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2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 79 - Schools › 79-11,155 - Student achievement coordinator; appointment; qualifications; duties.

79-11,155.
Student achievement coordinator; appointment; qualifications; duties.
The Commissioner of Education shall appoint a student achievement coordinator, subject to confirmation by a majority vote of the members of the State Board of Education. The coordinator shall have a background and training in addressing the unique educational needs of low-achieving students, including students in poverty, limited English proficient students, and highly mobile students.
The coordinator shall evaluate and coordinate existing resources for effective programs to increase achievement for such students across the state.
The coordinator or other department staff designated by the Commissioner of Education shall also consult with learning communities, educational service units, and school districts on the development, implementation, and evaluation of community achievement plans. In addition, the coordinator or other department staff designated by the commissioner shall conduct an initial review of submitted community achievement plans and return the plans with any suggestions or comments prior to the final submission of the plan for approval by the State Board of Education.
Source
Laws 2014, LB967, § 21;
Laws 2016, LB1067, § 57;
Laws 2018, LB1081, § 16.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 79 - Schools › 79-11,156 - Student; receive evidence-based structured literacy instruction.

79-11,156.
Student; receive evidence-based structured literacy instruction.
(1) Beginning with the 2018-19 school year, unless otherwise provided in an individualized education plan for a student receiving special education services, each student who is identified as exhibiting characteristics of dyslexia shall receive evidence-based structured literacy instruction implemented with fidelity using a multisensory approach as provided in the technical assistance document for dyslexia adopted and promulgated by the State Department of Education pursuant to section 79-11,157.
(2) A school district shall not require a student who exhibits characteristics of dyslexia to obtain a medical diagnosis to receive intervention pursuant to this section.
Source
Laws 2018, LB1052, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 79 - Schools › 79-11,157 - State Department of Education; duties.

79-11,157.
State Department of Education; duties.
The State Department of Education shall develop and distribute a technical assistance document for dyslexia. The technical assistance document shall provide information about the characteristics of dyslexia, associated conditions of dyslexia, indicators of dyslexia, and the screening, progress monitoring, evaluation, instruction, and intervention for dyslexia. The technical assistance document shall also provide guidance for evidence-based structured literacy instruction to be implemented with fidelity using a multisensory approach for students who are identified as exhibiting characteristics of dyslexia. Such document shall be distributed to all teacher education programs, educational service units, and school districts to create statewide awareness among educators. The document shall also be referenced in the rules and regulations of the department regarding approval of teacher education programs, special education, and accreditation of schools.
Source
Laws 2018, LB1052, § 2.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 79 - Schools › 79-11,157.01 - School district; provide information relating to dyslexia; State Department of Education; duties.

79-11,157.01.
School district; provide information relating to dyslexia; State Department of Education; duties.
(1) On or before July 1 of each year, each school district shall provide to the State Department of Education, on forms prescribed by the department, information relating to dyslexia. Such information shall include, but not be limited to, the number of students in each public school in such district:
(a) Tested for a specific learning disability in the area of reading, including tests that identify characteristics of dyslexia and the results of such tests;
(b) Identified as having a reading issue, including dyslexia, pursuant to the assessment administered under the Nebraska Reading Improvement Act; and
(c) Identified as described in subdivision (b) of this subsection that have shown growth on the measure used to identify the reading issue.
(2) The State Department of Education shall annually compile the information received pursuant to subsection (1) of this section and provide a report on such information electronically to the Legislature on or before September 1 of each year.
(3) The State Board of Education may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out this section.
Source
Laws 2023, LB298, § 1.
Effective Date: September 2, 2023
Cross References
Nebraska Reading Improvement Act, see section 79-2601.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 79 - Schools › 79-11,158 - Teacher education program; include instruction in dyslexia.

79-11,158.
Teacher education program; include instruction in dyslexia.
On and after July 1, 2019, each teacher education program approved by the State Board of Education shall include as a part of their initial program course requirements instruction in dyslexia, including, but not limited to:
(1) Knowledge and best practice standards for teaching reading;
(2) Characteristics of dyslexia and the science of dyslexia; and
(3) Evidence-based structured literacy interventions, classroom accommodations, and assistive technology for individuals with dyslexia.
Source
Laws 2018, LB1052, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 79 - Schools › 79-11,159 - Behavioral health points of contact; designation; qualifications; behavioral health resources; access; coordination; report.

