19.0986.01000
Sixty-sixth
Legislative Assembly HOUSE BILL NO. 1402
of North Dakota
Introduced by
Representatives Kempenich, Hanson, Rohr, Skroch
Senators Bakke, J. Lee
1 A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation to the department of commerce for health care
2 workforce needs in rural areas of the state.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
4 SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION. There is appropriated out of any moneys in the general
5 fund in the state treasury, not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $300,000, or so much of the
6 sum as may be necessary, to the department of commerce for the purpose of providing
7 matching funds to an organization assisting in the recruitment, distribution, and supply, and
8 enhancing the quality and efficiency of personnel providing health services in rural areas of the
9 state, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2021. The department of
10 commerce may spend the funds appropriated in this section only for the purposes authorized in
11 this section and only to the extent the organization has secured matching funds from nonstate
12 sources on a dollar-for-dollar basis.
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