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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-814 — NE Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71-814
View Statute 71-814
Status: in_force

(1) The State Advisory Committee on Mental Health Services is created. Members of the committee shall have a demonstrated interest and commitment and specialized knowledge, experience, or expertise relating to the provision of mental health services in the State of Nebraska. The committee shall consist of twenty-three members appointed by the Governor as follows: (a) One regional governing board member, (b) one regional administrator, (c) twelve consumers of behavioral health services or their family members, (d) two providers of behavioral health services, (e) two representatives from the State Department of Education, including one representative from the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation of the State Department of Education, (f) three representatives from the Department of Health and Human Services representing mental health, social services, and medicaid, (g) one representative from the Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, and (h) one representative from the Housing Office of the Community and Rural Development Division of the Department of Economic Development.

(2) The committee shall be responsible to the division and shall (a) serve as the state's mental health planning council as required by Public Law 102-321, (b) conduct regular meetings, (c) provide advice and assistance to the division relating to the provision of mental health services and, beginning July 1, 2026, substance use disorder services in the State of Nebraska, including, but not limited to, the development, implementation, provision, and funding of organized peer support services, (d) promote the interests of consumers and their families, including, but not limited to, their inclusion and involvement in all aspects of services design, planning, implementation, provision, education, evaluation, and research, (e) provide reports as requested by the division, and (f) engage in such other activities as directed or authorized by the division.

(3) Beginning July 1, 2026, the State Advisory Committee on Mental Health Services shall also perform the duties of the State Advisory Committee on Substance Abuse Services.

Laws 2004, LB 1083, § 14;

Laws 2006, LB 994, § 93;

Laws 2007, LB296, § 460;

Laws 2025, LB346, § 35.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-502.04 — NE Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71-502.04
View Statute 71-502.04
Status: in_force

Any person who is in charge of a clinical laboratory in which a laboratory examination of any specimen derived from the human body yields microscopical, cultural, immunological, serological, or other evidence of disease, illness, or poisoning as the Department of Health and Human Services may from time to time specify shall promptly notify the official local health department or the Department of Health and Human Services of such findings.

Each notification shall give the date and result of the test performed, the name and, when available, the age of the person from whom the specimen was obtained, and the name and address of the physician for whom such examination or test was performed. A legible copy of the laboratory report shall be deemed satisfactory notification.

Laws 1967, c. 447, § 2, p. 1391;

R.S.1943, (1986), § 71-1117;

Laws 1988, LB 1012, § 7;

Laws 1992, LB 1019, § 46;

Laws 1994, LB 819, § 2;

Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 492;

Laws 1997, LB 197, § 3;

Laws 2007, LB296, § 380.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 31-527 — NE Code / Chapter 31 / Section 31-527
View Statute 31-527
Status: in_force

The enlarged district and the trustees thereof shall possess all the powers and perform all the duties throughout such enlarged territory previously vested in and imposed upon said district, and the trustees thereof within the original territory of said sanitary drainage district; and no proceedings taken under sections 31-525 and 31-526 for the enlargement of any sanitary drainage district shall be construed as impairing or suspending in any manner the powers and jurisdiction of any sanitary drainage district previously existing or of the trustees thereof. The trustees of such sanitary district shall have power by resolution to define the flood area of any stream or watercourse within said district and to exclude from such area the construction of buildings or other improvements which, if constructed, might interfere with the flow of flood waters. To determine such flood area the trustees shall cause a survey to be made of the watershed in the vicinity and highwater marks reached by floods in the past, and compute the volume of water flowing in the valley under flood conditions and, based thereon, together with such other engineering data as may be available, specify the area requisite for confining flood waters within reasonable dike embankments set back from the natural banks of the stream. Upon such area having been determined the district may acquire either a fee title to the property within such area or a perpetual easement therein for carrying flood waters and the construction of dikes, by purchase or condemnation proceedings. Any property within such flood area owned by the state or governmental subdivision of the state shall be available for the purpose of establishing and maintaining suitable control of flood waters without compensation for such use.