79-11,159.
Behavioral health points of contact; designation; qualifications; behavioral health resources; access; coordination; report.
(1) On or before August 1, 2023, each school district shall designate one or more behavioral health points of contact for each school building or other division as determined by the school district. A behavioral health point of contact may be an administrator, a school nurse, a school psychologist, or another designated person affiliated with such school building or other division. Each behavioral health point of contact shall have knowledge of community behavioral health service providers and other resources available for students and families.
(2) On or before August 1, 2023, and on or before each August 1 thereafter, the State Department of Education, in consultation with the Division of Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services, shall provide each school district with a registry of state and local behavioral health resources available to work with students and families by geographic area. The registry shall be updated at least annually and include resources for both school-based services and services accessible by students' families outside of school.
(3) Each behavioral health point of contact shall coordinate access to community behavioral health services for students and families and facilitate access to services during the school day at the school the student attends. Except as provided in section 43-2101, such facilitation shall be approved by the student's parent or guardian.
(4) Before the beginning of school year 2023-24, and before the beginning of each school year thereafter, each school district shall report the designated behavioral health points of contact to the State Department of Education.
Source
Laws 2022, LB852, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 79 - Schools › 79-11,160 - Mental health first aid training program; establish; training requirements; lottery funds; use.

79-11,160.
Mental health first aid training program; establish; training requirements; lottery funds; use.
(1) The State Department of Education shall establish a mental health first aid training program for teachers and other personnel employed by a school district or an educational service unit participating in a grant under subsection (2) of section 79-1054.
(2) The mental health first aid training is to be delivered by trainers who are properly certified by a national organization for behavioral health to provide training meeting the requirements of this section. The program shall also provide an opportunity for teachers and other designated personnel to complete the training necessary to become certified by a national organization for behavioral health to provide mental health first aid training to other teachers and designated personnel.
(3) Mental health first aid training shall include training on:
(a) The skills, resources, and knowledge necessary to assist students in crisis to connect with appropriate local mental health care services;
(b) Mental health resources, including the location of local community mental health centers; and
(c) Action plans and protocols for referral to such resources.
(4) A recipient of mental health first aid training shall also receive instruction in preparation to:
(a) Safely de-escalate crisis situations;
(b) Recognize the signs and symptoms of mental illness, including such psychiatric conditions as major clinical depression and anxiety disorders; and
(c) Timely refer a student to mental health services in the early stages of the development of a mental disorder to avoid subsequent behavioral health care and to enhance the effectiveness of mental health services. Except as provided in section 43-2101, any such referral shall be approved by the student's parent or guardian.
(5) It is the intent of the Legislature that the mental health first aid training program under this section shall be funded using lottery funds under section 79-3501.
Source
Laws 2022, LB852, § 2;
Laws 2023, LB705, § 93.
Operative Date: July 1, 2024
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 79 - Schools › 79-1201 - Act, how cited.

79-1201.
Act, how cited.
Sections 79-1201 to 79-1249 shall be known and may be cited as the Educational Service Units Act.
Source
Laws 1996, LB 900, § 918;
Laws 1998, LB 1110, § 1;
Laws 1999, LB 386, § 2;
Laws 2002, Second Spec. Sess., LB 5, § 2;
Laws 2007, LB603, § 8.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 79 - Schools › 79-1201.01 - Terms, defined.

79-1201.01.
Terms, defined.
For purposes of the Educational Service Units Act and section 79-1337:
(1) Distance education course means a course with at least one student in any of grades kindergarten through twelve who is in a different location than the teacher and taught by a teacher employed by an educational entity utilizing either two-way interactive video or the Internet without two-way interactive video. Distance education course includes a dual-enrollment course with at least one student who is in a different location than the teacher and taught by a teacher employed by an educational entity utilizing either two-way interactive video or the Internet without two-way interactive video;
(2) Dual-enrollment course means a course taught to students for credit at both a high school and a postsecondary educational institution;
(3) Educational entity means a school district, a private, denominational, or parochial school, an educational service unit, a community college, a state college, the University of Nebraska, or a nonprofit private postsecondary educational institution;
(4) Elementary distance education course means a distance education course which is delivered utilizing two-way interactive video to students who are enrolled in any of grades kindergarten through eight;
(5) Network Nebraska means the network created pursuant to section 86-5,100;
(6) Qualified distance education course means a distance education course which meets any applicable rules and regulations of the State Department of Education, is offered for one semester of high school credit or the equivalent, and for which all of the participating educational entities are required to have access to Network Nebraska;
(7) Technical training means training to equip educators with knowledge about the skills and tools necessary to infuse technological resources and software applications into the curriculum to be used in classrooms with and by students and includes, but is not limited to, computer workstation troubleshooting, distance education, educational software, Internet resources, local area network management, multimedia presentation tools, and strategic planning;
(8) Technology includes technical training and technology infrastructure;
(9) Technology infrastructure means hardware-related items necessary for schools to interact electronically throughout the state, including, but not limited to, physical connections, wiring, servers, routers, switches, domain name service, and operating systems and human resources necessary to maintain infrastructure, including, but not limited to, systems engineers, programmers, webmasters, and help desk staff; and
(10) Two-way interactive video distance education course means a distance education course in which a teacher delivers instruction to students in a different location than the teacher using two-way interactive video on at least two different days per week during the course.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 386, § 3;
Laws 2007, LB603, § 9;
Laws 2021, LB528, § 42.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 79 - Schools › 79-1202 - Educational service units; name.

