23.0250.01000
Sixty-eighth
Legislative Assembly HOUSE BILL NO. 1021
of North Dakota
Introduced by
Appropriations Committee
1 A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the information
2 technology department; and to provide an exemption.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
4 SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION. The funds provided in this section, or so much of the funds
5 as may be necessary, are appropriated out of any moneys in the general fund in the state
6 treasury, not otherwise appropriated, and from special funds derived from federal funds and
7 other income, to the information technology department for the purpose of defraying the
8 expenses of the information technology department, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2023,
9 and ending June 30, 2025, as follows:
10 Governor's
11 Base Level Recommendation Appropriation
12 Salaries and wages $101,734,629 $120,200,318 $101,734,629
13 Operating expenses 114,588,112 181,582,233 114,588,112
14 Capital assets 3,443,909 3,910,571 3,443,909
15 ARPA broadband 0 45,000,000 0
16 IIJA broadband BEAD program 0 148,250,000 0
17 Statewide longitudinal data system 4,486,278 8,715,381 4,486,278
18 Edutech 9,691,939 11,784,825 9,691,939
19 K-12 wide area network 4,679,718 7,208,178 4,679,718
20 Geographic information system 1,101,806 1,230,596 1,101,806
21 Health information technology office 8,725,871 8,819,615 8,725,871
22 Statewide interoperable radio network 14,193,796 38,438,176 14,193,796
23 Total all funds $262,646,058 $575,139,893 $262,646,058
24 Less estimated income 233,670,105 513,670,072 233,670,105
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1 Total general fund $28,975,953 $61,469,821 $28,975,953
2 Full-time equivalent positions 479.00 520.00 479.00
3 SECTION 2. ONE-TIME FUNDING. The following amounts reflect the one-time funding
4 items approved by the sixty-seventh legislative assembly for the 2021-23 biennium:
5 One-Time Funding Description 2021-23 2023-25
6 Cybersecurity $6,500,000 $0
7 Health information technology office 6,000,000 0
8 Broadband infrastructure grants 45,000,000 0
9 North Dakota stockmen's association grant 401,000 0
10 Total special funds $57,901,000 $0
11 SECTION 3. EXEMPTION - LINE ITEM TRANSFERS. Notwithstanding section 54-16-04,
12 the director of the office of management and budget shall make transfers of funds between line
13 items in section 1 of this Act for the information technology department as may be requested by
14 the chief information officer as determined necessary for the development and implementation
15 of information technology projects. The department shall notify the legislative council of any
16 transfers made pursuant to this section.
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