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2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-325 - Administrator of Nebraska veterans homes; qualifications.

80-325.
Administrator of Nebraska veterans homes; qualifications.
The administrator of the Nebraska veterans homes shall be a licensed nursing home administrator licensed under the Nursing Home Administrator Practice Act. Qualified applicants for the position of administrator who were discharged or otherwise separated with a characterization of honorable from the armed forces of the United States during a period of war as defined in section 80-401.01 shall be given a preference over other applicants.
Source
Laws 1913, c. 179, § 11, p. 538;
R.S.1913, § 7189;
Laws 1917, c. 131, § 1, p. 312;
Laws 1921, c. 200, § 1, p. 722;
C.S.1922, § 6840;
C.S.1929, § 83-111;
Laws 1935, c. 185, § 2, p. 685;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 83-111;
R.S.1943, § 83-124;
Laws 1947, c. 329, § 1, p. 1045;
Laws 1951, c. 320, § 1, p. 1092;
Laws 1953, c. 340, § 1, p. 1113;
Laws 1969, c. 817, § 71, p. 3107;
Laws 1971, LB 334, § 5;
R.S.1943, (1994), § 83-124;
Laws 1997, LB 396, § 14;
Laws 2001, LB 10, § 1;
Laws 2005, LB 54, § 28;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 1310.
Cross References
Nursing Home Administrator Practice Act, see section 38-2401.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-326 - Veterans' Home Building Fund; created; purposes; investment.

80-326.
Veterans' Home Building Fund; created; purposes; investment.
The Veterans' Home Building Fund is created. The fund shall include money allocated to the fund. The fund shall be used, along with matching federal funds available, for the specific purposes of adding or improving nursing facilities when needed. Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.
Source
Laws 1978, LB 315, § 2;
Laws 1990, LB 1216, § 1;
Laws 1994, LB 1194, § 17;
Laws 1995, LB 7, § 94;
R.S.1943, (1996), § 80-301.02;
Laws 1997, LB 396, § 15.
Cross References
Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.
Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-327 - Nebraska veterans homes; member; disability; guardianship proceedings; guardian or conservator; fees; bond.

80-327.
Nebraska veterans homes; member; disability; guardianship proceedings; guardian or conservator; fees; bond.
Whenever a member of one of the Nebraska veterans homes becomes disabled because of age or otherwise to such an extent that it is impossible for the member to transact his or her personal financial business, the administrator of such home may institute, in the administrator's official capacity, proceedings for the legal appointment of a guardian or conservator to take charge of and administer all funds, whether pension, compensation, or otherwise, inuring to the member. A member of the staff of each home shall be named guardian officer of that home and may be appointed guardian or conservator of members of such home. The guardian officer shall not receive fees or compensation from the member for such services. Bond for the guardian officer shall be paid by the State of Nebraska.
Source
Laws 1949, c. 272, § 3(2), p. 893;
Laws 1959, c. 420, § 3, p. 1416;
Laws 1971, LB 335, § 3;
Laws 1980, LB 184, § 4;
Laws 1995, LB 12, § 1;
R.S.1943, (1996), § 80-304.01;
Laws 1997, LB 396, § 16.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-328 - State of Nebraska; enter into lease agreement with Douglas County; property; described; use as a veterans home.

80-328.
State of Nebraska; enter into lease agreement with Douglas County; property; described; use as a veterans home.
The Legislature hereby approves and recommends to the Governor that the State of Nebraska enter into a lease agreement with Douglas County, Nebraska, relating to land and buildings located in Douglas County, Nebraska, for use as a veterans home. Such land and buildings shall include two parcels of land being part of the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section 11, township 15 north, range 11 east of the 6th principal meridian, Douglas County, Nebraska, and being more particularly described as follows:
(1) Commencing at the northeast corner of the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of said section 11; thence south zero degrees two minutes thirty-six seconds for a distance of thirty-three feet to the point of beginning; thence continuing south zero degrees two minutes thirty-six seconds west for a distance of nine hundred sixty-six and seventy-five hundredths feet; thence north eighty-nine degrees fifty-seven minutes twenty-four seconds west for a distance of two hundred fifteen and seven-tenths feet; thence south zero degrees two minutes thirty-six seconds west for a distance of twenty-nine feet; thence north eighty-nine degrees fifty-seven minutes twenty-four seconds west for a distance of four hundred ninety-nine and sixty-five hundredths feet; thence north zero degrees two minutes thirty-six seconds east for a distance of nine hundred ninety-three and seventy-five hundredths feet; thence north eighty-nine degrees fifty-three minutes one second east for a distance of seven hundred fifteen and thirty-four hundredths feet to the point of beginning, containing sixteen and nineteen-hundredths acres, more or less; and
(2) Commencing at the southwest corner of the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of said section 11; thence north eighty-nine degrees fifty minutes fifty-six seconds east for a distance of one hundred sixty-eight and seventy-five hundredths feet to the point of beginning; thence north zero degrees zero minutes zero seconds east for a distance of seventy-three feet; thence north eighty-nine degrees fifty minutes fifty-six seconds east for a distance of one hundred five and fifty-three hundredths feet; thence south zero degrees zero minutes zero seconds east for a distance of seventy-three feet; thence south eighty-nine degrees fifty minutes fifty-six seconds west for a distance of one hundred five and fifty-three hundredths feet to the point of beginning, containing eighteen-hundredths acre, more or less.
Source
Laws 1980, LB 184, § 9;
R.S.1943, (1996), § 80-311;
Laws 1997, LB 396, § 17.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-329 - County board; lease or sell property for use as a veterans home; terms.

