The proposed amendments to House Bill No. aim to create a new section in chapter 44-04 of the North Dakota Century Code regarding the confidentiality of student applications for admission to institutions of higher education. The bill removes the designation of these applications as "confidential" and instead classifies them as "exempt records." This change allows for greater accessibility to these records while still maintaining certain protections, as the records are exempt except as otherwise provided by law.

Additionally, the bill stipulates that records related to an individual's application must be destroyed upon request by the applicant or their parent or guardian if the applicant was under eighteen at the time of submission. It also specifies that access to these exempt records is limited to individuals carrying out their regular duties as employees of the institution, with exceptions as outlined in the chapter. The bill is declared an emergency measure, indicating its immediate importance for implementation.