Board of University and School Lands

The management of school trust lands in North Dakota is entrusted to the ND Department of Trust Lands, under the direction of the Board of University of School Lands.

The Board was given this authority in 1889 by the North Dakota Constitution. The Board meets monthly, unless there is insufficient business to require a meeting or Board members schedules require a change in meeting dates.  The regular meeting day is the last Thursday of the month, however, Board members' schedules may sometimes require changes in meeting dates.

Members of the Board of University and School Lands are:

• Governor Doug Burgum
• Secretary of State Michael Howe
• Supt. of Public Instruction Kirsten Baesler
• State Treasurer Thomas Beadle
• Attorney General Drew Wrigley

Board Meetings

In accordance with NDCC 15-01-03, the Board of University and School Lands schedules meetings for the last Thursday of each month. In the event a quorum (three of the five members) is not available, or there is not sufficient business to warrant calling a meeting, regularly scheduled meetings may be canceled or rescheduled. 

The Secretary of State is the repository for notices of public meetings of state agencies.  By visiting the North Dakota Public Meeting Notices website, you can browse scheduled meetings for all governing bodies of state agencies, boards, and commissions; subscribe to receive email notifications and RSS feeds of meetings; add meetings to your calendar; and map the location of the meetings.