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2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 79 - Schools › 79-3403 - Property tax request authority; calculation; certification.

79-3403.
Property tax request authority; calculation; certification.
(1) Except as provided in sections 79-3404 and 79-3405, a school district's property tax request for any year shall not exceed the school district's property tax request authority.
(2) The department shall calculate each school district's property tax request authority on an annual basis as follows:
(a) The school district's property tax request from the prior year shall be added to the non-property-tax revenue from the prior year minus any investment income from special building funds from the prior year, and the total shall be increased by the school district's base growth percentage; and
(b) The amount determined under subdivision (2)(a) of this section shall then be decreased by the amount of total non-property-tax revenue for the current year and adjusted for any known or documented errors in documentation received by the department from the school district. In determining the total non-property-tax revenue for the current year, any category of non-property-tax revenue for which there is insufficient data as of June 1 to make an accurate determination shall be deemed to be equal to the prior year's amount.
(3) The department shall certify the amount determined for each school district under this section to the school board of such school district. Such certified amount shall be the school district's property tax request authority.
Source
Laws 2023, LB243, § 3.
Operative Date: June 1, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 79 - Schools › 79-3404 - Applicability of act.

79-3404.
Applicability of act.
The School District Property Tax Limitation Act shall not apply to that portion of a school district's property tax request that is needed to pay the principal and interest on approved bonds.
Source
Laws 2023, LB243, § 4.
Operative Date: June 1, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 79 - Schools › 79-3406 - Unused property tax request authority; carry forward.

79-3406.
Unused property tax request authority; carry forward.
A school district may choose not to increase its property tax request by the full amount allowed by the school district's property tax request authority in a particular year. In such cases, the school district may carry forward to future years the amount of unused property tax request authority. The department shall calculate each school district's unused property tax request authority and shall submit an accounting of such amount to the school board of the school district. Such unused property tax request authority may then be used in later years for increases in the school district's property tax request.
Source
Laws 2023, LB243, § 6.
Operative Date: June 1, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 79 - Schools › 79-3407 - Property tax request authority; unused property tax request authority; requirements; school district; failure to comply; withhold state aid.

79-3407.
Property tax request authority; unused property tax request authority; requirements; school district; failure to comply; withhold state aid.
The department shall prepare documents to be submitted by school districts to aid the department in calculating each school district's property tax request authority and unused property tax request authority. Each school district shall submit such documents to the department on or before September 30 of each year. If a school district fails to submit such documents to the department or if the department determines from such documents that a school district is not complying with the limits provided in the School District Property Tax Limitation Act, the department shall notify the school district of its determination. The Commissioner of Education shall then direct that any state aid granted pursuant to the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act be withheld until such time as the school district submits the required documents or complies with the School District Property Tax Limitation Act. The state aid shall be held for six months. If the school district complies within the six-month period, it shall receive the suspended state aid. If the school district fails to comply within the six-month period, the suspended state aid shall revert to the General Fund.
Source
Laws 2023, LB243, § 7.
Operative Date: June 1, 2023
Cross References
Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act, see section 79-1001.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 79 - Schools › 79-3601 - Behavioral Intervention Training and Teacher Support Act, how cited.

79-3601.
Behavioral Intervention Training and Teacher Support Act, how cited.
Sections 79-3601 to 79-3604 shall be known and may be cited as the Behavioral Intervention Training and Teacher Support Act.
Source
Laws 2023, LB705, § 2.
Operative Date: July 1, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 79 - Schools › 79-3602 - Behavioral awareness training; statewide teacher support system; Educational Service Unit Coordinating Council; school district; duties; funding.

79-3602.
Behavioral awareness training; statewide teacher support system; Educational Service Unit Coordinating Council; school district; duties; funding.
(1)(a) Beginning in school year 2024-25, the Educational Service Unit Coordinating Council shall (i) ensure annual behavioral awareness training is available statewide and (ii) develop, implement, and administer an ongoing statewide teacher support system.
(b) Beginning in school year 2026-27, each school district shall ensure that each administrator, teacher, paraprofessional, school nurse, and counselor receives behavioral awareness training. Each administrator, teacher, paraprofessional, school nurse, and counselor who has received such training shall receive a behavioral awareness training review at least once every three years. Each school district may offer such training, or similar training, to any other school employees at the discretion of the school district. In addition, all school employees shall have a basic awareness of the goals, strategies, and schoolwide plans included in such training.
(c) Behavioral awareness training shall include, but not be limited to, evidence-based training on a continuum that includes:
(i) Recognition of detrimental factors impacting student behavior, including, but not limited to, signs of trauma;
(ii) Positive behavior support and proactive teaching strategies, including, but not limited to, expectations and boundaries; and
(iii) Verbal intervention and de-escalation techniques.
(2)(a) On or before July 1, 2025, and on or before July 1 of each year thereafter, each school district shall submit a behavioral awareness training report to the Educational Service Unit Coordinating Council. Such report shall include the school district behavioral awareness training plan and summarize how such plan fulfills the requirements of this section.
(b) On or before December 31, 2025, and each December 31 thereafter, the Educational Service Unit Coordinating Council shall submit a report electronically to the Education Committee of the Legislature summarizing the behavioral awareness training reports received by school districts, the various trainings provided across the state, the teacher support system, and a financial report of funding received and expended in accordance with the Behavioral Intervention Training and Teacher Support Act.
(3)(a) Behavioral awareness training and the teacher support system required pursuant to this section shall be funded from the Behavioral Training Cash Fund.
(b) Any funding received by a school district for behavioral awareness training under the Behavioral Intervention Training and Teacher Support Act shall be considered special grant funds under section 79-1003.
Source
Laws 2023, LB705, § 3.
Operative Date: July 1, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 79 - Schools › 79-3603 - Behavioral awareness point of contact; designation; training; duties; registry of local mental health and counseling resources; school district; maintain or have access.

