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NE Code § 43-4707 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-4707 - Training for foster parents.

43-4707.  Training for foster parents.The department shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations regarding training for foster parents so that foster parents will be prepared adequately with the appropriate knowledge and skills relating to the reasonable and prudent parent standard for the participation of the child in age or developmentally appropriate activities, including knowledge and skills relating to the developmental stages of the cognitive, emotional, physical, and behavioral capacities of the child and knowledge and skills related to applying the standard to decisions such as whether to allow the child to engage in extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and social activities, including sports, field trips, and overnight activities lasting one or more days and to decisions involving the signing of permission slips and arranging of transportation for the child to and from extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and social activities. The department shall also adopt and promulgate rules and regulations regarding training for foster parents on recognizing human trafficking, including both sex trafficking and labor trafficking.Source  Laws 2016, LB746, § 7;  Laws 2017, LB225, § 13.
NE Code § 43-4708 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-4708 - Caregiver; liability.

43-4708.  Caregiver; liability.A caregiver is not liable for harm caused to a child who participates in an activity approved by the caregiver or by a child who participates in an activity approved by a caregiver if the caregiver has acted in accordance with the reasonable and prudent parent standard. This section may not be interpreted as removing or limiting any existing liability protection afforded by law.Source Laws 2016, LB746, § 8.
NE Code § 43-4709 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-4709 - Parental rights; consultation with parent; documentation; family team meeting.

43-4709.  Parental rights; consultation with parent; documentation; family team meeting.(1) Nothing in the Nebraska Strengthening Families Act or the application of the reasonable and prudent parent standard shall affect the parental rights of a parent whose parental rights have not been terminated pursuant to section 43-292 with respect to his or her child.(2) To the extent possible, a parent shall be consulted about the child’s participation in age or developmentally appropriate activities in the planning process. The department shall document such consultation in the report filed pursuant to subsection (3) of section 43-285.(3) The child’s participation in extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and social activities shall be considered at any family team meeting.Source  Laws 2016, LB746, § 9;  Laws 2017, LB225, § 14.
NE Code § 43-4710 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-4710 - Department; report; contents.

43-4710.  Department; report; contents.The department shall document in the report pursuant to subsection (3) of section 43-285 the steps the department is taking to ensure that:(1) The child’s caregiver is following the reasonable and prudent parent standard;(2) The child has regular, ongoing opportunities to engage in age or developmentally appropriate activities;(3) The department has consulted with the child in an age or developmentally appropriate manner about the opportunities of the child to participate in age or developmentally appropriate activities; and(4) Any barriers to participation in age or developmentally appropriate activities are identified and addressed.Source Laws 2016, LB746, § 10.
NE Code § 43-4711 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-4711 - Juvenile court; determination; findings or orders.

43-4711.  Juvenile court; determination; findings or orders.(1) At every dispositional, review, or permanency planning hearing, the juvenile court shall make a determination regarding:(a) The steps the department is taking to ensure the child’s foster family home or child-care institution is following the reasonable and prudent parent standard;(b) Whether the child has regular, ongoing opportunities to engage in age or developmentally appropriate activities; and(c) Whether the department has consulted with the child in an age or developmentally appropriate manner about the opportunities of the child to participate in such activities.(2) In making this determination, the juvenile court shall ask the child, in an age or developmentally appropriate manner, about his or her access to regular and ongoing opportunities to engage in age or developmentally appropriate activities. If the child, the guardian ad litem, the caregiver, or a party to the proceeding believes that the child has not had regular, ongoing opportunities to engage in such activities, the juvenile court may make appropriate findings or orders to ensure the child has regular, ongoing opportunities to engage in age and developmentally appropriate activities. In making such findings or orders, the court shall give deference to the caregiver in making decisions within the reasonable and prudent parent standard.Source Laws 2016, LB746, § 11.
NE Code § 43-4712 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-4712 - Department; courts; collaboration.

43-4712.  Department; courts; collaboration.The department and the courts shall work collaboratively to remove or reduce barriers to a child’s participation in age or developmentally appropriate activities.Source Laws 2016, LB746, § 12.
NE Code § 43-4713 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-4713 - Plan for child; contents; document; copy to child; public posting by child-care institution.

