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NE Code § 55-145 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 55 - Militia|55-145 - National Guard; officers; resignations; acceptance; limitations.

55-145.  National Guard; officers; resignations; acceptance; limitations.Resignations of all commissioned officers and warrant officers will be forwarded to the Adjutant General, through their immediate commanding officers, for the action of the Governor, who may accept and grant an honorable discharge; Provided, the officer shall not be honorably discharged until he has satisfactorily accounted for all property he may be responsible for, nor while under charges for the commission of any offense.Source   Laws 1909, c. 90, § 47, p. 381;   R.S.1913, § 3946;   C.S.1922, § 3345;   C.S.1929, § 55-172;   R.S.1943, § 55-124;   Laws 1969, c. 459, § 43, p. 1595.
NE Code § 55-146 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 55 - Militia|55-146 - National Guard; personnel; ordered to active duty; limitations.

55-146.  National Guard; personnel; ordered to active duty; limitations.Officers and enlisted personnel of the National Guard who are active or retired may be ordered to active service of the state by the Governor or the Adjutant General: (1) During times of disaster declared by the Governor; (2) in any emergency when the lives or the property of the people of this state are endangered; and (3) at any time for advice, counsel, duties, or service to the Governor or Adjutant General. The length of service of any individual ordered to active service of the state for disasters or emergencies shall be determined by the Adjutant General. The length of service for any individual ordered to active service of the state for advice, counsel, duties, or service to the Governor or Adjutant General shall not exceed fifteen continuous days for any one mission or project, and no more than fifteen individuals shall be ordered to such duty for any one mission or project.Source   Laws 1955, c. 213, § 1, p. 598;   Laws 1963, c. 321, § 1, p. 975;   Laws 1965, c. 341, § 1, p. 971;   R.R.S.1943, § 55-121.01;   Laws 1969, c. 459, § 44, p. 1596;   Laws 1984, LB 934, § 3;   Laws 1990, LB 930, § 1.
NE Code § 55-147 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 55 - Militia|55-147 - National Guard; officers; retired at higher grade, when.

55-147.  National Guard; officers; retired at higher grade, when.The Governor shall have the power, on good cause shown, to retire any officer in the next higher grade than that held by the officer during his active military service in the National Guard.Source   Laws 1955, c. 213, § 2, p. 598;   R.R.S.1943, § 55-121.02;   Laws 1969, c. 459, § 45, p. 1596.
NE Code § 55-148 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 55 - Militia|55-148 - National Guard; officers; retirement; right of retired officers to wear uniform and insignia.

55-148.  National Guard; officers; retirement; right of retired officers to wear uniform and insignia.Commissions of National Guard officers shall be vacated as provided by the laws or regulations of the United States. Any commissioned officer of the National Guard who resigns or is retired and who shall have served as such officer for a period of not less than ten years, and any commissioned officer of the National Guard who has been honorably discharged from the Army of the United States after serving therein for a period of ninety days or more during any war and who shall have served as such officer of the National Guard for a period of not less than five years, and any commissioned officer of the National Guard who has become, or who shall hereafter become, disabled and thereby incapable of performing the duties of his office, may, upon his retirement upon his own request in writing, stating the grounds therefor, and by order of the Governor, have his name placed on a roll in the office of the Adjutant General to be known as the roll of retired officers, and shall thereby be entitled to wear, when not in conflict with the laws or regulations of the United States, on state or other occasions of ceremony, the uniform of the rank last held by him. The Governor may, by general order, provide a suitable mark of distinction for all officers and enlisted men who have served in the National Guard.Source   Laws 1929, c. 189, § 13, p. 660;   C.S.1929, § 55-118;   R.S.1943, § 55-125;   Laws 1969, c. 459, § 46, p. 1596.
NE Code § 55-149 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 55 - Militia|55-149 - National Guard; arms; supplies; issuance.

55-149.  National Guard; arms; supplies; issuance.Arms, accoutrements, ammunition, supplies and stores shall be issued to the proper officers of each organization upon requisition as prescribed by the laws or regulations of the United States.Source   Laws 1929, c. 189, § 18, p. 661;   C.S.1929, § 55-123;   R.S.1943, § 55-126;   Laws 1969, c. 459, § 47, p. 1597.
NE Code § 55-150 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 55 - Militia|55-150 - National Guard; officers; bond or insurance; amount; conditions.