Laws 1919, c. 240, § 4, p. 1001;

C.S.1922, § 1883;

Laws 1925, c. 129, § 1, p. 341;

C.S.1929, § 31-621;

R.S.1943, § 31-527.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 31-117 — NE Code / Chapter 31 / Section 31-117
View Statute 31-117
Status: in_force

The clerk of the district court, immediately after the close of the term at which the appeal is tried, as provided for in section 31-116 , shall certify to the county board a full and complete transcript of the proceedings had upon such appeal in the district court, and the commissioners shall make such entry on their journals as may be necessary to give effect to the judgment of the district court.

Laws 1881, c. 51, § 17, p. 242;

Laws 1911, c. 140, § 17, p. 459;

R.S.1913, § 1734;

C.S.1922, § 1681;

C.S.1929, § 31-117;

R.S.1943, § 31-117.

The portion of the report and apportionment of engineer and board, which affects property of appellant, must appear in record. Union Pac. R. Co. v. Colfax County, 84 Neb. 778, 122 N.W. 29 (1909).

The portion of the report and apportionment of engineer and board, which affects property of appellant, must appear in record. Union Pac. R. Co. v. Colfax County, 84 Neb. 778, 122 N.W. 29 (1909).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-310 — NE Code / Chapter 17 / Section 17-310
View Statute 17-310
Status: in_force

Whenever any city of the second class decreases in population until it has a population of less than eight hundred inhabitants and more than one hundred inhabitants, as determined by the most recent federal decennial census or the most recent revised certified count by the United States Bureau of the Census, the mayor and city council may decide by ordinance to remain a city of the second class. If the mayor and city council enact such an ordinance, the mayor shall certify such fact to the Secretary of State who, upon the filing of such a certificate, shall by proclamation declare such city to remain a city of the second class. Such city shall continue to be governed by laws of this state applicable to cities of the second class.

Laws 1984, LB 1119, § 5;

Laws 2017, LB113, § 16;

Laws 2017, LB133, § 102.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-197 — NE Code / Chapter 48 / Section 48-197
View Statute 48-197
Status: in_force

All claims under sections 48-192 to 48-1,109 shall be filed with the Risk Manager. The Risk Manager shall immediately advise the Attorney General of the filing of any claim. It shall be the duty of the Attorney General to cause a complete investigation to be made of all such claims. Whenever any state agency receives notice or has knowledge of any alleged injury under the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act, such state agency shall immediately file a first report of such alleged injury with the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court and the Risk Manager and shall file such other forms as may be required by such court or the Risk Manager.

Laws 1971, LB 390, § 6;

Laws 1972, LB 1334, § 2;

Laws 1981, LB 273, § 11;

Laws 1986, LB 811, § 126;

Laws 1992, Third Spec. Sess., LB 14, § 2;

Laws 2019, LB418, § 6.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-2449 — NE Code / Chapter 30 / Section 30-2449
View Statute 30-2449
Status: in_force

(a) The following requirements and provisions apply to any bond required by this part:

(1) Bonds shall name the court as obligee for the benefit of the persons interested in the estate and shall be conditioned upon the faithful discharge by the fiduciary of all duties according to law and shall be approved by the registrar in informal proceedings and by the court in formal proceedings.

(2) Unless otherwise provided by the terms of the approved bond, sureties are jointly and severally liable with the personal representative and with each other. The address of sureties shall be stated in the bond.

(3) By executing an approved bond of a personal representative, the surety consents to the jurisdiction of the probate court which issued letters to the primary obligor in any proceedings pertaining to the fiduciary duties of the personal representative and naming the surety as a party. Notice of any proceeding shall be delivered to the surety or mailed to him by registered or certified mail at his address as listed with the court where the bond is filed and to his address as then known to the petitioner.

