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2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-162.02 - State Forester; powers.

85-162.02.
State Forester; powers.
Subject to the general direction of the Board of Regents, the State Forester shall (1) administer tree distribution programs, (2) develop and implement plans for the prevention and suppression of forest, brush and grassland fires on both public and private lands, (3) develop and implement plans for flood control and soil erosion work on forest lands of the state, (4) develop and implement plans for the protection of forest resources on both public and private lands from insect, disease and other natural pests, (5) carry on technical assistance programs with forest landowners, including growing, harvesting and marketing of wood products, (6) carry on technical assistance programs with forest product processors in the production, utilization and marketing of wood products, including but not limited to forest surveys, feasibility studies, management and marketing clinics, and (7) carry on educational programs in all phases of forestry in the state.
Source
Laws 1967, c. 585, § 2, p. 1974;
R.S.1943, (1981), § 85-163.03.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-162.03 - State Forester; cooperate with other agencies.

85-162.03.
State Forester; cooperate with other agencies.
In carrying out sections 85-162.01 to 85-162.05, the State Forester shall cooperate with (1) any agency or bureau of the United States, including, but not limited to, the Forest Service, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Farm Service Agency, the Bureau of Reclamation, the Corps of Engineers, and the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, (2) any agency or bureau of the State of Nebraska or its political subdivisions, including, but not limited to, the Game and Parks Commission, the Department of Natural Resources, the State Fire Marshal, the Department of Agriculture, the Adjutant General, the Department of Economic Development, and the Conservation and Survey Division of the University of Nebraska, and (3) any incorporated municipality of the state or any political subdivision of the state, including, but not limited to, rural fire districts, natural resources districts, and weed control districts.
Source
Laws 1967, c. 585, § 3, p. 1975;
Laws 1977, LB 510, § 9;
R.S.1943, (1981), § 85-163.04;
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 411;
Laws 1999, LB 403, § 8;
Laws 2000, LB 900, § 253.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-162.04 - State Forester; personnel; employment.

85-162.04.
State Forester; personnel; employment.
In carrying out sections 85-162.01 to 85-162.05, the Board of Regents may employ such personnel to work under the State Forester as it shall deem necessary or advisable.
Source
Laws 1967, c. 585, § 4, p. 1975;
R.S.1943, (1981), § 85-163.05;
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 412;
Laws 2005, LB 39, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-162.05 - Board of Regents; State Forester; duties.

85-162.05.
Board of Regents; State Forester; duties.
The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, with the advice of the State Forester, shall (1) prescribe and implement procedures relating to the implementation and administration of sections 85-162.01 to 85-162.05 and (2) enter into any arrangements and activities it may deem desirable in implementing and carrying out the intent and purposes contemplated by legislation of the federal government calling for state cooperation in the promotion of desirable practices of forestry, forestation, forest management, harvesting, processing, and marketing of forest products, control of forest pests, insects, and disease, prevention and suppression of wildland fires, watershed management, and windbreak establishment and care.
Source
Laws 1967, c. 585, § 5, p. 1975;
R.S.1943, (1981), § 85-163.06;
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 413.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-163 - Conservation and Survey Division; creation; duties.

85-163.
Conservation and Survey Division; creation; duties.
There is hereby created the Conservation and Survey Division of the University of Nebraska, which shall include the following state surveys: Soil, geological, water and water power, forest, road materials, and industrial. The Conservation and Survey Division shall perform the duties hereinafter defined:
(1) Survey and describe the natural resources of the state, including soil, water, water power, potash, forests, road materials, and cement;
(2) Study the climate, physical features, geology, and mineral resources of the state;
(3) Study and describe the operations, production, and importance of the leading industries of the state;
(4) Investigate and report upon conservation problems of the state;
(5) Study the water-bearing formations of the state, and assist the citizens in locating water supplies;
(6) Secure and preserve the logs of wells drilled in the state, and preserve specimens from each stratum, member, or formation penetrated in said drillings, and inspect such drillings at any time during their progress, and require the person or persons in charge of drilling or prospecting to submit full data in regard to the specimens and logs of the wells;
(7) Prepare and show lantern slides or pictures, including motion pictures, of the state's resources, industries, institutions and development, to be used for educational and industrial purposes within the state and for publicity purposes without the state, and secure and distribute other educational films and slides in Nebraska for educational purposes;
(8) Compile and record, or publish information with reference to, the state's resources, industries and development, and when called upon so to do by an interested party, investigate and report upon oil, mineral, and gas structures and properties situated outside the state and leases or interests therein or thereon being sold or offered for sale in Nebraska. In cases or propositions wherein said investigations show that mineral, oil, or gas properties are misrepresented, or that fraud is practiced in selling same, their officers or agents shall be notified by the Conservation and Survey Division, and if they continue to so operate the same in Nebraska after said notice is given, the division shall report its findings to the Attorney General for action; and
(9) Serve the citizens as an information bureau in regard to the resources, industries, and development of Nebraska.
Source
Laws 1921, c. 16, § 1, p. 101;
C.S.1922, § 6773;
C.S.1929, § 85-163;
R.S.1943, § 85-163;
Laws 1949, c. 314, § 1, p. 1032;
Laws 1975, LB 355, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-164 - Conservation and Survey Division; powers; director; expenses.

