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NE Code § 79-1802 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-1802 - Legislative findings.

79-1802.  Legislative findings.The Legislature finds and declares that:(1) For the benefit of the people of the State of Nebraska, the increase of their commerce, welfare, and prosperity, and the improvement of their health and living conditions, it is essential that this and future generations of youth be given the greatest opportunity to learn and to fully develop their intellectual and mental capacities and skills;(2) To achieve these ends it is of the utmost importance that elementary and secondary schools within the state be provided with appropriate additional means of assisting such youth in achieving the required levels of learning and development of their intellectual and mental capacities and skills;(3) It is the purpose of the Nebraska Elementary and Secondary School Finance Authority Act to provide a measure of assistance and an alternative method of enabling elementary and secondary schools in the state to finance the acquisition, construction, and renovation of needed educational facilities and structures and to refund, refinance, or reimburse outstanding indebtedness incurred by them or advances made by them, including advances from an endowment or any other similar fund, for the construction, acquisition, or renovation of needed educational facilities and structures, whether or not constructed, acquired, or renovated prior to September 13, 1997; and(4) The financing and refinancing of educational facilities, through means other than the appropriation of public funds to elementary and secondary schools, as described in the act, is a valid public purpose.Source  Laws 1997, LB 809, § 2.
NE Code § 79-1803 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-1803 - Definitions, where found.

79-1803.  Definitions, where found.For purposes of the Nebraska Elementary and Secondary School Finance Authority Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions found in sections 79-1804 to 79-1809 apply.Source  Laws 1997, LB 809, § 3.
NE Code § 79-1804 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-1804 - Authority, defined.

79-1804.  Authority, defined.Authority means the Nebraska Elementary and Secondary School Finance Authority created by the Nebraska Elementary and Secondary School Finance Authority Act or any board, body, commission, department, or office succeeding to the principal functions thereof or to whom the powers conferred upon such authority by the act are given by law.Source  Laws 1997, LB 809, § 4.
NE Code § 79-1805 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-1805 - Bonds, defined.

79-1805.  Bonds, defined.Bonds means bonds, notes, or other obligations of the authority issued under the Nebraska Elementary and Secondary School Finance Authority Act, including refunding bonds, notwithstanding that the same may be secured by the full faith and credit of an elementary or secondary school or any other lawfully pledged security of an elementary or secondary school.Source  Laws 1997, LB 809, § 5.
NE Code § 79-1806 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-1806 - Cost, defined.

79-1806.  Cost, defined.Cost as applied to a project or any portion thereof financed under the Nebraska Elementary and Secondary School Finance Authority Act means all or any part of the cost of any capital expenditure by an elementary or secondary school, including, but not limited to, construction and acquisition of all land, buildings, or structures, including the cost of machinery and equipment; finance charges; interest prior to, during, and after completion of such construction for a reasonable period as determined by the authority; reserves for principal and interest; extensions, enlargements, additions, replacements, renovations, and improvements; engineering, financial, and legal services; plans, specifications, studies, surveys, estimates of cost of revenue, administrative expenses, expenses necessary or incidental to determining the feasibility or practicability of constructing the project; and such other expenses as the authority determines may be necessary or incidental to the construction and acquisition of the project, the financing of such construction and acquisition, and the placing of the project in operation.Source  Laws 1997, LB 809, § 6.
NE Code § 79-1807 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-1807 - Elementary or secondary school, defined.

79-1807.  Elementary or secondary school, defined.Elementary or secondary school means a not-for-profit educational institution located within this state which is not owned or controlled by the state or any political subdivision, agency, instrumentality, district, or municipality thereof, which is authorized by law to provide a program of education which:(1) Is for any or all of the grades kindergarten through twelfth grade;(2) Is approved or accredited by the State Department of Education; and(3) Does not discriminate in the admission of students on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, or handicap, except that nothing in the Nebraska Elementary and Secondary School Finance Authority Act shall be construed or interpreted to prohibit the authority from financing a project for any elementary or secondary school which admits only students of a single gender.Source  Laws 1997, LB 809, § 7.
NE Code § 79-1808 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-1808 - Project, defined.

