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NE Code § 81-103 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-103 - Department heads; salaries; powers of Governor.

81-103.  Department heads; salaries; powers of Governor.The Governor shall have authority to establish the salaries of all persons connected with the various departments including the heads thereof.Source   Laws 1929, c. 51, § 3, p. 210;   C.S.1929, § 81-103;   Laws 1933, c. 149, § 3, p. 572;   Laws 1937, c. 194, § 1, p. 789;   Laws 1941, c. 181, § 1, p. 712;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 81-103;   Laws 1943, c. 212, § 1, p. 698;   R.S.1943, § 81-103;   Laws 1945, c. 223, § 1, p. 667;   Laws 1947, c. 309, § 1, p. 941;   Laws 1951, c. 303, § 3, p. 996;   Laws 1953, c. 335, § 2, p. 1100;   Laws 1957, c. 365, § 10, p. 1237;   Laws 1957, c. 366, § 53, p. 1283;   Laws 1957, c. 367, § 8, p. 1292;   Laws 1959, c. 425, § 3, p. 1428;   Laws 1961, c. 415, § 31, p. 1261;   Laws 1961, c. 416, § 11, p. 1269;   Laws 1963, c. 507, § 1, p. 1614;   Laws 1963, c. 503, § 2, p. 1607;   Laws 1963, c. 505, § 1, p. 1612;   Laws 1963, c. 504, § 3, p. 1610;   Laws 1965, c. 543, § 1, p. 1730.  Cross References  Commissioner of Labor, additional salary, see section 48-605.Annotations  Salaries of executive officers were fixed by Legislature and could not be increased during term. State ex rel. Laughlin v. Johnson, 156 Neb. 671, 57 N.W.2d 531 (1953). Authority is vested in Governor to establish salaries for all persons connected with executive departments, including the heads thereof. State ex rel. Johnson v. Chase, 147 Neb. 758, 25 N.W.2d 1 (1946). Attempt to reduce salaries of department heads was invalid because act failed to amend this section. State ex rel. Day v. Hall, 129 Neb. 699, 262 N.W. 850 (1935); State ex rel. Taylor v. Hall, 129 Neb. 669, 262 N.W. 835 (1935).
NE Code § 81-104 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-104 - Expending agency; special funds; available for expenditure upon approval of estimate of expenses.

81-104.  Expending agency; special funds; available for expenditure upon approval of estimate of expenses.No appropriation from any fund except the General Fund shall become available for expenditure for any expending agency until such department shall submit to the Governor estimates of the amount required for each activity to be carried on, and such estimates shall have been approved by the Governor. A statement of the estimates as allowed shall be promptly furnished the Director of Administrative Services for his guidance.Source   Laws 1929, c. 51, § 4, p. 210;   C.S.1929, § 81-104;   R.S.1943, § 81-104.
NE Code § 81-104.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-104.01 - Agency; petty cash funds; how established; voucher; warrant.

81-104.01.  Agency; petty cash funds; how established; voucher; warrant.Whenever a need exists, the executive head of any agency of state government may make application to the Director of Administrative Services and the Auditor of Public Accounts to establish and maintain a petty cash fund of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than three hundred dollars at a specific location in this state. Such application shall specify the purpose for which the fund is to be used. When the Director of Administrative Services and the Auditor of Public Accounts have approved the establishment of any such fund, a voucher shall be submitted to the Department of Administrative Services accompanied by such information as the department may require for the establishment thereof. The Director of Administrative Services shall issue a warrant for the amount specified and deliver it to the establishing agency. The funds to initiate the petty cash fund shall be drawn from the appropriate fund of the agency based on the use of the petty cash fund. When it becomes necessary to replenish any such fund, the voucher therefor shall be accompanied by an accounting of transactions of the fund in such form and detail as the Department of Administrative Services may provide.Source   Laws 1977, LB 513, § 1;   Laws 1984, LB 933, § 10;   Laws 1986, LB 930, § 2.
NE Code § 81-106 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-106 - Tax Commissioner; examination and audit of books of Auditor of Public Accounts; report to Governor and Clerk of the Legislature.

