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NE Code § 68-611 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 68 - Public Assistance|68-611 - Coverage by political subdivisions; delinquent payments; penalty; collection.

68-611.  Coverage by political subdivisions; delinquent payments; penalty; collection.Delinquent payments due under subsection (1) of section 68-610, plus one-half the amount of the delinquent payment, may be recovered by action in a court of competent jurisdiction against the political subdivision liable therefor or may, at the request of the state agency, be deducted from any other money payable to such subdivision by any department or agency of the state.Source   Laws 1951, c. 297, § 5(4), p. 983;   Laws 1953, c. 236, § 1, p. 816.
NE Code § 68-620 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 68 - Public Assistance|68-620 - Cities and villages; special levy; addition to levy limitations; contribution to state agency.

68-620.  Cities and villages; special levy; addition to levy limitations; contribution to state agency.Notwithstanding any tax levy limitations contained in any other law or city home rule charter, when any city or village of this state elects to accept the provisions of sections 68-601 to 68-631 relating to old age and survivors insurance and enters into a written agreement with the state agency as provided in such sections, the city or village shall levy a tax, in addition to all other taxes, in order to defray the cost of such city or village in meeting the obligations arising by reason of such written agreement, and the revenue raised by such special levy shall be used for no other purpose.Source   Laws 1951, c. 296, § 1, p. 976;   Laws 1955, c. 264, § 14, p. 821;   Laws 1971, LB 667, § 1;   Laws 1979, LB 187, § 181;   Laws 1990, LB 820, § 10;  Laws 2000, LB 1216, § 17;  Laws 2010, LB684, § 8.
NE Code § 68-620.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 68 - Public Assistance|68-620.01 - Transferred to section 18-1221.

68-620.01.  Transferred to section 18-1221.
NE Code § 68-621 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 68 - Public Assistance|68-621 - Terms, defined.

68-621.  Terms, defined.(1) A referendum group, as referred to in sections 68-621 to 68-630, shall consist of the employees of the state, a single political subdivision of this state, or any instrumentality jointly created by this state and any other state or states, the employees of which are or may be members of a retirement system covering such employees, except that: (a) The employees of the University of Nebraska shall constitute a referendum group; (b) the employees of a Class V school district shall constitute a referendum group; (c) all employees of the State of Nebraska who are or may be members of the School Employees Retirement System of the State of Nebraska, including employees of institutions operated by the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges, employees of institutions operated by the Department of Correctional Services and the Department of Health and Human Services, and employees subordinate to the State Board of Education, shall constitute a referendum group; and (d) all employees of school districts of the State of Nebraska, county superintendents, and county school administrators, who are or may be members of the School Employees Retirement System of the State of Nebraska, shall constitute a single referendum group.(2) The managing authority of a political subdivision or educational institution shall be the board, committee, or council having general authority over a political subdivision, university, college, or school district whose employees constitute or are included in a referendum group; the managing authority of the state shall be the Governor; and insofar as sections 68-601 to 68-631 may be applicable to county superintendents and county school administrators, managing authority shall mean the board of county commissioners or county supervisors of the county in which the county superintendent was elected or with which the county school administrator contracted.(3) Eligible employees, as referred to in sections 68-621 to 68-630, shall mean those employees of the state or any political subdivision thereof who at or during the time of voting in a referendum as herein provided are in positions covered by a retirement system, are members of such retirement system, and were in such positions at the time of giving of the notice of such referendum, as herein required, except that no such employee shall be considered an eligible employee if at the time of such voting such employee is in a position to which the state agreement applies or if such employee is in service in a police officer or firefighter position.(4) State agreement, as referred to in sections 68-621 to 68-630, shall mean the agreement between the State of Nebraska and the designated officer of the United States of America entered into pursuant to section 68-603.Source   Laws 1955, c. 264, § 15, p. 821;   Laws 1969, c. 537, § 1, p. 2187;   Laws 1973, LB 563, § 6;   Laws 1988, LB 802, § 6;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 297;  Laws 1999, LB 272, § 20;  Laws 2000, LB 1216, § 18;  Laws 2010, LB684, § 9;  Laws 2011, LB509, § 13.
NE Code § 68-622 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 68 - Public Assistance|68-622 - Referendum; persons eligible to vote; Governor; powers.

