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2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - State Culture and History › 82-704 - Willa Cather National Statuary Hall Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

82-704.
Willa Cather National Statuary Hall Cash Fund; created; use; investment.
The Willa Cather National Statuary Hall Cash Fund is created. The fund shall be administered by the Nebraska State Historical Society. The fund shall consist of privately donated funds pursuant to subdivision (2)(b) of section 82-703. Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.
Source
Laws 2018, LB807, § 4.
Cross References
Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.
Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - State Culture and History › 82-705 - Replacement of William Jennings Bryan statue; Secretary of State; duties.

82-705.
Replacement of William Jennings Bryan statue; Secretary of State; duties.
The Secretary of State shall submit to the United States Architect of the Capitol for his or her review for completeness a written request to approve the replacement of the statue of William Jennings Bryan currently on display in the National Statuary Hall Collection in the United States Capitol with a statue of Ponca Chief Standing Bear. The written request shall request authorization to provide a new statue, a description of the location in Nebraska where the replaced statue will be displayed after it is transferred, and a copy of the Nebraska statute authorizing such replacement. After such review, it is the intent of the Legislature that the architect forward the request to the Joint Committee on the Library of Congress for its approval or denial. If the request is approved by the committee, the architect and the Chief Standing Bear National Statuary Hall Selection Committee created pursuant to section 82-706, acting on behalf of the State of Nebraska, shall enter into an agreement as provided in 2 U.S.C. 2132(b).
Source
Laws 2018, LB807, § 5.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - State Culture and History › 82-706 - Chief Standing Bear National Statuary Hall Selection Committee; created; members; duties; powers.

82-706.
Chief Standing Bear National Statuary Hall Selection Committee; created; members; duties; powers.
(1) The Chief Standing Bear National Statuary Hall Selection Committee is created. The committee shall consist of (a) a representative of the Commission on Indian Affairs, selected by the chairperson of the commission, (b) a member of the State-Tribal Relations Committee of the Legislature, selected by the chairperson of the committee, (c) the chairperson of the Lincoln Partners for Public Art Development or its successor, and (d) the Historic Preservation Planner of the City of Lincoln.
(2) Upon approval by the Joint Committee on the Library of Congress and pursuant to the agreement described in section 82-705, the Chief Standing Bear National Statuary Hall Selection Committee may:
(a) Select a sculptor to create a statue of Chief Standing Bear to be placed in the National Statuary Hall and review and approve the plans for the statue; and
(b) Identify a method to obtain necessary funding to pay for all of the following. All funds shall be privately donated and separately managed. No state funds shall be expended for such purposes:
(i) The sculptor for designing and carving or casting the statue;
(ii) The design and fabrication of the pedestal;
(iii) The transportation of the statue and pedestal to the United States Capitol;
(iv) The removal and transportation of the replaced statue;
(v) The temporary placement of the new statue in the Rotunda of the United States Capitol for the unveiling ceremony;
(vi) The unveiling ceremony; and
(vii) Any other expenses that the committee determines are necessary to incur.
(3) The committee has the authority to receive and disburse gifts.
(4) The committee shall execute the requirements of this section no later than June 30, 2023.
Source
Laws 2018, LB807, § 6.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - State Culture and History › 82-707 - Chief Standing Bear National Statuary Hall Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

82-707.
Chief Standing Bear National Statuary Hall Cash Fund; created; use; investment.
The Chief Standing Bear National Statuary Hall Cash Fund is created. The fund shall be administered by the Commission on Indian Affairs. The fund shall consist of privately donated funds pursuant to subdivision (2)(b) of section 82-706. Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.
Source
Laws 2018, LB807, § 7.
Cross References
Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.
Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - State Culture and History › 82-802 - Fort Donelson National Battlefield; placement of monument; request for approval and authorization; agreement.

82-802.
Fort Donelson National Battlefield; placement of monument; request for approval and authorization; agreement.
The Secretary of State shall submit to the United States Secretary of the Interior, as administrator of the Fort Donelson National Battlefield pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 428f and 428o, or the superintendent under 16 U.S.C. 428f, as such sections existed on January 1, 2020, for his or her review, a written request to approve and authorize the placing of a monument within the boundaries of the Fort Donelson National Battlefield as such boundaries are set forth in 16 U.S.C. 428p, as such section existed on January 1, 2020, commemorating the First Regiment Nebraska Volunteer Infantry in the Union victory at the Battle of Fort Donelson. If the request is approved and authorized by the Secretary of the Interior or the superintendent, as applicable, the secretary or superintendent and the First Regiment Nebraska Volunteer Infantry at Fort Donelson Committee, created pursuant to section 82-803, acting on behalf of the State of Nebraska, shall enter into an agreement for placement of the monument.
Source
Laws 2020, LB850, § 2.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - State Culture and History › 82-803 - First Regiment Nebraska Volunteer Infantry at Fort Donelson Committee; created; purpose; members; meetings; duties; vacancy; report; termination.