85-164.
Conservation and Survey Division; powers; director; expenses.
The Conservation and Survey Division is given police power and authority for the purpose of carrying into effect and performing the duties defined in section 85-163. The Board of Regents shall appoint a chief or director of the division, who shall direct the work of the division, subject to the approval of the regents. All expenses incurred in carrying out any of the provisions of sections 85-163 to 85-165 shall be subject to the approval of the regents of the University of Nebraska, and paid out of appropriations made from time to time by the Legislature.
Source
Laws 1921, c. 16, § 2, p. 102;
C.S.1922, § 6774;
C.S.1929, § 85-164.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-165 - Conservation and Survey Division; agreements with federal departments.

85-165.
Conservation and Survey Division; agreements with federal departments.
The Conservation and Survey Division may enter into such agreements with federal departments as may be necessary to carry on cooperative surveys and investigations in the state, the agreements to be subject to the approval of the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska.
Source
Laws 1921, c. 16, § 3, p. 103;
C.S.1922, § 6775;
C.S.1929, § 85-165.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-167 - Bessey Memorial Fund; Board of Regents; duties.

85-167.
Bessey Memorial Fund; Board of Regents; duties.
The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska shall carry into effect the purposes of sections 85-167 to 85-171.
Source
Laws 1917, c. 239, § 2, p. 577;
C.S.1922, § 6780;
C.S.1929, § 85-170;
R.S.1943, § 85-167;
Laws 2000, LB 1135, § 29.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-168 - Bessey Memorial Fund; purpose; amount; investment.

85-168.
Bessey Memorial Fund; purpose; amount; investment.
There is appropriated out of any money in the treasury belonging to the General Fund, and not otherwise appropriated, for the creation of the Bessey Memorial Fund the sum of four thousand dollars. The fund shall be and constitute a perpetual memorial fund evidencing the high esteem in which the people of this state hold the memory of the late Professor Charles E. Bessey, who for more than thirty years was closely identified with our state university as professor of botany, Dean of its agricultural college, Dean of Deans, and repeatedly for years its acting chancellor. He was a conspicuous figure in American science and education, one of the great teachers of his age whose work and spirit have been the inspiration of thousands of students, a leader in the development of scientific agriculture, and the value of whose life and service to Nebraska and the West cannot be estimated in terms of money. 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 1917, c. 239, § 3, p. 577;
C.S.1922, § 6781;
C.S.1929, § 85-171;
R.S.1943, § 85-168;
Laws 1969, c. 584, § 125, p. 2426;
Laws 1995, LB 7, § 151.
Cross References
Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.
Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-169 - Bessey Memorial Fund; gifts; bequests; acceptance.

85-169.
Bessey Memorial Fund; gifts; bequests; acceptance.
The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska is hereby authorized, empowered, and directed to accept for the Bessey Memorial Fund gifts and bequests of money or property, whether absolutely or subject to reservation of the income thereof either for a stated period, for the life of the donor, or for the life or lives of other persons designated.
Source
Laws 1917, c. 239, § 4, p. 578;
C.S.1922, § 6782;
C.S.1929, § 85-172;
R.S.1943, § 85-169;
Laws 2000, LB 1135, § 30.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-170 - Bessey Memorial Fund; investment; disbursement.

