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NE Code § 84-1225 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 84 - State Officers|84-1225 - Administrator; micropublishing and computer output microfilm services; charges.

84-1225.  Administrator; micropublishing and computer output microfilm services; charges.The administrator shall provide for a system of charges for micropublishing services and computer output microfilm services rendered by the central microfilming agency to any other state agency when these charges are allocable to a particular project carried on by such microfilming agency. Such charges shall, as nearly as may be practical, reflect the actual cost of services provided by the central microfilming agency. The administrator shall extend this system of charges to include source document microfilming. The administrator shall extend this system of charges and user fees for all micrographic equipment which is the property of the administrator and which is used by any other state agency.Source   Laws 1977, LB 520, § 5;   Laws 1979, LB 559, § 15;  Laws 2012, LB719, § 29.
NE Code § 84-1226 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 84 - State Officers|84-1226 - Records Management Micrographics Services Revolving Fund; created; credits; expenditures; rental.

84-1226.  Records Management Micrographics Services Revolving Fund; created; credits; expenditures; rental.(1) There is hereby created a fund to be known as the Records Management Micrographics Services Revolving Fund. All charges received by the Secretary of State under sections 84-1209 and 84-1225 and legislative appropriations shall be credited to such fund. Whenever any micrographics equipment of any state agency, except the University of Nebraska or the state colleges, shall become surplus property and shall be sold pursuant to section 81-161.04, the proceeds from the sale of such equipment shall be deposited in the state treasury and shall be credited by the State Treasurer to the Records Management Micrographics Services Revolving Fund. Expenditures shall be made from such fund to finance the micropublishing services and the computer output microfilm services by the Secretary of State or his or her authorized agent in accordance with appropriations made by the Legislature, to receive and expend funds pursuant to section 84-1225 for the provision of source document microfilming and for procuring and replacing micrographic equipment provided to state agencies, and to receive and expend funds pursuant to section 84-1209 for the providing of records storage services for state agencies.(2) By agreement between any state agency and the State Records Administrator, any state agency may be billed one full year's rental for equipment at the beginning of each fiscal year. The State Records Administrator may coordinate with the Director of Administrative Services to set up a separate subaccount within the fund for the purpose of accounting for micrographic equipment procurement and replacement.Source   Laws 1977, LB 520, § 6;   Laws 1979, LB 559, § 16;   Laws 1983, LB 617, § 29.
NE Code § 84-1227 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 84 - State Officers|84-1227 - Records Management Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

84-1227.  Records Management Cash Fund; created; use; investment.There is hereby established in the state treasury a special fund to be known as the Records Management Cash Fund which, when appropriated by the Legislature, shall be expended by the Secretary of State for the purposes of providing records management services and assistance to state and local agencies, for development and maintenance of the portal for providing electronic access to public records or electronic information and services, and for grants to a state or local agency as provided in subdivision (1)(j) of section 84-1204. All fees and charges for the purpose of records management services and analysis received by the Secretary of State from the local agencies shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to such fund. Transfers may be made from the fund to the General Fund, the Secretary of State Cash Fund, or the Election Administration Fund at the direction of the Legislature. Any money in the Records Management Cash 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 1984, LB 527, § 3;   Laws 1995, LB 7, § 149;   Laws 1997, LB 590, § 14;  Laws 2003, LB 257, § 2;  Laws 2009, First Spec. Sess., LB3, § 93;  Laws 2012, LB719, § 30;  Laws 2016, LB957, § 14;  Laws 2018, LB945, § 27;  Laws 2019, LB298, § 20;  Laws 2020, LB910, § 38.   Operative Date: July 1, 2021  Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 84-1228 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 84 - State Officers|84-1228 - Electronic record constituting permanent record; requirements.

84-1228.  Electronic record constituting permanent record; requirements.Any electronic record authorized by statute to constitute the permanent record shall be electronically reproduced onto a protected backup file within five working days of the creation of the permanent record. Adequate protective technology shall be used by the keeper of the records to protect the backup file from electrical surges and from unauthorized tampering. The backup file shall be kept in a separate location from the permanent record to minimize the risk of destruction of both copies.Source  Laws 1999, LB 234, § 14;  Laws 2006, LB 921, § 12.
NE Code § 84-1229 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 84 - State Officers|84-1229 - Electronic records; authorized.

84-1229.  Electronic records; authorized.All books, papers, documents, reports, and records kept by a school district or educational service unit may be retained as electronic records. Minutes of the meetings of the board of a school district or educational service unit may be kept as an electronic record.Source Laws 2015, LB365, § 1.
NE Code § 84-1302 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 84 - State Officers|84-1302 - State Employees Retirement System; established; operative date; official name; acceptance of contributions.

