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NE Code § 81-1201.14 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1201.14 - Existing Business Assistance Division; duties.

81-1201.14.  Existing Business Assistance Division; duties.The primary responsibility of the Existing Business Assistance Division shall be to provide assistance to instate businesses. Such assistance shall encourage the startup of new businesses and the retention and expansion of existing businesses. Emphasis shall be placed upon meeting the unique needs of small businesses in the state. Activities of the division shall include, but not be limited to, financial packaging, technical assistance, contacts with existing businesses regarding needs, work force development, job training assistance, export technical assistance, and assistance to businesses in accessing new markets and new technologies.The division shall avoid duplication with existing programs already in place which assist small businesses and entrepreneurs, and the department and the division shall deliver their programs through, to the extent possible, the Nebraska Business Development Center, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Food Processing Center, the Nebraska Investment Finance Authority, the Small Business Administration of the federal government, and other related organizations.Source   Laws 1986, LB 965, § 14;   Laws 1987, LB 736, § 7;   Laws 1989, LB 639, § 4;   Laws 1997, LB 659, § 1;  Laws 2007, LB388, § 3. Cross References   Business Development Partnership Act, see section 81-1272.  Nebraska Investment Finance Authority Act, see section 58-201.
NE Code § 81-1201.15 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1201.15 - Business Recruitment Division; duties; information withheld from public.

81-1201.15.  Business Recruitment Division; duties; information withheld from public.(1) The primary responsibility of the Business Recruitment Division shall be the creation of jobs through the attraction of business to the state. The division shall develop a program of assistance to local governments, chambers of commerce, development organizations, and other entities involved in attracting new value-adding industries. Activities shall include, but not be limited to, industrial recruitment, marketing, international investment attraction, and technical assistance to community organizations in their recruitment efforts.(2) Information regarding business recruitment, location, relocation, and expansion projects conducted by or with the assistance of the Business Recruitment Division may be withheld from the public until a public announcement by an authorized representative of the business or the Department of Economic Development is made about the project or until negotiations between the business and the division or other governmental entity regarding the project have been completed, whichever is earlier.Source   Laws 1986, LB 965, § 15;   Laws 1989, LB 639, § 5;  Laws 2017, LB217, § 32.
NE Code § 81-1201.16 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1201.16 - Community and Rural Development Division; duties.

81-1201.16.  Community and Rural Development Division; duties.The Community and Rural Development Division shall provide technical and financial assistance to communities for the preparation of community-based community needs assessment and development strategies. The division shall develop a program to assist communities in finding solutions to the problems identified within the community needs assessment.Source   Laws 1986, LB 965, § 16;   Laws 1989, LB 639, § 6.
NE Code § 81-1201.18 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1201.18 - Department; administer Community Development Block Grant Program.

81-1201.18.  Department; administer Community Development Block Grant Program.(1) The department shall administer the Community Development Block Grant Program. In addition to the performance review requirements in section 81-1201.10, the department shall develop an ongoing program of monitoring the impact of grants on the communities receiving the grants. The monitoring program shall include, but not be limited to, the following information: (a) The status of the project for which such grant was awarded; (b) the grant amount; (c) the local government contribution; (d) the private financial contribution; (e) the goals and objectives of the grant; and (f) the impact of the grant relative to the goals and objectives of the grant.(2) The department shall determine community development objectives, state priorities, and guidelines for the distribution of funds for community development projects within the Community Development Block Grant Program, which shall conform to the objectives as set forth in the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, and which shall:(a) Include statistical community need factors; and(b) Require that grant applicants submit evidence of a community assessment process for the project, which assessment process the department shall design.(3) To the extent possible, the Community Development Block Grant funds shall be allocated on a need and competitive basis.Source   Laws 1986, LB 965, § 18;   Laws 1989, LB 639, § 7;  Laws 2010, LB947, § 2;  Laws 2013, LB78, § 13.
NE Code § 81-1201.19 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1201.19 - Divisions; avoid duplication.

81-1201.19.  Divisions; avoid duplication.The divisions shall avoid the duplication of existing programs or services and, to the extent possible, shall use existing programs and organizations to implement the program and objectives of the division.Source  Laws 1986, LB 965, § 19.
NE Code § 81-1201.20 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1201.20 - Department; adopt rules and regulations.

