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NE Code § 43-2601 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-2601 - Act, how cited.

43-2601.  Act, how cited.Sections 43-2601 to 43-2625 shall be known and may be cited as the Quality Child Care Act.Source   Laws 1991, LB 836, § 1;   Laws 1995, LB 401, § 2.
NE Code § 43-2602 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-2602 - Legislative intent.

43-2602.  Legislative intent.It is the intent of the Legislature to promote the growth and development of a comprehensive child care system which meets the needs of families in Nebraska by encouraging high-quality, affordable, and accessible child care services that are educationally and developmentally appropriate. The Legislature finds that existing child care resources are inadequate to meet the need for services and that high-quality services can substantially increase the well-being of children and families.Source  Laws 1991, LB 836, § 2.
NE Code § 43-2603 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-2603 - Legislative declarations.

43-2603.  Legislative declarations.The Legislature declares that it shall be the policy of the State of Nebraska to:(1) Recognize the family as the most important social and economic unit of society and support the central role parents play in raising children. All parents are encouraged to care for and nurture their children through the traditional methods of parental care at home. However, to the extent early childhood care and education and school-age-care programs are used, parents are encouraged to participate fully in the effort to improve the quality of such programs;(2) Promote a variety of culturally and developmentally appropriate child care programs of high quality;(3) Promote the growth, development, and safety of children by working with community groups and agencies, including providers and parents, to establish standards for high-quality programs, training of providers, fair and equitable monitoring, and salary levels commensurate with provider responsibilities and support services;(4) Promote equal access to high-quality, affordable, and socioeconomically integrated programs for all children and families; and(5) Facilitate broad community and private sector involvement in the provision of high-quality programs to foster economic development and assist business.The Legislature supports the full integration of children with special needs into the same child care environments serving children with no identified handicapping conditions.The Legislature also finds that family child care homes should be the primary focus in upgrading child care programs in Nebraska at this time. There is a need for a larger, more visible, and better trained supply of family child care homes.Source   Laws 1991, LB 836, § 3;   Laws 1995, LB 401, § 3.
NE Code § 43-2604 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-2604 - Legislative findings and priorities.

43-2604.  Legislative findings and priorities.The Legislature finds that since the majority of children of prekindergarten age will continue to be served in private child care settings and programs, an investment of public resources in upgrading the training levels of staff will be an investment in all the children of the state. Coordination of existing training opportunities offered by agencies would greatly enhance the ability of providers in local communities to gain access to relevant training and would also enhance efforts to provide training which is sensitive to local needs. The Legislature also finds that training which brings together staff from various programs can provide a setting in which to initiate and promote collaborative efforts at the local level.The Legislature finds that the highest priority need for training is for family child care home providers.The Legislature further finds that the funding provided by the federal Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 will provide significant new funding to improve child care and early childhood education and school-age care in Nebraska.Source   Laws 1991, LB 836, § 4;   Laws 1995, LB 401, § 4.
NE Code § 43-2605 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-2605 - Terms, defined.

43-2605.  Terms, defined.For purposes of the Quality Child Care Act:(1) Child care shall mean the care and supervision of children in lieu of parental care and supervision and shall include programs; and(2) Programs shall mean the programs listed in subdivision (2) of section 71-1910.Source   Laws 1991, LB 836, § 5;   Laws 1995, LB 401, § 5;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 148.
NE Code § 43-2606 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-2606 - Providers of child care and school-age-care programs; training requirements; use of Nebraska Early Childhood Professional Record System.

