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2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2254 - Office; investigations; procedure.

81-2254.
Office; investigations; procedure.
The office shall investigate and seek to resolve complaints and concerns communicated by or on behalf of a resident. The office may initiate investigations based on its observations of the conditions in a long-term care facility. If the office does not investigate a complaint, the complainant shall be notified of the decision not to investigate and the reasons for the decision.
Source
Laws 1992, LB 677, § 18;
Laws 2018, LB903, § 18.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2255 - Abuse, neglect, or exploitation; referral required; procedure.

81-2255.
Abuse, neglect, or exploitation; referral required; procedure.
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law related to reporting, when abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a resident is suspected, the long-term care ombudsman program, with the permission of the resident or the resident representative, shall make an immediate referral to adult protective services of the department or the appropriate law enforcement agency.
(2) Any state agency or board which responds to a complaint against a long-term care facility or an individual employed by a long-term care facility that was referred to the state agency or board by the office shall forward to the office copies of related inspection reports, plans of correction, and notice of any citations and sanctions levied against the long-term care facility or the individual.
Source
Laws 1992, LB 677, § 19;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 885;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 772;
Laws 2018, LB903, § 19.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2256 - Long-term care facility; notice required; form.

81-2256.
Long-term care facility; notice required; form.
Every long-term care facility shall post in a conspicuous location a notice of the name, address, and telephone number of the office and the name and telephone number of the nearest local long-term care ombudsman program. A brief description of the services provided by the office and the nearest long-term care ombudsman program shall be included in the notice. The form of the notice shall be approved by the office.
Source
Laws 1992, LB 677, § 20.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2257 - Office; access to governmental records.

81-2257.
Office; access to governmental records.
Upon request, the office shall have access to any record of a state or local governmental agency which is necessary to carry out its responsibilities under the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Act.
Source
Laws 1992, LB 677, § 21.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2258 - Office; access to medical and personal records; liability for disclosure; confidentiality.

81-2258.
Office; access to medical and personal records; liability for disclosure; confidentiality.
(1) The office shall have access to the medical and personal records of a resident of a long-term care facility which are retained by the facility. If the resident:
(a) Has the ability to consent in writing or through the use of auxiliary aids and services, access may only be obtained by the written consent of the resident;
(b) Is unable to consent in writing or through the use of auxiliary aids and services, oral consent may be given;
(c) Is under guardianship or conservatorship that provides the guardian or conservator with the authority to approve review of records, the office shall obtain the permission of the guardian or conservator for review of the records unless (i) the existence of the guardianship or conservatorship is unknown to the office or the facility, (ii) the guardian or conservator cannot be reached within five working days, (iii) the subject of the complaint is the guardian or the conservator, or (iv) in case of an emergency;
(d) Has a resident representative other than a guardian or conservator as described in subdivision (c) of this subsection, the office shall obtain the permission of the resident representative for review of the records unless (i) the existence of the resident representative is unknown to the office or the facility, (ii) the resident representative cannot be reached within five working days, (iii) the subject of the complaint is the resident representative, or (iv) in case of emergency; and
(e) Is unable to express written or oral consent and there is no guardian, conservator, or other resident representative or the notification of the guardian, conservator, or other resident representative is not applicable for reasons set forth in subdivision (c) or (d) of this subsection or the resident is deceased, inspection of records may be made by the state long-term care ombudsman or representatives of the office.
(2) Copies of records may be reproduced by the office.
(3) Upon request by the office, a long-term care facility shall provide to the office the name, address, and telephone number of the resident representative or next of kin of a resident.
(4) The long-term care facility and personnel who disclose records pursuant to this section shall not be liable for the disclosure.
(5) The office shall establish procedures to protect the confidentiality of records obtained pursuant to this section.
Source
Laws 1992, LB 677, § 23;
Laws 2018, LB903, § 20.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2259 - State long-term care ombudsman and ombudsman advocate; access to resident.

81-2259.
State long-term care ombudsman and ombudsman advocate; access to resident.
A state long-term care ombudsman or an ombudsman advocate shall have immediate access to any consenting resident for the purpose of effectively carrying out the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Act if such state long-term care ombudsman or ombudsman advocate identifies himself or herself and presents his or her credentials to the individual in charge of the long-term care facility.
Source
Laws 1992, LB 677, § 22;
Laws 2018, LB903, § 21.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2260 - Complaints or investigations; confidentiality; exceptions.