85-170.
Bessey Memorial Fund; investment; disbursement.
The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska shall from time to time invest and reinvest the Bessey Memorial Fund, as well as all unused increase or accumulations thereof, and all additions to the fund which may hereafter be made, in the same kind of securities as is now or may hereafter be authorized for investment of funds pursuant to section 72-1246. In all cases hereunder, money shall be paid out by the State Treasurer only on the direction of the Board of Regents, as in cases for the payment of expenses of the university, on appropriation duly made, and all unused funds, together with such securities, shall be in the custody of the State Treasurer.
Source
Laws 1917, c. 239, § 5, p. 578;
C.S.1922, § 6783;
C.S.1929, § 85-173;
R.S.1943, § 85-170;
Laws 1947, c. 353, § 1, p. 1104;
Laws 1969, c. 584, § 126, p. 2427;
Laws 2000, LB 1135, § 31.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-171 - Bessey Memorial Fund; income; use.

85-171.
Bessey Memorial Fund; income; use.
The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska shall, as the Bessey Memorial Fund is collected, cause to be paid and distributed the income derived from the fund annually to such other of the widows and dependents of deceased professors as shall then have acceptably served the university for a period of at least twenty-five years. In the selection of beneficiaries among whom distribution of the surplus shall be made, the Board of Regents shall exercise its best judgment, taking into consideration all the facts and circumstances of the case.
Source
Laws 1917, c. 239, § 6, p. 578;
C.S.1922, § 6784;
C.S.1929, § 84-174;
R.S.1943, § 85-171;
Laws 2000, LB 1135, § 32.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-173 - Defunct postsecondary institution; records; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; depository.

85-173.
Defunct postsecondary institution; records; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; depository.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the trustees or officers of any postsecondary institution, upon going out of existence or ceasing to function as a postsecondary institution, may turn over its student records to the central depository maintained by the office of registrar of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln as provided in section 85-174.
(2) The trustees or officers of any for-profit postsecondary institution as defined in section 85-2403, upon going out of existence or ceasing to function as a postsecondary institution, shall turn over its student records to the central depository maintained by the office of registrar of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln as provided in section 85-174.
Source
Laws 1937, c. 179, § 1, p. 709;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 85-179;
R.S.1943, § 85-173;
Laws 2017, LB512, § 21.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-174 - Defunct postsecondary institution; records; duties of registrar.

85-174.
Defunct postsecondary institution; records; duties of registrar.
The office of registrar of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is hereby designated the central depository for the records of postsecondary institutions in this state that have ceased to exist or may cease to exist in the future. The registrar of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln shall, where possible, collect the records of such extinct postsecondary institution and have the supervision, care, custody, and control of such records. The registrar having the records of such postsecondary institutions, if any, shall, when requested, prepare transcripts of such records which may at any time become necessary to the former student for further scholastic work at other postsecondary institutions or for certification for teaching or other professional positions. Whenever such transcript is made, and after it has been compared with the original, it shall be certified by the registrar and shall thereafter be considered and accepted as evidence and, for all other purposes, the same as the original could be. For the preparation of such transcript, the registrar may charge a nominal fee for services rendered.
Source
Laws 1937, c. 179, § 2, p. 709;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 85-180;
R.S.1943, § 85-174;
Laws 2017, LB512, § 22.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-176 - College of Law; state publications; number furnished free.

85-176.
College of Law; state publications; number furnished free.
The following publications of the State of Nebraska shall, as they are from time to time issued, be delivered by the respective officer having custody thereof to the library of the College of Law of the University of Nebraska:
(1) The opinions of the Nebraska Supreme Court and Court of Appeals in either print or electronic format, or both, as determined by the Supreme Court;
(2) Five copies of the Opinions of the Attorney General, five copies of the Blue Book, and two copies each of the reports and recommendations of the Judicial Council and of the reports and recommendations of the Legislative Council;
(3) Copies of the session laws and the journal of the Legislature as provided in section 49-506;
(4) One copy each of the annual and biennial reports of the state officers who are required by law to make an annual or biennial report; and
(5) Statutes issued by the Supreme Court shall be requisitioned by the librarian of the College of Law, allowing ten copies for the library of the College of Law, five copies for the Legal Aid Bureau and the editors and staff of the Nebraska Law Review, one copy each for every full-time member of the law faculty, and no more than fifteen copies for the university libraries, nonlaw faculty, and administrative officers of the university combined.
Source
Laws 1947, c. 185, § 1, p. 610;
Laws 1951, c. 345, § 2, p. 1133;
Laws 1961, c. 243, § 4, p. 727;
Laws 1987, LB 572, § 8;
Laws 1995, LB 271, § 9;
Laws 2015, LB301, § 4.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-177 - College of Law; state publications; additional copies; requisition.