68-622.  Referendum; persons eligible to vote; Governor; powers.(1) All employees of the State of Nebraska or any political subdivision thereof or any instrumentality jointly created by this state and any other state or states who have heretofore been excluded from receiving or qualifying for benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act because of membership in a retirement system may, when sections 68-621 to 68-630 have been complied with, vote at a referendum upon the question of whether service in positions covered by such retirement system should be excluded from or included under the state agreement, except that if such a referendum has been conducted and certified in accordance with section 218(d)(3) of the Social Security Act, as amended in 1954, prior to May 18, 1955, then no further referendum shall be required, but this shall not prohibit the conducting of such further referendum.(2) The Governor may authorize a referendum and designate any agency or individual to supervise its conduct, in accordance with the requirements of section 218(d)(3) of the Social Security Act, on the question of whether service in positions covered by a retirement system established by the state or by a political subdivision thereof should be excluded from or included under an agreement under sections 68-601 to 68-631.Source   Laws 1955, c. 264, § 16, p. 822;   Laws 1990, LB 820, § 11;  Laws 2000, LB 1216, § 19;  Laws 2010, LB684, § 10.
NE Code § 68-623 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 68 - Public Assistance|68-623 - Referendum; how conducted.

68-623.  Referendum; how conducted.Such referendum shall comply with the conditions set out in section 218(d)(3) of the Social Security Act, and: (1) It shall be by secret written ballot upon the question of whether service in positions covered by such retirement system should be excluded from or included under the state agreement; (2) an opportunity to vote in such referendum shall be given, and shall be limited, to eligible employees; (3) not less than ninety days' notice of such referendum shall be given to all such employees; and (4) such referendum shall be conducted under the supervision of the Governor, or an agency or individual designated by him.Source  Laws 1955, c. 264, § 17, p. 823.
NE Code § 68-624 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 68 - Public Assistance|68-624 - Referendum; completion; certification; notice; contents.

68-624.  Referendum; completion; certification; notice; contents.(1) Upon completion of such referendum, the agency or individual designated by the Governor to supervise such referendum shall certify the result thereof to the Governor and shall further provide the Governor with such proof as the Governor may require that the conduct of the referendum met the requirements set forth in section 68-623.(2) Upon receipt of the certificate mentioned in subsection (1) of this section and the additional proof submitted therewith, the Governor shall, if the result of such referendum is favorable to the inclusion of service covered by the retirement system in question under the state agreement, prepare and submit to the Secretary of Health and Human Services the certificate required by section 218(d)(3) of the Social Security Act and shall further notify the state agency forthwith of the result of such referendum, whether such result is favorable or unfavorable to such inclusion.(3) The state agency shall, within seven days after the receipt of notice of the result of any such referendum as provided for in subsection (2) of this section, give notice thereof to each managing authority, as defined in subsection (2) of section 68-621, whose employees, or some of whose employees, are included in the referendum group, as defined in subsection (1) of section 68-621, participating in such referendum. Such notice shall include a designation of the employees subordinate to such managing authority affected by such referendum and shall be given to such managing authorities by prepaid United States mail by either registered or certified letter addressed to such managing authority with a return receipt requested.Source   Laws 1955, c. 264, § 18, p. 823;   Laws 1957, c. 242, § 50, p. 861;   Laws 1984, LB 933, § 7.
NE Code § 68-625 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 68 - Public Assistance|68-625 - Referendum; state agency; prepare plan; modification of state agreement.

68-625.  Referendum; state agency; prepare plan; modification of state agreement.If, upon referendum, a majority of the eligible employees included in a referendum group which is defined in section 68-621 vote in favor of including service in positions included in such group under the state agreement, the state agency shall, within ninety days after the mailing of notice of the result of such referendum, prepare a plan for extending the benefits of Title II of the Social Security Act to such employees. Such plan shall meet the requirements of section 68-608 and shall inform the managing authority or authorities whose employees are included in such group of the provisions of such plan. Upon completion of such plan, the state agency shall apply for a modification of the state agreement to make it applicable to services performed by the employees of the state or of such political subdivision or educational institution eligible for inclusion under such agreement. The state agency may prepare such applications for modification to cover one or more such plans as it deems advisable, except that the state agency shall not delay application for such modification more than six months after the preparation of any plan as set forth in this section. The state agency may require any such managing authority to furnish any information necessary for the preparation of such plan by the state agency.Source   Laws 1955, c. 264, § 19, p. 824;   Laws 1988, LB 802, § 7.
NE Code § 68-626 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 68 - Public Assistance|68-626 - Referendum; state agency; forms; make available; aid political subdivisions.

