Bill > HB1420

This bill amends a section of the North Dakota Century Code related to state aid to public libraries by modifying language about grant distribution. Specifically, the bill adds the phrase "state funded" before the word "grants" when describing the library board's authority to approve grant distributions. While the specific context and full implications are not entirely clear from the provided text, the amendment appears to be a technical change that explicitly clarifies the type of grants the library board can approve. The bill seems to be narrowing or specifying the board's grant approval powers to focus specifically on state-funded grants, potentially excluding other types of grants distributed under a different chapter of the state code (as referenced by the exclusion of "grants distributed under chapter 54-24.2"). The bill was passed with overwhelming support in both the House (92-2) and Senate (47-0), suggesting it was a relatively non-controversial technical amendment to existing library funding procedures.

Budget and Finance, Education

https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/bill-overview/bo1420.html