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NE Code § 81-1306 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1306 - Director of Personnel; employees.

81-1306.  Director of Personnel; employees.The Director of Personnel shall employ the necessary personnel to carry out the duties of the personnel division subject to the amount of funds appropriated for such purpose.Source   Laws 1967, c. 573, § 6, p. 1890;   Laws 1969, c. 802, § 5, p. 3022;   Laws 1971, LB 1030, § 5;   Laws 1992, Third Spec. Sess., LB 14, § 14.
NE Code § 81-1307.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1307.01 - Director of Personnel; salary survey; duties.

81-1307.01.  Director of Personnel; salary survey; duties.The Director of Personnel shall measure, through the use of salary surveys, the competitive standing of state salaries with salary levels of the labor market. The State Personnel Board shall review the methodology and results of the survey. A report of the survey findings, including the board's review, shall be provided to the Legislature and the Governor along with the recommendations regarding wages, hours, and terms and conditions of employment for unorganized employees by the Chief Negotiator pursuant to section 81-1376. The report submitted to the Legislature shall be submitted electronically.Source   Laws 1987, LB 661, § 33;  Laws 2012, LB782, § 197.
NE Code § 81-1307.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1307.02 - Legislature; salary survey; consideration.

81-1307.02.  Legislature; salary survey; consideration.The Legislature shall consider the results of the salary survey and any recommendation from the Governor, Director of Personnel, or Chief Negotiator concerning unorganized state employee salary increases when making appropriations to state agencies. The Legislature shall attempt to provide an appropriate balance between assuring that all employees performing at a satisfactory level will receive appropriate salary increases and the need for administrative flexibility to reward those who perform at a superior level.Source  Laws 1987, LB 661, § 34.
NE Code § 81-1311 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1311 - Agency heads; management personnel; powers and duties.

81-1311.  Agency heads; management personnel; powers and duties.Agency heads and other management personnel so designated by the agency head shall have the following authorities and responsibilities, consistent with rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the personnel division:(1) Decisions concerning the mission of the agency;(2) Decisions on how to maintain and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of government operations;(3) Decisions on services to be rendered, operations to be performed, technology to be utilized, or matters to be budgeted;(4) Decisions concerning the overall methods, processes, means, or personnel by which operations are to be conducted;(5) Decisions concerning the processes and acts of hiring, directing, or supervising employees;(6) Determining the performance evaluation rating of individual employees on at least an annual basis;(7) Employee salary administration decisions;(8) Assuring that position titles and job descriptions are accurate;(9) Decisions concerning employee job assignments, employee work schedules, promotions of employees, transfers of employees, and discipline of employees including terminations;(10) Decisions to reimburse the best qualified job applicants for travel, meals, and lodging expenses incurred in traveling to and from the prospective job site, except that no more than three applicants for any position may be reimbursed under this subdivision;(11) Decisions to relieve employees from duties because of lack of work or funds or under conditions when the employer determines continued work would be inefficient or nonproductive including the contracting out for goods and services;(12) Decisions concerning development and maintenance of any personnel records necessary for the operation of the agency;(13) Decisions to confer with any or all of its employees in the process of developing policies; and(14) Decisions to take any other action not otherwise specified in this section.Source   Laws 1967, c. 573, § 11, p. 1894;   Laws 1971, LB 106, § 1;   Laws 1971, LB 1030, § 8;   Laws 1987, LB 491, § 12;   Laws 1992, Third Spec. Sess., LB 14, § 16.
NE Code § 81-1312 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1312 - Director of Personnel; administration; delegation of powers; exempted agency; coverage; agreement.

81-1312.  Director of Personnel; administration; delegation of powers; exempted agency; coverage; agreement.(1) The Director of Personnel may, for reasons of practical difficulties anticipated or experienced in the development of the state personnel service, in anticipation of practical problems during the transition to effective operation of the several technical aspects of the state personnel service by the staff of the personnel division by reason of existence of agency personnel offices which, in the judgment of the director, have adequate capability to undertake responsibilities for development of or administration of sections 81-1301 to 81-1316, or for the convenience of either the personnel division or the individual agencies of state government, or both, delegate responsibility for administration of any of the requirements of such sections to any department or agency. Such delegation shall be limited to the administration of such sections or of the policies, rules, and regulations promulgated under such sections as such provisions may affect the department or agency.(2) The director may make such arrangements for the production, development, or maintenance of records and reports as may be necessary, relying for such arrangements on the facilities of other state agencies.(3) Any position within any agency exempted from coverage by the Constitution of Nebraska or by sections 81-1301 to 81-1316 may be covered by the state personnel service through specific agreement between the exempted agency or the agency having responsibility for exempted positions and the personnel division.Source   Laws 1967, c. 573, § 12, p. 1895;   Laws 1971, LB 1030, § 9;   Laws 1992, Third Spec. Sess., LB 14, § 17.
NE Code § 81-1314 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1314 - Delegation of authority.

