# Title 15 — Education

## Chapter 15-11 — State University and School of Mines

### § 15-11-01. State university - Where located.

The state university of North Dakota established and located at the city of Grand Forks shall
be the university of the state.
### § 15-11-02. Colleges may be united with university.

Repealed by S.L. 1999, ch. 157, § 4.
### § 15-11-02.1. Supervision of the junior college located at Devils Lake.

Repealed by S.L. 1999, ch. 439, § 12.
### § 15-11-03. Powers of president and faculty.

Repealed by S.L. 2001, ch. 162, § 7.
### § 15-11-04. Objects and departments of the university.

Repealed by S.L. 1991, ch. 162, § 1.
### § 15-11-05. Courses of instruction.

Repealed by S.L. 1999, ch. 157, § 4.
### § 15-11-06. Scandinavian language to be taught.

Repealed by S.L. 1991, ch. 162, § 1.
### § 15-11-07. Persons eligible as students.

Repealed by S.L. 1999, ch. 157, § 4.
### § 15-11-08. Geological and natural history survey - Duty of board.

Repealed by S.L. 1989, ch. 646, § 12.
### § 15-11-09. State geologist - Appointment of deputy.

Repealed by S.L. 1989, ch. 646, § 12.
### § 15-11-10. Salary of state geologist and deputy state geologist.

Repealed by S.L. 1953, ch. 128, § 1.
### § 15-11-11. Geological survey - Extent - Analysis.

Repealed by S.L. 1989, ch. 646, § 12.
### § 15-11-11.1. Authority of the state geologist - Acquisition of geophysical data -

Confidentiality.
Repealed by S.L. 1989, ch. 646, § 12.
### § 15-11-12. Geological map of the state.

Repealed by S.L. 1989, ch. 646, § 12.
### § 15-11-13. Specimens collected - Exhibited - Exchanged.

Repealed by S.L. 1989, ch. 646, § 12.
### § 15-11-14. Biennial report by state board of higher education on surveys.

Repealed by S.L. 1989, ch. 646, § 12.

### § 15-11-15. Tests of state mineral and other resources - Duty of state board of higher

education - Bulletins published.
The state board of higher education shall provide at the university of North Dakota suitable
means for experimentation and practical testing of the mineral and other allied resources of the
state in order to demonstrate their fitness for mining and manufacturing industries.
### § 15-11-16. Discoveries at school of mines and substations to be patented and

assigned.
Repealed by S.L. 1961, ch. 296, § 5.
### § 15-11-17. Penalty for failure to patent discovery or to transfer patent.

Repealed by S.L. 1961, ch. 296, § 5.
### § 15-11-18. Assignment of patent or permitting use thereof.

Repealed by S.L. 1961, ch. 296, § 5.
### § 15-11-19. Library of law college - Supervision.

Repealed by S.L. 2001, ch. 162, § 7.
### § 15-11-20. Annual inventory of law library.

Repealed by S.L. 1983, ch. 200, § 1.
### § 15-11-21. Board of higher education to furnish supreme court reports to law school.

Repealed by S.L. 1999, ch. 157, § 4.
### § 15-11-22. State university alumni building - Construction on campus - Power of state

board of higher education.
The alumni association of the university of North Dakota, a corporation, with the advice and
consent of the state board of higher education, may select a space and plat of ground upon the
campus of the university, not exceeding three hundred feet [91.44 meters] in length and one
hundred fifty feet [45.72 meters] in width, for the purpose of erecting and maintaining thereon an
alumni building by the alumni association, to cost not less than seventy-five thousand dollars.
### § 15-11-23. Alumni building - Application for site - Duty of state board of higher

education.
Repealed by S.L. 1999, ch. 157, § 4.
### § 15-11-24. Alumni building - Authority as to building on campus - Rules and

regulations.
Repealed by S.L. 1999, ch. 157, § 4.
### § 15-11-25. Alumni building - Contract for heat and light.

Repealed by S.L. 1999, ch. 157, § 4.
### § 15-11-26. Alumni building - Title to site - Title to building.

The title to the ground selected by the alumni association for an alumni building must
remain forever in the state, subject to the purposes specified. The title to the alumni building
must remain in the alumni association until it may be relinquished or granted formally to the
state.
### § 15-11-27. Transfer of license of university radio station authorized.

Repealed by S.L. 2001, ch. 162, § 7.

### § 15-11-28. Hockey admission receipts may be pledged for purchase of artificial ice

equipment.
Repealed by S.L. 2001, ch. 162, § 7.
### § 15-11-29. Matching funds for bequests to university of North Dakota.