81-106.  Tax Commissioner; examination and audit of books of Auditor of Public Accounts; report to Governor and Clerk of the Legislature.The Tax Commissioner shall annually examine and audit or supervise and direct the examination and audit of the books, accounts, vouchers, records, and expenditures of the office of Auditor of Public Accounts and report promptly to the Governor and the Clerk of the Legislature the result of such examination and audit. The report submitted to the Clerk of the Legislature shall be submitted electronically. Each member of the Legislature shall receive an electronic copy of such report by making a request for it to the Tax Commissioner.Source   Laws 1929, c. 51, § 6, p. 211;   C.S.1929, § 81-106;   Laws 1933, c. 96, § 15, p. 394;   Laws 1941, c. 180, § 6, p. 703;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 81-106;   Laws 1943, c. 216, § 1, p. 710;   R.S.1943, § 81-106;   Laws 1951, c. 310, § 1, p. 1063;   Laws 1955, c. 231, § 14, p. 724;   Laws 1965, c. 538, § 28, p. 1714;   Laws 1979, LB 322, § 39;  Laws 2012, LB782, § 164. Cross References  Legislative purpose, Department of Administrative Services, see section 81-1101.
NE Code § 81-107 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-107 - Departments; assistants and employees; appointment; termination; compensation.

81-107.  Departments; assistants and employees; appointment; termination; compensation.The Governor shall, in each department, have the power to appoint such deputies, assistants, employees, and clerical help, as shall be necessary or essential to the economical, efficient and proper enforcement and administration of the laws of the state, and shall at the same time fix the salaries of such appointees and prescribe their duties. The Governor shall also have the power to discontinue the service of the head of any department or any employee when, in his judgment, the same is no longer necessary. Such an appointee may be required to serve in one or more departments and may be transferred from one department to another from time to time as an efficient and economical administration shall require. The Governor shall confer with the heads of the several departments who shall make recommendations to the Governor, from time to time, relative to appointments, services, salaries, and duties of the appointees for their respective departments. In providing for deputies, assistants, employees, or clerical help, the total expenditures for the biennium shall not exceed the appropriation made by the Legislature for such departments.Source   Laws 1919, c. 190, § 5, p. 437;   C.S.1922, § 7246;   C.S.1929, § 81-108;   R.S.1943, § 81-107;   Laws 1945, c. 238, § 24, p. 715;   Laws 1951, c. 311, § 6, p. 1068.  Annotations Possibility of discontinuance of office does not prevent officer from having definite term. State ex rel. Laughlin v. Johnson, 156 Neb. 671, 57 N.W.2d 531 (1953).
NE Code § 81-108 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-108 - Department heads; restrictions on office holding or employment; exceptions.

81-108.  Department heads; restrictions on office holding or employment; exceptions.(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, no head of any department referred to in section 81-101 shall hold any other public office or receive any profit from any other public or private employment. For purposes of this section, employment shall not be interpreted to mean membership on the board of directors of any corporation, business, or association, whether or not the head of the department receives compensation for such membership.(2) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as prohibiting the head of one of the departments referred to in section 81-101 from serving on any public advisory or policymaking board, commission, committee, or council.Source   Laws 1919, c. 190, § 6, p. 438;   C.S.1922, § 7247;   C.S.1929, § 81-109;   R.S.1943, § 81-108;   Laws 1953, c. 335, § 3, p. 1101;   Laws 1955, c. 329, § 5, p. 1027;   Laws 1959, c. 424, § 2, p. 1423;   Laws 1981, LB 249, § 5;   Laws 1983, LB 82, § 1;   Laws 1991, LB 852, § 1;  Laws 2009, LB322, § 4.
NE Code § 81-109 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-109 - Department heads; serve without term; exception.

