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NE Code § 79-1901 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-1901 - Act, how cited.

79-1901.  Act, how cited.Sections 79-1901 to 79-1904 shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska Read, Educate, and Develop Youth Act.Source  Laws 2002, LB 326, § 1;  Laws 2013, LB222, § 35.
NE Code § 79-1902 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-1902 - State Department of Education; cooperation with Department of Health and Human Services; develop educational packet; contents.

79-1902.  State Department of Education; cooperation with Department of Health and Human Services; develop educational packet; contents.(1) The State Department of Education, in cooperation with the Department of Health and Human Services, shall develop a packet entitled "Learning Begins at Birth" to be given to the parents of each child born in this state on and after January 1, 2003.(2) The packet shall contain information about child development, child care, how children learn, children's health including, on and after July 14, 2006, information on decreasing the risk of sudden unexplained infant death syndrome and abusive head trauma in infants and children, services available to children and parents, and any other information deemed relevant by the Department of Health and Human Services or the State Department of Education. The State Department of Education shall indicate which information in the packet is appropriate for the parents of infants, for the parents of toddlers, and for the parents of preschoolers.(3) The State Department of Education shall develop a variety of types of the packet, based on the needs of parents. The information in the packets may be in the form of printed material or in the form of video tapes, audio cassettes, or other appropriate media.Source  Laws 2002, LB 326, § 2;  Laws 2006, LB 994, § 109;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 714;  Laws 2019, LB60, § 5.
NE Code § 79-1903 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-1903 - Packet; development; distribution; private financial assistance.

79-1903.  Packet; development; distribution; private financial assistance.(1) The Department of Health and Human Services shall assist the State Department of Education in developing the packet and shall develop methods of distributing the packet to parents upon the birth of a child in this state beginning on January 1, 2003.(2) The departments shall solicit private financial assistance to carry out their duties under the Nebraska Read, Educate, and Develop Youth Act. The departments shall not endorse any private company or product, but private companies may have their names placed on materials in the packet to help underwrite the costs of developing and distributing the packets.Source  Laws 2002, LB 326, § 3;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 715.
NE Code § 79-1904 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-1904 - READY Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

79-1904.  READY Cash Fund; created; use; investment.The READY Cash Fund is created. The fund shall contain money received from private sources to underwrite the costs of the Nebraska Read, Educate, and Develop Youth Act. The fund shall be used by the State Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services to aid in carrying out their duties under the act. The fund shall be administered by the Department of Health and Human Services. Any money in the fund available for investment may be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.Source  Laws 2002, LB 326, § 4;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 716. Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 79-2001 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-2001 - Transferred to section 13-2901.

79-2001.  Transferred to section 13-2901.
NE Code § 79-2002 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-2002 - Transferred to section 13-2902.

79-2002.  Transferred to section 13-2902.
NE Code § 79-2003 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-2003 - Transferred to section 13-2903.

79-2003.  Transferred to section 13-2903.
NE Code § 79-2004 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-2004 - Transferred to section 13-2904.

79-2004.  Transferred to section 13-2904.
NE Code § 79-2005 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-2005 - Transferred to section 13-2905.

79-2005.  Transferred to section 13-2905.
NE Code § 79-2006 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-2006 - Transferred to section 13-2906.

79-2006.  Transferred to section 13-2906.
NE Code § 79-2007 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-2007 - Transferred to section 13-2907.

79-2007.  Transferred to section 13-2907.
NE Code § 79-2008 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-2008 - Transferred to section 13-2908.

79-2008.  Transferred to section 13-2908.
NE Code § 79-2009 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-2009 - Transferred to section 13-2909.

79-2009.  Transferred to section 13-2909.
NE Code § 79-2010 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-2010 - Transferred to section 13-2910.

79-2010.  Transferred to section 13-2910.
NE Code § 79-2011 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-2011 - Transferred to section 13-2911.

79-2011.  Transferred to section 13-2911.
NE Code § 79-2012 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-2012 - Transferred to section 13-2912.

79-2012.  Transferred to section 13-2912.
NE Code § 79-2013 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-2013 - Transferred to section 13-2913.

