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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-2493 — NE Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71-2493
View Statute 71-2493
Status: in_force

(1) The division shall equitably distribute aid as appropriated by the Legislature to local public health departments:

(a) To facilitate prevention efforts, including training on the use of overdose response, syringe access and education, and drug-checking products;

(b) For education and training activities related to opioid use prevention and opioid remediation; and

(c) For data tracking efforts related to the opioid epidemic.

(2) Each local public health department may contract for services with hospitals, law enforcement, and community organizations for purposes of subsection (1) of this section. Each local public health department shall report to the division as provided in section 71-2489 .

(3) It is the intent of the Legislature to appropriate at least five hundred thousand dollars from the General Fund to the County Public Health Aid Program for disbursement to local public health departments as provided in section 71-1628.08 for opioid use prevention and opioid remediation under the Opioid Prevention and Treatment Act. It is the intent of the Legislature that funds appropriated for purposes of this section are offset by a reduction in funds for Behavioral Health Aid for fiscal year 2024-25.

Laws 2024, LB1355, § 13.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-5420 — NE Code / Chapter 44 / Section 44-5420
44-5420
Status: in_force

(1) An applicant for a certificate as a utilization review agent shall submit an application to the department upon a form which may be obtained from the department. The application shall be signed and verified by the applicant.

Along with the application, the applicant shall pay the application fee of three hundred dollars.

(2) As a part of the application, the applicant shall submit the following:

(a) Documentation that the applicant has received approval or accreditation by the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission/URAC, or a similar organization which has standards for utilization review agents that are substantially similar to the standards of the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission/URAC, and which has been approved by the director;

(b) A statement of the street and mailing address of the entity, telephone number of the entity, and a list of the principal officers of the entity responsible for its operation, management, and control; and

(c) Such other reasonable information or documentation as the department requires for enforcement of the Utilization Review Act.

Laws 1992, LB 428, § 10;

R.S.1943, (1993), § 44-5410;

Laws 1998, LB 1162, § 5.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-2471 — NE Code / Chapter 18 / Section 18-2471
View Statute 18-2471
Status: in_force

An agency may issue and sell refunding bonds for the purpose of paying or providing for the payment of any of its bonds at or prior to maturity or upon acceleration or redemption. Refunding bonds may be issued at any time prior to or at the maturity or redemption of the refunded bonds as the agency's board deems appropriate. The refunding bonds may be issued in principal amount not exceeding an amount sufficient to pay or to provide for the payment of (1) the principal of the bonds being refunded, (2) any redemption premium thereon, (3) interest accrued or to accrue to the first or any subsequent redemption date or dates selected by the agency's board in its discretion, or to the date or dates of maturity, whichever shall be determined to be most advantageous or convenient for the agency, (4) the expenses of issuing the refunding bonds, including bond discount, and redeeming the bonds being refunded, and (5) such reserves for debt service or other capital or current expenses from the proceeds of such refunding bonds as may be deemed necessary or convenient by the board of the issuing agency. A determination by the board that any refinancing is advantageous or necessary to the agency, or that any of the amounts provided in this section should be included in such refinancing, or that any of the bonds to be refinanced should be called for redemption on the first or any subsequent redemption date or permitted to remain outstanding until their respective dates of maturity, shall be conclusive.

Laws 1981, LB 132, § 71.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 21-2986 — NE Code / Chapter 21 / Section 21-2986
View Statute 21-2986
Status: in_force

A majority of the organizers or initial directors of a limited cooperative association that has not yet begun activity or the conduct of its affairs may dissolve the limited cooperative association.

Laws 2007, LB368, § 86.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1216 — NE Code / Chapter 37 / Section 37-1216
View Statute 37-1216
Status: in_force

After the owner of the vessel submits an application as provided in section 37-1214 and presents a certificate of title if required pursuant to section 37-1276 , the county treasurer shall enter the application upon the records of the office and issue to the applicant a certificate of number stating the number awarded to the vessel and the name and address of the owner. The number shall be displayed on each side of the bow, and the numbers shall be at least three inches high, of block characteristics, contrasting in color with the boat, and clearly visible from a distance of one hundred feet. The commission shall assign each county treasurer a block of numbers and certificates therefor.