68-626.  Referendum; state agency; forms; make available; aid political subdivisions.The state agency shall prepare and make available for the use of the state, its political subdivisions, and instrumentalities of the state and any other state or states, forms of notices, ballots, and any other forms necessary for the conduct of the referendum provided for in sections 68-621 to 68-630, and shall aid in the completion and preparation of such instruments by the officers of referendum groups and shall provide advice and assistance to officers of the state, political subdivisions thereof, and instrumentalities of the state and other states jointly, relative to the preparation for and conduct of such referendums, and relative to the preparation and submission of plans for the extension of benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act to the employees thereof.Source  Laws 1955, c. 264, § 20, p. 825.
NE Code § 68-627 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 68 - Public Assistance|68-627 - Referendum; supervision.

68-627.  Referendum; supervision.The Governor or some agency or individual designated by him or her shall, at such time or times and places and in such manner as the Governor or such agency or individual shall determine, conduct and supervise referendums as provided by sections 68-621 to 68-630 among the eligible employees included in the referendum groups referred to in section 68-621.Source   Laws 1955, c. 264, § 21, p. 825;   Laws 1988, LB 802, § 8.
NE Code § 68-629 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 68 - Public Assistance|68-629 - Referendum; Governor; appointment of agency to conduct; cost; payment.

68-629.  Referendum; Governor; appointment of agency to conduct; cost; payment.Upon written request made by the managing authority of any referendum group, other than those referendum groups mentioned in section 68-621, and delivered to the Governor, the Governor, shall, within fifteen days after the receipt of such request, appoint the managing authority, or such other agency or individual, as he may designate, to conduct a referendum as provided by the provisions of sections 68-621 to 68-630 among the eligible employees included in such referendum group within four months of the date of such appointment. The cost of such a referendum shall be paid by the managing authority making the request.Source  Laws 1955, c. 264, § 23, p. 826.
NE Code § 68-630 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 68 - Public Assistance|68-630 - Political subdivisions; delinquency in payment; manner of collection.

68-630.  Political subdivisions; delinquency in payment; manner of collection.In addition to other remedies provided for the collection or recovery of delinquent payments due under section 68-610, the state agency may, in the event of any such delinquency, notify the county treasurer of the appropriate county to withhold payment to the delinquent political subdivision of any funds in the hands of such county treasurer to which such delinquent political subdivision would otherwise be entitled. The notice referred to shall be sent to the county treasurer by certified or registered mail, and a copy of such notice shall be sent by ordinary mail to the secretary of the delinquent political subdivision. The county treasurer shall thereafter withhold payments in the manner provided in this section until notified by the state agency that the delinquency has been corrected.Source   Laws 1955, c. 264, § 24, p. 826;   Laws 1987, LB 93, § 17.
NE Code § 68-631 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 68 - Public Assistance|68-631 - Metropolitan utilities district; social security; employees; separate group; referendum; effect.

68-631.  Metropolitan utilities district; social security; employees; separate group; referendum; effect.Sections 68-601 to 68-631 and any amendments thereto shall, except as otherwise provided in this section, be applicable to metropolitan utilities districts and employees and appointees of metropolitan utilities districts. The state agency contemplated in such sections is authorized to enter, on behalf of the State of Nebraska, into an agreement with any authorized agent of the United States Government for the purpose of extending the benefits of the Federal Old Age and Survivors' Insurance system, as amended by Public Law 761, approved September 1, 1954, to the appointees and employees of each metropolitan utilities district, and all of the appointees and employees covered by a contributory retirement plan are hereby declared to be a separate group for the purposes of referendum and subsequent coverage. Metropolitan utilities districts are hereby declared to be political subdivisions as defined in section 68-602, and the Governor is authorized to appoint the board of directors of any metropolitan utilities district as the agency designated by him or her to supervise any referendum required to be conducted under the Social Security Act and is authorized to make any certifications required by the act to be made to the Secretary of Health and Human Services.Source   Laws 1955, c. 25, § 2, p. 118;   Laws 1984, LB 933, § 8;   Laws 1990, LB 820, § 12;  Laws 2000, LB 1216, § 20;  Laws 2010, LB684, § 11.
NE Code § 68-703.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 68 - Public Assistance|68-703.01 - Department of Health and Human Services; federal funds; expenditures; authorized.

