Military Families Top Ten Key Issues

Relating to an income tax deduction for military pay; and to provide an effective date.

Exempt from ND State Income Tax

• All Federal "military pay" as member of armed forces for...
  • Federal active duty and
  • National Guard and Reserve pay to include training, education, mobilization, and bonuses.
• All State pay when called to support an emergency on State Active Duty (SAD).

Effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022.

Relating to virtual instruction of military-connected students; and to amend and reenact section 15.1‑20‑02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to compulsory school attendance.

Intent of Bill: Allow students of military parents who are transferred to or out of ND to attend beginning or end of school year in order to complete that year of schooling.

HOUSE ACTIONS:

Amended: added "Students with a medical condition, or students moving out of state"

Intent of legislative bill:

Professional Licensure of Military Spouses

• Provides provisional licenses to spouses of military stationed in ND or stationed in ND before a temporary assignment to duties outside of ND
• Boards to adopt rules and provide temporary licensure on case-by-case basis
• State board of architecture and landscape architecture is exempt from this mandate
• Fiscal note: $0

Resident Tuition for Spouses and Dependents

• Adds Spouse and Dependents of Veterans to allow resident tuition rates if veteran is eligible to transfer Post 9-11 GI Bill benefits
• Separates Spouse and Dependents of Veterans into two sections
• Adds "Reserve component" members, spouses and dependents as eligible
• Fiscal Note: $15,000

Military Children Compact

• Extends law allowing state of ND to join in pact with other states to allow children of military members transferred into or out of ND to maintain their grade (year in school) level

Child Custody

• Addresses visitation rights of family members of children whose parent is deployed
• Addresses military deployments when considering child custody
• Addresses temporary child custody while custodial parent is deployed
• Includes Redeploying and Redeployment
• Fiscal note: $0
• DSLO KEY ISSUES 2015

Veterans Preference

• Provides protection for private employers who establish a veterans preference hiring program
• Employer not held liable from lawsuits by protected classes (Age, national origin, etc.)
• Fiscal note: $0

Educational Opportunity for Military Children

A BILL for an Act to provide for a legislative council study of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children.

National Guard Definition of Volunteer Emergency Responders

Military Families Top Ten (#10)