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2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-607.01 - Student application and admission process; criminal history or juvenile court record information; inquiry or consideration; prohibited; exceptions.

85-607.01.
Student application and admission process; criminal history or juvenile court record information; inquiry or consideration; prohibited; exceptions.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, no publicly funded college or university in this state shall, as part of the student application and admission process for disciplines not requiring licensure or clinical or field placements, inquire about or consider any applicant's criminal history or juvenile court record information.
(2)(a) Subsection (1) of this section does not prohibit an inquiry regarding an applicant's criminal history or juvenile court record information or consideration of such matters to the extent required by state or federal law or when such matters are voluntarily submitted by an applicant.
(b) Any inquiry regarding an applicant's criminal history or juvenile court record information and any consideration of such matters shall be strictly limited to the extent permitted by this subsection.
(3) This section does not apply to inquiries or consideration of criminal history or juvenile court record information (a) occurring subsequent to the student application and admission process as part of a professional licensure process or an academically required clinical or field placement, (b) in any application or other process relating to student housing, or (c) in any application or other process relating to any athletic program.
(4) For purposes of this section, criminal history or juvenile court record information means all records relating to an applicant's criminal history record or juvenile court record, including, but not limited to, any information or other data concerning any proceedings relating to a case, any arrest, being taking into custody, a petition, a complaint, an indictment, an information, a trial, a hearing, an adjudication, any correctional supervision, a dismissal, or any other disposition or sentence.
Source
Laws 2023, LB705, § 123.
Operative Date: September 2, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-608 - Report; contents; hearing.

85-608.
Report; contents; hearing.
(1) On or before September 15, 2021, and September 15 of each odd-numbered year thereafter, each public postsecondary institution shall electronically submit a report regarding sexual harassment and Title IX compliance to the Clerk of the Legislature and the Education Committee of the Legislature. The report shall include:
(a) Results of any campus climate survey related to sexual harassment;
(b) Information related to the training provided to Title IX coordinators, investigators, and decisionmakers regarding sexual harassment;
(c) Any policies, initiatives, or grievance procedures the postsecondary institution has adopted to address sexual harassment;
(d) Information on where the postsecondary institution's students and employees may receive immediate emergency assistance to address instances of sexual harassment;
(e) Information on how the postsecondary institution's students and employees may report concerns of sexual harassment to the postsecondary institution;
(f) Information on resources, programs, and support available to the postsecondary institution's students and employees to address concerns of sexual harassment;
(g) Information on any of the postsecondary institution's student or employee-led organizations engaged in supporting victims of sexual harassment; and
(h) Any agreement between the postsecondary institution and a local law enforcement agency or the county attorney related to addressing instances of sexual harassment.
(2) The report shall not include any personally identifiable information, information that is subject to a privilege arising under state or federal law, or records that may be withheld from disclosure under section 84-712.05.
(3) On or before December 15, 2021, and on or before December 15 of each odd-numbered year thereafter, the Education Committee of the Legislature shall hold a public hearing to review all reports submitted under this section.
(4) For purposes of this section:
(a) Postsecondary institution has the same meaning as in section 85-2403;
(b) Sexual harassment means conduct that satisfies one or more of the following:
(i) An employee conditioning the provision of an aid, benefit, or service on an individual's participation in unwelcome sexual conduct;
(ii) Unwelcome conduct on the basis of sex determined by a reasonable person to be so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive that it effectively denies a person equal access to the education program or activity;
(iii) Sexual assault as defined in 20 U.S.C. 1092(f)(6)(A)(v);
(iv) Dating violence as defined in 34 U.S.C. 12291(a)(10);
(v) Domestic violence as defined in 34 U.S.C. 12291(a)(8); or
(vi) Stalking as defined in 34 U.S.C. 12291(a)(30); and
(c) Title IX means Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Public Law 92-318, 20 U.S.C. 1681 to 1688, and its accompanying regulations and guidance documents, as amended.
Source
Laws 2020, LB534, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-609 - Student identification cards; requirements.

85-609.
Student identification cards; requirements.
Beginning with the 2022-23 academic year, each public postsecondary institution authorized to operate in this state shall require that the telephone number for a national suicide prevention hotline, a local suicide prevention hotline, or a crisis text line is printed on each new student identification card issued to a student enrolled in such public postsecondary institution. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the issuance of student identification cards to students in any postsecondary institution.
Source
Laws 2021, LB528, § 69.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-701 - Unconstitutional.

