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IntroducedJan 18, 2023
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Passed SenateFeb 07, 2023
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Passed House
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Signed into Law
A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 15.1-06-19 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to required school counselors; to provide an expiration date; and to declare an emergency.
Last Action See all actions
House • Mar 23, 2023: Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 40 nays 48
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Official Summary/Bill Text
Comments on SB 2340
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 46
- Axtman
- Barta
- Beard
- Bekkedahl
- Boehm
- Braunberger
- Burckhard
- Cleary
- Clemens
- Conley
- Davison
- Dever
- Dwyer
- Elkin
- Erbele
- Estenson
- Hogan
- Hogue
- Kannianen
- Klein
- Krebsbach
- Kreun
- Larsen
- Larson
- Lee
- Lemm
- Luick
- Magrum
- Mathern
- Meyer
- Myrdal
- Patten
- Paulson
- Piepkorn
- Roers, J.
- Roers, K.
- Rummel
- Rust
- Schaible
- Sickler
- Sorvaag
- Vedaa
- Wanzek
- Weber
- Weston
- Wobbema
NO: 0
ABSENT: 1
YES: 40
- Anderson, B.
- Anderson, K.
- Bellew
- Bosch
- Brandenburg
- Christensen
- Cory
- Dockter
- Dyk
- Fegley
- Fisher
- Grueneich
- Hauck
- Heilman
- Heinert
- Henderson
- Hoverson
- Jonas
- Kasper
- Kempenich
- Koppelman
- Kreidt
- Lefor
- Louser
- Marschall
- Meier
- Nathe
- Olson, S.
- Porter
- Prichard
- Rios
- Ruby, D.
- Satrom
- Schatz
- Schobinger
- Steiner
- Thomas
- Timmons
- Toman
- Tveit
NO: 48
- Anderson, D.
- Beltz
- Boschee
- Christy
- Dakane
- Davis
- Dobervich
- Finley-DeVille
- Frelich
- Hager
- Hagert
- Hanson
- Hatlestad
- Headland
- Ista
- Johnson, J.
- Karls
- Kiefert
- Klemin
- Longmuir
- Martinson
- McLeod
- Mitskog
- Mock
- Monson
- Murphy
- Nelson
- Novak
- O'Brien
- Ostlie
- Pyle
- Richter
- Roers Jones
- Rohr
- Ruby, M.
- Sanford
- Schauer
- Schneider
- Schreiber-Beck
- Stemen
- Strinden
- Swiontek
- Vetter
- Vigesaa
- Wagner
- Warrey
- Weisz
- Speaker Johnson, D.
Actions
- Mar 23, 2023 | House
- Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 40 nays 48
- Mar 22, 2023 | House
- Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- Mar 21, 2023 | House
- Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 10 4 0
- Mar 20, 2023 | House
- Committee Work, House Education, 03/20 3:59 PM, Room Coteau AB - Committee Work: Committee Work - SB 2340
- Committee Hearing 03:59
- Mar 08, 2023 | House
- Bill Hearing, House Education, 03/08 10:00 AM, Room Coteau AB - Relating to required school counselors.
- Committee Hearing 10:00
- Feb 17, 2023 | House
- Introduced, first reading, referred to Education
- Feb 08, 2023 | House
- Received from Senate
- Feb 07, 2023 | Senate
- Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0
- Feb 06, 2023 | Senate
- Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- Feb 03, 2023 | Senate
- Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0
- Feb 01, 2023 | Senate
- Committee Work, Senate Education, 02/01 9:35 AM, Room 216 - Committee Work: Committee Work - SB 2340
- Committee Hearing 09:35
- Jan 31, 2023 | Senate
- Bill Hearing, Senate Education, 01/31 10:00 AM, Room 216 - A BILL relating to required school counselors.
