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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-106 — NE Code / Chapter 37 / Section 37-106
View Statute 37-106
Status: in_force

The Game and Parks Commission shall appoint a secretary, who will act as its director and chief conservation officer and be in charge of its activities. He or she shall be a person with knowledge of and experience in the requirements of the protection, propagation, conservation, and restoration of the wildlife resources of the state. The secretary shall serve for a term of six years. The secretary shall not hold any other public office and shall devote his or her entire time to the service of the state in the discharge of his or her official duties. The secretary shall receive such compensation as the commission may determine and shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred by him or her in the discharge of his or her official duties as provided in sections 81-1174 to 81-1177 . Before entering upon the duties of his or her office, the secretary shall take and subscribe to the constitutional oath of office, and shall, in addition thereto, swear or affirm that he or she holds no other public office, nor any position under any political committee or party. Such oath or affirmation shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State. Under the direction of the commission, the secretary shall have general supervision and control of all activities and functions of the commission, shall enforce all the provisions of the law of the state relating to wild animals, birds, fish, parks, and recreational areas, and shall exercise all necessary powers incident thereto not specifically conferred on the commission. The secretary may be removed by the commission for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or misconduct in office, but only by a majority vote of the commissioners after delivering to the secretary a copy of the charges and affording him or her an opportunity of being publicly heard in person or by counsel in his or her own defense. If the secretary is removed, the commission shall place in its minutes a complete statement of all charges made against the secretary and its findings thereon, together with a complete record of the proceedings and the recorded vote thereon.

Laws 1929, c. 113, § 10, p. 446;

C.S.1929, § 81-6510;

Laws 1935, c. 174, § 7, p. 642;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 81-6510;

R.S.1943, § 81-807;

Laws 1967, c. 36, § 7, p. 163;

Laws 1967, c. 585, § 10, p. 1979;

Laws 1981, LB 204, § 173;

R.S.1943, (1996), § 81-807;

Laws 1998, LB 922, § 6;

Laws 2020, LB381, § 27.

For provisions relating to oath of office and bond approval generally, see Article XV, section 1, Constitution of Nebraska, and Chapter 11.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 53-103.02 — NE Code / Chapter 53 / Section 53-103.02
View Statute 53-103.02
Status: in_force

(1) Alcoholic liquor includes alcohol, spirits, wine, beer, and any liquid or solid, patented or not, containing alcohol, spirits, wine, or beer and capable of being consumed as a beverage by a human being. Alcoholic liquor also includes confections or candy that contains more than one-half of one percent alcohol.

(2) The Nebraska Liquor Control Act does not apply to (a) alcohol used in the manufacture of denatured alcohol produced in accordance with acts of Congress and regulations adopted and promulgated pursuant to such acts, (b) flavoring extracts, syrups, medicinal, mechanical, scientific, culinary, or toilet preparations, or food products unfit for beverage purposes, but the act applies to alcoholic liquor used in the manufacture, preparation, or compounding of such products or confections or candy that contains more than one-half of one percent alcohol, or (c) wine intended for use and used by any church or religious organization for sacramental purposes.

Laws 2010, LB861, § 10.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-154.03 — NE Code / Chapter 68 / Section 68-154.03
View Statute 68-154.03
Status: in_force

Participation in a county-approved community service program shall not be construed as employment for purposes of Chapter 48. No employable recipient participating in such a community service program shall be deemed an employee of the county for purposes of the County Employees Retirement Act or for any other purpose.

Laws 1991, LB 227, § 7.

County Employees Retirement Act, see section 23-2331 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-2633 — NE Code / Chapter 2 / Section 2-2633
View Statute 2-2633
Status: in_force

(1) The department may register a pesticide for additional uses and methods of application not covered by federal regulation but not inconsistent with federal law for the purpose of meeting a special local need.

(2) Before approving a registration under this section, the department shall determine that the applicant meets the other requirements of the Pesticide Act and that a special local need exists.

