SB 2131 North Dakota Senate · 69th Legislative Assembly (2025-26)

A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 52-08 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to workforce training center funding distribution.

SB 2131 would change how North Dakota distributes state funds to workforce training centers. It requires the state board to allocate 60% of funding equally among all centers, 20% based on each center's average annual training hours over the prior three years, and 20% based on each center's average number of unique participants over the same period. The bill directly affects all designated workforce training centers in the state by altering their funding formula. The bill was introduced in 2025 but failed to pass the legislature on February 17, 2025, with 16 votes in favor and 29 against.
Bill status failed 2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Failed
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2025 Last action Feb 17, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Feb 17, 2025

How they voted

1629
Failed · 2 other
Total votes 47
Feb 17, 2025
D Democratic5
1 Yea 4 Nay
80% Nay
R Republican42
15 Yea 25 Nay 2
59% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Feb 17, 2025
Vote failed
Senate Vote: fail (16-29-2)
senate
Feb 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported back, do not pass, placed on calendar 3 0 2
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Hearing 09:00
upper
Jan 7, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Workforce Development Committee
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Todd Beard
Todd Beard
RRepublican
ND
23