81-109.  Department heads; serve without term; exception.Each head of a department shall serve without term.Source   Laws 1919, c. 190, § 8, p. 438;   C.S.1922, § 7249;   C.S.1929, § 81-111;   R.S.1943, § 81-109;   Laws 1963, c. 335, § 4, p. 1101;   Laws 1953, c. 506, § 1, p. 1613;   Laws 1963, c. 507, § 2, p. 1614;   Laws 1965, c. 543, § 2, p. 1730;   Laws 1981, LB 249, § 6;  Laws 1999, LB 36, § 37;  Laws 2007, LB334, § 104. Annotations  Provision relating to fixation of term has no application to Department of Aeronautics. State ex rel. Beck v. Obbink, 172 Neb. 242, 109 N.W.2d 288 (1961). Possibility of removal from office does not prevent officer from having definite term. State ex rel. Laughlin v. Johnson, 156 Neb. 671, 57 N.W.2d 531 (1953). Head of department herein referred to represents exactly the same head of executive department referred to in the Constitution. State ex rel. Johnson v. Chase, 147 Neb. 758, 25 N.W.2d 1 (1946).
NE Code § 81-110 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-110 - Departments; officers; oath.

81-110.  Departments; officers; oath.Each head of a department, deputy, and assistant shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, subscribe and take the constitutional oath of office, which shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State.Source   Laws 1919, c. 190, § 9, p. 438;   C.S.1922, § 7250;   C.S.1929, § 81-112;   R.S.1943, § 81-110. Cross References  For a form of oath, see Article XV, section 1, Constitution of Nebraska, and sections 11-101 and 11-101.01.Annotations Head of department herein referred to represents exactly the same head of executive department referred to in the Constitution. State ex rel. Johnson v. Chase, 147 Neb. 758, 25 N.W.2d 1 (1946).
NE Code § 81-111 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-111 - Departments; officers; bond or insurance required.

81-111.  Departments; officers; bond or insurance required.Each head of a department shall be bonded or insured as required by section 11-201, which bond or policy shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State.Source   Laws 1919, c. 190, § 10, p. 438;   C.S.1922, § 7251;   C.S.1929, § 81-113;   R.S.1943, § 81-111;   Laws 1947, c. 16, § 5, p. 101;   Laws 1967, c. 36, § 6, p. 163;   Laws 1978, LB 653, § 30;  Laws 2004, LB 884, § 39.  Cross References  For bond, see section 11-102 and Chapter 11, article 2.Annotations Head of department herein referred to represents exactly the same head of executive department referred to in the Constitution. State ex rel. Johnson v. Chase, 147 Neb. 758, 25 N.W.2d 1 (1946).
NE Code § 81-112 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-112 - Department heads; rules and regulations; power to make.

81-112.  Department heads; rules and regulations; power to make.The head of each department is empowered to prescribe regulations, not inconsistent with law, for the government of his department, the conduct of its employees and clerks, the distribution and performance of its business, and the custody, use and preservation of the records, papers, books, documents and property pertaining thereto.Source   Laws 1919, c. 190, § 11, p. 439;   C.S.1922, § 7252;   C.S.1929, § 81-114;   R.S.1943, § 81-112. Annotations Head of department herein referred to represents exactly the same head of executive department referred to in the Constitution. State ex rel. Johnson v. Chase, 147 Neb. 758, 25 N.W.2d 1 (1946).
NE Code § 81-113 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-113 - Departments; business hours.

81-113.  Departments; business hours.Each department shall be open for the transaction of business at least from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., of each day except Saturdays, Sundays, and days declared by statutory enactment or proclamation of the President or Governor to be holidays.Source   Laws 1919, c. 190, § 13, p. 439;   C.S.1922, § 7254;   C.S.1929, § 81-115;   R.S.1943, § 81-113.
NE Code § 81-114 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-114 - Departments; official seal.

81-114.  Departments; official seal.Each department shall adopt an official seal.Source   Laws 1919, c. 190, § 14, p. 439;   C.S.1922, § 7255;   C.S.1929, § 81-116;   R.S.1943, § 81-114.
NE Code § 81-117.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-117.01 - Terms, defined.

81-117.01.  Terms, defined.As used in section 81-117, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) Employee shall mean an employee of any state agency, department, commission, board, or office, except (a) state employees who hold a publicly elected office of the State of Nebraska, (b) state employees who serve as a chief administrative officer for a state agency, department, commission, board, or office, and (c) all academic personnel of the University of Nebraska and the state colleges;(2) Department shall mean and include any state agency, department, commission, board, or office, specifically including the University of Nebraska and the state colleges; and(3) Overtime pay is computed on the basis of hours worked.Source  Laws 1977, LB 88, § 1.
NE Code § 81-117.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-117.02 - Compensatory time off or payment; when not applicable.