80-329.
County board; lease or sell property for use as a veterans home; terms.
Any county board may lease or sell public property to the state for use as a veterans home at such rent and under such terms and conditions as it may deem just and advisable, notwithstanding the fact that such lease or sale is at less than the fair market value of such property.
Source
Laws 1980, LB 184, § 11;
R.S.1943, (1996), § 80-312;
Laws 1997, LB 396, § 18.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-330 - Property used as a veterans home; utility service; state provide; how compensated.

80-330.
Property used as a veterans home; utility service; state provide; how compensated.
If the state provides utility service to Douglas County in connection with the lease of land and buildings located in Douglas County, Nebraska, for use as a veterans home by the state, Douglas County shall provide the state with fair and equitable compensation for the services provided.
Source
Laws 1980, LB 184, § 12;
R.S.1943, (1996), § 80-313;
Laws 1997, LB 396, § 19.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-331 - Norfolk Veterans' Home.

80-331.
Norfolk Veterans' Home.
There is hereby established near Norfolk, Nebraska, on the site of the Norfolk Regional Center and further described as follows:
Beginning at a point located approximately one thousand nine hundred twenty feet east of, and approximately nine hundred sixty feet south of the northwest corner of section thirteen, township twenty-four north, range one west in Madison County and thence five hundred feet south along the west curb line of Service Street, thence five hundred feet west, thence five hundred feet north, thence five hundred feet east to the place of beginning; and building number twenty-three located approximately six hundred ninety feet south and three hundred ninety-five feet east of the southeast corner of the above described lot; a facility to be known as the Norfolk Veterans' Home.
Source
Laws 1963, c. 496, § 1, p. 1586;
Laws 1972, LB 1246, § 1;
R.S.1943, (1996), § 80-309;
Laws 1997, LB 396, § 20.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-332 - Employees of Division of Veterans' Homes of Department of Health and Human Services; transfer; how treated.

80-332.
Employees of Division of Veterans' Homes of Department of Health and Human Services; transfer; how treated.
On and after July 1, 2017, positions of employment in the Division of Veterans’ Homes of the Department of Health and Human Services related to the powers, duties, and functions transferred pursuant to the Nebraska Veterans Services Act are transferred to the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. For purposes of the transition, employees of the division shall be considered employees of the department and shall retain their rights under the state personnel system or pertinent bargaining agreement, and their service shall be deemed continuous. This section does not grant employees any new rights or benefits not otherwise provided by law or bargaining agreement or preclude the department or the director from exercising any of the prerogatives of management set forth in section 81-1311 or as otherwise provided by law. This section is not an amendment to or substitute for the provisions of any existing bargaining agreements.
Source
Laws 2017, LB340, § 12.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-333 - Contracts and other documents; how treated.

80-333.
Contracts and other documents; how treated.
On and after July 1, 2017, whenever the Division of Veterans’ Homes of the Department of Health and Human Services is referred to or designated by any contract or other document in connection with the duties and functions transferred to the Department of Veterans’ Affairs pursuant to the Nebraska Veterans Services Act, such reference or designation shall apply to such department. All contracts entered into by the division prior to July 1, 2017, in connection with the duties and functions transferred to the department are hereby recognized, with the department succeeding to all rights and obligations under such contracts. Any cash funds, custodial funds, gifts, trusts, grants, and any appropriations of funds from prior fiscal years available to satisfy obligations incurred under such contracts shall be transferred and appropriated to the department for the payments of such obligations. All documents and records transferred, or copies of the same, may be authenticated or certified by the department for all legal purposes.
Source
Laws 2017, LB340, § 13.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-334 - Existing suits and proceedings; how treated.

80-334.
Existing suits and proceedings; how treated.
No suit, action, or other proceeding, judicial or administrative, lawfully commenced prior to July 1, 2017, or which could have been commenced prior to that date, by or against the Division of Veterans’ Homes of the Department of Health and Human Services, or the director or any employee thereof in such director's or employee's official capacity or in relation to the discharge of his or her official duties, shall abate by reason of the transfer of duties and functions from the Division of Veterans’ Homes of the Department of Health and Human Services to the Department of Veterans’ Affairs.
Source
Laws 2017, LB340, § 14.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-335 - Law; how construed.

