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NE Code § 85-1519 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education|85-1519 - Capital construction project; bids; board; adopt plans and specifications.

85-1519.  Capital construction project; bids; board; adopt plans and specifications.Each board shall adopt plans and specifications in advance of letting bids for any capital construction project. Such plans and specifications shall be the basis upon which the bids are received.Source   Laws 1978, LB 922, § 8;   R.S.1943, (1987), § 79-2650.06;   Laws 1993, LB 239, § 41.
NE Code § 85-1520 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education|85-1520 - Facilities; construct, purchase, repair, and equip; revenue bonds; authorized.

85-1520.  Facilities; construct, purchase, repair, and equip; revenue bonds; authorized.Each board may construct, purchase, or otherwise acquire, remodel, repair, furnish, and equip dormitories, residence halls, single-dwelling units, multiple-dwelling units, or other facilities for (1) the housing or boarding of single or married students, faculty, or other employees of the institution under its control, (2) buildings and structures for student and faculty unions or centers, and (3) the medical care and other activities of the students of such institutions, on real estate owned or controlled by such board or on real estate purchased, leased, or otherwise acquired for such purpose and pay the cost thereof, including the cost of such real estate, by issuing revenue bonds payable out of the revenue from such buildings or facilities, the revenue from the tax levy authorized pursuant to subdivision (1)(b) of section 85-1517 for fiscal years prior to fiscal year 2013-14 and subdivision (2)(b) of section 85-1517 for fiscal year 2013-14 and each fiscal year thereafter, or a combination thereof. Any such buildings or facilities shall be located on or adjacent to a campus or campuses controlled by such board.Source   Laws 1987, LB 329, § 3;   R.S.1943, (1987), § 79-2650.08;   Laws 1993, LB 239, § 42;  Laws 2012, LB946, § 19.
NE Code § 85-1521 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education|85-1521 - Revenue bonds; pledge of revenue; payment; board; powers and duties; bonds not obligation of state.

85-1521.  Revenue bonds; pledge of revenue; payment; board; powers and duties; bonds not obligation of state.Each board may, by resolution or agreement, pledge all or any part of the revenue and fees derived from the operation of the dormitories, residence halls, single-dwelling units, multiple-dwelling units, buildings, and other facilities for housing, boarding, medical care, and other activities of students, faculty, or employees of the institution under its control erected or acquired or previously erected or acquired by any such board and contract as to the care, insurance, management, and operation of such buildings and facilities and the charges to be made and the rights of the holders of the revenue bonds. When any board contracts that the operation of any building or facility or part thereof shall be performed other than by the board itself, such board shall at all times maintain supervision of and control over the fees and charges imposed for the use of such building, facility, or part. In issuing revenue bonds and pledging revenue therefor, the board may pledge all or any part of the revenue and fees from buildings and facilities other than the building or facility to be constructed. Bonds issued under sections 85-1520 to 85-1527 shall not be an obligation of the State of Nebraska, and no tax, except for the tax authorized under subdivision (1)(b) of section 85-1517 for fiscal years prior to fiscal year 2013-14 and subdivision (2)(b) of section 85-1517 for fiscal year 2013-14 and each fiscal year thereafter, shall ever be levied to raise funds for the payment thereof or interest thereon. The bonds shall constitute limited obligations of the board issuing the same and shall be paid out of revenue from the tax levy authorized pursuant to subdivision (1)(b) of section 85-1517 for fiscal years prior to fiscal year 2013-14 and subdivision (2)(b) of section 85-1517 for fiscal year 2013-14 and each fiscal year thereafter and out of money derived from the revenue and earnings pledged as provided in sections 85-1501 to 85-1540.Source   Laws 1987, LB 329, § 4;   Laws 1988, LB 802, § 35;   R.S.Supp.,1992, § 79-2650.09;   Laws 1993, LB 239, § 43;   Laws 1997, LB 269, § 73;  Laws 2012, LB946, § 20.
NE Code § 85-1522 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education|85-1522 - Revenue bonds; where payable.

85-1522.  Revenue bonds; where payable.All revenue bonds issued pursuant to sections 85-1515 and 85-1520 to 85-1527 may be payable at the office of the State Treasurer, at such bank or trust company, either within or without the State of Nebraska, or at such other place as may be determined by the board.Source   Laws 1987, LB 329, § 5;   R.S.1943, (1987), § 79-2650.10;   Laws 1993, LB 239, § 44;  Laws 2001, LB 420, § 36.
NE Code § 85-1523 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education|85-1523 - Revenue bond proceeds; use; board; establish charges.