82-803.
First Regiment Nebraska Volunteer Infantry at Fort Donelson Committee; created; purpose; members; meetings; duties; vacancy; report; termination.
(1) The First Regiment Nebraska Volunteer Infantry at Fort Donelson Committee is created. The purpose of the committee is to provide for the creation, production, transportation, installation, and unveiling of the monument. The committee shall consist of: An employee of the Nebraska State Historical Society appointed by the Secretary of State; two members of the public who are members of a local Civil War round table organization appointed by the Secretary of State; a professor of history from the University of Nebraska appointed by the Secretary of State; and, as a nonvoting, ex officio member, the Chairperson of the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee of the Legislature or his or her designee.
(2) The members of the committee shall elect a chairperson and vice-chairperson from among its appointed members during the first meeting. A member may be reelected to serve as chairperson or vice-chairperson. The committee shall meet at least twice each calendar year. A majority of the members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
(3) The committee may conduct its meetings by virtual conferencing as defined in section 84-1409, if practicable.
(4) The First Regiment Nebraska Volunteer Infantry at Fort Donelson Committee shall, in conformance with regulations of the Fort Donelson National Battlefield:
(a) Select a designer, sculptor, and mason, as appropriate, to create a monument and approve the design of the monument;
(b) Approve the production of the monument;
(c) Approve the method of transportation of the monument to the battlefield and its installation;
(d) Approve the unveiling ceremony for the monument; and
(e) Approve any other action the committee determines is necessary to achieve its purpose.
(5) If there is a vacancy on the committee, the Secretary of State shall fill such vacancy by appointing a member to serve during the unexpired term of the member whose office has become vacant.
(6) Members of the committee shall not be paid.
(7) The committee shall issue electronically a report to the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee of the Legislature on the progress of the creation, production, and installation of the monument and any other information the committee deems necessary before December 31 of each year.
(8) The committee shall terminate upon the completion of its purpose.
Source
Laws 2020, LB850, § 3;
Laws 2021, LB35, § 1;
Laws 2021, LB83, § 10.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - State Culture and History › 82-804 - First Regiment Nebraska Volunteer Infantry at Fort Donelson Committee; purpose; funding.

82-804.
First Regiment Nebraska Volunteer Infantry at Fort Donelson Committee; purpose; funding.
The purpose of the First Regiment Nebraska Volunteer Infantry at Fort Donelson Committee shall be funded by gifts, grants, bequests, donations, and other privately donated funds and administered by a private foundation. No general funds of the state shall be expended for the purpose of sections 82-801 to 82-804.
Source
Laws 2020, LB850, § 4.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - State Culture and History › 82-901 - Indigenous Peoples' Day and Columbus Day.

82-901.
Indigenous Peoples' Day and Columbus Day.
The second Monday in October of each year shall be Indigenous Peoples' Day and Columbus Day and shall be set apart to recognize the historic, cultural, and contemporary significance of the people indigenous to the lands that are now known as the Americas, including Nebraska, and the many contributions of such people.
Source
Laws 2020, LB848, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 83 - State Institutions › 83-101.06 - Department of Health and Human Services; duties.

83-101.06.
Department of Health and Human Services; duties.
The Department of Health and Human Services shall:
(1) Administer the clinical programs and services of the Beatrice State Developmental Center, the Lincoln Regional Center, the Norfolk Regional Center, the Hastings Regional Center, and such other medical facilities, including skilled nursing care and intermediate care facilities, as may be provided by the department;
(2) Plan, develop, administer, and operate mental health and intellectual disability clinics, programs, and services;
(3) Plan, develop, and execute the clinical programs and services carried on by the department; and
(4) Represent the department in its work with the University of Nebraska Medical Center concerning psychiatric services.
Source
Laws 1969, c. 818, § 1, p. 3114;
Laws 1973, LB 536, § 3;
Laws 1987, LB 112, § 1;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 925;
R.S.1943, (1994), § 83-1,147;
Laws 1996, LB 1155, § 80;
Laws 2013, LB23, § 48.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 83 - State Institutions › 83-101.08 - Coordination of activities; duties.

83-101.08.
Coordination of activities; duties.
The Department of Health and Human Services shall consult and cooperate with the Department of Correctional Services so as to coordinate in an effective manner the activities of the departments with those related activities affecting the welfare of persons which are the responsibility of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Correctional Services.
Source
Laws 1961, c. 416, § 7, p. 1266;
Laws 1973, LB 563, § 18;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 894;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 778.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 83 - State Institutions › 83-101.14 - Deaf or hard of hearing persons; access to treatment programs; rules and regulations.

