Management to consider studying reading and mathematics proficiency rates among students in the state with disabilities and the effectiveness of current educational policies, programs, and resource allocations in addressing any disparities.
02/11 2:30 PM	SB 2362	2:30 PM	216	Relating to the accreditation of schools
02/11 2:30 PM	Committee Work: 4019	3:56 PM	216
02/12 10:00 AM	SB 2355	10:00 AM	216	Relating to intelligent design in science content standards for elementary and secondary students.
02/12 9:00 AM	SB 2355	10:00 AM	216	* RESCHEDULED to 02/12 at 10:00 AM * Relating to intelligent design in science content standards for elementary and secondary students.
02/12 2:30 PM	SB 2353	2:30 PM	216	Relating to regional education associations.
02/17 9:00 AM	Committee Work	9:00 AM	216	Committee Work
02/17 9:00 AM	Committee Work: 2241	9:03 AM	216
02/17 9:00 AM	Committee Work: 2251	9:07 AM	216	* CANCELED *
02/17 9:00 AM	Committee Work: 2351	9:08 AM	216
02/17 9:00 AM	Committee Work: 2362	9:17 AM	216
02/17 9:00 AM	Committee Work: 2355	9:30 AM	216
02/17 9:00 AM	Committee Work: 2330	9:38 AM	216
02/17 9:00 AM	Committee Work: 2105	9:58 AM	216
02/17 2:30 PM	Committee Work	2:30 PM	216	Committee Work
02/18 9:00 AM	HB 1133	9:00 AM	216	Relating to the preservation of records by county superintendents of schools.
02/18 9:00 AM	HB 1188	10:00 AM	216	Relating to the assessment of fees for area career and technology center expenses.
02/18 9:00 AM	HB 1261	11:00 AM	216	Relating to special education strategist credentials
02/18 2:30 PM	Committee Work	2:30 PM	216	Committee Work
02/19 10:00 AM	Committee Work: 2104	10:00 AM	216
02/19 10:00 AM	Committee Work	10:00 AM	216	Committee Work
02/19 10:00 AM	Committee Work: 2392	10:39 AM	216
02/19 2:30 PM	Committee Work	2:30 PM	216	Committee Work
03/05 9:00 AM	HB 1179	9:00 AM	216	A BILL for an Act to provide for a legislative management study regarding paid time off for the faculty at an institution of higher education.
03/05 9:00 AM	HB 1223	9:30 AM	216	Relating to the suspension and expulsion of kindergarten through grade twelve students.
03/05 9:00 AM	HB 1247	10:00 AM	216	Relating to protection of a student victim of sexual assault.
03/05 9:00 AM	HB 1357	11:00 AM	216	Relating to protection of student data and data sharing agreements; and to provide an effective date.
03/05 1:00 PM	HB 1387	1:00 PM	216	Relating to school closures on election days if schools are used as polling places.
03/05 1:00 PM	HB 1178	1:30 PM	216	Relating to school districts allowing students to leave campus to vote in elections.
03/05 1:00 PM	Committee Work	2:00 PM	216	Committee Work
03/05 1:00 PM	Committee Work: 1387	2:12 PM	216
03/05 1:00 PM	Committee Work: 1179	2:22 PM	216
03/10 9:00 AM	HB 1105	9:00 AM	216	Relating to a school district's virtual learning policies.
03/10 9:00 AM	HB 1164	10:00 AM	216	Relating to definitions of terms used for special education.
03/10 9:00 AM	HB 1331	11:00 AM	216	A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation to the North Dakota state college of science; and to declare an emergency.
03/10 9:00 AM	HB 1420	11:30 AM	216	Relating to state aid to public libraries.
03/11 9:00 AM	HB 1529	9:00 AM	216	Relating to resident student tuition for peace corps volunteers.
03/11 9:00 AM	Committee Work: 1331	9:25 AM	216
03/11 9:00 AM	Committee Work: 1105	9:28 AM	216
03/11 9:00 AM	HB 1437	10:00 AM	216	Relating to academic tenure policy at institutions of higher education.
03/11 9:00 AM	HB 1497	11:00 AM	216	Relating to age requirements for an approved four‑year old program; and to declare an emergency.