79-3603.
Behavioral awareness point of contact; designation; training; duties; registry of local mental health and counseling resources; school district; maintain or have access.
(1) Each school district shall designate one or more school employees as a behavioral awareness point of contact for each school building or other division as determined by such school district. Each behavioral awareness point of contact shall be trained in behavioral awareness and shall have knowledge of community service providers and other resources that are available for the students and families in such school district.
(2) Each school district shall maintain or have access to a registry of local mental health and counseling resources. The registry shall include resource services that can be accessed by families and individuals outside of school. Each behavioral awareness point of contact shall coordinate access to support services for students whenever possible. Except as provided in section 43-2101, if information for an external support service is provided to an individual student, school personnel shall notify a parent or guardian of such student in writing unless such recommendation involves law enforcement or child protective services. Each school district shall indicate each behavioral awareness point of contact for such school district on the website of the school district and in any school directory for the school that the behavioral awareness point of contact serves.
Source
Laws 2023, LB705, § 4.
Operative Date: July 1, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 79 - Schools › 79-3604 - Behavioral Training Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

79-3604.
Behavioral Training Cash Fund; created; use; investment.
The Behavioral Training Cash Fund is created. The fund shall be administered by the State Department of Education, shall consist of money transferred pursuant to section 79-3501 and any money transferred by the Legislature, and shall be used for the purposes of coordinating training and administering the teacher support system in compliance with the Behavioral Intervention Training and Teacher Support Act. 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 2023, LB705, § 5.
Operative Date: July 1, 2023
Cross References
Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.
Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 79 - Schools › 79-3605 - Mental health training grant program; State Department of Education; duties; grant; application.

79-3605.
Mental health training grant program; State Department of Education; duties; grant; application.
(1) The State Department of Education shall establish a mental health training grant program. The department shall award mental health training grants from any money available in the Mental Health Training Cash Fund. A grantee shall be a school district or an educational service unit.
(2) Each applicant for a mental health training grant shall describe in the application the training to be provided under the grant on:
(a) The skills, resources, and knowledge necessary to assist students in crisis to connect with appropriate local mental health services;
(b) Mental health resources, including, but not limited to, the location of local community mental health centers; and
(c) Action plans and protocols for referral to such resources.
(3) Each application for a mental health training grant shall also include in the application a description of how the training to be provided under the grant will prepare recipients of such training to:
(a) Safely de-escalate crisis situations;
(b) Recognize the signs and symptoms of mental illness, including, but not limited to, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major clinical depression, and anxiety disorders; and
(c) Timely refer a student to available mental health services in the early stages of the development of a mental disorder to avoid the need for subsequent behavioral health care and to enhance the effectiveness of mental health services.
(4) The State Board of Education may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out this section, including, but not limited to, application procedures, selection procedures, and annual reporting procedures.
(5) Grants received pursuant to this section shall be considered special grant funds under section 79-1003.
Source
Laws 2023, LB705, § 6.
Operative Date: July 1, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 79 - Schools › 79-3606 - Mental Health Training Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

79-3606.
Mental Health Training Cash Fund; created; use; investment.
The Mental Health Training Cash Fund is created. The fund shall be administered by the State Department of Education and shall consist of money transferred pursuant to section 79-3501 and any money transferred by the Legislature. The department shall use money in the fund for mental health training grants pursuant to section 79-3605. 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 2023, LB705, § 7.
Operative Date: July 1, 2023
Cross References
Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.
Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 79 - Schools › 79-3702 - Terms, defined.

79-3702.
Terms, defined.
For purposes of the College Pathway Program Act:
(1) Eligible provider means a provider who meets the requirements of section 79-3703;
(2) Low-income student means a student eligible for free or reduced-price lunches in high school or a student whose family's taxable income for the preceding year did not exceed one hundred fifty percent of the federal poverty level; and
(3) Underrepresented student means a student whose race is not proportionately represented at the institution at which the student is enrolled or applying for admission as the representation of such race in the population of Nebraska.
Source
Laws 2023, LB705, § 9.
Operative Date: July 1, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 79 - Schools › 79-3703 - College Pathway Program; eligible providers; grants; eligibility.