81-117.02.  Compensatory time off or payment; when not applicable.The payment or granting of compensatory time off in lieu of payment as prescribed in sections 81-117 to 81-117.02 shall not apply to (1) agency heads, their deputies and assistants, (2) chiefs of divisions, bureaus, or comparable organizational elements, and (3) other professional, executive, and administrative employees occupying classes of positions that by custom in business, industry, and other governmental jurisdictions are normally exempt from receiving overtime pay and may require the individual to work extra and irregular hours and that acceptance of such position constitutes the employee's acknowledgment that such requirement is a part of an obligation to the state as an employee thereof. The term deputy as used in this section shall not apply to the deputy state fire marshals or deputy state sheriffs.Source  Laws 1977, LB 88, § 3.
NE Code § 81-118 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-118 - Departments; receipts; payment to treasury; expenditures; when authorized.

81-118.  Departments; receipts; payment to treasury; expenditures; when authorized.The gross amount of money received by every department, from whatever source, belonging to or for the use of the state, shall be paid into the state treasury in accordance with section 84-710, without any deduction on account of salaries, fees, costs, charges, expenses, or claims of any description whatever. No money belonging to or for the use of the state shall be expended or applied by any department except in consequence of an appropriation made by law and upon the warrant of the Director of Administrative Services.Source   Laws 1919, c. 190, § 19, p. 440;   C.S.1922, § 7260;   C.S.1929, § 81-120;   R.S.1943, § 81-118;  Laws 2021, LB509, § 19.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 81-119 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-119 - Departments; investigations; power to compel testimony and produce documents.

81-119.  Departments; investigations; power to compel testimony and produce documents.Each department created by section 81-101 shall have power through its head, or any deputy, assistant, or employee, when authorized by him or her, to make a thorough investigation into all the books, papers, and affairs of any person, firm, or corporation when in the judgment of such department such examination is necessary to the proper performance of its duties and the efficient enforcement of the laws. Such department may subpoena witnesses to attend investigative hearings and have such witnesses bring with them books, accounts, and documents necessary for a thorough investigation. Such witnesses may be examined under oath. These powers shall not be used for criminal investigations.Source   Laws 1919, c. 190, § 24, p. 442;   C.S.1922, § 7265;   C.S.1929, § 81-123;   R.S.1943, § 81-119;  Laws 2008, LB952, § 1.
NE Code § 81-120 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-120 - State agency; securities; held for safekeeping; book entry account.

81-120.  State agency; securities; held for safekeeping; book entry account.Any state agency which receives and holds securities for safekeeping purposes may hold and evidence such securities by book entry account rather than obtaining and retaining the original certificate.Source   Laws 1978, LB 763, § 3;   R.S.1943, (1989), § 24-604.01;   Laws 1990, LB 824, § 1.
NE Code § 81-125.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-125.01 - State budget; include reserve.

81-125.01.  State budget; include reserve.The Governor, when preparing the budget provided for in section 81-125, and the Legislature, when preparing its proposed budget, shall include a reserve requirement, calculated pursuant to subsection (1) of section 77-2715.01, of not less than three percent of the appropriations included in such budget, except that for the biennium ending June 30, 2019, the percentage shall not be less than two and one-half percent.Source   Laws 1982, LB 757, § 3;   Laws 1983, LB 59, § 10;   Laws 1985, LB 282, § 2;  Laws 2017, LB331, § 43.
NE Code § 81-126 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-126 - Governor; recommendations as to deficiency funding; bill form.