81-2260.
Complaints or investigations; confidentiality; exceptions.
(1) Information relating to any complaints or investigation made pursuant to the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Act that discloses the identities of complainants or residents shall remain confidential except:
(a) When disclosure is authorized in writing by the complainant, resident, or resident representative;
(b) When disclosure is necessary to an investigation of abuse, neglect, or exploitation and the disclosure is made to the Attorney General, the county attorney, or the department;
(c) When disclosure is necessary for the provision of services to the resident and the resident is unable to express written or oral consent; or
(d) Upon court order.
(2) Access to the records and files of the office relating to any complaint or investigation made pursuant to the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Act shall be permitted only at the discretion of the state long-term care ombudsman, except that the identity of any complainant, witness, or resident shall not be disclosed by such ombudsman except:
(a) When disclosure is authorized in writing by such complainant, witness, resident, or resident representative; or
(b) Upon court order.
Source
Laws 1992, LB 677, § 24;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 886;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 773;
Laws 2018, LB903, § 22.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2261 - Department; duties.

81-2261.
Department; duties.
The department shall ensure that:
(1) No individual involved in the designation of the state long-term care ombudsman has a pecuniary or other interest in a long-term care facility;
(2) No state long-term care ombudsman or ombudsman advocate has a pecuniary or other interest in a long-term care facility;
(3) Mechanisms are in place to identify and remedy all such or other similar conflicts; and
(4) The office has the ability to pursue administrative, legal, and other appropriate remedies on behalf of residents.
Source
Laws 1992, LB 677, § 25;
Laws 2018, LB903, § 23.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2262 - Local long-term care ombudsman program and certified individual; treatment.

81-2262.
Local long-term care ombudsman program and certified individual; treatment.
Any local long-term care ombudsman program or any individual certified by the office, whether an employee of the program or office or an unpaid volunteer of the program or office, shall be treated as a representative of the office.
Source
Laws 1992, LB 677, § 26;
Laws 2018, LB903, § 24.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2263 - State long-term care ombudsman and ombudsman advocate; immunity from liability; legal counsel.

81-2263.
State long-term care ombudsman and ombudsman advocate; immunity from liability; legal counsel.
No state long-term care ombudsman or ombudsman advocate shall be liable for the good faith performance of official duties pursuant to the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Act. Pursuant to the Older Americans Act, the department shall ensure that adequate legal counsel is available to the office for advice and consultation and that legal representation is provided to any state long-term care ombudsman or ombudsman advocate against whom any legal action is brought in connection with his or her official duties.
Source
Laws 1992, LB 677, § 27.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2264 - Interference with lawful actions; institution of certain proceedings; prohibited; department; sanctions.

81-2264.
Interference with lawful actions; institution of certain proceedings; prohibited; department; sanctions.
(1) No person shall willfully interfere with the lawful actions of the office, including the request for immediate entry into a long-term care facility by an individual certified pursuant to section 81-2253 who identifies himself or herself and presents his or her credentials to the individual in charge of the long-term care facility.
(2) No person shall institute discriminatory, disciplinary, or retaliatory action against any officer or employee of a long-term care facility or governmental agency or against any resident, resident representative, or family member of a resident for any communications by him or her with the office or for any information given or disclosed by him or her in good faith to aid the office in carrying out its duties and responsibilities.
(3) The department shall implement mechanisms to prohibit, and investigate allegations of, interference, retaliation, and reprisals:
(a) By a long-term care facility, another entity, or an individual with respect to any resident, employee, or other person for filing a complaint with, providing information to, or otherwise cooperating with any representative of the office; or
(b) By a long-term care facility, another entity, or an individual against the ombudsman or representatives of the office for fulfillment of their functions, responsibilities, or duties.
(4) The department shall provide for appropriate sanctions with respect to such interference, retaliation, and reprisals if verified by such investigation.
Source
Laws 1992, LB 677, § 28;
Laws 2018, LB903, § 25.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2268 - Medicaid waiver funds; use authorized.

81-2268.
Medicaid waiver funds; use authorized.
Services identified by care plans for those eligible for medical assistance whose care needs are appropriate for nursing facilities but whose needs can be met outside a nursing facility may be purchased with medicaid waiver funds available through the home and community-based waiver for the aged and disabled administered by the Department of Health and Human Services.
Source
Laws 1993, LB 801, § 4;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 890;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 776.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2269 - Statewide project; establishment.