- Committee Work, Senate Education, 01/31 2:00 PM, Room 216 - Committee Work: Committee Work - SB 2340
- Committee Hearing 10:00
- Committee Hearing 02:00
- Jan 18, 2023 | Senate
- Introduced, first reading, referred to Education
Documents
- Legislative HistoryPDF
- Marked up (Adopted by the Senate Education Committee)PDF
- Marked up (Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Timmons)PDF
- Video - Senate Education, 01/31 10:05 AM (SB 2340)
- Video - Senate Education, 01/31 10:06 AM (Senator Axtman - District 7 - Introduced the bill - In Favor - #18091)
- Video - Senate Education, 01/31 10:09 AM (Kevin Hoherz - NDCEL - In Favor - #18063)
- Video - Senate Education, 01/31 10:09 AM (Kevin Hoherz - Additional Testimony #18076)
- Video - Senate Education, 01/31 10:14 AM (Michael Heilman - Ex Dir - ND Small Organized Schools - In Favor #18083)
- Video - Senate Education, 01/31 10:16 AM (Michael McNeff - Superintendent - Rugby Public School Dist #5 - In Favor #17903)
- Video - Senate Education, 01/31 10:19 AM (Dave Wheeler - Manvel Public Schools - In Favor)
- Video - Senate Education, 01/31 10:22 AM (Carly Retterrath - Mandan Public Schools - In Favor #17607)
- Video - Senate Education, 01/31 10:26 AM (Amy DeKok - ND School Boards Association - In Favor)
- Video - Senate Education, 01/31 10:27 AM (Beth Slette - Superintendent - West Fargo Public Schools - In Favor #18057)
- Video - Senate Education, 01/31 10:28 AM (Andrea Richards - Director of Behavioral Health and Wellness - West Fargo Public Schools - In Favor)
- Video - Senate Education, 01/31 10:30 AM (April Foth - President - ND School Counselor Association - Opposed #18058)
- Video - Senate Education, 01/31 10:35 AM (Hearing on SB 2340 Closed)
- Video - Senate Education, 01/31 10:35 AM (Recess)
- Video - Senate Education, 01/31 02:30 PM (Committee Work - SB 2340)
- Video - Senate Education, 01/31 02:31 PM (Amiee Copas - Exec Dir - ND Council of Educational Leaders)
- Video - Senate Education, 01/31 02:35 PM (Senator Axtman proposes amendment 23.0993.01002)
- Video - Senate Education, 02/01 09:35 AM (Committee Work SB 2340)
- Video - Senate Education, 02/01 09:38 AM (Senator Beard moved to accept amendments to the bill 23.0993.01001)
- Video - Senate Education, 02/01 09:39 AM (Senator Conley seconded)
- Video - Senate Education, 02/01 09:39 AM (Roll Call Vote on Amendment - Motion Passes - 6-0-0)
- Video - Senate Education, 02/01 09:39 AM (Senator Beard moved Do Pass SB 2340 as amended)
- Video - Senate Education, 02/01 09:40 AM (Senator Conley seconded the motion)
- Video - Senate Education, 02/01 09:40 AM (Roll Call Vote on Do Pass as Amended - Motion Passes - 6-0-0)
- Video - Senate Education, 02/01 09:40 AM (Senator Axtman will carry the bill)
- Video - Senate Education, 02/01 09:41 AM (Recess)
- Video - Senate, 02/06 01:08 PM (6th Order - Consideration Of Amendments - SB2340 - Education - Do Pass)
- Video - Senate, 02/06 01:08 PM (Senator Axtman)
- Video - Senate, 02/07 01:50 PM (11th Order - Final Passage Senate Measures - SB2340 - Education - Do Pass)
- Video - Senate, 02/07 01:50 PM (Senator Axtman)
- Video - Senate, 02/07 01:52 PM (11th Order - Final Passage Senate Measures - SB2340 - Education - Do Pass - Votes Required 24: PASSED - Yea 46 Nay 0 N/V 1 Exc 0)
- Video - House Education, 03/08 10:00 AM (SB 2340)
- Video - House Education, 03/08 10:01 AM (Opened hearing)
- Video - House Education, 03/08 10:01 AM (Senator Axtman Bill Sponsor Support)
- Video - House Education, 03/08 10:07 AM (Kevin Hoherz Counsel ND CEL Support (#22152))
- Video - House Education, 03/08 10:09 AM (Additional Testimony from Kevin Hoherz (#22958))
- Video - House Education, 03/08 10:25 AM (Carly Retterath Director Alternative Education Mandan Public Schools Support #22575)
- Video - House Education, 03/08 10:41 AM (Steve Holen Superintendent McKenzie County Public School Support #22855)
- Video - House Education, 03/08 10:57 AM (Mike Heilman President ND Small Organized Schools Support #22838)
- Video - House Education, 03/08 10:59 AM (Dave Wheeler Manvel Public School Support #22574)
- Video - House Education, 03/08 11:03 AM (Jim Upgren ND DPI information)
- Video - House Education, 03/08 11:04 AM (Jared Bollom President-Elect ND School Counseling Association Opposition #22857)
- Video - House Education, 03/08 11:06 AM (Additional Testimony from Jared Bollom - #22856)
- Video - House Education, 03/08 11:15 AM (Katherine Nelson School Counselor Educator NDSCA Board Member Opposition #22851)
- Video - House Education, 03/08 11:28 AM (Closed hearing)
- Video - House Education, 03/20 03:59 PM (SB 2340)
- Video - House Education, 03/20 04:00 PM (Representative Timmons moves to Amend LC# 23.0993.02002 #26056)
- Video - House Education, 03/20 04:00 PM (SB 2340)
- Video - House Education, 03/20 04:01 PM (Voice vote motion carries)