85-177.
College of Law; state publications; additional copies; requisition.
In order to enable the library of the College of Law to augment its collections, the librarian of the College of Law of the University of Nebraska is authorized to requisition from the respective officer having custody thereof up to one hundred copies of the following state publications: Legislative Journals, Session Laws, replacement volumes and supplements to the Revised Statutes, and Opinions of the Attorney General. The copies of the Legislative Journals and Session Laws may be provided in print or electronic format as the Secretary of State determines, upon recommendation by the Clerk of the Legislature and approval of the Executive Board of the Legislative Council.
Source
Laws 1947, c. 185, § 2, p. 611;
Laws 1951, c. 345, § 3, p. 1133;
Laws 1961, c. 243, § 5, p. 727;
Laws 1995, LB 271, § 10;
Laws 2000, LB 534, § 8;
Laws 2015, LB301, § 5;
Laws 2023, LB799, § 12.
Operative Date: September 2, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-179 - College of Medicine; care and rehabilitation of children with disabilities; interchange of facilities for teaching and treatment.

85-179.
College of Medicine; care and rehabilitation of children with disabilities; interchange of facilities for teaching and treatment.
The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska may cooperate with public or private agencies engaged in the care and rehabilitation of children with disabilities so as to make available an interchange of facilities for teaching and treatment purposes under such terms as may be mutually agreed upon by the Board of Regents and the several agencies desiring the use of such land.
Source
Laws 1955, c. 351, § 3, p. 1073;
Laws 1997, LB 346, § 59.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-179.01 - College of Medicine; physicians' assistants and associates; program for education and training; establish.

85-179.01.
College of Medicine; physicians' assistants and associates; program for education and training; establish.
Subject to statutory authorization and approval by the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education pursuant to sections 85-1413 and 85-1414, the University of Nebraska through its College of Medicine may establish, develop, implement, and from time to time amend, change, and modify a general plan or program for the education and training of physicians' assistants and physicians' associates and to accomplish such purpose may:
(1) Establish a separate curriculum to be supervised and carried out by the faculty of the College of Medicine;
(2) Employ such additional faculty members and otherwise procure and contract for such professional and technical assistance as may be necessary or advisable;
(3) Acquire by purchase, lease, or gift such personal property as may be required or useful in connection with such program and the implementation thereof; and
(4) Cooperate and contract with other governmental agencies and subdivisions of government, both state and federal, and funding organizations.
Source
Laws 1972, LB 985, § 1;
Laws 1991, LB 663, § 69.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-179.02 - College of Medicine; physicians' assistant or associate, defined.

85-179.02.
College of Medicine; physicians' assistant or associate, defined.
For purposes of sections 85-179.01 to 85-179.03, unless the context otherwise requires, physicians' assistant or physicians' associate shall mean a person who is qualified by training and experience to act as an assistant to, or an associate of, a licensed physician.
Source
Laws 1972, LB 985, § 2.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-179.03 - College of Medicine; physicians' assistants or associates; Board of Regents; powers.

85-179.03.
College of Medicine; physicians' assistants or associates; Board of Regents; powers.
The power and authority granted by sections 85-179.01 to 85-179.03 may be exercised in whole or in part and from time to time as the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska may in its discretion determine.
Source
Laws 1972, LB 985, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-180.13 - Veterinary medicine and surgery; cooperative program authorized; cooperative agreement; requirements.

85-180.13.
Veterinary medicine and surgery; cooperative program authorized; cooperative agreement; requirements.
The educational program for veterinary medicine and surgery at the University of Nebraska may be established and operated by the Board of Regents only as a cooperative program with a college or colleges of veterinary medicine in other states subject to approval of the program by the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education pursuant to sections 85-1413 and 85-1414. The Board of Regents may enter into agreements with one or more institutions of postsecondary education in states which have operational colleges of veterinary medicine for the purpose of establishing a cooperative program providing for the education and training of Nebraska resident students in veterinary medicine and cooperative activities in teaching, research, and service in veterinary medicine. Any such cooperative agreement shall provide that:
(1) The University of Nebraska shall have joint responsibility for establishing policies in matters of curriculum, academic standards, research, student admissions, and conduct of the cooperative program in veterinary medicine;
(2) Clinical training at facilities of the University of Nebraska shall be available to all students enrolled in the cooperative program; and
(3) The University of Nebraska shall receive financial consideration for each nonresident student who receives clinical training at University of Nebraska facilities.
Source
Laws 1985, LB 204, § 1;
Laws 1991, LB 663, § 70.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-180.14 - Cooperative veterinary medicine program; Board of Regents; Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education; powers.

