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2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 50 - Legislature › 50-1212 - Written implementation plan; duties.

50-1212.
Written implementation plan; duties.
(1) Within forty business days following the release of the committee report, the agency shall provide to the committee a written implementation plan describing the action planned and timeframe for accomplishment of each of the recommendations contained in the committee report, except that the committee may waive such requirement for tax incentive performance audits.
(2) The agency director shall make every effort to fully implement the recommendations that can be implemented within the limits of the agency's current appropriation. For those recommendations which require additional appropriations or the drafting of legislation, the committee shall work with the appropriate standing committee of the Legislature to ensure legislation is introduced.
(3) The Legislative Performance Audit Committee shall establish a system to ascertain and monitor agency conformity to the recommendations contained in the committee report and compliance with any statutory changes resulting from the report recommendations.
(4) Based on the tax incentive performance audit report, the Revenue Committee of the Legislature shall electronically report its recommendation about whether to extend the sunset date for the audited program to the Legislature by December 1 of the year prior to such program's sunset date.
Source
Laws 1992, LB 988, § 12;
Laws 2003, LB 607, § 15;
Laws 2015, LB538, § 8;
Laws 2016, LB1022, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 50 - Legislature › 50-1214 - Names not included in documents, when; state employee; how treated; prohibited act; violation; penalty.

50-1214.
Names not included in documents, when; state employee; how treated; prohibited act; violation; penalty.
(1) By majority vote, the committee may decide not to include in any document that will be a public record the names of persons providing information to the office or committee.
(2) No employee of the State of Nebraska who provides information to the committee or office shall be subject to any personnel action, as defined in section 81-2703, in connection with his or her employment as a result of the provision of such information.
(3) Any person exercising his or her supervisory or managerial authority to recommend, approve, direct, or otherwise take or affect personnel action in violation of subsection (2) of this section shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor and shall be subject to personnel action up to and including dismissal from employment with the state.
Source
Laws 1992, LB 988, § 14;
Laws 2003, LB 607, § 17;
Laws 2006, LB 588, § 6;
Laws 2013, LB39, § 11;
Laws 2015, LB539, § 4.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 50 - Legislature › 50-1215 - Violations; penalty.

50-1215.
Violations; penalty.
Any person who willfully fails to comply with the provisions of section 50-1213 or who otherwise willfully obstructs or hinders the conduct of a performance audit or preaudit inquiry or who willfully misleads or attempts to mislead any person charged with the duty of conducting a performance audit or preaudit inquiry shall be guilty of a Class II misdemeanor.
Source
Laws 1992, LB 988, § 15;
Laws 2003, LB 607, § 18;
Laws 2006, LB 588, § 7;
Laws 2015, LB539, § 5.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 50 - Legislature › 50-1301 - Legislative findings.

50-1301.
Legislative findings.
The Legislature finds that state government actions have produced an increase in the numbers of boards, commissions, and similar entities that support, advise, direct, or administer various state programs. The process has evolved without sufficient legislative and executive oversight and without a system of checks and balances. Because the Legislature is responsible for the expenditure of public money and the shaping of the administration of state government and is held accountable for fiscal policy, the Legislature should also be responsible for the termination, continuation, or modification of such boards, commissions, and similar entities so that it may be assured that its directives have been faithfully carried out.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 298, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 50 - Legislature › 50-1302 - Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee; report.

50-1302.
Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee; report.
(1) Every four years, beginning in 2008, the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee of the Legislature shall prepare and publish a report pertaining to boards, commissions, and similar entities created by law that are made part of or are placed in the executive branch of state government. The committee may also include entities created by executive order or by an agency director. The report shall be submitted electronically to the Legislature on December 1 of such year.
(2) The report shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(a) The name of each board, commission, or similar entity;
(b) The name of a parent agency, if any;
(c) The statutory citation or other authorization for the creation of the board, commission, or entity;
(d) The number of members of the board, commission, or entity and how the members are appointed;
(e) The qualifications for membership on the board, commission, or entity;
(f) The number of times the board, commission, or entity is required to meet during the year and the number of times it actually met;
(g) Budget information of the board, commission, or entity for the four most recently completed fiscal years; and
(h) A brief summary of the accomplishments of the board, commission, or entity for the past four years.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 298, § 2;
Laws 2002, LB 93, § 4;
Laws 2005, LB 241, § 1;
Laws 2012, LB782, § 81.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 50 - Legislature › 50-1303 - Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee; conduct evaluation.