84-1302.  State Employees Retirement System; established; operative date; official name; acceptance of contributions.(1) An employees retirement system is hereby established for the purpose of providing a retirement annuity or other benefits for employees as provided by the State Employees Retirement Act and sections 84-1332 and 84-1333. The retirement system so created shall begin operation January 1, 1964. It shall be known as the State Employees Retirement System of the State of Nebraska and by such name shall transact all business and hold all cash and other property as provided in such sections.(2) The retirement system shall not accept as contributions any money from members or the state except the following:(a) Mandatory contributions established by sections 84-1308 and 84-1309;(b) Money that is a repayment of refunded contributions made pursuant to section 84-1322;(c) Contributions for military service credit made pursuant to section 84-1325;(d) Actuarially required contributions pursuant to subdivision (4)(b) of section 84-1319;(e) Trustee-to-trustee transfers pursuant to section 84-1313.01; or(f) Corrections ordered by the board pursuant to section 84-1305.02.Source   Laws 1963, c. 532, § 2, p. 1668;   Laws 1991, LB 549, § 61;  Laws 2003, LB 451, § 24;  Laws 2009, LB188, § 9.
NE Code § 84-1305 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 84 - State Officers|84-1305 - Retirement board; powers and duties.

84-1305.  Retirement board; powers and duties.The general administration of the retirement system shall be vested in the retirement board. The board may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the State Employees Retirement Act. The board shall maintain records and may employ such assistants and employees as may be necessary to carry out the act.Source   Laws 1963, c. 532, § 5, p. 1669;   Laws 1969, c. 584, § 117, p. 2421;   Laws 1973, LB 498, § 2;   Laws 1984, LB 751, § 2;   Laws 1991, LB 549, § 62;   Laws 1995, LB 369, § 8;   Laws 1996, LB 847, § 42;  Laws 2018, LB1005, § 42.
NE Code § 84-1305.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 84 - State Officers|84-1305.01 - Records; employer education program.

84-1305.01.  Records; employer education program.(1) The director of the Nebraska Public Employees Retirement Systems shall keep a complete record of all members with respect to name, current address, age, contributions, and any other facts as may be necessary in the administration of the State Employees Retirement Act. The information in the records shall be provided by the employer in an accurate and verifiable form, as specified by the director. The director shall, from time to time, carry out testing procedures pursuant to section 84-1512 to verify the accuracy of such information. For the purpose of obtaining such facts and information, the director shall have access to the records of the various state departments and agencies and the holder of the records shall comply with a request by the director for access by providing such facts and information to the director in a timely manner. A certified copy of a birth certificate or delayed birth certificate shall be prima facie evidence of the age of the person named in the certificate.(2) The director shall develop and implement an employer education program using principles generally accepted by public employee retirement systems so that all employers have the knowledge and information necessary to prepare and file reports as the board requires.Source   Laws 1991, LB 549, § 69;   Laws 1998, LB 1191, § 70;  Laws 2000, LB 1192, § 23;  Laws 2005, LB 503, § 14.
NE Code § 84-1305.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 84 - State Officers|84-1305.02 - Retirement board; power to adjust contributions and benefits; overpayment of benefits; investigatory powers; subpoenas.

84-1305.02.  Retirement board; power to adjust contributions and benefits; overpayment of benefits; investigatory powers; subpoenas.(1)(a) If the board determines that the retirement system has previously received contributions or distributed benefits which for any reason are not in accordance with the statutory provisions of the State Employees Retirement Act, the board shall refund contributions, require additional contributions, adjust benefits, credit dividend amounts, or require repayment of benefits paid. In the event of an overpayment of a benefit, the board may, in addition to other remedies, offset future benefit payments by the amount of the prior overpayment, together with regular interest or interest credits, whichever is appropriate, thereon. In the event of an underpayment of a benefit, the board shall immediately make payment equal to the deficit amount plus regular interest or interest credits, whichever is appropriate.(b) The board shall have the power, through the director of the Nebraska Public Employees Retirement Systems or the director's designee, to make a thorough investigation of any overpayment of a benefit, when in the judgment of the retirement system such investigation is necessary, including, but not limited to, circumstances in which benefit payments are made after the death of a member or beneficiary and the retirement system is not made aware of such member's or beneficiary's death. In connection with any such investigation, the board, through the director or the director's designee, shall have the power to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, records, and documents, whether in hardcopy, electronic form, or otherwise, and issue subpoenas for such purposes. Such subpoenas shall be served in the same manner and have the same effect as subpoenas from district courts.(2) The board may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations implementing this section, which shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) The procedures for refunding contributions, adjusting future contributions or benefit payments, and requiring additional contributions or repayment of benefits; (b) the process for a member, member's beneficiary, employee, or employer to dispute an adjustment of contributions or benefits; and (c) notice provided to all affected persons. All notices shall be sent prior to an adjustment and shall describe the process for disputing an adjustment of contributions or benefits.Source   Laws 1996, LB 1076, § 41;  Laws 2002, LB 687, § 19;  Laws 2006, LB 1019, § 15;  Laws 2015, LB40, § 14;  Laws 2018, LB1005, § 43.
NE Code § 84-1308 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 84 - State Officers|84-1308 - Retirement system; contribution of employees; method of payment; amount; employer pick up contributions.