In any case wherein any person, corporation, or limited liability company shall have made
any gift to the university of North Dakota, whether by donation, bequest, devise, or otherwise,
upon condition that the university of North Dakota must raise a matching, equivalent, or
counterpart fund held to the same purposes as the original gift in order to enjoy such gift, the
university of North Dakota alumni association, incorporated, is hereby empowered to raise such
equivalent, matching, or counterpart fund by any practicable and lawful means, and to hold such
equivalent, matching, or counterpart fund so raised in trust for the same purposes as the original
gift; and such equivalent, matching, or counterpart fund shall be deemed both in law and equity
to have been raised by the university of North Dakota. For this purpose the university of North
Dakota alumni association, incorporated, is hereby declared to be an agent of the university of
North Dakota. Nothing in this section shall be construed to allow the university of North Dakota
alumni association, incorporated, any power or authority to alter or change the provisions of any
instrument of trust or agreement wherein it is named custodian or trustee of any funds or
securities or given any legal power with respect thereto, and nothing in this section shall be
deemed to permit the university of North Dakota alumni association, incorporated, to enlarge,
amend, or derogate from any conditions such instrument of trust or agreement imposes, or to
devote any trust funds in its possession to any purpose other than those stipulated by the
settlers of such trust.
### § 15-11-30. Sale of university land to fraternal societies.

The state board of higher education is hereby authorized to plat and replat, and after such
platting, to sell and convey tracts of land lying within the east thirty-one acres [12.55 hectares] of
the north half of the southwest quarter of section five in township one hundred fifty-one north,
range fifty west of the fifth meridian, in Grand Forks County, North Dakota, of such size as may
in the judgment of said board be for the best interests of the university, at such prices as may be
determined by said board to be adequate and proper in the light of the cost thereof and of the
improvements provided, to fraternities, sororities, and institutional dormitory corporations for use
solely and only as sites for fraternity houses, sorority houses, dormitories, and like buildings, for
the housing of students and faculty of the university of North Dakota.
All such deeds of conveyance must contain a provision for the reversion of the title thereto
to the state of North Dakota should said premises ever be used for purposes other than those
above provided.
Conveyances of said property must be executed in the name of the state of North Dakota
by the governor and attested by the secretary of state, under the great seal of the state of North
Dakota, upon resolution duly adopted by the state board of higher education and filed with the
secretary of state.
### § 15-11-31. Assembly hall on university campus.

Repealed by S.L. 1999, ch. 157, § 4.
### § 15-11-32. Child welfare research bureau - Establishment - Director.

A child welfare research bureau is hereby established. The bureau must be administered
and funded by and in conjunction with the university of North Dakota. The university shall
appoint a director.
### § 15-11-33. Functions.

The purpose of the child welfare research bureau is to conduct applied research on matters
pertaining to the welfare of children and youth in this state. The bureau may render services
consistent with its purpose, including:

1. Compilation, analysis, publication, and dissemination of statistics, summaries, and
other information relating to research conducted on matters pertaining to the welfare of
children and youth.
2. Technical assistance to public and nonprofit private agencies and organizations to
assist them in planning, improving, developing, and carrying out programs and
activities that serve children and youth.
### § 15-11-34. Gifts and grants.

Repealed by S.L. 2001, ch. 162, § 7.
### § 15-11-35. Fetal alcohol syndrome center established.

1. There is established at the university of North Dakota school of medicine a fetal
alcohol syndrome center.
2. The state board of higher education shall appoint a director of the fetal alcohol
syndrome program. The director shall prepare an annual report on the status of fetal
alcohol syndrome in North Dakota.
3. The fetal alcohol syndrome center shall develop prevention activities in groups that are
at high risk for fetal alcohol syndrome. The center may enlist the aid of other agencies,
persons, or organizations in its activities.
4. The responsibilities of the fetal alcohol syndrome program include:
a. Developing incidence and prevalence data on fetal alcohol syndrome in this state.
b. Conducting research on prevention and management of fetal alcohol syndrome
and maternal alcohol ingestion during pregnancy.
c. Developing a center for the evaluation of children with fetal alcohol syndrome
from this state in cooperation with the child evaluation and treatment program at
the university of North Dakota medical center and operating followup clinics as
funding allows.
d. Providing consultation and training across the state on fetal alcohol syndrome.
e. Conducting other activities as may be directed by a state fetal alcohol syndrome
task force.
5. The fetal alcohol syndrome center shall coordinate a study of the prevalence of fetal
alcohol syndrome in school-age children in this state. The study must review the
prevalence of fetal alcohol syndrome in both rural and urban North Dakota
communities, including North Dakota Indian reservations.
### § 15-11-36. Evaluation of children with fetal alcohol syndrome.

The child evaluation and treatment program at the university of North Dakota medical center
shall develop a clinic to provide both initial diagnostic assessment and re-evaluation of children
with fetal alcohol syndrome. The diagnostic assessment must include a comprehensive
multidisciplinary assessment of psychological, speech and language, educational, occupational
therapy, physical therapy, optometric, and audiological evaluations. Re-evaluations must be
individualized according to a child's needs. The center shall provide consultative services to
schools, community agencies, and parents to assist in serving children diagnosed with fetal
alcohol syndrome.
### § 15-11-37. Acceptance of gifts by dean of university of North Dakota school of

medicine and health sciences - Continuing appropriation.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the dean of the university of North Dakota
school of medicine and health sciences may accept and receive gifts, grants, bequests, and
donations that are hereby appropriated for use by the university of North Dakota school of
medicine and health sciences.
### § 15-11-38. Ralph Engelstad arena.

