A BILL for an Act to create and enact chapter 15‑10.5 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a new state higher education governance structure; members, terms, duties, and authority for new entities comprising the new state higher education governance structure; and transferring duties of the state board of higher education, the commissioner of higher education, the North Dakota university system, and the North Dakota university system office to new entities comprising the new state higher education governance structure; to amend and reenact sections 1‑01‑49 and 11‑38‑12, subdivisions s and w of subsection 2 of section 12‑60‑24, sections 15‑10.1‑01.1, 15‑10.1‑02, 15‑10.1‑03, 15‑10.1‑04, 15‑10.1‑05, 15‑10.3‑02, 15‑10.3‑03, 15‑10.3‑04, 15‑11‑15, 15‑11‑22, and 15‑11‑30, subsection 2 of section 15‑11‑35, sections 15‑12‑10, 15‑12.1‑01, 15‑12.1‑02, and 15‑12.1‑04, subsection 4 of section 15‑12.1‑14, sections 15‑12.1‑17, 15‑17‑03, 15‑17‑05, 15‑18‑06, 15‑18.1‑01, 15‑18.1‑02, 15‑18.1‑03, 15‑18.1‑04, 15‑18.1‑05, 15‑18.1‑06, 15‑18.1‑07, 15‑18.1‑10, and 15‑18.1‑12, subsection 4 of section 15‑18.1‑13, section 15‑18.1‑15, subsection 2 of section 15‑18.1‑16, sections 15‑18.2‑01, 15‑18.2‑02, and 15‑18.2‑03, subsection 1 of section 15‑18.2‑04, sections 15‑18.2‑05 and 15‑20.1‑02, subdivision d of subsection 12 of section 15‑39.1‑04, sections 15‑39.1‑25, 15‑39.2‑01, 15‑39.2‑01.1, 15‑39.2‑04.1, 15‑39.2‑05, and 15‑52‑02, subdivision b of subsection 2 of section 15‑52‑03, sections 15‑52‑05 and 15‑52‑10, subsection 1 of section 15‑52‑16, sections 15‑52‑25, 15‑52‑26, 15‑52‑28, 15‑52‑29, 15‑52‑30, 15‑52‑31, 15‑55‑01, 15‑55‑02, 15‑55‑03, 15‑55‑04.1, 15‑55‑05.1, 15‑55‑06, 15‑55‑07, 15‑55‑09, 15‑55‑10, 15‑55‑14, 15‑55‑20, 15‑62.4‑01, 15‑62.4‑02, 15‑62.4‑03, 15‑62.4‑05, 15‑62.5‑01, 15‑62.5‑02, 15‑62.5‑03, 15‑62.5‑04, 15‑63‑01, 15‑69‑01, 15‑69‑03, 15‑70‑03, 15‑70‑04, 15‑71‑01, 15‑71‑02, 15‑71‑03, 15.1‑01‑02, and 15.1‑07‑25.1, subsection 1 of section 15.1‑15‑12, sections 15.1‑21‑02.6 and 15.1‑21‑02.8, subdivision f of subsection 1 of section 15.1‑37‑02, sections 18‑12‑03, 18‑12‑04, and 18‑12‑23, subdivision e of subsection 12 of section 20.1‑02‑05, subsection 7 of section 26.1‑05‑19, section 26.1‑22‑09, subdivision j of subsection 2 of section 28‑32‑01, section 29‑29.5‑03, subsection 5 of section 34‑11.1‑04, sections 37‑07.2‑01 and 44‑04‑18.4, subsection 1 of section 44‑04‑18.15, sections 44‑04‑18.16 and 44‑04‑18.28, subsection 7 of section 44‑04‑20, subsection 2 of section 44‑08‑05.1, section 48‑01.2‑02, subsection 7 of section 51‑35‑01, subdivision c of subsection 13 of section 52‑02.1‑01, sections 52‑08‑08, 52‑08‑09, 52‑08‑10, 52‑08‑11, 54‑10‑22.1, 54‑10‑30, and 54‑12‑08, subsections 1 and 5 of section 54‑12‑35, sections 54‑27‑10, 54‑27‑11, 54‑27‑12, and 54‑27‑27, subsection 1 of section 54‑27‑27.1, sections 54‑27‑27.2, 54‑35‑15.2, and 54‑44.1‑04, subsection 4 of section 54‑44.1‑06, subsection 8 of section 54‑44.3‑20, section 54‑44.4‑11, subsections 1 and 2 of section 54‑44.4‑13, subsection 1 of section 54‑46‑02, subsection 3 of section 54‑52.6‑01, subsection 1 of section 54‑57‑03, sections 54‑59‑02.1, 54‑59‑05, 54‑59‑07, and 54‑59‑11.1, section 54‑59‑12, subdivision c of subsection 2 of section 54‑59‑17, section 54‑59‑22, subdivision e of subsection 1 of section 54‑59‑22.1, subsection 1 of section 54‑59‑23, subsection 1 of section 54‑59‑32, subdivision f of subsection 4 of section 54‑59‑34, section 54‑60‑06, subdivision a of subsection 1 of section 54‑60‑19, section 54‑60‑26, subdivision h of subsection 1 of section 54‑63‑03, subsection 6 of section 54‑65‑01, subsection 6 of section 54‑65‑02, and section 65‑05.1‑06.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a new state higher education governance structure; members, terms, duties, and authority for new entities comprising the new state higher education governance structure; and transferring duties of the state board of higher education, the commissioner of higher education, the North Dakota university system, and the North Dakota university system office to new entities comprising the new state higher education governance structure; to repeal chapter 15‑10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the state board of higher education; to provide a penalty; and to provide a contingent effective date.