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NE Code § 79-446 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-446 - Plan of reorganization; approval; special election.

79-446.  Plan of reorganization; approval; special election.When a plan of reorganization or any part thereof has been approved by the state committee, it shall be designated as the final approved plan and shall be returned to the school districts to be submitted to a vote as provided in section 79-447.Source   Laws 1949, c. 249, § 13, p. 678;   Laws 1963, c. 479, § 8, p. 1542;   R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-426.13;   Laws 1996, LB 900, § 195;   Laws 1997, LB 806, § 21;  Laws 1999, LB 272, § 49.  Annotations  Contest of special election under this section is authorized. Arends v. Whitten, 172 Neb. 297, 109 N.W.2d 363 (1961). County committee submits plan of reorganization at special election. Nickel v. School Board of Axtell, 157 Neb. 813, 61 N.W.2d 566 (1953).
NE Code § 79-448 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-448 - Plan of reorganization; disapproval of plan; continuance of efforts; revised plan; approval.

79-448.  Plan of reorganization; disapproval of plan; continuance of efforts; revised plan; approval.If the majority vote in each voting unit at the election described in section 79-447 is not in favor of the plan of reorganization, the school districts may continue in their efforts in an attempt to prepare a revised plan which might be acceptable. If a revised plan is approved by the school districts, it shall be submitted for the approval of the state committee, and if approved by the state committee it shall be submitted to a vote under the procedure provided in section 79-447.Source   Laws 1963, c. 479, § 10, p. 1544;   R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-426.16;   Laws 1996, LB 900, § 197;  Laws 1999, LB 272, § 51.
NE Code § 79-449 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-449 - Plan of reorganization; two or more districts; indebtedness.

79-449.  Plan of reorganization; two or more districts; indebtedness.Whenever two or more school districts are involved in a reorganization plan, the old districts shall continue to be responsible for any indebtedness incurred before the reorganization takes place unless a different arrangement is included in the plan voted upon by the people.Source   Laws 1949, c. 249, § 16, p. 679;   Laws 1959, c. 387, § 3, p. 1341;   R.S.Supp.,1961, § 79-426.16;   Laws 1963, c. 479, § 11, p. 1544;   Laws 1971, LB 292, § 6;   Laws 1990, LB 259, § 15;   R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-426.17;   Laws 1996, LB 900, § 198;  Laws 2005, LB 126, § 29;   Referendum 2006, No. 422;  Laws 2021, LB528, § 26.   Operative Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 79-450 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-450 - Plan of reorganization; adoption; county clerk; duties.

79-450.  Plan of reorganization; adoption; county clerk; duties.If the plan of reorganization is adopted, the county clerk shall proceed to cause the changes, realignment, and adjustment of districts to be carried out as provided in the plan. The county clerk shall classify the school districts according to the law applicable to the size, location, and population of the reorganized district. He or she shall also file certificates with the county assessor, county treasurer, and state committee showing the boundaries of the various districts under the plan of reorganization adopted.Source   Laws 1949, c. 249, § 17, p. 679;   R.R.S.1943, § 79-426.17;   Laws 1963, c. 479, § 12, p. 1544;   R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-426.18;   Laws 1996, LB 900, § 199;  Laws 1999, LB 272, § 52.  Annotations  Former section 79-801.02 is limited to provisions of former section 79-801, and is not applicable to school district boundary changes under other statutes. Corcoran v. Boone County Board of Equalization, 196 Neb. 363, 243 N.W.2d 60 (1976). Action of county superintendent under this section is ministerial only. Longe v. County of Wayne, 175 Neb. 245, 121 N.W.2d 196 (1963).
NE Code § 79-451 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-451 - New school district; state committee; appoint board; members; appointment; terms; duties.

