North Dakota § 50-35-02 State-paid human services - Application - Study - Report to legislative management

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§ 50-35-02 — State-paid human services - Application - Study - Report to legislative management

North Dakota § 50-35-02

Title 50Public Welfare

Ch. 50-35State-Funded Human Services

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N.D. Cent. Code § 50-35-02 (2026).

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1.The department shall administer a statewide program for state funding of staffing and administrative costs related to the administration of human services.

2.Payments must be distributed to human service zones and the department pursuant to section 50-35-04, with the first payment distributions commencing in January 2020.

3.Human service zones shall cooperate with the department to adopt administrative and operational cost-savings methodologies and determine options for consolidations. Human service zones shall implement the administrative and operational cost-savings methodologies and consolidations.

4.During the 2021-22 interim, the department, with assistance from the North Dakota association of counties and human service zone directors, shall develop a process for al

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management.
1. The department shall administer a statewide program for state funding of staffing and
administrative costs related to the administration of human services.

2. Payments must be distributed to human service zones and the department pursuant to
section 50-35-04, with the first payment distributions commencing in January 2020.
3. Human service zones shall cooperate with the department to adopt administrative and
operational cost-savings methodologies and determine options for consolidations.
Human service zones shall implement the administrative and operational cost-savings
methodologies and consolidations.
4. During the 2021-22 interim, the department, with assistance from the North Dakota
association of counties and human service zone directors, shall develop a process for
allowing a human service zone to opt in to state employment. The process must
identify under what conditions and factors a transition to state employment may or may
not be desirable for a human service zone and the department; outline the governance
process for choosing to opt in to state employment, including a description of the role
of the human service zone board, county commissions, and the department; and
include a template and potential timeline for any zone choosing to make the transition
to state employment. Before August 1, 2022, the department shall report to the
legislative management the process developed for allowing a human service zone to
opt in to state employment. The transition to state employment is contingent on the
approval from the legislative assembly.
5. During the 2021-22 interim, the department, with assistance from the North Dakota
association of counties and human service zone directors, shall study indirect costs.
The study must identify a plan defining the process to calculate payment for indirect
costs. The department shall provide regular updates to the legislative management on
the progress of the study. Before August 1, 2022, the department shall report to the
legislative management the process developed to calculate payment for indirect costs.