HB 1478: President Archuleta gave testimony focused on the importance of the teacher`s role in supporting this bill, which was heard 2/2 to home education. It was amended by the House by 87 votes to 7 on 18.02. It was amended and unanimously adopted by the Senate on 22.3. It was signed by the governor on 19.4. HB 1323: Eliminates the ability of a national elected official and state health official to require masks during a public safety crisis. This is the opposite of local control and a terrifying law to be created in today`s global landscape. It passed by both the House of Representatives and the Senate, was rejected by the governor, and the veto was overturned on 22/4 by a vote of 66 to 27 in the House of Representatives and 32-16 in the Senate. HB 1441: President Archuleta said 3.2. to support a paid family vacation program in the home, business and labor industries.

This bill was turned into a study and passed by the House on 18/2 by a vote of 75 to 18. Unfortunately, she narrowly failed in the Senate on 3/11 with 22 votes to 25. HB 1209: Requires legislative leadership to develop a plan during the 2021-2022 interim period to close the performance plan for new SRSP employees effective January 1, 2024. It was passed by the House of Representatives by a vote of 89 to 5 and by the Senate by a vote of 34 to 13. by 34 votes to 13. The NDU has always supported the performance-based plan, and President Archuleta has repeatedly testified against this bill. SB 2046: President Archuleta has come out in favor of this bill in its original form, which would have increased the employer/employee contribution to the PERS by 1% from January 2022. We have supported this bill in the past to support the SPL, but we have also been consistent in our message that wage increases must more than cover this increase. It was unanimously adopted by the Senate on 19.2. Upon its arrival in the House of Representatives, this bill was amended to end the performance-based PERS plan by 2023 and back it up with a $100 million allocation.

The NDU worked actively as this situation developed to counter these draconian last-minute efforts. Fortunately, the Senate defeated the bill on 4/29 by a vote of 12 to 35. SB 2196: Establishes a North Dakota competency framework for students who have demonstrated proficiency in content. President Archuleta testified in favor of education in the Senate on 26.1. It was amended and passed by the Senate on 2/16 by a vote of 46 to 1. He passed the house on 15.3. by 90 votes to 2 and was signed by the governor. HB 1210: Instructs the legislative administration to consider a study of teachers` expenditure. President Archuleta testified in favor of the bill, which passed in the House of Representatives on 25/1. It passed the Senate on 3/5 by a vote of 41 to 6 and was signed by the governor. SB 2215: This bill was a direct attack on teachers` voices and the collective bargaining process. NDU was able to work to pass some amendments to improve the bill, but unfortunately, it passed the Senate on 2/16 by a vote of 37 to 10 and the House on 6/4 to 29.

SB 2003: This is the budget account of NDUS and universities. It was unanimously adopted by the Senate on 23.2., the House of Representatives on 14.4. by a vote of 72 to 22 and was signed by the governor on 22.4. HB 1281: This terrible bill would have diverted funding from public schools to private and home schools. It narrowly passed the House of Representatives with 50 votes to 44 out of 23.2., but fortunately failed in the Senate with 22.3. with 15 to 32 votes. HB 1075: Eliminates days reserved for the Fall Conference. That would leave the decision to the local school districts. President Archuleta testified in favor of the bill, which passed the House of Representatives on 1/15 by a vote of 87 to 3 and the Senate on 3/19 by a vote of 41 to 5. HB 1058: This bill improves the distribution of leave for public servants.

It failed in its initial vote in the House on 1/18, but was reconsidered, amended and passed by 90 votes to 3 to 2/1. It was then passed by the Senate 3/4 with a vote of 46 to 1 and was signed by the governor. HB 1413: Call for a study to study free breakfast and lunch funding for all K-12 students. President Archuleta expressed support for this law both in its original form, which provided for funding, and after it was turned into a study. HB 1413 was passed by the House on 18.2. with 70 to 24 votes. He was heard on 3.8. in the Education Senate and unfortunately failed on 19.3. with 9 to 37 votes. HB 1431: This bail law provides funds for infrastructure projects.

It was voted on 19.02. to the House of Representatives and referred to the Senate Finance and Taxation Committee. It was amended and passed by the Senate on 4/8 with a vote of 46-0 and was signed by the governor. SB 2033: Creation of a capital development fund for the university system. It passed unanimously by the Senate on 25/1 and by the House of Representatives by a vote of 79 to 12 on March 22. HB 1398: This bill states that the state and other political subdivisions cannot require an employer to take paid family leave. President Archuleta spoke against the bill, which passed the House on 17/2 by a vote of 79 to 14. It passed the Senate by a vote of 39 to 7.

HB 1369: Establishment of an educational empowerment programme. President Archuleta testified at the hearing on 25.1. because of the NDU`s firm belief that public funds should go exclusively to public schools. He narrowly failed in the House of Representatives on 18.2. with 45 votes to 49. SB 2288: President Archuleta testified on 9/2 before the Senate Finance and Taxation Committee against this coupon law. In a victory for public education, this bill failed in the Senate on 2/22 by a vote of 16 to 30. UNHCR 3007: President Archuleta testified against the law, which aims to end the governor`s state of emergency, which would result in the end of essential education policies to fight the pandemic. He failed in the House of Representatives on 2/5. SB 2257: President Archuleta testified on 27.1. in Senate funds in support of this bill regarding after-school programs. It failed on 19.2.

with 9 votes to 36 in the Senate. SB 2300: This law would have allowed a full-time temporary public employee to receive full-time benefits after two years of employment. NDU testified in support at the hearing of the Senate Committee on Industry, Economic Affairs and Labour 2/2. It received a negative recommendation to 2/4 of the Employee Benefits Program Committee. It was finally withdrawn from consideration on 2.8. SB 2031: The Higher Education Funding Formula Bill failed in the Senate with 2 to 45 votes out of 2/23. SB 2235: This bill would have provided funding for school nurse programs. The hearing took place on 27.1. and President Archuleta gave testimony calling for a recommendation for a pass. Unfortunately, the bill failed in the Senate on 5/2 HB 1114: President Archuleta testified in favor of this bill, which would have provided $3,000,000 to the NDDPI, would have given the ESPB a grant to expand the 1st and 2nd year teacher support program.