85-701.
Unconstitutional.
Source
Note:
The Revisor of Statutes, as authorized by section 49-705, has omitted sections 85-701 to 85-721, which the Supreme Court has held to be unconstitutional. State ex rel. Rogers v. Swanson, 192 Neb. 125, 219 N.W.2d 726 (1974).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-702 - Unconstitutional.

85-702.
Unconstitutional.
Source
Note:
The Revisor of Statutes, as authorized by section 49-705, has omitted sections 85-701 to 85-721, which the Supreme Court has held to be unconstitutional. State ex rel. Rogers v. Swanson, 192 Neb. 125, 219 N.W.2d 726 (1974).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-703 - Unconstitutional.

85-703.
Unconstitutional.
Source
Note:
The Revisor of Statutes, as authorized by section 49-705, has omitted sections 85-701 to 85-721, which the Supreme Court has held to be unconstitutional. State ex rel. Rogers v. Swanson, 192 Neb. 125, 219 N.W.2d 726 (1974).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-704 - Unconstitutional.

85-704.
Unconstitutional.
Source
Note:
The Revisor of Statutes, as authorized by section 49-705, has omitted sections 85-701 to 85-721, which the Supreme Court has held to be unconstitutional. State ex rel. Rogers v. Swanson, 192 Neb. 125, 219 N.W.2d 726 (1974).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-705 - Unconstitutional.

85-705.
Unconstitutional.
Source
Note:
The Revisor of Statutes, as authorized by section 49-705, has omitted sections 85-701 to 85-721, which the Supreme Court has held to be unconstitutional. State ex rel. Rogers v. Swanson, 192 Neb. 125, 219 N.W.2d 726 (1974).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-706 - Unconstitutional.

85-706.
Unconstitutional.
Source
Note:
The Revisor of Statutes, as authorized by section 49-705, has omitted sections 85-701 to 85-721, which the Supreme Court has held to be unconstitutional. State ex rel. Rogers v. Swanson, 192 Neb. 125, 219 N.W.2d 726 (1974).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-707 - Unconstitutional.

85-707.
Unconstitutional.
Source
Note:
The Revisor of Statutes, as authorized by section 49-705, has omitted sections 85-701 to 85-721, which the Supreme Court has held to be unconstitutional. State ex rel. Rogers v. Swanson, 192 Neb. 125, 219 N.W.2d 726 (1974).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-708 - Unconstitutional.

85-708.
Unconstitutional.
Source
Note:
The Revisor of Statutes, as authorized by section 49-705, has omitted sections 85-701 to 85-721, which the Supreme Court has held to be unconstitutional. State ex rel. Rogers v. Swanson, 192 Neb. 125, 219 N.W.2d 726 (1974).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-709 - Unconstitutional.

85-709.
Unconstitutional.
Source
Note:
The Revisor of Statutes, as authorized by section 49-705, has omitted sections 85-701 to 85-721, which the Supreme Court has held to be unconstitutional. State ex rel. Rogers v. Swanson, 192 Neb. 125, 219 N.W.2d 726 (1974).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-710 - Unconstitutional.

85-710.
Unconstitutional.
Source
Note:
The Revisor of Statutes, as authorized by section 49-705, has omitted sections 85-701 to 85-721, which the Supreme Court has held to be unconstitutional. State ex rel. Rogers v. Swanson, 192 Neb. 125, 219 N.W.2d 726 (1974).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-711 - Unconstitutional.

85-711.
Unconstitutional.
Source
Note:
The Revisor of Statutes, as authorized by section 49-705, has omitted sections 85-701 to 85-721, which the Supreme Court has held to be unconstitutional. State ex rel. Rogers v. Swanson, 192 Neb. 125, 219 N.W.2d 726 (1974).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-712 - Unconstitutional.

85-712.
Unconstitutional.
Source
Note:
The Revisor of Statutes, as authorized by section 49-705, has omitted sections 85-701 to 85-721, which the Supreme Court has held to be unconstitutional. State ex rel. Rogers v. Swanson, 192 Neb. 125, 219 N.W.2d 726 (1974).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-713 - Unconstitutional.

85-713.
Unconstitutional.
Source
Note:
The Revisor of Statutes, as authorized by section 49-705, has omitted sections 85-701 to 85-721, which the Supreme Court has held to be unconstitutional. State ex rel. Rogers v. Swanson, 192 Neb. 125, 219 N.W.2d 726 (1974).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-714 - Unconstitutional.

