Current through 2023 Legislative Sessions
Section 52-02-07 - State unemployment insurance advisory council - Composition - Duties - Compensation1. The governor shall appoint an unemployment insurance advisory council consisting of eight members: a. Five members must represent employers, two of whom must represent employers employing fewer than twenty-five employees, one of whom must represent employers employing twenty-five or more employees, one of whom must represent an employer from the positive employer rate groups, and one of whom must represent an employer from the negative employer rate groups. Each employer representative must be a principal owner, chief executive officer, or chief financial officer of the employer.b. Two members must represent employees, one of whom must represent organized labor and one of whom does not hold a managerial position in employment.c. One at-large member who must be a resident of the state.2. Of the members first appointed, the term of office of three members is three years, the term of office of three members is two years, and the term of office of two members is one year. Thereafter, the term of office of each member is three years. The governor shall fill any vacancy on the council by appointing a member to complete the unexpired term.3. The council shall select a chairman annually from its members.4. The unemployment insurance advisory council shall advise job service North Dakota regarding issues relating to the operations, effectiveness, fairness, and efficiency of the unemployment insurance program, and on any related issue or concern brought to the council's attention by the executive director or the executive director's designee. The council shall meet at least once each calendar year and may meet at the call of the chairman or at the call of the executive director.5. The members of the unemployment insurance advisory council must be reimbursed for any necessary expenses and are entitled to receive compensation in the sum of one hundred dollars per day spent in attendance at meetings.