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Senator Hogan, who sponsored the concept during the session, described the measure as an initial program evaluation to take a system‑wide look at child‑care delivery. He said the state had moved significant policy and funding in recent sessions but that data gaps remained: \"Child‑care assistance, for example, only 20% of the eligible children are receiving benefits,\" Hogan said, arguing that executives and employers needed better information about program implementation and barriers to access.

Representative Warri moved the adoption and argued program evaluation would help inform policy choices on reimbursement levels and licensing; Representative Bosch and others flagged provider concerns, noting the earlier legislation had been large and complex and some providers felt implementation differed from legislative intent. Senators and representatives emphasized coordination with providers, employers and Human Services staff.

Legislative Council staff confirmed this would be the first program evaluation conducted under newly authorized legislative evaluation staff and that the evaluation would be scoped to identify whether policy and funding changes taken during the last sessions achieved intended results and where changes in licensing, reimbursement, or outreach are warranted. The motion to adopt the program evaluation passed by voice vote.

The study language directs Legislative Council to determine scope and, if possible, to sample system outcomes and barriers to access; it does not appropriate new funds at the May 20 meeting but asks staff to prepare a work plan and timeline for the interim.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","69th Legislative Interim - Legislative Management May 28, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The committee approved a Legislative Council program evaluation of statewide child‑care services (11‑19) to analyze licensing, the child‑care assistance program, reimbursement levels and barriers to access; members cited low participation in assistance (about 20% of eligible children) and stressed program evaluation as a tool to inform policy.","taxTitle","Legislative Management, Interim, Legislative, North Dakota","taxId",28917,"location","North Dakota","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6173408,"Legislative Management combines ambulance billing, recruitment and emergency‑responder funding studies into a single interim review",728,3252000,3980000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5381039-9cd274f73a9b3487a8cc51ec1c2b4171&start=3252&end=3980","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5381039-9cd274f73a9b3487a8cc51ec1c2b4171/thumbnail_3252000.jpg","/articles/6173408/North-Dakota/Legislative-Management-combines-ambulance-billing-recruitment-and-emergencyresponder-funding-studies-into-a-single-interim-review","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6173408-9d8bc8bb1f278b85d8646df1c35045b4/orig.mp4?Expires=1770991893&Signature=kPykyLaMHx8VcPgpMk4IOzP0GTcB3Sf-NSeScJtObcwIjMDJjbDbwavU82mXRXPPyTCJWlV9SNkgAEBSicA4xvqmO3sV6iOHhqdaZKGbLG4nB4AWUvLbSH2e-J0Z6texEKmug5ySgguBii2~3-8fJfJN11YO4pGMD7PLCTZQsY0243AzXSWd8~V3fKCr5sjHd-1AUgCDeLPCs~4nI-O~85lR2OL5s1QHFGgSU45mWp6n7JIOlBMTx7-t3xyL8hA3w40rdeqRFfVr8ttJDBHxE098UJcpSpLQd0dgv0-j7zwPCiBaGLAaBKNPu7q5eZKi~RjR3vlWTLLDGD61ZFPa3A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Legislative Management on May 20 folded three related studies on emergency response into a single interim study to examine recruitment and retention, ambulance billing and broader grant funding for emergency services.

Lawmakers combined the proposed study on emergency responder recruitment and retention (House Bill 13‑11) with a study on ambulance service provider delinquent billing reimbursement grants (sponsored proposals including HB 13‑22) and a broader proposal on grant funding for emergency services (Senate proposals including 02/2332), directing staff to treat them under one umbrella for interim work.

Representative Wise, who discussed ambulance billing during the meeting, said small and rural ambulance services increasingly rely on third‑party billing vendors and that many rural providers lack in‑house expertise. \"It's difficult sometimes to get the proper reimbursement,\" Representative Wise said, noting the complexity of Medicaid and third‑party billing for small providers. Senator Beckettall added that rural ambulance services often pay outside vendors significant sums to manage billing and that any study should look at how to help those providers access reimbursement.

The panel debated whether studying recruitment would produce new insight or simply restate known problems; several members said recruitment and workforce shortages are well known but that a structured interim study could identify policy levers, funding gaps and options for consolidation. Senator Klein and others favored including recruitment and retention because the combined study would allow a holistic look at workforce, funding and billing systems rather than separate, siloed reviews.