81-1201.20.  Department; adopt rules and regulations.The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out sections 81-1201.01 to 81-1201.20.Source   Laws 1986, LB 965, § 20;  Laws 2017, LB217, § 33.
NE Code § 81-1201.22 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1201.22 - Administrative Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

81-1201.22.  Administrative Cash Fund; created; use; investment.(1) There is hereby created the Administrative Cash Fund to be administered by the department. Revenue from the following sources shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the fund:(a) Fees charged for the sale of department publications or subscription to publications;(b) Fees charged for the sale of Nebraska items promoting economic development of the state;(c) Deposits charged for the temporary use of Nebraska items promoting economic development of the state;(d) Fees charged for attendance and participation in department-sponsored conferences, training sessions, and other special events;(e) Money collected from nondepartment sources in connection with cooperative funding of advertising, marketing, promotional, or consulting activities; and(f) Money received by the department in the form of gifts, grants, reimbursements, or appropriations from any source intended to be used by the department for carrying out the provisions of Chapter 81, article 12.(2) Revenue from the fund may be expended for the following purposes:(a) Production and distribution costs of department publications;(b) Purchase of items promoting economic development of the state intended for sale;(c) Reimbursement of deposits collected for the temporary use of promotional items;(d) Payment of costs in connection with department-sponsored conferences, training sessions, and other special events;(e) Payment of costs of advertising, marketing, promotional, or consulting activities in cooperative funding partnerships with nondepartment organizations; and(f) Payment of costs for which fund revenue has been received and which are related to department activities in Chapter 81, article 12.(3) Transfers may be made from the fund to the General Fund at the direction of the Legislature. Any money in the Administrative Cash Fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.Source   Laws 1994, LB 1194, § 19;   Laws 1995, LB 7, § 122;  Laws 2009, First Spec. Sess., LB3, § 73;  Laws 2012, LB1053, § 28. Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 81-1202 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1202 - Job training grant, defined.

81-1202.  Job training grant, defined.For purposes of sections 81-1202 to 81-1210, job training grant means a grant from the Job Training Cash Fund or any nonfederal funding source within the Department of Economic Development awarded by the department.Source   Laws 1995, LB 326, § 1;  Laws 2008, LB956, § 2.
NE Code § 81-1204 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1204 - Job training grant; approval; limitations.

81-1204.  Job training grant; approval; limitations.(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, the Department of Economic Development shall not approve a job training grant (a) which exceeds an average expenditure of five thousand dollars per job created if the proposed wage levels do not exceed thirty thousand dollars per year, (b) which exceeds an average expenditure of ten thousand dollars per job if the proposed wage levels exceed thirty thousand dollars per year but do not exceed fifty thousand dollars per year, or (c) which exceeds an average expenditure of twenty thousand dollars per job if the proposed wage levels exceed fifty thousand dollars per year or if the jobs created are located in a high-poverty area as defined in section 81-1203.(2) If the application is approved with provisions described in subsection (3) of section 81-1203, the Department of Economic Development may approve a job training grant (a) up to ten thousand dollars per job created if the proposed wage levels do not exceed thirty thousand dollars per year, (b) up to fifteen thousand dollars per job if the proposed wage levels exceed thirty thousand dollars per year but do not exceed fifty thousand dollars per year, or (c) up to twenty-five thousand dollars per job if the proposed wage levels exceed fifty thousand dollars per year or if the jobs created are located in a high-poverty area as defined in section 81-1203.Source   Laws 1995, LB 326, § 3;  Laws 2008, LB1154, § 28;  Laws 2014, LB906, § 19.
NE Code § 81-1204.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1204.01 - Training services; priority to community college areas.

81-1204.01.  Training services; priority to community college areas.Whenever practicable, the Department of Economic Development shall give priority consideration to training services offered by community college areas.Source Laws 2008, LB956, § 3.
NE Code § 81-1205 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1205 - Job training grant or training grant; reports required; department; duties.