The hockey arena constructed on the campus of the university of North Dakota with funds
donated by Ralph and Betty Engelstad is officially named the Ralph Engelstad arena.

### § 15-11-39. Nursing education consortium - Continuing appropriation.

1. The university of North Dakota college of nursing shall establish and administer a
nursing education consortium for the purpose of addressing common concerns in
nursing education which produce obstacles in meeting the state's current and future
nursing needs, with a focus on the specific needs of rural communities.
2. The consortium membership must include representation of the university of North
Dakota college of nursing, the university of North Dakota center for rural health, and
the board of nursing. In addition, each nursing program in this state which is approved
by the board of nursing and each nursing program with approval pending which is
located in this state must be invited to have representation in the consortium. The
consortium members may invite interested persons to join the consortium membership
or to participate in consortium activities. Interested persons may include the North
Dakota nurses association nursing practice council leadership team; North Dakota
hospital association; workforce partners, including job service North Dakota, the
department of commerce division of workforce development, rural leadership of North
Dakota, and the North Dakota workforce development council; employer partners; and
other interested public and private parties. The consortium members shall select the
chairman.
3. The consortium shall advise university of North Dakota officials regarding strategies to
address common concerns in nursing education which produce obstacles in meeting
the state's current and future nursing needs, specific needs of rural communities, and
development of a strategic plan for the ongoing activities of the simulation laboratory
initiative, including goals and benchmarks for the implementation of the simulation
laboratory initiative.
4. The consortium may contract with a third party in conducting the duties of the
consortium and may seek, receive, and accept from any source aid or contributions of
money, property, labor, or other things of value to be held, used, and applied to carry
out the purposes of the consortium. Any money received by the consortium as gifts,
grants, or donations is appropriated as a continuing appropriation for the purpose of
funding the simulation laboratory program and the activities of the consortium.
### § 15-11-40. State energy research center - Report.

1. The state energy research center at the university of North Dakota energy and
environmental research center is created to conduct exploratory, transformational, and
innovative research that advances future energy opportunities and benefits the state's
economy and environment through:
a. Exploratory research of technologies and methodologies that facilitate the
prudent development, and clean and efficient use, of the state's energy
resources;
b. Greater access to energy experts for timely scientific and engineering studies to
support the state's interests; and
c. Education and outreach related to the state's energy resources.
2. The state energy research center shall report all research activities and
accomplishments annually to the interim legislative energy development and
transmission committee and the industrial commission. Upon request, the state energy
research center shall report all research activities and accomplishments to the
appropriations committees of the legislative assembly.
3. To carry out the purposes of this section, the energy and environmental research
center may:
a. Select the research topics and projects to be pursued;
b. Enter contracts or agreements with other North Dakota institutions of higher
education to support select research topics and projects;
c. Enter contracts or agreements with federal, private, and nonprofit organizations to
carry out selected research topics and projects; and
d. Accept donations, grants, contributions, and gifts from any source to carry out the
selected research topics and projects.

4. If approved by the industrial commission and conducted in consultation with the
high-level radioactive waste advisory council, the state energy research center may
conduct research or pursue projects that will result in the exploration, storage,
treatment, or disposal of high-level radioactive waste aboveground in North Dakota.
### § 15-11-41. North Dakota center for aerospace medicine.

1. The university of North Dakota with the school of medicine and health sciences shall
establish the North Dakota center for aerospace medicine under the John D. Odegard
school of aerospace sciences.
2. The North Dakota center for aerospace medicine shall:
a. Provide mental health resources and assistance to obtain medical certification
from the federal aviation administration to flight students, pilots, and aviation
professionals in the fields of commercial aviation, unmanned aircraft systems,
and air traffic control;
b. Cooperate with the federal aviation administration office of aerospace medicine;
c. Support access, including rural access, to mental health resources, aviation
medical examiners, and human intervention motivational study aviation medical
examiners;
d. Provide support to assist aviation medical examiners, human intervention
motivational study aviation medical examiners, and applicants with federal
aviation administration requirements;
e. Facilitate collaboration between research initiatives across the state related to
aviation and space medicine; and
f. Provide mental health education and outreach.
### § 15-11-42. Immigration law clinic.

1. The university of North Dakota school of law shall employ one full-time staff attorney
for the immigration law clinic. The immigration law clinic attorney may not have more
than sixty matters open at any one time.
2. Legal services may be provided and legal work may be done remotely, depending on
the needs of the client.
3. The university of North Dakota school of law may charge nominal fees, as needed, to
operate the immigration law clinic.