80-335.
Law; how construed.
On and after July 1, 2017, unless otherwise specified, whenever any provision of law refers to the Division of Veterans’ Homes of the Department of Health and Human Services in connection with duties and functions transferred to the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, such law shall be construed as referring to the department.
Source
Laws 2017, LB340, § 15.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-336 - Property; funds; appropriations; effect of transfer.

80-336.
Property; funds; appropriations; effect of transfer.
On July 1, 2017, all items of property, real and personal, including office furniture and fixtures, books, documents, and records of the Division of Veterans’ Homes of the Department of Health and Human Services pertaining to the duties and functions transferred to the Department of Veterans’ Affairs pursuant to the Nebraska Veterans Services Act shall become the property of the department.
On July 1, 2017, any federal, cash, canteen, and trust funds remaining in the following program classifications shall be transferred from Agency No. 25, the Department of Health and Human Services, to Agency No. 28, the Department of Veterans' Affairs: Program No. 510, Veterans' Home System Administration; Program No. 519, Grand Island Veterans' Home; Program No. 520, Norfolk Veterans' Home; Program No. 521, Western Nebraska Veterans' Home; and Program No. 522, Eastern Nebraska Veterans' Home.
Any appropriation and salary limit provided in any legislative bill enacted by the One Hundred Fifth Legislature, First Session, to Agency No. 25, Department of Health and Human Services, in the following program classification, shall be null and void, and any such amounts are hereby appropriated to Agency No. 28, Department of Veterans' Affairs: Program No. 519, Nebraska Veterans' Homes. Any financial obligations of the Department of Health and Human Services for Program No. 519, Nebraska Veterans' Homes, that remain unpaid as of June 30, 2017, and that are subsequently certified as valid encumbrances to the accounting division of the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to sections 81-138.01 to 81-138.04, shall be paid by the Department of Veterans' Affairs from the unexpended balance of appropriations existing in such program classification on June 30, 2017.
Source
Laws 2017, LB340, § 16.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-337 - Money or personal property to credit of member of veterans home; claim; disposition; procedure.

80-337.
Money or personal property to credit of member of veterans home; claim; disposition; procedure.
Any claim to money or personal property in the hands of the department to the credit of a member of a veterans home shall be disposed of as provided in sections 83-153 to 83-156.
Source
Laws 2018, LB827, § 2.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-401.02 - Department of Veterans' Affairs; creation; director; qualifications; salary; bond or insurance; service officers and assistants; appointment.

80-401.02.
Department of Veterans' Affairs; creation; director; qualifications; salary; bond or insurance; service officers and assistants; appointment.
There is hereby created a department of government to be known as the Department of Veterans' Affairs. The chief administrative officer of the department shall be the director to be known as the Director of Veterans' Affairs. He or she shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Legislature. No person shall be eligible to receive appointment as director unless such person has the following qualifications: (1) Resident of the State of Nebraska for at least five years immediately prior to his or her appointment; (2) citizen of the United States; and (3) served in the armed forces of the United States during any of the periods identified in section 80-401.01 and discharged or otherwise separated with a characterization of honorable from such service. The director shall serve until a new director to succeed him or her is appointed and has qualified. If a vacancy occurs in the office of director when the Legislature is not in session, the Governor shall make a temporary appointment until the next meeting of the Legislature, when the Governor shall present to the Legislature a recommendation for the office. The director shall receive an annual salary to be fixed by the Governor, payable in equal monthly installments. He or she shall be reimbursed for expenses involved in the performance of his or her official duties as provided in sections 81-1174 to 81-1177. He or she shall be bonded or insured as required by section 11-201. The director shall appoint state service officers and assistants, whose appointments shall be approved by the Veterans' Advisory Commission.
The department shall be the designated state agency to advocate on behalf of veterans.
Source
Laws 1947, c. 306, § 3, p. 928;
Laws 1951, c. 303, § 2, p. 995;
Laws 1957, c. 367, § 7, p. 1291;
Laws 1959, c. 423, § 1, p. 1421;
Laws 1961, c. 413, § 1, p. 1241;
Laws 1965, c. 537, § 1, p. 1687;
Laws 1969, c. 754, § 2, p. 2837;
Laws 1978, LB 653, § 29;
Laws 1981, LB 204, § 166;
Laws 1997, LB 396, § 21;
Laws 2004, LB 884, § 38;
Laws 2005, LB 54, § 30;
Laws 2020, LB381, § 99.
Cross References
Constitutional provisions:
Bonds of heads of executive departments, see Article IV, section 26, Constitution of Nebraska.
Executive department heads, appointment and removal, see Article IV, sections 1 and 12, Constitution of Nebraska.
Official oath of executive officers, see Article XV, section 1, Constitution of Nebraska.
Reports to Governor, see Article IV, sections 22 and 23, Constitution of Nebraska.
Bond of director and assistants, see Chapter 11 and section 81-111.
Official oaths of office, see sections 11-101 to 11-101.02 and 81-110.
Qualifications of director and other personnel, see section 80-410.
State administrative departments, general provisions, see Chapter 81, article 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-401.04 - Department of Veterans' Affairs; jurisdiction; State Department of Education; functions.