03/11 9:00 AM	HB 1547	11:30 AM	216	A BILL for an Act to create a committee to study special education funding during the 2025‑26 interim; and to provide for a legislative management report.
03/11 2:30 PM	Committee Work	2:30 PM	216	Committee Work
03/11 2:30 PM	Committee Work: 1497	2:33 PM	216
03/11 2:30 PM	Committee Work: 1547	2:52 PM	216
03/12 9:00 AM	HB 1404	9:00 AM	216	Relating to requirements to qualify for the North Dakota scholarship
03/12 9:00 AM	HB 1064	10:00 AM	216	Relating to the national council for state authorization reciprocity agreements membership; relating to postsecondary education institution standards; relating to the authorization of a postsecondary educational institution not operating in this state.
03/12 9:00 AM	HB 1222	11:00 AM	216	Relating to a requirement for public school students to have the opportunity to recite the pledge of allegiance each morning and immunity for liability stemming from the recitation of the pledge of allegiance.
03/12 9:00 AM	HB 1328	11:30 AM	216	Relating to delinquency referrals to juvenile court.
03/12 2:30 PM	Committee Work	2:30 PM	216	Committee Work
03/17 9:00 AM	HB 1369	9:00 AM	216	Relating to the determination of state aid, the calculation of average daily membership, public improvement construction, and school district levies; to provide for a transfer; and to provide an effective date.
03/17 9:00 AM	HB 1363	10:00 AM	216	Relating to cardiac emergency response plans for public and nonpublic schools and athletic events
03/17 9:00 AM	HB 1214	11:00 AM	216	Relating to open enrollment transportation; to payments for school district transportation of students, special education students, and career and technical education students, the distribution of transportation payments in the event of school district closure,
03/17 2:30 PM	HB 1540	2:30 PM	216	Relating to an education savings account program; to provide an appropriation; and to provide an effective date.
03/18 9:00 AM	HB 1381	9:00 AM	216	Relating to the determination of state aid
03/18 9:00 AM	HB 1476	10:00 AM	216	Relating to the assessment of all public school buildings.
03/18 9:00 AM	HB 1600	11:00 AM	216	Rescheduled to 2:30pm
03/18 9:00 AM	HB 1200	11:30 AM	216	Relating to the waiver and substitution of one unit required for high school graduation under emergent circumstances.
03/18 2:30 PM	HB 1600	2:30 PM	216	Relating to the establishment of the immigration law clinic at the university of North Dakota school of law; and to provide an appropriation.
03/19 9:00 AM	HB 1510	9:00 AM	216	Relating to financial planning resources for new teachers and on-site child care for teachers; and to provide for a legislative management study.
03/19 9:00 AM	HB 1533	10:00 AM	216	Relating to financial literacy and concepts of personal finance curriculum.
03/19 9:00 AM	HB 1329	10:30 AM	216	A BILL for an Act to provide for a legislative management study regarding the establishment of a government spending database; and to provide an appropriation.
03/19 9:00 AM	HB 1542	11:00 AM	216	Relating to the confidentiality of student applications for admission to an institution of higher education; and to declare an emergency.
03/19 2:30 PM	Committee Work: 1437	2:30 PM	216	Committee Work Relating to academic tenure policy at institutions of higher education
03/24 9:00 AM	HB 1181	9:00 AM	216	Relating to gender usage in the North Dakota Century Code and state records
03/24 9:00 AM	HB 1144	10:00 AM	216	Relating to transgender student accommodations and restroom use in public schools; and to provide a penalty
03/24 2:30 PM	HB 1527	2:30 PM	216	Relating to required Holocaust education
03/25 9:00 AM	HB 1130	9:00 AM	216	Relating to the option for a school district to reduce its local contribution deduction in the school state aid formula by the percentage of the local contribution which comes from in lieu of revenue.
03/25 9:00 AM	HB 1269	9:30 AM	216	Relating to procurement exemptions and an exemption from forms management requirements for the North Dakota center for distance education
03/25 9:00 AM	HB 1530	10:00 AM	216	A BILL for an Act to provide for a legislative management study on the circumstances and needs of special education teachers and the related special education teacher shortage.