Laws 1978, LB 21, § 16;

Laws 1994, LB 123, § 2;

Laws 1996, LB 464, § 4;

Laws 1997, LB 720, § 2;

Laws 2012, LB801, § 8.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 47-704 — NE Code / Chapter 47 / Section 47-704
View Statute 47-704
Status: in_force

The costs of routine medical services provided in the ordinary course of the duties of regular staff of a jail, prison, or other similar holding or detention facility shall not be considered reimbursable under sections 47-701 to 47-705 .

Laws 1999, LB 112, § 4.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-1365 — NE Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71-1365
View Statute 71-1365
Status: in_force

(1) Any person may submit a complaint to the department and request investigation of an alleged violation of the Cremation of Human Remains Act or rules and regulations adopted and promulgated under the act. The department shall review all complaints and determine whether to conduct an investigation relating to such complaints.

(2) A complaint submitted to the department under this section shall be confidential. A person submitting such complaint shall be immune from criminal or civil liability of any nature, whether direct or derivative, for submitting the complaint or for disclosure of documents, records, or other information to the department relating to such complaint.

Laws 2003, LB 95, § 11.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-831 — NE Code / Chapter 28 / Section 28-831
View Statute 28-831
Status: in_force

(1) Any person who engages in labor trafficking of a minor or sex trafficking of a minor is guilty of a Class IB felony.

(2) Any person who engages in labor trafficking or sex trafficking is guilty of a Class II felony.

(3) Any person, other than a trafficking victim, who knowingly benefits from or participates in a venture which has, as part of the venture, an act that is in violation of this section is guilty of a Class IIA felony.

(4) It is not a defense in a prosecution under this section (a) that consent was given by the minor victim, (b) that the defendant believed that the minor victim gave consent, or (c) that the defendant believed that the minor victim was an adult.

Laws 2006, LB 1086, § 11;

Laws 2013, LB255, § 7;

Laws 2014, LB998, § 5;

Laws 2015, LB294, § 12;

Laws 2017, LB289, § 9.

A defendant's knowledge of the victim's age is not an essential element of the offense of sex trafficking of a minor. State v. Swindle, 300 Neb. 734, 915 N.W.2d 795 (2018).

A defendant's knowledge of the victim's age is not an essential element of the offense of sex trafficking of a minor. State v. Swindle, 300 Neb. 734, 915 N.W.2d 795 (2018).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-210 — NE Code / Chapter 71 / Section 38-210
38-210
Status: in_force

An advanced practice registered nurse's license expires if he or she does not renew his or her license to practice as a registered nurse or is not authorized to practice as a registered nurse in this state under the Nurse Licensure Compact.

Laws 2005, LB 256, § 45;

R.S.Supp.,2006, § 71-17,140;

Laws 2007, LB185, § 41;

Laws 2007, LB463, § 149.

Nurse Licensure Compact, see sections 71-1795 to 71-1795.02 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-118.01 — NE Code / Chapter 43 / Section 43-118.01
View Statute 43-118.01
Status: in_force

(1) For adoptions decreed on or after January 1, 2000, and on or before October 1, 2002, every individual or couple that adopts a ward of the State of Nebraska shall be entitled to a payment of one thousand dollars for the year of adoption and for up to four succeeding years. Payments shall be made after approval of an application submitted by the adoptive parent or parents to the Department of Health and Human Services. The application shall be on a form prescribed by the department. An application shall be submitted during January of the year following the year for which the payment is sought. An applicant shall be eligible for payment for the year of adoption and for the earliest of four subsequent years or until the adopted child reaches the age of majority, is emancipated, or is no longer living in the home of the adoptive parent or parents. To be eligible for payment in the years subsequent to the adoption, the requirements of this section must be met for the entire year.