79-3703.
College Pathway Program; eligible providers; grants; eligibility.
(1) The State Department of Education shall develop and administer the College Pathway Program to provide grants on or after July 1, 2024, to eligible providers to provide services in accordance with subsection (2) of this section to underrepresented and low-income students in high school and postsecondary education.
(2) A provider is eligible for a grant pursuant to the College Pathway Program Act if the provider offers, exclusively to underrepresented and low-income students, educational services that provide materials, services, and supports to help a student graduate from high school, apply for admission to a postsecondary institution, and complete the requirements to receive an associate degree or a baccalaureate degree. Such educational services may include:
(a) Assistance and tutorials which help students in completing applications for a college or university, including applying for aid through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid or other scholarships;
(b) Assistance and materials which help students take the appropriate high school classes in an area or field of study a student is interested in and any classes necessary for a student to gain acceptance at a postsecondary institution or complete the requirements and take the appropriate postsecondary education classes to receive an associate degree or a baccalaureate degree; and
(c) Any other services specified pursuant to rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the State Board of Education.
(3) Eligible providers may apply to the State Department of Education for a grant on forms and in a manner prescribed by the department.
Source
Laws 2023, LB705, § 10.
Operative Date: July 1, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 79 - Schools › 79-3704 - College Pathway Program Act; annual report; rules and regulations.

79-3704.
College Pathway Program Act; annual report; rules and regulations.
(1) On or before December 1, 2024, and each December 1 thereafter, the State Department of Education shall electronically submit a report to the Clerk of the Legislature regarding the College Pathway Program Act, including, but not limited to, the recipients of grants and evaluations of the effectiveness of the grant program.
(2) The State Board of Education may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the College Pathway Program Act.
Source
Laws 2023, LB705, § 11.
Operative Date: July 1, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 79 - Schools › 79-3705 - College Pathway Program Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

79-3705.
College Pathway Program Cash Fund; created; use; investment.
The College Pathway Program Cash Fund is created. The fund shall be administered by the State Department of Education and shall consist of money transferred pursuant to section 79-3501 and any money transferred by the Legislature. The department shall use the fund to carry out the College Pathway Program Act. 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 2023, LB705, § 12.
Operative Date: July 1, 2023
Cross References
Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.
Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-101 - County veterans service committee; members; term; compensation; vacancy, how filled; bond; expenses.

80-101.
County veterans service committee; members; term; compensation; vacancy, how filled; bond; expenses.
(1) Each county board shall appoint a county veterans service committee of five members, such choice to be made from a list of eligible veterans recommended by the recognized veterans organizations within the county. Such list shall contain not less than three names for each appointment to be made.
(2) The terms of office of the members of the county veterans service committee initially appointed shall expire on June 30 of the years 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, and 1952, as designated by the county board in making the respective appointments. As the terms of members expire, the county board shall, during the month of June of each year, appoint or reappoint a member of the committee for a term of five years to succeed the member whose term expires. Each member shall serve until the appointment and qualification of a successor. In case of a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term of a member, the appointment shall be made only for the remainder of the term.
(3) The members of the county veterans service committee shall organize by the appointment of one of their number as chairperson and one as secretary-treasurer. The secretary-treasurer may be the county veterans service officer. The county veterans service officer shall not be a member of the committee. The members of the committee shall qualify by taking the usual oath of office and shall each give bond, if required by the local county board, in an amount determined by the local county board for the faithful performance of the duties of his or her office. The premiums for such bonds shall be paid by the county. Members of the committee shall be entitled to the necessary and actual expenses involved in the performance of their official duties, with mileage reimbursements to be computed at the rate provided in section 81-1176, which shall be paid out of the county general fund.
Source
Laws 1889, c. 72, § 2, p. 528;
Laws 1905, c. 147, § 1, p. 590;
R.S.1913, § 7155;
Laws 1915, c. 128, § 1, p. 289;
C.S.1922, § 6801;
Laws 1927, c. 196, § 1, p. 556;
C.S.1929, § 80-104;
R.S.1943, § 80-101;
Laws 1947, c. 305, § 2, p. 924;
Laws 1953, c. 324, § 2, p. 1071;
Laws 1969, c. 752, § 1, p. 2830;
Laws 1981, LB 204, § 164;
Laws 1985, LB 134, § 1;
Laws 1996, LB 1011, § 33.
Cross References
County veterans service committee, other provisions, see sections 80-406 to 80-410.
Annotations
Elected county officials are required to give individual official bonds. Blanket bond is not sufficient. Foote v. County of Adams, 163 Neb. 406, 80 N.W.2d 179 (1956).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-102.01 - County veterans service committee; acceptance of gifts, devises, and bequests.