85-714.
Unconstitutional.
Source
Note:
The Revisor of Statutes, as authorized by section 49-705, has omitted sections 85-701 to 85-721, which the Supreme Court has held to be unconstitutional. State ex rel. Rogers v. Swanson, 192 Neb. 125, 219 N.W.2d 726 (1974).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-715 - Unconstitutional.

85-715.
Unconstitutional.
Source
Note:
The Revisor of Statutes, as authorized by section 49-705, has omitted sections 85-701 to 85-721, which the Supreme Court has held to be unconstitutional. State ex rel. Rogers v. Swanson, 192 Neb. 125, 219 N.W.2d 726 (1974).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-716 - Unconstitutional.

85-716.
Unconstitutional.
Source
Note:
The Revisor of Statutes, as authorized by section 49-705, has omitted sections 85-701 to 85-721, which the Supreme Court has held to be unconstitutional. State ex rel. Rogers v. Swanson, 192 Neb. 125, 219 N.W.2d 726 (1974).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-717 - Unconstitutional.

85-717.
Unconstitutional.
Source
Note:
The Revisor of Statutes, as authorized by section 49-705, has omitted sections 85-701 to 85-721, which the Supreme Court has held to be unconstitutional. State ex rel. Rogers v. Swanson, 192 Neb. 125, 219 N.W.2d 726 (1974).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-718 - Unconstitutional.

85-718.
Unconstitutional.
Source
Note:
The Revisor of Statutes, as authorized by section 49-705, has omitted sections 85-701 to 85-721, which the Supreme Court has held to be unconstitutional. State ex rel. Rogers v. Swanson, 192 Neb. 125, 219 N.W.2d 726 (1974).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-719 - Unconstitutional.

85-719.
Unconstitutional.
Source
Note:
The Revisor of Statutes, as authorized by section 49-705, has omitted sections 85-701 to 85-721, which the Supreme Court has held to be unconstitutional. State ex rel. Rogers v. Swanson, 192 Neb. 125, 219 N.W.2d 726 (1974).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-720 - Unconstitutional.

85-720.
Unconstitutional.
Source
Note:
The Revisor of Statutes, as authorized by section 49-705, has omitted sections 85-701 to 85-721, which the Supreme Court has held to be unconstitutional. State ex rel. Rogers v. Swanson, 192 Neb. 125, 219 N.W.2d 726 (1974).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-721 - Unconstitutional.

85-721.
Unconstitutional.
Source
Note:
The Revisor of Statutes, as authorized by section 49-705, has omitted sections 85-701 to 85-721, which the Supreme Court has held to be unconstitutional. State ex rel. Rogers v. Swanson, 192 Neb. 125, 219 N.W.2d 726 (1974).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-801 - Eugene C. Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases; established; location.

85-801.
Eugene C. Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases; established; location.
There is hereby established the Eugene C. Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, to be located on the campus of the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska.
Source
Laws 1972, LB 1374, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-802 - Institute; Board of Regents; operate; regulate.

85-802.
Institute; Board of Regents; operate; regulate.
The institute shall operate in accordance with the policies and regulations of the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska.
Source
Laws 1972, LB 1374, § 2.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-803 - Institute; director; appointment; qualifications; responsibilities.

85-803.
Institute; director; appointment; qualifications; responsibilities.
The director of the institute shall be appointed by the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska. He shall be the chief executive officer and scientific director of the institute, shall hold professorial rank and shall be responsible to the Board of Regents through the Chancellor of the University of Nebraska Medical Center and the president of the university.
Source
Laws 1972, LB 1374, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-804 - Institute; purpose; function; grants; gifts.

85-804.
Institute; purpose; function; grants; gifts.
It shall be the purpose and function of the institute to carry on research into the causes, control and cure for cancer and similar disorders and to conduct symposia and lectures and to issue monographs, treatises and reports so that the findings, techniques and discoveries developed or confirmed by the institute may be disseminated to the medical profession, medical schools and research centers to accelerate the conquest of cancer and to relieve those suffering therefrom. To carry out such purpose and function, the institute may receive and accept, through the University of Nebraska, any grants, gifts or other contributions from any governmental or public agency or from any other person, firm or corporation.
Source
Laws 1972, LB 1374, § 4.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-805 - Regional Radiation Health Center; created; purpose.