79-451.  New school district; state committee; appoint board; members; appointment; terms; duties.Within thirty days after the classification of the reorganized school districts by the county clerk under section 79-450, the state committee shall appoint from among the legal voters of each new school district created the number of school board members specified in the plan of reorganization. A reorganized school district shall be formed and organized and shall have a school board not later than April 1 following the last legal action, as prescribed in section 79-450, necessary to effect the changes in boundaries as set forth in the plan of reorganization, although the physical reorganization of such reorganized school district may not take effect until June 1. The first board shall be appointed on an at-large basis, and all boards shall be elected at large until such time as school districts are established as provided in section 32-554.In appointing the first school board of a Class III school district, the terms of approximately one-half of the members shall expire on the first Thursday after the first Tuesday in January after the first even-numbered year following their appointment and the terms of the remaining members shall expire on the first Thursday after the first Tuesday in January after the second even-numbered year following their appointment.The school board so appointed shall proceed at once to organize in the manner prescribed by law.Source   Laws 1949, c. 249, § 18, p. 679;   Laws 1955, c. 311, § 7, p. 962;   R.R.S.1943, (1958),§ 79-426.18;   Laws 1963, c. 479, § 13, p. 1545;   Laws 1973, LB 557, § 6;   Laws 1974, LB 592, § 1;   Laws 1988, LB 520, § 2;   Laws 1991, LB 789, § 10;   Laws 1991, LB 511, § 23;   Laws 1992, LB 245, § 28;   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 593;   R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-426.19;   Laws 1996, LB 900, § 200;   Laws 1996, LB 967, § 3;   Laws 1997, LB 345, § 14;  Laws 1999, LB 272, § 53;  Laws 2014, LB946, § 37;  Laws 2018, LB377, § 22.
NE Code § 79-458.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-458.01 - Property encapsulated by school district; transfer; procedure.

79-458.01.  Property encapsulated by school district; transfer; procedure.Any landowner or group of landowners whose property is a part of a school district and is encapsulated by another school district may, upon filing a notarized affidavit with the county assessor, have such property become a part of the school district by which it is encapsulated if neither school district is a member of a learning community. The transfer shall take place on January 1 next following the filing of the affidavit. Any student resident of such property shall be counted as a resident of the district from which the property was transferred until the close of the school year in which the transfer becomes effective.For purposes of this section, encapsulated by means entirely within.Source   Laws 1997, LB 806, § 26;  Laws 2006, LB 1024, § 44.
NE Code § 79-467 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-467 - District; reduced taxable valuation by purchase or appropriation by federal government; exclusion of such land; formation of new district.

79-467.  District; reduced taxable valuation by purchase or appropriation by federal government; exclusion of such land; formation of new district.Whenever (1) a school district that is not a member of a learning community suffers a reduction in the taxable valuation of the real property within the district by reason of the purchase or appropriation by the United States or any instrumentality of the United States of land in the district for any defense, flood control, irrigation, or war project, (2) the number of children who are five through twenty years of age residing in the district increases by reason of the use by the United States of the land so purchased or appropriated for such purposes, and (3) such increase in the number of pupils who will be eligible to attend school in the district does or will require a levy of taxes for general school purposes in excess of the average levy for general school purposes of school districts of the same class in the county, the State Committee for the Reorganization of School Districts shall change the boundaries of the existing district to exclude all land purchased and appropriated by the United States and all land which by reason of its use or ownership is exempt from state taxation under the United States Constitution and the statutes of the United States. When the United States, by the appropriate officer, does not accept or has not accepted exclusive jurisdiction over land so excluded, the state committee shall form a new school district embracing land thus excluded.Source   Laws 1951, c. 277, § 1(4), p. 936;   Laws 1979, LB 187, § 222;   Laws 1990, LB 1090, § 4;   Laws 1992, LB 719A, § 179;   R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-408.03;   Laws 1996, LB 900, § 216;  Laws 1999, LB 272, § 59;  Laws 2006, LB 1024, § 45.
NE Code § 79-468 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-468 - City of second class or village; merger with city of primary class; existing school districts; merger; obligations; how discharged.