85-180.14.
Cooperative veterinary medicine program; Board of Regents; Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education; powers.
The Board of Regents may construct and operate such facilities as shall be approved by the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education pursuant to sections 85-1413 and 85-1414 and funded by the Legislature and may employ necessary faculty and staff to provide the clinical training of students in the cooperative veterinary medicine program pursuant to section 85-180.13. Proposed capital construction projects for veterinary medical facilities shall be reviewed, monitored, and approved or disapproved by the commission pursuant to section 85-1414 under the same standards of review applied by the commission to other capital construction projects.
Source
Laws 1985, LB 204, § 2;
Laws 1991, LB 663, § 71;
Laws 1994, LB 683, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-194 - University of Nebraska at Omaha; laws applicable.

85-194.
University of Nebraska at Omaha; laws applicable.
Chapter 85, articles 1, 4, and 5, relating to the Board of Regents and the University of Nebraska shall be applicable to the University of Nebraska at Omaha except as modified or limited by section 85-192.
Source
Laws 1967, c. 620, § 13, p. 2082;
Laws 1978, LB 756, § 53;
Laws 1988, LB 802, § 40;
Laws 2003, LB 68, § 8.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-1,103 - University of Nebraska, College of Medicine; travel expense of senior medical students, residents, interns; conditions.

85-1,103.
University of Nebraska, College of Medicine; travel expense of senior medical students, residents, interns; conditions.
The dean of the College of Medicine of the University of Nebraska may authorize the expenditure of funds when appropriated by the Legislature for travel expenses of senior medical students, medical residents, and interns to communities in Nebraska for the purpose of locating in Nebraska to practice their profession. Payments shall be limited to one hundred dollars for a round trip visit and not more than three such visits shall be approved for any one student, medical resident, or intern. The College of Medicine shall keep records to show the result of such expenditures. The expenses paid shall be in accordance with expense practices of the state government and as provided in sections 81-1174 to 81-1177 for state employees.
Source
Laws 1972, LB 1489, § 1;
Laws 1981, LB 204, § 218.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-1,104 - University of Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources; established; administration.

85-1,104.
University of Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources; established; administration.
A University of Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources shall be established at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln which shall embrace but not be limited to the following divisions or administrative units: (1) College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources; (2) Agricultural Research Division; (3) Cooperative Extension Service; (4) Conservation and Survey Division; and (5) a veterinary medicine and surgery program as a cooperative program only as provided in section 85-180.13. The University of Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources shall be headed by a vice chancellor and each division or administrative unit shall have a dean, director, or other chief administrative officer.
Source
Laws 1973, LB 149, § 3;
Laws 1987, LB 656, § 5;
Laws 1991, LB 663, § 72.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-1,105 - University of Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources; vice chancellor; duties.

85-1,105.
University of Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources; vice chancellor; duties.
The vice chancellor for the University of Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources shall be responsible for providing leadership for all agricultural and natural resources affairs in the University of Nebraska as they involve the office of chancellor of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the President and the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska. He shall coordinate agricultural, natural resources, and related matters of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. As senior agricultural and natural resources administrator in the University of Nebraska, he and the chancellor of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln shall together provide advice and counsel to and assist the President and Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska in agricultural, natural resources, and related matters.
Source
Laws 1973, LB 149, § 4.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-1,107 - Animal Research and Diagnosis Revolving Fund; created.

85-1,107.
Animal Research and Diagnosis Revolving Fund; created.
There is hereby created a fund to be known as the Animal Research and Diagnosis Revolving Fund.
Source
Laws 1976, LB 869, § 2.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-1,108 - Animal Research and Diagnosis Revolving Fund; how funded.

85-1,108.
Animal Research and Diagnosis Revolving Fund; how funded.
Fees for diagnostic and testing services performed for individuals, corporations, and agencies of government shall be paid into the Animal Research and Diagnosis Revolving Fund.
Source
Laws 1976, LB 869, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-1,109 - Animal Research and Diagnosis Revolving Fund; uses.

