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Representative Roger Mackey (District 26) said the bill \"gives the ability to a school district to pay a bonus to hire new teachers.\" He told the committee the bill restores language inadvertently removed in the last legislative session and that the House approved the measure 89‑4 with one absent.

Amy Copas, executive director of the North Dakota Council of Educational Leaders, said the restored language would permit school boards to offer a first‑year signing bonus only to an individual who \"did not teach in a North Dakota school the prior year,\" a restriction intended to prevent poaching of teachers from other North Dakota districts. Copas also asked that CTE center boards be granted the same authority; the bill was amended in the House to include that authority for center boards.

Wade Sick, state director for Career and Technical Education, confirmed CTE center boards — made up of member district representatives — had asked for the same flexibility so centers could recruit instructors who typically come from industry.

Representatives of teachers' and education organizations also testified. Nick Archuleta, president of North Dakota United, said his group supported the bill's concept while noting that terms and conditions of employment are typically set at the bargaining table; he and others urged targeting bonuses to hard‑to‑fill positions. Superintendents from small districts described practical uses: Rick Diegel, superintendent of the Kidder County School District, said small districts use signing bonuses selectively and sometimes structure them across multiple years to retain teachers. Diegel described typical ranges: \"Anywhere between a thousand to up to maybe $5,000 is typically the range\" for a signing bonus, and some districts place higher amounts in later years to encourage retention.

Committee members clarified that the bill imposes no immediate state fiscal note because bonuses would be paid at the option of local boards within their budgets; testimony stated bonuses do not count toward negotiated salary steps or continuing contract calculations. No committee vote on the bill was recorded during this hearing; the committee closed the hearing and adjourned for the day.

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Representative Bernie Satrim introduced the bill on behalf of the Barber Board. Amanda Guzman, secretary‑treasurer of the Barber Board, testified that the bill would create three new license types: a restricted license that permits someone who has completed part of the required hours and passed a written exam to work in a host barbershop but not own one; a temporary license to let newly trained individuals work while they await the next exam; and a retired license available to applicants who are at least 65 years old or have at least 20 years of barbering experience and who work no more than five days a month. Guzman said the temporary license would last three months and be renewable if the applicant could not take or pass the exam.

Guzman also said the board seeks to add two nonvoting members to help with annual shop inspections and office duties; she told the committee the board currently inspects 97 licensed shops each year. The bill would also change continuing‑education wording to apply to all licensed barbers and increase the instructors' license fee from $25 to $250, Guzman said, to align with other states and to ensure instructors remain active.

Mary Kay Kelsch, assistant attorney general and director of the general counsel division, offered a friendly amendment to remove language that listed \"legal advice\" among duties the new nonvoting members could provide. Kelsch explained the attorney general's office already provides assigned counsel to boards and that a private attorney on a board could not ethically give legal advice to that board without a special appointment; she said the change was intended to avoid conflict and confusion.

The committee voted to adopt the amendment (recorded as a unanimous yes vote) and then approved the bill \"do pass as amended\" on a unanimous roll call. The clerk recorded yes votes from Senators Wabamah, Axman, Larson, Bosche and Powers.

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Representative Bernie Satrim, who introduced the bill on behalf of the Barber Board, told the committee the measure \"allows for licensing and creation of mobile barbershops.\" The clerk summarized the bill as \"relating to mobile barbershop requirements, relating to mobile barbershop and associated fees, inspection rights, and penalties, and to provide a penalty.\"

The bill drew testimony from Amanda Guzman, secretary‑treasurer of the Barber Board. Guzman said the board had not previously regulated mobile barbershops: \"we don't we never had anything in law, for or against it. I know prior we had somebody inquire about it, but we said no just because we had no way to regulate it.\" She told the committee mobile shops could improve access in rural areas and provide services in nursing homes.

Senator Axman asked what legal hurdle had prevented mobile barbershops before; Guzman and Representative Satrim said the board has lacked a regulatory mechanism. Committee members also asked about sanitation; Guzman said sanitation requirements for a mobile shop were stricter than for a fixed brick‑and‑mortar location because of increased risk from dirt and customer flow.

Senator Larson moved a \"do pass\" recommendation on House Bill 13‑14; the motion was seconded and the committee recorded a unanimous yes vote. The clerk called the roll: Senators Wabamah, Axman, Larson, Bosche and Powers all voted yes. Senator Larson was designated the bill's carrier.

With the committee's recommendation, House Bill 13‑14 now moves to the next step in the legislative process.

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