25.0232.02000
Sixty-ninth
Legislative Assembly HOUSE BILL NO. 1220
of North Dakota
Introduced by
Representatives Motschenbacher, Hauck, Longmuir, Morton, Novak, Schauer, Sanford, Bahl,
Fisher, Vetter
Senator Gerhardt
1 A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 15-10 of the North Dakota
2 Century Code, relating to the creation of a North Dakota accelerated degree for high-demand
3 occupations.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
5 SECTION 1. A new section to chapter 15-10 of the North Dakota Century Code is created
6 and enacted as follows:
7 North Dakota accelerated degree - High-demand occupations.
8 1. An institution under the control of the state board of higher education may:
9 a. Offer a North Dakota accelerated degree as an optional substitute for any degree
10 offered by the institution which prepares a student for a high-demand occupation;
11 b. Determine annually which degrees offered by the institution prepare students for
12 a high-demand occupation;
13 c. Provide a list of North Dakota accelerated degrees to the appropriate
14 occupational and professional boards; and
15 d. Not require a student to obtain general education credits for a North Dakota
16 accelerated degree.
17 2. Upon review of an individual's application for a license to practice in a profession
18 designated as a high-demand occupation by an institution under the control of the
19 state board of higher education, an occupational or professional board shall approve a
20 North Dakota accelerated degree and recognize the degree as an accredited program
21 for licensing purposes.
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