79-2013.  Transferred to section 13-2913.
NE Code § 79-2101 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-2101 - Learning community, defined; fiscal year.

79-2101.  Learning community, defined; fiscal year.Learning community means a political subdivision which shares the territory of member school districts and is governed by a learning community coordinating council. The fiscal year for a learning community shall be the same as for member school districts.Source  Laws 2006, LB 1024, § 103;  Laws 2007, LB641, § 35.
NE Code § 79-2102 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-2102 - Establishment of new learning community; Commissioner of Education; certification.

79-2102 .  Establishment of new learning community; Commissioner of Education; certification.On or before September 15, 2007, and on or before August 1 of each odd-numbered year following the official designation of any new city of the metropolitan class or any valid request to form a new learning community, the Commissioner of Education shall certify the establishment of a new learning community with the effective date of the first Thursday after the first Tuesday in January of the next odd-numbered year following such certification to the county clerks, election commissioners, and county assessors of the counties with territory in the new learning community, to the Property Tax Administrator, to the State Department of Education, and to the school boards of the member school districts of the new learning community. A learning community shall be established for each city of the metropolitan class and shall include all school districts for which the principal office of the school district is located in the county where the city of the metropolitan class is located and all school districts for which the principal office of the school district is located in a county that has a contiguous border of at least five miles in the aggregate with such city of the metropolitan class. A learning community may also be established at the request of at least three school boards if (1) all school districts for which the principal office of the school district is located in one or more specified counties are participating in the request and either (a) such school districts are all sparse or very sparse as determined pursuant to the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act or (b) have a minimum combined total of at least two thousand students or (2) the school districts participating in the request have a minimum combined total of at least ten thousand students. Such requests shall be received by the Commissioner of Education on or before May 1 of each odd-numbered year.Source  Laws 2006, LB 1024, § 104;  Laws 2007, LB641, § 36;  Laws 2008, LB988, § 54;  Laws 2008, LB1154, § 16.  Cross References  Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act, see section 79-1001.
NE Code § 79-2102.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-2102.01 - Learning community coordinating council; meeting; officers; Secretary of State; duties.

79-2102.01.  Learning community coordinating council; meeting; officers; Secretary of State; duties.The Secretary of State or his or her designee shall schedule and host the first meeting of the newly elected learning community coordinating council during the month of January following the election and shall schedule and shall host at least one meeting each month for the immediately following February and March. The Secretary of State shall preside until the council elects officers designated by the bylaws. Those officers shall preside at the following meetings of such council. The Secretary of State shall serve as a facilitator at such meetings of the council through March 31 of such year as the council begins taking steps necessary to operate as a learning community.Source  Laws 2007, LB641, § 38;  Laws 2008, LB1154, § 17. Cross References   Election districts, see sections 32-553 and 32-555.01.  Members, election, see section 32-546.01.  Vacancies, how filled, see section 32-567.
NE Code § 79-2103 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-2103 - State Department of Education; learning community funds; distribution.

79-2103.  State Department of Education; learning community funds; distribution.The State Department of Education shall provide learning community funds to learning communities pursuant to this section. Learning community funds shall be distributed to each qualified learning community on or before January 30 of the school fiscal year during which the learning community is established and on or before September 15 of each school fiscal year thereafter in an amount equal to the product of the ratio of the amount appropriated for learning community funds divided by the sum of the number of formula students in all learning communities that will be established during such fiscal year plus two times the number of formula students in all other learning communities for the calculation of state aid for member school districts for such school fiscal year multiplied by the number of such formula students in the learning community for learning communities that will be established in such school fiscal year or two times the number of such formula students for all other learning communities. It is the intent of the Legislature to appropriate for each fiscal year up to an amount equal to five hundred thousand dollars for each learning community to be established in such fiscal year plus one million dollars for each learning community that will be in the first full fiscal year for such learning community in such fiscal year plus the amount appropriated in the prior year for all other learning communities increased by the basic allowable growth rate described in section 79-1025.Source  Laws 2006, LB 1024, § 105;  Laws 2007, LB641, § 39.
NE Code § 79-2104.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-2104.01 - Learning community coordinating council; advisory committee; members; duties.

