An act to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the state auditor; and to amend and reenact section 54-10-10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the salary of the state auditor., the official text

Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota In Regular Session Commencing Tuesday, January 7, 2025

HOUSE BILL NO. 1004 (Appropriations Committee)

AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the state auditor; and to amend and reenact section 54-10-10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the salary of the state auditor.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:

SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION. The funds provided in this section, or so much of the funds as may be necessary, are appropriated out of any moneys in the general fund in the state treasury, not otherwise appropriated, and from other funds derived from special funds and federal funds, to the state auditor for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state auditor, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027, as follows:

Salaries and wages New and vacant FTE pool Operating expenses Information technology consultants Total all funds Less other funds Total general fund Full-time equivalent positions

Base Level $14,627,899
0 1,719,771
450,000 $16,797,670
6,486,821 $10,310,849
65.00

Adjustments or Enhancements
$469,987 626,476 156,166 135,000
$1,387,629 (478,481)
$1,866,110 (6.00)

Appropriation $15,097,886
626,476 1,875,937
585,000 $18,185,299
6,008,340 $12,176,959
59.00

SECTION 2. ONE-TIME FUNDING - EFFECT ON BASE BUDGET - REPORT TO SEVENTIETH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. The following amounts reflect the one-time funding items included in the appropriation in section 1 of this Act which are not included in the entity's base budget for the 2027-29 biennium and which the entity shall report to the appropriations committees of the seventieth legislative assembly regarding the use of this funding:

One-Time Funding Description Cost related to new FTE Peer review Audit software migration Grand total

General Fund $0
25,000 25,200 $50,200

Other Funds $3,000 0 10,800
$13,800

Total Funds $3,000 25,000 36,000
$64,000

SECTION 3. NEW AND VACANT FTE POOL - LIMITATION - TRANSFER REQUEST. The state auditor may not spend funds appropriated in the new and vacant FTE pool line item in section 1 of this Act, but may request the office of management and budget to transfer funds from the new and vacant FTE pool line item to the salaries and wages line item in accordance with the guidelines and reporting provisions included in House Bill No. 1015, as approved by the sixty-ninth legislative assembly.

SECTION 4. AMENDMENT. Section 54-10-10 of the North Dakota Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows:

54-10-10. Salary of state auditor.

The annual salary of the state auditor is one hundred thirty thousandone hundred thirty-nine thousand two hundred fifty-six dollars through June 30, 20242026, and one hundred thirty-five thousand two hundredone hundred forty-three thousand four hundred thirty-four dollars thereafter.

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____________________________ Speaker of the House

____________________________ President of the Senate

____________________________ Chief Clerk of the House

____________________________ Secretary of the Senate

This certifies that the within bill originated in the House of Representatives of the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota and is known on the records of that body as House Bill No. 1004.

House Vote: Senate Vote:

Yeas 93 Yeas 46

Nays 1 Nays 0

Absent 0 Absent 1

____________________________ Chief Clerk of the House
Received by the Governor at ________M. on _____________________________________, 2025. Approved at ________M. on __________________________________________________, 2025.

____________________________ Governor
Filed in this office this ___________day of _______________________________________, 2025, at ________ o’clock ________M.

____________________________ Secretary of State