54-07-12. Theodore Roosevelt presidential library and museum endowment fund -
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Continuing appropriation - Budget section report.
There is created in the state treasury the Theodore Roosevelt presidential library and museum endowment fund. The governor may provide for the fund to be invested under the supervision of the board of university and school lands. The interest and earnings of the fund are appropriated to the governor on a continuing basis to pay interest expenses on a loan from the Bank of North Dakota and to provide grants pursuant to this section. The governor may provide grants to a private entity subject to the following:
1. The private entity has certified to the governor the entity has received the sum of one
hundred million dollars in cash donations and binding pledged donations for the
construction of a presidential library and museum in North Dakota and for grants to
affected entities;
2. The governor has entered an agreement with the private entity in subsection 1 which
includes the following provisions:
a. The grant funds will be spent only for operating and maintenance costs of the
presidential library located in North Dakota;
b. Any unused grant funds will be returned to the state and deposited in the general
fund if the presidential library has not been constructed within the period of time
specified in the agreement or if the library ceases operations;
c. The private entity agrees to donate ten million dollars from the one hundred
million dollars identified in subsection 1 to a higher education institution
foundation in North Dakota, of which two million dollars is for the purpose of
digitizing documents relating to Theodore Roosevelt and eight million dollars is
for the purpose of creating an endowment for the purpose of digitizing documents
relating to Theodore Roosevelt and for creating a Theodore Roosevelt
conservation scholars program and related academic mission at a North Dakota
higher education institution in collaboration with the private entity; and
d. The private entity agrees to donate three hundred thousand dollars to a city in
North Dakota for prior costs incurred related to planning for a presidential library; 3. The governor provides a report to the budget section which includes copies of the
documentation received for the certification provided in subsection 1; and 4. The governor provides a report to the budget section within thirty days of applying for
the loan authorized by S.L. 2019, ch. 26, § 8, which includes all completed loan
application documents.
54-07-13. Children's cabinet - Membership - Duties - Working groups - Report. 1. The children's cabinet is created to assess, guide, and coordinate the care for children
and families across the state's branches of government and the tribal nations. 2. The children's cabinet is composed of:
a. The governor, or the governor's designee;
b. The chief justice of the supreme court, or the chief justice's designee;
c. Two members of the house of representatives, appointed by the majority leader
of the house of representatives to serve two-year terms;
d. Two members of the senate, appointed by the majority leader of the senate to
serve two-year terms;
e. The superintendent of public instruction, or the superintendent's designee;
f. The director of the committee on protection and advocacy, or the director's
designee;
g. The commissioner of the department of health and human services, or the
commissioner's designee;
h. A representative of the tribal nations in the state, who is appointed by the
governor; and
i. Five individuals, appointed by the governor to serve a term of two years at the
pleasure of the governor, consisting of:
(1)A local school representative;
(2)A local special education representative;
(3)A human service zone director;
(4)A representative of a private agency that provides direct services to
vulnerable children; and
(5)A parent. 3. The governor, in collaboration with the chairman of the legislative management, shall
appoint as the presiding officer of the children's cabinet a member of the governor's
cabinet or a legislator serving on the children's cabinet. The children's cabinet shall
select one of its members to serve as the vice-presiding officer. 4. The children's cabinet shall meet at least quarterly. Additional meetings may be held at
the discretion of the presiding officer. 5. The children's cabinet shall:
a. Coordinate broad-based leadership across programs, agencies, branches of
government, and tribal nations to meet the needs of children and families;
b. Develop strategies to address gaps or needs regarding early care and education,
medical and behavioral health, community, child welfare, and juvenile justice;
c. Develop strategies to provide for the full continuum of care in the delivery of
services, including promotion, prevention, early identification and intervention,
service delivery, and recovery;
d. Seek to engage cooperation across public and private service providers;
e. Provide a comprehensive vision for how and where children are best served,
attending to children and families in a respectful and relevant manner;
f. Seek strategies to provide services to children without consideration of prior
engagement with juvenile services;
g. Provide for the active participation of consumers and providers statewide on
advisory committees;
h. Receive information and recommendations from the department of health and
human services, department of corrections and rehabilitation, and other state
agencies;
i. Establish and oversee designated working groups to develop policies impacting
children and families; and
j. Provide an annual report to the legislative management and governor regarding
the activities and findings of:
(1)The children's cabinet; and
(2)Other designated working groups on children and family issues.
6. a. The office of the governor shall provide staffing and administrative services for
the children's cabinet and coordinate with other designated working groups on
children and family issues.
b. The governor or the governor's designee serving on the cabinet may appoint a
representative to serve in that official's capacity at a meeting if the governor or
governor's designee is unable to attend.
7. a. The presiding officer of the children's cabinet may designate working groups and
appoint or remove liaisons to serve on the working groups.
b. A member of the children's cabinet or working group who is not a state employee
is entitled to reimbursement for mileage and expenses as provided by law for
state officers and employees, to be paid by the office of the governor.
c. A state employee who is a member of the children's cabinet or working group is
entitled to receive that employee's regular salary and is entitled to reimbursement
for mileage and expenses to be paid by the employing agency.
d. A member of the children's cabinet or working group who is a member of the
legislative assembly is entitled to receive per diem compensation at the rate
provided under section 54-35-10 for each day performing official duties of the
children's cabinet or working group. The legislative council shall pay the per diem
compensation and reimbursement for travel and such expenses as provided by
law for any member of the children's cabinet or working group who is a member
of the legislative assembly.