79-2104.01.  Learning community coordinating council; advisory committee; members; duties.Each learning community coordinating council shall have an advisory committee composed of the superintendent from each member school district or his or her representative. The advisory committee shall:(1) Collaborate with the learning community coordinating council on the development, implementation, and evaluation of the community achievement plan;(2) Review proposals for focus programs, focus schools, magnet schools, and pathways;(3) Provide recommendations for improving the learning community's diversity plan;(4) Review results and provide recommendations to the learning community coordinating council regarding the implementation and administration of early childhood education programs for children in poverty; and(5) Provide input to the learning community coordinating council on other issues as requested.Source  Laws 2008, LB1154, § 19;  Laws 2013, LB585, § 4;  Laws 2016, LB1067, § 62.
NE Code § 79-2104.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-2104.02 - Learning community coordinating council; use of funds; report.

79-2104.02.  Learning community coordinating council; use of funds; report.Each learning community coordinating council shall use any funds received pursuant to section 79-1241.03 for evaluation of programs related to the community achievement plan developed with the assistance of the student achievement coordinator or other department staff designated by the Commissioner of Education and evaluation and research regarding the progress of the learning community pursuant to plans developed by the learning community coordinating council with assistance from the Educational Service Unit Coordinating Council and adjusted on an ongoing basis. The evaluation regarding the progress of the learning community shall be conducted by one or more other entities or individuals who are not employees of the learning community and shall measure progress toward the goals and objectives of the learning community, which goals and objectives shall include reduction of excessive absenteeism of students in the member school districts of the learning community and closing academic achievement gaps based on socioeconomic status, and the effectiveness of the approaches used by the learning community or pilot project to reach such goals and objectives. Any research conducted pursuant to this section shall also be related to such goals and objectives or programs related to the community achievement plan. Each learning community shall report evaluation and research results electronically to the Education Committee of the Legislature on or before February 1 of each year.Source  Laws 2010, LB1070, § 17;  Laws 2011, LB333, § 16;  Laws 2011, LB463, § 21;  Laws 2012, LB782, § 162;  Laws 2013, LB410, § 15;  Laws 2016, LB1067, § 64;  Laws 2018, LB1081, § 18;  Laws 2021, LB528, § 46.   Operative Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 79-2104.03 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-2104.03 - Advisory committee; submit plan for early childhood education programs for children in poverty; powers and duties.

79-2104.03.  Advisory committee; submit plan for early childhood education programs for children in poverty; powers and duties.The advisory committee described in section 79-2104.01 shall submit a plan as provided in subdivision (4) of section 79-2104.01 to the learning community coordinating council for any early childhood education programs for children in poverty and the services to be provided by such programs. In developing the plan, the advisory committee shall seek input from member school districts and community resources and collaborate with such resources in order to maximize the available opportunities and resources for such programs. The advisory committee may, as part of such plan, recommend services to be provided through contract with, or grants to, school districts to provide or contract for some or all of the services. The advisory committee shall take special efforts to establish early childhood education programs for children in poverty so that such programs are readily available and accessible to children and families located in areas with a high concentration of poverty.Source  Laws 2013, LB585, § 5;  Laws 2016, LB1067, § 65.
NE Code § 79-2104.04 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-2104.04 - Learning community coordinating council; members; duties.

79-2104.04.  Learning community coordinating council; members; duties.Each learning community coordinating council shall be required to select at least two members to meet with the advisory committee and learning community administrators at least twice annually to discuss the community achievement plan, results of evaluations conducted with learning community or school district funds, best practices for improving achievement, particularly for students with achievement obstacles, learning community programs, and other matters related to improving education for students within the learning community and throughout the state.Source Laws 2016, LB1067, § 63.
NE Code § 79-2110.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-2110.01 - Open enrollment students; how treated; disability; transportation services.