55-150.  National Guard; officers; bond or insurance; amount; conditions.Commanders of organizations and units and all other officers who are responsible for public military property shall execute and deliver to the Adjutant General a bond, in such sum as the Governor may direct, not exceeding five thousand dollars, payable to the State of Nebraska, with sufficient sureties, to be approved by the Governor, conditioned for the proper care and use of such public property, and the return of same, in good order, ordinary wear and unavoidable loss and damage excepted; and in case of such loss or damage, the bond shall require the officer to immediately furnish the Adjutant General with properly attested affidavits, setting forth all the facts attending such loss or damage. Officers who are employees, as defined by section 81-1302, of the Military Department shall be bonded or insured as required by section 11-201.Source   Laws 1909, c. 90, § 33, p. 376;   R.S.1913, § 3933;   C.S.1922, § 3333;   C.S.1929, § 55-160;   R.S.1943, § 55-127;   Laws 1969, c. 459, § 48, p. 1597;   Laws 1978, LB 653, § 18;  Laws 2004, LB 884, § 30.
NE Code § 55-151 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 55 - Militia|55-151 - National Guard; enlistments; reenlistments; how made; qualifications.

55-151.  National Guard; enlistments; reenlistments; how made; qualifications.No enlistment shall be allowed other than of able-bodied citizens of the United States and able-bodied persons of foreign birth who have been admitted to the United States for permanent residence. Such citizens or persons are required to be between the ages of seventeen and sixty years. All enlistments, reenlistments, and extensions of enlistments in the National Guard shall be in the manner and form, and for such periods as may be authorized by the laws of the United States, and regulations of the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Air Force relating thereto, and shall be made by signing enlistment papers according to the form prescribed by the Adjutant General, and taking the prescribed oath or affirmation, which may be administered by any commissioned officer.Source   Laws 1917, c. 205, § 7, p. 487;   C.S.1922, § 3311;   Laws 1929, c. 189, § 25, p. 663;   C.S.1929, § 55-131;   R.S.1943, § 55-129;   Laws 1953, c. 188, § 12, p. 597;   Laws 1963, c. 322, § 1, p. 978;   R.R.S.1943, § 55-129;   Laws 1969, c. 459, § 49, p. 1597.
NE Code § 55-152 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 55 - Militia|55-152 - National Guard; federal service; termination; enlistments unaffected.

55-152.  National Guard; federal service; termination; enlistments unaffected.Upon the termination of any emergency for which the National Guard has been drafted or called into the service of the United States, all persons so drafted or called, upon being discharged from the Army or Air Force of the United States, shall continue to serve in the Nebraska National Guard until the dates upon which their enlistments entered into prior to their draft or call into service would have expired if uninterrupted.Source   Laws 1929, c. 189, § 14, p. 661;   C.S.1929, § 55-119;   R.S.1943, § 55-130;   Laws 1953, c. 188, § 13, p. 597;   R.R.S.1943, § 55-130;   Laws 1969, c. 459, § 50, p. 1598;   Laws 1993, LB 170, § 5.
NE Code § 55-153 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 55 - Militia|55-153 - National Guard; continuous service, defined.

55-153.  National Guard; continuous service, defined.Service by any person in the armed forces of the United States, or in national emergency, time of war, insurrection, or rebellion, shall be considered as continuous service in the National Guard for any and all purposes regarding privileges and exemptions provided by law for members of the National Guard by enlistment or commission; Provided, that the continuous service for an officer shall include only the time he was commissioned as such.Source   Laws 1929, c. 189, § 28, p. 664;   C.S.1929, § 55-134;   R.S.1943, § 55-131;   Laws 1953, c. 188, § 14, p. 597;   R.R.S.1943, § 55-131;   Laws 1969, c. 459, § 51, p. 1598.
NE Code § 55-154 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 55 - Militia|55-154 - Militia; enlistments; length.

