N.D. Cent. Code § 23.1-12-04
The department shall administer the fund according to this chapter. The department shall convene the board as may be necessary to keep the board apprised of the fund's general operations. However, the board shall meet at least once each half of each calendar year to review and to advise the department regarding the administration of the fund, the fund's general operations, and to hear and decide denials of claims by the department which may be appealed to the board, and to discuss all claims against the fund. The department may employ any assistance and staff necessary to administer the fund within the limits of legislative appropriation. A claimant aggrieved by a decision of the department regarding a claim upon the fund may appeal the decision to the board. The board may sustain, modify, or reverse the decision of the department. The claimant or the department may appeal the board's decision under chapter 28-32.
N.D.C.C. § 23.1-12-04