43-2606.  Providers of child care and school-age-care programs; training requirements; use of Nebraska Early Childhood Professional Record System.(1) The Department of Health and Human Services shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations for mandatory training requirements for providers of child care and school-age-care programs. Such requirements shall include preservice orientation and at least four hours of annual inservice training. All child care programs required to be licensed under section 71-1911 shall show completion of a preservice orientation approved or delivered by the department prior to receiving a provisional license.(2) Beginning January 1, 2020, for programs that report to the Nebraska Early Childhood Professional Record System created under section 71-1962, the department shall use the Nebraska Early Childhood Professional Record System to (a) document the training levels of staff in specific child care settings to assist parents in selecting optimal care settings and (b) verify minimum training requirements of employees of such programs.(3) The training requirements shall be designed to meet the health, safety, and developmental needs of children and shall be tailored to the needs of licensed providers of child care programs. Preservice orientation and the training requirements for providers of child care programs shall include, but not be limited to, information on sudden unexpected infant death syndrome, abusive head trauma in infants and children, crying plans, and child abuse.(4) The department shall provide or arrange for training opportunities throughout the state and shall provide information regarding training opportunities to all providers of child care programs at the time of registration or licensure, when renewing a registration, or on a yearly basis following licensure.(5) Each provider of child care and school-age-care programs receiving orientation or training shall provide his or her social security number to the department.(6) The department shall review and provide recommendations to the Governor for updating rules and regulations adopted and promulgated under this section at least every five years.Source   Laws 1991, LB 836, § 6;   Laws 1995, LB 401, § 6;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 219;   Laws 1997, LB 307, § 89;   Laws 1997, LB 310, § 2;   Laws 1997, LB 752, § 106;  Laws 1999, LB 594, § 22;  Laws 1999, LB 828, § 4;  Laws 2006, LB 994, § 62;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 149;  Laws 2018, LB717, § 1;  Laws 2019, LB60, § 1;  Laws 2019, LB590, § 1.
NE Code § 43-2607 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-2607 - Early Childhood Program Training Fund; created; use; investment; contracts authorized.

43-2607.  Early Childhood Program Training Fund; created; use; investment; contracts authorized.There is hereby created the Early Childhood Program Training Fund. The fund shall be administered by the State Department of Education and shall be used to enhance, provide, and coordinate training for providers of programs. Emphasis shall be placed on the coordination of and dissemination of information about existing training opportunities. Such training may include:(1) Programs targeted to parents needing or using child care to assist them in selecting optimum child care settings;(2) Specialized training regarding the care of children with special needs; and(3) Programs concerning health, safety, or developmental needs of children.The department may contract with any public or private entity to provide such training. 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 1991, LB 836, § 7;   Laws 1994, LB 1066, § 28;   Laws 1995, LB 401, § 7.  Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 43-2608 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-2608 - Toll-free hotline for providers; established.

43-2608.  Toll-free hotline for providers; established.The Department of Health and Human Services shall establish a statewide toll-free hotline to provide immediate responses to the needs of providers of programs. Such hotline may be operated by the department, or the department may contract with a state agency or with any other public or private entity capable of providing such service to operate the hotline.Source   Laws 1991, LB 836, § 8;   Laws 1995, LB 401, § 8;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 220;   Laws 1997, LB 307, § 90.
NE Code § 43-2609 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-2609 - Family child care homes; voluntary registration; department; powers and duties; payments; restricted.

43-2609.  Family child care homes; voluntary registration; department; powers and duties; payments; restricted.(1) The Legislature finds that a system of voluntary registration would provide a mechanism for participation in the food programs offered by the United States Department of Agriculture, for eligibility to receive funds under the federal Child Care Subsidy program, for support and assistance to unlicensed family child care home providers, and for voluntary participation in training.(2) The Department of Health and Human Services shall institute a system of voluntary registration for family child care homes not required to be licensed under section 71-1911. The department shall promulgate standards for such voluntary registration. The application for registration shall include the applicant's social security number. The department shall not make payments for child care, from any state or federal funds, to any family child care home provider not voluntarily registered under this section.(3) The department shall issue a certificate of registration to any family child care home provider registered pursuant to this section.(4) For purposes of implementing voluntary registration, the department may contract with family child care home associations or full-service community-based agencies to carry out such voluntary registration procedures for the department.Source   Laws 1991, LB 836, § 9;   Laws 1995, LB 401, § 9;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 221;   Laws 1997, LB 307, § 91;   Laws 1997, LB 752, § 107.
NE Code § 43-2616 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-2616 - Family child care home; location.