55-154.  Militia; enlistments; length.Enlistments in the militia called out by proclamation of the Governor shall be for the term specified in such proclamation.Source   Laws 1909, c. 90, § 21, p. 373;   R.S.1913, § 3920;   C.S.1922, § 3328;   C.S.1929, § 55-155;   R.S.1943, § 55-132;   Laws 1969, c. 459, § 52, p. 1598.
NE Code § 55-155 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 55 - Militia|55-155 - National Guard; enlisted personnel; discharge.

55-155.  National Guard; enlisted personnel; discharge.An enlisted person discharged from service in the National Guard shall receive a discharge in writing in such form and with such classification as is or shall be prescribed by the laws or regulations of the United States. In time of peace discharges may be given prior to the expiration of terms of enlistment under such regulations as the United States may prescribe.Source   Laws 1929, c. 189, § 26, p. 663;   C.S.1929, § 55-132;   R.S.1943, § 55-133;   Laws 1969, c. 459, § 53, p. 1598;   Laws 1984, LB 934, § 4.
NE Code § 55-156 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 55 - Militia|55-156 - National Guard; dishonorable discharge; effect; posting.

55-156.  National Guard; dishonorable discharge; effect; posting.A dishonorable discharge from service in the Nebraska National Guard shall operate as a complete expulsion from the guard, a forfeiture of all exemptions and privileges acquired through membership therein, and disqualification for any military service under the state. The names of all persons dishonorably discharged shall be published in orders by the Adjutant General quarterly.Source   Laws 1929, c. 189, § 27, p. 663;   C.S.1929, § 55-133;   R.S.1943, § 55-134;   Laws 1969, c. 459, § 54, p. 1599.
NE Code § 55-157 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 55 - Militia|55-157 - Militia; active duty; personnel; compensation; travel expenses; health insurance reimbursement.

55-157.  Militia; active duty; personnel; compensation; travel expenses; health insurance reimbursement.(1) When an active or retired officer or enlisted person of the National Guard is ordered to active service of the state by the Governor or Adjutant General, he or she shall receive compensation as provided in this subsection. For service during a disaster or emergency, an officer or enlisted person shall be entitled to the same pay, subsistence, and quarters allowance as officers and enlisted personnel of corresponding grades of the Army and Air Force of the United States and shall be reimbursed for travel expenses in accordance with the Joint Federal Travel Regulations. For advice, counsel, duties, or service to the Governor or Adjutant General, an officer or enlisted person may, at the discretion of the Adjutant General, be in a pay or nonpay status. If in a pay status, the officer or enlisted person shall be entitled to the same pay, subsistence, and quarters allowance as officers and enlisted personnel of corresponding grades of the Army and Air Force of the United States and shall be reimbursed for travel expenses in accordance with the Joint Federal Travel Regulations.(2) For any period of active service of the state in excess of thirty consecutive days, performed at the order of the Governor or Adjutant General or at the request of the federal government, a state, or other agency or entity, an officer or enlisted person shall be entitled to reimbursement of one hundred percent of the cost of his or her privately purchased health insurance or up to one hundred two percent of the cost of his or her employer-provided health insurance. The officer or enlisted person shall provide evidence of payment and shall be reimbursed to the extent that evidence of payment can be provided. The reimbursement for health insurance shall be treated as an allowance but may be paid separately once received by the State of Nebraska from the federal government, a state, or other agency or entity requesting the services of the officer or enlisted person. The State of Nebraska will not pay or advance the cost of such health insurance reimbursement for the federal government, a state, or other agency or entity. The State of Nebraska is exempt from the requirement under this subsection to reimburse officers and enlisted persons for their health insurance costs.Source   Laws 1909, c. 90, § 44, p. 380;   R.S.1913, § 3943;   C.S.1922, § 3343;   C.S.1929, § 55-170;   R.S.1943, § 55-184;   Laws 1953, c. 188, § 33, p. 606;   R.R.S.1943, § 55-184;   Laws 1969, c. 459, § 55, p. 1599;   Laws 1984, LB 934, § 5;   Laws 1990, LB 930, § 2;  Laws 2004, LB 963, § 4;  Laws 2012, LB1141, § 1.
NE Code § 55-157.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 55 - Militia|55-157.02 - Recruiting; strength maintenance; expenditure of funds; Adjutant General; supervise.

