BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The majority leader of the North Dakota House wants the state Board of Higher Education to look into reorganizing its two-year colleges.
Republican Rep. Al Carlson, of Fargo, is proposing that the study be included in the higher education budget bill. He wants the board to consider shared services and courses, links with elementary and secondary education, and centralized services.
Carlson told the board Thursday that the higher education needs to do a better job of filling workforce needs in the state. He works as a contractor and says he’s often forced to look to other states to hire electricians, plumbers, pipefitters and other workers.
The measure provides $40,000 to fund the study, which would be completed before the next session.
The board voted 6-2 to approve the study.
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