80-102.01.
County veterans service committee; acceptance of gifts, devises, and bequests.
The county veterans service committee shall have power to accept gifts, devises, and bequests of real and personal property to carry out the purposes for which such county veterans service committee was established and to the extent of the powers conferred upon such committee by this section and sections 80-101 and 80-102.
Source
Laws 1947, c. 305, § 4, p. 925;
Laws 1996, LB 1085, § 58.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-103 - County veterans service committee; members; removal from office; filling of vacancy.

80-103.
County veterans service committee; members; removal from office; filling of vacancy.
The county board may at any time remove any member of the county veterans service committee for neglect of duty, maladministration, or upon recommendation of all recognized veterans organizations in the county and appoint another veteran in the place of the member thus removed;
Provided,
that such appointment shall be made in accordance with the provisions of section 80-101.
Source
Laws 1889, c. 72, § 4, p. 530;
R.S.1913, § 7157;
C.S.1922, § 6803;
C.S.1929, § 80-106;
R.S.1943, § 80-103;
Laws 1953, c. 324, § 3, p. 1072;
Laws 1969, c. 752, § 3, p. 2832.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-104 - Veterans; burial by county veterans service committee; when authorized; surviving relatives may conduct funeral.

80-104.
Veterans; burial by county veterans service committee; when authorized; surviving relatives may conduct funeral.
Except for cremated remains disposed of as provided in section 71-1382.01, it shall be the duty of the county veterans service committee to cause to be decently interred the body of any person who has been discharged or otherwise separated with a characterization of honorable or general (under honorable conditions) from any arm of the military or naval service of the United States, has served during a period of war, as defined in section 80-401.01, or during a period of actual hostilities in any war or conflict in which the United States Government was engaged prior to April 6, 1917, and may hereafter die without leaving sufficient means to defray his or her funeral expenses. Such burials should not be made in any cemetery or burial grounds used exclusively for the burial of pauper dead. If surviving relatives of the deceased shall desire to conduct the funeral, they shall be permitted to do so.
Source
Laws 1885, c. 39, § 1, p. 214;
Laws 1905, c. 146, § 1, p. 589;
R.S.1913, § 7158;
C.S.1922, § 6804;
C.S.1929, § 80-107;
R.S.1943, § 80-104;
Laws 1953, c. 324, § 4, p. 1072;
Laws 1959, c. 420, § 1, p. 1415;
Laws 2005, LB 54, § 22;
Laws 2015, LB146, § 5.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-105 - Veterans; graves; headstones.

80-105.
Veterans; graves; headstones.
The grave of any deceased person described in section 80-104 shall be marked by a headstone containing the name of the deceased and the organization to which he or she belonged or in which he or she served. The county veterans service committee, upon the death and burial of any such person residing within such county at the time of his or her death, shall make application to the proper authorities of the government of the United States for a suitable headstone, as provided by Act of Congress, and cause the same to be placed at the head of the deceased person's grave.
Source
Laws 1885, c. 39, § 2, p. 214;
R.S.1913, § 7159;
C.S.1922, § 6805;
C.S.1929, § 80-108;
R.S.1943, § 80-105;
Laws 1953, c. 324, § 5, p. 1072;
Laws 2005, LB 54, § 23.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-106 - Veterans; burial expenses; payment.

80-106.
Veterans; burial expenses; payment.
The expenses of burial under section 80-104 shall be paid by the county in which such veteran maintained his or her legal residence at time of death. The county board of such county is authorized and directed to audit the account and pay the expenses in similar manner as other accounts against such county are audited and paid.
Source
Laws 1885, c. 39, § 3, p. 215;
R.S.1913, § 7160;
C.S.1922, § 6806;
C.S.1929, § 80-109;
R.S.1943, § 80-106;
Laws 1969, c. 752, § 4, p. 2832;
Laws 2005, LB 54, § 24.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-107 - Veterans graves, markers; furnish, when.

80-107.
Veterans graves, markers; furnish, when.
(1) The county boards of the several counties in this state shall, upon the application of the county veterans service committee, procure for and furnish to such committee some suitable and appropriate metal marker for the grave of each and every person described in subsection (2) of this section, to be placed on the grave of such soldier for the purpose of permanently marking and designating the grave for memorial purposes.
(2) A grave shall be marked pursuant to this section if the deceased person:
(a)(i) Served in the active duty armed forces of the United States or the reserve forces of the United States;
(ii) Served in the Nebraska National Guard in active duty federal service; or
(iii) Served in the Nebraska National Guard on or after July 1, 1973;
(b) Was discharged or otherwise separated with a characterization of honorable or general (under honorable conditions); and
(c) Is buried within the county.
Source
Laws 1909, c. 135, § 1, p. 483;
R.S.1913, § 7161;
C.S.1922, § 6807;
C.S.1929, § 80-110;
R.S.1943, § 80-107;
Laws 1953, c. 324, § 6, p. 1073;
Laws 2005, LB 54, § 25;
Laws 2021, LB261, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-108 - Veterans graves; petition for markers.