50-1303.
Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee; conduct evaluation.
(1) The Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee of the Legislature may randomly select and conduct an evaluation of any board, commission, or similar entity. An evaluation conducted by the committee shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(a) A review of the basic assumptions underlying the creation of the board, commission, or entity;
(b) A statement of the impact and effectiveness of the programs, policies, services, or activities administered by, or under the supervision of, the board, commission, or entity; and
(c) A recommendation as to whether the board, commission, or entity should be terminated, continued, or modified.
(2) If the committee believes that a more extensive evaluation of a board, commission, or entity is necessary, the chairperson of the committee, on the committee's behalf, may request the Legislative Performance Audit Committee to conduct a performance audit pursuant to the Legislative Performance Audit Act. Nothing in this section shall be construed to give requests for performance audits under this section priority over other requests under consideration by the Legislative Performance Audit Committee.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 298, § 3;
Laws 2003, LB 607, § 19.
Cross References
Legislative Performance Audit Act, see section 50-1201.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 50 - Legislature › 50-1304 - Duty to furnish information; report and evaluation assistance.

50-1304.
Duty to furnish information; report and evaluation assistance.
(1) All agencies, boards, commissions, and departments of the state shall furnish such information, reports, aid, services, and assistance as may be requested by any standing committee of the Legislature in the performance of its duties.
(2) The Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee of the Legislature shall use its staff and may also request assistance from the Director of Research of the Legislature, the Legislative Fiscal Analyst, or any other division within the Legislature as may be necessary in the performance of the duties set forth in sections 50-1301 to 50-1304.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 298, § 4.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 50 - Legislature › 50-1401 - Legislative findings and declarations.

50-1401.
Legislative findings and declarations.
The Legislature finds and declares that:
(1) State government has significant challenges to face. An ever-changing global economy, an aging population, outmigration of educated young people, and constantly expanding needs for services, among other issues, require that the Legislature consider the long-term trends and factors affecting the welfare of Nebraskans and the long-term implications of the decisions made by the members of the Legislature;
(2) It is necessary for the Legislature to identify emerging trends, assets, and challenges of the state;
(3) It is vital for Nebraska to have continuity in policy;
(4) It is necessary to establish a process of long-term state planning within the Legislature; and
(5) It is the duty of the Legislature to assess the long-range needs of Nebraska and to adopt legislation which meets those needs.
Source
Laws 2009, LB653, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 50 - Legislature › 50-1402 - Legislature's Planning Committee; established; members; staff.

50-1402.
Legislature's Planning Committee; established; members; staff.
The Legislature's Planning Committee is hereby established as a special legislative committee to exercise the authority and perform the duties provided for in this section. The committee shall be comprised of the Speaker of the Legislature, the chairperson of the Executive Board of the Legislative Council, the chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the Legislature, and six other members of the Legislature to be chosen by the Executive Board of the Legislative Council. The executive board shall ensure that the Legislature's Planning Committee includes adequate geographic representation. The chairperson and vice-chairperson of the committee shall be elected by majority vote of the committee. The committee shall be subject to all rules prescribed by the Legislature. The initial members of the committee shall be appointed as soon as possible after May 14, 2009, and thereafter the committee shall be appointed at the beginning of each regular legislative session and shall meet as needed. The committee shall have staff support from the various legislative divisions and staff.
Source
Laws 2009, LB653, § 2.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 50 - Legislature › 50-1403 - Legislature's Planning Committee; duties.

50-1403.
Legislature's Planning Committee; duties.
The Legislature's Planning Committee shall:
(1) Collect and analyze data about Nebraska, including, but not limited to, demographics, workforce, education, wages, wealth, tax structure, revenue, natural resources, assets, challenges, trends, and growth and efficiency of government;
(2) Identify long-term issues significant to the state;
(3) Set goals and benchmarks;
(4) Issue a yearly report of its findings; and
(5) Propose legislation.
Source
Laws 2009, LB653, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 50 - Legislature › 50-1404 - Legislature's Planning Committee; powers.

50-1404.
Legislature's Planning Committee; powers.
In order to fulfill its duties, the Legislature's Planning Committee may:
(1) Hold public hearings;
(2) Obtain data and information from state agencies, the University of Nebraska, and private entities that contract with the state;
(3) Contract for assistance, including consultants, with the approval of the Executive Board of the Legislative Council; and
(4) Exercise any other authority or powers as granted from time to time by the executive board.
Source
Laws 2009, LB653, § 4.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 50 - Legislature › 50-1502 - Terms, defined.