85-805.
Regional Radiation Health Center; created; purpose.
There is hereby created a Regional Radiation Health Center, to be developed within the University of Nebraska Medical Center Hospital and supervised by the University of Nebraska Medical Center, for the purpose of offering: (1) Specialized medical and related services for evaluation, treatment, and management of radiation casualties; (2) routine medical, radiation protection, consultation, and associated services to nuclear-oriented facilities and industry generally associated with radiation sources; and (3) educational programs for nuclear safety, with emphasis on preventive medical and radiologic protection in industry.
Regional Radiation Health Center facilities and services may also be utilized for the care and treatment of patients other than radiation casualties whenever such facilities are not being fully utilized for radiation casualties.
Source
Laws 1972, LB 1405, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-806 - Regional Radiation Health Center; duties.

85-806.
Regional Radiation Health Center; duties.
In order to carry out the purposes for which it is established, the Regional Radiation Health Center shall: (1) Employ professional medical and allied health personnel for the diagnosis and treatment of radiation casualties; (2) acquire appropriate instrumentation and equipment to support the unique aspects of diagnosis and treatment of radiation injury; (3) develop specialized patient care facilities for initial receiving, evaluation, decontamination and emergency treatment of radiation casualties; (4) specialized patient care facilities for long-term inpatient management of radiation injury; and (5) any appropriate support facilities to assist the comprehensive management of radiation injury.
Any of the facilities and services provided for in subdivisions (1) to (5) of this section may be applied to the care and treatment of patients other than radiation casualties whenever not being fully utilized for radiation casualties.
Source
Laws 1972, LB 1405, § 2.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-807 - Regional Radiation Health Center; public power district; payments to center; benefits; requirements.

85-807.
Regional Radiation Health Center; public power district; payments to center; benefits; requirements.
Upon the payment of eighty thousand dollars to the University of Nebraska Medical Center for the development of the Regional Radiation Health Center described in sections 85-805 and 85-806, a public power district owning a nuclear electric generating plant in Nebraska shall have the right to refer patients to the Regional Radiation Health Center and obtain services at cost, and no public power district shall operate a nuclear electric generating plant in Nebraska without obtaining such right.
Source
Laws 1972, LB 1405, § 4.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-901 - Eye protective devices; required; when; term, defined; Commissioner of Education; duties.

85-901.
Eye protective devices; required; when; term, defined; Commissioner of Education; duties.
(1) Every student and teacher in colleges, universities, or other postsecondary educational institutions shall wear appropriate industrial-quality eye protective devices at all times while participating in or observing the following courses of instruction:
(a) Vocational, technical, industrial arts, chemical, or chemical-physical, involving exposure to:
(i) Hot molten metals or other molten materials;
(ii) Milling, sawing, turning, shaping, cutting, grinding, or stamping of any solid materials;
(iii) Heat treatment, tempering, or kiln firing of any metal or other materials;
(iv) Gas or electric arc welding or other forms of welding processes;
(v) Repair or servicing of any vehicle; or
(vi) Caustic or explosive materials; and
(b) Chemical, physical, or combined chemical-physical laboratories involving caustic or explosive materials, hot liquids or solids, injurious radiations, or other hazards not enumerated.
Such devices may be furnished by the postsecondary educational institution for all students and teachers, purchased and sold at cost to students and teachers, or made available for a moderate rental fee and shall be furnished for all visitors to shops and laboratories of such institutions.
(2) For purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires, industrial-quality eye protective devices means devices which meet the standard of the American National Standard Practice for Occupational and Educational Eye and Face Protection, Z 87.1(1979) as approved by the American National Standards Institute, Inc.
(3) The Commissioner of Education shall prepare and circulate to each public and private postsecondary educational institution in this state instructions and recommendations for implementing the eye safety provisions of this section.
Source
Laws 1996, LB 900, § 1085.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-902 - Information on meningococcal disease; requirements.

85-902.
Information on meningococcal disease; requirements.
(1) Beginning with school year 2003-04, each postsecondary educational institution shall provide to each newly enrolled student who will reside in oncampus housing and the student's parent or guardian: (a) Detailed information on the risks associated with the potentially fatal meningococcal disease; (b) the availability and effectiveness of a vaccine against the disease; (c) a recommendation that each student receive the meningococcal vaccination; and (d) information on the availability of an indigent patient fund to assist qualified persons with the cost of the vaccine.
(2) Each postsecondary educational institution shall request a confirmation signed by the student, parent, or guardian that the information provided has been received and reviewed.
Source
Laws 2003, LB 513, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-903 - Information on early voting; requirements.