(2) The department shall review all applications for eligibility for payment. The department shall approve or deny payment within thirty days after receipt of the application. If approved, the department shall certify the necessary information to the Director of Administrative Services for the issuance of a warrant. Warrants shall be issued within thirty days after certification. Any person aggrieved by a decision of the department may appeal. The appeal shall be in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

(3) The department shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out this section.

Laws 2000, LB 482, § 1;

Laws 2002, Second Spec. Sess., LB 22, § 1.

Administrative Procedure Act, see section 84-920 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 46-1665 — NE Code / Chapter 46 / Section 46-1665
View Statute 46-1665
Status: in_force

(1) The owner of a dam has the primary responsibility for determining when an emergency exists. When the owner of a dam determines that an emergency exists involving a dam, the owner shall immediately implement the emergency action plan as required pursuant to section 46-1647 . The owner shall immediately notify any persons who may be endangered if the dam should fail, notify emergency management organizations in the area, take necessary remedial action to prevent or mitigate the consequences of failure, and notify the Chief Water Officer. The Chief Water Officer shall take any remedial action necessary to protect life and property if, in the Chief Water Officer's judgment, either:

(a) The condition of any dam is so dangerous to the safety of life or property as not to permit time for the issuance and enforcement of an order relative to maintenance or operation; or

(b) Passing or imminent floods or any other condition threatens the safety of any dam.

(2) In applying the remedial means provided for in this section, the Chief Water Officer may in an emergency, with the Chief Water Officer's own forces or by other means at the Chief Water Officer's disposal, do any or all of the following:

(a) Take full charge and control of any dam;

(b) Lower the water level by releasing water from the reservoir;

(c) Completely drain the reservoir;

(d) Perform any necessary remedial or protective work at the site; or

(e) Take such other steps as may be essential to safeguard life and property.

(3) The Chief Water Officer shall continue in full charge and control of such dam and its appurtenant works until they are rendered safe or the emergency occasioning the action has ceased and the owner is able to take back full charge and control. The Chief Water Officer's taking full charge and control under this section does not relieve the owner of such dam of liability for any negligent acts of such owner.

(4) The Chief Water Officer may report emergency actions involving the safety of a dam to the National Performance of Dams Program in a timely manner.

Laws 2005, LB 335, § 65;

Laws 2025, LB317, § 303.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2808.01 — NE Code / Chapter 38 / Section 38-2808.01
View Statute 38-2808.01
Status: in_force

Calculated expiration date means the expiration date on the manufacturer's, packager's, or distributor's container or one year from the date the drug or device is repackaged, whichever is earlier.

Laws 2015, LB37, § 31.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2619 — NE Code / Chapter 71 / Section 38-2619
38-2619
Status: in_force

No agencies of the state or its subdivisions administering relief, public assistance, public welfare assistance, or other health service under the laws of this state, including the public schools, shall in the performance of their duties, interfere with any patient's freedom of choice in the selection of practitioners licensed to perform examinations and provide treatment within the field for which their respective licenses entitle them to practice.

Laws 1967, c. 431, § 1, p. 1319;

R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-1,136.04;

Laws 2007, LB236, § 28;

Laws 2007, LB463, § 892.

Provisions for insuring cost of service of optometrist, see section 44-513 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 51-415 — NE Code / Chapter 51 / Section 51-415
View Statute 51-415
Status: in_force

The Nebraska Publications Clearinghouse shall publish and distribute regularly to contracting depository libraries, other libraries, state agencies and legislators, an official list of state publications with an annual cumulation. The official list shall provide a record of each agency's publishing and show author, agency, title and subject approaches.

