Dagne Olsen Papers, 1947-2001

Dagne Olsen Papers

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Collection Overview

Title: Dagne Olsen Papers, 1947-2001

ID: OGLMC1388

Primary Creator: Olsen, Dagne (1933-1994)

Extent: 23.75 Linear Feet

Date Acquired: 06/22/1999. More info below under Accruals.

Subjects: Health and Medicine - Abortion, Politics and Government, Politics and Government - Republican Party, University of North Dakota - Alumni

Languages: English

Abstract

1933-1994; Seven term legislator in the North Dakota House of Representatives from Manvel. Advocate for the mentally retarded and developmentally disabled, and proponent for the Right to Life Movement

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Dagne Olsen Papers date from 1947-2001, and are divided into twelve series as follows:

Series 1: Personal Materials

Series 2: Olsen Family Materials

Series 3: Campaign Material

Series 4: Legislative Materials

Series 5: Legislative Committee Work

Series 6: Conferences, Workshops and Seminars

Series 7: Republican Party of North Dakota

Series 8: Republican National Committee

Series 9: Association of Retarded Citizens

Series 10: Local Organizations

Series 11: Statewide Organizations

Series 12: National Organizations

Collection Historical Note

Dagne Esther Borg was born March 19, 1933 in Dalton, Minnesota. She was the second daughter of Glenn F. and Esther J. (Stortroen) Borg. Other children in the family included Beverly, Marcus, and Dagne's twin brother, David. In 1942, the Borg family moved to Park River, North Dakota. Glenn and Esther Borg owned and operated the Golden Valley Creamery in Park River. The creamery was a popular local hang-out because it had an ice cream parlor.

Dagne Borg graduated from Park River High School as co-valedictorian in 1951 and entered the University of North Dakota later that fall. While at UND, she played clarinet in the University Band, was active in Delta Phi Delta, an honorary art society, Pi Lambda Theta, an honorary society for women in education, and the Future Teachers of America. She pledged for Delta Zeta and was also a member of the Women's Recreation Association. She graduated from the College of Education on June 4, 1955 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education, as well as a Bachelor's Diploma in Teaching. She majored in English with minors in German and Art.

She married Duane Douglas "D.D." Olsen on June 25, 1955. The couple met through Betty Olsen, D.D.'s sister, who attended the University and was a friend of Dagne. D.D. Olsen was born August 3, 1931, the son of Peter and Lilah (Benson) Olsen. In 1879, Peter's father, Charles Olsen, homesteaded on a farm in Grand Forks County, six miles west of Manvel. In 1913, the farm was registered by Charles as Cottonwood Farm, in honor of the cottonwood trees he planted. Ownership of the farm passed to Peter Olsen upon the death of his father, and ultimately to D.D. upon Peter's death.

Dagne Olsen taught school in Gilby, North Dakota, from 1955-1957, before her first two children, Deanna and Douglas, were born. From 1960-62, she returned to teach at Midway High School in Inkster, North Dakota. Dagne and D.D. had a third child, Richard ("Dick"), in 1965. Dick was born with Down's Syndrome, which became a life changing event for both Olsens. Dagne became a tireless worker for the Association of Retarded Children, later known as the Association for Retarded Citizens. She joined this group a few weeks after Dick was born, and was very active in the group for well over 20 years. She was the first manager of the ARC's Valley Thrift Shoppe, and was Associate Manager for VARCollection, the group's recycling program. She also edited the association newsletter, The Valley Key. She was recognized by the ARC on several occasions. She received the Outstanding Volunteer Service Award in 1970 and was named by the state chapter as an Outstanding Parent in 1977. She was the ARC of North Dakota Member of the Year in 1981, and the National ARC North Central Region Member of the Year in 1982. She was also given a Distinguished Service Award by the ARC Valley Chapter in 1987. D.D. Olsen was also active in the organization, serving as Treasurer on the ARC Board of Directors, as well as Chairman in 1980-1981.