79-468.  City of second class or village; merger with city of primary class; existing school districts; merger; obligations; how discharged.(1) Whenever a city of the second class, a village, or a ward of a city of the second class or village is consolidated according to law with a city of the primary class, the territory so consolidated shall become annexed to and merged into the school district of such city of the primary class if such territory is in a school district that is not a member of a learning community and the school district of such city of the primary class is not a member of a learning community. All laws, rules, and regulations governing the school district and schools of such city of the primary class shall apply to the district and schools within the territory annexed to it. The school district into which the others in whole or in part are merged shall succeed to all the property, contracts, and obligations of each and all of the school districts so merged into it, in whole or in part, and shall assume all of their valid contracts and obligations.(2) If one or more wards, but less than all wards, of a city of the second class or of a village become consolidated with such city of the primary class, the school district into which such territory is merged shall assume such portion of all valid contracts and obligations of the school district of which such territory before the consolidation was a part as the taxable valuation of all the property of the territory thus merged with the school district of such city of the primary class bears to the total taxable valuation of all the property within the school district from which such territory has been detached.Source   Laws 1917, c. 225, § 25, p. 556;   C.S.1922, § 6634;   C.S.1929, § 79-2625;   R.S.1943, § 79-2628;   Laws 1949, c. 256, § 220, p. 762;   Laws 1979, LB 187, § 235;   Laws 1992, LB 719A, § 188;   R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-533;   Laws 1996, LB 900, § 217;  Laws 2006, LB 1024, § 46.
NE Code § 79-469 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-469 - City of second class or village; merger with city of primary class; officers of merged school district; duties.

79-469.  City of second class or village; merger with city of primary class; officers of merged school district; duties.Upon a consolidation taking effect as provided in section 79-468, the office and tenure of all members of boards of education and other school district officers of the district which is annexed to and merged into the school district of the city of the primary class shall cease. All the officers of any city or village school district thus annexed having any of the funds, records, books, papers, or property of any kind in their hands or under their control shall immediately deliver the same to such officers of the district to which their district is annexed as are entitled to receive them.Source   Laws 1917, c. 225, § 26, p. 557;   C.S.1922, § 6635;   C.S.1929, § 79-2626;   R.S.1943, § 79-2629;   Laws 1949, c. 256, § 221, p. 763;   R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-534;   Laws 1996, LB 900, § 218;  Laws 2006, LB 1024, § 47.
NE Code § 79-470 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-470 - Contract for instruction; limitation; dissolution.

79-470.  Contract for instruction; limitation; dissolution.(1) No district shall contract for the instruction of all of its pupils with a Class III, IV, or V school district for more than two consecutive years.(2) The State Committee for the Reorganization of School Districts shall dissolve and attach to a neighboring school district or districts any school district which, for two consecutive years, contracts for the instruction of all of its pupils with a Class III, IV, or V school district.(3) The dissolution of any school district pursuant to this section shall be effected in the manner prescribed in section 79-498. When such dissolution would create extreme hardships on the pupils or the school district affected, the State Board of Education may, on application by the school board of the school district, waive the dissolution of the school district on an annual basis.(4) Nothing in this section shall be construed as an extension of the limitations on contracting for the instruction of the pupils of a school district contained in section 79-598.Source   Laws 1969, c. 703, § 3, p. 2702;   Laws 1973, LB 148, § 2;   Laws 1987, LB 106, § 1;   R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-603;   Laws 1996, LB 900, § 219;  Laws 1999, LB 272, § 60;  Laws 2005, LB 126, § 33;   Referendum 2006, No. 422;  Laws 2018, LB377, § 24.  Annotations  County superintendent has mandatory duty to dissolve Class I school district when precedent conditions in this section exist. In re Dissolution of School Dist. No. 22 of Madison County, 216 Neb. 89, 341 N.W.2d 918 (1983). The constitutional prohibition against passage of ex post facto laws applies only to penal or criminal matters. Lentz v. Saunders, 199 Neb. 3, 255 N.W.2d 853 (1977). This is an independent act and its adoption did not violate constitutional requirements. Bodenstedt v. Rickers, 189 Neb. 407, 203 N.W.2d 110 (1972).
NE Code § 79-471 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-471 - Dissolving district; expenses incurred by school district; charge against district and taxable property therein.