81-1314.  Delegation of authority.Any official named in sections 81-1301 to 81-1317 shall have the power to delegate authority for execution of responsibilities under sections 81-1301 to 81-1317 to any person such official may designate.Source  Laws 1967, c. 573, § 14, p. 1896.
NE Code § 81-1315 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1315 - Employees subject to sections; prohibited from political activities; when; disciplinary action.

81-1315.  Employees subject to sections; prohibited from political activities; when; disciplinary action.State employees subject to sections 81-1301 to 81-1316 shall be prohibited from participation in political activities during office hours or while otherwise engaged in the performance of official duties as employees of this state. Any employee violating this section shall be subject to disciplinary action under the rules and regulations adopted and promulgated pursuant to sections 81-1301 to 81-1328. Such disciplinary action may include demotion, dismissal, reduction of salary, or suspension.Source   Laws 1967, c. 573, § 15, p. 1896;   Laws 1987, LB 110, § 1;   Laws 1997, LB 314, § 14.  Cross References  Other prohibitions and requirements relating to political activities, see section 20-160.
NE Code § 81-1317 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1317 - Director; adjust terms and conditions of employment; employees not covered by collective-bargaining agreements.

81-1317.  Director; adjust terms and conditions of employment; employees not covered by collective-bargaining agreements.Except as may be prohibited by the Industrial Relations Act or the State Employees Collective Bargaining Act and except for the pay increases provided by the Legislature, the Director of Personnel shall have authority to establish programs and otherwise adjust terms and conditions of employment for employees not covered by collective-bargaining agreements, including terms and conditions of employment which may not be specifically provided or may otherwise be provided by law, in order to make such terms and conditions of employment more consistent with those of such covered employees or otherwise address changes arising out of collective bargaining, but in no event shall the adjustment exceed the benefits derived from collective bargaining.Source   Laws 1988, LB 1040, § 3;   Laws 1989, LB 309, § 2;   Laws 1990, LB 1125, § 1;   Laws 1991, LB 502, § 1;   Laws 1993, LB 697, § 3;   Laws 1995, LB 395, § 1;   Laws 1997, LB 314, § 15;  Laws 1999, LB 113, § 5;  Laws 2001, LB 96, § 3.  Cross References   Industrial Relations Act, see section 48-801.01.  State Employees Collective Bargaining Act, see section 81-1369.
NE Code § 81-1317.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1317.01 - Terms and conditions of employment; employees not covered under State Personnel System; adjustments.

81-1317.01.  Terms and conditions of employment; employees not covered under State Personnel System; adjustments.Except for employees of the University of Nebraska and the state colleges and except as may be prohibited by the Industrial Relations Act or the State Employees Collective Bargaining Act, terms and conditions of employment which may otherwise be provided by law for employees not covered under the State Personnel System may be adjusted by the employer-representative as defined in section 81-1371 to address changes arising out of collective bargaining, but in no event shall the adjustment exceed the benefits derived from collective bargaining.Source   Laws 1988, LB 1040, § 4;   Laws 1989, LB 309, § 3;   Laws 1990, LB 1125, § 2;   Laws 1991, LB 502, § 2;   Laws 1993, LB 697, § 4;   Laws 1995, LB 395, § 2;   Laws 1997, LB 314, § 16;  Laws 1999, LB 113, § 6;  Laws 2001, LB 96, § 4.  Cross References   Industrial Relations Act, see section 48-801.01.  State Employees Collective Bargaining Act, see section 81-1369.
NE Code § 81-1318 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1318 - State Personnel Board; created; members; appointment; term; powers.

81-1318.  State Personnel Board; created; members; appointment; term; powers.There is hereby created a State Personnel Board composed of five persons appointed by the Governor subject to confirmation by the Legislature. Not more than three of the members shall be members of the same political party. Each board member shall retain his or her position until resignation or until a successor is appointed at the expiration of the member's appointive term. Any member of the board may be removed by the Governor, upon notice and hearing as determined by the Governor, for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office, but for no other cause. New members shall be appointed for terms of five years, except that any person chosen to fill a vacancy shall be appointed only for the unexpired term of the member succeeded. State employees covered by sections 81-1301 to 81-1319 shall not be appointed to the State Personnel Board. At least three appointees to the board shall have experience in personnel administration, business or public administration, labor relations, or law. The board, by majority vote, shall designate one member to serve as chairperson. The principal office and business address of the board shall be the personnel division of the Department of Administrative Services in Lincoln, Nebraska, but the board may meet and exercise any or all of its powers at any other location.The board may delegate to a group of three or more members any or all of the powers which it may exercise. The board shall be authorized to designate and delegate its powers under section 81-1318.01 to hearing officers to conduct grievance appeal hearings and recommend a decision to the board for final action. A vacancy in the board shall not impair the right of the remaining members to exercise all the powers of the board, and three members of the board shall at all times constitute a quorum of the board.Source   Laws 1969, c. 802, § 9, p. 3026;   Laws 1979, LB 322, § 54;   Laws 1981, LB 545, § 35;   Laws 1987, LB 491, § 14;   Laws 1992, Third Spec. Sess., LB 14, § 18;   Laws 1997, LB 314, § 17.
NE Code § 81-1318.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1318.01 - State Personnel Board; duties.