43-2616.  Family child care home; location.Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including section 71-1914, family child care homes licensed by the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to section 71-1911 or by a city, village, or county pursuant to subsection (2) of section 71-1914 may be established and operated in any residential zone within the exercised zoning jurisdiction of any city or village.Source   Laws 1991, LB 836, § 16;   Laws 1995, LB 401, § 16;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 227;   Laws 1997, LB 307, § 97;  Laws 1999, LB 594, § 25;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 150.
NE Code § 43-2617 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-2617 - Program provider; communicable disease; notice to parents.

43-2617.  Program provider; communicable disease; notice to parents.A provider of a program shall notify the parents of enrolled children of the outbreak of any communicable disease in any child in the program on the same day the provider is informed of or observes the outbreak. The Department of Health and Human Services shall develop appropriate procedures to carry out this section.Source   Laws 1991, LB 836, § 17;   Laws 1995, LB 401, § 17;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 228;   Laws 1997, LB 307, § 98;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 151.
NE Code § 43-2618 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-2618 - Family child care homes; inspections.

43-2618.  Family child care homes; inspections.All family child care homes which are registered pursuant to section 43-2609 shall be inspected within sixty days of registration. All family child care homes registered under section 43-2609 shall be inspected at least every two years after the initial inspection. It is the intent of the Legislature that registered family child care homes be inspected annually if sufficient funds are made available under the federal Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 for such purposes.Source   Laws 1991, LB 836, § 18;   Laws 1995, LB 401, § 18;   Laws 1997, LB 310, § 3;  Laws 2014, LB1050, § 1.
NE Code § 43-2619 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-2619 - Office for child development and early childhood education services.

43-2619.  Office for child development and early childhood education services.There is hereby created within the State Department of Education an office for child development and early childhood education services.Source  Laws 1991, LB 836, § 19.
NE Code § 43-2620 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-2620 - Collaboration of activities; duties.

43-2620.  Collaboration of activities; duties.The Department of Health and Human Services and the State Department of Education shall collaborate in their activities and may:(1) Encourage the development of comprehensive systems of child care programs and early childhood education programs which promote the wholesome growth and educational development of children, regardless of the child's level of ability;(2) Encourage and promote the provision of parenting education, developmentally appropriate activities, and primary prevention services by program providers;(3) Facilitate cooperation between the private and public sectors in order to promote the expansion of child care;(4) Promote continuing study of the need for child care and early childhood education and the most effective methods by which these needs can be served through governmental and private programs;(5) Coordinate activities with other state agencies serving children and families;(6) Strive to make the state a model employer by encouraging the state to offer a variety of child care benefit options to its employees;(7) Provide training for early childhood education providers as authorized in sections 79-1101 to 79-1103;(8) Develop and support resource and referral services for parents and providers that will be in place statewide by January 1, 1994;(9) Promote the involvement of businesses and communities in the development of child care throughout the state by providing technical assistance to providers and potential providers of child care;(10) Establish a voluntary accreditation process for public and private child care and early childhood education providers, which process promotes program quality;(11) At least biennially, develop an inventory of programs and early childhood education programs provided to children in Nebraska and identify the number of children receiving and not receiving such services, the types of programs under which the services are received, and the reasons children not receiving the services are not being served; and(12) Support the identification and recruitment of persons to provide child care for children with special needs.Source   Laws 1991, LB 836, § 20;   Laws 1995, LB 401, § 19;   Laws 1996, LB 900, § 1052;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 229;   Laws 1997, LB 307, § 99;  Laws 1999, LB 594, § 26;  Laws 2000, LB 1135, § 10;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 152.
NE Code § 43-2620.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-2620.01 - State Board of Education; voluntary accreditation process; rules and regulations.

43-2620.01.  State Board of Education; voluntary accreditation process; rules and regulations.The State Board of Education may adopt and promulgate reasonable rules and regulations to establish the voluntary accreditation process referred to in subdivision (10) of section 43-2620.Source  Laws 1995, LB 401, § 21.
NE Code § 43-2622 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-2622 - Child Care Grant Fund; established; use; investment.