85-1,109.
Animal Research and Diagnosis Revolving Fund; uses.
The Animal Research and Diagnosis Revolving Fund shall be used to provide financial support for research and other service functions performed by the diagnostic laboratory of the University of Nebraska Animal Health Research Center.
Source
Laws 1976, LB 869, § 4.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-1,110 - Diagnostic laboratory of Animal Health Research Center; fee schedule for services.

85-1,110.
Diagnostic laboratory of Animal Health Research Center; fee schedule for services.
The diagnostic laboratory of the University of Nebraska Animal Health Research Center shall establish a fee schedule showing fees to be charged for various diagnostic and testing services performed by the laboratory.
Source
Laws 1976, LB 869, § 5.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-1,114 - University facilities construction projects; Board of Regents; powers.

85-1,114.
University facilities construction projects; Board of Regents; powers.
In order to accomplish any projects authorized by section 85-1,113, the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska may enter into contracts with any person, firm, or corporation providing for the implementation of any such project of the university and providing for the long-term payment of the cost of such project from the University Facilities Fund. In no case shall any such contract extend for a period beyond July 15, 1997, or obligate payments beyond those which may be satisfied with funds available pursuant to sections 77-2602 and 85-1,113. The Board of Regents shall not pledge the credit of the State of Nebraska for the payment of any sum owing on account of such contract, except that there may be pledged for the payment of any such contract any appropriations specifically made by the Legislature for such purpose. No contract shall be entered into pursuant to this section without prior approval by a resolution of the Board of Regents. The Board of Regents may also convey or lease and lease back all or any part of the projects authorized by section 85-1,113 and the land on which such projects are situated to such person, firm, or corporation as the Board of Regents may contract with pursuant to this section to facilitate the long-term payment of the cost of such projects. Any such conveyance or lease shall provide that when the cost of such projects has been paid, together with interest and other costs thereon, such projects and the land on which such projects are located shall become the property of the Board of Regents.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 842, § 4;
Laws 1992, Third Spec. Sess., LB 9, § 4.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-1,115 - Lied Center for Performing Arts; Board of Regents; powers.

85-1,115.
Lied Center for Performing Arts; Board of Regents; powers.
In order to accomplish the construction of the Lied Center for Performing Arts, the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska may enter into contracts with any person, firm, corporation, or foundation providing for the implementation of such project of the university and providing for the long-term payment of the cost of such project. In no case shall any such contract run for a period longer than twenty years or exceed twenty million dollars, exclusive of administrative costs, credit enhancement costs, financing costs, and reserves dedicated to secure payment of contracts. The Board of Regents shall not pledge the credit of the State of Nebraska for the payment of any sum owing on account of such contract, except that there may be pledged for the payment of any such contract any appropriations specifically made by the Legislature for such purpose. No contract shall be entered into pursuant to this section without prior approval by a resolution of the Board of Regents.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 842, § 7.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-1,116 - University Facility Improvement Fund; created; authorized uses.

85-1,116.
University Facility Improvement Fund; created; authorized uses.
There is hereby created the University Facility Improvement Fund. All money accruing to the fund is hereby appropriated to the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska and shall be used exclusively for those construction projects of the university authorized pursuant to this section. No expenditure may be made from such fund without prior approval by a resolution of the Board of Regents.
The Board of Regents may make expenditures from the University Facility Improvement Fund for the following project: Renovation of Morrill Hall, three million nine hundred thirty-five thousand six hundred forty-five dollars, excluding funds from private donations, sums previously expended for planning, and administrative and financing costs associated with any contract which the Board of Regents may enter into pursuant to this section and section 85-1,117 to implement the project listed in this section.
The Board of Regents may make expenditures for the purposes stated in this section from investment income balances in the University Facility Improvement Fund. The Board of Regents may make expenditures from such fund in amounts which, in combination with interest accrued on any construction funds and reserve funds created as part of a long-term contract entered into by the Board of Regents pursuant to section 85-1,117, are sufficient to satisfy the financial obligations incurred in such contracts entered into by the Board of Regents. Any balance existing in the University Facility Improvement Fund, any reserve funds, or any other funds created as part of a long-term contract entered into by the Board of Regents pursuant to section 85-1,117 shall be transferred to the General Fund either on June 15, 1998, or when all financial obligations incurred in the contracts entered into by the Board of Regents pursuant to section 85-1,117 are discharged, whichever occurs first.
Source
Laws 1987, LB 218, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-1,117 - Renovation of Morrill Hall; Board of Regents; powers.