(4) On petition of a successor personal representative, any other personal representative of the same decedent, or any interested person, a proceeding in the court may be initiated against a surety for breach of the obligation of the bond of the personal representative.

(5) The bond of the personal representative is not void after the first recovery but may be proceeded against from time to time until the whole penalty is exhausted.

(b) No action or proceeding may be commenced against the surety on any matter as to which an action or proceeding against the primary obligor is barred by adjudication or limitation.

Laws 1974, LB 354, § 127, UPC § 3-606.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1043 — NE Code / Chapter 38 / Section 38-1043
View Statute 38-1043
Status: in_force

Nonvocational training means the act of imparting knowledge of or skills in any or all of the practices of cosmetology, nail technology, esthetics, or electrology to persons not licensed under the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act for the purpose of noncommercial use by those receiving such training.

Laws 1986, LB 318, § 23;

Laws 1995, LB 83, § 11;

Laws 1999, LB 68, § 18;

Laws 2002, LB 241, § 12;

R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-362;

Laws 2007, LB463, § 305;

Laws 2018, LB731, § 13.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-609 — NE Code / Chapter 48 / Section 48-609
View Statute 48-609
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to other provisions of the Employment Security Law, the Commissioner of Labor is authorized to appoint, fix the compensation of, and prescribe the duties and powers of such officers, accountants, attorneys, experts, and other persons as may be necessary in the performance of his or her duties under such law. The commissioner may delegate to any such person such power and authority as he or she deems reasonable and proper for the effective administration of such law. Employees handling money or signing warrants under such law shall be bonded or insured as required by section 11-201 . The commissioner may pay the share of the premium from the Employment Security Administration Fund. The commissioner shall classify positions under such law and shall establish salary schedules and minimum personnel standards for the positions so classified. The commissioner shall follow State Personnel System rules, regulations, and contract requirements for appointments, promotions, demotions, and terminations for cause based upon ratings of efficiency and fitness.

(2) Any person employed by the department and paid from funds provided pursuant to Title III of the Social Security Act or funds from other federal sources shall be enrolled in the State Employees Retirement System of the State of Nebraska when he or she becomes eligible.

Laws 1937, c. 108, § 11, p. 391;

Laws 1939, c. 56, § 8, p. 246;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 48-711;

R.S.1943, § 48-609;

Laws 1961, c. 240, § 1, p. 715;

Laws 1978, LB 653, § 10;

Laws 1984, LB 747, § 3;

Laws 1985, LB 339, § 10;

Laws 1987, LB 272, § 1;

Laws 1989, LB 29, § 1;

Laws 2004, LB 884, § 21;

Laws 2017, LB172, § 10.

State Employees Retirement Act, see section 84-1331 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-2117 — NE Code / Chapter 19 / Section 18-2117
18-2117
Status: in_force

A redevelopment plan which has not been approved by the governing body when submitted by a redeveloper under section 18-2155 or when recommended by the authority may again be submitted or recommended to the governing body with any modifications deemed advisable. A redevelopment plan may be modified at any time by the authority, except that if modified after the lease or sale of real property in the redevelopment project area, the modification must be consented to by the redeveloper or redevelopers of such real property or his or her successor, or their successors, in interest affected by the proposed modification. Where the proposed modification will substantially change the redevelopment plan as previously approved by the governing body the modification must similarly be approved by the governing body.

Laws 1951, c. 224, § 6(10), p. 807;

R.R.S.1943, § 14-1617;

R.R.S.1943, § 19-2617;

Laws 2020, LB1021, § 12.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 66-833 — NE Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66-833
View Statute 66-833
Status: in_force

Note: The Revisor of Statutes has pursuant to section 49-705 omitted sections 66-825 to 66-841 because the Supreme Court in State ex rel. Douglas v. Thone, 204 Neb. 836, 286 N.W.2d 249 (1979), held such sections from LB 571, Laws 1979, to be unconstitutional.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-2839 — NE Code / Chapter 44 / Section 44-2839
View Statute 44-2839
Status: in_force