83-101.14.
Deaf or hard of hearing persons; access to treatment programs; rules and regulations.
The Department of Health and Human Services with the assistance of the Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to define criteria and standards for access by eligible deaf or hard of hearing persons to mental health, alcoholism, and drug abuse treatment programs.
Source
Laws 1995, LB 25, § 9;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 895;
Laws 1997, LB 851, § 26;
Laws 2019, LB248, § 7.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 83 - State Institutions › 83-103 - Authority for daily maintenance, minor repairs, custodial duties, and operations; buildings to which applicable.

83-103.
Authority for daily maintenance, minor repairs, custodial duties, and operations; buildings to which applicable.
The Department of Health and Human Services shall have the authority to direct all daily maintenance, minor repairs, custodial duties, and operations of a public building under the administration of the Department of Health and Human Services where a juvenile resides who is committed to the Office of Juvenile Services for placement at a youth rehabilitation and treatment center.
Source
Laws 2020, LB1188, § 13.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 83 - State Institutions › 83-104 - State institutions; annual physical review; report.

83-104.
State institutions; annual physical review; report.
(1)(a) The office of Public Counsel shall conduct an annual physical review of the following state institutions:
(i) The Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center-Geneva;
(ii) The Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center-Kearney;
(iii) Any other facility operated and utilized as a youth rehabilitation and treatment center;
(iv) The Hastings Regional Center;
(v) The Lincoln Regional Center;
(vi) The Norfolk Regional Center; and
(vii) The Beatrice State Developmental Center.
(b) Such physical review may include a review of the condition of buildings and grounds and the physical wear and tear of buildings, fixtures, equipment, furniture, security systems, and any improvements to the facility.
(2) The office of Public Counsel shall report to the Legislature on the condition of such state institutions. The report shall be due on or before March 15, 2021, for the 2020 calendar year, and on or before December 15 of each year beginning in 2021, for the period beginning with December 1 of the prior year through November 30 of the then current year. Such report shall include, for each state institution listed in subdivision (1)(a) of this section:
(a) The findings and observations from the annual physical review;
(b) Recent inspection reports regarding the facility;
(c) Staffing information, listed separately for each state institution, including, but not limited to:
(i) The number of assaults on staff;
(ii) Staffing levels;
(iii) Staff retention rates; and
(iv) Staff turnover rates, including unfilled and vacant positions; and
(d) The number of reports received by the office of Public Counsel for each institution and any systemic issues identified as a result of such physical review.
Source
Laws 2020, LB1144, § 15;
Laws 2021, LB273, § 7.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 83 - State Institutions › 83-105 - Youth rehabilitation and treatment centers; grievances; reporting system.

83-105.
Youth rehabilitation and treatment centers; grievances; reporting system.
(1) It is the intent of the Legislature to establish a reporting system in order to provide increased accountability and oversight regarding the treatment of juveniles in youth rehabilitation and treatment centers.
(2) Beginning on January 1, 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services shall submit a report electronically to the office of Inspector General of Nebraska Child Welfare each January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1. Such report shall include the following information for the prior calendar quarter:
(a) The number of grievances filed at each youth rehabilitation and treatment center separated by facility;
(b) A categorization of the issues to which each grievance relates and the number of grievances received in each category;
(c) The process for addressing such grievances; and
(d) Any actions or changes made as a result of such grievances.
Source
Laws 2020, LB1144, § 2.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 83 - State Institutions › 83-106 - Inpatient adolescent psychiatric unit; needs assessment and cost analysis; contract; report.

83-106.
Inpatient adolescent psychiatric unit; needs assessment and cost analysis; contract; report.
(1) The Department of Health and Human Services shall contract for the completion of a needs assessment and cost analysis for the establishment of an inpatient adolescent psychiatric unit housed within the Lincoln Regional Center. The department shall contract with an outside consultant with expertise in needs assessment and cost analysis of health care facilities within sixty days after May 26, 2021, for the purpose of conducting such assessment and analysis.
(2) The department shall submit a report electronically to the Health and Human Services Committee of the Legislature and the Clerk of the Legislature on or before December 1, 2021. Such report shall contain the following information:
(a) A needs assessment, including the number of adolescents expected to use such inpatient adolescent psychiatric unit;
(b) The cost of opening an existing facility at the Lincoln Regional Center for use as an inpatient adolescent psychiatric unit;
(c) The cost of reopening the facility at the Lincoln Regional Center, including the costs for necessary construction, upgrades, or repairs;
(d) Annual operating costs of such unit, including, but not limited to, any federal funds available to operate the unit in addition to General Fund appropriations; and
(e) Cost savings realized by moving adolescents from out-of-state institutions back to Nebraska for treatment at such unit.
(3) For purposes of this section, adolescent means a person under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court.
Source
Laws 2020, LB1140, § 9;
Laws 2021, LB428, § 4.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 83 - State Institutions › 83-108 - Department of Health and Human Services; institutions controlled.