85-903.
Information on early voting; requirements.
In addition to the requirements of 20 U.S.C. 1094(a)(23), the University of Nebraska, each state college, and each community college shall provide information furnished by the Secretary of State on early voting prior to each statewide primary and general election to each student enrolled in a degree or certificate program and physically in attendance at the institution. The information shall include instructions on early voting and an application to request a ballot for early voting. The institution may provide the information electronically.
Source
Laws 2010, LB951, § 7.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-904 - American Sign Language course; credits; how used.

85-904.
American Sign Language course; credits; how used.
Any postsecondary educational institution may offer an elective course in American Sign Language. Any credits earned in a course in American Sign Language at a postsecondary educational institution may be used for world language credits if recognized as such by the postsecondary educational institution.
Source
Laws 2020, LB965, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-917 - Legislative intent.

85-917.
Legislative intent.
The Legislature hereby declares that it is the intent and purpose of sections 85-194, 85-308, 85-606.01, 85-917 to 85-966, and 85-1511 to provide statements of role and mission for the state's systems and institutions of postsecondary education which will:
(1) Provide for a coordinated state system of postsecondary education;
(2) Provide for the maintenance and development of quality postsecondary educational programs and services for all citizens in all regions of the state;
(3) Insure student and community access to comprehensive educational programs;
(4) Limit unnecessary program and facility duplication through a coordinated planning and review process;
(5) Encourage statewide long-term academic and fiscal planning for postsecondary education in the state;
(6) Establish a legislative review process to insure that (a) role and mission statements are updated as necessary and (b) postsecondary institutions are complying with role and mission assignments and are serving a valuable purpose to the state within their current role and mission assignments; and
(7) Provide a mechanism for (a) implementing an extensive change in the scope, role, and mission of a campus, (b) closing a campus, (c) merging campuses, and (d) changing a campus to serve a completely different public purpose.
Source
Laws 1978, LB 756, § 1;
Laws 1984, LB 981, § 18;
Laws 1996, LB 900, § 1080;
Laws 2017, LB512, § 25.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-918 - Definitions; where found.

85-918.
Definitions; where found.
For purposes of sections 85-917 to 85-966, unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions found in sections 85-919 to 85-932.01 shall be used.
Source
Laws 1978, LB 756, § 2;
Laws 1993, LB 239, § 8.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-919 - Instructional activities, defined.

85-919.
Instructional activities, defined.
Instructional activities shall mean those degree-credit and non-degree-credit courses and programs delivered to complete specific degree and nondegree learner objectives.
Source
Laws 1978, LB 756, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-920 - Research activities, defined.

85-920.
Research activities, defined.
Research activities shall mean those activities intended to create new knowledge or provide for the application of existing or newly created knowledge. Research activities may be carried out in conjunction with a system or area's instructional program or as a separately identifiable activity.
Source
Laws 1978, LB 756, § 4.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-921 - Public service activities, defined.

85-921.
Public service activities, defined.
Public service activities shall mean those programs established to make available to the public the particular resources of a system, area, or institution for the purpose of responding to a statewide, regional, or community need. Within this category may be included the following activities: (1) Direct patient care; (2) health care supportive services; (3) community services; (4) cooperative agricultural extension; (5) public broadcasting services; (6) cultural, recreational, and personal development activities; (7) economic development activities; and (8) continuing education for occupations and professions. Adult, basic, and continuing education programs or services shall not be included in the subcategory of community services.
Source
Laws 1978, LB 756, § 5;
Laws 1991, LB 663, § 89;
Laws 1993, LB 239, § 10.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-922 - Program responsibility, defined.

85-922.
Program responsibility, defined.
Program responsibility shall mean a system, area, or institution having designated statewide or regional administrative, planning, and academic responsibility for a general or specific program area.
Source
Laws 1978, LB 756, § 6.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-923 - Cooperative program delivery, defined.

85-923.
Cooperative program delivery, defined.
Cooperative program delivery shall mean the provision for two or more systems, areas, or institutions to participate in the planning or delivery of a program or service in a specific or general area; with one system, area, or institution having administrative and academic responsibility for the program.
Source
Laws 1978, LB 756, § 7.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-924 - Regional program responsibility, defined.

85-924.
Regional program responsibility, defined.
Regional program responsibility shall mean an identifiable geographic area for service delivery by a system, area, or institution. The intrastate or interstate area or region serves as the base for justifying existing and proposed new or expanded program responsibilities.
Source
Laws 1978, LB 756, § 8.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-925 - Comprehensive degree offerings, defined.