79-1808.  Project, defined.(1) Project means any property located within the state, constructed or acquired before, on, or after September 13, 1997, that may be used or will be useful in connection with the instruction, feeding, recreation, or housing of students, the conducting of research, administration, or other work of an elementary or secondary school, or any combination of the foregoing. Project includes, but is not limited to, an academic facility, administrative facility, assembly hall, athletic facility, auditorium, campus, communication facility, exhibition hall, housing for faculty and other staff, instructional facility, laboratory, library, maintenance facility, museum, offices, parking area, physical educational facility, recreational facility, research facility, stadium, storage facility, student facility, student health facility, student housing, theatre, or utility facility.(2) Project also means and includes the refunding or refinancing of outstanding obligations, mortgages, or advances, including advances from an endowment or similar fund, originally issued, made, or given by such elementary or secondary school to finance the cost of a project or projects whenever the authority finds that such refunding or refinancing is in the public interest and either:(a) Alleviates a financial hardship upon the elementary or secondary school;(b) Results in a lesser cost of education to its students; or(c) Enables the elementary or secondary school to offer greater security for the financing of a new project or projects or to effect savings in interest costs or more favorable amortization terms.Source  Laws 1997, LB 809, § 8.
NE Code § 79-1809 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-1809 - Property, defined.

79-1809.  Property, defined.Property means the real estate upon which a project is or will be located, including equipment, machinery, and other similar items necessary or convenient for the operation of the project in the manner for which its use is intended, but not including such items as fuel, supplies, or other items that are customarily deemed to result in a current operation charge. Property does not include any property used or to be used primarily for sectarian instruction or study or as a place for devotional activities or religious worship.Source  Laws 1997, LB 809, § 9.
NE Code § 79-1810 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-1810 - Nebraska Elementary and Secondary School Finance Authority; created.

79-1810.  Nebraska Elementary and Secondary School Finance Authority; created.There is hereby created a body politic and corporate to be known as the Nebraska Elementary and Secondary School Finance Authority. The authority is constituted a public instrumentality, and the exercise by the authority of the powers conferred by the Nebraska Elementary and Secondary School Finance Authority Act shall be deemed and held to be the performance of an essential public function of the state.Source  Laws 1997, LB 809, § 10.
NE Code § 79-1811 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-1811 - Authority; members; qualifications; appointment; terms; removal.

79-1811.  Authority; members; qualifications; appointment; terms; removal.The authority consists of five members, to be appointed by the Governor, who shall be residents of the state, not more than three of whom shall be members of the same political party. The members of the authority first appointed shall serve for terms expiring as follows: Three on December 31, 1998; and two on December 31, 2000, respectively, the term of each such member to be designated by the Governor. Upon the expiration of the term of any member, his or her successor shall be appointed for a term of four years and until a successor has been appointed and qualified. The Governor shall fill any vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term. Any member of the authority may be removed by the Governor for misfeasance, malfeasance, or willful neglect of duty or other cause after notice and a public hearing unless such notice and hearing is expressly waived in writing by the accused member. Each member shall be eligible for reappointment to a successive term but shall be ineligible for three consecutive full terms.Source  Laws 1997, LB 809, § 11.
NE Code § 79-1812 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-1812 - Authority; officers; executive director; compensation; receive contributions.

79-1812.  Authority; officers; executive director; compensation; receive contributions.The Governor shall designate one of the members representing the elementary or secondary schools to convene the organizational meeting of the authority and to serve as its temporary chairperson. At that meeting and annually thereafter, the authority shall elect one of its members as chairperson and another member as vice-chairperson. It may appoint an executive director and assistant executive director, who shall not be members of the authority but who shall serve at the pleasure of the authority. An assistant executive director shall perform the duties of the executive director in the event of the absence or inability to act of the executive director. The executive director and the assistant executive director shall receive compensation as fixed by the authority. The authority may receive contributions to fund any of its expenses from private donors, including any one or more of the elementary or secondary schools or an association representing the elementary or secondary schools.Source  Laws 1997, LB 809, § 12.
NE Code § 79-1813 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-1813 - Authority; keep records and accounts; seal; certified copies.

79-1813.  Authority; keep records and accounts; seal; certified copies.The executive director, assistant executive director, or any other person designated by resolution of the authority shall keep records and accounts of all proceedings and financial dealings of the authority, shall be custodian of all books, documents, and papers filed with the authority, the minute book or journal of the authority, and its official seal, and shall be custodian of all funds of the authority. The executive director, assistant executive director, or other designated person may cause copies to be made of all minutes and other records and documents of the authority and may give certificates under the official seal of the authority to the effect that such copies are true copies, and all persons dealing with the authority may rely upon such certificates.Source  Laws 1997, LB 809, § 13.
NE Code § 79-1814 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-1814 - Authority; quorum; actions; vacancy; effect.