80-401.04.
Department of Veterans' Affairs; jurisdiction; State Department of Education; functions.
The Department of Veterans' Affairs shall have jurisdiction over the administration and supervision of all phases of activities under the on-the-job and apprenticeship training, on-the-farm training, and flight training programs for veterans carried on pursuant to Public Law 77 of the Ninetieth Congress, 38 U.S.C. chapter 34, and all amendments thereto, except the State Department of Education shall be the state agency for approving and certifying all educational or training institutions, as defined in Public Law 77 above mentioned, and related training in connection therewith.
Source
Laws 1947, c. 306, § 5, p. 930;
Laws 1969, c. 754, § 4, p. 2839.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-401.05 - Comprehensive Health Insurance Pool; board of directors; Department of Insurance; duties.

80-401.05.
Comprehensive Health Insurance Pool; board of directors; Department of Insurance; duties.
The Board of Directors of the Comprehensive Health Insurance Pool and the Department of Insurance shall work closely with the Department of Veterans' Affairs to ensure the Veterans' Aid Income Fund and various federal benefits are utilized along with the Comprehensive Health Insurance Pool as resources for veterans and their families.
Source
Laws 1992, LB 835, § 3.
Cross References
Comprehensive Health Insurance Pool Act, see section 44-4201.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-401.06 - Veterans' Advisory Commission; members; appointment; qualifications.

80-401.06.
Veterans' Advisory Commission; members; appointment; qualifications.
There is hereby created the Veterans' Advisory Commission, which shall consist of five members who shall be appointed by the Governor. No person shall be eligible to receive appointment as a member unless he or she (1) has been a resident of the State of Nebraska for at least five years immediately prior to his or her appointment, (2) has served in the armed forces of the United States during the dates set forth in section 80-401.01 and was discharged or otherwise separated with a characterization of honorable from such service, and (3) is a member of a recognized veterans organization. Such membership shall be certified to the Governor annually by the department adjutant of the recognized veterans organization. The Governor shall appoint one member of the Veterans' Advisory Commission from each of the three congressional districts in the state as the districts were constituted on January 1, 1962, and the fourth and fifth members shall be selected at large.
Source
Laws 1947, c. 306, § 7, p. 930;
Laws 1953, c. 326, § 2, p. 1079;
Laws 1961, c. 282, § 6, p. 827;
Laws 1967, c. 563, § 2, p. 1857;
Laws 1969, c. 754, § 5, p. 2839;
Laws 2005, LB 54, § 32.
Cross References
For qualification of members, see section 80-410.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-401.07 - Veterans' Advisory Commission; members; tenure of office.

80-401.07.
Veterans' Advisory Commission; members; tenure of office.
The terms of office of the members of the Veterans' Advisory Commission initially appointed shall expire on March 1 of the years 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951 and 1952, as designated by the Governor in making the respective appointments. As the terms of members expire, the Governor shall, on or before March 1 of each year, appoint or reappoint a member of the commission for a term of five years to succeed the member whose term expires. Each member shall serve until the appointment and qualification of his successor. In case of a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term of a member, the appointment shall be made only for the remainder of the term.
Source
Laws 1947, c. 306, § 8, p. 931.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-401.08 - Veterans' Advisory Commission; members; chairperson; expenses.

80-401.08.
Veterans' Advisory Commission; members; chairperson; expenses.
The members of the Veterans' Advisory Commission shall annually appoint one of its members as chairperson and one as secretary. The members of the commission shall each qualify by taking and subscribing an oath of office. No member shall receive any salary for his or her services, but each shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred by him or her in performing his or her duties as provided in sections 81-1174 to 81-1177.
Source
Laws 1947, c. 306, § 9, p. 931;
Laws 1981, LB 204, § 167;
Laws 1983, LB 369, § 4;
Laws 2020, LB381, § 100.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-401.09 - Veterans' Advisory Commission; duties; meetings.

