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,. G7<h )''0;1 :J-a. )' 2i n j- blt )f, Sixtieth Legislatiye Assembly of North Dakota In Regular Session Commencing Wednesday, January 3, 2007 SENATE BILL NO. 2321 (Senators Mathern, Hacker, J. Lee) (Representatives Wieland, N. Johnson, Conrad) AN ACT to create and enact two new sections to chapter 54-44.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to authorizing political subdivisions to request an exemption from coverage under the state merit system. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA: SECTION 1. Two new sections to chapter 54-44.3 of the North Dakota Century Code are created and enacted as follows: Political subdivision may request to be exemoted from state merit system. A political subdivision subiect to the merit system under this chapter may file a reauest with the division and the director of the department of human services to be exempted from the merit system. The reQuest must describe a plan and policy that assures the oolitical subdivision has developed a merit system plan that meets federal standards for personnel administration. The division and the director of the department of human services shall authorize the political subdivision plan within sixty days of receiving a request under this section if the plan and oolicies meet federal requirements. If the division and the director of the department of human services determine that the prooosed plan and oolicies fail to meet the federal reQuirements. the division and the director shall deny the reauest and notify the reQuester of the specific reasons for the denial. Political subdivision merit system compliance. The division and the department of human services shall develop oversight and audit procedures for political subdivision merit systems to assure compliance with federal merit system principles. If the division and the department of human services determine that a political subdivision has failed to maintain compliance with federal merit system principles. the division and the department shall notify the political subdivision of the noncompliance and order the political subdivision to take corrective action. If a pOlitical subdivision does not take the necessary corrective action to comply with federal merit system principles. the division and the department of human services shall revoke the political subdivision's exemption from the state merit system and return the political subdivision to the state merit system. The pOlitical subdivision is responsible for any penalty assessed by a federal authority for a noncompliant political subdivision merit system.