85-925.
Comprehensive degree offerings, defined.
Comprehensive degree offerings shall mean the awarding by a system, area, or institution of degrees, including but not limited to associate, bachelor's, master's, specialist, or doctorate, in a variety of academic or vocational program areas.
Source
Laws 1978, LB 756, § 9.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-926 - General academic transfer programs, defined.

85-926.
General academic transfer programs, defined.
General academic transfer programs shall mean those one-year or two-year degree-credit programs, at the associate degree level or below including liberal arts and sciences degrees or courses, intended by the offering institution for transfer into a baccalaureate program. Programs in this category may include the award of a formal degree upon completion of the program.
Source
Laws 1978, LB 756, § 10;
Laws 1993, LB 239, § 11.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-927 - Applied technology and occupational education, defined.

85-927.
Applied technology and occupational education, defined.
Applied technology and occupational education shall mean those instructional programs at the associate degree level or below including associate of applied science degrees, diplomas, certificates, and course work intended to prepare individuals for immediate entry into a specific occupation or career, to upgrade skills, or to acquire new skills. Programs in this category may include the award of a formal degree, diploma, or certificate upon completion of the program.
Source
Laws 1978, LB 756, § 11;
Laws 1993, LB 239, § 12.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-928 - Baccalaureate general academic, defined.

85-928.
Baccalaureate general academic, defined.
Baccalaureate general academic shall mean those degree programs intended by an institution to prepare an individual to function in a variety of different career areas or to prepare such individual for further academic study. Programs at this level shall allow an individual to acquire a general education at the baccalaureate level in arts, sciences, and humanities.
Source
Laws 1978, LB 756, § 12.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-929 - Baccalaureate occupational, defined.

85-929.
Baccalaureate occupational, defined.
Baccalaureate occupational shall mean those degree programs intended by an institution to prepare an individual for a specific occupation or career. Such programs include but are not limited to: (1) Agriculture and natural resources; (2) communications; (3) business and management; (4) computer and information sciences; (5) home economics; (6) fine and applied arts; and (7) specific areas in the social sciences.
Source
Laws 1978, LB 756, § 13.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-930 - Baccalaureate professional, defined.

85-930.
Baccalaureate professional, defined.
Baccalaureate professional shall mean those degree programs intended by an institution to prepare an individual for certification or licensure by a national-, regional-, or state-level certifying or licensing agency. Such programs include but are not limited to: (1) Engineering; (2) education; (3) allied health professions; (4) nursing; and (5) architecture.
Source
Laws 1978, LB 756, § 14.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-931 - Graduate degree programs, defined.

85-931.
Graduate degree programs, defined.
Graduate degree programs shall mean those programs for which the following degrees are awarded:
(1) First professional degree being the first earned degree in the following fields: (a) Dentistry; (b) medicine, general; (c) optometry; (d) osteopathic medicine; (e) pharmacy; (f) podiatry; (g) veterinary medicine; (h) chiropractic; (i) law, general; (j) theology, general; and (k) architecture, general;
(2) Master's degree being the earned degree carrying the title Master. The master's degree is the first advanced graduate degree conferred in professional programs and general academic and occupational programs.
Master's degree professional programs include but are not limited to: (a) Engineering; (b) education; (c) allied health professions; (d) nursing; (e) architecture, specialties; (f) community and regional planning; (g) dentistry; (h) medicine, specialties; (i) optometry; (j) osteopathic medicine; (k) pharmacy; (l) podiatry; (m) social work; (n) veterinary medicine; (o) chiropractic; (p) law, specialties; and (q) theology, specialties.
Master's degree programs in general academic and occupational areas include but are not limited to: (a) Mathematics; (b) languages; (c) biological and physical sciences; (d) letters; (e) fine arts; (f) social sciences; (g) agriculture and natural resources; (h) communications; (i) business and management; (j) computer and information sciences; (k) home economics; and (l) fine and applied arts; and
(3) Doctoral degree being an earned academic degree conveying the title of Doctor. Doctoral degrees include but are not limited to: Doctor of Philosophy; Doctor of Education; and Doctor of Arts.
Source
Laws 1978, LB 756, § 15;
Laws 1994, LB 683, § 7.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-932 - Continuing education for occupations and professions, defined.