83-108.
Department of Health and Human Services; institutions controlled.
The Department of Health and Human Services shall have oversight and general control of the Beatrice State Developmental Center, the hospitals for the mentally ill, such skilled nursing care and intermediate care facilities as may be established by the department, any facility operated and utilized as a youth rehabilitation and treatment center in compliance with state law, and all charitable institutions.
Source
Laws 1913, c. 179, § 9, p. 537;
R.S.1913, § 7187;
C.S.1922, § 6838;
C.S.1929, § 83-109;
Laws 1935, c. 185, § 1, p. 685;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 83-109;
R.S.1943, § 83-108;
Laws 1949, c. 291, § 2, p. 994;
Laws 1959, c. 442, § 1, p. 1485;
Laws 1959, c. 418, § 13, p. 1405;
Laws 1959, c. 419, § 11, p. 1412;
Laws 1961, c. 416, § 14, p. 1270;
Laws 1963, c. 526, § 3, p. 1649;
Laws 1963, c. 528, § 3, p. 1656;
Laws 1969, c. 814, § 7, p. 3061;
Laws 1973, LB 563, § 20;
Laws 1973, LB 536, § 2;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 897;
Laws 1997, LB 396, § 23;
Laws 2017, LB340, § 21;
Laws 2020, LB1188, § 17.
Annotations
The statutes which give the Court of Industrial Relations jurisdiction over public employees are not unconstitutional. American Fed. of S., C. & M. Emp. v. Department of Public Institutions, 195 Neb. 253, 237 N.W.2d 841 (1976).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 83 - State Institutions › 83-108.02 - Director of Correctional Services; establish facilities and programs; assignment of prisoners; basis.

83-108.02.
Director of Correctional Services; establish facilities and programs; assignment of prisoners; basis.
The Director of Correctional Services shall establish facilities and programs for persons committed to the Department of Correctional Services. The assignment to such programs shall be based on the evaluation and recommendation from the Diagnostic and Evaluation Center. The director shall not classify prisoners committed to the department into separate dwelling units solely on the basis of race; except that any prisoner may be isolated for insubordination, security, or rehabilitation.
Source
Laws 1963, c. 528, § 6, p. 1657;
Laws 1967, c. 601, § 1, p. 2043;
Laws 1980, LB 794, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 83 - State Institutions › 83-108.04 - Department of Health and Human Services; additional facilities for care of children.

83-108.04.
Department of Health and Human Services; additional facilities for care of children.
(1) The Department of Health and Human Services also may use other public facilities or contract for the use of private facilities for the care and treatment of children in its legal custody who have been adjudged to be as described in subdivision (3)(a) of section 43-247. Placement of children in private or public facilities not under its jurisdiction shall not terminate the legal custody of the department. No state funds may be paid for care of a child in the home of a parent.
(2) For children committed to the Office of Juvenile Services, the Department of Health and Human Services may use other public facilities operated by the Department of Health and Human Services for the care and treatment of such children or may contract for the use of space in another facility operated and utilized as a youth rehabilitation and treatment center in compliance with state law.
Source
Laws 1967, c. 249, § 1, p. 659;
Laws 1973, LB 563, § 21;
Laws 1988, LB 790, § 33;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 898;
Laws 2013, LB265, § 49;
Laws 2020, LB1148, § 14;
Laws 2020, LB1188, § 18.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 83 - State Institutions › 83-111 - Department of Health and Human Services; estimated appropriation; suggested improvements.

83-111.
Department of Health and Human Services; estimated appropriation; suggested improvements.
The Department of Health and Human Services shall prepare an estimate of the appropriations necessary for the support and needed improvements of the institutions under its charge, and a report of their operation during the preceding biennium, for the use of the Legislature. The estimate shall be printed and may include a report of the results of investigation of methods of institution management and of treatment of patients and inmates, with suggestions for the betterment of any or all conditions.
Source
Laws 1913, c. 179, § 17, p. 541;
R.S.1913, § 7195;
C.S.1922, § 6846;
C.S.1929, § 83-117;
R.S.1943, § 83-111;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 900.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 83 - State Institutions › 83-112 - Department of Health and Human Services; collection of information; encouragement of scientific study; investigations.

83-112.
Department of Health and Human Services; collection of information; encouragement of scientific study; investigations.
(1) The Department of Health and Human Services shall gather information as to the expenditures of charitable institutions in this and other countries and regarding the best and most successful methods of caring for persons with an intellectual disability and persons with a mental disorder.
(2) The Department of Health and Human Services shall encourage scientific investigation of the treatment of mental problems, epilepsy, and all other diseases and causes that contribute to mental disabilities by the medical staffs of the state medical institutions. The department shall provide forms for statistical returns to be made by the institutions. The department shall make an investigation of the conditions, causes, prevention, and cure of epilepsy, intellectual disability, and mental disorders. The department shall give special attention to the methods of care, treatment, education, and improvement of the persons served by the institutions under its control and shall exercise a careful supervision of the methods to the end that, so far as practicable, the best treatment and care known to modern science shall be given to such persons and that the best methods of teaching, improving, and educating such persons shall be used.
Source
Laws 1913, c. 179, § 28, p. 547;
R.S.1913, § 7206;
C.S.1922, § 6857;
C.S.1929, § 83-128;
R.S.1943, § 83-112;
Laws 1955, c. 231, § 22, p. 728;
Laws 1973, LB 563, § 22;
Laws 1979, LB 322, § 62;
Laws 1981, LB 545, § 40;
Laws 1986, LB 1177, § 39;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 901;
Laws 2013, LB23, § 49.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 83 - State Institutions › 83-113 - Department of Health and Human Services; examination of employees; investigation of alleged abuses; report.