(3) The department shall notify the federal agency of the issuance of any special local need registration. If the federal agency disapproves of any special local need registration within ninety days after issuance, such registration shall not be effective longer than such time.

Laws 1993, LB 588, § 12.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 22-163 — NE Code / Chapter 22 / Section 22-163
View Statute 22-163
Status: in_force

The county of Nance shall include all that territory included in and known as the Pawnee Indian reservation. It shall also include all of sections numbered six, seven, eighteen, nineteen, thirty and thirty-one, in township seventeen, north, of range eight, west, of the sixth principal meridian.

Laws 1879, § 1, p. 148;

Laws 1881, c. 37, § 1, p. 217;

R.S.1913, §§ 876, 877;

C.S.1922, §§ 778, 779;

C.S.1929, §§ 25-165, 25-166;

R.S.1943, § 22-163.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 70-507 — NE Code / Chapter 70 / Section 70-507
View Statute 70-507
Status: in_force

Such statement and report shall be certified and sworn to as correct by the presiding officer of the governing body of such municipality or public electric light and power district, as the case may be, and shall also have thereto attached the certificate and oath of the presiding officer, or other duly authorized executive officer of the purchaser, under the seal of the purchaser, if a corporation, that the purchaser of the utility has examined the statement and report, has investigated the facts therein set forth, believes the statement and report to be true and correct, and that the proposed purchase of the utility has been made with reference to and in reliance upon the facts, situation and circumstances set forth in the statement and report. The filing of the instruments, the statement and report, certified as herein required, is hereby made a condition precedent to the validity of any such sale, lease or transfer.

Initiative Law 1930, No. 324, § 5;

Laws 1931, c. 116, § 5, p. 338;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 70-605;

R.S.1943, § 70-507.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 55-603 — NE Code / Chapter 55 / Section 55-603
View Statute 55-603
Status: in_force

The Commission on Military and Veteran Affairs shall elect a chairperson, vice-chairperson, and secretary from among its members.

The commission shall meet two times each year at such times and places as shall be determined by the chairperson and shall keep a record of its proceedings. The chairperson may call special meetings at any time he or she deems necessary. The secretary shall mail written notice of the time and place of all meetings in advance to each voting and nonvoting, ex officio member of the commission. The secretary shall also provide notice of all meetings as provided under section 84-1411 .

Laws 2016, LB754, § 3.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-302.04 — NE Code / Chapter 48 / Section 48-302.04
View Statute 48-302.04
Status: in_force

(1) An employer who employs a child under sixteen years of age in detasseling shall provide at least two supervisors who are eighteen years of age or older at each location where detasseling is being performed by a child under sixteen years of age. The supervisors shall be capable of assisting with issues of health, safety, and wages, including bonuses and incentive payments.

(2) An employer who employs a child under sixteen years of age in detasseling shall provide the parents of such child with an information sheet defining the terms of employment, including, but not limited to, the availability of water and sanitary facilities on the job and wage, bonus, and incentive payment information. The information sheet shall set forth the name, address, and telephone number of the Division of Safety and Labor Standards of the Department of Labor for purposes of filing complaints concerning nonpayment of wages.

Laws 2001, LB 180, § 2.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-4002 — NE Code / Chapter 2 / Section 2-4002
View Statute 2-4002
Status: in_force

For purposes of the Grain Sorghum Resources Act, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) Board means the Grain Sorghum Development, Utilization, and Marketing Board;

(2) Commercial channels means the sale of grain sorghum for any use to any commercial buyer, dealer, processor, or cooperative or to any person, public or private, who resells any grain sorghum or product produced from grain sorghum;

(3) Delivered or delivery means receiving grain sorghum for any use, except for storage, and includes receiving grain sorghum for consumption, for utilization, or as a result of a sale in the State of Nebraska;