The director shall adopt and promulgate a health care professional liability insurance plan pursuant to sections 44-2837 to 44-2839 which shall contain a requirement that the Excess Liability Fund shall participate in such plan. Such plan may contain such other reasonable provisions as the director shall deem necessary or sufficient to make the plan effective. The Excess Liability Fund shall receive all premiums paid under the plan, except the portion payable to the risk manager or paid in settlement of claims, and shall assume the risks relating to policies issued under the plan. The Department of Insurance shall be reimbursed from the fund for necessary expenses incurred in the administration of the Nebraska Hospital-Medical Liability Act. The director shall certify such expenses to the State Treasurer who shall reimburse the Department of Insurance for such services.

Laws 1976, LB 434, § 39;

Laws 2021, LB509, § 3.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 8-2721 — NE Code / Chapter 8 / Section 8-2721
View Statute 8-2721
Status: in_force

(1) A licensee shall file a report with the director within one business day after the licensee has reason to know of the occurrence of any of the following events:

(a) The filing of a petition by or against the licensee under the United States Bankruptcy Code for bankruptcy or reorganization;

(b) The filing of a petition by or against the licensee for receivership, the commencement of any other judicial or administrative proceeding for its dissolution or reorganization, or the making of a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or

(c) The commencement of a proceeding to revoke or suspend the license of a licensee in a state or country in which the licensee engages in business or is licensed.

(2) A licensee shall file a report with the director within three business days after the licensee has reason to know of the occurrence of any of the following events:

(a) A charge or conviction of the licensee or of a key individual or person in control of the licensee for a felony; or

(b) A charge or conviction of an authorized delegate for a felony.

(3)(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c) of this subsection, a licensee shall notify the director in writing or through the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry within three business days after the time that the licensee becomes aware of any breach of security of the system of computerized data owned or licensed by the licensee, which contains personal information about a Nebraska resident, or the unauthorized access to or use of such information about a Nebraska resident as a result of the breach. For purposes of this subsection, the terms breach of the security of the system and personal information have the same meaning as in section 87-802 .

(b) If a licensee would be required under Nebraska law to provide notification to a Nebraska resident regarding such breach, then the licensee shall provide a copy of such notification to the department prior to or simultaneously with the licensee's notification to the Nebraska resident.

(c) Notice required by this subsection may be delayed if a law enforcement agency determines that the notice will impede a criminal investigation. Notice shall be made in good faith and without unreasonable delay as soon as possible after the law enforcement agency determines that notification will no longer impede the investigation.

Laws 2013, LB616, § 21;

Laws 2025, LB474, § 26.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 31-205 — NE Code / Chapter 31 / Section 31-205
View Statute 31-205
Status: in_force

The petition shall set forth a description of the ditch or ditches, drain or drains, stating the boundaries of the ditch or drain, giving the number of sections or fractional parts thereof, and stating that the proposed drain or ditch shall empty into a watercourse or depression or draw whereby the water flowing therein will be carried into a natural watercourse; and that such drain or ditch is necessary for agricultural or sanitary purposes, and that it will be conducive to the public welfare.

Laws 1911, c. 142, § 5, p. 467;

R.S.1913, § 1775;

C.S.1922, § 1722;

C.S.1929, § 31-305;

R.S.1943, § 31-205.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 21-174 — NE Code / Chapter 21 / Section 21-174
View Statute 21-174
Status: in_force

(RULLCA 1005) (a) When a merger becomes effective:

(1) the surviving organization continues or comes into existence;

(2) each constituent organization that merges into the surviving organization ceases to exist as a separate entity;

(3) all property owned by each constituent organization that ceases to exist vests in the surviving organization;

(4) all debts, obligations, or other liabilities of each constituent organization that ceases to exist continue as debts, obligations, or other liabilities of the surviving organization;