81-126.  Governor; recommendations as to deficiency funding; bill form.(1) The Governor shall present to each regular session of the Legislature his or her recommendations as to such deficiency funding requirements as he or she deems necessary for the continued operations of the various agencies, boards, and commissions of state government. The recommendations shall be in bill form and introduced to the Legislature as recommendations of the chief administrative office of the state, based upon the financial records and knowledge of the specific problems as brought to the attention of the Department of Administrative Services.(2) For the purposes of subsection (1) of this section and the implementation of Article III, section 22, of the Constitution of Nebraska, deficiency shall mean any decrease or increase in any fund source for any budget program for the biennium in progress.Source   Laws 1974, LB 1059, § 18;   Laws 1978, LB 526, § 1;   R.S.1943, (1984), § 50-423;   Laws 1986, LB 258, § 8.
NE Code § 81-129 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-129 - Director of Administrative Services; investigation of all spending agencies; reports.

81-129.  Director of Administrative Services; investigation of all spending agencies; reports.It shall be the duty of the Director of Administrative Services to keep in close communication with each department, office, board, bureau, commission, or institution in the state for which money is to be appropriated and expended, including the executive and judicial departments, state colleges, university, and state institutions. The director shall make or cause to be made under his or her supervision an investigation of the needs and requirements thereof and whether the appropriations are being judiciously and economically expended for the purposes for which they were made and shall transmit to the Governor and to the expending agency a complete report of each such investigation. In making such inspections and investigations, he or she shall, at all reasonable times, have access to the offices of all state departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, and institutions and all public works of the state and may, for the purpose of obtaining information as to the operation and fiscal needs thereof, examine the books, papers, and public records therein, and the activities shall, through their proper officers, furnish such data, information, or statements as may be requested of them.Source   Laws 1921, c. 210, § 5, p. 747;   C.S.1922, § 7272;   C.S.1929, § 81-305;   R.S.1943, § 81-129;   Laws 1987, LB 31, § 4.
NE Code § 81-132 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-132 - State budget; departmental budget estimates; duty to submit; contents; proposed changes; filing.

81-132.  State budget; departmental budget estimates; duty to submit; contents; proposed changes; filing.(1) All departments, offices, institutions, and expending agencies of the state government requesting appropriations for the next biennium shall file in the office of the Director of Administrative Services the budget forms furnished them by the director under the provisions of sections 81-1113 and 81-1113.01. Such budget forms shall be filed on or before September 15 of each even-numbered year. The forms shall show their total estimated requirements for the next biennium for each unit of their organization and activity classified as to object of expenditure. With such forms, each department, office, institution, and expending agency shall file a report showing all money received by such department, office, institution, or expending agency together with the estimated receipts for the next biennium. Such estimates shall be accompanied by a statement in writing giving facts and explanations of reasons for each item of increased appropriation requested. The report submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services shall include, but not be limited to, the key goals, benchmarks, and progress reports required pursuant to sections 81-3133 to 81-3133.03.(2) Any department, office, institution, or expending agency proposing changes to its appropriation for the biennium in progress shall file in the office of the Director of Administrative Services the budget forms for requesting such changes furnished by the director under the provisions of sections 81-1113 and 81-1113.01. Such forms shall be filed on or before October 24 of each odd-numbered year.Source   Laws 1921, c. 210, § 8, p. 748;   C.S.1922, § 7275;   C.S.1929, § 81-308;   R.S.1943, § 81-132;   Laws 1978, LB 526, § 3;   Laws 1986, LB 258, § 25;  Laws 2002, Second Spec. Sess., LB 12, § 2;  Laws 2012, LB949, § 2;  Laws 2014, LB974, § 4;  Laws 2016, LB1092, § 2.
NE Code § 81-133 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-133 - State budget; estimates and recommendations; duty of Director of Administrative Services.

81-133.  State budget; estimates and recommendations; duty of Director of Administrative Services.The Director of Administrative Services may, at the direction of the Governor, make further inquiry and investigation as to any item requested. He shall compile the requests of the different departments, offices, institutions and expending agencies of the state into a consolidated budget, together with his recommendation as to each item contained in the budget, and shall file the same with the Governor not later than November 15 preceding the convening of the regular session of the Legislature. He shall file with the Governor also all supporting schedules and written explanations furnished by the different agencies of the state.Source   Laws 1921, c. 210, § 9, p. 748;   C.S.1922, § 7276;   C.S.1929, § 81-309;   R.S.1943, § 81-133.