85-932.
Continuing education for occupations and professions, defined.
Continuing education for occupations and professions shall mean training or education that is not a part of a terminal degree or certificate program, but is related to an individual's existing or proposed area of occupation or profession.
Source
Laws 1978, LB 756, § 16.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-932.01 - Foundations education, defined.

85-932.01.
Foundations education, defined.
Foundations education shall mean education which includes remedial and developmental programs, adult basic education, general education development, English as a second language, compensatory education, and refresher courses.
Source
Laws 1993, LB 239, § 9.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-933 - Expenditures in conflict with role and mission assignments; prohibited.

85-933.
Expenditures in conflict with role and mission assignments; prohibited.
No funds generated or received from a General Fund appropriation, state aid assistance program, or receipts from a tax levy authorized by statute shall be expended in support of programs or activities which are in conflict with the role and mission assignments applicable to the University of Nebraska, state colleges, or community colleges under sections 85-194, 85-308, 85-606.01, 85-917 to 85-966, and 85-1511.
Source
Laws 1978, LB 756, § 17;
Laws 1979, LB 187, § 261;
Laws 1996, LB 900, § 1081;
Laws 2017, LB512, § 26.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-934 - Nondegree recreational and avocational courses; self-supporting; exception.

85-934.
Nondegree recreational and avocational courses; self-supporting; exception.
All direct costs of nondegree recreational and avocational courses shall, on the average, be self-supporting through student tuition and fee charges or designated grants or contracts by July 1, 1979. This section shall not apply to the Cooperative Extension Service of the University of Nebraska.
Source
Laws 1978, LB 756, § 18.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-935 - University of Nebraska system; role and mission assignments; Board of Regents; adopt policies.

85-935.
University of Nebraska system; role and mission assignments; Board of Regents; adopt policies.
The role and mission assignments enumerated in sections 85-936 to 85-948 shall apply to the University of Nebraska system and its campuses. Such assignments shall prohibit, limit, or restrict only those programs or services provided for under such sections. The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska shall adopt and promulgate policies and procedures necessary to assure compliance with sections 85-917 to 85-966.
Source
Laws 1978, LB 756, § 19;
Laws 1989, LB 247, § 23;
Laws 1991, LB 663, § 90;
Laws 1993, LB 239, § 13.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-936 - University of Nebraska; public service activities; statewide responsibility.

85-936.
University of Nebraska; public service activities; statewide responsibility.
The University of Nebraska shall have statewide responsibility for public service activities.
Source
Laws 1978, LB 756, § 20.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-937 - University of Nebraska; degree programs; sole responsibility.

85-937.
University of Nebraska; degree programs; sole responsibility.
The University of Nebraska shall have sole responsibility for doctoral degree programs, first professional degree programs, cooperative agricultural extension programs, and other degree programs and services specifically provided for by law. The first professional degrees, as defined by the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, offered by the University of Nebraska shall be medicine, law, dentistry, and pharmacy. In addition, the University of Nebraska may, with approval by the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education, offer a first professional degree in architecture.
Source
Laws 1978, LB 756, § 21;
Laws 1988, LB 927, § 2;
Laws 1994, LB 683, § 8.
Cross References
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, see sections 85-1412 and 85-1424.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-938 - University of Nebraska; maintain graduate college and faculty status.

85-938.
University of Nebraska; maintain graduate college and faculty status.
The University of Nebraska is encouraged to maintain its existing single university-wide graduate college and maintain for its graduate faculty all rights, privileges, and responsibilities associated with graduate faculty status.
Source
Laws 1978, LB 756, § 22.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-939 - University of Nebraska; continuing education services; statewide responsibility.

85-939.
University of Nebraska; continuing education services; statewide responsibility.
The University of Nebraska shall have statewide responsibility for continuing education services at the baccalaureate, graduate, and professional levels.
Source
Laws 1978, LB 756, § 23.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-941 - University of Nebraska; certain graduate programs; baccalaureate professional programs; agriculture and natural resources programs; responsibilities.

85-941.
University of Nebraska; certain graduate programs; baccalaureate professional programs; agriculture and natural resources programs; responsibilities.
The University of Nebraska shall have sole responsibility for all graduate programs at the specialist and master's degree level and all baccalaureate professional programs throughout the public sector of postsecondary education in Nebraska, with the exception of programs in education and other areas authorized by the Legislature at the state colleges. The University of Nebraska shall have primary responsibility for instruction in agriculture and natural resources and primary statewide responsibility for research and public service in agriculture and natural resources. All baccalaureate and baccalaureate transfer programs in agriculture and natural resources initiated after July 1, 1978, at state colleges and community colleges shall be conducted in cooperation with the University of Nebraska.
Source
Laws 1978, LB 756, § 25;
Laws 1984, LB 970, § 1;
Laws 1991, LB 6, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-942 - University of Nebraska; mission; priorities.