83-113.
Department of Health and Human Services; examination of employees; investigation of alleged abuses; report.
The Department of Health and Human Services may examine any of the officers, attendants, guards, and other employees and make such inquiries as will determine their fitness for their respective duties and shall investigate and report to the Governor any abuses or wrongs alleged to exist in the institution. The department shall also electronically submit any such report to the Health and Human Services Committee of the Legislature.
Source
Laws 1913, c. 179, § 18, p. 542;
R.S.1913, § 7196;
C.S.1922, § 6847;
C.S.1929, § 83-118;
R.S.1943, § 83-113;
Laws 1961, c. 416, § 16, p. 1271;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 902;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 780;
Laws 2020, LB1188, § 19.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 83 - State Institutions › 83-114 - Department of Health and Human Services; investigatory powers; interference with investigation; penalty; privileges of witnesses; contempt.

83-114.
Department of Health and Human Services; investigatory powers; interference with investigation; penalty; privileges of witnesses; contempt.
The Department of Health and Human Services shall have the power to summon and examine witnesses under oath, to examine books and papers pertaining to the subject under investigation, and to compel the production of such books and papers. Witnesses who are not employees of the state shall receive the same fees as witnesses in civil cases in the district court, and their fees shall be paid by vouchers. Any officer or employee who interferes in any manner with the department's official investigation shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be removed from his or her position, and be fined in a sum not less than ten dollars nor more than one hundred dollars. The claim that any testimony or evidence sought to be elicited or produced may tend to incriminate the person giving or producing it, or expose him or her to public ignominy, shall not excuse him or her from testifying or producing the evidence, but any evidence given by a witness at such an investigation shall not be used against him or her in a criminal prosecution. A witness shall not be exempt from prosecution and punishment for perjury for testifying falsely at an investigation. It shall be the duty of the department to cause such testimony to be filed in the office of the department as soon thereafter as practicable, and such testimony shall be open for inspection. Any person failing to obey the orders of the department, issued under the provisions of this section, shall be reported by the department to the district court, or any judge thereof, and shall be dealt with by the court or judge as for contempt of court.
Source
Laws 1913, c. 179, § 19, p. 542;
R.S.1913, § 7197;
C.S.1922, § 6848;
C.S.1929, § 83-119;
R.S.1943, § 83-114;
Laws 1961, c. 416, § 17, p. 1271;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 903;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 781.
Cross References
For witness fees in district court, see section 33-139.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 83 - State Institutions › 83-115 - Department of Health and Human Services; investigation; legislative committee; powers of committee.

83-115.
Department of Health and Human Services; investigation; legislative committee; powers of committee.
The Department of Health and Human Services shall be prepared to give any information desired by the Legislature concerning the institutions under its control, and its administration shall be subject to examination under oath by a legislative committee, touching any matter in regard to which the Legislature may desire information concerning the condition of the institutions, their inmates, and the performance of their duties by the department. The committee may call and examine under oath any other persons as witnesses in such investigation. Such examinations shall be conducted in the manner and subject to the provisions of section 83-114.
Source
Laws 1913, c. 179, § 20, p. 543;
R.S.1913, § 7198;
C.S.1922, § 6849;
C.S.1929, § 83-120;
R.S.1943, § 83-115;
Laws 1961, c. 416, § 18, p. 1272;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 904;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 782.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 83 - State Institutions › 83-116 - Department of Health and Human Services; actions at law.

83-116.
Department of Health and Human Services; actions at law.
The Department of Health and Human Services shall have the power to bring all suits necessary to protect the interests of the state. Such proceedings shall be instituted in the name of the State of Nebraska.
Source
Laws 1913, c. 179, § 26, p. 546;
R.S.1913, § 7204;
C.S.1922, § 6855;
C.S.1929, § 83-126;
R.S.1943, § 83-116;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 905.
Cross References
Service of summons in actions against state, see section 25-21,203.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 83 - State Institutions › 83-121 - School District Reimbursement Fund; created; use; investment.