50-1502.
Terms, defined.
For purposes of the Legislative Qualifications and Election Contests Act:
(1) Committee means the committee of the Legislature designated by the Legislature to conduct proceedings regarding a petition filed under the act;
(2) Petitioner means a candidate whose name appeared on the ballot at a general election to represent a legislative district as a member of the Legislature who files a petition under the act; and
(3) Respondent member means a candidate proclaimed duly elected to represent the legislative district for which the petitioner was seeking election.
Source
Laws 2018, LB744, § 9.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 50 - Legislature › 50-1504 - Election contest; qualifications challenge.

50-1504.
Election contest; qualifications challenge.
(1) An election contest pursuant to the Legislative Qualifications and Election Contests Act shall only determine which candidate was properly elected to the Legislature and is entitled to be seated. The election contest shall place in issue only the validity of the results of the election.
(2) A qualifications challenge pursuant to the act shall only determine whether a person elected to the Legislature is qualified to hold or retain the seat for which elected. The qualifications challenge shall place in issue only the qualifications of the person elected as a member of the Legislature under the Constitution of Nebraska.
Source
Laws 2018, LB744, § 11.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 50 - Legislature › 50-1505 - Unsuccessful candidate; rights.

50-1505.
Unsuccessful candidate; rights.
Only an unsuccessful candidate whose name appeared on the ballot in the general election to represent a legislative district as a member of the Legislature may contest the election or challenge the qualifications of the person elected as a member of the Legislature to represent that legislative district.
Source
Laws 2018, LB744, § 12.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 50 - Legislature › 50-1506 - Election contest; qualifications challenge; when considered; provisions applicable.

50-1506.
Election contest; qualifications challenge; when considered; provisions applicable.
(1) The contest of an election or challenge of the qualifications of a person elected as a member of the Legislature by an unsuccessful candidate shall be considered at the next regular session of the Legislature following the general election.
(2) The election contest or qualifications challenge shall be heard and determined in accordance with the Legislative Qualifications and Election Contests Act and the Rules of the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature.
Source
Laws 2018, LB744, § 13.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 50 - Legislature › 50-1507 - Election contest; qualifications challenge; respondent's rights; decision against member; effect.

50-1507.
Election contest; qualifications challenge; respondent's rights; decision against member; effect.
When an election contest or qualifications challenge is pending pursuant to the Legislative Qualifications and Election Contests Act, the respondent member may qualify and take office at the time specified by law and exercise the duties of the office until the election contest or qualifications challenge is decided. If the election contest or qualifications challenge is decided against such member, the Legislature shall order him or her to give up the office to the petitioner in the election contest or qualifications challenge and deliver to the petitioner all books, records, papers, property, and effects pertaining to the office. The Legislature may enforce such order by attachment or other proper legal process.
Source
Laws 2018, LB744, § 14.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 50 - Legislature › 50-1509 - Computation of time.

50-1509.
Computation of time.
If the date for filing or completion of an act under the Legislative Qualifications and Election Contests Act falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the next business day shall be the deadline for filing or completing the act.
Source
Laws 2018, LB744, § 16.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 50 - Legislature › 50-1510 - Filings; service upon parties.

50-1510.
Filings; service upon parties.
All filings with the Clerk of the Legislature pursuant to the Legislative Qualifications and Election Contests Act, including pleadings, responses, and motions, shall be served upon each of the parties and shall contain a complete certificate of service.
Source
Laws 2018, LB744, § 17.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 50 - Legislature › 50-1511 - Petition; personal service; contents.

50-1511.
Petition; personal service; contents.
(1) A petition to contest the election or challenge the qualifications of a person elected as a member of the Legislature shall be filed with the Clerk of the Legislature within forty calendar days after the general election at which the respondent member was elected, and a copy of the petition shall be personally served on the respondent member. The petition shall be verified by affidavit swearing to the truth of the allegations or based on information and belief. The petitioner shall include with the petition filed with the Clerk of the Legislature proof of personal service upon the respondent member.
(2)(a) A petition to contest the election shall contain the names of the voters whose votes are contested, the grounds upon which such votes are illegal, a full statement of any other grounds upon which the election is contested, and the standing of the petitioner to contest the election.
(b) A petition to challenge qualifications shall contain the constitutional grounds on which the respondent member is alleged to be unqualified and the standing of the petitioner to challenge the respondent member’s qualifications.
Source
Laws 2018, LB744, § 18.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 50 - Legislature › 50-1512 - Petition; amendment; personal service.

