Financial

Adjutant Generals Office Budget (NDNG)

• Added:$600,000 additional for Veterans Bonus Program
• Added additional $44,098 for Civil Air Patrol
• Added additional $110,000 for Tuition Assistance
• Added additional $70,089 for Veterans Cemetery ($647,006 total)
• Added additional $9,531 for Reintegration program

NDNG Members Pay for State Active Duty

• Adds to NG pay allowances: “Each enlisted member shall also receive a state active duty pay enhancement of one hundred dollars for every fourteen consecutive days spent on state active duty”.
• Adds to NG pay allowances: “Each commissioned officer member shall also receive a state active duty pay enhancement of one hundred dollars for every fourteen consecutive days spent on state active duty”.
• Emergency declared on this bill
• Fiscal note: $10,000 for 2011-2013. $40,000 for 2013-2015.

NDNG-Allows Adjutant General to Provide

• Adds "Adjutant General Coin" to NDCC 37-01
• Adds "Disaster Response Coin" to NDCC 37-01
• Adds a North Dakota state flag may be presented upon retirement to NDNG members with 20 or more years of military service
• Fiscal note: $20,000. No General funds appropriated

WSI Coverage for NG Members while on State Active Duty

• Adds definition of wages for ND members while on state active duty to include income from federal employment and may be included in determining the average weekly wage.
• Fiscal note: $0.

Hunting License as ND Resident

• Allowed members of US armed forces, and members of their household, stationed in ND to enter lottery for deer and turkey licenses as residents
• Declared an emergency bill
• Fiscal note: $51,600. Not General fund dollars.

Hunting License as ND Resident-No Lottery Required

• Adds "Military member in state on duty or leave"
• Adds "ND Driver's License number or ND non-driver photo ID" as proof of residency
• Allows resident hunting licensing without lottery for active duty military members on leave or stationed in ND and residents of ND serving on active duty
• Effective date April 1, 2014
• Fiscal note: $32,000. Not General fund dollars.

Veteran/Spouse License Plates

Origination: Commissioner, ACOVA, NDVCC

• Gold Star plates-removes initial ($15) and annual ($10) fee for plates
• POW Plates-no additional or annual fee for plates
  • Allows two plates
  • Allows spouse to retain one plate after veterans' death
• 100% disabled (DAV plate)-no additional or annual ($5) fee for plates 
• Four patriotic license plates added.

Free Tuition for Surviving Dependents

• Allows eligible dependents to use free tuition benefit if 100% disabled veteran dies before dependent enrolls in school
• Fiscal note: $0
• NDCC 15-10-18.3

Income Tax Deduction for Military Retirement Pay

• Exempt Federally taxed income from military retirement pay from ND income tax

Property Tax Relief. Freeze Value of Home

• Allows Veterans eligible for disabled Veteran tax credit to freeze value of primary residence
• Fiscal note: $478,000