79-471.  Dissolving district; expenses incurred by school district; charge against district and taxable property therein.Any expenses incurred by a school district in opposing an order dissolving it under section 79-470 or 79-598 shall be a charge only against such district and the taxable property therein.Source   Laws 1973, LB 148, § 3;   R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-604;   Laws 1996, LB 900, § 220.
NE Code § 79-474 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-474 - School district merged into Class III school district; bonded indebtedness; liability.

79-474.  School district merged into Class III school district; bonded indebtedness; liability.Whenever an existing school district or a part thereof is merged into a Class III school district under the provisions of section 79-407 or 79-473, the property included in such school district or part thereof which is merged into the Class III school district shall continue to be liable for any bonded indebtedness incurred by the school district of which it was a part prior to such merger and the property included in such school district or part thereof which is merged into the Class III school district shall not be liable for any bonded indebtedness incurred by the Class III school district prior to such merger.Source   Laws 1965, c. 509, § 1, p. 1628;   R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-801.01;   Laws 1996, LB 900, § 223.
NE Code § 79-475 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-475 - School district merged into Class III or IV school district; effective; when.

79-475.  School district merged into Class III or IV school district; effective; when.Whenever an existing school district, or a part thereof, is merged into a Class III or IV school district under the provisions of section 79-407, 79-408, or 79-473, such merger shall be effective on July 1 immediately following the effective date of the change of city or village boundaries which caused the merger pursuant to section 79-407, 79-408, or 79-473.Source   Laws 1965, c. 509, § 2, p. 1628;   Laws 1994, LB 1310, § 9;   R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-801.02;   Laws 1996, LB 900, § 224;  Laws 2005, LB 198, § 2.  Annotations  This section is limited to provisions of former section 79-801, and is not applicable to school district boundary changes under other statutes. Corcoran v. Boone County Board of Equalization, 196 Neb. 363, 243 N.W.2d 60 (1976). An action to enjoin a school district or part thereof, consequent upon annexation of territory by a city of the first class, is barred by the statute of limitations unless brought within one year from effective date of annexation ordinance. School Dist. No. 127 of Lincoln County v. Simpson, 191 Neb. 164, 214 N.W.2d 251 (1974). Merger takes place on the date specified in this section. School Dist. of Bellevue v. Strawn, 185 Neb. 392, 176 N.W.2d 42 (1970).
NE Code § 79-476 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-476 - Class V school district; property subject to school tax; management of affairs of district.

79-476.  Class V school district; property subject to school tax; management of affairs of district.All property within the corporate limits of cities of the metropolitan class, except such property as now is or may hereafter be exempt by law, shall be subject to taxation for all school purposes. The affairs of the school district created by Chapter 79 shall be conducted exclusively by the board of education except as otherwise provided by Chapter 79.Source   Laws 1891, c. 45, § 3, p. 318;   R.S.1913, § 7009; C.S.1922, § 6640;   C.S.1929, § 79-2703;   R.S.1943, § 79-2703;   Laws 1949, c. 256, § 250, p. 775;   Laws 1951, c. 276, § 11, p. 933;   Laws 1959, c. 406, § 1, p. 1368;   R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-1002;   Laws 1996, LB 900, § 225;  Laws 2006, LB 1024, § 49. Annotations Annexation of territory adjacent to metropolitan city did not ipso facto make territory annexed a part of the school district of city. Ratigan v. Davis, 175 Neb. 416, 122 N.W.2d 12 (1963).
NE Code § 79-479 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-479 - Change of boundaries; order; transfer of assets and liabilities.