80-401.09.
Veterans' Advisory Commission; duties; meetings.
The Veterans' Advisory Commission shall be empowered to investigate the handling of veterans affairs under the jurisdiction of the Director of Veterans' Affairs, and to make recommendations and report to the Governor or the director on such matters. The commission shall also act as an appeal board, to whom recourse can be had by any individual or post of a recognized veterans organization from any decision made by the Director of Veterans' Affairs or any of his agents or deputies, on a claim for aid from the Nebraska Veterans' Aid Fund. The majority decision of the appeal board shall be final and shall govern in all matters presented to it upon which a hearing is had. The Veterans' Advisory Commission shall meet at least twice each year, or on call of the chairman or three members of the commission.
Source
Laws 1947, c. 306, § 10, p. 931;
Laws 1969, c. 754, § 6, p. 2840.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-401.10 - Director; seal; adopt; rules and regulations; fiscal year.

80-401.10.
Director; seal; adopt; rules and regulations; fiscal year.
The director shall, within thirty days after the creation of the Department of Veterans' Affairs, adopt a seal and make such rules and regulations for its administration, not inconsistent herewith, as he or she may deem expedient. He or she may, from time to time, amend such rules and regulations. The fiscal year of the department shall conform to the fiscal year of the state.
Source
Laws 1947, c. 306, § 11, p. 932;
Laws 1981, LB 545, § 28.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-401.11 - Department of Veterans' Affairs; offices; employees.

80-401.11.
Department of Veterans' Affairs; offices; employees.
Suitable offices shall be provided for the Department of Veterans' Affairs in the State Capitol. It may maintain necessary offices at such other places in the state as it may designate and may incur the necessary expense for office furniture, stationery, printing and other incidental or necessary expenses. It may employ such clerical and other employees and assistants as it may deem necessary for the proper transaction of its business.
Source
Laws 1947, c. 306, § 12, p. 932.
Cross References
Annual property inventory, requirement, see section 81-1118.02.
Basic workweek, see sections 84-1001 to 84-1005.
Qualifications of personnel, see section 80-410.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-402 - Veterans aid; conscientious objectors denied relief.

80-402.
Veterans aid; conscientious objectors denied relief.
No benefit shall accrue to, and none of the provisions of sections 80-401 to 80-405 shall apply to conscientious objectors who availed themselves of the privilege of any exemption from military duty.
Source
Laws 1921, c. 40, § 1, p. 181;
C.S.1922, § 6206;
Laws 1923, c. 126, § 1, p. 311;
Laws 1927, c. 194, § 1, p. 552;
C.S.1929, § 80-401;
R.S.1943, § 80-402.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-403 - Veterans relief; persons eligible; disbursements.

80-403.
Veterans relief; persons eligible; disbursements.
(1) All money disbursed through the Director of Veterans' Affairs shall be expended by him or her in furnishing food, shelter, fuel, transportation, wearing apparel, or medical or surgical aid or in assisting with the funeral expenses of discharged veterans who come within one of the classes described in subsection (2) or (3) of this section.
(2) Such aid shall be provided upon application to veterans as defined in section 80-401.03, their widows, widowers, spouses, and their children age eighteen or younger or until age twenty-three if attending school full time, and at any age if the child was permanently incapable of self-support at age eighteen (a) who are legal residents of this state on the date of such application and (b) who may be in need of such aid.
(3) In cases in which an eligible veteran or widow or widower dies leaving no next of kin to apply for payment of expenses of last illness and burial, a recognized veterans organization or a county veterans service officer may apply, on behalf of the deceased, for assistance in paying such expenses. All such payments shall be made by the director. There may be expended, for purposes other than those set forth in this section, such sum or sums as may be specifically appropriated by the Legislature for such purposes.
Source
Laws 1921, c. 40, § 2, p. 182;
C.S.1922, § 6207;
Laws 1923, c. 126, § 2, p. 312;
Laws 1927, c. 194, § 2, p. 554;
C.S.1929, § 80-402;
R.S.1943, § 80-402;
Laws 1945, c. 221, § 2, p. 660;
Laws 1947, c. 306, § 13, p. 932;
Laws 1951, c. 305, § 1, p. 999;
Laws 1963, c. 498, § 1, p. 1589;
Laws 1967, c. 562, § 2, p. 1854;
Laws 1967, c. 561, § 3, p. 1851;
Laws 1969, c. 754, § 7, p. 2840;
Laws 1971, LB 336, § 1;
Laws 1979, LB 80, § 113;
Laws 1997, LB 441, § 2;
Laws 1999, LB 227, § 1;
Laws 2008, LB904, § 1;
Laws 2015, LB305, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-404 - Gifts, power to accept; property, exemption from tax.

80-404.
Gifts, power to accept; property, exemption from tax.
The Department of Veterans' Affairs may receive or hold in trust testamentary or other gifts, and may purchase or receive gifts of such real estate as may be necessary or advantageous for the carrying out of the provisions of sections 80-401 to 80-405. All property so held or owned by it shall be free from taxation during the period of time it shall be held or used by it for the purpose of furnishing aid to such veterans and their dependents authorized by the provisions of section 80-403.
Source
Laws 1921, c. 40, § 3, p. 183;
C.S.1922, § 6208;
C.S.1929, § 80-403;
R.S.1943, § 80-404;
Laws 1945, c. 221, § 3, p. 662;
Laws 1947, c. 306, § 19, p. 933.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-404.04 - Commissioner of Education; federal funds; disbursement.