81-1318.01.  State Personnel Board; duties.The State Personnel Board shall ensure the fair and equitable administration of the State Personnel System by:(1) Operating as prescribed by rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the personnel division of the Department of Administrative Services;(2) Reviewing and approving, by majority vote, rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the personnel division;(3) Determining the grievability of issues or doing so through the designation of a board member. Issues determined to be not grievable shall be subject to summary dismissal;(4) Adjudicating grievance appeals and rendering final binding decisions;(5) Rendering decisions consistent with the rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the personnel division;(6) Reviewing and providing counsel regarding any matter affecting the State Personnel System; and(7) Performing the actions required pursuant to the State Government Effectiveness Act.Source   Laws 1987, LB 491, § 15;   Laws 1992, Third Spec. Sess., LB 14, § 19;   Laws 1993, LB 44, § 14.  Cross References  State Government Effectiveness Act, see section 81-2701.
NE Code § 81-1318.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1318.02 - State Personnel Board; grievance appeal; procedure; hearing officer; qualifications.

81-1318.02.  State Personnel Board; grievance appeal; procedure; hearing officer; qualifications.Any employee appealing a ruling made pursuant to Chapter 81, article 13, shall file a grievance appeal with the State Personnel Board. The chairperson of the board may assign the appeal to a hearing officer who shall be chosen from a list of hearing officers established and maintained by the board. The board shall establish the qualifications necessary to be a hearing officer. Such qualifications shall be consistent with experience in personnel administration, labor relations, or administrative law proceedings. Persons eligible to be hearing officers shall include (1) employees of the personnel division of the Department of Administrative Services, (2) employees of the Division of Employee Relations of the Department of Administrative Services, (3) employees included within the State Personnel System who the board determines are qualified, and (4) other qualified persons, except that no person who has negotiated or assisted in the negotiation of the contract at issue shall be eligible to be a hearing officer.After the chairperson of the State Personnel Board assigns the grievance appeal to a hearing officer, the appellant may disapprove such assignment and request that another person be assigned as his or her hearing officer. The second assignment shall be final.Source   Laws 1987, LB 491, § 16;   Laws 1992, Third Spec. Sess., LB 14, § 20.
NE Code § 81-1319 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1319 - Board; appeal; procedure.

81-1319.  Board; appeal; procedure.Appeal from the decision of the State Personnel Board shall be in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.Source   Laws 1969, c. 802, § 10, p. 3026;   Laws 1987, LB 19, § 4;   Laws 1988, LB 352, § 173.  Cross References  Administrative Procedure Act, see section 84-920.Annotations State Administrative Procedures Act does not limit right of review to appeal procedure therein. Lanc v. Douglas County Welfare Administration, 189 Neb. 651, 204 N.W.2d 387 (1971).
NE Code § 81-1320 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1320 - Permanent state employees; sick leave; schedule.

81-1320.  Permanent state employees; sick leave; schedule.Permanent employees of the State of Nebraska shall be entitled to sick leave with full pay computed at the rate of eight work hours per month for each calendar month of service. Those employees who have completed five or more years of service shall be entitled to one hundred thirty-six hours of sick leave during their sixth year of employment and shall thereafter be entitled to an additional eight hours of sick leave for each year of service not to exceed two hundred forty hours per calendar year. Sick leave shall be earned in accordance with the following schedule:During 1st year of continuous employment ......... 96 hours per yearDuring 2nd year of continuous employment ......... 96 hours per yearDuring 3rd year of continuous employment ......... 96 hours per yearDuring 4th year of continuous employment ......... 96 hours per yearDuring 5th year of continuous employment ......... 96 hours per yearDuring 6th year of continuous employment ......... 136 hours per yearDuring 7th year of continuous employment ......... 144 hours per yearDuring 8th year of continuous employment ......... 152 hours per yearDuring 9th year of continuous employment ......... 160 hours per yearDuring 10th year of continuous employment ........ 168 hours per yearDuring 11th year of continuous employment ........ 176 hours per yearDuring 12th year of continuous employment ........ 184 hours per yearDuring 13th year of continuous employment ........ 192 hours per yearDuring 14th year of continuous employment ........ 200 hours per yearDuring 15th year of continuous employment ........ 208 hours per yearDuring 16th year of continuous employment ........ 216 hours per yearDuring 17th year of continuous employment ........ 224 hours per yearDuring 18th year of continuous employment ........ 232 hours per yearDuring 19th year of continuous employment and thereafter .... 240 hours per year; Provided, that employees who are regularly employed less than forty hours a week shall be entitled to sick leave proportionate to their regular workweek; and provided further, that any employee who has been employed by the Legislature or Legislative Council shall, for sick leave entitlement purposes, be credited with one continuous year of employment for each two hundred sixty working days such employee was employed by the Legislature or Legislative Council.Source  Laws 1973, LB 340, § 1.
NE Code § 81-1321 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1321 - State employee, defined.