79-1202.
Educational service units; name.
The official name of each educational service unit shall be Educational Service Unit No. ... of the State of Nebraska, and the individual number of each unit shall be determined by the State Board of Education. For educational service units existing on January 1, 1998, the number of the unit shall remain the same. For educational service units created by merger, the number of the unit shall be the number of one of the educational service units dissolving into the new educational service unit. For all other newly created educational service units, the number shall be any number not otherwise assigned to an existing educational service unit.
Source
Laws 1965, c. 504, § 1, p. 1606;
Laws 1969, c. 746, § 1, p. 2807;
Laws 1984, LB 994, § 19;
Laws 1987, LB 688, § 12;
R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-2201;
Laws 1996, LB 900, § 919;
Laws 1997, LB 806, § 55;
Laws 1998, Spec. Sess., LB 1, § 50;
Laws 2001, LB 797, § 48;
Laws 2008, LB1154, § 12.
Annotations
This article sustained as constitutional. Frye v. Haas, 182 Neb. 73, 152 N.W.2d 121 (1967).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 79 - Schools › 79-1205 - Annual adjustment to boundaries; State Board of Education; duties.

79-1205.
Annual adjustment to boundaries; State Board of Education; duties.
On or before August 1 of each year, the State Board of Education shall adjust the boundaries of any educational service unit the boundaries of which do not align with the boundaries of the member school districts on August 1 of such year. Such boundary adjustments shall align the boundaries of the educational service unit with the boundaries of the member school districts as the boundaries of the member school districts existed on August 1 of such year. Such boundary adjustments shall be referred to the appropriate county and educational service unit officials, and such officials shall implement the adjustments and make the necessary changes in the educational service unit maps and tax records.
Source
Laws 2007, LB603, § 10;
Laws 2015, LB525, § 25.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 79 - Schools › 79-1206 - Reorganization of educational service unit boundaries; legislative intent.

79-1206.
Reorganization of educational service unit boundaries; legislative intent.
The Legislature finds that from time to time there is a need to change the boundaries of educational service units in response to changes in student population and in student and school needs as well as changes in the taxable wealth and financial resources of the educational service units. It is the intent of the Legislature to establish an orderly process for locally initiated reorganization of educational service unit boundaries. The purpose of sections 79-1206 to 79-1211 is to establish the statutory framework for such process and to empower the State Board of Education to make changes in educational service unit boundaries based on statutory criteria.
Source
Laws 1987, LB 688, § 2;
R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-2202.03;
Laws 1996, LB 900, § 923.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 79 - Schools › 79-1207 - Boundary change; initiated by petition.

79-1207.
Boundary change; initiated by petition.
On and after January 1, 1989, petitions to the State Board of Education to change educational service unit boundaries may be initiated by a resolution adopted by a majority vote of any educational service unit board or any school board. In addition, such boards shall initiate a petition for reorganization upon the receipt of a petition signed by ten percent of the legal voters of such educational service unit or school district and certified by the county clerk or election commissioner.
Source
Laws 1987, LB 688, § 3;
R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-2202.04;
Laws 1996, LB 900, § 924;
Laws 1997, LB 345, § 46.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 79 - Schools › 79-1208 - Boundary change; petition; contents.

79-1208.
Boundary change; petition; contents.
Petitions to the State Board of Education to change educational service unit boundaries shall include a description of the proposed boundaries and shall be accompanied by a plan of reorganization which shall include (1) a summary of the reasons for the proposed reorganization, (2) a plan for the provision of services to school districts affected by any reorganization plan, (3) when a petition proposes the dissolution of an entire educational service unit or units for attachment to an existing educational service unit or for the merger of two or more educational service units into a new educational service unit, a summary of the terms on which such reorganization is made, including provision for the utilization of existing facilities, equipment, and materials and provision for the disposition of assets and any unbonded indebtedness of affected educational service units, (4) when a petition deals with the attachment of new territory to an existing educational service unit, verification of approval by majority vote of the receiving educational service unit governing board, and (5) a plan for the establishment of new election districts as required under section 79-1217.
Source
Laws 1987, LB 688, § 4;
Laws 1990, LB 486, § 2;
R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-2202.05;
Laws 1996, LB 900, § 925;
Laws 2007, LB603, § 11.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 79 - Schools › 79-1209 - Boundaries; petition; changes authorized.