80-404.04.
Commissioner of Education; federal funds; disbursement.
The Commissioner of Education shall be entitled to receive any funds made available by the United States Government for the purpose of carrying out the program of approving and certifying educational and training institutions, and related training in connection therewith. Such funds shall be turned over to the State Treasurer, and disbursed upon vouchers approved by the commissioner, and warrants issued as provided by law.
Source
Laws 1947, c. 306, § 21, p. 935.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-405 - Veterans relief; obtaining by fraud; penalty.

80-405.
Veterans relief; obtaining by fraud; penalty.
Any person who shall knowingly, by fraudulent representations, obtain or attempt to obtain any payment or aid herein provided for shall be guilty of a Class II misdemeanor.
Source
Laws 1921, c. 40, § 5, p. 183;
C.S.1922, § 6210;
C.S.1929, § 80-405;
R.S.1943, § 80-405;
Laws 1953, c. 326, § 3, p. 1080;
Laws 1977, LB 39, § 264.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-406 - County service committee; members; appointment.

80-406.
County service committee; members; appointment.
To assist the Department of Veterans' Affairs in the performance of its duties, each county board shall appoint, in each county of the state, a county service committee as provided in section 80-101.
Source
Laws 1947, c. 306, § 14, p. 933.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-407 - County veterans service committee; duties; appointment of county veterans service officer; member of committee ineligible.

80-407.
County veterans service committee; duties; appointment of county veterans service officer; member of committee ineligible.
Each county veterans service committee shall cooperate with and assist the Department of Veterans' Affairs in the performance and discharge of its duties and functions. Each such county veterans service committee shall appoint, subject to confirmation by the county board, a county veterans service officer for its county after the applicant has been certified as eligible according to section 80-410 by the Director of Veterans' Affairs. Service officers appointed prior to March 27, 1969, shall also be certified as eligible. The county veterans service committee, in cooperation with the Department of Veterans' Affairs, shall issue a certificate of appointment, and establish a service center for the assistance of veterans, and is authorized to accept, for the purpose of carrying out its program of assistance to veterans, grants of funds from the county, municipalities, veterans, civic, religious, and fraternal organizations and groups, and private citizens. The county boards of the counties involved, after meeting with the affected veterans service committees, are authorized to join two or more counties in the appointment of a county veterans service officer for a given area with the expenses to be shared by the counties involved. The county board and the county veterans service committee shall be authorized to appoint or place any veterans service officer on a part-time basis if such officer's service shall not require forty hours per week. Members of the county veterans service committee shall be ineligible to serve as county veterans service officers or assistant county veterans service officers.
Source
Laws 1947, c. 306, § 15, p. 933;
Laws 1961, c. 414, § 1, p. 1242;
Laws 1969, c. 754, § 8, p. 2841;
Laws 1973, LB 220, § 8;
Laws 1997, LB 269, § 64;
Laws 2003, LB 83, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-408 - County veterans service officer; officers and employees; oath; bond.

80-408.
County veterans service officer; officers and employees; oath; bond.
Each county veterans service officer appointed under the provisions of section 80-407 and every other person entrusted with the funds of a county service committee shall qualify by taking the usual oath of office and shall each give bond in the sum of one thousand dollars, with corporate surety, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duty. The premiums for such bonds shall be paid by the county.
Source
Laws 1947, c. 306, § 16, p. 934.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-409 - County service committee; offices; tax; levy.

80-409.
County service committee; offices; tax; levy.
The county board of each county in this state shall provide, by special levy or out of the general fund of the county, such amount as is necessary for the use of the county service committee to aid and enable such county service committee to carry out and execute its functions, powers, and duties as defined in sections 80-401 to 80-401.11, 80-403, 80-404, 80-404.04, and 80-406 to 80-410 and to pay its expenses. The county board shall provide offices for the county veterans service officer in a location determined by the board.
Source
Laws 1947, c. 306, § 17, p. 934;
Laws 2001, LB 10, § 2.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-410 - Director; deputy director; Veterans' Advisory Commission; state and county veterans service officers; qualifications.