81-2269.
Statewide project; establishment.
(1) The Department of Health and Human Services, through its care management units, shall establish a statewide project to prevent premature institutionalization of nursing facility medicaid-eligible applicants sixty-five years of age and older through preadmission screening. In any case in which a determination has not been made within forty-eight hours, the nursing facility applicant shall be deemed appropriate for nursing home admission until such time as preadmission screening is completed, notwithstanding that a preadmission screening has not been done. The Department of Health and Human Services shall use the preadmission screening services of the project.
(2) Subsection (1) of this section becomes operative on July 1, 1997.
Source
Laws 1993, LB 801, § 5;
Laws 1995, LB 406, § 90;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 891.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2270 - Purchase of services with state funds; sliding-fee scale.

81-2270.
Purchase of services with state funds; sliding-fee scale.
Services identified by care plans for those not eligible for services provided through the home and community-based waiver for the aged and disabled may be purchased with funds appropriated through section 81-2235 based on a sliding-fee scale.
Source
Laws 1993, LB 801, § 6;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 892;
Laws 2009, LB288, § 37.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2271 - Rules and regulations.

81-2271.
Rules and regulations.
The Department of Health and Human Services shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to establish procedures and standards to implement the intent of sections 81-2268 to 81-2271.
Source
Laws 1993, LB 801, § 7;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 893;
Laws 2009, LB288, § 38.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2273 - Act, how cited.

81-2273.
Act, how cited.
Sections 81-2273 to 81-2283 shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska Senior Volunteer Program Act.
Source
Laws 2000, LB 1101, § 2;
Laws 2017, LB417, § 18.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2274 - Purpose of act.

81-2274.
Purpose of act.
The purpose of the Nebraska Senior Volunteer Program Act is to provide volunteer community service opportunities for older persons following priorities outlined in the federal Older Americans Act of 1965, as the act existed on January 1, 2017.
Source
Laws 2000, LB 1101, § 3;
Laws 2017, LB417, § 19.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2275 - Terms, defined.

81-2275.
Terms, defined.
For purposes of the Nebraska Senior Volunteer Program Act:
(1) Department means the Department of Health and Human Services; and
(2) Senior volunteer means an individual who is sixty years of age or older.
Source
Laws 2000, LB 1101, § 4;
Laws 2017, LB417, § 20.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2279 - Senior volunteers; benefits.

81-2279.
Senior volunteers; benefits.
(1) A senior volunteer may receive (a) transportation expenses for transportation to and from their residences and the place where services are to be rendered, (b) one free meal when reasonably available during each day that services are rendered, and (c) an annual physical examination.
(2) A senior volunteer shall receive motor vehicle accident and liability insurance coverage.
Source
Laws 2000, LB 1101, § 8;
Laws 2017, LB417, § 21.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2281 - Grants; amount.

81-2281.
Grants; amount.
(1) The department shall make annual grants in an amount not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars.
(2) As a condition to receiving a grant, an applicant shall obtain at least ten percent matching funds from local sources.
Source
Laws 2000, LB 1101, § 10;
Laws 2017, LB417, § 22.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2402 - Terms, defined.

81-2402.
Terms, defined.
As used in the Prompt Payment Act, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) Agency shall mean the state and any agency, department, office, commission, board, panel, or division of the state. Agency shall include the University of Nebraska and the Nebraska state colleges;
(2) Bill shall mean a proper billing or invoice which requests a payment and which is supplemented by all necessary verification and forms required by agency rules and regulations to process payments;
(3) Creditor shall mean any person, corporation, association, or other business concern engaged in a trade or business, either on a for-profit or not-for-profit basis, and providing any goods or services to an agency;
(4) Good faith dispute shall mean:
(a) A contention by the agency that goods delivered or services rendered were of less quantity or quality than ordered or specified by contract, faulty, or installed improperly; or
(b) Any other reason giving cause for the withholding of payment by the agency until the dispute is settled, except that failure to give notice as prescribed in section 81-2405 shall preclude an agency from claiming a good faith dispute in the case of a defective or improper billing;
(5) Goods shall mean any goods, supplies, materials, equipment, or other personal property but shall not mean any real property; and
(6) Services shall mean any contractual services, including, but not limited to, architectural, engineering, medical, financial consulting, or other professional services, any construction services, and any other personal services but shall not mean any services performed as an officer or employee of any agency.
Source
Laws 1988, LB 1079, § 2;
Laws 2010, LB552, § 11.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2403 - Goods or services; payment in full; when required.