43-2622.  Child Care Grant Fund; established; use; investment.The Child Care Grant Fund is hereby established to be administered by the Department of Health and Human Services. The fund shall be used to make grants pursuant to section 43-2624. 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 1991, LB 836, § 23;   Laws 1994, LB 1066, § 29;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 230;   Laws 1997, LB 307, § 100.  Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 43-2623 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-2623 - Appropriation to Child Care Grant Fund; legislative intent.

43-2623.  Appropriation to Child Care Grant Fund; legislative intent.The Legislature recognizes that a shortage of quality, affordable, and accessible child care exists to the detriment of families and employers throughout the state. Workers are unable to enter or remain in the work force due to a shortage of child care resources. The high costs of starting or expanding a child care business creates a barrier to the creation of additional space, especially for infants and children with special needs. It is the intent of the Legislature to appropriate two hundred fifty thousand dollars annually to the Child Care Grant Fund from funds designated by the State of Nebraska under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990.Source  Laws 1991, LB 836, § 22.
NE Code § 43-2624 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-2624 - Child care grants.

43-2624.  Child care grants.The Department of Health and Human Services shall award grants to persons, community-based organizations, or schools needing assistance to start or improve a child care program or needing assistance to provide staff training for a child care program. No grant shall exceed ten thousand dollars. A recipient of a grant shall not be eligible for a grant more than once in a three-year period. Child care grants shall be awarded on the basis of need for the proposed services in the community. Grants shall be given only to grantees who do not discriminate against children with disabilities or children whose care is funded by any state or federal funds. When considering grant applications of equal merit, the department shall award the grant to the applicant which has not previously received a grant from the Child Care Grant Fund.Source   Laws 1991, LB 836, § 24;   Laws 1995, LB 401, § 20;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 231;   Laws 1997, LB 307, § 101;   Laws 1998, LB 1073, § 32.
NE Code § 43-2625 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-2625 - Child care grants; rules and regulations.

43-2625.  Child care grants; rules and regulations.The Department of Health and Human Services shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations setting forth criteria, application procedures, and methods to assure compliance with the criteria for grants to be awarded pursuant to section 43-2624.Source   Laws 1991, LB 836, § 25;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 232;   Laws 1997, LB 307, § 102.
NE Code § 43-2701 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-2701 - Act, how cited.

43-2701.  Act, how cited.Sections 43-2701 to 43-2724 shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska Uniform Transfers to Minors Act.Source  Laws 1992, LB 907, § 1.
NE Code § 43-2702 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-2702 - Definitions.

43-2702.  Definitions.For purposes of the Nebraska Uniform Transfers to Minors Act:(1) Adult means an individual who has attained the age of twenty-one years;(2) Benefit plan means an employer's plan for the benefit of an employee, member, or partner;(3) Broker means a person lawfully engaged in the business of effecting transactions in securities or commodities for the person's own account or for the account of others;(4) Conservator means a person appointed or qualified by a court to act as general, limited, or temporary guardian of a minor's property or a person legally authorized to perform substantially the same functions;(5) Court means the county court;(6) Custodial property means (a) any interest in property transferred to a custodian under the Nebraska Uniform Transfers to Minors Act and (b) the income from and proceeds of that interest in property;(7) Custodian means a person so designated under section 43-2710 or a successor or substitute custodian designated under section 43-2719;(8) Financial institution means a bank, trust company, savings institution, or credit union, chartered and supervised under state or federal law;(9) Legal representative means an individual's personal representative or conservator;(10) Member of the minor's family means the minor's parent, stepparent, spouse, grandparent, brother, sister, uncle, or aunt, whether of the whole or half blood or by adoption;(11) Minor means an individual who has not attained the age of twenty-one years;(12) Person means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, organization, or other legal entity;(13) Personal representative means an executor, administrator, successor personal representative, or special administrator of a decedent's estate or a person legally authorized to perform substantially the same functions;(14) State means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or possession subject to the legislative authority of the United States;(15) Transfer means a transaction that creates custodial property under section 43-2710;(16) Transferor means a person who makes a transfer under the Nebraska Uniform Transfers to Minors Act; and(17) Trust company means a financial institution, corporation, limited liability company, or other legal entity, authorized to exercise general trust powers.Source   Laws 1992, LB 907, § 2;   Laws 1993, LB 121, § 218.