The ARC was not the only group Olsen was involved with on the local scene. She was an active member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Manvel, served as President of the Manvel Women's Club three times, and was instrumental in the club's participation in the Community Betterment Program. Manvel became one of only two towns in the country to receive two national Community Betterment Awards. In honor of her Community Betterment activities, Dagne Olsen twice received the Governor's Outstanding Leadership Award in 1960 and 1964. Her volunteer activities stretched into nearby Grand Forks, where she was active in the United Hospital Auxiliary, serving for a term as President. She was also involved with Agassiz Enterprises, an organization providing vocational rehabilitation services to the mentally retarded. In honor of her efforts on the local scene, in 1978 Olsen was named the Grand Forks Woman of the Year by Beta Sigma Phi, a non-collegiate social and cultural sorority.

A lifelong Republican, in 1980 Dagne Olsen campaigned for a seat from District 19 in the North Dakota House of Representatives. Her initial victory became the first of seven consecutive terms in the legislature. Her interest in the rights of the disabled carried over to her time in Bismarck, where she was known for her support of programs for the mentally retarded and developmentally disabled. She was also known for her dogged support of the Right to Life movement, and her active and vocal opposition to abortion. She represented her heavily conservative district well, according to her close friend, Representative Alice Olson of Cavalier: "She worked her heart out for the people of her district and for what she thought was right. She really fought diligently for schools and for people with illnesses or disabilities." (Grand Forks Herald, 21 August 1994)

Olsen served the state of North Dakota in more ways than simply the State Legislature. She served on the board of the North Dakota Affiliate of the American Diabetes Association from 1989-1994. She was also involved with several committees of this organization and was honored with the Distinguished Service and Outstanding Support Award in 1991. She also was an active participant in the North Dakota Comprehensive Diabetes Control Program, which sought to identify those at high risk for diabetes, to improve access to the health care system and to promote preventive care of the disease.

Dagne Olsen was also a member of the North Dakota State Council on Developmental Disabilities. Appointed by the governor, members of the Council served as advocates of the developmentally disabled, and reviewed, monitored and evaluated the State Plan for Developmental Disabilities. Olsen was a member of this group from 1982-1990, as well as 1994. In 1986, she was named the Outstanding Volunteer for her leadership and significant contributions on behalf of the developmentally disabled.

Olsen took her support of the disabled to a national level in the 1980s and 1990s. In 1986, she was recognized for outstanding volunteer service and leadership on behalf of citizens with developmental disabilities by President Ronald Reagan's Forum on Developmental Disabilities. She was named to the President's Committee on Mental Retardation by President Ronald Reagan in 1988, and was reappointed by President George Bush in 1992. The PCMR advised the President on a wide array of issues related to mental retardation. She chaired the Full Citizenship and Justice Committee.

Dagne Olsen was also a member of the National Association of Developmental Disabilities Councils from 1985 until 1990. The NADDC sought to improve the lives of the developmentally disabled through education and the exchange of information, while also assisting in the cooperation and communication between various federal, state, local and volunteer agencies.

Olsen received a liver transplant at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, in August 1991. This did not deter her from winning a seventh term in the House of Representatives in 1992. She was campaigning for re-election again in 1994, when she died on August 20th at Cottonwood Farm in Manvel. The Grand Forks Herald remembered her as a "tireless fighter" for her causes. (Grand Forks Herald, 21 August 1994) She is buried at Memorial Park Cemetery in Grand Forks.

Throughout his life, farmwork kept D.D. Olsen quite busy. He still found time, however, to serve on the Manvel Men's Club, the Lakeville Township Board, and several agricultural organizations in the area. D.D. Olsen is also remembered as a member of "The Happy Norsemen," a barbershop quartet popular throughout the state. For over twenty-five years, D.D. Olsen visited United (later Altru) Hospital during the Christmas season, playing the role of Santa Claus. D.D. Olsen died on July 7, 1998, at Cottonwood Farm. He is buried alongside his wife at Memorial Park Cemetery in Grand Forks.

Subject/Index Terms

Health and Medicine - Abortion
Politics and Government
Politics and Government - Republican Party
University of North Dakota - Alumni

Administrative Information

Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections

Accruals: Additional material was donated by Doug Olsen on March 15, 2000 (Acc.2000-2437) and November 2005 (Acc.2005-2797).

Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.

Acquisition Source: Doug Olsen, Grand Forks, North Dakota

Acquisition Method: Donation; Acc.99-2328

Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Dagne Olsen Papers. OGLMC 1388, Box #, Folder #. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.

