North Dakota § 15.1-31-06 Open enrollment - School boards - Standards

North Dakota Statutes

§ 15.1-31-06 — Open enrollment - School boards - Standards

North Dakota § 15.1-31-06

Title 15.1Elementary and Secondary Education

Ch. 15.1-31Open Enrollment

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N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-31-06 (2026).

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1.The board of each school district shall set standards for the acceptance and denial of applications for admittance under open enrollment as provided in section 15.1-31-08. The standards may address the capacity of a program, grade level, or school building. The standards may not address previous academic achievement, participation in extracurricular activities, disabilities, English language proficiency, or previous disciplinary proceedings.

2.A board may determine that applications for admittance under open enrollment, in accordance with this chapter, will not be considered only if there is a lack of capacity in a program, grade level, or school.

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a.A school district participating in an open enrollment program may not give or offer to give a student remuneration, or directly exert

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1. The board of each school district shall set standards for the acceptance and denial of
applications for admittance under open enrollment as provided in section 15.1-31-08.
The standards may address the capacity of a program, grade level, or school building.
The standards may not address previous academic achievement, participation in
extracurricular activities, disabilities, English language proficiency, or previous
disciplinary proceedings.
2. A board may determine that applications for admittance under open enrollment, in
accordance with this chapter, will not be considered only if there is a lack of capacity in
a program, grade level, or school.
3. a. A school district participating in an open enrollment program may not give or offer
to give a student remuneration, or directly exert influence on the student or the
student's family, in order to encourage participation in the open enrollment
program. The actions prohibited under this subdivision do not include providing
informational materials about the program.
b. If the members of the board of a school district believe that another school district
has violated this subsection, the board may file a complaint with the
superintendent of public instruction. Upon receipt of a complaint alleging a
violation of this subsection, the superintendent of public instruction shall hold a
hearing and accept testimony and evidence regarding the complaint. If the
superintendent finds that a school district has violated this subsection, the
superintendent may withhold some or all of the state aid payments to which the
district would be otherwise entitled for a period of one year from the date of the
finding. A decision by the superintendent under this subsection is appealable to
the state board of public school education. A decision by the state board of public
school education is final.