- Video - House Education, 03/20 04:04 PM (Representative Schreiber-Beck moves to amend LC# 23.0993.02001)
- Video - House Education, 03/20 04:21 PM (Roll Call Vote 2-12-0 motion fails)
- Video - House Education, 03/20 04:22 PM (Representative Schreiber-Beck moves to amend LC # 23.0993.02001 with the exception of removing page 1, lines 22 through 24 and page 2 remove lines 1 through 7)
- Video - House Education, 03/20 04:27 PM (Roll call vote 3-11-0 motion fails)
- Video - House Education, 03/20 04:28 PM (Representative Timmons moves a Do Pass as Amended)
- Video - House Education, 03/20 04:34 PM (Roll Call Vote Motion Carries 10-4-0)
- Video - House Education, 03/20 04:36 PM (Adjourned)
- Video - House, 03/23 02:14 PM (14th Order - Final Passage Senate Measures - SB2340 - Education - Do Pass)
- Video - House, 03/23 02:15 PM (Representative Hoverson)
- Video - House, 03/23 02:19 PM (Representative Schreiber Beck)
- Video - House, 03/23 02:23 PM (Representative Hager)
- Video - House, 03/23 02:25 PM (Representative Heinert)
- Video - House, 03/23 02:27 PM (Representative Tveit)
- Video - House, 03/23 02:28 PM (14th Order - Final Passage Senate Measures - SB2340 - Education - Do Pass - Votes Required 48: FAILED - Yea 40 Nay 48 N/V 6 Exc 0)
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Kevin Hoherz, (Senate Education, 01/31 10:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Michelle Axtman, ND State Senate (Senator), (Senate Education, 01/31 10:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Michelle Axtman, (Senate Education, 01/31 10:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Michael Heilman, North Dakota Small Organized Schools (North Dakota Small Organized Schools), Bismarck, ND (Senate Education, 01/31 10:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Kevin Hoherz, NDCEL (NDCEL), Bismarck, ND (Senate Education, 01/31 10:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Kevin Hoherz, NDCEL (NDCEL), Bismarck, ND (Senate Education, 01/31 10:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Katherine Terras, Certification Central (Certification Central), Mcville, ND (Senate Education, 01/31 10:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Opposition) -- April Foth, North Dakota School Counselor Association (President), Ypsilanti, ND (Senate Education, 01/31 10:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Beth Slette, West Fargo Public Schools (Superintendent), West Fargo, ND (Senate Education, 01/31 10:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Opposition) -- Noah Brenden, Wahpeton Public Schools (School Counselor), Wahpeton, ND (Senate Education, 01/31 10:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Opposition) -- Rachel A. Meuchel, Bismarck, ND (Senate Education, 01/31 10:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Cristine Deaver, North Dakota Association for Behavior Analysis (President), Valley City, ND (Senate Education, 01/31 10:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Opposition) -- Robin J. Lang, (School Counselor), Bismarck, ND (Senate Education, 01/31 10:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Michael McNeff, Rugby Public School District #5 (Superintendent), Rugby, ND (Senate Education, 01/31 10:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Opposition) -- Jocelyn Kolle, ND Center for Distance Education (Counselor), Fargo, ND (Senate Education, 01/31 10:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Carly Retterath, Mandan Public Schools (Mandan Public Schools), Mandan, ND (Senate Education, 01/31 10:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Opposition) -- Jessica Gilsrud, Wahpeton High School (School Counselor), Wahpeton, ND (Senate Education, 01/31 10:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Kevin Hoherz, ND CEL, ND (House Education, 03/08 10:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Opposition) -- Jessie McClaflin, West Fargo, ND (House Education, 03/08 10:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Opposition) -- Missy Kremer, Heritage Middle School (Instructional Coach), Horace, ND (House Education, 03/08 10:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Opposition) -- Mary Wick, (Parent/Teacher), Woodworth, ND (House Education, 03/08 10:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Opposition) -- Trisha Twite, Heritage Middle School, West Fargo, ND (House Education, 03/08 10:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Opposition) -- Diane Crowston, Jamestown, ND (House Education, 03/08 10:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Michael McNeff, Rugby Public School District #5, Rugby, ND (House Education, 03/08 10:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Opposition) -- April Foth, North Dakota School