Processing Information: Processed by Curt Hanson, Assistant Archivist.

Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid migrated to Archon in April 2014.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Personal Materials],
[Series 2: Olsen Family Materials],
[Series 3: Campaign Materials],
[Series 4: Legislative Materials],
[Series 5: Legislative Committee Work],
[Series 6: Conferences, Workshops and Seminars],
[Series 7: Republican Party of North Dakota],
[Series 8: Republican National Committee],
[Series 9: Association of Retarded Citizens],
[Series 10: Local Organizations],
[Series 11: Statewide Organizations],
[Series 12: National Organizations],
[Photographs :],
[All]

Series 4: Legislative Materials

The majority of this series contains material from each of Olsen's seven terms in the North Dakota House of Representatives. The legislative session materials are arranged chronologically, with each legislative session a separate sub-series. For all sessions except 1981, a listing of all bills sponsored by Olsen begins the materials for that sub-series. Following this, House Bills (HB) and House Concurrent Resolutions (HCR) are arranged first, followed by Senate Bills (SB) and Senate Concurrent Resolutions (SCR). Correspondence from constituents and other legislators, newspaper clippings, and the text of any speeches Olsen delivered before the House are housed in the file of each particular bill. Additional miscellaneous material from each session is arranged last. This usually includes liberal/conservative rankings of the legislators as rated by special interest groups, as well as any materials from the House Republican Caucus.

Sub-Series A: 47th Legislative Session, 1981

Box 2

Folder 25: HB 1049 and HB 1050: Funding and Licensure of Facilities for the Developmentally Disabled
Folder 26: HB 1051: Reciprocal Postsecondary Vocational Agreements with Minnesota
Folder 27: HB 1204: Certification of Need
Folder 28: HB 1212: Special Education Funding
Folder 29: HB 1250:Special Education Mill Levy Limitations
Folder 30: HB 1252: Foundation Aid Payments for Special Education Summer School Programs
Folder 31: HB 1341: State Capitol Construction Fund
Folder 32: HB 1418: Department of Human Services
Folder 33: HB 1554: Abortion and Unmarried Pregnant Minors
Folder 34: HB 1596: Early Intervention for Exceptional Children
Folder 35: HB 1600 and 1608: Compulsory School Attendance
Folder 36: HB 1614: Licensing of Community Facilities for the Developmentally Disabled
Folder 37: HB 1668: Reapportionment of District 19
Folder 38: HCR 3001:Amendment of Title XIX by the North Dakota Social Service Board
Folder 39: HCR 3002: Implementation of a plan for Community Services for the Developmentally Disabled
Folder 40: HCR 3084: Right to Life Constitutional Amendment
Folder 41: SB 2153: State Cooperation in Special Education
Folder 42: SB 2182 and SB 2205: Unemployment Compensation
Folder 43: SB 2195: Closed Sessions for School Board Meetings
Folder 44: SB 2253: Rights of the Developmentally Disabled
Folder 45: SCR 4031, SCR 4035, and SCR 4037: Right to Life Constitutional Amendment
Folder 46: 1981 Session: Legislative Rankings
Folder 47: 1981 Session: Hearts and Flowers Day Presentation, 30 March 1981
Folder 48: 1981 Session: "The Potty Plan - or The Tissue Issue," 19 November 1981
Folder 49: 1981 Session: A Comprehensive Plan for the Developmentally Disabled
Folder 50: 1981 Session: Developmentally Disabled Bills in the 1981 Legislature
Folder 51: 1981 Session: General Information on Special Education
Folder 52: 1981 Session: House Republican Caucus