43-4713.  Plan for child; contents; document; copy to child; public posting by child-care institution.(1) The plan as provided in subsection (2) of section 43-285 for any child in a foster family home or child-care institution who has attained fourteen years of age shall include:(a) A document that describes the rights of the child with respect to education, health, visitation, and court participation, the right to be provided with a copy of any consumer report pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 675(5)(I), as such section existed on January 1, 2016, and the right to stay safe and avoid exploitation. The document shall also describe the right of the child to be provided documents relating to his or her education, health, visitation, court participation, and the right to stay safe and avoid exploitation. The document shall also describe additional rights of the child, including, but not limited to, the right to:(i) Understand the system or systems in which the child is involved;(ii) Have his or her voice heard in his or her case;(iii) Maintain family connections;(iv) Access personal information;(v) Honest and clear communication;(vi) Have his or her basic needs met;(vii) Learn life skills needed to successfully transition to adulthood; and(viii) Live in the most family-like setting that is safe, healthy, and comfortable and meets the child’s needs; and(b) A signed acknowledgment by the child that the child has been provided with a copy of the document described in this section and that the rights contained in the document have been explained to the child in an age or developmentally appropriate manner.(2) The document shall be provided to the child in a hard copy and offered to the child within seventy-two hours of being placed in a foster family home or child-care institution and at every dispositional, review, and permanency planning hearing.(3) The department shall require, as a condition of each contract entered into by a child-care institution to provide foster care, that the child-care institution publicly post the document described in this section in an accessible location.Source Laws 2016, LB746, § 13.
NE Code § 43-4714 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-4714 - Rules and regulations.

43-4714.  Rules and regulations.The department shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the Nebraska Strengthening Families Act and shall revoke any rules or regulations inconsistent with the act by October 15, 2017.Source  Laws 2016, LB746, § 14;  Laws 2017, LB225, § 16.
NE Code § 43-4715 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-4715 - Missing child; department and probation; duties.

43-4715.  Missing child; department and probation; duties.The department and probation shall establish procedures for the immediate dissemination of a current picture and information about a child who is missing from a foster care or out-of-home placement to appropriate third parties, which may include law enforcement agencies or persons engaged in procuring, gathering, writing, editing, or disseminating news or other information to the public. Any information released to a third party under this section shall be subject to state and federal confidentiality laws and shall not include that the child is under the care, custody, or supervision of the department or under the supervision of probation. Such dissemination by probation shall be authorized by an order of a judge or court.Source Laws 2017, LB225, § 15.
NE Code § 43-4716 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-4716 - Nebraska Strengthening Families Act Committee; created; duties; members; term; vacancy; report; contents.

43-4716.  Nebraska Strengthening Families Act Committee; created; duties; members; term; vacancy; report; contents.(1) The Nebraska Strengthening Families Act Committee is created.(2) The Nebraska Strengthening Families Act Committee shall monitor and make recommendations regarding the implementation in Nebraska of the federal Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act, Public Law 113-183, as such act existed on January 1, 2017, and the Nebraska Strengthening Families Act.(3) The members of the committee shall include, but not be limited to, (a) representatives from the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government. The representatives from the legislative and judicial branches shall be nonvoting, ex officio members, (b) no fewer than three young adults currently or previously in foster care which may be filled on a rotating basis by members of Project Everlast or a similar youth support or advocacy group, (c) a representative from the juvenile probation system, (d) the executive director of the Foster Care Review Office, (e) one or more representatives from a child welfare advocacy organization, (f) one or more representatives from a child welfare service agency, (g) one or more representatives from an agency providing independent living services, (h) one or more representatives of a child-care institution as defined in section 43-4703, (i) one or more current or former foster parents, (j) one or more parents who have experience in the foster care system, (k) one or more professionals who have relevant practical experience such as a caseworker, and (l) one or more guardians ad litem who practice in juvenile court.(4) Members shall be appointed for terms of two years. The Nebraska Children's Commission shall appoint a chairperson or chairpersons of the committee and may fill vacancies on the committee as such vacancies occur.(5) The committee shall provide a written report with recommendations regarding the initial and ongoing implementation of the federal Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act, as such act existed on January 1, 2017, and the Nebraska Strengthening Families Act and related efforts to improve normalcy for children in foster care and related populations to the Nebraska Children's Commission, the Health and Human Services Committee of the Legislature, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Governor by September 1 of each year. The report to the Health and Human Services Committee of the Legislature shall be submitted electronically.Source  Laws 2016, LB746, § 23;  Laws 2017, LB225, § 7;  Laws 2018, LB732, § 3;   R.S.Supp.,2018, § 43-4218;  Laws 2019, LB600, § 17.
NE Code § 43-4801 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-4801 - Procedure.