85-1523.  Revenue bond proceeds; use; board; establish charges.The proceeds of revenue bonds provided for in section 85-1515, 85-1520, or 85-1521 shall be used solely for the purpose for which the bonds are issued and for the expenses of issuing such bonds. The board shall establish and maintain a schedule of rates, fees, or charges for the use of the facilities constructed or acquired by the issuance of revenue bonds and other facilities controlled by the board, the revenue of which, in whole or in part, is pledged to the holder of the bonds, which shall be in an amount at least sufficient, on the amortization plan, to pay the operating and maintenance charges of the facilities and the principal and interest representing the indebtedness against the income and revenue therefrom.Source   Laws 1987, LB 329, § 6;   R.S.1943, (1987), § 79-2650.11;   Laws 1993, LB 239, § 45.
NE Code § 85-1524 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education|85-1524 - Revenue refunding bonds; authorized.

85-1524.  Revenue refunding bonds; authorized.For the purpose of refunding any revenue bonds which may have been issued and are outstanding, the respective boards may issue revenue refunding bonds in the same manner as provided in sections 85-1520 to 85-1527 for the issuance of revenue bonds.Source   Laws 1987, LB 329, § 7;   R.S.1943, (1987), § 79-2650.12;   Laws 1993, LB 239, § 46.
NE Code § 85-1525 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education|85-1525 - Board; furnish utilities.

85-1525.  Board; furnish utilities.Each board may furnish heat, light, power, and other similar utilities to any facility or for any activities covered by sections 85-1515 and 85-1520 to 85-1527 without charging for the provision of such utilities against the revenue derived from such facility or activity.Source   Laws 1987, LB 329, § 8;   R.S.1943, (1987), § 79-2650.13;   Laws 1993, LB 239, § 47.
NE Code § 85-1526 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education|85-1526 - Bonds; interest; exempt from taxation.

85-1526.  Bonds; interest; exempt from taxation.In issuing revenue bonds pursuant to section 85-1515 or sections 85-1520 to 85-1527, the board issuing such bonds shall be a governmental subdivision and instrumentality of the State of Nebraska and all bonds issued under the authority of such sections, together with interest on such bonds, shall be wholly exempt from taxation.Source   Laws 1987, LB 329, § 9;   R.S.1943, (1987), § 79-2650.14;   Laws 1993, LB 239, § 48.
NE Code § 85-1527 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education|85-1527 - Board; bonds; powers.

85-1527.  Board; bonds; powers.Each board may do any and all things necessary and convenient to carry out the purposes and intent of sections 85-1515 and 85-1520 to 85-1527.Source   Laws 1987, LB 329, § 10;   R.S.1943, (1987), § 79-2650.15;   Laws 1993, LB 239, § 49.
NE Code § 85-1528 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education|85-1528 - Teachers and school nurses; contract; renewal; exceptions; amend or terminate; notice; hearings; decision.

85-1528.  Teachers and school nurses; contract; renewal; exceptions; amend or terminate; notice; hearings; decision.The contracts of the teaching staff and school nurses employed by a board of a community college shall require the sanction of a majority of the members of the board. Except as provided in section 85-1534, each such contract shall be deemed renewed and in force and effect until a majority of the board votes, sixty days before the close of the contract period, to amend or terminate the contract for just cause. The secretary of the board shall notify each teacher or school nurse in writing at least ninety days before the close of the contract period of any conditions of unsatisfactory performance or a reduction in teaching staff or nursing staff that the board considers may be just cause to either amend or terminate the contract for the ensuing year. Any teacher or school nurse so notified shall have the right to file within five days of receipt of such notice a written request with the board for a hearing before the board. Upon receipt of such request, the board shall order the hearing to be held within ten days and shall give written notice of the time and place of the hearing to the teacher or school nurse. At the hearing, evidence shall be presented in support of the reasons given for considering amendment or termination of the contract, and the teacher or school nurse shall be permitted to produce evidence related thereto. The board shall render the decision to amend or terminate a contract based on the evidence produced at the hearing.Source  Laws 1993, LB 239, § 50.Annotations  A community college employee whose duties are primarily administrative and who does not hold a teaching certificate is not a teacher for purposes of this section, even if the employee occasionally teaches. Apland v. Northeast Community College, 8 Neb. App. 621, 599 N.W.2d 233 (1999). Statutory requirements in this section concerning the timing of a hearing regarding proposed termination of an employee's contract prevail over any contrary provisions in an educational institution's reduction in force policy. Nothing in this section suggests that the Legislature intended to include part-time employees in the statutory reduction in force provisions. Ackerman v. Metropolitan Community College Area, 6 Neb. App. 536, 575 N.W.2d 181 (1998).
NE Code § 85-1529 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education|85-1529 - Teachers and school nurses; additional contract rights; not affected.