85-1,117.
Renovation of Morrill Hall; Board of Regents; powers.
In order to accomplish the project authorized by section 85-1,116, the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska may enter into contracts with any person, firm, or corporation providing for the implementation of any such project of the university and providing for the long-term payment of the cost of such project from the University Facility Improvement Fund. In no case shall any such contract run for a period longer than eleven years or exceed three million nine hundred thirty-five thousand six hundred forty-five dollars exclusive of administrative costs, credit enhancement costs, financing costs, capitalized interest, and reserves dedicated to secure payment of contracts. The Board of Regents shall not pledge the credit of the State of Nebraska for the payment of any sum owing on account of such contract, except that there may be pledged for the payment of any such contract any appropriations specifically made by the Legislature for such purpose. No contract shall be entered into pursuant to this section without prior approval by a resolution of the Board of Regents. The Board of Regents may also convey or lease and lease back all or any part of the projects authorized by section 85-1,116 and the land on which such projects are situated to such person, firm, or corporation as the Board of Regents may contract with pursuant to this section to facilitate the long-term payment of the cost of such projects. Any such conveyance or lease shall provide that when the cost of such projects has been paid, together with interest and other costs thereon, such projects and the land on which such projects are located shall become the property of the Board of Regents.
Source
Laws 1987, LB 218, § 4.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-1,122 - University of Nebraska at Kearney; provisions applicable.

85-1,122.
University of Nebraska at Kearney; provisions applicable.
The provisions of Chapter 85 relating to the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska shall be applicable to the University of Nebraska at Kearney except as modified or limited.
Source
Laws 1989, LB 247, § 10.
Annotations
Since five judges of the court do not hold that this section is unconstitutional, the section is constitutional. State ex rel. Spire v. Beermann, 235 Neb. 384, 455 N.W.2d 749 (1990).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-1,126 - Risk-loss trusts authorized; requirements.

85-1,126.
Risk-loss trusts authorized; requirements.
The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska may establish, maintain, and administer one or more risk-loss trusts for the purpose of paying losses and expenses incurred by the university from (1) general and professional liability, including, but not limited to, judgments, awards, and settlements of claims and suits arising under the Nebraska Hospital-Medical Liability Act, the State Contract Claims Act, the State Miscellaneous Claims Act, and the State Tort Claims Act, (2) damage, destruction, or loss of real or personal property, and (3) errors and omissions liability. Any such risk-loss trust shall contain provisions relating to defense and settlement of claims and suits covered by the trust. No risk-loss trust established pursuant to this section shall be a member of the Nebraska Property and Liability Insurance Guaranty Association.
Source
Laws 1990, LB 542, § 1.
Cross References
Nebraska Hospital-Medical Liability Act, see section 44-2855.
State Contract Claims Act, see section 81-8,302.
State Miscellaneous Claims Act, see section 81-8,294.
State Tort Claims Act, see section 81-8,235.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-1,127 - Risk-loss trust; applicability of provisions; Attorney General; State Claims Board; duties.

85-1,127.
Risk-loss trust; applicability of provisions; Attorney General; State Claims Board; duties.
Whenever any claim or suit against the University of Nebraska or any of its officers, agents, or employees is covered by a risk-loss trust established pursuant to section 85-1,126, the provisions of such trust on defense and settlement of claims and suits covered by the trust shall be applicable notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of the State Tort Claims Act. The Attorney General and State Claims Board shall cooperate with the university in administering the defense and settlement provisions of any such trust.
Source
Laws 1990, LB 542, § 2.
Cross References
State Tort Claims Act, see section 81-8,235.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-1,128 - University of Nebraska Eppley Science Hall Construction Fund; created; use; investment.

85-1,128.
University of Nebraska Eppley Science Hall Construction Fund; created; use; investment.
There is hereby created the University of Nebraska Eppley Science Hall Construction Fund. All money accruing to the fund is hereby appropriated to the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska and shall be used exclusively for the project authorized pursuant to this section. No expenditures shall be made from such fund without prior approval by a resolution of the Board of Regents. 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.
The Board of Regents may make expenditures from the University of Nebraska Eppley Science Hall Construction Fund for the following project:
University of Nebraska Eppley Science Hall construction project, four hundred seventy-five thousand dollars, excluding federal funds, institutional cash funds, and private donations. The total cost of the project is currently estimated at eight million seven hundred forty thousand dollars, which amount also includes five million dollars of federal funds and two million dollars of private donations. Any unexpended balance existing in the University of Nebraska Eppley Science Hall Construction Fund shall be transferred to the General Fund either on June 15, 1993, or when any financial obligations incurred in the contracts entered into by the Board of Regents for the completion of the University of Nebraska Eppley Science Hall construction project are discharged, whichever occurs first.
Source
Laws 1990, LB 1220, § 3;
Laws 1994, LB 1066, § 136.
Cross References
Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.
Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-1,129 - University of Nebraska Eppley Science Hall Construction Fund; legislative intent.