79-1209.
Boundaries; petition; changes authorized.
A petition to reorganize educational service units may include the following:
(1) A transfer of a school district or districts from one established educational service unit to another established educational service unit;
(2) A withdrawal from an established educational service unit by two or more school districts to form a new educational service unit;
(3) An addition of a school district or districts which are not part of an educational service unit to an established or new educational service unit; and
(4) The dissolution of one or more entire educational service units for attachment to existing educational service units or the merger of two or more educational service units into a new educational service unit.
Source
Laws 1987, LB 688, § 5;
R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-2202.06;
Laws 1996, LB 900, § 926;
Laws 1997, LB 806, § 58.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 79 - Schools › 79-1210 - State Board of Education; grant or deny petition; criteria.

79-1210.
State Board of Education; grant or deny petition; criteria.
The State Board of Education shall grant or deny any petition to change educational service unit boundaries based upon the following criteria:
(1) The educational needs of students in the affected school districts and the affected educational service units;
(2) The economic viability of the proposal as it relates to affected established educational service units or affected proposed educational service units;
(3) Any community of interest among affected school districts and affected educational service units;
(4) Geographic proximity as such would affect the ability of affected educational service units to deliver service in a cost-effective manner;
(5) Compliance with the requirements of the Educational Service Units Act; and
(6) In the dissolution of one or more entire educational service units, evidence of consent from each educational service unit board and two-thirds of the school boards or boards of education of member school districts representing a majority of students in each affected educational service unit.
For petitions that change educational service unit boundaries by transferring a learning community member district from one educational service unit to another educational service unit with existing territory in such learning community, the requirements of subdivisions (1), (2), (3), and (4) of this section shall be deemed to have been met if the affected educational service units will each have at least two member school districts after such transfer.
Source
Laws 1987, LB 688, § 6;
R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-2202.07;
Laws 1996, LB 900, § 927;
Laws 1997, LB 806, § 59;
Laws 2008, LB1154, § 13.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 79 - Schools › 79-1211 - Petition; hearing; approval or rejection; effect.

79-1211.
Petition; hearing; approval or rejection; effect.
The State Board of Education, within ninety days after the receipt of any petition described in section 79-1208, shall hold a public hearing on the proposed reorganization plan. At the board's option, it may appoint a hearing officer to conduct the public hearing and issue a summary of the evidence presented. The board may also direct the appointed hearing officer to recommend a decision to the board, which recommendation shall not be binding on the board. Within one hundred twenty days after the receipt of such petition, the board shall approve or reject such petition. If the board rejects the petition, it shall clearly state its reasons for such rejection. Approved petitions for reorganization of educational service unit boundaries shall be referred to the appropriate county and educational service unit officials to implement the plan and to make the necessary changes in the educational service unit maps and tax records.
Source
Laws 1987, LB 688, § 7;
Laws 1990, LB 486, § 3;
R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-2202.08;
Laws 1996, LB 900, § 928;
Laws 2007, LB603, § 12.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 79 - Schools › 79-1212 - Reorganized units; board members.

79-1212.
Reorganized units; board members.
Members of boards of educational service units existing prior to approval of any plan of reorganization shall serve as board members of educational service units which are reorganized pursuant to sections 79-1206 to 79-1211 until the expiration of their original terms. Such persons shall be members of the board of the reorganized educational service unit in which they reside. Within thirty days after approval of any plan of reorganization by the State Board of Education, the president of the board of each educational service unit being reorganized shall call a meeting of board members of such educational service unit. At such meeting, members of each such board shall appoint one member from each election district to be created pursuant to the plan of reorganization not having representation on such board to serve until the next general election. The board shall take all necessary action to prepare for operation of the reorganized educational service unit following approval of any plan of reorganization by the State Board of Education. Expenses incurred by such board prior to such times shall be prorated between the counties comprising the educational service unit on the basis of the assessed valuation of such counties.
Source
Laws 1969, c. 746, § 3, p. 2810;
Laws 1987, LB 688, § 18;
R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-2203.02;
Laws 1996, LB 900, § 929;
Laws 1998, Spec. Sess., LB 1, § 51;
Laws 2007, LB603, § 13;
Laws 2009, LB549, § 46.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 79 - Schools › 79-1213 - Reorganized units; warrants; purpose; interest.