81-2403.
Goods or services; payment in full; when required.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, each agency shall make payment in full for all goods delivered or services rendered on or before the forty-fifth calendar day after (a) the date of receipt by the agency of the goods or services or (b) the date of receipt by the agency of the bill for the goods or services, whichever is later, unless other provisions for payment are agreed to in writing by the creditor and the agency.
(2) Any agency making payment for goods or services provided for third parties shall make payment in full for such goods or services on or before the sixtieth calendar day after the date of receipt by the agency of the bill.
(3) No goods or services shall be deemed to be received by an agency until all such goods or services are completely delivered and finally accepted by the agency. For purposes of determining whether payment was made in accordance with this section, payment in full by an agency shall be considered to be made on the date the warrant or check for such payment was mailed or otherwise transmitted.
Source
Laws 1988, LB 1079, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2404 - Creditor; charge interest; when.

81-2404.
Creditor; charge interest; when.
Any creditor of an agency not receiving payment in full for goods delivered or services rendered within the forty-five-day or sixty-day time period, whichever is applicable, may charge the agency interest on the unpaid principal balance at the rate specified in section 45-104.02, as such rate may from time to time be adjusted. Interest charges shall begin to accrue on the thirty-first calendar day after (1) the date of receipt by the agency of the goods or services or (2) the date of receipt by the agency of the bill for the goods or services, whichever is later, and shall terminate on the date on which payment in full of the amount due is made. Each agency shall pay the interest charge upon request unless the bill is the subject of a good faith dispute between the agency and the creditor. No claim by a creditor for interest charges shall be allowed unless the agency is requested to pay the interest charges within ninety calendar days from the date on which payment in full is due.
Source
Laws 1988, LB 1079, § 4;
Laws 1992, Fourth Spec. Sess., LB 1, § 42.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2405 - Incorrect bill; notice to creditor; corrected bill; payment.

81-2405.
Incorrect bill; notice to creditor; corrected bill; payment.
When a bill submitted to an agency is filled out incorrectly or when there is any defect or impropriety in a bill submitted, the agency shall notify the creditor in writing prior to the date on which payment in full is due. The notice shall contain a description of the defect or impropriety and any additional information necessary to enable the creditor to correct the bill. Upon receiving a properly corrected bill, the agency shall make payment in full of the bill on or before the forty-fifth calendar day after the receipt of the corrected bill or, when the agency is making payment for goods or services provided by a third party, on or before the sixtieth calendar day after the receipt of the corrected bill.
Source
Laws 1988, LB 1079, § 5.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2406 - Act, how construed.

81-2406.
Act, how construed.
Nothing in the Prompt Payment Act shall be construed to prohibit full or partial payments by agencies for goods or services whether or not such goods or services have been completely received or finally accepted by the agencies.
Source
Laws 1988, LB 1079, § 6.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2407 - Act; applicability.

81-2407.
Act; applicability.
The Prompt Payment Act shall not apply to the following:
(1) Claims subject to a good faith dispute if notice of the dispute is conveyed to the creditor in writing before the time required for payment, except that the Prompt Payment Act shall take effect on the date that the dispute is resolved;
(2) Contracts related to highway or road construction, reconstruction, or maintenance; and
(3) Claims, contracts, or projects which are to be paid for exclusively with federal funds.
Source
Laws 1988, LB 1079, § 7.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2408 - Agency; reports; required.

81-2408.
Agency; reports; required.
Each agency shall report monthly to the Director of Administrative Services and the Legislative Fiscal Analyst any account that has not been paid within the applicable time period prescribed by section 81-2403. The report submitted to the Legislative Fiscal Analyst shall be submitted electronically. Each agency shall report annually any interest charge on a past-due account, whether paid or unpaid, to the Governor and to the Appropriations Committee of the Legislature. The report submitted to the committee shall be submitted electronically.
Source
Laws 1988, LB 1079, § 8;
Laws 2012, LB782, § 215.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2502 - Commission; purpose.

81-2502.
Commission; purpose.
The purpose of the commission shall be to join representatives of all Indians in Nebraska to do all things which it may determine to enhance the cause of Indian rights and to develop solutions to problems common to all Nebraska Indians.
Source
Laws 1971, LB 904, § 2;
R.S.1943, (1987), § 81-1215.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2503 - Commission; legal entity; executive director; qualifications; office.

81-2503.
Commission; legal entity; executive director; qualifications; office.
The commission shall be a legal entity with the power to receive and administer funds from state, federal, tribal, and other sources, and to employ and fix the compensation of an executive director of its own choosing who shall be an enrolled member of a Nebraska tribe or a legal resident of the State of Nebraska of Indian descent. An office for the executive director shall be provided.
Source
Laws 1971, LB 904, § 3;
Laws 1976, LB 986, § 8;
R.S.1943, (1987), § 81-1216.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2504 - Commission; functions.