80-410.
Director; deputy director; Veterans' Advisory Commission; state and county veterans service officers; qualifications.
(1) The Director of Veterans' Affairs, the deputy director, all members of the Veterans' Advisory Commission, and all state service officers shall have served in the armed forces of the United States during the dates set forth in section 80-401.01 and shall have been discharged or otherwise separated with a characterization of honorable from such service. A state service officer shall have been a bona fide resident of the State of Nebraska continuously for at least one year immediately prior to assuming his or her position.
(2) All county veterans service officers shall have served on active duty in the armed forces of the United States, other than active duty for training, shall have been discharged or otherwise separated with a characterization of honorable from the service, and shall have been bona fide residents of the State of Nebraska continuously for at least one year immediately prior to assuming any such position, except that if there is no applicant for county veterans service officer in a county who will have been a bona fide resident of the State of Nebraska continuously for at least one year prior to assuming such position, the one-year residency requirement may be waived.
(3) All members of the county veterans service committees and all personnel, except certain special and clerical help, of the county veterans service offices shall have all of the qualifications described in subsection (2) of this section, except that such persons may have been discharged or otherwise separated with a characterization of general (under honorable conditions).
Source
Laws 1947, c. 306, § 18, p. 934;
Laws 1953, c. 326, § 4, p. 1080;
Laws 1967, c. 563, § 3, p. 1857;
Laws 1969, c. 754, § 9, p. 2842;
Laws 2005, LB 54, § 33;
Laws 2009, LB52, § 1;
Laws 2014, LB737, § 1;
Laws 2016, LB677, § 1.
Cross References
Director, qualifications of, see section 80-401.02.
Veterans' Advisory Commission, qualifications of members, see section 80-401.06.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-412 - Graves; Director of Veterans' Affairs; permanent registry.

80-412.
Graves; Director of Veterans' Affairs; permanent registry.
The Director of Veterans' Affairs shall make and preserve by counties a permanent registry of the graves of all persons who shall have served in the armed forces of the United States and whose mortal remains rest in Nebraska. The county veterans service officer of each county shall be charged with securing the information requested by the Director of Veterans' Affairs of every person having a service record buried in that county and immediately forwarding such information to the office of the director. Such information shall be secured from the undertaker in charge of the burial and shall be transmitted by him or her to the county veterans service officer of the county where burial is made and shall be recorded alphabetically and by description of location in the cemetery where buried, in a book as prescribed by the director and kept for that purpose in the office of the county veterans service officer.
Source
Laws 1971, LB 338, § 1;
Laws 2005, LB 54, § 34.
Cross References
Veterans cemetery system, authorized, see section 12-1301.
Wyuka Cemetery, soldiers' burial ground, see sections 12-104 and 12-105.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-413 - Land used for veterans services; retrocession of jurisdiction.

80-413.
Land used for veterans services; retrocession of jurisdiction.
(1) The consent of the State of Nebraska is hereby given to the retrocession of jurisdiction, either partially or wholly, by the Veterans' Administration, an agency of the United States Government, over land owned by the United States within the boundaries of Nebraska, and the Governor of the state is hereby authorized to accept for the state such retrocession of jurisdiction.
(2) Retrocession of jurisdiction shall be effected upon written notice to the Governor by the principal officer of the Veterans' Administration having supervision and control over the land.
(3) This section shall apply only to the following lands:
(a) Land on which is located the Veterans' Administration Hospital, Omaha, Nebraska;
(b) Land on which is located the Veterans' Administration Hospital, Lincoln, Nebraska;
(c) Land on which is located the Veterans' Administration Hospital, Grand Island, Nebraska;
(d) Land on which is located the Fort McPherson National Cemetery, Maxwell, Nebraska; and
(e) Land on which is located the Omaha National Cemetery, Sarpy County, Nebraska.
Source
Laws 1975, LB 391, § 1;
Laws 2015, LB640, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-414 - Department of Veterans' Affairs; create and maintain registry; contents; military license plates; veteran designation on operator's license or state identification card; eligibility.

80-414.
Department of Veterans' Affairs; create and maintain registry; contents; military license plates; veteran designation on operator's license or state identification card; eligibility.
(1) The Department of Veterans' Affairs shall create and maintain a registry of residents of Nebraska who meet the requirements for:
(a) Gold Star Family license plates under section 60-3,122.02;
(b) Military Honor Plates under section 60-3,122.04;
(c) Prisoner-of-war license plates under section 60-3,123;
(d) Disabled veteran license plates under section 60-3,124;
(e) Purple Heart license plates under section 60-3,125; and
(f) A veteran designation on an operator's license or a state identification card under section 60-4,189.
(2) The Department of Veterans' Affairs may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations governing the establishment and maintenance of the registry. The registry may be used to assist the department in carrying out the duties of the department and shall provide for the collection of sufficient information to identify an individual who qualifies for a license plate or designation listed in subsection (1) of this section. The registry may include information such as identifying information on an individual, an individual's records on active duty or reserve duty in the armed forces of the United States, or an individual's status of active duty, reserve duty, retired, discharged, or other.
(3) Any resident of Nebraska who meets the requirements for a license plate or designation listed in subsection (1) of this section shall register with the Department of Veterans' Affairs using the registry created by this section before being eligible for such license plate or designation. No person shall be deemed eligible until his or her status has been verified on the registry.
(4) The Department of Motor Vehicles may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations governing use of the registry of the Department of Veterans' Affairs for determination of eligibility for a license plate or designation listed in subsection (1) of this section.
(5) The eligibility requirements described in section 60-4,189 that are used in determining eligibility for a veteran designation on an operator's license or a state identification card shall apply only for purposes of such section and shall not apply in determining veteran status for any other purpose.
Source
Laws 2013, LB93, § 6;
Laws 2014, LB383, § 11;
Laws 2017, LB45, § 3;
Laws 2019, LB192, § 5;
Laws 2021, LB78, § 5.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-415 - Veterans Employment Program Fund; created; use; investment.