(5) an action or proceeding pending by or against any constituent organization that ceases to exist may be continued as if the merger had not occurred;

(6) except as prohibited by other law, all of the rights, privileges, immunities, powers, and purposes of each constituent organization that ceases to exist vest in the surviving organization;

(7) except as otherwise provided in the plan of merger, the terms and conditions of the plan of merger take effect; and

(8) except as otherwise agreed, if a constituent limited liability company ceases to exist, the merger does not dissolve the limited liability company for the purposes of sections 21-147 to 21-154 ;

(9) if the surviving organization is created by the merger:

(A) if it is a limited liability company, the certificate of organization becomes effective; or

(B) if it is an organization other than a limited liability company, the organizational document that creates the organization becomes effective; and

(10) if the surviving organization preexisted the merger, any amendments provided for in the articles of merger for the organizational document that created the organization become effective.

(b) A surviving organization that is a foreign organization consents to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state to enforce any debt, obligation, or other liability owed by a constituent organization, if before the merger the constituent organization was subject to suit in this state on the debt, obligation, or other liability.

Laws 2010, LB888, § 74.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-230 — NE Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71-230
View Statute 71-230
Status: in_force

For the purpose of any investigation or hearing which the board is authorized to conduct, the board, or any member thereof, shall have power to administer oaths, take depositions, issue subpoenas, and compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, documents, and other evidence. In case of the disobedience of any person in complying with any order of the board, or a subpoena issued by the board or any of its members, or on the refusal of a witness to testify to any matter regarding which he or she may be lawfully interrogated, the judge of any district court of the county in which the person resides, on application by any member of the board, shall compel obedience by attachment proceedings as for contempt, as in the case of the disobedience of a subpoena issued from such court or a refusal to testify therein. The sheriff of the county in which such person resides shall serve all orders and subpoenas herein referred to. Each witness who shall appear in obedience to a subpoena before the board or a member thereof, shall receive for his or her attendance the fees provided for witnesses in civil cases in the district court of this state and mileage at the rate provided in section 81-1176 for state employees, which shall be paid upon the presentation of proper vouchers, approved by any two members of the board. No witnesses subpoenaed at the instance of a party other than the board or one of its members, shall be entitled to compensation unless the board shall certify that his or her testimony was material to the matter investigated.

Laws 1945, c. 174, § 4(3), p. 556;

Laws 1981, LB 204, § 114.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-4624 — NE Code / Chapter 19 / Section 19-4624
View Statute 19-4624
Status: in_force

Sections 19-4624 to 19-4645 shall be known and may be cited as the Municipal Natural Gas System Condemnation Act.

Laws 2002, LB 384, § 1.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-713 — NE Code / Chapter 17 / Section 17-713
View Statute 17-713
Status: in_force

The city council or village board of trustees of a city of the second class or village shall, upon petition being filed with the city clerk or village clerk signed by a majority of the resident property owners of such city or village requesting such city council or village board of trustees to levy a tax upon the taxable valuation of the property in the city or village, make a levy as in such petition requested, not exceeding eighty-seven and five-tenths cents on each one hundred dollars of taxable valuation, and shall certify the same to the county board as other taxes are levied by the city or village, or certified, for the purpose of creating a fund. The fund shall be expended solely in the improvement of the public highways adjacent to the city or village and within five miles of such city or village, shall at all times be under the control and direction of the city council or village board of trustees, and shall be expended under the authority and direction of the city council or village board of trustees. The city council or village board of trustees is hereby granted the power and authority to employ such person or persons as it may select for the performance of such work under such rules and regulations as it may by ordinance provide.

Laws 1905, c. 32, § 1, p. 263;

R.S.1913, § 5191;

C.S.1922, § 4381;

Laws 1925, c. 166, § 5, p. 438;

C.S.1929, § 17-579;

R.S.1943, § 17-713;

Laws 1979, LB 187, § 57;

Laws 1992, LB 719A, § 58;

Laws 2017, LB133, § 224.