81-2504.
Commission; functions.
The functions of the commission shall be to:
(1) Promote state and federal legislation beneficial to the Indian community in Nebraska;
(2) Coordinate existing programs relating to the Indian community in such areas as housing, education, welfare, medical and dental care, employment, economic development, law and order, and related problems;
(3) Work with other state and federal government agencies and federal and state elected officials in the development of new programs in areas mentioned under subdivision (2) of this section;
(4) Keep the Governor's office apprised of the situation in the Indian community;
(5) Administer sections 81-2509 to 81-2515;
(6) Provide the public with information and education relevant to Indian affairs in the State of Nebraska; and
(7) Develop programs to encourage the total involvement of Indian people in activities for the common benefit of the Indian community.
Source
Laws 1971, LB 904, § 4;
R.S.1943, (1987), § 81-1217;
Laws 2010, LB1002, § 8.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2505 - Commission; alcohol rehabilitation programs; participation.

81-2505.
Commission; alcohol rehabilitation programs; participation.
The Commission on Indian Affairs may participate in alcohol rehabilitation programs with any nonprofit organization.
Source
Laws 1976, LB 871, § 5;
R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-362.04;
Laws 1989, LB 5, § 4;
R.S.1943, (1987), § 81-1217.01.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2506 - Commission; members; compensation; expenses.

81-2506.
Commission; members; compensation; expenses.
The members of the commission shall each receive fifty dollars for each day spent in the performance of their duties and shall receive reimbursement for expenses as provided in sections 81-1174 to 81-1177.
Source
Laws 1971, LB 904, § 5;
Laws 1973, LB 37, § 2;
Laws 1981, LB 204, § 191;
R.S.1943, (1987), § 81-1218;
Laws 1991, LB 114, § 2;
Laws 2020, LB381, § 128.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2507 - Commission; meetings; quorum; attendance required; exception.

81-2507.
Commission; meetings; quorum; attendance required; exception.
(1) The commission shall meet at least once every calendar quarter. Meetings shall be held on the first Friday of January, April, July, and October. If such day is a holiday, or if the commission is prevented from meeting on such day, the meeting shall be held on the following Friday. Special meetings may be called at the request of eight voting members. Eight voting members of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
(2) Any member of the commission who, without a valid excuse, fails to attend quarterly or special meetings shall be terminated as a member of the commission and a successor shall be appointed to complete the term of office.
Source
Laws 1971, LB 904, § 6;
Laws 1973, LB 37, § 3;
Laws 1976, LB 174, § 2;
Laws 1979, LB 322, § 52;
Laws 1981, LB 545, § 34;
R.S.1943, (1987), § 81-1219;
Laws 1992, LB 862, § 2.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2508 - Commission; executive board; purpose; members; powers.

81-2508.
Commission; executive board; purpose; members; powers.
(1) For the purpose of administration of the Commission on Indian Affairs during the interim between its regular quarterly meetings, there is hereby established an executive board of the Commission on Indian Affairs consisting of the chairperson of the commission, two members representing the reservations or tribal service areas as defined in section 43-1503, one member representing the urban areas, and one member who represents the western Nebraska areas or is the member at large.
(2) The executive board shall have the authority to enter into contracts for consultation services, supplies, and equipment if the amount contracted for does not exceed the sum of two thousand dollars in any one contract, and to supervise all programs relating to the affairs of Indian tribes instituted and authorized by the commission.
Source
Laws 1976, LB 174, § 1;
R.S.1943, (1987), § 81-1219.01;
Laws 1999, LB 475, § 9.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2509 - State assistance to political subdivisions and nonprofit corporations; terms, defined.

81-2509.
State assistance to political subdivisions and nonprofit corporations; terms, defined.
For purposes of sections 81-2509 to 81-2515:
(1) Commission means the Commission on Indian Affairs;
(2) Indian reservation means a tract of land set apart by the federal government for the use of the Native American people; and
(3) Political subdivision means a city, village, or county within a sixty-mile radius of an Indian reservation or a tribal government that owns land within such sixty-mile radius.
Source
Laws 2010, LB1002, § 1;
Laws 2013, LB199, § 34.
Termination Date: June 30, 2018
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2510 - State assistance to political subdivision or nonprofit corporation; application; use.