55-157.02.  Recruiting; strength maintenance; expenditure of funds; Adjutant General; supervise.Recruiting and strength maintenance activities of the Military Department may include, but shall not be limited to, (1) provision to members of the National Guard of suitable awards, honorariums, or other proper recognition for successful recruiting efforts, (2) provision for the financial support of official National Guard functions, the purpose of which is to provide information in regard to and create interest in the National Guard among potential recruits and their families, (3) the preparation and dissemination of informational material in regard to the National Guard, and (4) advertising in public media for recruiting purposes, and all necessary expenses in connection therewith. The Adjutant General shall supervise the expenditure of such funds for the purposes enumerated.Source  Laws 1974, LB 983, § 8.
NE Code § 55-157.03 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 55 - Militia|55-157.03 - Incentive payments; purpose; restrictions.

55-157.03.  Incentive payments; purpose; restrictions.The Adjutant General may authorize a payment to encourage individuals to enlist or reenlist in units of the Nebraska National Guard whenever the strength level of such units is so low as to adversely affect the ability of such units to meet their state or federal mission, if the sum of such payments does not exceed the amount appropriated for this purpose. The Adjutant General may devise and change a formula to distribute incentive payments to members of the Nebraska Army National Guard and the Air National Guard, so as to encourage enlistments, reenlistments, or both, subject to the following restrictions. The payments shall be restricted to enlisted persons who have less than twelve years of total military service. The payments shall not exceed the rate of one hundred dollars per year of service but may be provided in advance of service, except that not more than three hundred dollars shall be paid in advance of performed service to any one individual at any time.Source  Laws 1978, LB 564, § 4.
NE Code § 55-158 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 55 - Militia|55-158 - Compensation; payment.

55-158.  Compensation; payment.Whenever a member of the military forces of the State of Nebraska is entitled to compensation as provided in section 55-157, the Adjutant General shall certify the amount of compensation to be paid and direct that the warrant shall be charged against the state appropriated funds of the military department.Source  Laws 1969, c. 459, § 56, p. 1599.
NE Code § 55-159 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 55 - Militia|55-159 - Injury or death while on active duty; workers' compensation benefits; procedure; exceptions.

55-159.  Injury or death while on active duty; workers' compensation benefits; procedure; exceptions.A member of the military forces of the State of Nebraska who incurs a personal injury which is caused by accident or occupational disease while in the active service of this state ordered by competent authority, which injury arises out of and in the course of his or her employment in active service, shall be entitled to workers' compensation benefits in accordance with the definitions and terms of the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act. If such member incurs death under the same conditions, the dependents of the deceased, if any, shall be entitled to workers' compensation benefits as provided in the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act. Any dispute arising under this section shall be resolved under the provisions established by the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act. No workers' compensation benefits shall be paid under this section in any case to the extent that any benefits for injury or death are paid or payable under the provisions of 32 U.S.C.Source   Laws 1969, c. 459, § 57, p. 1599;   Laws 1974, LB 983, § 6;   Laws 1986, LB 811, § 139.  Cross References  Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act, see section 48-1,110.
NE Code § 55-161 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 55 - Militia|55-161 - Military leave of absence; rights of officer or employee.