79-1213.
Reorganized units; warrants; purpose; interest.
The board of any reorganized educational service unit pursuant to sections 79-1206 to 79-1211 is authorized to issue warrants in an amount necessary for the following purposes: (1) To pay its expenses for a one-year period beginning one year after approval of any plan of reorganization by the State Board of Education; and (2) to finance the programs and services of the reorganized educational service unit beginning one year after the approval of any plan of reorganization by the State Board of Education until the distribution of the proceeds of its first tax levy less the amount of cash on hand and to be received during such period. Whenever any board of a reorganized educational service unit issues warrants, such board shall make a tax levy at the next tax-levying period sufficient to pay the same and the interest thereon. Such warrants shall bear interest at the rate of not more than six percent per annum and shall be recorded by the treasurer of the board and redeemed as provided in Chapter 77, article 22, and amendments thereto.
Source
Laws 1969, c. 746, § 4, p. 2811;
Laws 1987, LB 688, § 19;
R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-2203.03;
Laws 1996, LB 900, § 930;
Laws 1998, Spec. Sess., LB 1, § 52.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 79 - Schools › 79-1217.01 - Educational service unit board; establish election districts.

79-1217.01.
Educational service unit board; establish election districts.
By December 31, 2007, and after each decennial census pursuant to section 32-553, each educational service unit board, except boards of educational service units with only one member school district, shall divide the territory of the educational service unit into at least five and up to twelve numbered districts for the purpose of electing members to the board in compliance with section 32-553. Such districts shall be compact and contiguous and substantially equal in population. The newly established election districts shall apply beginning with the nomination and election of educational service unit board members in 2008.
Source
Laws 2007, LB603, § 15.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 79 - Schools › 79-1218 - Board; meetings; organization; duties.

79-1218.
Board; meetings; organization; duties.
The board of each educational service unit shall meet and organize by naming one of its members as president, one as vice president, and one as secretary. The board shall employ a treasurer who shall be paid a salary to be fixed by the board.
The board of the educational service unit shall determine the participation of the educational service unit in providing supplementary educational services. If the board of the educational service unit does not provide supplementary educational services, it shall meet during each succeeding January to determine the participation in providing supplementary educational services for that calendar year. Meetings may be held by means of virtual conferencing in accordance with subsection (2) of section 84-1411.
Source
Laws 1965, c. 504, § 4, p. 1610;
Laws 1969, c. 748, § 1, p. 2822;
Laws 1969, c. 746, § 5, p. 2811;
Laws 1987, LB 688, § 20;
R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-2204;
Laws 1996, LB 900, § 935;
Laws 2009, LB361, § 1;
Laws 2021, LB83, § 8.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 79 - Schools › 79-1219 - Board; administrator; appointment; compensation; duties.

79-1219.
Board; administrator; appointment; compensation; duties.
Each board of an educational service unit deciding to provide supplementary services shall appoint and fix the compensation and duties of an administrator, who shall be a person experienced in public school administration and who shall hold at least a standard administrative certificate. With the advice of the administrator, the board shall also employ and fix the compensation and duties of such professional and clerical assistants as shall be necessary. No board member of an educational service unit shall be employed by the educational service unit board on which he or she is a board member.
Source
Laws 1965, c. 504, § 5, p. 1610;
Laws 1987, LB 688, § 22;
R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-2205;
Laws 1996, LB 900, § 936.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 79 - Schools › 79-1220 - Board; offices; location.

79-1220.
Board; offices; location.
(1) The board shall determine the location within the educational service unit of its principal office and may, if necessary for the performance of its duties under the Educational Service Units Act, establish one or more other offices at such locations as it shall determine within the educational service unit. The board may acquire office space by purchase out of funds appropriated to it for educational purposes or may rent or lease such space as may be necessary. The board shall also acquire the personal property necessary for the performance of its duties.
(2) When due to boundary changes provided for in sections 79-1206 to 79-1211 the principal office of an educational service unit is no longer located within the boundaries of the educational service unit, then the affected educational service unit may maintain its principal office outside the boundaries of the unit.
Source
Laws 1965, c. 504, § 6, p. 1611;
Laws 1987, LB 688, § 23;
R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-2206;
Laws 1996, LB 900, § 937.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 79 - Schools › 79-1221 - Treasurer; custodian of funds; duties; bond or insurance; conditions.

79-1221.
Treasurer; custodian of funds; duties; bond or insurance; conditions.
The treasurer shall be the custodian of all funds of the board of the educational service unit. He or she shall attend meetings of the board, shall prepare and submit in writing a monthly report of the state of its finances, and shall pay out money of the board only upon a warrant signed by the president, or in his or her absence by the vice president, and countersigned by the secretary. The treasurer shall give bond or evidence of equivalent insurance coverage, payable to the board, in such sum as the board shall determine conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties as treasurer of the board and for the safekeeping and proper disbursement of all funds of the board collected or received by him or her. Such bond shall be signed by a corporate surety company or insurance company authorized to do business within this state. Such bond or insurance coverage may be enlarged at any time the board deems such enlargement necessary or advisable. The cost of such bond or insurance coverage shall be paid out of funds of the board.
Source
Laws 1965, c. 504, § 7, p. 1611;
Laws 1969, c. 748, § 2, p. 2822;
R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-2207;
Laws 1996, LB 900, § 938;
Laws 2006, LB 860, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 79 - Schools › 79-1222 - Educational service unit; services; to whom provided; contracting for health services.