81-1321.  State employee, defined.As used in sections 81-1320 to 81-1326, state employee shall mean any person or officer employed by the state including the head of any department or agency, except when such head is a board or commission, and who works a full-time or part-time schedule on an ongoing basis.Source   Laws 1973, LB 340, § 2;   Laws 1974, LB 1003, § 1;   Laws 1997, LB 314, § 18.
NE Code § 81-1322 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1322 - State employee; terminated; returns within one year; sick leave computed; exceptions.

81-1322.  State employee; terminated; returns within one year; sick leave computed; exceptions.For the purpose of sections 81-1320 to 81-1326, any state employee whose employment has been terminated, for other than disciplinary reasons, and who returns to state employment within one year from the date of such termination shall have his or her service for sick leave entitlement computed by combining prior continuous service with current continuous service disregarding such period of absence and shall have reinstated to his or her sick leave account all earned sick leave not used at the time of his or her departure, except that any employee who has retired or voluntarily terminated in lieu of retirement shall, if he or she returns to state employment, be considered a new employee for the purpose of sick leave entitlement.Source   Laws 1973, LB 340, § 3;   Laws 1974, LB 1003, § 2;   Laws 1997, LB 314, § 19.
NE Code § 81-1323 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1323 - Sick leave account; balanced as of December 31 each year.

81-1323.  Sick leave account; balanced as of December 31 each year.The sick leave account shall be balanced as of 11:59 p.m. Central Standard Time on December 31 each calendar year. Sick leave shall be cumulative for not more than one thousand four hundred forty hours.Source   Laws 1973, LB 340, § 4;   Laws 1993, LB 697, § 5.
NE Code § 81-1324 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1324 - Sick leave; termination.

81-1324.  Sick leave; termination.All sick leave shall expire on the date of separation and no employee shall be reimbursed for sick leave outstanding at the time of termination except as provided in sections 81-1320 to 81-1326.Source   Laws 1973, LB 340, § 5;   Laws 1997, LB 314, § 20.
NE Code § 81-1325 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1325 - Employee; retirement; death; payment for unused sick leave benefits.

81-1325.  Employee; retirement; death; payment for unused sick leave benefits.Each employee who meets the minimum age and service requirements for retirement under any existing state or federal retirement system shall, upon termination of employment with the state by reason of retirement or voluntary resignation in lieu of retirement, be entitled to a one-time payment of one-fourth of his or her accumulated unused sick leave, with the rate of payment based upon his or her regular pay at the time of termination or retirement. Upon the death of an employee, his or her beneficiary shall be paid one-fourth of his or her accumulated unused sick leave, with the rate of payment based upon his or her regular pay at the date of death.Source   Laws 1973, LB 340, § 6;   Laws 1974, LB 1003, § 3;   Laws 1986, LB 325, § 14;   Laws 1986, LB 311, § 23.
NE Code § 81-1326 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1326 - Permanent employee; transferred to another agency; sick leave transferred.

81-1326.  Permanent employee; transferred to another agency; sick leave transferred.A permanent employee who is transferred from one agency to another shall have his accrued sick leave transferred to the receiving agency.Source  Laws 1973, LB 340, § 7.
NE Code § 81-1346 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1346 - Employee suggestion system program; established; purpose; applicability.

81-1346.  Employee suggestion system program; established; purpose; applicability.There is hereby established a program to be known as the employee suggestion system to encourage the development of ideas for improving the economy and efficiency of state government and to grant awards for ideas of proper merit and implement them in the governmental process. The employee suggestion system shall apply to all state personnel except those personnel listed in subdivisions (1)(n), (o), and (s) of section 81-1316, any judge, or any elected official.Source   Laws 1978, LB 286, § 1;  Laws 2007, LB5, § 1.