50-1512.
Petition; amendment; personal service.
(1) A petition to contest the election or challenge the qualifications of a member shall only be amended once within the time period for filing the initial petition under section 50-1511. An amended petition shall be filed with the Clerk of the Legislature and personally served on the respondent member and shall meet all the elements required for an initial petition.
(2) A petition which is filed or amended after the filing deadline in section 50-1511 or which fails to meet any of the requirements of the Legislative Qualifications and Election Contests Act shall be void, and any rights related thereto shall expire by operation of law.
Source
Laws 2018, LB744, § 19.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 50 - Legislature › 50-1513 - Bond.

50-1513.
Bond.
The petitioner shall file with the Clerk of the Legislature, within five calendar days after filing the petition pursuant to section 50-1511, a bond with security approved by the Clerk of the Legislature conditioned to pay all costs incurred by the Legislature if the election is confirmed or the qualifications of the respondent member are confirmed. The bond shall be in an amount of at least ten thousand dollars as determined by the Clerk of the Legislature. If the Clerk of the Legislature determines that the bond is inadequate, he or she may order an increase in the amount of the bond at any stage of the proceedings.
Source
Laws 2018, LB744, § 20.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 50 - Legislature › 50-1514 - Respondent member; file response.

50-1514.
Respondent member; file response.
The respondent member may file a response to the petition filed pursuant to section 50-1511 with the Clerk of the Legislature within ten calendar days after receipt of service of the petition. If the respondent member files a response, he or she shall also serve a copy of the response on the petitioner within such ten-day period.
Source
Laws 2018, LB744, § 21.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 50 - Legislature › 50-1515 - Attorney's fees and costs.

50-1515.
Attorney's fees and costs.
The prevailing party may request from the opposing party or the state the recovery of attorney’s fees and costs incurred in bringing or defending a petition to contest an election or challenge qualifications under the Legislative Qualifications and Election Contests Act. The request shall be filed with the Clerk of the Legislature within fifteen calendar days after the filing of the final report regarding the petition. The request shall include a detailed report of attorney’s fees and costs incurred by the prevailing party. The committee may decide that the prevailing party should receive attorney’s fees and costs. Any sum awarded shall be reasonable, just, and proper.
Source
Laws 2018, LB744, § 22.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 50 - Legislature › 50-1516 - Election contest; grounds.

50-1516.
Election contest; grounds.
(1) The election of a person to represent a legislative district as a member of the Legislature may be contested for any or all of the following grounds:
(a) For misconduct, fraud, or corruption on the part of an election commissioner, a county clerk, an inspector, a judge or clerk of election, a member of a counting or canvassing board, or an employee of the election commissioner or county clerk sufficient to change the result;
(b) If the respondent member has given or offered to any voter or an election commissioner, a county clerk, an inspector, a judge or clerk of election, a member of a counting or canvassing board, or an employee of the election commissioner or county clerk any bribe or reward in money, property, or thing of value for the purpose of procuring his or her election;
(c) If illegal votes have been received or legal votes rejected at the polls sufficient to change the results;
(d) For any error of any board of canvassers in counting the votes or in declaring the result of the election if the error would change the result;
(e) If the respondent member is in default as a collector and custodian of public money or property; or
(f) For any other cause which shows that another person was legally elected.
(2) When the misconduct is on the part of an election commissioner, a county clerk, an inspector, a judge or clerk of election, a member of a counting or canvassing board, or an employee of the election commissioner or county clerk, it shall be insufficient to set aside the election unless the vote of the county or precinct would change the result as to that office.
Source
Laws 2018, LB744, § 23.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 50 - Legislature › 50-1517 - Examination of ballots; procedure; certification.

50-1517.
Examination of ballots; procedure; certification.
The Legislature or the committee before which a contested election is pending may issue a writ to the election commissioner or county clerk of the county in which the contested election was held commanding him or her to open, count, compare with the list of voters, and examine in his or her office the ballots which were cast at the election in contest and to certify the result of such count, comparison, and examination to the Legislature.
Source
Laws 2018, LB744, § 24.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 50 - Legislature › 50-1518 - Writ; service; notice.

50-1518.
Writ; service; notice.
Any writ issued pursuant to section 50-1517 shall be served without delay on the election commissioner or county clerk by the sheriff of his or her county. The election commissioner or county clerk shall at once fix a day, not more than thirty calendar days after the date of the receipt of such writ, on which he or she will proceed to open such ballots and shall cause notice in writing of the day so fixed to be served on the petitioner or his or her attorney and the respondent member or his or her attorney at least five calendar days before such day. Such notice may be served in the manner provided in section 25-505.01.
Source
Laws 2018, LB744, § 25.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 50 - Legislature › 50-1519 - Rules and procedures; examination of ballots; certificate; prima facie evidence.