Sub-Series B: 48th Legislative Session, 1983

Box 2

Folder 53: 1983 Sessions: Bills Sponsored
Folder 54: 1983 Session: "Bad Bills / Good Bills / Okay Bills if Get Amendments"
Folder 55: HB 1057: Guardianship of the Developmentally Disabled
Folder 56: HB 1070: Home Health Care
Folder 57: HB 1269: Elementary School Student Per-Pupil Payments Under the Foundation Program (aka "Manvel's Bill")
Folder 58: HB 1280: Legislative Intent - Special Education
Folder 59: HB 1295: Property Tax Exemption for Group Homes
Folder 60: HB 1309 and 1314: In-Home Medical Services for the Elderly
Folder 61: HB 1342: Fees for Services to the Developmentally Disabled
Folder 62: HB 1379: Moped Bill
Folder 63: HB 1404: Licensure of Occupational Therapists
Folder 64: HB 1405: Licensing of Day Care Providers
Folder 65: HB 1445: Regulation of Firearms and Ammunition
Folder 66: HB 1447: Zoning of Group Homes for the Developmentally Disabled
Folder 67: HB 1458: State Committee for the Reorganization of School Districts
Folder 68: HB 1459 and HB 1461: Executive Sessions for School Boards
Folder 69: HB 1482: Rural School Boards
Folder 70: HB 1508: State Payment of Excess Costs of Special Education
Folder 71: HB 1516: School Board Evaluation, Renewal or Discharge of Superintendents
Folder 72: HB 1528: Licensure of Social Workers
Folder 73: HB: 1539: Formula for Highway User Tax Funds
Folder 74: HB 1570: Tuition Payments for Students Placed Outside District of Residence
Folder 75: HB 1575: Boarding Care for Handicapped Students
Folder 76: HB 1601: Composition of the North Dakota Health Council
Folder 77: HB 1607: Regulation of the Practice of Denturity
Folder 78: HB 1608: City Mill Levy for the Transportation of Public School Students
Folder 79: HB 1617: Driver's Education
Folder 80: HB 1634: Tuition for Kindergarten Pupils
Folder 81: HB 1644: Reimbursement by State to Counties for Costs of General Assistance
Folder 82: HB 1648: Education of Handicapped Children, Ages 3-6
Folder 83: HB 1654: Permissive Special Education
Folder 84: HB 1670: Employment for Teachers
Folder 85: HB 1677: Regulation of Rates of Long Term Health Care Facilities
Folder 86: HB 1724: Oil Extraction Tax Development Fund
Folder 87: HCR 3007: Peace Through Strength
Folder 88: HCR 3083: Study of Financing of Resident Care
Folder 89: SB 2070: Long Term Care Ombudsman Program
Folder 90: SB 2073: Jurisdiction of the State Board of Higher Education Over Junior Colleges
Folder 91: SB 2187: Rights of the Developmentally Disabled in Public Schools
Folder 92: SB 2249: Equal Rights for Women
Folder 93: SB 2256, SB 2047, and SB 2394: Education Bills
Folder 94: SB 2447: Developmentally Disabled Loan Fund
Folder 95: SB 2479: Sunset Bill for State Boards and Agencies
Folder 96: SB 2494: Insurance Premium Tax
Folder 97: SCR 4025: Right to Life Constitutional Amendment

Box 3

Folder 1: 1983 Session: Letters from Constituents Regarding the Coal Conversion Tax, January - February 1983
Folder 2: 1983 Session: Legislative Ranks
Folder 3: 1983 Session: UND Priority Funding Requests
Folder 4: 1983 Session: House Republican Caucus