79-2110.01.  Open enrollment students; how treated; disability; transportation services.(1) For purposes of all duties, entitlements, and rights established by law, including special education as provided in section 79-1127, open enrollment students shall be treated as resident students of the open enrollment school district. In determining eligibility for extracurricular activities as defined in section 79-2,126, the open enrollment student shall be treated similarly to other students who transfer into the school from another public, private, denominational, or parochial school.(2) For open enrollment students verified as having a disability as defined in section 79-1118.01, the transportation services set forth in section 79-1129 shall be provided by the open enrollment school district. The State Department of Education shall reimburse each learning community school district for special education programs provided to open enrollment students in accordance with section 79-1142. The resident school district of an open enrollment student shall be exempted from the payment responsibility set forth in section 79-1140. For purposes of the calculation to determine reimbursement pursuant to section 79-1142, the open enrollment school district shall include the adjusted average per pupil cost as defined in section 79-1114 of the open enrollment school district.(3) For purposes of the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act, open enrollment students shall not be counted as formula students by the resident school district and shall be counted by the open enrollment school district.Source Laws 2010, LB1071, § 33.Cross References  Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act, see section 79-1001.
NE Code § 79-2111 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-2111 - Elementary learning center facilities; focus school or program capital projects; tax levy; repayment of funds; interest; waiver.

79-2111.  Elementary learning center facilities; focus school or program capital projects; tax levy; repayment of funds; interest; waiver.(1) A learning community may levy a maximum levy pursuant to subdivision (2)(f) of section 77-3442 for elementary learning center facility leases, for remodeling of leased elementary learning center facilities, and for up to fifty percent of the estimated costs for focus school or program capital projects approved pursuant to this section. The proceeds from such levy shall be used for elementary learning center facility leases, for remodeling of leased elementary learning center facilities, and to reduce the bonded indebtedness required for approved projects by up to fifty percent of the estimated cost of the approved project. The funds used for reductions of bonded indebtedness shall be transferred to the school district for which the project was approved and shall be deposited in such school district's special building fund for use on such project.(2) The learning community may approve pursuant to this section funding for capital projects which will include the purchase, construction, or remodeling of facilities for a focus school or program designed to meet the requirements of section 79-769. Such approval shall include an estimated cost for the project and shall state the amount that will be provided by the learning community for such project.(3) If, within the ten years following receipt of the funding for a capital project pursuant to this section, a school district receiving such funding uses the facility purchased, constructed, or remodeled with such funding for purposes other than those stated to qualify for the funds, the school district shall repay such funds to the learning community with interest at the rate prescribed in section 45-104.02 accruing from the date the funds were transferred to the school district's building fund as of the last date the facility was used for such purpose as determined by the learning community coordinating council or the date that the learning community coordinating council determines that the facility will not be used for such purpose or that such facility will not be purchased, constructed, or remodeled for such purpose. Interest shall continue to accrue on outstanding balances until the repayment has been completed. The remaining terms of repayment shall be determined by the learning community coordinating council. The learning community coordinating council may waive such repayment if the facility is used for a different focus school or program for a period of time that will result in the use of the facility for qualifying purposes for a total of at least ten years.Source  Laws 2007, LB641, § 43;  Laws 2008, LB1154, § 22;  Laws 2010, LB1070, § 15;  Laws 2016, LB1067, § 67.
NE Code § 79-2112 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-2112 - Elementary learning center; elementary learning center executive director; qualifications; assistants and employees.

79-2112.  Elementary learning center; elementary learning center executive director; qualifications; assistants and employees.(1) Elementary learning centers shall serve as visionary resource centers for enhancing the academic success of elementary students, particularly those students who face challenges in the educational environment due to factors such as poverty, limited English skills, and mobility. Each learning community coordinating council shall provide for a system of elementary learning centers to be administered by an elementary learning center executive director.(2) The elementary learning center executive director shall be appointed by the learning community coordinating council. The executive director shall be a person well equipped to work with populations in poverty and to analyze effective methods for assisting and encouraging such populations to access the programs offered by elementary learning centers. The elementary learning center executive director shall receive such salary as is set by the learning community coordinating council.(3) The elementary learning center executive director may select, appoint, and compensate as he or she sees fit, within the amount provided by the learning community coordinating council, such noncertificated assistants and noncertificated employees as he or she deems necessary to discharge the responsibilities under sections 79-2112 to 79-2114. Such assistants and employees shall be subject to the control and supervision of the elementary learning center executive director.Source  Laws 2007, LB641, § 44;  Laws 2010, LB1070, § 16.