(4) First purchaser means any person, public or private corporation, association, partnership, or limited liability company buying, accepting for shipment, or otherwise acquiring the property rights in or to grain sorghum from a grower and includes a mortgagee, pledgee, lienor, or other person, public or private, having a claim against the grower when the actual or constructive possession of such grain sorghum is taken as part payment or in satisfaction of such mortgage, pledge, lien, or claim;

(5) Grower means any landowner personally engaged in growing grain sorghum, a tenant of the landowner personally engaged in growing grain sorghum, and both the owner and tenant jointly and includes a person, partnership, limited liability company, association, corporation, cooperative, trust, sharecropper, and other business unit, device, or arrangement; and

(6) Sale includes any pledge or mortgage of grain sorghum after harvest to any person, public or private.

Laws 1981, LB 11, § 2;

Laws 1993, LB 121, § 78;

Laws 1997, LB 11, § 1.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 31-778 — NE Code / Chapter 31 / Section 31-778
View Statute 31-778
Status: in_force

The board of trustees or the administrator shall have the power to negotiate a scaling, discounting, reduction in interest rate, or any other compromise of any or all of the bonds, warrants, or other indebtedness of the district with the owners or holders of such indebtedness. In order to carry out any compromise agreements made, the board of trustees or the administrator shall have the power to issue new bonds or warrants which may be delivered to the holders or owners of the indebtedness being compromised or may be sold on such terms as the board of trustees or administrator shall determine to provide cash to carry out the compromise settlement. Before any new bonds or warrants are issued, the terms of the compromise settlement and the issuance of such new bonds or warrants shall be approved by the district court for the county in which the district or the greater portion of the district is situated, following the procedure set forth in sections 31-756 to 31-759 . Such review by the district court shall be limited to the legality and validity of the new bonds or warrants to be issued and the decree of the district court determining the issuance of the new bonds or warrants to be legal and valid shall be conclusive against the district and all other persons having or claiming any interest in the district. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the treasurer of the district shall disburse funds of the district in accordance with the compromise settlement approved by the district court.

Laws 1982, LB 868, § 40.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-312 — NE Code / Chapter 44 / Section 44-312
View Statute 44-312
Status: in_force

(1) For purposes of this section:

(a)(i) Telehealth means the use of medical information electronically exchanged from one site to another, whether synchronously or asynchronously, to aid a health care provider in the diagnosis or treatment of a patient.

(ii) Telehealth includes (A) services originating from a patient's home or any other location where such patient is located, (B) asynchronous services involving the acquisition and storage of medical information at one site that is then forwarded to or retrieved by a health care provider at another site for medical evaluation, and (C) telemonitoring.

(iii) Telehealth also includes audio-only services for the delivery of individual behavioral health services for an established patient, when appropriate, or crisis management and intervention for an established patient as allowed by federal law; and

(b) Telemonitoring means the remote monitoring of a patient's vital signs, biometric data, or subjective data by a monitoring device which transmits such data electronically to a health care provider for analysis and storage.

(2) Any insurer offering (a) any individual or group sickness and accident insurance policy, certificate, or subscriber contract delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in this state, (b) any hospital, medical, or surgical expense-incurred policy, except for policies that provide coverage for a specified disease or other limited-benefit coverage, or (c) any self-funded employee benefit plan to the extent not preempted by federal law, shall provide upon request to a policyholder, certificate holder, or health care provider a description of the telehealth and telemonitoring services covered under the relevant policy, certificate, contract, or plan.

(3) The description shall include:

(a) A description of services included in telehealth and telemonitoring coverage, including, but not limited to, any coverage for transmission costs;

(b) Exclusions or limitations for telehealth and telemonitoring coverage, including, but not limited to, any limitation on coverage for transmission costs; and

(c) Requirements for the licensing status of health care providers providing telehealth and telemonitoring services.

(4) Except as otherwise provided in section 44-793 , the reimbursement rate for any telehealth service shall, at a minimum, be the same as a comparable in-person health care service if the licensed provider providing the telehealth service also provides in-person health care services at a physical location in Nebraska or is employed by or holds medical staff privileges at a licensed facility in Nebraska and such facility provides in-person health care services in Nebraska.