81-1205.  Job training grant or training grant; reports required; department; duties.A business which is awarded a job training grant or a training grant shall provide annual performance reports to the Department of Economic Development and a final performance report upon the completion of the project. The department shall provide a status report to the Appropriations Committee of the Legislature on July 1 of each year. The status report shall include information on each active grant, including specific information regarding the number of positions to be trained, whether new or existing employees are to be trained, the length of time that the project has been active, the amount of funding committed to the project, the amount of funding paid out to date, and the projected completion date. The status report shall also provide information on grants closed during the reporting year, including the total number of employees trained, whether new or existing employees were trained, total project expenditures, and the duration time of the project. The status report shall also provide information summarizing the use of community college areas to provide training services and list specific projects where a community college area is providing all or a component of the training services. If private or inhouse training services are used, the status report shall provide information regarding the name of the private or inhouse training service and the qualifications of the training service. The report submitted to the Appropriations Committee shall be submitted electronically.Source   Laws 1995, LB 326, § 4;  Laws 2008, LB956, § 4;  Laws 2010, LB961, § 3;  Laws 2011, LB404, § 5;  Laws 2014, LB906, § 20.
NE Code § 81-1206 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1206 - Job training grants; monitor and audit project.

81-1206.  Job training grants; monitor and audit project.The Department of Economic Development shall monitor the progress of job training projects conducted pursuant to job training grants. As deemed necessary, the department may conduct a site audit of job training projects and review business records pertaining to the job training project.Source  Laws 1995, LB 326, § 5.
NE Code § 81-1207 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1207 - Job training grant; repayment required; when; training grant; repayment required; when.

81-1207.  Job training grant; repayment required; when; training grant; repayment required; when.(1) If a business which receives a job training grant creates fewer jobs than stated in the business plan, the business shall repay the job training grant as provided in this subsection. If less than fifty percent of the proposed jobs are created, one hundred percent of the grant shall be repaid. If fifty percent or more but less than seventy percent of the proposed jobs are created, fifty percent of the grant shall be repaid. If seventy percent or more but less than ninety percent of the proposed jobs are created, twenty-five percent of the grant shall be repaid. If ninety percent or more of the proposed jobs are created, no repayment is required.(2) If a business receives a training grant and fewer trainees than stated in the business plan complete the training, the business shall repay the grant as provided in this subsection. For every trainee who does not complete the training, the business shall repay fifty percent of the prorated share of such trainee's uncompleted training costs.Source   Laws 1995, LB 326, § 6;  Laws 2010, LB961, § 4.
NE Code § 81-1208 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1208 - Job training grant; relocation, abandonment, or sale; effect.

81-1208.  Job training grant; relocation, abandonment, or sale; effect.If a business relocates or abandons its site during the grant disbursement period, the disbursements made to the business shall be immediately due and payable to the Department of Economic Development. If a business is sold during the grant disbursement period, the disbursements made to the business shall be immediately due and payable to the department unless the purchaser agrees to carry out the terms and conditions of the business plan.Source  Laws 1995, LB 326, § 7.
NE Code § 81-1209 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1209 - Job training grant; repayments; credit to fund.

81-1209.  Job training grant; repayments; credit to fund.The Department of Economic Development shall remit repayments of job training grants due to noncompliance to the State Treasurer for credit to the Job Training Cash Fund.Source  Laws 1995, LB 326, § 8.
NE Code § 81-1210 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1210 - Job training grant; rules and regulations.

81-1210.  Job training grant; rules and regulations.The Department of Economic Development shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to govern the award and disbursement of job training grants.Source  Laws 1995, LB 326, § 9.
NE Code § 81-1210.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1210.01 - Interns; grants; terms, defined.

81-1210.01.  Interns; grants; terms, defined.For purposes of sections 81-1210.01 to 81-1210.03:(1) Department means the Department of Economic Development;(2) Internship means employment of a student in a professional or technical position for a limited period of time, by a business in Nebraska, in which the student (a) gains valuable work experience, (b) increases knowledge that assists with career decisionmaking, and (c) assists the business in accelerating short-term business objectives; and(3) Student means any person who:(a) Is in eleventh or twelfth grade in a public or private high school or a school which elects pursuant to section 79-1601 not to meet accreditation or approval requirements in Nebraska;(b) Is enrolled full-time in a college, university, or other institution of higher education; or(c) Applies for an internship within six months following graduation from a college, university, or other institution of higher education.Source  Laws 2011, LB386, § 1;  Laws 2013, LB476, § 2;  Laws 2016, LB1093, § 2.
NE Code § 81-1210.03 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1210.03 - Interns; grants; rules and regulations.