81-2510.
State assistance to political subdivision or nonprofit corporation; application; use.
Any political subdivision or nonprofit corporation may annually apply to the commission for state assistance under sections 81-2509 to 81-2515. The state assistance shall be used by the applicant for economic development, education, health care, and law enforcement needs in such political subdivision when the applicant is a political subdivision and in the political subdivision where the nonprofit corporation is located when the applicant is a nonprofit corporation.
Source
Laws 2010, LB1002, § 2;
Laws 2013, LB199, § 35.
Termination Date: June 30, 2018
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2511 - State assistance to political subdivision or nonprofit corporation; application; contents; commission; duties.

81-2511.
State assistance to political subdivision or nonprofit corporation; application; contents; commission; duties.
(1) All applications for state assistance under sections 81-2509 to 81-2515 shall be in writing, describe the proposed use for the state assistance, and be of such form and contain the content as the commission shall prescribe. An application from a political subdivision shall include a certified copy of the action by the governing body of the political subdivision approving the application. The commission shall publish application forms for distribution to a political subdivision or nonprofit corporation upon request.
(2) Upon receiving an application for state assistance, the commission shall review the application and notify the applicant of any additional information needed for a proper evaluation of the application.
(3) Any state assistance received pursuant to sections 81-2509 to 81-2515 shall be used only for public purposes.
Source
Laws 2010, LB1002, § 3;
Laws 2013, LB199, § 36.
Termination Date: June 30, 2018
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2513 - State assistance to political subdivision or nonprofit corporation; commission; approval of application; failure to approve applications; effect; quorum.

81-2513.
State assistance to political subdivision or nonprofit corporation; commission; approval of application; failure to approve applications; effect; quorum.
(1) After consideration of the application, the commission shall issue a finding of whether the use described in the application is eligible for state assistance.
(2) If the commission finds that the use described in the application is a legitimate use and that state assistance is in the best interest of the state, the application shall be approved.
(3) If no applications are approved, the commission may use the funds in the Designated Collection Fund directly for the needs listed in section 81-2510.
(4) A majority of the commission members constitutes a quorum for the purpose of conducting business. All actions of the commission shall be made by a majority vote of the voting members.
Source
Laws 2010, LB1002, § 5;
Laws 2013, LB199, § 37.
Termination Date: June 30, 2018
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2514 - State assistance to political subdivisions and nonprofit corporations; Designated Collection Fund; created; use; investment; commission; seek and accept funds.

81-2514.
State assistance to political subdivisions and nonprofit corporations; Designated Collection Fund; created; use; investment; commission; seek and accept funds.
(1) The State Treasurer shall for FY2010-11 transfer on July 15, 2010, twenty-five thousand dollars from the General Fund to the Designated Collection Fund which is hereby created. 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.
(2) The commission may accept and shall actively seek, for the needs listed in section 81-2510, any and all grants, donations, gifts, or contributions from public or private sources. Any such grants, donations, gifts, or contributions shall be deposited in the Designated Collection Fund and shall only be expended as provided in sections 81-2509 to 81-2515.
Source
Laws 2010, LB1002, § 6.
Termination Date: June 30, 2018
Cross References
Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.
Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2515 - State assistance to political subdivisions and nonprofit corporations; sections; termination.

81-2515.
State assistance to political subdivisions and nonprofit corporations; sections; termination.
Sections 81-2509 to 81-2515 terminate on June 30, 2018.
Source
Laws 2010, LB1002, § 7.
Termination Date: June 30, 2018
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2516 - Commission on Indian Affairs Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

81-2516.
Commission on Indian Affairs Cash Fund; created; use; investment.
The Commission on Indian Affairs Cash Fund is created. The fund shall be administered by the Commission on Indian Affairs. The fund shall consist of money from contracts, fees, grants, or gifts from nonfederal sources received by the state and any investment income earned on the fund. The fund may be used to support the commission's operations pursuant to sections 81-2501 to 81-2508. The Department of Administrative Services may for accounting purposes create subfunds of the fund to segregate awards or allocations received. 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 2013, LB199, § 15;
Laws 2014, LB906, § 21.
Cross References
Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.
Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2517 - Native American Scholarship and Leadership Fund; created; use; investment.

81-2517.
Native American Scholarship and Leadership Fund; created; use; investment.
The Native American Scholarship and Leadership Fund is created. The fund shall be administered by the Commission on Indian Affairs and shall consist of money credited to the fund pursuant to section 60-3,235. The commission shall use the fund to provide scholarships to Native Americans to attend a postsecondary educational institution in this state and to provide other leadership opportunities to Native Americans as determined by the commission. 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, LB263, § 100.
Cross References
Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.
Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2601 - Commission; members; qualifications; appointment; terms.