Laws 1972, LB 1284, § 5.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-616 — NE Code / Chapter 19 / Section 19-616
View Statute 19-616
Status: in_force

(1) The annual compensation of the mayor and city council members in cities under the city manager plan of government shall be payable quarterly in equal installments and shall be fixed by the city council subject to subsection (2) of this section. The salary of any appointive or elective officer shall not be increased or diminished during the term for which such officer was elected or appointed, except that when there are officers elected or appointed to the city council or a board or commission having more than one member and the terms of one or more members commence and end at different times, the compensation of all members of such city council, board, or commission may be increased or diminished at the beginning of the full term of any member thereof. No person who has resigned or vacated any office shall be eligible to be elected or appointed to such office during the time for which he or she was elected or appointed when, during the same time, the salary has been increased. For each absence from regular meetings of the city council, unless authorized by a two-thirds vote of all members of the city council, there shall be deducted a sum equal to two percent of such annual salary.

(2)(a) The salaries of the mayor and city council members of a city of the primary class shall be established by ordinance subject to the requirements in this section. Except as provided in subdivision (b) of this subsection, no such salary shall be increased by more than the average percentage change in the unadjusted Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Federal Bureau for Labor Statistics for the period since the last salary increase plus one percent. No such salary shall be increased more than once every two fiscal years. The ordinance may establish the salary for the mayor or the city council members or both.

(b) The city council may place the issue on the ballot of whether to increase the salary of the mayor or the city council members or both by more than the amount permitted in subdivision (a) of this subsection for approval by the registered voters of the city. The city council shall determine the percentage of increase and hold a public hearing regarding the increase. If the city council approves the percentage by a vote of at least two-thirds of the members of the city council, the city clerk shall transmit the issue to the election commissioner or county clerk for placement on the ballot at the next statewide general election subject to section 32-559 .

Laws 1917, c. 208, § 17, p. 501;

C.S.1922, § 4554;

C.S.1929, § 19-617;

R.S.1943, § 19-616;

Laws 1969, c. 113, § 1, p. 515;

Laws 1979, LB 80, § 58;

Laws 2002, LB 1054, § 2;

Laws 2019, LB193, § 47;

Laws 2024, LB1300, § 41.

Vacancies, how filled, see sections 19-3101 and 32-560 to 32-574 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 51-805 — NE Code / Chapter 51 / Section 51-805
View Statute 51-805
Status: in_force

(1) The public library federation board shall be responsible for the general governance of the public library federation, but affiliated libraries shall retain governance of all aspects of local library operations. The board shall make and adopt bylaws, rules, and regulations for the board's guidance and for the governance of the federation. The board shall develop a long-range public library service plan for the provision of public library service to the area included in the federation.

(2) The board may designate and determine the compensation of a library federation director. The director shall be responsible to the board only in relationship to federation operations.

(3) The board shall develop and present an annual budget in support of the annual public library plan to each participating county board. The public library federation board shall administer and authorize the expenditure of all money received from taxes and other sources in support of federation public library service.

(4) The board may contract with other public entities for services.

(5) The method of federating libraries provided in sections 51-801 to 51-811 shall not be the exclusive way to provide joint or cooperative library services. Nothing in sections 51-801 to 51-811 shall prohibit a county, city, village, or township from entering into an agreement pursuant to the Interlocal Cooperation Act or the Joint Public Agency Act concerning library services.

Laws 1999, LB 362, § 5;

Laws 2000, LB 968, § 18.

Interlocal Cooperation Act, see section 13-801 .

Joint Public Agency Act, see section 13-2501 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1915 — NE Code / Chapter 68 / Section 68-1915
View Statute 68-1915
Status: in_force

Skilled nursing facility has the meaning found in section 71-429 .