50-1519.
Rules and procedures; examination of ballots; certificate; prima facie evidence.
(1) The Legislature may establish rules and procedures for the recount of ballots. Such rules and procedures may provide for delivery by the election commissioner or county clerk, to the Legislature or the committee, of the ballots or notarized copies of the ballots which were cast at the election in contest. The Legislature shall return such ballots or notarized copies of such ballots to the election commissioner or county clerk at the conclusion of the election contest.
(2) The election commissioner or county clerk shall permit the petitioner, the respondent member, and the attorneys for the parties to fully examine the ballots. The election commissioner or county clerk shall make return to the writ, under his or her hand and official seal, of all the facts which either of the parties may desire and which appear from the ballots to affect or relate to the contested election. After the examination of the ballots is completed, the election commissioner or county clerk shall again securely seal the ballots as they were and preserve and destroy them as provided by law in the same manner as if they had not been opened. The certificate of the election commissioner or county clerk certifying the total number of votes received by a candidate shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated in the certificate, but the persons present at the examination of the ballots may be heard as witnesses to contradict the certificate.
Source
Laws 2018, LB744, § 26.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 50 - Legislature › 50-1520 - Jurisdiction to hear challenge.

50-1520.
Jurisdiction to hear challenge.
Pursuant to Article III, section 10, of the Constitution of Nebraska, the Legislature is vested with the jurisdiction to hear any challenge to the qualifications of a member of the Legislature and is the judge of the elections, returns, and qualifications of its members.
Source
Laws 2018, LB744, § 27.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-101 - State Library; what constitutes.

51-101.
State Library; what constitutes.
The books, pamphlets, maps and charts belonging to the state, now in the State Library, or which shall hereafter be added to the same, shall constitute the State Library.
Source
Laws 1871, § 1, p. 52;
R.S.1913, § 3777;
C.S.1922, § 3170;
C.S.1929, § 51-101;
R.S.1943, § 51-101.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-102 - State Library; librarian.

51-102.
State Library; librarian.
The Clerk of the Supreme Court shall have the charge of the State Library, of which he shall be librarian.
Source
Laws 1871, § 2, p. 52;
R.S.1913, § 3778;
C.S.1922, § 3171;
C.S.1929, § 51-102;
R.S.1943, § 51-102.
Cross References
For provisions of bond of State Librarian, see section 11-201.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-103 - State Library; directors; powers.

51-103.
State Library; directors; powers.
The judges of the Supreme Court shall constitute a board of directors of the State Library. They shall have power to make such rules as they may deem proper, not inconsistent with sections 51-101 to 51-109, for the regulation of the library under their direction, and may prescribe penalties for any violation thereof, which shall be collected in the same manner as for the nonreturn or injury of any books.
Source
Laws 1871, §§ 3, 4, p. 52;
R.S.1913, § 3779;
C.S.1922, § 3172;
C.S.1929, § 51-103;
R.S.1943, § 51-103.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-104 - Book register; entries.

51-104.
Book register; entries.
The librarian shall cause to be kept a register of all books issued and returned at the time they shall be so issued and returned. None of the books, except the laws, journals, and reports of this state, which may be taken from the library, shall be detained more than ten days, and all the books taken out by officers or members of the Legislature shall be returned at the close of the session.
Source
Laws 1871, § 6, p. 52;
R.S.1913, § 3781;
C.S.1922, § 3174;
C.S.1929, § 51-104;
R.S.1943, § 51-104.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-105 - Books; injury or failure to return; penalty.

51-105.
Books; injury or failure to return; penalty.
If any person injures or fails to return any book taken from the library, he shall forfeit and pay to the librarian for the use of the library, double the value of the book, or of the set to which it belongs, if a set is broken by its loss, to be recovered in an action in the name of the state. Before the Director of Administrative Services shall issue his warrant in favor of any person authorized to take books from the library, for the value of his services or amount of his salary, he shall be satisfied that such person has returned all books taken from the library, or settled for the same; otherwise he shall deduct all accounts for the detention or injury of such books.
Source
Laws 1871, § 7, p. 53;
R.S.1913, § 3782;
C.S.1922, § 3175;
C.S.1929, § 51-105;
R.S.1943, § 51-105.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-107 - Books; labeling.

51-107.
Books; labeling.
It shall be the duty of the librarian to cause each book to be labeled with a printed or stamped label containing the words Nebraska State Library, and also to write the same words on the thirtieth page of each volume.
Source
Laws 1871, § 12, p. 54;
R.S.1913, § 3785;
C.S.1922, § 3178;
C.S.1929, § 51-107;
R.S.1943, § 51-107.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-108 - Books; sale, exchange, disposal; authorization.

