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HB 1066

AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 50-06.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the compensation rate paid by the department of health and human services under the senior community service employment program.

69th Legislative Assembly (2025-26)

Establishes a $12/hour floor for SCSEP participants in ND, with DHHS able to set a higher rate by rule within appropriations; affects participants and host sites.

Filed with Secretary Of State 04/03
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Bill Summary · HB 1066

HB 1066 — North Dakota (2025)

AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 50‑06.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the compensation rate paid by the department of health and human services under the senior community service employment program.

Purpose / Intent

Set a statutory minimum hourly compensation rate for participants in the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) administered by the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), while preserving the department’s authority to set the rate by administrative rule and limiting any increase to available legislative appropriations.

Key provision(s)

  • Adds a new section to NDCC chapter 50‑06.1 establishing the compensation rule for SCSEP participants:
    • “The hourly rate of compensation for individuals paid by the department under the senior community service employment program is twelve dollars or the amount established by the department by administrative rule, within the limits of legislative appropriation.”
  • In plain terms: a statutory floor of $12.00/hour is created, but DHHS may set a different rate by rule and any payments are subject to the amount appropriated by the Legislature.

Who or what is affected

  • Primary: Individuals participating in the state SCSEP (seniors employed through the program).
  • Administrative: North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services (responsible for implementing and, if needed, adopting rules).
  • Fiscal: State budgeting/appropriation process — an increase in the program’s compensation could require additional legislative appropriation; the statutory language limits spending to available appropriations.
  • Host agencies and nonprofit worksites that host SCSEP participants could be indirectly affected by changes in participant compensation (e.g., payroll processing).

Fiscal/Legal implications

  • The bill establishes a compensation floor but does not itself appropriate funds. Any increase in program expenditures resulting from raising wages above current funding levels would require legislative appropriations.
  • By authorizing DHHS to set the rate by rule, the department retains administrative flexibility to adjust pay (subject to appropriation).

Procedural / timeline notes

  • Introduced (per file): November 12, 2024 (at the request of DHHS).
  • Documented legislative activity in the file includes readings, amendment/engrossment steps, and a recorded enrollment showing House vote (Yeas 87, Nays 1) and Senate vote (Yeas 41, Nays 3).
  • The bill filing status shown in the materials: filed with the Secretary of State on April 3, 2025.
  • The materials also include an entry noting the bill “Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment” (May 5, 2025). Because the provided record contains multiple and partly conflicting procedural entries, interested readers should consult the official North Dakota Legislative Branch or Secretary of State records for the final enacted status.

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