85-1,129.
University of Nebraska Eppley Science Hall Construction Fund; legislative intent.
It is the intent of the Legislature that four hundred seventy-five thousand dollars be appropriated from the University of Nebraska Eppley Science Hall Construction Fund for fiscal year 1991-92, for the University of Nebraska Eppley Science Hall construction project, which project shall include the addition of five floors in the existing Eppley Science Hall to expand research and related activities at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Source
Laws 1990, LB 1220, § 4.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-1,131 - Legislative findings.

85-1,131.
Legislative findings.
The Legislature finds and declares that:
(1) Scandals are rampant throughout college football as evidenced by schools placed on probation by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, coaches dismissed or forced to resign for improprieties, and players being declared ineligible to compete for violating rules against receiving fair financial compensation;
(2) Many players are recruited from impoverished families and the rules of the National Collegiate Athletic Association prohibiting reasonable financial compensation render such players vulnerable to inducements, benefits, and other types of compensation which are defined as illicit by the National Collegiate Athletic Association rules;
(3) A fair rate of financial compensation would give players a choice when offered illicit inducements, compensation, or assistance;
(4) Rules of the National Collegiate Athletic Association prohibiting compensation are unduly restrictive and unreasonable, promote unfairness, encourage dishonesty in recruiting and retaining players, and would not be tolerated if applied to all students; and
(5) Players at United States service academies are compensated while in attendance and are eligible to compete against schools which are members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
Source
Laws 2003, LB 688, § 1.
Note:
For the operative date for this section, see section 85-1,136.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-1,132 - Findings and declarations.

85-1,132.
Findings and declarations.
The Legislature further finds and declares that:
(1) The University of Nebraska-Lincoln participates in a national intercollegiate football program which produces millions of dollars through ticket sales, lucrative national television and other electronic broadcast contracts, and participation in postseason bowl games;
(2) The football program promotes the university and generates valuable intangible benefits such as enhancement of image;
(3) The exertion of players and the revenue they generate produce employment and salaries for many others, subsidize other sports programs at the university, and underwrite travel expenses of numerous university officials, staff, and others who attend postseason bowl games in which the team participates;
(4) The university employs a large athletic department to administer its intercollegiate athletic program and a sizable football coaching staff charged primarily with the responsibility of producing a team capable of competing successfully against the best teams in their conference and in the nation and of generating as much revenue as possible;
(5) Maintaining a winning football team has become an integral aspect of the overall business or occupation of the university as an institution;
(6) The football program of the university could not exist without the athletes who play that arduous and dangerous game;
(7) Such athletes do not appear at the university by accident or happenstance but are actively recruited by university personnel at considerable expense;
(8) Such athletes are not recruited nor are scholarships awarded on the basis of need or academic achievement but for athletic prowess, the recipients having been recruited to be football players and not scholars;
(9) Many players spend more time on football-related activities than academics; and
(10) Because a sound academic program for football players may be difficult to develop due to the demands of the sport, football players are entitled to some tangible return for the strenuous work they perform and the revenue they generate for the benefit of the university.
Source
Laws 2003, LB 688, § 2.
Note:
For the operative date for this section, see section 85-1,136.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-1,133 - Football players; compensation.

85-1,133.
Football players; compensation.
The Legislature further finds and declares that, in the same manner that nonathlete students are compensated for performing various tasks while a student, football players shall be entitled to fair financial compensation for playing football.
Source
Laws 2003, LB 688, § 3.
Note:
For the operative date for this section, see section 85-1,136.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-1,134 - Stipends authorized.

85-1,134.
Stipends authorized.
Any person who competes in the sport of football for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln may be granted a stipend, the amount of which shall be determined by the university. In addition, the university may in its discretion grant a stipend to persons who compete in sports other than football which participate in Big Ten Conference competition.
Source
Laws 2003, LB 688, § 4;
Laws 2019, LB102, § 1.
Note:
For the operative date for this section, see section 85-1,136.