ND Constitutional change over names

By Doug Barrett Oct 14, 2022 | 8:09 AM

An interim Legislative committee has approved a proposed state Constitutional amendment, to change some language in sections 12 and 13 of Article 9.

It involves the descriptions of three state facilities.

The school for the deaf in Devils Lake would be changed from “the school for the deaf and dumb” tothe school for the deaf and hearing impaired.” The state hospital in Jamestown’s description would change from a “state hospital for the insane” to “a state hospital for individuals with mental illness.” And in Grafton, it would change from an “institution for the feebleminded” to “a facility for individuals with developmental disabilities.”

Rugby Republican State Representative Jon Nelson chaired the Acute Psychiatric Treatment Committee. “Some of the language used in the past is not appropriate today. It’s more of a cleanup of the terms used.”

Nelson says his committee voted unanimously for the proposed amendment. If the 2023 Legislature approves, it would be on the ballot in 2024.

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