80-108.
Veterans graves; petition for markers.
In all petitions to the county boards the petitioners shall state the names of veterans buried and the number of such graves in the townships, precincts or municipalities at the time of petitioning.
Source
Laws 1909, c. 135, § 2, p. 484;
R.S.1913, § 7162;
C.S.1922, § 6808;
C.S.1929, § 80-111;
R.S.1943, § 80-108;
Laws 1969, c. 752, § 5, p. 2832.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-201 - Memorials; authority to erect.

80-201.
Memorials; authority to erect.
All counties, townships, cities, and villages of Nebraska may erect or aid in the erection of statues, monuments, or other memorials commemorating the services of the members of the armed forces of the United States of America to be located upon the public lands or within the public buildings within such county, township, city, or village.
Source
Laws 1919, c. 254, § 1, p. 1031;
C.S.1922, § 6812;
C.S.1929, § 80-201;
R.S.1943, § 80-201;
Laws 1987, LB 626, § 1;
Laws 2015, LB479, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-202 - Memorials; erection; plans; publication; tax authorized; limitation.

80-202.
Memorials; erection; plans; publication; tax authorized; limitation.
The board of supervisors or commissioners of any county, the electors of any township at the annual or special township meeting, or the commissioners, council, or trustees of any city or village may by proper resolution, motion, or ordinance decide to erect or aid in the erection of any such statue, monument, or other memorial. Such resolution, motion, or ordinance shall specify the general features and plan of such statue, monument, or other memorial, the proposed location, the probable cost, and the amount thereof to be paid by such county, township, city, or village. The resolution, motion, or ordinance shall thereafter be published once in the official paper of the county, city, or village, and twenty days after the publication date of the publication, the proper authorities may levy a tax, in addition to the taxes otherwise authorized to be levied upon the taxable property of such county, township, city, or village, to pay the amount so to be paid by such county, township, city, or village, in like manner as general taxes are levied, or to pay such amount from the general fund. The levy shall be subject to sections 77-3442 and 77-3443.
Source
Laws 1919, c. 254, § 2, p. 1031;
C.S.1922, § 6813;
C.S.1929, § 80-202;
R.S.1943, § 80-202;
Laws 1996, LB 1114, § 68;
Laws 1997, LB 269, § 63;
Laws 1998, LB 306, § 45.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-203 - Memorials; ordinance to erect; referendum; effect.

80-203.
Memorials; ordinance to erect; referendum; effect.
No money shall be so raised or expended, as provided in section 80-202, until the expiration of twenty days after the passage or adoption of such resolution, motion, or ordinance authorizing the same, and if within that time a petition shall be filed with said supervisors or commissioners of the county, or the commissioners, council or trustees of the city or village, signed by fifteen percent of the legal voters of said county, city or village, asking that such proposition be submitted to a vote of the people, then such proposition shall be submitted to the vote of the people of the county, city or village and shall not become effective until it shall have been approved by a majority of those voting thereon at the next general, special, city or village election held more than thirty days after the filing of said petition.
Source
Laws 1919, c. 254, § 3, p. 1032;
C.S.1922, § 6814;
C.S.1929, § 80-203;
R.S.1943, § 80-203.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-204 - Memorial; erection; initiative petition; effect.

80-204.
Memorial; erection; initiative petition; effect.
Whenever there shall be filed with any board of supervisors or commissioners of the county, or the commissioners, council or trustees of the city or village, a petition signed by ten percent of the voters of such county, city or village asking for the erection, or aid for the erection, of any such statue, monument or other memorial, and describing the same as hereinbefore set forth, the supervisors or commissioners of the county, or the commissioners, council or trustees of the city or village shall without delay proceed therewith, subject to the referendum petition of fifteen percent of the voters as provided in section 80-203, or shall without delay provide for the submission of such proposition to a vote of the people at the next general, special, city or village election occurring not less than thirty days after the filing of such petition, and if, when so submitted, it shall be approved by a majority of those voting on such proposition, it shall be proceeded with.
Source
Laws 1919, c. 254, § 4, p. 1032;
C.S.1922, § 6815;
C.S.1929, § 80-204;
R.S.1943, § 80-204.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-205 - Elections; laws governing.

80-205.
Elections; laws governing.
Propositions submitted to a vote of the people under sections 80-203 and 80-204 shall be submitted in like manner on the ballot as under the general initiative and referendum law.
Source
Laws 1919, c. 254, § 5, p. 1032;
C.S.1922, § 6816;
C.S.1929, § 80-205;
R.S.1943, § 80-205.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-206 - POW/MIA flag; display; when; conditions.

80-206.
POW/MIA flag; display; when; conditions.
(1) Upon the request of any veterans organization, any other group, or any person, a POW/MIA flag may be displayed on or near the State Capitol, the Governor's Mansion, or any courthouse, city or village hall, schoolhouse, or other public administrative building in this state. Such flag shall be displayed in accordance with accepted flag protocol.
(2) The organization, group, or person making such request shall purchase and maintain the POW/MIA flag.
(3) For purposes of this section, a POW/MIA flag shall mean a flag recognized and accepted by internationally recognized veterans organizations as memorializing prisoners of war and persons declared missing in action as a result of military service.
Source
Laws 1991, LB 313, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-301.01 - Act, how cited.