68-703.01.  Department of Health and Human Services; federal funds; expenditures; authorized.The Department of Health and Human Services has the authority to use any funds which may be made available through an agency of the government of the United States to reimburse any county of this state, either in whole or in part, for the following expenditures: (1) Employment of staff whose duties involve the giving or strengthening of services to children, (2) the return of any nonresident child to his or her place of residence when such child shall be found in the county, and (3) the temporary cost of board and care of a needy child who by necessity requires care in a foster home.Source   Laws 1959, c. 312, § 1, p. 1152;   Laws 1961, c. 415, § 16, p. 1254;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 298;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 242.
NE Code § 68-716 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 68 - Public Assistance|68-716 - Department of Health and Human Services; medical assistance; right of subrogation.

68-716.  Department of Health and Human Services; medical assistance; right of subrogation.An application for medical assistance shall give a right of subrogation to the Department of Health and Human Services or its assigns. Subject to sections 68-921 to 68-925, subrogation shall include every claim or right which the applicant may have against a third party when such right or claim involves money for medical care. The third party shall be liable to make payments directly to the department or its assigns as soon as he or she is notified in writing of the valid claim for subrogation under this section.Source   Laws 1976, LB 239, § 1;   Laws 1982, LB 522, § 35;   Laws 1988, LB 419, § 14;   Laws 1989, LB 362, § 7;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 300;   Laws 1996, LB 1155, § 22;  Laws 2006, LB 1248, § 69;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 243. Annotations Upon filing of a notice of subrogation under this section, in a workers' compensation case, the Department of Social Services and any third party liable to the department are entitled to a determination of the subrogation interest. Kidd v. Winchell's Donut House, 237 Neb. 176, 465 N.W.2d 442 (1991).
NE Code § 68-717 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 68 - Public Assistance|68-717 - Department of Health and Human Services; assume responsibility for public assistance programs.

68-717.  Department of Health and Human Services; assume responsibility for public assistance programs.The Department of Health and Human Services shall assume the responsibility for all public assistance, including aid to families with dependent children, emergency assistance, assistance to the aged, blind, or disabled, medically handicapped children's services, commodities, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and medical assistance.Source   Laws 1982, LB 522, § 33;   Laws 1983, LB 604, § 23;   Laws 1985, LB 249, § 4;   Laws 1989, LB 362, § 8;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 301;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 244;  Laws 2009, LB288, § 17.
NE Code § 68-718 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 68 - Public Assistance|68-718 - Furniture, property, personnel; transferred to Department of Health and Human Services; personnel, how treated.

68-718.  Furniture, property, personnel; transferred to Department of Health and Human Services; personnel, how treated.All furniture, equipment, books, files, records, and personnel utilized by the county divisions or boards of public welfare for the administration of public assistance programs shall be transferred and delivered to the Department of Health and Human Services. The transferred employees shall not lose any accrued benefits or status due to the transfer and shall receive the same benefits as other state employees, including participation in the State Employees Retirement Fund.Source   Laws 1982, LB 522, § 34;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 302;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 245. Annotations  This section as it existed prior to January 1, 1997, does not impermissibly authorize the transfer of property purchased solely with county funds from the county for the benefit of others outside that county; violate Neb. Const. art. VIII, sec. 1A, which prohibits the State from levying a property tax for state purposes; nor violate the county's due process rights under U.S. Const. amends. V and XIV and Neb. Const. art. I, sec. 3. Rock Cty. v. Spire, 235 Neb. 434, 455 N.W.2d 763 (1990). Under prior law, a county's refusal to return retirement plan contributions made by the county on behalf of transferred employees is not a loss of benefits in violation of this section. Bamesberger v. Albert, 227 Neb. 782, 420 N.W.2d 289 (1988).
NE Code § 68-719 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 68 - Public Assistance|68-719 - Certain vendor payments prohibited.

68-719.  Certain vendor payments prohibited.No payments shall be made to any vendor, under Title XIX of the Social Security Act, as reimbursement for dues for any educational or professional association.Source  Laws 1982, LB 933, § 6.