79-479.  Change of boundaries; order; transfer of assets and liabilities.(1)(a) Beginning January 1, 1992, any school district boundaries changed by the means provided by Nebraska law, but excluding the method provided by sections 79-407 and 79-473 to 79-475, shall be made only upon an order issued by the State Committee for the Reorganization of School Districts or county clerk.(b) The order issued by the state committee shall be certified to the county clerk of each county in which boundaries are changed and shall also be certified to the State Department of Education. Whenever the order changes the boundaries of a school district due to the transfer of land, the county assessor, the Property Tax Administrator, and the State Department of Education shall be provided with the legal description and a map of the parcel of land which is transferred. Such order shall be issued no later than June 1 and shall have an effective date no later than August 1 of the same year. For purposes of determining school district counts pursuant to sections 79-524 and 79-578 and calculating state aid allocations pursuant to the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act, any change in school district boundaries with an effective date between June 1 and August 1 of any year shall be considered effective July 1 of such year.(2) Unless otherwise provided by state law or by the terms of a reorganization plan or petition which is consistent with state law, all assets, including budget authority as provided in sections 79-1023 to 79-1030, and liabilities, except bonded obligations, of school districts merged, dissolved, or annexed shall be transferred to the receiving district or districts on the basis of the proportionate share of assessed valuation received at the time of reorganization.Source   Laws 1996, LB 604, § 3;   Laws 1996, LB 900, § 228;   Laws 1997, LB 347, § 13;   Laws 1997, LB 806, § 23;  Laws 1999, LB 272, § 62;  Laws 1999, LB 813, § 8;  Laws 2003, LB 394, § 5;  Laws 2005, LB 126, § 35;  Laws 2006, LB 1024, § 50;   Referendum 2006, No. 422;  Laws 2018, LB377, § 26.  Cross References  Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act, see section 79-1001.
NE Code § 79-480 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-480 - Districts; changes in boundaries; filing of petition; evidence.

79-480.  Districts; changes in boundaries; filing of petition; evidence.The county clerk shall file in his or her office all petitions that have been granted for change of boundaries or for the formation of new districts. Such petitions so filed and granted shall be prima facie evidence of the boundaries of districts. All conflicting records of boundaries shall be made to correspond with the petitions so filed and granted.Source   Laws 1885, c. 79, § 1, p. 319;   Laws 1889, c. 78, § 1, p. 539;   Laws 1895, c. 58, § 1, p. 221;   Laws 1901, c. 59, § 1, p. 429;   Laws 1909, c. 117, § 1, p. 451;   R.S.1913, § 6703;   C.S.1922, § 6241;   Laws 1923, c. 63, § 1, p. 190;   Laws 1925, c. 177, § 1, p. 461;   C.S.1929, § 79-104;   Laws 1931, c. 145, § 1, p. 396;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 79-104;   Laws 1943, c. 197, § 1(8), p. 664;   R.S.1943, § 79-117;   Laws 1949, c. 256, § 48, p. 709;   R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-409;   Laws 1996, LB 900, § 229;  Laws 1999, LB 272, § 63.
NE Code § 79-486 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-486 - New districts; proceeds of sale and funds of old district; how apportioned.

79-486.  New districts; proceeds of sale and funds of old district; how apportioned.All money on hand and arising from the sale of schoolhouse and site and all other funds of the divided districts described in section 79-485 shall be divided among the several districts created in whole or part from the divided districts as nearly as practicable in proportion to the taxable valuation of the taxable property attached to the districts formed in whole or in part by such division.Source   Laws 1881, c. 78, subdivision I, § 14, p. 335;   R.S.1913, § 6713;   C.S.1922, § 6251;   C.S.1929, § 79-114;   R.S.1943, § 79-127;   Laws 1949, c. 256, § 54, p. 711;   Laws 1979, LB 187, § 223;   Laws 1992, LB 719A, § 180;   R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-415;   Laws 1996, LB 900, § 235.  Annotations Apportionment of assets of school districts upon partial or complete merger, division, or annexation decided. School Dist. No. 74 of Hall County v. School Dist. of Grand Island, 186 Neb. 728, 186 N.W.2d 485 (1971).