HB 1179 — A BILL for an Act to provide for a legislative management study regarding paid time off for the faculty at an institution of higher education.

25.0633.0100025.0633.02000 Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota FIRST ENGROSSMENT ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO.

1179 of North Dakota Introduced by Representatives Murphy, Conmy, Hager, Jonas, Longmuir, Richter, Schreiber-Beck Senator Cleary A BILL for an Act to createprovide andfor enact a newlegislative sectionmanagement tostudy chapterregarding 15-10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to paid time off for the faculty at publican institutionsinstitution of higher education.

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PublicDuring institutionsthe 2025-26 interim, the legislative management shall consider studying requiring each institution of higher education -to Facultyprovide -paid Paid time off.off to faculty members appointed to at least a twelve-month term of employment.

1.The study must include a comprehensive review of in-state and out-of-state leave policies for institutions of higher education.

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a.

Provide to a faculty member appointed to at least a twelve-month term of employment twenty-four days of paid time off each calendar year.

b.

Implement a system to record and track paid time off accrual and use for faculty.

2.

A faculty member shall use or forfeit paid time off exceeding a balance of thirty days before December thirty-first of each calendar year.

3.

Upon a faculty member's termination of employment at an institution of higher education, the institution shall pay the faculty member an amount equal to the faculty member's accrued paid time off at the faculty member's rate of pay, but not more than fifty-four days of paid time off may be paid.

4.

If an institution of higher education does not provide faculty members appointed to at least a twelve-month term of employment paid time off on August 1, 2025, the institution must grant fifty-four days of paid time off to the faculty members on January 1, 2026.

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