19.0386.01000
Sixty-sixth
Legislative Assembly HOUSE BILL NO. 1464
of North Dakota
Introduced by
Representatives Strinden, Becker, Hoverson, B. Koppelman, Rohr
1 A BILL for an Act to require a legislative management study of the feasibility and desirability of
2 developing a school choice program.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
4 SECTION 1. LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT STUDY - SCHOOL CHOICE PROGRAM.
5 1. During the 2019-20 interim, the legislative management shall study the feasibility and
6 desirability of developing a school choice program to provide parents of students with
7 options, funding, and support in selecting charter schools, magnet schools, private
8 schools, or home schooling for their children. The study must include:
9 a. The design, application, operations, and costs associated with the
10 implementation of the program;
11 b. Consideration of educational savings accounts, and may include other types of
12 school choice programs; and
13 c. A review of the best practices across the nation for similar programs and the
14 associated requirements for guidance and monitoring of the program by the
15 department of public instruction.
16 2. The legislative management shall report its findings and recommendations, together
17 with any legislation required to implement the recommendations, to the sixty-seventh
18 legislative assembly.
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