Sub-Series C: 49th Legislative Session, 1985

Box 3

Folder 5: 1985 Session: Bills Sponsored
Folder 6: HB 1009: Funding Levels for the Department of Human Services
Folder 7: HB 1048: Foundation Aid Payments for Education
Folder 8: HB 1080: Mobile Homes
Folder 9: HB 1168: Non-institutional Personal Care and Family Home Care
Folder 10: HB 1195: Child Support
Folder 11: HB 1196: Optional Supplementation Security Income Benefits
Folder 12: HB 1215: Certificate of Need for Expenditures in Health Care
Folder 13: HB 1217: School District Tuition Payments
Folder 14: HB 1251: Friday Following Thanksgiving as a Holiday
Folder 15: HB 1272: School Start Date
Folder 16: HB 1274: Child Custody and Visitation
Folder 17: HB 1299: Grain Warehouse Indemnity
Folder 18: HB 1318: Licensure and Education of Nurses
Folder 19: HB 1347: Private School Educational Tax Deduction
Folder 20: HB 1364: Binding Arbitration
Folder 21: HB 1387: Health Care Services Provided by Registered Nurses
Folder 22: HB 1404: Family Farms Survival Act
Folder 23: HB 1429: Living Wills
Folder 24: HB 1460: Licensure and Education of Nurses
Folder 25: HB 1461: Unemployment Compensation for Seasonal Workers
Folder 26: HB1480: Speeding Violations
Folder 27: HB 1504: Consolidation of Banking Institutions
Folder 28: HB 1534: Edible Bean Indemnity Fund
Folder 29: HB 1542: Confidentiality of Records for Mentally Disabled
Folder 30: HB 1546: Human Services Caseload Standards
Folder 31: HB 1578: Health Service Corporation Board of Directors Membership
Folder 32: HB 1626: Home School Instruction
Folder 33: HB 1652: Rights of the Developmentally Disabled
Folder 34: HB 1653: Compensation for State Employees
Folder 35: HCR 3028: Human Services in North Dakota
Folder 36: HCR 3038: State Lottery
Folder 37: HCR 3089: Grain Warehousemen Insolvencies
Folder 38: HCR 3094 and SB 2375: Nonresident Tuition Reciprocity
Folder 39: SB 2005: Appropriation for Vocational Education
Folder 40: SB 2021: Appropriation for the State Council on the Arts
Folder 41: SB 2063: Boarding Care
Folder 42: SB 2075: Certificate of Need Review
Folder 43: SB 2119: Observance of Memorial Day
Folder 44: SB 2267: School Construction Fund
Folder 45: SB 2351: Hospital Pre-Admission Review Program
Folder 46: SB 2391: Health Care Data Council
Folder 47: SB 2398: Practice of Denturity
Folder 48: SB 2417: Guardianship of Superintendent of the Grafton State School
Folder 49: SB 2450: Central Filing of Liens
Folder 50: SB 2486: Licensing of Foster Care Homes
Folder 51: SB 2492: Parents and Pupils Rights Act
Folder 52: SCR 4052: Home Schooling
Folder 53: SCR 4059: Psychological Tests of Elementary and Secondary Students
Folder 54: SB 2062 and HB 1403: Special Education Expenses
Folder 55: 1985 Session: Legislative Rankings
Folder 56: 1985 Session: House Republican Caucus

Sub-Series D: 50th Legislative Session, 1987

Box 3

Folder 57: 1987 Session: Bills Sponsored
Folder 58: HB 1164: Appointment of Deputy State Toxicologists
Folder 59: HB 1252: Licensing and Education of Nurses
Folder 60: HB 1272: Designated Smoking Areas in Places of Public Assembly
Folder 61: HB 1289: Closing of Local Museums
Folder 62: HB 1361: Pre-Divorce Counseling
Folder 63: HB 1368: Non-Resident Waterfowl Hunting
Folder 64: HB 1384: Uniform Determination of Death
Folder 65: HB 1416: Foundation Aid Payments to Schools that Reorganize or Annex
Folder 66: HB 1424: Payment of Tuition for Handicapped Children
Folder 67: HB 1447: Employment for the Developmentally Disabled
Folder 68: HB 1455: Certificate of Need
Folder 69: HB 1470: Licensure of Home Health Agencies
Folder 70: HB 1532: Tuition Costs of Special Education Students Between 18-21 Years of Age
Folder 71: HB 1557: Feticide
Folder 72: HB 1576: County Mill Levy for Human Services Programs
Folder 73: HB: 1604: School District Tuition Payments
Folder 74: HB 1650: Access of Parents and Pupils to Instructional Materials Used in Public Schools
Folder 75: HB 1652: Merged Banks
Folder 76: HCR 3035: Study of Staff at State Institutions of Higher Education Who Have Difficulty Speaking English
Folder 77: SB 2039: Establishment of a Children's Coordinating Cabinet
Folder 78: SB 2044: Non-Operating School Districts
Folder 79: SB 2091: State Revenue Sharing
Folder 80: SB 2294: Authority of the Board of Optometry
Folder 81: SB 2480: Banking Holding Companies Owned by Charitable Trusts
Folder 82: SB 2502: Non-Profit Corporations
Folder 83: SB 2510: Rights of Residents in Health Care Facilities
Folder 84: 1987 Session: Legislative Rankings
Folder 85: 1987 Session: "1987 Legislative Issues, Grand Forks Public Schools"