80-301.01.
Act, how cited.
Sections 80-301.01 to 80-337 shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska Veterans Services Act.
Source
Laws 2017, LB340, § 1;
Laws 2018, LB827, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-301.03 - Terms, defined.

80-301.03.
Terms, defined.
For purposes of the Nebraska Veterans Services Act:
(1) Department means the Department of Veterans’ Affairs;
(2) Director means the Director of Veterans’ Affairs; and
(3) Veterans homes means the homes listed in section 80-315.
Source
Laws 2017, LB340, § 2.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-314 - Veterans homes; director; duties; rules and regulations.

80-314.
Veterans homes; director; duties; rules and regulations.
Effective July 1, 2017, all programs, services, and duties of the Division of Veterans’ Homes of the Department of Health and Human Services shall be transferred to the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. The department shall be responsible for the management and administration of the veterans homes and the treatment of the members thereof, define the duties of the officers, fix their compensation, and adopt and promulgate rules and regulations. The director shall develop member grievance procedures, family support programs, volunteer support, policy, and internal standards. The director shall have access to all confidential information relating to members' care.
Source
Laws 1887, c. 82, § 6, p. 626;
Laws 1891, c. 49, § 3, p. 343;
Laws 1893, c. 33, § 1, p. 361;
Laws 1905, c. 145, § 2, p. 586;
R.S.1913, § 7305;
C.S.1922, § 6960;
Laws 1923, c. 183, § 1, p. 424;
C.S.1929, § 80-304;
R.S.1943, § 80-304;
Laws 1949, c. 272, § 3(1), p. 893;
Laws 1959, c. 420, § 2, p. 1416;
Laws 1980, LB 184, § 3;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 831;
R.S.1943, (1996), § 80-304;
Laws 1997, LB 396, § 3;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 718;
Laws 2017, LB340, § 3.
Annotations
Enactment of rule which requires inmates of soldiers' home to pay a percentage of pension money for benefit of home is within discretionary power of Board of Control. Howell v. Sheldon, 82 Neb. 72, 117 N.W. 109 (1908).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-315 - Nebraska veterans homes; establishment.

80-315.
Nebraska veterans homes; establishment.
The Grand Island Veterans' Home, the Norfolk Veterans' Home, the Eastern Nebraska Veterans' Home, and the Western Nebraska Veterans' Home are established. The State of Nebraska shall maintain the homes as provided in the Nebraska Veterans Services Act.
Source
Laws 1887, c. 82, § 1, p. 622;
Laws 1889, c. 85, § 1, p. 569;
Laws 1891, c. 49, § 1, p. 340;
Laws 1901, c. 71, § 1, p. 458;
R.S.1913, § 7302;
Laws 1919, c. 157, § 1, p. 354;
C.S.1922, § 6957;
C.S.1929, § 80-301;
Laws 1931, c. 153, § 1, p. 412;
Laws 1935, c. 172, § 1, p. 627;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 80-301;
Laws 1943, c. 211, § 1, p. 696;
R.S.1943, § 80-301;
Laws 1949, c. 272, § 1, p. 891;
Laws 1953, c. 325, § 1, p. 1075;
Laws 1959, c. 421, § 1, p. 1417;
Laws 1969, c. 753, § 1, p. 2833;
Laws 1969, c. 584, § 93, p. 2402;
Laws 1971, LB 334, § 1;
Laws 1973, LB 33, § 1;
Laws 1975, LB 90, § 2;
Laws 1979, LB 80, § 112;
Laws 1980, LB 184, § 1;
Laws 1981, LB 351, § 1;
Laws 1991, LB 2, § 23;
Laws 1994, LB 1066, § 95;
Laws 1994, LB 1194, § 16;
R.S.1943, (1996), § 80-301;
Laws 1997, LB 396, § 4;
Laws 2006, LB 994, § 110;
Laws 2017, LB340, § 4.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-316 - Veterans homes; purpose; admission; requirements.