79-1222.
Educational service unit; services; to whom provided; contracting for health services.
When requested in writing by local school boards or boards of education, the board of each educational service unit may, at its discretion and within the limitations imposed by sections 79-1224 and 79-1225, (1) provide supplementary services to (a) the requesting school systems within its geographical area, (b) requesting school systems not within its geographical area to the extent allowed under the Educational Service Units Act, and (c) any other educational service unit, (2) plan and coordinate educational services within its geographical area whenever such services are offered on a cooperating basis between local school districts, and (3) contract for educational services with the board of any other educational service unit, any school district, any other educational agency, or any appropriate state or federal officer or agency, except that within that area of the service unit in which there exists an organized, full-time, approved city-county, multicounty, or regional health department with health services available, the educational service unit, if health services are provided, shall first seek to contract for school health services with such department for an amount of compensation agreeable to both such unit and board. The board of each educational service unit may charge for a portion or all of the costs of the additional services authorized by this section. If an educational service unit on December 25, 1969, has a health service facility, this section does not prevent the continued use by the unit of such facility. The educational service unit may contract with such health department to provide school health services for that area of the educational service unit not served by such city-county, multicounty, or regional health department.
Source
Laws 1965, c. 504, § 8, p. 1611;
Laws 1969, c. 749, § 1, p. 2823;
Laws 1969, c. 750, § 1, p. 2825;
Laws 1972, LB 928, § 1;
Laws 1979, LB 57, § 2;
Laws 1987, LB 688, § 24;
Laws 1994, LB 1310, § 15;
R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-2208;
Laws 1996, LB 900, § 939;
Laws 1997, LB 347, § 48.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 79 - Schools › 79-1223 - Educational service units; real estate; personal property; services; purchase; lease; bids.

79-1223.
Educational service units; real estate; personal property; services; purchase; lease; bids.
In order to carry out the purposes provided in section 79-1204, educational service units may purchase, lease, or lease-purchase real estate, equipment, supplies, services, and personal property for their own use. Educational service units may, either individually or collectively, purchase, lease, lease-purchase, or act as purchase agent for administrative and instructional supplies, instructional equipment, instructional services, and personal property for resale only to educational entities. When an educational service unit advertises for bids for administrative or instructional supplies, instructional equipment, instructional services, and personal property, acceptance of any bid submitted to the educational service unit shall obligate the educational service unit to award the contract in accordance with the plans and specifications and in the quantities set forth in the bid documents.
Source
Laws 1971, LB 734, § 1;
Laws 1979, LB 57, § 1;
Laws 1987, LB 688, § 13;
R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-2201.01;
Laws 1996, LB 900, § 940;
Laws 2006, LB 1208, § 9;
Laws 2007, LB603, § 21.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 79 - Schools › 79-1224 - Governing board; state, county, or federal funds; use; tax; levy; matching of funds.

79-1224.
Governing board; state, county, or federal funds; use; tax; levy; matching of funds.
The board of each educational service unit may receive, for the purpose for which made available, any school district, county, state, or federal funds made available to it, or funds or property received from any other source, and may use tax revenue from the levy of the educational service unit for operational expenses and for the purpose of matching any funds that may be made available to it on a matching basis by any state or federal agency. The board of each educational service unit may utilize such personnel or services that may lawfully be offered by any state or federal agency or governmental unit.
Source
Laws 1965, c. 504, § 9, p. 1612;
Laws 1972, LB 928, § 2;
R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-2209;
Laws 1996, LB 900, § 941.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 79 - Schools › 79-1225 - Governing board; tax; levy; limitation; exception; proceeds; when remitted.