After motions and discussion — including a motion to decline study of one bill while moving its billing components into the larger investigation — the committee approved the consolidated study by voice vote. The chair instructed legislative council staff to prepare a single scope document that includes: workforce recruitment/retention barriers, ambulance billing/reimbursement challenges (including third‑party vendors, Medicaid billing and delinquent bills), grant programs and statewide funding priorities, and potential policy and funding options for rural and volunteer emergency services.

No appropriation or policy changes were made at the meeting; the vote authorized the interim study and directed staff to draft the committee scope.","Lawmakers voted to merge several proposals on emergency responder recruitment and retention, ambulance billing/reimbursement and grant funding for emergency services into a consolidated interim study to examine workforce, billing systems and comprehensive emergency‑services funding.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6173413,"Legislative Management folds special‑education teacher‑shortage study into Special Education Funding Committee",1145,1540000,2685000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5381039-9cd274f73a9b3487a8cc51ec1c2b4171&start=1540&end=2685","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5381039-9cd274f73a9b3487a8cc51ec1c2b4171/thumbnail_1540000.jpg","/articles/6173413/North-Dakota/Legislative-Management-folds-specialeducation-teachershortage-study-into-Special-Education-Funding-Committee","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6173413-3e44f4f8d933ff9a44044a9455c19b64/orig.mp4?Expires=1770991892&Signature=jgZ-n8w8oD0KRjJheqVerhnHIilsjos66dUqEm3vJQua07lnjtV-l0SJYY358bGjFQggKRXdJsV8pr4qyY6vMLG8GBEfdoLOSAx-96bt4gq12lHB-mHac3~L~0n1TOACLMA0srA-6zYMu8QLwi2~4rgt7UfzzVrPk7Ay~RKiU4heY9diURCQtI00ciujygcxppxnR7D4DIzYk~ZjCp6ih5lEPdFn~dSRWPgGRGEOBqq~SMKXy-UzdAKVe7GPxBHGujs93Kq6UgIR9081eCdAfEVevGUvELbGIrzNHbsB2t7rdNDOUExIWYTwhehLBCBhCAvlOXp6NUerv3MLgsy92g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Legislative Management on May 20 authorized a single study structure for several proposals on special‑education staffing and student proficiency, voting to fold the discretionary study on special‑education teacher shortages (House Bill 15‑30, section 1) into the Special Education Funding Committee authorized under House Bill 15‑47.

The move combines an existing discretionary study of teacher shortages with a required committee and directs that related proposals — including a study of mathematics and reading proficiency among students with disabilities (Resolution 4019) — be handled under that body. Chairman Hogue said the special committee would report through legislative management and that committee chairs would have discretion to set scope.

Committee members debated scope and overlap. Senator Davison, who moved the original motion to study HB 15‑30, said legislators needed a venue to review workforce and training for special‑education teachers. \"Teacher shortages are a concern for us as a legislative body,\" Davison said during discussion. Senator Beckendahl and others argued the required Special Education Funding Committee already had broad membership and existing work on funding and could absorb the teacher‑shortage topic without adding a separate interim study.

Representative Bosch and Senator Davidson noted overlap between several proposed studies and said consolidating them would reduce duplication. Senator Hogan emphasized coordination with the children’s cabinet and urged the committee to avoid overlapping work: \"We should be sensitive to who else is studying this issue,\" he said, referencing the Cabinet's targeted needs lists. After back‑and‑forth about whether the motion maker and seconder agreed on the final path, the meeting amended the motion so the teacher‑shortage study would be incorporated into the Special Education Funding Committee; the amendment passed by voice vote.

The committee also discussed what the combined body should examine if it took on multiple subtopics: training pipelines, rural access, whether formula dollars reach students, injury rates and de‑escalation practices, and how to link workforce and student proficiency work. Lawmakers agreed the interim committee chair would have discretion to set final scope and that the special committee should report to legislative management at its regular November meeting.

The consolidation effectively preserves legislative review of special‑education workforce and student‑proficiency issues while aiming to reduce duplicated interim studies.

The action is procedural and does not in itself change statute or funding; it directs where study and reporting will take place.","The Legislative Management voted to incorporate a proposed discretionary study on special‑education teacher shortages (House Bill 15‑30) into a required Special Education Funding Committee (House Bill 15‑47), and to route related proposals on math and reading proficiency for students with disabilities into that same committee.","actionData","errors"]

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Legislative Management authorizes Legislative Council program evaluation of child‑care programs

Legislative Management combines ambulance billing, recruitment and emergency‑responder funding studies into a single interim review

Legislative Management folds special‑education teacher‑shortage study into Special Education Funding Committee