83-121.
School District Reimbursement Fund; created; use; investment.
There is hereby created the School District Reimbursement Fund for use by the Department of Health and Human Services. The fund shall consist of money received from school districts or the department for the operation of special education programs within the department. The fund shall be used for the operation of such programs pursuant to sections 79-1155 to 79-1158.
Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 1194, § 11;
Laws 1995, LB 7, § 139;
Laws 1996, LB 900, § 1066;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 907;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 783;
Laws 2019, LB675, § 54.
Cross References
Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.
Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 83 - State Institutions › 83-123 - Department of Correctional Services; license plates; materials; Department of Motor Vehicles; duties.

83-123.
Department of Correctional Services; license plates; materials; Department of Motor Vehicles; duties.
(1) Out of the fund appropriated by the Legislature, the Department of Correctional Services shall purchase the materials for and manufacture the license plates each year for the various counties and the Department of Motor Vehicles. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall furnish to the Department of Correctional Services the information concerning license plates through a secure process and system, together with the number of plates to be manufactured for each county and the Department of Motor Vehicles for the current licensing year.
(2) The Department of Correctional Services shall deliver the license plates each year as directed by the Department of Motor Vehicles through a secure process and system.
Source
Laws 1931, c. 22, § 2, p. 95;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 83-137;
R.S.1943, § 83-123;
Laws 1951, c. 319, § 2, p. 1091;
Laws 1953, c. 207, § 14, p. 730;
Laws 1959, c. 442, § 3, p. 1486;
Laws 1959, c. 284, § 5, p. 1078;
Laws 1969, c. 497, § 2, p. 2067;
Laws 1993, LB 31, § 24;
Laws 1993, LB 112, § 46;
Laws 2009, LB49, § 9;
Laws 2017, LB263, § 101.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 83 - State Institutions › 83-126 - Facilities; chief executive officer; appointment.

83-126.
Facilities; chief executive officer; appointment.
The chief executive officer of the Department of Health and Human Services shall appoint the chief executive officer of each facility referred to in section 83-107.01. Each chief executive officer shall report to the chief executive officer of the department or his or her designee and shall serve full time and without term at the pleasure of the chief executive officer of the department.
Source
Laws 1996, LB 1155, § 83;
Laws 1997, LB 307, § 220;
Laws 2002, LB 1062, § 66;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 784.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 83 - State Institutions › 83-127 - Superintendent of institutional schools; qualifications; powers and duties.

83-127.
Superintendent of institutional schools; qualifications; powers and duties.
(1) On or before December 1, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services shall establish the position of superintendent of institutional schools to administer the education programs in state institutions under the supervision of the department that house juveniles and shall hire an individual meeting the qualifications required under section 79-801 to fill such position.
(2) The superintendent of institutional schools shall report directly to the chief executive officer of the Department of Health and Human Services.
(3) The superintendent of institutional schools shall report annually to the State Board of Education as a requirement for accreditation pursuant to section 79-703 of the education programs in state institutions under the supervision of the Department of Health and Human Services that house juveniles.
(4) Whenever a vacancy arises in the position of superintendent of institutional schools, the Department of Health and Human Services shall expediently hire another individual meeting the qualifications required under section 79-801 to fill such position.
Source
Laws 2020, LB1188, § 14.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 83 - State Institutions › 83-128 - Officers and employees; bond or insurance.

83-128.
Officers and employees; bond or insurance.
Each official and employee who is given the custody of funds or property of the state shall be bonded or insured as required by section 11-201.
Source
Laws 1913, c. 179, § 15, p. 541;
R.S.1913, § 7193;
C.S.1922, § 6844;
C.S.1929, § 83-115;
Laws 1941, c. 186, § 1, p. 754;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 83-115;
R.S.1943, § 83-128;
Laws 1978, LB 653, § 36;
Laws 2004, LB 884, § 45.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 83 - State Institutions › 83-130 - Emergency Revolving Fund; amount; source; accounting.

83-130.
Emergency Revolving Fund; amount; source; accounting.
An Emergency Revolving Fund, not to exceed three thousand dollars for any one institution, upon order of the Department of Health and Human Services, shall be drawn from the State Treasurer, to be used by the chief executive officer of each institution as an emergency cash fund. The fund shall be drawn from the general maintenance appropriation for the department. An accounting of this fund shall be made by each executive officer once each month to the department.
Source
Laws 1913, c. 179, § 15, p. 541;
R.S.1913, § 7193;
C.S.1922, § 6844;
C.S.1929, § 83-115;
Laws 1941, c. 186, § 1, p. 754;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 83-115;
R.S.1943, § 83-130;
Laws 1951, c. 321, § 1, p. 1093;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 909;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 785.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 83 - State Institutions › 83-133 - Chief executive officers; excess funds belonging to inmates; investment; use and distribution of income.