85-942.
University of Nebraska; mission; priorities.
It is recognized that as the state's land grant institution the University of Nebraska is engaged in instruction, research, and public service, and that these three parts of the university's mission are interdependent. However, when viewed in its entirety, the university's first priority shall be undergraduate instruction, the university's second priority shall be graduate and professional instruction and research, and the university's third priority shall be public service.
Source
Laws 1978, LB 756, § 26.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-943 - University of Nebraska; associate degree, diploma, and certificate; programs authorized; conditions; exception.

85-943.
University of Nebraska; associate degree, diploma, and certificate; programs authorized; conditions; exception.
The University of Nebraska may continue to offer the associate degree, diploma, and certificate in agriculturally related fields, radiologic technology, radiation therapy, nuclear medicine technology, and engineering technology if approved by the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education pursuant to sections 85-1413 and 85-1414 upon the demonstration of a compelling need and unique capacity by the university to offer such programs. The University of Nebraska shall not offer associate degrees or less than associate-degree-level diplomas or certificates in other than authorized and approved programs. If approved by the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education pursuant to sections 85-1413 and 85-1414, the University of Nebraska may offer certificates within fields in addition to those specified in this section if the preponderance of courses comprising those certificates are above the associate-degree level.
Source
Laws 1978, LB 756, § 27;
Laws 1988, LB 890, § 1;
Laws 1991, LB 663, § 91;
Laws 2003, LB 7, § 3;
Laws 2011, LB637, § 27.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-944 - University of Nebraska; health professions programs; priorities.

85-944.
University of Nebraska; health professions programs; priorities.
The University of Nebraska's programs in the health professions shall serve the health care needs of the State of Nebraska. The University of Nebraska, in cooperation with state and regional health planning agencies, shall conduct a continuing study of the state's health care needs and adjust program services to reflect changing conditions. The University of Nebraska's health professions programs shall have as their first priority the training of physicians, dentists, nurses, pharmacists, and allied health professionals. Special emphasis and priority shall be placed on education and training of physicians for the primary care specialties of: (1) Family practice; (2) internal medicine; (3) pediatrics; and (4) obstetrics-gynecology. The second priority in the health professions programs shall be the provision of continuing education services for the health professions. The third priority for the health professions programs shall be research and public services in those areas related to the health professions.
Source
Laws 1978, LB 756, § 28.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-945 - University of Nebraska at Omaha; urban-oriented programs; primary responsibility; doctoral programs; authorized; when.

85-945.
University of Nebraska at Omaha; urban-oriented programs; primary responsibility; doctoral programs; authorized; when.
The University of Nebraska at Omaha shall continue to be the primary unit within the University of Nebraska for urban-oriented programs. Subject to approval by the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, the University of Nebraska at Omaha may offer doctoral programs upon demonstration of compelling need in disciplines in which it has a demonstrated capacity as authorized and approved by the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education pursuant to sections 85-1413 and 85-1414. There shall be no duplication of administrative responsibility for any urban-oriented program among units of the university.
Source
Laws 1978, LB 756, § 29;
Laws 1991, LB 663, § 92.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-946 - University of Nebraska-Lincoln; doctoral and postdoctoral programs; primary responsibility; exception.

85-946.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln; doctoral and postdoctoral programs; primary responsibility; exception.
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln shall continue to be the primary unit within the University of Nebraska for doctoral and postdoctoral programs except in health-related disciplines. There shall be no duplication of administrative responsibility for any doctoral or postdoctoral program among units of the university.
Source
Laws 1978, LB 756, § 30.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-946.01 - University of Nebraska-Lincoln; research; primary responsibility; other research activities.

85-946.01.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln; research; primary responsibility; other research activities.
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln shall be the primary public institution in the state for research. The research activities of the University of Nebraska at Omaha shall primarily support graduate programs and otherwise be directly related to the enhancement of the instructional programs and to the professional development of the faculty. The research activities of the University of Nebraska at Kearney shall be directly related to the enhancement of the instructional programs and to the professional development of the faculty. The research activities of the University of Nebraska Medical Center shall be health-related.
Source
Laws 1991, LB 663, § 95.