79-1225.
Governing board; tax; levy; limitation; exception; proceeds; when remitted.
(1) After the adoption of its budget statement, the board for each educational service unit, except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, may levy a tax in the amount which it requires under its adopted budget statement to be received from taxation. The levy shall be subject to the limits established by section 77-3442. The amount of such levy shall be certified by the secretary of the educational service unit board to the county board of equalization of each county in which any part of the geographical area of the educational service unit is located on or before September 30 of each year. Such tax shall be levied and assessed in the same manner as other property taxes and entered on the books of the county treasurer. The proceeds of such tax, as collected, shall be remitted to the treasurer of the board on or before the fifteenth day of each month or more frequently as provided in section 77-1759.
(2) For fiscal year 2013-14 and each fiscal year thereafter, only an educational service unit which has four or more member school districts or an educational service unit composed of a single Class IV or Class V school district may levy a tax on the taxable value of the taxable property within the geographic boundaries of the educational service unit.
Source
Laws 1965, c. 504, § 10, p. 1612;
Laws 1969, c. 145, § 47, p. 700;
Laws 1969, c. 746, § 7, p. 2813;
Laws 1977, LB 391, § 2;
Laws 1979, LB 178, § 2;
Laws 1979, LB 187, § 248;
Laws 1980, LB 599, § 15;
Laws 1992, LB 1063, § 201;
Laws 1992, Second Spec. Sess., LB 1, § 172;
Laws 1993, LB 348, § 50;
Laws 1993, LB 452, § 3;
Laws 1993, LB 734, § 53;
Laws 1995, LB 452, § 34;
R.S.Supp.,1995, § 79-2210;
Laws 1996, LB 900, § 942;
Laws 1996, LB 1114, § 67;
Laws 1999, LB 141, § 14;
Laws 1999, LB 287, § 3;
Laws 1999, LB 386, § 4;
Laws 2008, LB1154, § 14;
Laws 2012, LB446, § 2;
Laws 2021, LB644, § 26.
Annotations
Tax is authorized by this section to be levied for educational service units by the board, and is constitutional. Frye v. Haas, 182 Neb. 73, 152 N.W.2d 121 (1967).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 79 - Schools › 79-1226 - Governing board; budget; prepare; contents.

79-1226.
Governing board; budget; prepare; contents.
The board of each educational service unit, prior to the levying of any tax as provided by law, shall prepare a budget for the operation and maintenance of the educational service unit for the ensuing year. This budget shall itemize the contemplated expenditures and the expected revenue from taxation received by the educational service unit, from available federal, state, and county sources, from contractual revenue from school districts, and from all other agencies and sources.
Source
Laws 1969, c. 700, § 1, p. 2699;
Laws 1972, LB 928, § 3;
R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-2210.01;
Laws 1996, LB 900, § 943.
Cross References
Budget requirements, see section 13-517.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 79 - Schools › 79-1227 - Budget; publication required.

79-1227.
Budget; publication required.
A summary of the prepared yearly budget of an educational service unit shall be published one time in a legal newspaper published in or of general circulation in each county in the unit at least five days before a meeting at which such budget shall be considered for adoption by the board. Such publication shall also specify the date, time, and place of the public hearing at which the budget will be considered and any tax levy made.
Source
Laws 1969, c. 700, § 2, p. 2699;
Laws 1990, LB 1090, § 38;
R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-2210.02;
Laws 1996, LB 900, § 944.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 79 - Schools › 79-1228 - Board; report of yearly activities; publication and distribution required.

79-1228.
Board; report of yearly activities; publication and distribution required.
The board of an educational service unit shall cause to be published by November 1 of each year a brief report of the yearly activities of the board. The report shall include the amount of revenue received and expenditures itemized by categories. This publication shall be for one time in a newspaper of general circulation distributed in each county in the educational service unit. A copy of the report shall be distributed to each member school district by November 1 of each year.
Source
Laws 1969, c. 700, § 3, p. 2699;
Laws 1990, LB 1090, § 39;
R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-2210.03;
Laws 1996, LB 900, § 945.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 79 - Schools › 79-1229 - Annual financial report; contents; annual audit required; cost.

79-1229.
Annual financial report; contents; annual audit required; cost.
(1) On or before January 31 of each year, the administrator of each educational service unit shall submit to the Commissioner of Education a report described as the annual financial report showing (a) the amount of money received from all sources during the year and the amount of money expended by the educational service unit during the year, (b) other information as necessary to fulfill the requirements of section 79-1241.03, and (c) such other information as the commissioner directs.
(2) The board of each educational service unit shall cause a complete and comprehensive annual audit to be made of the books, accounts, records, and affairs of the educational service unit. The audits shall be conducted annually, except that the Auditor of Public Accounts may determine an audit of less frequency to be appropriate but not less than once in any three-year period. The board of each educational service unit may contract with the Auditor of Public Accounts or select a licensed public accountant or certified public accountant or firm of such accountants to conduct the audit and shall be responsible for the cost of the audit pursuant to the contract. Such audit shall be conducted in the same manner as audits of county officers. The original copy of the audit shall be filed in the office of the Auditor of Public Accounts.
Source
Laws 1969, c. 700, § 4, p. 2699;
Laws 1985, Second Spec. Sess., LB 29, § 4;
Laws 1987, LB 183, § 5;
R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-2210.04;
Laws 1996, LB 900, § 946;
Laws 2008, LB988, § 51.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 79 - Schools › 79-1230 - Sections; supplemental to other law.

79-1230.
Sections; supplemental to other law.
Sections 79-1202 to 79-1230 shall be supplemental to any other law and shall not affect the reorganization of school districts as provided in the Reorganization of School Districts Act.
Source
Laws 1965, c. 504, § 12, p. 1612;
Laws 1991, LB 511, § 66;
Laws 1992, LB 245, § 71;
R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-2212;
Laws 1996, LB 900, § 947.
Cross References
Reorganization of School Districts Act, see section 79-432.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 79 - Schools › 79-1231 - Special education; payment; to whom.