85-1529.  Teachers and school nurses; additional contract rights; not affected.This section and section 85-1528 shall be construed as providing a minimum standard and not as repealing any rule, regulation, order, or other action of a board that provides for additional contract rights pertaining to the same subject matter.Source  Laws 1993, LB 239, § 51.
NE Code § 85-1530 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education|85-1530 - Board; adopt reduction-in-force policy; contents.

85-1530.  Board; adopt reduction-in-force policy; contents.Each board shall adopt a reduction-in-force policy covering employees subject to such statutory provisions to carry out the intent of sections 85-1530 to 85-1533. No such policy shall allow the reduction of a permanent or tenured employee while a probationary employee is retained to render a service which such permanent employee is qualified by reason of certification and endorsement to perform or, if certification is not applicable, by reason of college credits in the teaching area. If employee evaluation is to be included as a criterion to be used for reduction in force, specific criteria, such as frequency of evaluation, evaluation forms, and number and length of classroom observations shall be included as part of the reduction-in-force policy.Source  Laws 1993, LB 239, § 52.Annotations This section does not apply to part-time employees. An educational institution does not need to literally attach evaluation forms to its reduction in force policy, so long as the policy sets forth specific criteria to be used in conducting evaluations. Ackerman v. Metropolitan Community College Area, 6 Neb. App. 536, 575 N.W.2d 181 (1998).
NE Code § 85-1531 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education|85-1531 - Reduction in force; board and administration; duties.

85-1531.  Reduction in force; board and administration; duties.Before a reduction in force occurs, the board and administration shall present competent evidence demonstrating that a change in circumstances has occurred, necessitating a reduction in force. Any alleged change in circumstances shall be specifically related to the teacher or teachers to be reduced in force, and the board, based upon evidence produced at the hearing required by section 85-1528 shall be required to specifically find that there are no other vacancies on the staff for which the employee to be reduced is qualified by endorsement or professional training to perform.Source  Laws 1993, LB 239, § 53.
NE Code § 85-1532 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education|85-1532 - Reduction in force; employee; contract terminated; effect; recall; rights.

85-1532.  Reduction in force; employee; contract terminated; effect; recall; rights.Any employee whose contract is terminated because of reduction in force shall be considered to have been dismissed with honor and shall upon request be provided a letter to that effect. Such employee shall have preferred rights to reemployment for a period of twenty-four months commencing at the end of the contract year of such employee, and the employee shall be recalled on the basis of length of service to the community college area to any position for which he or she is qualified by endorsement or college preparation to teach. The employee shall, upon reappointment, retain any benefits which had accrued to such employee prior to termination, but such leave of absence shall not be considered as a year of employment by the area. An employee under contract to another educational institution may waive recall, but such waiver shall not deprive the employee of his or her right to subsequent recall.Source  Laws 1993, LB 239, § 54.
NE Code § 85-1533 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education|85-1533 - Reduction in force; noncompliance with federal or state law; how treated.

85-1533.  Reduction in force; noncompliance with federal or state law; how treated.Notwithstanding sections 85-1530 to 85-1532, if the reduction of an employee based upon the provisions of such sections would place a community college area in noncompliance of any federal or state law or regulations requiring affirmative action employment practices, the area may vary from the provisions of such sections as necessary to comply with such laws or regulations.Source  Laws 1993, LB 239, § 55.
NE Code § 85-1534 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education|85-1534 - Contract; probationary period required.

85-1534.  Contract; probationary period required.Any contract of employment entered into after September 9, 1993, between the teaching staff and a board which applies to the first two years of the employment of such teaching staff shall provide that the first two years of the employment of such teacher are a probationary period. Any such contract may be terminated during the probationary period without cause.Source  Laws 1993, LB 239, § 56.
NE Code § 85-1534.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education|85-1534.01 - Leave of absence; effect.

85-1534.01.  Leave of absence; effect.A person who has been hired to fulfill the duties of a teacher or school nurse who is on a leave of absence shall not accrue rights under sections 85-1528 to 85-1534 during the period that the person is fulfilling such duties.Source Laws 2005, LB 352, § 1.
NE Code § 85-1535 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education|85-1535 - Facilities for applied technology educational programs; contracts authorized; costs.