81-2601.
Commission; members; qualifications; appointment; terms.
(1) There is hereby established the Commission on African American Affairs. For purposes of sections 81-2601 to 81-2607, commission means the Commission on African American Affairs.
(2) The commission shall consist of fourteen members who shall be of African ancestry. Members of the commission shall be appointed by the Governor. The commission may have such nonvoting, ex officio members as shall be appointed by the commission and who need not be of African ancestry. The commission shall elect one of its members as chairperson.
(3) Members of the commission shall serve four-year terms or for the unexpired term in the event of a vacancy. As the terms of the voting members expire, their successors shall be appointed by the Governor from a panel of nominees submitted by the public. An appointment for an unexpired term shall follow the same procedure as for initial and subsequent appointments. Voting members shall be eligible for reappointment.
Source
Laws 2020, LB918, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2602 - Commission; purpose.

81-2602.
Commission; purpose.
The purpose of the commission is to join representatives of African Americans in Nebraska to do all things which the commission may determine to enhance the cause of African American rights and to develop solutions to problems common to all Nebraska African Americans.
Source
Laws 2020, LB918, § 2.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2603 - Commission; funds; executive director; qualifications; office.

81-2603.
Commission; funds; executive director; qualifications; office.
The commission may receive and administer funds from state, federal, and other sources and may employ and fix the compensation of an executive director of its own choosing who shall be an African American person and a legal resident of the State of Nebraska. An office for the executive director shall be provided.
Source
Laws 2020, LB918, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2604 - Commission; functions.

81-2604.
Commission; functions.
The functions of the commission are to:
(1) Promote state and federal legislation beneficial to the African American community in Nebraska;
(2) Coordinate programs relating to the African American community in Nebraska regarding housing, education, welfare, medical and dental care, employment, economic development, law and order, and related problems;
(3) Work with other state and federal government agencies and federal and state elected officials in the development of programs in areas mentioned in subdivision (2) of this section;
(4) Keep the Governor's office apprised of the situation in the African American community in Nebraska;
(5) Administer sections 81-2601 to 81-2607;
(6) Provide the public with information and education relevant to African American affairs in Nebraska; and
(7) Develop programs to encourage the total involvement of African American people in activities for the common benefit of the African American community.
Source
Laws 2020, LB918, § 4.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2605 - Commission; members; compensation; expenses.

81-2605.
Commission; members; compensation; expenses.
The members of the commission shall each receive fifty dollars for each day spent in the performance of their duties and shall receive reimbursement for any actual and necessary expenses as provided in sections 81-1174 to 81-1177.
Source
Laws 2020, LB918, § 5.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2606 - Commission; meetings; quorum; attendance required; exception.

81-2606.
Commission; meetings; quorum; attendance required; exception.
(1) The commission shall meet at least once every calendar quarter. Meetings shall be held in January, April, July, and October. Special meetings may be called at the request of eight voting members. Eight voting members of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
(2) The office of any member of the commission who, without a valid excuse, fails to attend quarterly or special meetings shall be vacant.
Source
Laws 2020, LB918, § 6.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2607 - Commission; executive board; purpose; members; powers.

81-2607.
Commission; executive board; purpose; members; powers.
(1) For purposes of administration of the commission during the interim between regular quarterly meetings, there is hereby established an executive board of the Commission on African American Affairs consisting of the chairperson of the commission and four members of the commission.
(2) The executive board may enter into contracts for consultation services, supplies, and equipment, if the amount contracted for does not exceed two thousand dollars in any one contract, and may supervise all programs relating to the affairs of African American people instituted and authorized by the commission.
Source
Laws 2020, LB918, § 7.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2701 - Act, how cited.

81-2701.
Act, how cited.
Sections 81-2701 to 81-2711 shall be known and may be cited as the State Government Effectiveness Act.
Source
Laws 1993, LB 44, § 1;
Laws 2005, LB 475, § 2.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2702 - Purpose of act.

81-2702.
Purpose of act.
The primary purpose of the State Government Effectiveness Act is to encourage public officials and employees to disclose information concerning possible violations of law and fiscal waste or mismanagement in state government to elected state officials or the Public Counsel and to prohibit reprisals for such disclosures by state employees.
The Legislature finds and declares that it is in the vital interest of the people of this state that their government operate in accordance with the law and without fraud, waste, or mismanagement. If this interest is to be protected, public officials and employees must work in a climate where conscientious service is encouraged and disclosures of illegalities or improprieties may be made without reprisal or fear of reprisal.
Source
Laws 1993, LB 44, § 2.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2703 - Terms, defined.