Sub-Series E: 51st Legislative Session, 1989

Box 4

Folder 1: 1989 Session: Bills Sponsored
Folder 2: HB 1018: State Aid Distribution Fund Revenue
Folder 3: HB 1230: Salary Increase for Grant Paid Positions at State Institutions of Higher Education
Folder 4: HB 1233: Rule of 85 for the Teacher's Fund For Retirement
Folder 5: HB 1304: School Districts on Military Installations
Folder 6: HB 1309: Draining Permits and Closing Drains
Folder 7: HB 1324: Camp Sioux and the North Dakota Park and Recreation Department
Folder 8: HB 1326: State Diabetes Control Project
Folder 9: HB 1421, HB 1536, and HB 1639: Home Schooling
Folder 10: HB 1439: Health Care Data Publication
Folder 11: HB 1445: Repeal of License Fees for Healthcare Providers
Folder 12: HB 1455: Definition of "Teacher" for Non-Removal of Contracts
Folder 13: HB 1481: Living Will
Folder 14: HB 1487: Sex Education
Folder 15: HB 1500: Reciprocal Interstate Banking
Folder 16: HB 1503: City Option Sales Tax
Folder 17: HB 1521: Levy Tax for Comprehensive Human Services Programs
Folder 18: HB: 1571: Administration of Nutrition and Hydration for Incompetent Patients
Folder 19: HB 1599: Residential Treatment Centers for Children
Folder 20: HB 1625: Instruction and Testing of High School Students Regarding the United States System of Government
Folder 21: HB 1630: Closing of UND-Lake Region and Creation of a Centennial Model School
Folder 22: SB 2055: Uniform Anatomical Gift Act
Folder 23: SB 2062: Comprehensive Health Association of North Dakota
Folder 24: SB 2320: Regulation of Telecommunication Companies
Folder 25: SB 2357: Department of Protection and Advocacy for the Developmentally Disabled
Folder 26: SB 2373: Non-Resident Waterfowl Season
Folder 27: SB 2397: Sunday Opening
Folder 28: SB 2516: State Aid for Special Education in Sparsely Populated Districts
Folder 29: SCR 4012: Designation of 13 May 1989 as Centennial Youth Day
Folder 30: 1989 Session: Legislative Rankings
Folder 31: 1989 Session: "Final Report of the House Majority Leader, 51st Legislative Assembly"
Folder 32: 1989 Session: North Dakota Centennial Grove Dedication by President George Bush, 24 April 1989