51-108.
Books; sale, exchange, disposal; authorization.
The directors may authorize the sale, exchange, or disposal of any surplus, damaged, defective, obsolete, or duplicate books in the library and surplus or obsolete books, reports, or pamphlets which are for sale or distribution by the librarian.
Source
Laws 1871, § 13, p. 54;
R.S.1913, § 3786;
C.S.1922, § 3179;
Laws 1929, c. 64, § 2, p. 241;
C.S.1929, § 51-108;
R.S.1943, § 51-108;
Laws 1957, c. 222, § 1, p. 764.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-109 - Books; removal; penalty.

51-109.
Books; removal; penalty.
If any person not authorized by the regulations made by the directors shall take a book from the library, either with or without the consent of the librarian, he shall be guilty of a Class V misdemeanor.
Source
Laws 1871, § 15, p. 54;
R.S.1913, § 3788;
C.S.1922, § 3181;
Laws 1929, c. 64, § 3, p. 241;
C.S.1929, § 51-109;
R.S.1943, § 51-109;
Laws 1977, LB 40, § 307.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-201.01 - Terms, defined.

51-201.01.
Terms, defined.
For purposes of sections 51-201 to 51-219:
(1) Basic services shall include, but not be limited to, free loan of circulating print and nonprint materials from the local collection and general reference and information services; and
(2) Nonbasic services shall include, but not be limited to, use of:
(a) Photocopying equipment;
(b) Telephones, facsimile equipment, and other telecommunications equipment;
(c) Media equipment;
(d) Personal computers; and
(e) Videocassette recording and playing equipment.
Source
Laws 1990, LB 1236, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-201.02 - Legislative findings.

51-201.02.
Legislative findings.
The Legislature finds and declares that public libraries perform services which are vitally important for the maintenance of an educated and democratic society, including, but not limited to, providing information which stimulates thought, awareness, and involvement in issues of public interest and providing avenues for intellectual and cultural growth and enjoyment. The Legislature further finds that an educated and culturally aware society is increasingly important in an economy in which Nebraskans must compete on a global scale. It is the intent of the Legislature that Nebraskans will help lead the nation into the world of the twenty-first century.
Source
Laws 1997, LB 250, § 9.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-201.03 - County library; petition to establish; procedure; election.

51-201.03.
County library; petition to establish; procedure; election.
(1) The registered voters of the incorporated and unincorporated areas of a county which do not have a public library may file an initiative petition with the county board requesting the establishment of a county library. The petition shall be filed by July 31 prior to a statewide general election. Signatures gathered before the last statewide general election shall not be counted. An initiative petition shall conform to the requirements of section 32-628. Petition signers and petition circulators shall conform to the requirements of sections 32-629 and 32-630. The county board shall submit the petitions to the election commissioner or county clerk for signature verification pursuant to section 32-631. The required number of signatures shall be five percent of the voters registered at the last statewide general election in the incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county which do not have a public library. The election commissioner or county clerk shall notify the county board within thirty days after receiving the petitions from the county board whether the required number of signatures has been gathered.
(2) If the county board determines that the petitions are in proper form and signed by the necessary number of registered voters, the county board shall notify the governing body and library board of each incorporated area within the county within ten days after such determination and shall publish in a newspaper of general circulation in the county that the registered voters of the unincorporated area of the county and of the incorporated areas which do not have a public library will be asked to vote on the issue at the next statewide general election and shall submit the question of whether to establish a county library to the voters as required in section 51-201.
Source
Laws 1997, LB 250, § 11;
Laws 2008, LB269, § 12.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-201.04 - County board; notice required; library merger; procedure; election.