81-1210.03.  Interns; grants; rules and regulations.The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to govern the award and disbursement of grants pursuant to sections 81-1210.01 to 81-1210.03.Source  Laws 2011, LB386, § 3;  Laws 2013, LB476, § 4.
NE Code § 81-1210.04 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1210.04 - Intern Nebraska Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

81-1210.04.  Intern Nebraska Cash Fund; created; use; investment.The Intern Nebraska Cash Fund is created. The fund shall be used to carry out sections 81-1210.01 to 81-1210.03. The fund shall consist of money transferred to the fund by the Legislature, other funds as appropriated by the Legislature, and money donated as gifts, bequests, or other contributions from public or private entities. Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.Source Laws 2018, LB945, § 21. Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 81-1211 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1211 - Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

81-1211.  Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Cash Fund; created; use; investment.The Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Cash Fund is created in the Department of Economic Development. The fund shall receive transfers from the Affordable Housing Trust Fund as authorized by the Legislature. The department shall use the entirety of the fund to award a grant to a city of the metropolitan class to carry out lead-based paint hazard control on owner-occupied properties, contingent upon formal notification by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development that it intends to award a grant to a city of the metropolitan class to carry out the federal Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992, 42 U.S.C. 4852, as such section existed on January 1, 2015. No more than fifteen percent of the grant proceeds may be used for administrative expenses. It is the intent of the Legislature that any grant awarded from the Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Cash Fund shall be applied to the congressional district grant allocations as established under section 58-708. Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.Source  Laws 2015, LB661, § 37;  Laws 2018, LB945, § 22.  Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 81-1213 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1213 - Industrial Recovery Fund; created; administration; investment; use; termination.

81-1213.  Industrial Recovery Fund; created; administration; investment; use; termination.(1) The Industrial Recovery Fund is created. The fund shall be administered by the Department of Economic Development. Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.(2) The department may provide assistance from the fund to a political subdivision impacted by a sudden and significant private-sector entity closure or downsizing that will have a significant impact on the community. The assistance shall be used to mitigate the economic impact of the closure or downsizing by making necessary improvements to the buildings and infrastructure, or both, related to the assets of the private-sector entity.(3) The Industrial Recovery Fund terminates on May 30, 2015. Upon such date, the State Treasurer shall transfer fifty percent of the money in the fund to the Site and Building Development Fund and fifty percent of the money in the fund to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund.Source  Laws 2011, LB388, § 9;  Laws 2015, LB457, § 2.  Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 81-1213.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1213.01 - High Growth Business Development Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

81-1213.01.  High Growth Business Development Cash Fund; created; use; investment.(1) The High Growth Business Development Cash Fund is created. The fund shall be administered by the Department of Economic Development to fund a study related to high growth business development. The fund shall consist of money appropriated or transferred by the Legislature and gifts, grants, or bequests from any source, including money remitted to the fund from any other federal, state, public, and private sources. Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.(2) It is the intent of the Legislature that fifty thousand dollars of General Funds be appropriated to the High Growth Business Development Cash Fund for the department to contract with the private, nonprofit organization selected pursuant to subsection (3) of section 81-12,133 to provide research, analysis of best practices in other states, and make recommendations on ways to support and increase venture capital in Nebraska. A report of the findings of the research and analysis and recommendations shall be presented to the Clerk of the Legislature no later than December 1, 2014. The report shall be submitted electronically.(3) On August 1, 2014, the State Treasurer shall transfer fifty thousand dollars from the General Fund to the High Growth Business Development Cash Fund.Source Laws 2014, LB1114, § 4.Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 81-1214 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1214 - Act, how cited.

81-1214.  Act, how cited.Sections 81-1214 to 81-1219 shall be known and may be cited as the Customized Job Training Act.Source Laws 2020, LB1107, § 78.