Laws 2015, LB257, § 1;

Laws 2021, LB400, § 1;

Laws 2023, LB296, § 11.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-1242 — NE Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-1242
View Statute 14-1242
Status: in_force

Any public ways or public works, including those of a metropolitan utilities district, damaged or destroyed by reason of the construction of a bridge or approaches as provided in sections 14-1201 to 14-1252 shall be restored or repaired by or at the expense of the bridge commission created by a city of the metropolitan class and placed in their original condition as near as practicable, or, at the option of the owner of such property, such property may be repaired or restored by the owner and the bridge commission shall reimburse the owner for the reasonable cost of such repair or restoration.

Laws 1929, c. 176, § 20, p. 628;

C.S.1929, § 14-1220;

R.S.1943, § 14-1242;

Laws 2022, LB800, § 275.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1602 — NE Code / Chapter 13 / Section 13-1602
View Statute 13-1602
Status: in_force

The purpose of the Political Subdivisions Self-Funding Benefits Act is to permit political subdivisions to provide employee benefits to employees and their dependents through self-funding by establishing, participating in, and administering employee benefit plans. It is also the purpose of the act to require political subdivisions using self-funding for employee benefit plans to meet certain requirements to protect the benefits of covered employees and covered dependents.

Laws 1991, LB 167, § 2.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 24-809.05 — NE Code / Chapter 24 / Section 24-809.05
View Statute 24-809.05
Status: in_force

If a final determination of a district or county court judicial vacancy is made, the Supreme Court shall, after consultation with a representative sampling of the lawyers of the judicial district, determine and announce the county where the primary office for the judgeship shall be located. In designating a primary office, the Supreme Court shall locate judges so as to provide maximum service to all areas of the judicial district. If more than one county is acceptable as a primary office, the Supreme Court may so state and may leave the final choice of the location of the primary office to the judge. The Supreme Court may, after consultation with a representative sampling of the lawyers of the judicial district, relocate a district or county court judge within his or her judicial district. The Supreme Court may pay reasonable moving expenses of a judge when so relocated. The principal criterion used by the Supreme Court when designating a primary office and in relocating judges within a judicial district shall be the judicial workload statistics compiled by the State Court Administrator pursuant to section 24-1007 .

Laws 1995, LB 189, § 10;

Laws 2004, LB 1207, § 2.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-114.02 — NE Code / Chapter 50 / Section 50-114.02
View Statute 50-114.02
Status: in_force

The Clerk of the Legislature shall be authorized to make such charges, subject to the approval of the Executive Board of the Legislative Council, to recover costs and expenses of (1) copying files and records in the clerk's possession, (2) preparing certificates, (3) handling and mailing individual bills and bill subscriptions, and (4) such publications as may be authorized by the Legislature or the Executive Board of the Legislative Council.

Laws 1977, LB 231, § 2.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-413 — NE Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25-413
View Statute 25-413
Status: in_force

As used in sections 25-413 to 25-417 , unless the context otherwise requires, state shall mean any foreign nation, and any state, district, commonwealth, territory or insular possession of the United States.

Laws 1969, c. 179, § 1, p. 769.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-4104 — NE Code / Chapter 44 / Section 44-4104
View Statute 44-4104
Status: in_force

Insurance arrangement shall mean any plan, program, contract, or combination thereof, or other arrangement under which one or more employers, unions, or other organizations provide to their employees or members, either directly or indirectly through a trust, third-party administrator, or group health insurance plan with an insurer, or any combination thereof, health care services or benefits.

Laws 1984, LB 902, § 4.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-675 — NE Code / Chapter 48 / Section 48-675
View Statute 48-675
Status: in_force

(1) The commissioner shall approve or disapprove a short-time compensation plan in writing within thirty days after its receipt and promptly communicate the decision to the employer. A decision disapproving the plan shall clearly identify the reasons for the disapproval. The disapproval shall be final, but the employer shall be allowed to submit another short-time compensation plan for approval not earlier than forty-five days after the date of the disapproval, except that the commissioner may, for good cause shown, approve a plan for an employer within such forty-five-day period.