51-201.04.
County board; notice required; library merger; procedure; election.
(1) At the time the county board decides to hold an election pursuant to section 51-201 on the question of establishing a public library, the county board shall notify the governing body and library board of each incorporated area within the county and shall publish in a newspaper of general circulation in the county that the registered voters of the unincorporated area of the county and of the incorporated areas which do not have a public library will be asked to vote on the issue at the next statewide general election. The notice shall be delivered and publication shall occur prior to June 1 before the election.
(2) If a city council, village board, or township board of a city, village, or township that has a public library and the library board, if one exists, of the city, village, or township both adopt a resolution indicating that they desire to merge the city, village, or township library with the county library if established and notify the county board by filing the resolutions with the county clerk by August 25, the county board shall submit the question of merger to the voters of the city, village, or township at the same time as the election pursuant to section 51-201.
(3) The registered voters of a city, village, or township that has a public library may file an initiative petition with the county board to require the issue of merger to be on the ballot in the city, village, or township. The petition shall be filed by July 31 prior to the statewide general election at which the issue would be on the ballot. Signatures gathered before the last statewide general election shall not be counted. An initiative petition shall conform to the requirements of section 32-628. Petition signers and petition circulators shall conform to the requirements of sections 32-629 and 32-630. The county board shall submit the petitions to the election commissioner or county clerk for signature verification pursuant to section 32-631. The required number of signatures shall be ten percent of the voters registered in the city, village, or township at the last statewide general election. The election commissioner or county clerk shall notify the county board within thirty days after receiving the petitions from the county board whether the required number of signatures has been gathered. If the county board determines that the petitions are in proper form and signed by the necessary number of registered voters, the county board shall submit the question of whether to merge with the county library, if established, to the voters at the same time as the election pursuant to section 51-201.
Source
Laws 1997, LB 250, § 12.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-201.05 - Merger of county and municipal libraries; procedure.

51-201.05.
Merger of county and municipal libraries; procedure.
In a county that has an established county library, if a city council, village board, or township board of a city, village, or township that has a public library and the library board, if one exists, of the city, village, or township both adopt a resolution indicating that such city, village, or township library desires to merge with the established county library, they shall notify the county board by filing the resolutions with the county clerk. After such notification, the city, village, or township library shall be a part of the county library as provided in section 51-201.06 and its residents shall be entitled to the benefits of the county library, and the property within such city, village, or township library shall be liable to taxes levied for county library purposes. At least once a week for two successive weeks prior to adopting such resolution, the city council, village board, or township board and library board shall publish notice of such proposed resolution and the date and the place of the meeting at which such resolution is proposed to be adopted, in a newspaper designated by the council or board and published in or of general circulation in such city, village, or township.
Source
Laws 1997, LB 250, § 13.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-201.06 - Merger; transfer of assets and employees.

51-201.06.
Merger; transfer of assets and employees.
If a city, village, or township library merges with a county library under sections 51-201 to 51-219, (1) all assets shall be transferred to the county library, (2) all employees of the city, village, or township library shall be transferred to the county and shall receive at least the same or comparable salaries, sick leave, vacation leave, health benefits, retirement benefits, and other benefits as provided by the city, village, or township, and (3) a plan shall be established for the repayment of any bonded indebtedness or other debt of the city, village, or township existing at the time of the merger, including, but not limited to, the payment of the debt, the establishment of a sinking fund, and the issuance of bonds by the county. The city council, village board, or township board and the county board shall enter into a merger agreement consistent with this section setting the date for the merger to take effect which shall not be more than one year after an election or after the notification to the county board under section 51-201.05. If the parties cannot agree within one year after the election or notification, any party may bring an action in the district court and the district court shall determine the conditions of the transfer of assets and employees and the plan for payment of indebtedness.
Source
Laws 1997, LB 250, § 14.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-201.07 - Withdrawal of municipal library from county library system; procedure.

51-201.07.
Withdrawal of municipal library from county library system; procedure.
If the city council, village board, or township board and library board, if one exists, both adopt a resolution indicating that such city, village, or township library no longer desires to be a part of the county library system and notify the county board by filing the resolutions with the county clerk, the county board shall submit the question to the voters of the city, village, or township at the next statewide general election. If a majority of the voters voting on the issue vote to withdraw from the county library, then beginning on January 1 following the election, the city, village, or township shall cease to be entitled to the benefits of such county library and the property situated in such city, village, or township library shall not be liable for taxes levied for county library purposes. The city council, village board, or township board and the county board shall enter into a dissolution agreement to provide for the disposition of assets, indebtedness, and employees. If the parties cannot agree within one year after the election, either party may bring an action in the district court and the district court shall determine the disposition of assets, indebtedness, and employees.
Source
Laws 1997, LB 250, § 15.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-202 - City or village library; library board; members; elected or appointed; terms; vacancies, how filled.