55-161.  Military leave of absence; rights of officer or employee.(1) The parts of the federal Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, 38 U.S.C. Chapter 43, listed in subdivisions (a) through (j) of this subsection or any other parts referred to by such parts, in existence and effective as of January 1, 2001, are adopted as Nebraska law. This section shall be applicable to all persons employed in the State of Nebraska and shall include all officers and permanent employees, including teachers employed on a one-year contract basis and elected officials, of the state or of any of its agencies or political subdivisions. The Legislature hereby adopts:(a) Section 4301(a) — Purposes;(b) Section 4302 — Relation to other law and plans or agreements;(c) Section 4303(2),(4),(7) through (13),(15), and (16) and those portions of subparagraph (3) not relating to employment in a foreign country — Definitions;(d) Section 4304 — Character of service;(e) Section 4311 — Discrimination against persons who serve in the uniformed services and acts of reprisal prohibited;(f) Section 4312 — Reemployment rights of persons who serve in the uniformed services;(g) Section 4313 with the exception of that portion of subparagraph (a) dealing with reemployment of federal employees — Reemployment positions;(h) Section 4316 — Rights, benefits, and obligations of persons absent from employment for service in a uniformed service;(i) Section 4317 — Health plans; and(j) Section 4318 — Employee pension benefit plans.(2) This section applies to all members performing duty in active service of the state and to any person employed in Nebraska who is a member of the National Guard of another state and who is called into active service by the Governor of that state.(3) The proper appointing authority or employer may make a temporary appointment to fill any vacancy created by the absence of an officer or employee pursuant to this section. Such officer or employee shall not be discharged from his or her former or new position without justifiable cause within one year after reinstatement.(4) The Commissioner of Labor shall enforce this section.(5) The Adjutant General shall perform duties assigned to the Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or Secretary of Labor in the portions of 38 U.S.C. Chapter 43 adopted under this section.Source   Laws 1951, c. 183, § 1, p. 686;   Laws 1953, c. 189, § 1, p. 609;   R.R.S.1943, § 55-156.02;   Laws 1969, c. 459, § 59, p. 1600;   Laws 1969, c. 751, § 8, p. 2828;   Laws 1972, LB 1510, § 1;  Laws 2002, LB 722, § 4;  Laws 2016, LB753, § 1.
NE Code § 55-161.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 55 - Militia|55-161.01 - Officers and employees of state; violation of rights; Commissioner of Labor; investigate; order; filing of action; order.

55-161.01.  Officers and employees of state; violation of rights; Commissioner of Labor; investigate; order; filing of action; order.Any person who feels that his or her employment rights under the provisions of section 55-161 have been violated may file complaint with respect thereto with the Commissioner of Labor. Such complaint shall not be subject to formal requirements but shall be sufficient if it identifies the parties involved and the right or rights alleged to have been violated. The commissioner shall promptly investigate each such complaint and if he or she finds that the allegations thereof are true he or she shall issue his or her order to the offending party directing the granting to complainant of all his or her rights under section 55-161, including the granting of backpay from the date the violation occurred. If such order has not been complied with within ten days after its mailing, by registered or certified mail, the commissioner may file suit in the district court for the county in which the alleged violation occurred for a writ of mandamus ordering the granting of the rights wrongfully denied together with backpay from the date the violation occurred. Such suit shall be determined by the court as expeditiously as practicable. The court shall enter such order as the evidence shows to be appropriate, including, in cases of flagrant violations of rights, the removal from office or employment of the person or persons responsible therefor when such removal is permitted by the Constitution of the State of Nebraska. In any such suit or in any appeal from the decision of the district court, the commissioner may employ private counsel with the written authorization required by subdivision (5) of section 84-205. A reasonable fee for such counsel shall be allowed by the court in any case in which a decision favorable to the commissioner is rendered.Source   Laws 1972, LB 1510, § 2;   Laws 1997, LB 758, § 5.
NE Code § 55-161.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 55 - Militia|55-161.02 - Officers and employees of state; employer; granting of rights of veteran; effect.

55-161.02.  Officers and employees of state; employer; granting of rights of veteran; effect.The employer shall not incur any liability to any person whose employment is terminated, or whose seniority, status, or other employment rights are curtailed as the result of the granting to a veteran of all the rights assured him under the provisions of section 55-161.Source  Laws 1972, LB 1510, § 3.
NE Code § 55-164 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 55 - Militia|55-164 - Military leave of absence; damages for noncompliance.

55-164.  Military leave of absence; damages for noncompliance.If any employer fails to comply with any of the provisions of section 55-160 or 55-161, the employee may, at his or her election, bring an action at law for damages for such noncompliance. The employee may also apply to the courts for such equitable relief as may be just and proper under the circumstances.Source   Laws 1957, c. 238, § 3, p. 799;   R.R.S.1943, § 55-193;   Laws 1969, c. 459, § 62, p. 1602;  Laws 2002, LB 722, § 5.