43-4801.  Procedure.Sections 43-4801 to 43-4812 provide a procedure for judicial emancipation of a minor.Source Laws 2018, LB714, § 1.
NE Code § 43-4802 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-4802 - Petition authorized.

43-4802.  Petition authorized.A minor who is at least sixteen years of age, who is married or living apart from his or her parents or legal guardian, and who is a legal resident may file a petition in the district court of his or her county of residence for a judgment of emancipation. The petition shall be signed and verified by the minor.Source Laws 2018, LB714, § 2.
NE Code § 43-4803 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-4803 - Petition; contents.

43-4803.  Petition; contents.A petition for emancipation filed pursuant to section 43-4802 shall state:(1) The name, age, and address of the minor;(2) The names and addresses of the parents of the minor, if known;(3) The name and address of any legal guardian of the minor, if known;(4) If the name or address of a parent or legal guardian is unknown, the name and address of the child’s nearest known relative residing within this state;(5) Whether the minor is a party to or the subject of a pending judicial proceeding in this state or any other jurisdiction, or the subject of a judicial order of any description issued in connection with such pending judicial proceeding, if known;(6) The state, county, and case number of any court case in which an order of support has been entered, if known;(7) That the minor is seeking a judgment of emancipation;(8) That the minor is filing the petition as a free and voluntary act; and(9) Specific facts to support the petition, including:(a) That the minor willingly lives apart from his or her parents or legal guardian;(b) That the minor is able to support himself or herself without financial assistance, or, in the alternative, the minor has no parent, legal guardian, or custodian who is providing support;(c) That the minor is mature and knowledgeable to manage his or her affairs without the guidance of a parent or legal guardian;(d) That the minor has demonstrated an ability and commitment to obtain and maintain education, vocational training, or employment;(e) The reasons why emancipation would be in the best interests of the minor; and(f) The purposes for which emancipation is requested.Source Laws 2018, LB714, § 3.
NE Code § 43-4804 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-4804 - Hearing.

43-4804.  Hearing.Upon the filing of a petition for emancipation, the court shall fix a time for a hearing on the petition. The hearing shall be held not less than forty-five days and not more than sixty days after the filing of such petition unless any party for good cause shown requests a continuance of the hearing or all parties agree to a continuance.Source Laws 2018, LB714, § 4.
NE Code § 43-4805 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-4805 - Notice; service.

43-4805.  Notice; service.(1) Upon filing a petition pursuant to section 43-4804, and at least thirty days prior to the hearing date, the petitioner shall serve a notice of filing, together with a copy of the petition for emancipation and a summons to appear at the hearing, upon:(a) The parents or legal guardian of the minor or, if the parents or legal guardian cannot be found, the nearest known relative of the minor residing within the state, if any; and(b) The legal custodian of the minor, if any.(2) Service and summons shall be made in accordance with section 25-505.01.(3) Upon a motion and showing by affidavit that service cannot be made with reasonable diligence by any other method provided by statute, the court may permit service to be made (a) by leaving the process at the party's usual place of residence and mailing a copy by first-class mail to the party's last-known address, (b) by publication, or (c) by any manner reasonably calculated under the circumstances to provide the party with actual notice of the proceedings and an opportunity to be heard.Source Laws 2018, LB714, § 5.
NE Code § 43-4806 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-4806 - Summons to appear; service.

43-4806.  Summons to appear; service.Upon filing the petition, a notice of filing, together with a copy of the petition for emancipation and a summons to appear at the hearing, shall be served:(1)(a) Upon the parents or legal guardian of the minor or, if the parents or legal guardian cannot be found, the nearest known relative of the minor residing within the state, if any; and(b) Upon the legal custodian of the minor, if any; or(2) By publication pursuant to section 25-519, if service pursuant to subdivision (1) of this section is not possible.Source Laws 2018, LB714, § 6.
NE Code § 43-4807 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-4807 - Hearing on merits of petition.

