NORTH DAKOTA LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT
Tentative Agenda
WORKFORCE COMMITTEE
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Brynhild Haugland Room, State Capitol
Bismarck, North Dakota
9:00 a.m. Call to order
Roll call
Consideration of the minutes of the previous meeting
Comments by the chairman
9:05 a.m. Presentation by the Legislative Council staff of information regarding:
• A tentative survey of center of excellence private sector partners;
• Followup information on the Wyoming Hathaway scholarship program; and
• 2009 legislation related to 2007-08 interim Workforce Committee consultant
recommendations
9:20 a.m. Status report by representatives of the North Dakota Youth Council regarding the
council’s activities
9:45 a.m. Committee discussion regarding the status and uses of the foundation aid stabilization
fund
10:00 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. Receipt of information from Mr. Peter A. Birkeland, Chief Financial Officer, RAIN Source
Capital, St. Paul, Minnesota, and Mr. Ryan A. Rauschenberger, Deputy Tax
Commissioner, regarding:
• Access to angel and seed capital in North Dakota;
• Access to angel and seed capital in other states and regions;
• Best practices in increasing access to angel and seed capital; and
• The possibility of allowing the sale or transfer of angel and seed capital tax credits,
including challenges and how other states have addressed these challenges
Comments by interested persons
Committee discussion
11:30 a.m. Presentation by Ms. Andrea Holl Pfennig, Division of Community Services, Department
of Commerce, of the annual renaissance zone progress report
Committee discussion
12:00 noon Luncheon recess
1:00 p.m. Presentation of a proposal for creating a North Dakota Technology Development
Corporation by Dr. Phyllis E. Johnson, Vice President for Research and Economic
Development, University of North Dakota
Comments by interested persons
Committee discussion
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2:00 p.m. Presentation of the North Dakota University System’s strategic plan by Mr. William G.
Goetz, Chancellor, North Dakota University System, and by other interested persons
3:00 p.m. Comments by interested persons
Committee discussion and directives
4:00 p.m. Adjourn
The committee will resume activities at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 31, 2010, in the House
chamber in a joint committee meeting with the Education Committee and Higher Education
Committee.
Committee Members
Senators Tony S. Grindberg (Chairman), Tim Flakoll, Ray Holmberg, Karen K. Krebsbach, Dave
Nething, Larry J. Robinson, Mac Schneider, Tom Seymour, Ryan M. Taylor
Representatives Donald L. Clark, Eliot Glassheim, Nancy Johnson, Lee Kaldor, Lisa Meier, Corey
Mock, Lee Myxter, Michael R. Nathe, Ken Svedjan, Clark Williams
Staff Contact: Jennifer S. N. Clark, Counsel