80-316.
Veterans homes; purpose; admission; requirements.
(1) The department shall provide domiciliary and nursing home care and subsistence to:
(a) All persons who served on active duty in the armed forces of the United States other than active duty for training and who were discharged or otherwise separated with a characterization of honorable or general (under honorable conditions) if, at the time of making an application for admission to one of the Nebraska veterans homes:
(i) The applicant has been a bona fide resident of the State of Nebraska for at least two years;
(ii) The applicant has become disabled due to service, old age, or otherwise to an extent that it would prevent such applicant from earning a livelihood; and
(iii) The applicant's income from all sources is such that the applicant would be dependent wholly or partially upon public charities for support or the type of care needed is available only at a state institution;
(b) The spouse of any such person admitted to one of the homes who has attained the age of fifty years and has been married to such member for at least two years before his or her entrance into the home;
(c) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, the surviving spouses and parents of eligible servicemen and servicewomen as defined in subdivision (a) of this subsection who died while in the service of the United States or who have since died of a service-connected disability as determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs; and
(d) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, the surviving spouses of eligible servicemen or servicewomen as defined in subdivision (a) of this subsection who have since died.
(2) The surviving spouses and parents referred to in subdivision (1)(c) or (d) of this section shall be eligible for such care and subsistence if, at the time of applying, they:
(a) Have been bona fide residents of the State of Nebraska for at least two years;
(b) Have attained the age of fifty years;
(c) Are unable to earn a livelihood; and
(d) Are dependent wholly or partially upon public charities or the type of care needed is available only at a state institution.
(3) No one admitted to one of the Nebraska veterans homes under conditions enumerated in this section shall have a vested right to continued residence in such home if such person ceases to meet any of the eligibility requirements of this section, except that no person who has been regularly admitted shall be denied continued residence solely because of his or her marriage to a member of one of the homes.
Source
Laws 1997, LB 396, § 5;
Laws 2005, LB 54, § 26;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 719;
Laws 2009, LB488, § 1;
Laws 2017, LB340, § 5.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-317 - Nebraska veterans homes; Veterans' Homes Board; rules of membership; application.

80-317.
Nebraska veterans homes; Veterans' Homes Board; rules of membership; application.
The Veterans' Homes Board shall prescribe rules of membership in the Nebraska veterans homes in accordance with the Nebraska Veterans Services Act. An application for membership in a Nebraska veterans home shall be made to a county veterans service officer, to a recognized veterans organization as defined in subdivision (1) of section 80-401.01, or to a Nebraska veterans home, and such officer, organization, or Nebraska veterans home shall coordinate the required financial and medical information and, if necessary, provide an opinion regarding its validity. The county veterans service officer, recognized veterans organization, or Nebraska veterans home shall at once forward the application together with a finding in regard to the condition of the applicant to the board, whose duty it is to receive, review, and act upon applications for membership. During the interim between meetings of the board, the secretary of the board is authorized to adjudicate applications, subject to the approval of the full board at its next meeting.
Source
Laws 1887, c. 82, § 1, p. 622;
Laws 1889, c. 85, § 1, p. 569;
Laws 1891, c. 49, § 1, p. 340;
Laws 1901, c. 71, § 1, p. 458;
R.S.1913, § 7302;
Laws 1919, c. 157, § 1, p. 354;
C.S.1922, § 6957;
C.S.1929, § 80-301;
Laws 1931, c. 153, § 1, p. 412;
Laws 1935, c. 172, § 1, p. 627;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 80-301;
Laws 1943, c. 211, § 1, p. 696;
R.S.1943, § 80-301;
Laws 1949, c. 272, § 1, p. 891;
Laws 1953, c. 325, § 1, p. 1075;
Laws 1959, c. 421, § 1, p. 1417;
Laws 1969, c. 753, § 1, p. 2833;
Laws 1969, c. 584, § 93, p. 2402;
Laws 1971, LB 334, § 1;
Laws 1973, LB 33, § 1;
Laws 1975, LB 90, § 2;
Laws 1980, LB 184, § 2;
Laws 1995, LB 64, § 1;
R.S.1943, (1996), § 80-302;
Laws 1997, LB 396, § 6;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 720;
Laws 2012, LB795, § 1;
Laws 2017, LB340, § 6.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-318 - Veterans' Homes Board; members; appointment; compensation; expenses.

80-318.
Veterans' Homes Board; members; appointment; compensation; expenses.
For the purpose of determining continued eligibility of members to remain in one of the Nebraska veterans homes and for the purpose of recommending matters of policy, rules and regulations, administration, and maintenance pertaining to each of the Nebraska veterans homes, the Veterans' Homes Board is established. The board shall be composed of two members selected by each of the recognized veterans organizations in Nebraska identified in subdivision (1) of section 80-401.01, and the Director of Veterans' Affairs who shall serve as the permanent board secretary. Such members shall be selected in the manner and serve for such term as the veterans organization may prescribe. If a member selected by any such veterans organization is unavailable to attend a meeting of the board or unable to serve for any reason, the incumbent department commander of such organization may appoint some other member of his or her organization to serve on the board. The chairperson shall be selected from among the members of the board. No salary shall be paid to any member of the board, but expenses of the members of the board when attending regularly called meetings of that board shall be paid as provided in sections 81-1174 to 81-1177 from the administrative funds of the Department of Veterans' Affairs.
Source
Laws 1949, c. 272, § 4(1), p. 893;
Laws 1951, c. 300, § 1, p. 989;
Laws 1979, LB 271, § 1;
Laws 1980, LB 184, § 5;
Laws 1981, LB 204, § 165;
Laws 1982, LB 564, § 1;
R.S.1943, (1996), § 80-305;
Laws 1997, LB 396, § 7;
Laws 2005, LB 54, § 27;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 721;
Laws 2020, LB381, § 98.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-319 - Veterans' Homes Board; duties; powers; meetings.