43-4807.  Hearing on merits of petition.The court shall hold a hearing on the merits of the petition no sooner than forty-five days after the date of filing but within sixty days after the date of its filing. The petitioner shall notify by certified mail the petitioner's parent or legal guardian or the petitioner’s nearest known relative residing within the state, whichever is given notice under section 43-4806, if any, and the petitioner’s legal custodian, if any, of the time, date, and place of the hearing at least thirty days prior to the hearing date. Proof of such notice shall be filed prior to the hearing on the petition. For good cause shown, the court may continue the initial emancipation hearing.Source Laws 2018, LB714, § 7.
NE Code § 43-4808 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-4808 - Objection to petition.

43-4808.  Objection to petition.The minor's parent or legal guardian and the minor’s legal custodian may file an objection to the petition for emancipation within thirty days of service of the notice of the hearing.Source Laws 2018, LB714, § 8.
NE Code § 43-4809 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-4809 - Burden of proof; advisement by court; judgment of emancipation.

43-4809.  Burden of proof; advisement by court; judgment of emancipation.(1) The minor has the burden of proving by clear and convincing evidence that the requirements for ordering emancipation under this section have been met. Prior to entering a judgment of emancipation, the court shall advise the minor of the consequences of emancipation, including, but not limited to, the benefits and services available to an emancipated minor and the risks involved with being emancipated. Such advisements shall include, at a minimum, the words to the following effect:(a) If you become emancipated, you will have some of the rights that come with adulthood. These rights include: Handling your own affairs; living where you choose; entering into contracts; keeping and spending your money; making decisions regarding your own health care, medical care, dental care, and mental health care, without parental knowledge; enlisting in the military without your parent’s consent; marrying without your parent’s consent; applying for public assistance; suing someone or being sued; enrolling in school or college; and owning real property;(b) Even if you are emancipated, you still must: Stay in school as required by Nebraska law; be subject to child labor laws and work permit rules limiting the number of hours you can work; and be of legal age to consume alcohol; and(c) When you become emancipated: You lose your right to have financial support for basic living expenses for food, clothing, and shelter, and health care paid for by your parents or guardian; your parents or guardian will no longer be legally or financially responsible if you injure someone; and being emancipated does not automatically make you eligible for public assistance or benefits.(2) If, after hearing, the court determines that emancipation is in the best interests of the minor and that the minor understands his or her rights and responsibilities under sections 43-4801 to 43-4812 as an emancipated minor, the court shall enter a judgment of emancipation. In making its determination regarding the petition for emancipation, the court shall determine whether the petitioner has proven each of the facts set forth in subdivision (9) of section 43-4803.Source Laws 2018, LB714, § 9.
NE Code § 43-4810 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-4810 - Judgment of emancipation; effect; certified copy; use by third party.

43-4810.  Judgment of emancipation; effect; certified copy; use by third party.(1) A judgment of emancipation removes the disability of minority insofar as that disability may affect: (a) Establishment of his or her own residence; (b) incurring indebtedness or contractual obligations of any kind; (c) consenting to medical, dental, or psychiatric care without the consent, knowledge, or liability of parents or a guardian; (d) enlisting in the military without a parent’s or guardian's consent; (e) marrying without a parent’s or guardian's consent; (f) being individually eligible for public assistance; (g) the litigation and settlement of controversies; (h) enrolling in any school or college; and (i) acquiring, encumbering, and conveying property or any interest therein. For the purposes described in this subsection, the minor shall be considered in law as an adult and any obligation or benefit he or she incurs is enforceable by and against such minor without regard to his or her minority.(2) A minor emancipated by court order shall be considered to have the rights and responsibilities of an adult, except for those specific constitutional and statutory age requirements regarding voting, use of alcoholic beverages, gambling, use of tobacco, and other health and safety regulations relevant to the minor because of his or her age.(3) The emancipated minor shall be provided a certified copy of the judgment of emancipation at the time the judgment is entered. Upon presentation of the judgment of emancipation, a third party shall be allowed to retain a copy of the same as proof of the minor’s ability to act as stated in this section.(4) Unless otherwise provided in the judgment of emancipation, the judgment of emancipation shall explicitly suspend any order regarding custody, parenting time, or support of the minor and be reported by the district court clerk to the jurisdiction that issued such order.Source Laws 2018, LB714, § 10.
NE Code § 43-4811 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-4811 - Effect on prosecution of criminal offense.

43-4811.  Effect on prosecution of criminal offense.An emancipated minor shall not be considered an adult for prosecution of a criminal offense.Source Laws 2018, LB714, § 11.