83-133.
Chief executive officers; excess funds belonging to inmates; investment; use and distribution of income.
The chief executive officer of any state institution under the control of the Department of Health and Human Services shall refer for investment in accordance with sections 72-1244 and 72-1267 any surplus of canteen funds or trust funds which he or she may have belonging to the residents of the institution under his or her control. The income accruing from the investment of canteen funds shall be used for the general entertainment of the residents of the institution. The income accruing from the investment of the residents' personal trust funds shall be distributed and prorated to each resident's personal trust account in accordance with the participation of each resident's personal account.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 195, § 1, p. 682;
C.S.1929, § 83-201;
R.S.1943, § 83-133;
Laws 1985, LB 335, § 4;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 910;
Laws 2003, LB 149, § 6.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 83 - State Institutions › 83-135 - Grounds; abutting streets; paving; procedure.

83-135.
Grounds; abutting streets; paving; procedure.
The Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Correctional Services shall have authority to petition the authorities of any city, town, or village in which a state institution is located, to grade, curb, and pave any street or streets upon which the grounds of the institution abut, where the streets are a part of a paving district, to waive any damage sustained by the grounds from the grading, curbing, or paving, and to charge the grounds with a proportionate share of the cost of paving. The contract for grading, curbing, and paving shall be let by the authorities of the city, town, or village, as provided for by the law governing the city, town, or village, and none of the provisions for the letting of contracts by the department shall apply. The cost of paving, including curbing and grading, assessed and levied against the property, shall be paid to the proper officers of the city, town, or village, by the State Treasurer, out of funds which may be appropriated by the Legislature for that purpose.
Source
Laws 1913, c. 179, § 22, p. 544;
R.S.1913, § 7200;
Laws 1915, c. 129, § 1, p. 291;
C.S.1922, § 6851;
C.S.1929, § 83-122;
R.S.1943, § 83-135;
Laws 1973, LB 563, § 25;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 912.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 83 - State Institutions › 83-136 - Paving petitions; power to sign.

83-136.
Paving petitions; power to sign.
Wherever any paving district is created adjacent to any state institution or the Nebraska State Fairgrounds, the chief executive officer in charge of the state institution or the chairperson of the Nebraska State Fair Board for the fairgrounds is authorized to sign petitions, in the name of the state, to create paving districts.
Source
Laws 1919, c. 215, § 1, p. 926;
C.S.1922, § 6861;
C.S.1929, § 83-132;
R.S.1943, § 83-136;
Laws 2002, LB 1236, § 20.
Annotations
County commissioners are authorized to count the state's property as favoring the improvement when a petition is signed by the officers having charge of state institutions. Brown Real Estate Co. v. Lancaster County, 108 Neb. 514, 188 N.W. 247 (1922).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 83 - State Institutions › 83-137 - State institutions; adjacent highways; improvement.

83-137.
State institutions; adjacent highways; improvement.
Upon written request being filed with the Department of Transportation by the chief executive officer of any state institution, located more than one-half mile and not exceeding three miles from a railroad unloading track or permanent highway leading to a railroad unloading track, requesting aid for the improvement of a highway connecting the institution with the permanent highway or railroad unloading track, the department shall make a careful estimate of the cost of improving the highway, and the amount of the special benefits to abutting property, together with the excess of the cost of the improvement above the benefits. If the local authorities in charge of the highway shall adequately provide for the payment of the special benefits and one-half of the excess of the cost of the improvement, the department shall pay the remaining one-half of the excess from funds appropriated for that purpose.
Source
Laws 1919, c. 215, § 2, p. 927;
C.S.1922, § 6862;
C.S.1929, § 83-133;
R.S.1943, § 83-137;
Laws 2017, LB339, § 294.
Cross References
Procedure for acquiring institutional land for county roads and state highways, see sections 39-1323 and 39-1703.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 83 - State Institutions › 83-139 - Stewards; duties; reports; shortages; default; penalty.

83-139.
Stewards; duties; reports; shortages; default; penalty.
The steward of each institution shall have charge of all supplies for that institution, and shall be charged therewith at their invoice value. Supplies shall be issued only on requisition by the chief executive officer, and on printed blanks which shall serve as the steward's vouchers. The steward shall report monthly to the Department of Health and Human Services or the Department of Correctional Services, whichever has jurisdiction, the amounts of supplies received, used, and on hand. At the close of the biennial period the steward shall make a comprehensive report to the department showing all the transactions of his or her department. Any shortage, not allowed by the department for unavoidable causes, shall be paid for by the steward within ten days after the amount due is officially determined, and in default of payment the steward shall forfeit his or her office and suit to recover the amount shall be instituted upon his or her official bond or equivalent commercial insurance policy.
Source
Laws 1913, c. 179, § 14, p. 540;
R.S.1913, § 7192;
C.S.1922, § 6843;
C.S.1929, § 83-114;
R.S.1943, § 83-139;
Laws 1973, LB 563, § 26;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 913;
Laws 2004, LB 884, § 46.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 83 - State Institutions › 83-140 - Supplies for Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Correctional Services; purchase; monthly statement; estimates.

