North Dakota lawmakers approve Ethics Commission bill with deadline removed
North Dakota’s Ethics Commission will head into the next budget cycle with some new tools — and new rules. Lawmakers passed a nearly $1.4 million budget Friday, keeping funding for a case management system while rejecting a request for a fourth staffer. Several policy changes were also folded in, including new complaint resolution options and required time standards. Lawmakers dropped a hotly debated proposal to dismiss ethics complaints after 180 days but added a clause allowing the accused to petition for dismissal. The bill now awaits the governor’s signature. Mary Steurer with North Dakota Monitor has the full story.
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A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the ethics commission.
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