03/25 9:00 AM	Committee Work: 1269	10:17 AM	216
03/25 9:00 AM	Committee Work: 1476	10:20 AM	216
03/25 9:00 AM	Committee Work	11:00 AM	216	Committee Work
03/25 2:30 PM	Committee Work	2:30 PM	216	Committee Work
03/26 9:00 AM	HB 1265	9:00 AM	216	Relating to the state information technology research center, advanced technology review committee, compute credits grant program, and advanced technology grant fund.
03/26 9:00 AM	HB 1160	10:00 AM	216	Relating to policies for student cellular telephone use.
03/26 9:00 AM	Committee Work	11:00 AM	216	Committee Work
03/26 2:30 PM	Committee Work	2:30 PM	216	Committee Work
03/26 2:30 PM	Committee Work: 1369	2:35 PM	216
03/26 2:30 PM	Committee Work: 1214	3:55 PM	216
03/26 2:30 PM	Committee Work: 1381	3:59 PM	216
03/26 2:30 PM	Committee Work: 1130	4:15 PM	216
03/31 9:00 AM	Committee Work: 1064	9:00 AM	216	Committee Work
03/31 9:00 AM	Committee Work: 1600	9:39 AM	216
03/31 9:00 AM	Committee Work: 1510	10:00 AM	216	Committee Work
03/31 9:00 AM	Committee Work: 1160	10:45 AM	216
03/31 2:30 PM	Committee Work	2:30 PM	216	Committee Work
03/31 2:30 PM	Committee Work: 1130	2:51 PM	216
03/31 2:30 PM	Committee Work: 1600	3:27 PM	216
04/01 9:00 AM	Committee Work: 1540	9:00 AM	216	Committee Work
04/01 9:00 AM	Committee Work: 1600	10:49 AM	216
04/01 9:00 AM	Committee Work: 1476	10:57 AM	216
04/01 9:00 AM	Committee Work: 1265	11:12 AM	216
04/01 2:30 PM	Committee Work	2:30 PM	216	Committee Work
04/01 2:30 PM	Committee Work: 1265	2:40 PM	216
04/01 2:30 PM	Committee Work: 1329	2:54 PM	216
04/01 2:30 PM	Committee Work: 1223	2:57 PM	216
04/01 2:30 PM	Committee Work: 1247	3:03 PM	216	Relating to protection of a student victim of sexual assault.
04/02 10:00 AM	Committee Work	10:00 AM	216	Committee Work
04/02 10:00 AM	Committee Work: 1540	10:00 AM	216
04/02 10:00 AM	Committee Work: 1329	10:24 AM	216
04/02 10:00 AM	Committee Work: 1387	10:41 AM	216
04/02 2:30 PM	Committee Work	2:30 PM	216	Committee Work
04/02 2:30 PM	Committee Work: 1247	3:21 PM	216
04/07 10:00 AM	Committee Work: 1404	10:00 AM	216	Committee Work
04/07 10:00 AM	Committee Work: 1363	10:20 AM	216
04/07 2:30 PM	Committee Work	2:30 PM	216	Committee Work
04/07 2:30 PM	Committee Work: 1533	3:00 PM	216
04/08 9:00 AM	Committee Work	9:00 AM	216	Committee Work
04/08 9:00 AM	Committee Work: 1542	9:01 AM	216	Relating to the confidentiality of student applications for admission to an institution of higher education; and to declare an emergency.
04/08 9:00 AM	Committee Work: 1144	9:28 AM	216
04/08 9:00 AM	Committee Work: 1181	9:52 AM	216
04/08 2:30 PM	Committee Work	2:30 PM	216	Committee Work
04/09 9:00 AM	Committee Work	9:00 AM	216	Committee Work
04/09 9:00 AM	Committee Work: 1542	9:01 AM	216
04/09 9:00 AM	Committee Work: 1144	9:12 AM	216
04/09 9:00 AM	Committee Work: 1527	9:23 AM	216
04/09 2:30 PM	Committee Work	2:30 PM	216	Committee Work

Senate Education | Committee Hearing Schedule

69th Legislative Assembly (2025-27)

Senate Education Committee Hearing Schedule