81-2703.
Terms, defined.
For purposes of the State Government Effectiveness Act:
(1) Agency shall mean any agency, department, board, commission, or other governmental unit of the State of Nebraska acting or purporting to act by reason of connection with the State of Nebraska but shall not include (a) any court, (b) any member or employee of the Legislature or the Legislative Council, (c) the Governor or his or her personal staff, (d) any political subdivision or entity thereof, (e) any instrumentality formed pursuant to an interstate compact and answerable to more than one state, or (f) any entity of the federal government;
(2) Employee shall mean any person employed by an agency, regardless of rank;
(3) Official shall mean any elected state official;
(4) Personnel action shall include dismissing, demoting, transferring, reassigning, suspending, reprimanding, admonishing, reducing in rank, or reclassifying an employee, withholding work from an employee of an agency, requiring an employee to submit to a fitness-for-duty examination or take disability retirement, any other involuntary action taken against an employee, or any threat thereof made against an employee; and
(5) Wrongdoing shall include any action by an agency or employee which (a) is a violation of any law, (b) results in gross mismanagement or gross waste of funds, or (c) creates a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety.
Source
Laws 1993, LB 44, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2705 - Employee protections.

81-2705.
Employee protections.
Any person who has authority to recommend, approve, direct, or otherwise take or affect personnel action shall not, with respect to such authority:
(1) Take personnel action against an employee because of the disclosure of information by the employee to the Public Counsel or an official which the employee reasonably believes evidences wrongdoing;
(2) Take personnel action against an employee as a reprisal for the submission of an allegation of wrongdoing or a violation of this section to the Public Counsel or official by such employee; or
(3) Take personnel action against an employee as a reprisal for providing information or testimony, pursuant to an investigation or hearing held under the State Government Effectiveness Act, to the Public Counsel, an official, the State Personnel Board, a corresponding personnel appeals board, or the director or chief operating officer of an agency.
Source
Laws 1993, LB 44, § 5.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2706 - Employee protections; Public Counsel; powers and duties.

81-2706.
Employee protections; Public Counsel; powers and duties.
(1) The Public Counsel shall receive any allegation of a violation of section 81-2705 and investigate to determine whether there are grounds to believe that a violation has occurred or is about to occur.
(2) When investigating an allegation of a violation of section 81-2705, the Public Counsel shall have access to all information maintained by any agency or employee directly or indirectly involved.
(3) If the Public Counsel terminates the investigation of an alleged violation of section 81-2705, the Public Counsel shall, in writing, promptly inform the employee who raised the allegation.
(4) If the Public Counsel finds that there are grounds to believe by a preponderance of the evidence that a violation of section 81-2705 has occurred or is about to occur, he or she shall transmit his or her finding in writing to the employee who raised the allegation. The Public Counsel shall also transmit his or her finding in writing to the Governor and (a) the State Personnel Board if the employee is employed by an agency that is subject to the State Personnel System or (b) the personnel appeals board of the employee's agency if the employee is employed by an agency that is not subject to the state personnel system. If no such personnel appeals board exists, the Public Counsel shall transmit his or her finding to the director or chief operating officer of the agency, or if the director or chief operating officer has committed or is about to commit the violation of section 81-2705, the finding shall be transmitted to the Governor or his or her authorized representative.
(5) Any finding that is made and transmitted by the Public Counsel pursuant to subsection (4) of this section shall include a finding regarding whether an alleged violation of section 81-2705 has occurred or will occur within two years after the date the employee engaged in an action for which he or she is protected from retaliation pursuant to section 81-2705.
Source
Laws 1993, LB 44, § 6;
Laws 1995, LB 856, § 2;
Laws 1997, LB 15, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-2708 - Allegation of wrongdoing or violation of employee protection; official; powers.

81-2708.
Allegation of wrongdoing or violation of employee protection; official; powers.
An official who receives an allegation of wrongdoing or of a violation of section 81-2705 may conduct a preliminary investigation of such allegation or submit such allegation to the Public Counsel for investigation pursuant to section 81-2704 or 81-2706. A copy of any written findings issued by the Public Counsel pursuant to such an investigation shall be transmitted to the official submitting the allegation.
Source
Laws 1993, LB 44, § 8.