84-1308.  Retirement system; contribution of employees; method of payment; amount; employer pick up contributions.(1) Each employee who is a member of the retirement system shall pay or have paid on his or her behalf a sum equal to four and eight-tenths percent of his or her monthly compensation. The contributions, although designated as employee contributions, shall be paid by the employer in lieu of employee contributions. Such amounts shall be deducted monthly pursuant to subsection (2) of this section by the Director of Administrative Services. All money received shall be set aside by the State Treasurer and credited to the State Employees Retirement Fund.(2) The employer shall pick up the employee contributions required by this section for all compensation paid on or after January 1, 1985, and the contributions so picked up shall be treated as employer contributions pursuant to section 414(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code in determining federal tax treatment under the code and shall not be included as gross income of the employee until such time as they are distributed or made available. The employer shall pay these employee contributions from the same source of funds which is used in paying earnings to the employee. The employer shall pick up these contributions by a deduction through a reduction in the cash compensation of the employee. Employee contributions picked up shall be treated for all purposes of the State Employees Retirement Act in the same manner and to the extent as employee contributions made prior to the date picked up.Source   Laws 1963, c. 532, § 8, p. 1670;   Laws 1967, c. 617, § 3, p. 2070;   Laws 1969, c. 584, § 118, p. 2421;   Laws 1981, LB 459, § 6;   Laws 1984, LB 218, § 5;   Laws 1984, LB 751, § 3;   Laws 1991, LB 549, § 63;   Laws 1995, LB 574, § 85;   Laws 1998, LB 1191, § 72;  Laws 2001, LB 408, § 25;  Laws 2006, LB 366, § 9;  Laws 2013, LB263, § 37.
NE Code § 84-1309 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 84 - State Officers|84-1309 - State Employees Retirement Fund; established; amounts credited; disbursements; accounting of funds.

84-1309.  State Employees Retirement Fund; established; amounts credited; disbursements; accounting of funds.(1) There is hereby established in the state treasury a special fund to be known as the State Employees Retirement Fund to consist of such funds as the Legislature shall from time to time appropriate. The Director of Administrative Services shall credit an amount each month to the State Employees Retirement Fund equal to one hundred fifty-six percent of the amounts deducted, in accordance with section 84-1308, from the compensation of employees who are paid from funds appropriated from the General Fund.(2) The Director of Administrative Services shall credit an amount each month to the State Employees Retirement Fund from the funds of each department with at least one employee who is a member of the retirement system for a sum equal to one hundred fifty-six percent of the amounts deducted, in accordance with section 84-1308, from the compensation of employees who are paid from any funds other than funds appropriated from the General Fund.(3) The Director of Administrative Services shall credit an amount each month to the State Employees Retirement Fund for prior service benefits. After receiving the annual report required by section 84-1315, the Legislature may make such adjustments in the funding of prior service benefits as necessary to keep the plan sound. The contribution for prior service purposes shall cease when the prior service obligation is properly funded.(4) The Department of Administrative Services may, for accounting purposes, create subfunds of the State Employees Retirement Fund to separately account for defined contribution plan assets and cash balance plan assets.(5) The State Treasurer shall be the custodian of the funds and securities of the retirement system and may deposit the funds and securities in any financial institution approved by the Nebraska Investment Council. The State Treasurer shall transmit monthly to the board a detailed statement showing all credits to and disbursements from the fund. He or she shall disburse money from the fund only on warrants issued by the Director of Administrative Services upon vouchers signed by a person authorized by the retirement board.Source   Laws 1963, c. 532, § 9, p. 1671;   Laws 1967, c. 619, § 1, p. 2074;   Laws 1969, c. 584, § 119, p. 2422;   Laws 1971, LB 476, § 1;   Laws 1971, LB 987, § 34;   Laws 1981, LB 459, § 7;   Laws 1984, LB 751, § 4;   Laws 1991, LB 549, § 64;   Laws 1997, LB 623, § 41;  Laws 2012, LB916, § 34.
NE Code § 84-1309.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 84 - State Officers|84-1309.01 - Board; provide benefit liability information; verify investments.