Sub-Series F: 52nd Legislative Session, 1991

Box 4

Folder 33: 1991 Session: Bills Sponsored
Folder 34: HB 1046: Sunday Opening
Folder 35: HB 1257: Rights of Residents in Care Facilities
Folder 36: HB 1273 and HB 1274: Birth/Death Registration of Diabetes
Folder 37: HB 1275: State Diabetes Control Project
Folder 38: HB 1276: Reimbursement for Nursing Home Operating Costs
Folder 39: HB 1277: Pre-Admission Assessment for Nursing Homes
Folder 40: HB 1287: Water Well Testing
Folder 41: HB 1288: Special Education Courses for Teacher Certification
Folder 42: HB 1309: National Practitioner Data Bank Reports
Folder 43: HB 1310: Living Will
Folder 44: HB 1311: Medical Assistance Claims
Folder 45: HB 1312: Vaccine Charges, Department of Health and Consolidated Labs
Folder 46: HB 1338: Animal Research Facilities
Folder 47: HB 1384: Durable Powers of Attorney for Health Care
Folder 48: HB 1395: Motor Vehicle Excise Tax for Non-Profit Corporations
Folder 49: HB 1410: Developmental Center at Grafton, North Dakota
Folder 50: HB 1420: Alcoholic Beverage Laws
Folder 51: HB 1428: Child Support Guidelines
Folder 52: HB 1479: Podiatric Medicine
Folder 53: HB 1499: Financial Assistance to Transplant Patients
Folder 54: HB 1515: Human Life Protection Act
Folder 55: HB 1525: Education of Nurses
Folder 56: HB 1554: Adoption
Folder 57: HB 1578: Payment of Attorney Fees
Folder 58: HB 1579: Informed Consent for Abortion
Folder 59: HB 1593: Binding Arbitration for Teachers
Folder 60: HB 2022: Protection and Advocacy Project
Folder 61: HB 2031: Reimbursement for Organ and Tissue Transplants
Folder 62: HCR 3045: Testing for Nitrates in Ground Water
Folder 63: SB 2022: Appropriation for the Department of Human Services
Folder 64: SB 2030: Certificate of Need for Organ Transplant Centers
Folder 65: SB 2059: Taxation of Banks Engaged in Interstate Banking
Folder 66: SB 2090: Construction of Solid Waste Treatment Facilities
Folder 67: SB 2197: Teachers Fund for Retirement
Folder 68: SB 2231: Ground Water Contamination
Folder 69: SB 2283: Priority of Water Rights
Folder 70: SB 2286: Damages to Utility Meters
Folder 71: SB 2332: Assisted Suicide
Folder 72: SB 2425: Dispensation of Prescription Drugs
Folder 73: SB 2430: Developmentally Disabled Persons in the Criminal Justice System
Folder 74: SB 2439 and SB 2467: Income Tax Credit for Premiums Paid to Nursing Home Insurance
Folder 75: SB 2492: Licensing of Nurses
Folder 76: SB 2533: Cable TV
Folder 77: SB 2561: Licensing of Abortion Facilities
Folder 78: SCR 4021: Flag Desecration
Folder 79: SCR 4024: Resolution to the United States Congress and President Regarding Retirement Savings for Seniors
Folder 80: SCR 4033: Certificate of Need
Folder 81: SCR 4048: Incentives for Long Term Care Insurance
Folder 82: 1991 Session: Legislative Rankings
Folder 83: 1991 Session: The Capitol Classic, 7 March 1991 (Charity Basketball Game)

Sub-Series G: 53rd Legislative Session, 1993

Box 4

Folder 84: 1993 Session: Bills Sponsored
Folder 85: HB 1002: Department of Human Services Budget
Folder 86: HB 1003: Defraying the Expenses of the Superintendent of Public Instruction
Folder 87: HB 1020: Dickinson State University Lifelong Learning Center
Folder 88: HB 1064: Provider Specific Taxes
Folder 89: HB 1069: Teachers Fund for Retirement
Folder 90: HB 1174: Loans Issued by the Consumer Finance Agency
Folder 91: HB 1194: North Dakota School for the Blind
Folder 92: HB 1220: Fees for Violation of the Speed Limit
Folder 93: HB 1277: Moose License Raffle
Folder 94: HB 1301: State Committee Political Party Membership
Folder 95: HB 1302: Compensation for Public Library Board of Directors
Folder 96: HB 1458: Protection of Unborn Human Life
Folder 97: HB 1490: Services Provided by the Developmental Center at Grafton, North Dakota
Folder 98: HB 1512: Student Payments for Special Education
Folder 99: HCR 3034: United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
Folder 100: HCR 3051: Air Force Bases at Grand Forks and Minot, North Dakota
Folder 101: SB 2003: Appropriation for Higher Education
Folder 102: SB 2071: Certified Public Accountants
Folder 103: SB 2258: Posting of Warnings Regarding Alcohol and Pregnancy
Folder 104: SB 2264: Hunting of Deer with Muzzleloading Rifles
Folder 105: SB 2351: Product Liability
Folder 106: SB 2466: Universal Health Care Program
Folder 107: SB 2490: Attendance of Public School Students in Institutions of Bordering States
Folder 108: SB 2527: Minimum Benefits of a Qualified Health Coverage Plan
Folder 109: SB 2528: School District Boundary Restructuring
Folder 110: SB 2531: Health Insurance for Newborn and Adopted Children
Folder 111: SCR 4048: Long Term Care for North Dakota Veterans
Folder 112: SCR 4021: Establishment of a Department of Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health
Folder 113: SCR 4033: Freedom of Choice Act
Folder 114: SCR 4050: Placement of Developmentally Disabled Students in Regular Classroom Settings
Folder 115: 1993 Session: Legislative Session
Folder 116: 1993 Session: House Republican Caucus, January - February 1993
Folder 117: 1993 Session: House Republican Caucus, March - May 1993
Folder 118: 1993 Session: "1993 Summary of House Votes," by Rick Berg, Speaker of the House
Folder 119: 1993 Session: Governor Sinner's Budget Message, 8 December 1992
Folder 120: 1993 Session: North Dakota Farm Bureau 1993 Policies (Legislative Priorities)
Folder 121: 1993 Session: The Capitol Classic II, 28 March 1993 (Charity Basketball Game)