Counselor Association (President), Jamestown, ND (House Education, 03/08 10:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Opposition) -- April Foth, North Dakota School Counselor Association (President), Jamestown, ND (House Education, 03/08 10:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Opposition) -- Amy Johnson, (Counselor), Wilton, ND (House Education, 03/08 10:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Opposition) -- Andrew M. Rohrich, NDCA (Government Affairs Chair), BISMARCK, ND (House Education, 03/08 10:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Opposition) -- John S. Wangen, Bismarck (School Counselor), Bismarck, ND (House Education, 03/08 10:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Opposition) -- Kristen Lynch, Montpelier, ND (House Education, 03/08 10:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Michelle Axtman, Legislative Assembly (Senator), Bismarck, ND (House Education, 03/08 10:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Opposition) -- Jared Bollom, North Dakota School Counseling Association (President-Elect), New Salem, ND (House Education, 03/08 10:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Opposition) -- Jared Bollom, North Dakota School Counseling Association (President-Elect), New Salem, ND (House Education, 03/08 10:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Steven Holen, McKenzie County Public School District #1 (Superintendent of Schools), Watford City, ND (House Education, 03/08 10:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Opposition) -- Katherine L. Nelson, Grand Forks ND Resident (Former School Counselor, School Counselor Educator, ASCA National Ethics Committee Member, NDSCA Board Member, mom to two elementary school-aged kids), Grand Forks, ND (House Education, 03/08 10:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Opposition) -- Erica J. Skoglund, (Professional School Counselor), Bismarck, ND (House Education, 03/08 10:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Opposition) -- Alannah Valenta, ND Association of School Psychologists (NDASP President), Montpelier, ND (House Education, 03/08 10:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Opposition) -- Vanessa R. Boehm, (School Counselor), Fargo, ND (House Education, 03/08 10:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Michael Heilman, North Dakota Small Organized Schools (North Dakota Small Organized Schools), Bismarck, ND (House Education, 03/08 10:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Opposition) -- Chasity Odden Heide, (School Counselor), Fargo, ND (House Education, 03/08 10:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Opposition) -- Tessa Roberts, West Fargo, ND (House Education, 03/08 10:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Opposition) -- Courtney Quist, (School Counselor), West Fargo, ND (House Education, 03/08 10:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Lacey M. Enger, Litchville-Marion School District (School Counselor), Marion, ND (House Education, 03/08 10:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Opposition) -- Amy E. Meier, Heritage Middle School / West Fargo Public Schools (Heritage Middle School / West Fargo Public Schools), Horace, ND (House Education, 03/08 10:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Carly Retterath, Mandan Public Schools (Mandan Public Schools), Mandan, ND (House Education, 03/08 10:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Dave Wheeler, Manvel Public School (Manvel Public School), Manvel, ND (House Education, 03/08 10:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Opposition) -- Jennifer Lunde, Minot High School (School Counselor), Minot, ND (House Education, 03/08 10:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Opposition) -- Lindsey Guidinger, (School Counselor), Bismarck, ND (House Education, 03/08 10:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Opposition) -- Rachel Meuchel, (School Counselor), Watford City, ND (House Education, 03/08 10:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Kevin Hoherz, NDCEL (NDCEL), Bismarck, ND (House Education, 03/08 10:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Opposition) -- Anonymous Anonymous, Williston, ND (House Education, 03/08 10:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Opposition) -- Sarah Voss, Grand Forks, ND (House Education, 03/08 10:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Opposition) -- Kiya Knable, Grand Forks, ND (House Education, 03/08 10:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Cindy Schreiber-Beck, ND House of Representatives, ND (House Education, 03/20 03:59 PM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Kelby Timmons, ND House of Representatives, ND (House Education, 03/20 03:59 PM)PDF