North Dakota House Bill 1179 Directs Interim Study on Paid Time Off for 12-Month Higher Education Faculty

Original title: A BILL for an Act to provide for a legislative management study regarding paid time off for the faculty at an institution of higher education.

Last action · March 7, 2025: Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 0 nays 47Sponsors: Eric Murphy and 7 others

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What This Bill Proposed

North Dakota House Bill 1179 proposed a study during the 2025-26 regarding paid time off for faculty members at higher education institutions appointed to at least a twelve-month term. The bill failed to pass in the Senate after being introduced in the 69th Legislative Assembly.

Why it matters

The measure would have directed a formal review of leave policies across in-state and out-of-state higher education institutions, with findings and recommendations slated for the seventieth legislative assembly.

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

faculty members appointed to at least a twelve-month term of employment at an institution of higher education

Faculty members on twelve-month terms would have been the subject of a comprehensive leave policy study and potential future legislative recommendations.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What faculty members would be covered by the proposed study?

The study focuses on faculty members appointed to at least a twelve-month term of employment at an institution of higher education.

What is the timeline for the proposed study and report?

The study was planned for the 2025-26 , with findings and recommendations to be reported to the seventieth legislative assembly.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Failed in the Senate.

Procedural history

10 actions

Mar 7, 2025Senate
Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 0 nays 47
Mar 7, 2025SenateCommittee
Reported back, do not pass, placed on calendar 6 0 0
Mar 5, 2025SenateCommittee
Committee Hearing 09:00
Feb 5, 2025SenateIntroduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee
Feb 4, 2025Senate
Received from House
Feb 3, 2025HouseFloor
Second reading, passed, yeas 82 nays 11

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Jan 30, 2025HouseCommittee
Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
Jan 29, 2025HouseCommittee
Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 0 1
Jan 15, 2025HouseCommittee
Committee Hearing 02:30
Jan 7, 2025HouseIntroduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee

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