84-1309.01.  Board; provide benefit liability information; verify investments.The board shall provide benefit liability information and other assistance to the Nebraska Investment Council for the establishment of policy portfolio objectives for the investing and reinvesting of the assets of the retirement system. The board shall verify that the investments of the assets of the retirement system by the council and the state investment officer are invested and reinvested for the exclusive purposes of providing benefits to members and members' beneficiaries and that the assets of the retirement system are not invested with the sole or primary investment objective of economic development or social purposes or objectives. Such verification shall be included in the written plan of action pursuant to subsection (3) of section 84-1503.Source   Laws 1984, LB 653, § 1;   Laws 1996, LB 847, § 43;  Laws 2005, LB 503, § 15.
NE Code § 84-1310 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 84 - State Officers|84-1310 - Defined contribution benefit; employee account.

84-1310.  Defined contribution benefit; employee account.For a member employed and participating in the retirement system prior to January 1, 2003, who has elected not to participate in the cash balance benefit, a member's share of the fund arising from the compensation deductions made in accordance with section 84-1308 shall be known as his or her employee account. Each year commencing January 1, 1975, and ending December 31, 1984, regular interest shall be credited to the employee account. As of January 1 of each such year, a member's employee account shall be equal to one hundred percent of his or her employee account as of the next preceding January 1 increased by any regular interest earned and any amounts deducted from the member's compensation since the next preceding January 1 in accordance with the provisions of section 84-1308. On and after January 1, 1985, the employee account shall be equal to the sum of the stable return account, the equities account, and any assets of additional accounts created by the board pursuant to section 84-1310.01.Source   Laws 1963, c. 532, § 10, p. 1671;   Laws 1969, c. 842, § 2, p. 3178;   Laws 1974, LB 905, § 9;   Laws 1983, LB 313, § 3;   Laws 1984, LB 751, § 5;   Laws 1991, LB 549, § 65;   Laws 1994, LB 833, § 46;  Laws 2002, LB 687, § 22.
NE Code § 84-1311.03 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 84 - State Officers|84-1311.03 - Defined contribution benefit; employer account; investment options; procedures; administration.

84-1311.03.  Defined contribution benefit; employer account; investment options; procedures; administration.(1) Each member employed and participating in the retirement system prior to January 1, 2003, who has elected not to participate in the cash balance benefit, shall be allowed to allocate all contributions to his or her employer account to various investment options. Such investment options shall be the same as the investment options of the employee account as provided in subsection (1) of section 84-1310.01. If a member fails to select an option or combination of options, all of his or her funds in the employer account shall be placed in the investment option described in subdivision (1)(a)(v) or (1)(b)(v) of section 84-1310.01, whichever option is applicable based on the date of contribution. Each member shall be given a detailed current description of each investment option prior to making or revising his or her allocation.(2) Each member of the retirement system may allocate contributions to his or her employer account to the investment options in percentage increments as set by the board in any proportion, including full allocation to any one option. A member under subdivision (1)(a) of section 84-1323 or his or her beneficiary may transfer any portion of his or her funds among the options. The board may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations for changes of a member's allocation of contributions to his or her accounts after his or her most recent allocation and for transfers from one investment account to another.(3) The board shall develop a schedule for the allocation of administrative costs of maintaining the various investment options and shall assess the costs so that each member pays a reasonable fee as determined by the board.(4) In order to carry out the provisions of this section, the board may enter into administrative services agreements for accounting or record-keeping services. No agreement shall be entered into unless the board determines that it will result in administrative economy and will be in the best interests of the state and its participating employees.(5) The state, the board, the state investment officer, the members of the Nebraska Investment Council, or the agency shall not be liable for any investment results resulting from the member's exercise of control over the assets in the employer account.Source  Laws 1999, LB 687, § 4;  Laws 2000, LB 1200, § 6;  Laws 2001, LB 408, § 27;  Laws 2002, LB 407, § 57;  Laws 2002, LB 687, § 25;  Laws 2004, LB 1097, § 34;  Laws 2005, LB 503, § 17;  Laws 2008, LB1147, § 15;  Laws 2010, LB950, § 24;  Laws 2012, LB916, § 37;  Laws 2018, LB1005, § 45;  Laws 2019, LB32, § 4.