80-415.
Veterans Employment Program Fund; created; use; investment.
The Veterans Employment Program Fund is created. The fund shall consist of money credited pursuant to section 60-3,244 and any other money as appropriated by the Legislature. The fund shall be administered by the Department of Veterans' Affairs, which shall use the fund for recruiting and education to attract veterans recently released from service to live and work in Nebraska, including the development and implementation of a website as required by section 48-203. Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.
Source
Laws 2019, LB138, § 19.
Cross References
Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.
Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-416 - Adoption of pet animal; financial support for veterans; program; administration.

80-416.
Adoption of pet animal; financial support for veterans; program; administration.
The Department of Veterans' Affairs shall create a program for the purpose of providing financial support to veterans for the costs associated with adopting a pet animal. The department shall use the money credited to the Pets for Vets Cash Fund under section 60-3,250 to award grants to carry out the purposes of such program. The department may administer the program or contract with an organization dedicated to the care of dogs and cats to administer the program.
Source
Laws 2020, LB944, § 88.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-417 - Pets for Vets Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

80-417.
Pets for Vets Cash Fund; created; use; investment.
The Pets for Vets Cash Fund is created for the purpose of administering the veteran grant program created under section 80-416. The fund shall consist of money credited to the fund pursuant to section 60-3,250. Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.
Source
Laws 2020, LB944, § 89.
Cross References
Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.
Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-501 - Note: According to the provisions of section 80-507, the act comprising this article expired by its own limitation on June 30, 1947. The entire article has therefor been omitted.

80-501.
Note: According to the provisions of section 80-507, the act comprising this article expired by its own limitation on June 30, 1947. The entire article has therefor been omitted.
Source
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-601 - Veterans; mentally ill or dangerous sex offender; care or treatment by United States Department of Veterans Affairs; commitment; powers.

80-601.
Veterans; mentally ill or dangerous sex offender; care or treatment by United States Department of Veterans Affairs; commitment; powers.
Whenever in any proceeding under the Nebraska Mental Health Commitment Act or the Sex Offender Commitment Act it is determined that a person is mentally ill and dangerous or a dangerous sex offender as defined in section 83-174.01 and it appears that such person is eligible for care or treatment by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or another agency of the United States Government, the mental health board, upon determination by the department or such other agency that facilities are available and that such person is eligible for care or treatment therein, may commit such person to the department or other agency. Upon commitment, such person shall be subject to the applicable rules and regulations of the department or other agency of the United States operating the institution in which such care or treatment is provided. The chief officer of any facility of the department or institution operated by any other agency of the United States to which a mentally ill and dangerous person or a dangerous sex offender is committed by a proper agency in this state shall have the same powers as chief executive officers of state hospitals for the care of the mentally ill in this state with respect to the custody, transfer, conditional discharge, or discharge of such person.
Source
Laws 1947, c. 307, § 1, p. 936;
Laws 1976, LB 806, § 88;
Laws 1991, LB 2, § 25;
Laws 2004, LB 1083, § 126;
Laws 2006, LB 1199, § 84.
Cross References
Nebraska Mental Health Commitment Act, see section 71-901.
Sex Offender Commitment Act, see section 71-1201.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-602 - Veterans; mentally ill; hospital or facility operated by United States Department of Veterans Affairs; release.

80-602.
Veterans; mentally ill; hospital or facility operated by United States Department of Veterans Affairs; release.
If, in the judgment of the chief officer of a hospital or facility operated or utilized within this state by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, the release therefrom of a department patient would endanger his or her life or property or the lives or property of others, such chief officer is authorized, pending the initiation of commitment proceedings, to retain custody of such patient for a reasonable time, not to exceed ten days, after receiving written demand for the patient's release unless otherwise ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction notwithstanding that the patient shall have been admitted as a voluntary patient and without compliance with the admission procedures prescribed by law.
Source
Laws 1947, c. 307, § 2, p. 937;
Laws 1991, LB 2, § 26.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-603 - Veterans; mentally ill; jurisdiction of courts.

80-603.
Veterans; mentally ill; jurisdiction of courts.
Jurisdiction is retained in the appropriate courts of this state to determine at any time the necessity for continuance of restraint as provided by law.
Source
Laws 1947, c. 307, § 3, p. 937.