Sub-Series H: 1994 Special Session

Box 5

Folder 1: HB 1520: Northern Corn Processors' Plant

Sub-Series I: 54th Legislative Session, 1995

Box 5

Folder 2: HMR 7001: Memorial to Dagne Olsen

Sub-Series J: Political Correspondence

Sub-Series J contains political correspondence. Letters in this sub-series were of too general of a nature to be placed in the files of specific bills. The correspondence is primarily from constituents, although there are letters to and from legislators on both the local, state and national levels. Correspondence relating specifically to the North Dakota Republican Party is housed in Series 7, while Series 8 contains letters from the Republican National Committee.

Box 5

Folder 3: Political Correspondence: 1967, 1971
Folder 4: Political Correspondence: 1979-1980
Folder 5: Political Correspondence: 1981
Folder 6: Political Correspondence: State Mill and Elevator, 1981
Folder 7: Political Correspondence: 1982
Folder 8: Political Correspondence: 1983
Folder 9: Political Correspondence: Abandonment of Railroad Line Between Grand Forks and Honeyford, North Dakota
Folder 10: Political Correspondence: 1984
Folder 11: Political Correspondence: 1985
Folder 12: Political Correspondence: Upper Valley Special Education Unit, 1985
Folder 13: Political Correspondence: 1986
Folder 14: Political Correspondence: To/From Kenneth Torgerson, Grand Forks, Regarding the Taxation of Social Security Benefits
Folder 15: Political Correspondence:1987
Folder 16: Political Correspondence: 1988
Folder 17: Political Correspondence: 1989
Folder 18: Political Correspondence: 5 December 1989 Referendums
Folder 19: Political Correspondence: 1990
Folder 20: Political Correspondence: 1991
Folder 21: Political Correspondence: 1992
Folder 22: Political Correspondence: 1993
Folder 23: Political Correspondence: 1994
Folder 24: Political Correspondence: Undated

Sub-Series K: Miscellaneous Legislative Material

Sub-Series K contains miscellaneous legislative materials which, due to the nature and dates of the materials, could not be readily housed within the Legislative Session sub-series.

Box 5

Folder 25: Intercarrier Health Care Insurance Pool: 1981-1982
Folder 26: Water Permit Application #3288 by Forest River Colony: 1981-1986
Folder 27: Special Education in North Dakota: 1982
Folder 28: Manvel Mall and Community Development Block Grant Funds: 1983-1985
Folder 29: Department of Human Services, Reimbursement Methodology for Long-Term Care Facilities: 1985
Folder 30: "A Descriptive Study of Elderly Receiving Long-Term Care in North Dakota": 1986
Folder 31: Education Panel: April 1986
Folder 32: Insurance Department Forum: 29 September 1986
Folder 33: Era of Integration: Historical, Present and Future Perspectives, North Dakota Department of Human Services, December 1986
Folder 34: "Report on the Views of North Dakota Residents on the Abortion Option," Agassiz Women's Political Caucus: October 1987
Folder 35: 2001: Plan for Services for North Dakotans with Developmental Disabilities (Draft), North Dakota Department of Human Services: August 1990
Folder 36: State Developmental Center at Grafton, North Dakota (Legislative Meeting): September 1990
Folder 37: State Health Plan, North Dakota State Health Council: 1990
Folder 38: "Toward a North Dakota Health Care System: Some Infrastructure Modification Options," by Dr. Robert Wentz, State Health Officer: March 1992
Folder 39: Health Care Reform Commission, Blue Cross/ Blue Shield of North Dakota: 1992
Folder 40: Educational Technical Assistance, Grand Forks, North Dakota: December 1993

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