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Testimony

House Bill 1007

House Appropriations Committee

Government Operations Division

January 10, 2005

Chairman Carlisle and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to present testimony in favor of House Bill 1007.  I am Cheryl Bergian, Director of the North Dakota Human Rights Coalition.  The Coalition includes a broad-based, statewide membership of individuals and organizations interested in the furtherance of human rights in North Dakota; the Coalition’s mission is to effect change so that all people in North Dakota enjoy full human rights. 

We support the work of the Division of Human Rights in the North Dakota Department of Labor for the enforcement of the North Dakota Human Rights Act and North Dakota Housing Discrimination Act.  The request of our Coalition for enforcement of the anti-discrimination law in North Dakota was the impetus for the creation of the Division of Human Rights in 2000 and the assignment of its regulatory responsibilities in 2001.  It is my understanding that two-thirds of the work of the North Dakota Department of Labor now consists of activity for those two chapters of state law, as opposed to enforcement of the Wage and Hour laws and other duties of the department.

We support the continued appropriation for the North Dakota Department of Labor, and any increase in that appropriation that the Department requests.  With continued visibility and outreach, we anticipate that the work of the Division of Human Rights will continue to grow, and adequate resources for the eradication of discrimination in North Dakota are necessary.

We ask for a do pass recommendation on House Bill 1007.  I appreciate this opportunity to testify on behalf of the North Dakota Human Rights Coalition.

North Dakota Human Rights Coalition

P.O. Box 1961

Fargo, North Dakota 58107-1961

Phone: (701) 239-9323

Fax: (701) 478-4452                                                                                                                         

Email:  humanrights@ndhrc.org

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