79-1231.
Special education; payment; to whom.
When special education is provided by an educational service unit for children with disabilities as defined in section 79-1118.01, the payments provided by sections 79-1126 to 79-1144 shall be made to such educational service unit.
Source
Laws 1967, c. 517, § 1, p. 1737;
Laws 1986, LB 1177, § 38;
Laws 1987, LB 367, § 72;
R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-2213;
Laws 1996, LB 900, § 948;
Laws 1997, LB 346, § 58.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 79 - Schools › 79-1232 - Educational service unit; insurance coverage; authorized.

79-1232.
Educational service unit; insurance coverage; authorized.
The board of any educational service unit may permit its members to participate in the educational service unit's hospitalization, medical, surgical, accident, sickness, or term life insurance coverage or any one or more of such coverages. A board member electing to participate in the insurance program of the educational service unit shall pay both the employee and the employer portions of the premium for such coverage.
An educational service unit board which opts to permit its members to participate in insurance coverage under this section shall report quarterly at a board meeting the board members who have elected such coverage. Such a report shall be made available in the educational service unit office for review by the public upon request.
Source
Laws 1972, LB 1177, § 4;
R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-2214;
Laws 1996, LB 900, § 949;
Laws 2008, LB850, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 79 - Schools › 79-1233 - Access to telecomputing resources; powers and duties.

79-1233.
Access to telecomputing resources; powers and duties.
Each educational service unit shall provide access for all school districts within the geographical area served by the unit to telecomputing resources, which shall include the capacity to receive and transmit distance education courses on at least a regional basis beginning on or before August 1, 2007, through the installation of necessary equipment at each educational service unit location or through interlocal agreements with other educational service units and shall provide support for training users to meet their specific telecomputing and distance education needs. School districts may annually elect prior to a date determined by the educational service unit not to connect to such telecomputing resources. Each educational service unit shall also develop, with the State Department of Education, a plan which provides for connecting the telecomputing and distance education equipment of such school districts with the telecomputing and distance education equipment of the unit.
Educational service units may enter into agreements pursuant to the Interlocal Cooperation Act and the Joint Public Agency Act to carry out this section. Such agreements may include, but need not be limited to, provisions requiring any school district having telecomputing or distance education equipment connected to the educational service unit's telecomputing or distance education equipment to pay periodic fees necessary to cover the cost of such usage.
Source
Laws 1993, LB 348, § 49;
Laws 1993, LB 452, § 2;
Laws 1995, LB 860, § 3;
R.S.Supp.,1995, § 79-2225;
Laws 1996, LB 900, § 950;
Laws 1999, LB 87, § 90;
Laws 1999, LB 141, § 15;
Laws 1999, LB 386, § 5;
Laws 2006, LB 1208, § 10;
Laws 2007, LB603, § 22;
Laws 2010, LB1071, § 27.
Cross References
Interlocal Cooperation Act, see section 13-801.
Joint Public Agency Act, see section 13-2501.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 79 - Schools › 79-1234 - Tenure; terms, defined.

79-1234.
Tenure; terms, defined.
For purposes of sections 79-1234 to 79-1239, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) Board means the governing board of any educational service unit;
(2) Certificated employee means any teacher, nurse, or other person required to have a certificate from the State Department of Education who is employed by an educational service unit;
(3) Just cause means incompetency, neglect of duty, unprofessional conduct, insubordination, immorality, physical or mental incapacity, or other conduct which interferes substantially with the continued performance of duties or a change in circumstances such as financial exigency or a diminution of demand for services by the school districts served by the educational service unit necessitating a reduction in the number of teachers or nurses to be employed by the board;
(4) Permanent certificated employee means a certificated employee (a) who has served under a contract with the educational service unit for at least three successive years under any contract which was entered into to create initial employment on or after September 1, 1986, or (b) who was initially employed by the educational service unit prior to September 1, 1986; and
(5) Probationary certificated employee means a certificated employee who has served under a contract with the educational service unit for less than three successive years under any contract which was entered into to create initial employment on or after September 1, 1986.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 997, § 1;
R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-2216;
Laws 1996, LB 900, § 951.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 79 - Schools › 79-1235 - Tenure; contract of certificated employee; how treated.

79-1235.
Tenure; contract of certificated employee; how treated.
The contract of a certificated employee shall be deemed renewed and remain in full force and effect unless amended, terminated, or not renewed in accordance with sections 79-1234 to 79-1239.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 997, § 2;
R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-2217;
Laws 1996, LB 900, § 952.