79-1814.  Authority; quorum; actions; vacancy; effect.Three members of the authority shall constitute a quorum. The affirmative vote of a majority of all of the members of the authority shall be necessary for any action taken by the authority. A vacancy in the membership of the authority shall not impair the right of a quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the authority. Any action taken by the authority under the Nebraska Elementary and Secondary School Finance Authority Act may be authorized by resolution at any regular or special meeting, and each such resolution shall take effect immediately and need not be published or posted.Source  Laws 1997, LB 809, § 14.
NE Code § 79-1815 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-1815 - Authority; officers, members, and employees; surety bond requirements.

79-1815.  Authority; officers, members, and employees; surety bond requirements.Before the issuance of any bonds under the Nebraska Elementary and Secondary School Finance Authority Act, the chairperson, vice-chairperson, executive director, and assistant executive director, if any, and any other member of the authority authorized by resolution of the authority to handle funds or sign checks of the authority shall execute a surety bond in such amount as a majority of the members of the authority determine, or alternatively, the chairperson of the authority shall execute a blanket bond effecting such coverage. Each surety bond shall be conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties of the office or offices covered and shall be executed by a surety company authorized to transact business in this state, and the cost of each such surety bond shall be paid by the authority.Source  Laws 1997, LB 809, § 15.
NE Code § 79-1816 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-1816 - Authority; members; expenses.

79-1816.  Authority; members; expenses.The members of the authority shall receive no compensation for the performance of their duties as members, but each such member shall be reimbursed for expenses while engaged in the performance of such duties as provided in sections 81-1174 to 81-1177 from any funds legally available therefor.Source   Laws 1997, LB 809, § 16;  Laws 2020, LB381, § 96.
NE Code § 79-1817 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-1817 - Authority; member or employee; conflict of interest; abstention.

79-1817.  Authority; member or employee; conflict of interest; abstention.Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, it shall not be or constitute a conflict of interest for a trustee, director, officer, or employee of any educational institution, financial institution, commercial bank or trust company, architecture firm, insurance company, or any firm, person, or corporation to serve as a member of the authority, but such trustee, director, officer, or employee shall abstain from any deliberation or action by the authority when the business affiliation of any such trustee, director, officer, or employee is involved. The executive director may serve less than full time. If the executive director serves less than full time, his or her other employment, if any, shall be reviewed by the members of the authority for potential conflicts of interest and whether such other employment would prevent the executive director from fully discharging his or her duties. No member of the authority may be a representative of a bank, investment banking firm, or other financial institution that underwrites the bonds of the authority.Source  Laws 1997, LB 809, § 17.
NE Code § 79-1818 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-1818 - Authority; purpose.

79-1818.  Authority; purpose.The purpose of the authority shall be to assist private institutions of elementary and secondary education in the constructing, financing, and refinancing of projects.Source  Laws 1997, LB 809, § 18.
NE Code § 79-1819 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-1819 - Authority; perpetual succession; bylaws.

79-1819.  Authority; perpetual succession; bylaws.The authority shall have perpetual succession as a body politic and corporate and may adopt bylaws for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business.Source  Laws 1997, LB 809, § 19.
NE Code § 79-1820 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-1820 - Authority; adopt seal.

79-1820.  Authority; adopt seal.The authority may adopt an official seal and alter the same at its pleasure.Source  Laws 1997, LB 809, § 20.
NE Code § 79-1821 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-1821 - Authority; office; location.

79-1821.  Authority; office; location.The authority may maintain an office at such place or places within Nebraska as it may designate.Source  Laws 1997, LB 809, § 21.
NE Code § 79-1822 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-1822 - Authority; sue and be sued.

79-1822.  Authority; sue and be sued.The authority may sue and be sued in its own name.Source  Laws 1997, LB 809, § 22.
NE Code § 79-1823 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-1823 - Authority; powers over project.

79-1823.  Authority; powers over project.The authority may determine the location and character of any project to be financed or refinanced under the Nebraska Elementary and Secondary School Finance Authority Act and construct, reconstruct, remodel, renovate, replace, maintain, repair, operate, lease as lessee or lessor, and regulate the same. The authority may also enter into contracts for any or all of such purposes, enter into contracts for the management and operation of a project, and designate an elementary or secondary school as its agent to determine the location and character of a project undertaken by an elementary or secondary school under the act and as the agent of the authority, to construct, reconstruct, remodel, renovate, replace, maintain, repair, operate, lease as lessee or lessor, and regulate the same and, as the agent of the authority, to enter into contracts for any or all of such purposes, including contracts for the management and operation of such project.Source  Laws 1997, LB 809, § 23.
NE Code § 79-1824 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-1824 - Authority; issuance of bonds authorized.