(2) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, a short-time compensation plan will only be approved for a contributory employer that (a) is eligible for experience rating under section 48-649.03 , (b) has a positive balance in the employer's experience account, (c) has filed all quarterly reports and other reports required under the Employment Security Law, and (d) has paid all obligation assessments, contributions, interest, and penalties due through the date of the employer's application.

(3) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, a short-time compensation plan will only be approved for an employer liable for making payments in lieu of contributions that has filed all quarterly reports and other reports required under the Employment Security Law and has paid all obligation assessments, payments in lieu of contributions, interest, and penalties due through the date of the employer's application.

(4) The commissioner may, for good cause shown, waive any requirement in subsection (2) or (3) of this section.

Laws 2014, LB961, § 16;

Laws 2017, LB172, § 81;

Laws 2022, LB780, § 5.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 20-136 — NE Code / Chapter 20 / Section 20-136
View Statute 20-136
Status: in_force

Retaliation or discrimination, in any manner, against any person who has opposed any activity prohibited by the provisions of sections 20-132 to 20-143 or who has testified, assisted, or participated in any manner in any investigation, proceeding, or hearing conducted pursuant to sections 20-132 to 20-143 shall be discriminatory practice and shall be punishable according to the provisions of sections 20-132 to 20-143 .

Laws 1973, LB 112, § 5.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 66-1004 — NE Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66-1004
View Statute 66-1004
Status: in_force

Energy conservation measure shall mean installing or using any:

(1) Caulking or weatherstripping of doors or windows;

(2) Furnace efficiency modifications involving electric service;

(3) Clock thermostats;

(4) Water heater insulation or modification;

(5) Ceiling, attic, wall, or floor insulation;

(6) Storm windows or doors, multiglazed windows or doors, or heat absorbing or reflective glazed window and door material;

(7) Devices which control demand of appliances and aid load management;

(8) Devices to utilize solar energy, biomass, or wind power for any energy conservation purpose, including heating of water and space heating or cooling, which have been identified by the Department of Water, Energy, and Environment as an energy conservation measure for the purposes of sections 66-1001 to 66-1011 ;

(9) High-efficiency lighting and motors;

(10) Devices which are designed to increase energy efficiency, the utilization of renewable resources, or both; and

(11) Such other conservation measures as the department shall identify.

Laws 1980, LB 954, § 17;

Laws 1982, LB 799, § 2;

Laws 1994, LB 941, § 1;

Laws 2019, LB302, § 76;

Laws 2025, LB317, § 361.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-1044 — NE Code / Chapter 32 / Section 32-1044
View Statute 32-1044
Status: in_force

(1) An election commissioner or county clerk using a vote counting device to count ballots shall conduct at least three independent tests before counting begins to verify the accuracy of the counting process, which includes the computerized program installed for counting various ballots by vote counting device. The test shall be conducted by:

(a) The election commissioner or county clerk;

(b) The chief deputy election commissioner or a registered voter with a different party affiliation than that of the election commissioner or county clerk; and

(c) The person who installed the program in the vote counting device or the person in charge of operating the device.

(2) Watchers may be appointed to be present and observe the tests. Each political party shall be entitled to one watcher appointed and supplied with credentials by the county central committee of such political party. All other persons shall be excluded, except for observers authorized by the election commissioner or county clerk. Watchers and observers shall comply with the requirements for watchers and observers under section 32-1525 . Watchers and observers cannot be excluded from the testing location unless the election commissioner or county clerk provides an unobstructed view of the testing by use of closed-circuit television or similar device.

(3) Prior to any statewide primary or general election, the election commissioner or county clerk shall certify the date the testing was completed to the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall post the certification on the Secretary of State's website.

Laws 2025, LB521, § 72.