80-319.
Veterans' Homes Board; duties; powers; meetings.
The Veterans' Homes Board shall meet at least quarterly and at other times at the request of either the chairperson or the secretary of the board at a site selected by the secretary after consultation with the chairperson. The board shall review all applications submitted for admission to the Nebraska veterans homes system and shall make all final determinations regarding admission, or continued admission, to one of the homes. The board may check periodically on members of the Nebraska veterans homes to determine whether or not their physical or financial status has so changed since admission that they should no longer be maintained there. The board has power to subpoena witnesses and take testimony under oath relative to the duties of the board. No specified amount, either as to income or accumulated reserve, shall be arbitrarily fixed for determining the eligibility of an applicant to membership or to continuing rights of membership, but each case shall be considered solely on its merits and the evidence presented. The department shall consult with the board prior to denying further residence to members the board finds should no longer be supported there.
Source
Laws 1949, c. 272, § 4(2), p. 894;
Laws 1953, c. 325, § 2, p. 1076;
Laws 1971, LB 334, § 3;
Laws 1980, LB 184, § 6;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 832;
R.S.1943, (1996), § 80-306;
Laws 1997, LB 396, § 8;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 722;
Laws 2017, LB340, § 7.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-320 - Director; rules and regulations.

80-320.
Director; rules and regulations.
(1) Nothing in the Nebraska Veterans Services Act shall be construed as limiting the authority vested with the director to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the act, for the administration of the Nebraska veterans homes. The department, in conjunction and after consultation with the Veterans' Homes Board, shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations governing admission to and administration of the homes.
(2) All rules, regulations, and orders of the Division of Veterans’ Homes of the Department of Health and Human Services or its predecessor agencies adopted prior to July 1, 2017, in connection with the powers, duties, and functions transferred to the Department of Veterans’ Affairs pursuant to the Nebraska Veterans Services Act, shall continue to be effective until revised, amended, repealed, or nullified pursuant to law.
Source
Laws 1909, c. 134, § 1, p. 482;
R.S.1913, § 7306;
C.S.1922, § 6961;
C.S.1929, § 80-305;
R.S.1943, § 80-305;
Laws 1949, c. 272, § 4(3), p. 894;
Laws 1953, c. 325, § 3, p. 1077;
Laws 1980, LB 184, § 7;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 833;
R.S.1943, (1996), § 80-307;
Laws 1997, LB 396, § 9;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 723;
Laws 2017, LB340, § 8.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-321 - Member; payment for care; public expense.

80-321.
Member; payment for care; public expense.
Nothing in the Nebraska Veterans Services Act shall be construed to deny any person who has been properly admitted to one of the Nebraska veterans homes the privilege of paying the cost of his or her care, or any part thereof, if he or she so desires or if it has been determined by the Veterans' Homes Board that his or her financial status is such that he or she should no longer be maintained there at public expense.
Source
Laws 1891, c. 49, § 7, p. 346;
Laws 1909, c. 134, § 1, p. 482;
R.S.1913, § 7306;
C.S.1922, § 6961;
C.S.1929, § 80-305;
R.S.1943, § 80-305;
Laws 1949, c. 272, § 5, p. 895;
Laws 1971, LB 334, § 4;
Laws 1980, LB 184, § 8;
R.S.1943, (1996), § 80-308;
Laws 1997, LB 396, § 10;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 724;
Laws 2017, LB340, § 9.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-322 - Reimbursement of costs.

80-322.
Reimbursement of costs.
Any veteran, spouse, surviving spouse, or parent admitted to one of the Nebraska veterans homes under section 80-316 who has an income in excess of forty dollars per month, including federal pension, compensation, or social security, or has sufficient assets will be required to reimburse the state monthly a reasonable amount for the expense of his or her maintenance. The amount shall be determined by the Veterans' Homes Board. All money paid to the state by members of the Nebraska veterans homes in compliance with this section shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Veterans' Affairs Cash Fund. The State Treasurer shall transfer any money remaining in the Health and Human Services Cash Fund on July 1, 2017, that was credited to the fund pursuant to this section to the Department of Veterans' Affairs Cash Fund.
Source
Laws 1997, LB 396, § 11;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 725;
Laws 2017, LB340, § 10.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 80 - Servicemembers and Veterans › 80-322.01 - Department of Veterans' Affairs Cash Fund; created; investment.

80-322.01.
Department of Veterans' Affairs Cash Fund; created; investment.
The Department of Veterans' Affairs Cash Fund is created. The fund shall include money transferred pursuant to section 80-322. The department shall administer the fund. 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 2017, LB340, § 11.
Cross References
Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.
Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.