Laws 2011, LB600, § 15.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-4405 — NE Code / Chapter 43 / Section 43-4405
View Statute 43-4405
Status: in_force

On or before December 1, 2012, the department, with assistance from other agencies as necessary, including the data coordinator for the State Foster Care Review Board or a successor entity to the powers and duties of the board, shall report in writing to the Legislature on a plan for the statewide automated child welfare information system described in section 43-4404 . The report shall include a review of the design, development, implementation, and cost of the system. The report shall describe the requirements of the system and all available options and compare costs of the options. The report shall include, but not be limited to, a review of the options for (1) system functionality, (2) the potential of the system's use of shared services in areas including, but not limited to, intake, rules, financial information, and reporting, (3) integration, (4) maintenance costs, (5) application architecture to enable flexibility and scalability, (6) deployment costs, (7) licensing fees, (8) training requirements, and (9) operational costs and support needs. The report shall compare the costs and benefits of a custom-built system and a commercial off-the-shelf system, the total cost of ownership, including both direct and indirect costs, and the costs of any other options considered. In conjunction with the report, the department shall prepare the advance planning document required to qualify for federal funding for the statewide automated child welfare information system pursuant to 45 C.F.R. 1355.50 through 1355.57, implementing section 474(a)(3)(C) and (D) of Title IV-E of the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 674(a)(3)(C) and (D), as such regulations and section existed on January 1, 2012. The advance planning document shall describe the proposed plan for managing the design, development, and operations of a statewide automated child welfare information system that meets such federal requirements and the state's needs in an efficient, comprehensive, and cost-effective manner.

Laws 2012, LB1160, § 5.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-907 — NE Code / Chapter 23 / Section 23-907
View Statute 23-907
Status: in_force

Final action shall not be taken on the proposed budget by the county board until after at least one public hearing has been held thereon by the board, as provided in sections 23-904 to 23-906 . It shall be the duty of the county board to arrange for and hold such hearing. A copy of said budget document shall be available at the office of the clerk for public inspection from and after its transmission to the county board by the budget-making authority as provided in section 23-906 .

Laws 1937, c. 56, § 6, p. 226;

Laws 1939, c. 24, § 4, p. 127;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 26-2106;

R.S.1943, § 23-907.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 11-124 — NE Code / Chapter 11 / Section 11-124
View Statute 11-124
Status: in_force

If any such corporation fails, neglects, or refuses to pay any fine, judgment, or decree rendered against it upon any such recognizance, stipulation, bond, or undertaking, from which no appeal, writ of error, or supersedeas is taken for ninety days after the entry of such judgment or decree, it shall forfeit all rights to do business in this state until such judgment or decree is fully paid or satisfied.

Laws 1895, c. 22, § 3, p. 123;

R.S.1913, § 5730;

C.S.1922, § 5059;

C.S.1929, § 12-123;

R.S.1943, § 11-124;

Laws 2000, LB 921, § 1.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-1041 — NE Code / Chapter 32 / Section 32-1041
View Statute 32-1041
Status: in_force

(1) The election commissioner or county clerk may use optical-scan ballots or voting systems approved by the Secretary of State to allow registered voters to cast their votes at any election. The election commissioner or county clerk may use vote counting devices and voting systems approved by the Secretary of State for tabulating the votes cast at any election. Vote counting devices shall include electronic counting devices such as optical scanners.

(2) No electronic voting system shall be used under the Election Act.

(3) Any new voting or counting system shall be approved by the Secretary of State prior to use by an election commissioner or county clerk. The Secretary of State may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to establish different procedures and locations for voting and counting votes pursuant to the use of any new voting or counting system. The procedures shall be designed to preserve the safety and confidentiality of each vote cast and the secrecy and security of the counting process, to establish security provisions for the prevention of fraud, and to ensure that the election is conducted in a fair manner.

Laws 1994, LB 76, § 335;

Laws 1997, LB 526, § 1;

Laws 2003, LB 358, § 37;

Laws 2005, LB 401, § 10;

Laws 2007, LB646, § 14;

Laws 2019, LB411, § 57.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-1805 — NE Code / Chapter 60 / Section 60-1805
View Statute 60-1805
Status: in_force

Such permit shall be renewed annually in the same manner and upon the payment of the same fee as provided for original issuance. Such renewal shall become due on the first day of January of each year and delinquent on March 1 of each year.

Laws 1969, c. 627, § 5, p. 2527;

Laws 2004, LB 560, § 40.