85-1535.  Facilities for applied technology educational programs; contracts authorized; costs.(1) A board of a community college area with a population of less than one hundred thousand according to the last federal decennial census and a campus located on a former military base may enter into contracts with any person, firm, or corporation providing for the implementation of any project for the constructing and improving of facilities to house applied technology educational programs necessary to carry out sections 85-1501 to 85-1540 and providing for the long-term payment of the cost of such project.(2) In no case shall any such contract run for a period longer than twenty years or shall the aggregate of existing contracts exceed four million five hundred thousand dollars for each area exclusive of administrative costs, credit enhancement costs, financing costs, capitalized interest, and reserves dedicated to secure payment of contracts.(3) No contract shall be entered into pursuant to this section without prior approval by a resolution of the board and the approval of the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education.(4) The long-term payment of the cost of such project shall be paid from revenue to be raised pursuant to (a) subdivision (1)(b) of section 85-1517 for fiscal years prior to fiscal year 2013-14 and (b) subdivision (2)(b) of section 85-1517 for fiscal year 2013-14 and each fiscal year thereafter. Any board entering into such contract for the construction and improvement of facilities from revenue to be raised pursuant to such subdivisions shall make annual appropriations for amounts sufficient to pay annual obligations under such contract for the duration of such contract.(5) The board may also convey or lease and lease back all or any part of the project and the land on which such project is situated to such person, firm, or corporation as the board may contract with pursuant to this section to facilitate the long-term payment of the cost of such project. Any such conveyance or lease shall provide that when the cost of such project has been paid, together with interest and other costs thereon, such project and the land on which such project is located shall become the property of the community college area.Source   Laws 1993, LB 239, § 57;   Laws 1997, LB 269, § 74;  Laws 2011, LB59, § 7;  Laws 2012, LB946, § 21.
NE Code § 85-1536 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education|85-1536 - Transferred to section 85-2222.

85-1536.  Transferred to section 85-2222.
NE Code § 85-1538 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education|85-1538 - Transferred to section 85-2229.

85-1538.  Transferred to section 85-2229.
NE Code § 85-1540 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education|85-1540 - Nebraska Community College Student Performance and Occupational Education Grant Fund; created; administration; use; investment.

85-1540.  Nebraska Community College Student Performance and Occupational Education Grant Fund; created; administration; use; investment.There is hereby created the Nebraska Community College Student Performance and Occupational Education Grant Fund. The fund shall be under the direction of the Nebraska Community College Student Performance and Occupational Education Grant Committee and shall be administered by the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education. The fund shall consist of money received by the state in the form of grants or gifts from nonfederal sources, such other amounts as may be transferred or otherwise accrue to the fund, and any investment income earned on the fund. The fund shall be used to provide aid or grants to the community colleges pursuant to section 85-1539. Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.Source   Laws 1989, LB 305, § 1;   Laws 1991, LB 663, § 52;   R.S.Supp.,1992, § 79-2664;   Laws 1993, LB 239, § 62;   Laws 1994, LB 1066, § 140;   Laws 1995, LB 1, § 16;  Laws 2000, LB 953, § 12;  Laws 2012, LB946, § 23;  Laws 2013, LB211, § 5. Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 85-1541 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education|85-1541 - Activities pass; volunteer, defined.

85-1541.  Activities pass; volunteer, defined.For purposes of section 85-1542, volunteer shall mean a person who is not an elected or appointed official or employee of a community college area who, at the request or with the permission of the board of governors of the community college area, engages in activities related to the purposes and functions of the community college area or for its general benefit.Source  Laws 1994, LB 1310, § 14.
NE Code § 85-1542 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education|85-1542 - Activities pass; authorized; when.

85-1542.  Activities pass; authorized; when.The board of governors of any community college area may authorize the issuance of a pass to any elected or appointed official, employee, retired employee, or volunteer of the community college area, member of a senior citizens group, or city official authorizing the admittance of the recipient of the pass and his or her spouse to recognized college activities without the need for the payment of any fee or charge. Such pass may be issued at no cost to the recipient or at such cost as may be designated by the board of governors.Source  Laws 1994, LB 1310, § 13.
NE Code § 85-1601 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education|85-1601 - Act, how cited.

85-1601.  Act, how cited.Sections 85-1601 to 85-1658 shall be known and may be cited as the Private Postsecondary Career School Act.Source   Laws 1977, LB 486, § 1;   Laws 1990, LB 488, § 1;   Laws 1993, LB 348, § 51;   R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-2801;   Laws 1995, LB 4, § 1.