83-140.
Supplies for Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Correctional Services; purchase; monthly statement; estimates.
The materiel administrator of the Department of Administrative Services shall purchase all necessary supplies for the institutions under the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Correctional Services, except, in its discretion, fresh fruit, vegetables, and emergency and minor purchases. The last-named supplies may be purchased by the chief executive officer or steward under the order of the department. An itemized statement of such purchases, duly verified, shall be filed with the department on the first day of each month. Estimates of needed supplies shall be furnished the department by each chief executive officer. Such estimates shall be examined by the department, and an itemized statement of such as are approved by the department, showing kind, quantity, and quality, shall be filed with the materiel administrator, and upon request shall be furnished to any applicant therefor.
Source
Laws 1913, c. 179, § 21, p. 543;
R.S.1913, § 7199;
C.S.1922, § 6850;
C.S.1929, § 83-121;
R.S.1943, § 83-140;
Laws 1951, c. 322, § 1, p. 1094;
Laws 1957, c. 368, § 4, p. 1295;
Laws 1973, LB 563, § 27;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 914;
Laws 2000, LB 654, § 46.
Cross References
For other provisions relating to the materiel division of Department of Administrative Services, see sections 81-145 to 81-162.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 83 - State Institutions › 83-143 - Paupers; inmates of public charitable institutions; clothing; county of last residence to furnish.

83-143.
Paupers; inmates of public charitable institutions; clothing; county of last residence to furnish.
Whenever any inmate of any public charitable institution shall be unable to provide suitable clothing for himself, and shall have no parent or legal guardian able and legally bound to do so, the county board of the county where the inmate last resided, before entering or applying for admission into the institution, shall adjudge and declare the inmate a pauper. The proper officers of the institution shall then provide suitable clothing for such person, and the inmate shall send the bill therefor to the county board. The county board shall then audit and allow the bill and cause a warrant therefor to be drawn upon the general fund of the county in favor of the officers of the institution.
Source
Laws 1875, § 1, p. 177;
R.S.1913, § 7208;
C.S.1922, § 6859;
C.S.1929, § 83-130;
R.S.1943, § 83-143.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 83 - State Institutions › 83-144 - Department of Correctional Services-made goods; Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Correctional Services; administrative powers.

83-144.
Department of Correctional Services-made goods; Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Correctional Services; administrative powers.
The Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Correctional Services shall administer the provisions of sections 83-144 to 83-152.
Source
Laws 1935, c. 183, § 1, p. 678;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 83-956;
R.S.1943, § 83-144;
Laws 1963, c. 526, § 6, p. 1650;
Laws 1973, LB 563, § 28;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 915.
Cross References
Provisions relating to materiel division not applicable to purchase or use of prison-made goods, see section 81-146.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 83 - State Institutions › 83-145.01 - Department of Correctional Services; sale and production of braille materials; authorized.

83-145.01.
Department of Correctional Services; sale and production of braille materials; authorized.
The Department of Correctional Services may sell braille books and materials produced by offenders confined in facilities of the department. The department may enter into contracts for the use of the services of such offenders to produce braille books and materials. The department may also service any braille machinery needed to produce braille products.
Source
Laws 1983, LB 594, § 2;
Laws 1993, LB 121, § 547;
Laws 2002, LB 951, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 83 - State Institutions › 83-146 - Purchases; Department of Administrative Services; requisition.

83-146.
Purchases; Department of Administrative Services; requisition.
All purchases shall be made through the Department of Administrative Services upon the requisition of the proper authority of the department, institution or agency of the state, or of the county or other governmental subdivision requiring such articles.
Source
Laws 1935, c. 183, § 3, p. 679;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 83-958;
R.S.1943, § 83-146;
Laws 1967, c. 603, § 1, p. 2045.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 83 - State Institutions › 83-147 - Director of Administrative Services; Department of Correctional Services-made goods; discretionary powers.

83-147.
Director of Administrative Services; Department of Correctional Services-made goods; discretionary powers.
The Director of Administrative Services may create an exception from the mandatory provisions of sections 83-144 to 83-152 when in the opinion of the director, the article produced or manufactured does not meet the reasonable requirements of the department, institution, or agency of the state. The Director of Correctional Services may create an exception from the mandatory provisions of sections 83-144 to 83-152 in any case when the requisition made cannot be completely complied with on account of an insufficient supply of the article or supplies required, or otherwise. No such department, institution, or agency of the state shall be allowed to evade the intent and meaning of this section by slight violations from standards adopted by the department, when articles produced or manufactured by it in accordance with its standards are reasonably adapted to the actual needs of the department, institution, or agency.
Source
Laws 1935, c. 183, § 4, p. 679;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 83-959;
R.S.1943, § 83-147;
Laws 1961, c. 416, § 20, p. 1273;
Laws 1973, LB 563, § 30;
Laws 1981, LB 381, § 34.