79-1824.  Authority; issuance of bonds authorized.The authority may issue bonds of the authority for any of its corporate purposes and fund or refund the same pursuant to the Nebraska Elementary and Secondary School Finance Authority Act.Source  Laws 1997, LB 809, § 24.
NE Code § 79-1825 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-1825 - Authority; charge for services.

79-1825.  Authority; charge for services.The authority may charge and collect rates, rents, fees, and other charges for the use of and for the services furnished or to be furnished by a project or any portion thereof and contract with any person, partnership, limited liability company, association, or corporation or other body public or private, except that the authority shall have no jurisdiction over rates, rents, fees, and charges established by an elementary or secondary school for its students other than to require that such rates, rents, fees, and charges by such school be sufficient to discharge such school's obligation to the authority.Source  Laws 1997, LB 809, § 25.
NE Code § 79-1826 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-1826 - Authority; rules and regulations for use of project; designate agent.

79-1826.  Authority; rules and regulations for use of project; designate agent.The authority may establish rules and regulations for the use of a project or any portion thereof and designate an elementary or secondary school as its agent to establish rules and regulations for the use of a project undertaken by such elementary or secondary school.Source  Laws 1997, LB 809, § 26.
NE Code § 79-1827 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-1827 - Authority; personnel.

79-1827.  Authority; personnel.The authority may employ consulting engineers, architects, attorneys, accountants, trustees, construction and finance experts, superintendents, managers, and such other employees and agents as may be necessary in its judgment, and fix their compensation.Source  Laws 1997, LB 809, § 27.
NE Code § 79-1828 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-1828 - Authority; receive loans, grants, and contributions.

79-1828.  Authority; receive loans, grants, and contributions.The authority may receive and accept from any source loans or grants for or in aid of the construction of a project or any portion thereof, and receive and accept from any source loans, grants, aid, or contributions of money, property, labor, or other things of value, to be held, used, and applied only for the purpose for which such loans, grants, aid, or contributions are made.Source  Laws 1997, LB 809, § 28.
NE Code § 79-1829 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-1829 - Authority; mortgage of certain property.

79-1829.  Authority; mortgage of certain property.The authority may mortgage all or any portion of any project or any other facilities conveyed to the authority for such purpose and the site or sites thereof, whether presently owned or subsequently acquired, for the benefit of the holders of the bonds of the authority issued to finance such project or any portion thereof or issued to refund or refinance outstanding indebtedness or to reimburse an endowment or any similar fund of an elementary or secondary school as permitted by the Nebraska Elementary and Secondary School Finance Authority Act.Source  Laws 1997, LB 809, § 29.
NE Code § 79-1830 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-1830 - Authority; loans authorized; limitation.

79-1830.  Authority; loans authorized; limitation.The authority may make loans to any elementary or secondary school for the cost of any project in accordance with an agreement between the authority and such elementary or secondary school except that no such loan shall exceed the total cost of such project as determined by such elementary or secondary school and approved by the authority.Source  Laws 1997, LB 809, § 30.
NE Code § 79-1831 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-1831 - Authority; make loans; issue bonds; conditions.

79-1831.  Authority; make loans; issue bonds; conditions.The authority may make loans to an elementary or secondary school and refund or reimburse outstanding obligations, mortgages, or advances, including advances from an endowment or any similar fund, issued, made, or given by such elementary or secondary school whether before, on, or after September 13, 1997, for the cost of a project, including the power to issue bonds and make loans to an elementary or secondary school to refinance indebtedness incurred or to reimburse advances made for projects undertaken prior thereto whenever the authority finds that such financing is in the public interest, and either: (1) Alleviates a financial hardship upon the elementary or secondary school, (2) results in a lesser cost of education, or (3) enables the elementary or secondary school to offer greater security for a loan or loans to finance a new project or projects or to effect savings in interest costs or more favorable amortization terms.Source  Laws 1997, LB 809, § 31.
NE Code § 79-1832 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-1832 - Authority; administrative costs; apportionment.

79-1832.  Authority; administrative costs; apportionment.The authority may charge to and equitably apportion among participating elementary or secondary schools its administrative costs and expenses incurred in the exercise of the powers and duties conferred by the Nebraska Elementary and Secondary School Finance Authority Act.Source  Laws 1997, LB 809, § 32.