51-202.
City or village library; library board; members; elected or appointed; terms; vacancies, how filled.
(1) When any city council or village board decides by ordinance to establish and maintain a public library and reading room under sections 51-201 to 51-219, the city council or village board shall establish a library board. The library board shall have at least five members. Neither the mayor nor any member of the city council or village board shall be a member of the library board. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, the city council or village board shall by ordinance determine the number of members, whether the members are elected or appointed, and the length of the terms of the members. The terms of members serving on the effective date of a change in the number of members shall not be shortened, and the city council or village board shall provide for the appointment or election of their successors. In cases of vacancies by resignation, removal, or otherwise, the city council or village board shall fill such vacancy for the unexpired term. No member shall receive any pay or compensation for any services rendered as a member of the board.
(2) If the city council or village board by ordinance provides for appointment of the members to the library board, such library board members shall be appointed by a majority vote of the members of the city council or village board. If an interlocal agreement, a memorandum of understanding, or any other contractual agreement between the city or village and another political subdivision providing for library services allows representation from the other political subdivision on the library board from outside the city or village, the governing board of the other political subdivision may appoint one or more members to the library board as provided in the interlocal agreement, memorandum of understanding, or other contractual agreement.
(3) If the city council or village board adopts an ordinance to provide for the election of library board members at municipal elections in April, it shall follow the statutes governing municipal elections. If the municipal election is to be held in conjunction with the statewide primary election, the election shall be held as provided in the Election Act. If the board members are to be elected, the city council or village board shall give public notice of such election after the adoption of such ordinance naming the offices to be filled, the length of terms, and the filing deadline for the placing of names of candidates on the ballot.
Source
Laws 1911, c. 73, § 2, p. 314;
R.S.1913, § 3793;
Laws 1919, c. 120, § 2, p. 286;
Laws 1921, c. 233, § 1, p. 831;
C.S.1922, § 3186;
C.S.1929, § 51-202;
R.S.1943, § 51-202;
Laws 1961, c. 254, § 1, p. 748;
Laws 1967, c. 329, § 1, p. 874;
Laws 1972, LB 661, § 78;
Laws 1973, LB 555, § 1;
Laws 1981, LB 194, § 1;
Laws 1994, LB 76, § 569;
Laws 1997, LB 250, § 16.
Cross References
Election Act, see section 32-101.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-203 - County or township library; board; members; election or appointment; terms; vacancies; how filled.

51-203.
County or township library; board; members; election or appointment; terms; vacancies; how filled.
When the county board of any county or the electors of any township vote to establish and maintain a public library, the county board or the township board shall establish a library board. The library board shall have at least five members. No member of the county board or township board shall be a member of the library board. The county board or township board shall determine by resolution the number of members, whether the members are elected or appointed, and the length of the terms of the members. The terms of members serving on the effective date of a change in the number of members shall not be shortened, and the county board or township board shall provide for the appointment or election of their successors. Such county or township board shall have the power to fill for the unexpired term any vacancy which may occur in the county or township library board. No member shall receive any pay or compensation for any services rendered as a member of such board.
If the county board or township board provides for appointment of the members to the library board, such library board members shall be appointed by a majority vote of the members of the county board or township board. If the county board or township board provides for the election of library board members, the election shall be held in conjunction with the statewide primary election as provided in the Election Act and the county board or township board shall give public notice of such election after the adoption of such resolution naming the offices to be filled, the length of terms, and the filing deadline for the placing of names of candidates on the ballot.
Source
Laws 1911, c. 73, § 3, p. 314;
R.S.1913, § 3794;
Laws 1919, c. 120, § 3, p. 287;
C.S.1922, § 3187;
C.S.1929, § 51-203;
R.S.1943, § 51-203;
Laws 1997, LB 250, § 17.
Cross References
Election Act, see section 32-101.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-204 - Library board; organization; officers; quorum.

51-204.
Library board; organization; officers; quorum.
The members of any city, village, county, or township library board shall immediately after their appointment meet and organize by electing from their number a president, secretary, and such other officers as may be necessary. A majority of the members of a city, village, county, or township library board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
Source
Laws 1911, c. 73, § 4, p. 315;
R.S.1913, § 3795;
C.S.1922, § 3188;
Laws 1923, c. 148, § 1, p. 363;
Laws 1925, c. 38, § 1, p. 148;
C.S.1929, § 51-204;
Laws 1941, c. 103, § 1, p. 421;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 51-204;
R.S.1943, § 51-204;
Laws 1997, LB 250, § 18.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums › 51-205 - Library board; bylaws, rules, and regulations.

51-205.
Library board; bylaws, rules, and regulations.
The library board shall have the power to make and adopt such bylaws, rules, and regulations for its own guidance and for the government of the library and reading room as it may deem expedient, not inconsistent with sections 51-201 to 51-219.
Source
Laws 1911, c. 73, § 4, p. 315;
R.S.1913, § 3795;
C.S.1922, § 3188;
Laws 1923, c. 148, § 1, p. 363;
Laws 1925, c. 38, § 1, p. 149;
C.S.1929, § 51-204;
Laws 1941, c. 103, § 1, p. 421;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 51-204;
R.S.1943, § 51-205;
Laws 1997, LB 250, § 19.