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2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-2902 - Terms, defined.

85-2902.
Terms, defined.
For purposes of the Veteran Promise Act:
(1) Eligible military student means a student who:
(a) Graduated from a Nebraska high school on or after January 1, 2022;
(b) Signed enlistment papers to serve in a uniformed service; and
(c)(i) At the time of application is serving in such uniformed service under a six-year obligation; or
(ii) Has served at least two years of active duty in such uniformed service and at the time of application is serving in such uniformed service or another uniformed service;
(2) Eligible veteran student means a student who:
(a)(i) Graduated from a Nebraska high school on or after January 1, 2002; or
(ii) Graduated from a high school in another state on or after January 1, 2002, and served in a uniformed service while assigned to a location in this state;
(b) Signed enlistment papers to serve in a uniformed service; and
(c) Received either an honorable discharge or a general discharge under honorable conditions from a uniformed service; and
(3) Uniformed service means an active or reserve component of:
(a) The Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Merchant Marine, or Space Force of the United States;
(b) The Commissioned Officer Corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or of the Public Health Service of the United States; or
(c) The Nebraska National Guard.
Source
Laws 2021, LB669, § 2.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-2903 - Eligible military student; eligible veteran student; enrollment; automatic acceptance.

85-2903.
Eligible military student; eligible veteran student; enrollment; automatic acceptance.
(1) Each public postsecondary institution in this state shall, upon application, automatically accept any eligible military student or eligible veteran student who otherwise meets the admissions requirements for such postsecondary institution to enroll as an undergraduate student in virtual and in-person courses and programs.
(2) Except with regard to the acceptance of eligible military students and eligible veteran students as provided in subsection (1) of this section, nothing in the Veteran Promise Act shall be construed to change any policy or practice of any public postsecondary institution in this state, including any additional criteria or prioritization for capped enrollment academic programs.
Source
Laws 2021, LB669, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-2904 - Public postsecondary institution; information; report; contents; duties.

85-2904.
Public postsecondary institution; information; report; contents; duties.
Each public postsecondary institution in this state shall make information about the Veteran Promise Act available on its official website and electronically submit an annual report to the Clerk of the Legislature on or before December 31, 2022, and on or before December 31 of each year thereafter. Such annual report shall detail the number of applicants under the act, the number of eligible military students and the number of eligible veteran students who are enrolled under the act, the amount of any application fees waived for applicants under the act, and any additional support, service, or assistance that is provided to participating eligible military students and eligible veteran students under the act.
Source
Laws 2021, LB669, § 4.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-2905 - Act; how construed.

85-2905.
Act; how construed.
The Veteran Promise Act shall be construed in a manner consistent with federal law, including, but not limited to, the United States Department of Defense Tuition Assistance Program and with any Voluntary Education Partnership Memorandum of Understanding entered into by a public postsecondary institution and the United States Department of Defense.
Source
Laws 2021, LB669, § 5.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-3001 - Act, how cited.

85-3001.
Act, how cited.
Sections 85-3001 to 85-3006 shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska Career Scholarship Act.
Source
Laws 2022, LB902, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-3002 - Terms, defined.

85-3002.
Terms, defined.
For purposes of the Nebraska Career Scholarship Act:
(1) Community college means a public postsecondary educational institution which is part of the community college system and includes all branches and campuses of such institution located within the State of Nebraska;
(2) First-time freshman means a student who enrolled in an eligible program of study as the student's first enrollment in any postsecondary institution after graduating from high school or receiving a diploma of high school equivalency;
(3) Nebraska Career Scholarship means a scholarship awarded under the act or a scholarship awarded as a Nebraska Career Scholarship pursuant to Laws 2021, LB380, or Laws 2020, LB1008;
(4) Nonscholarship student means a student who has never been awarded a Nebraska Career Scholarship for the applicable eligible program of study;
(5) Private college means an accredited private nonprofit institution of postsecondary education located within the State of Nebraska;
(6) Scholarship recipient means a student who has been awarded a Nebraska Career Scholarship; and
(7) Standard college admission test means the national assessment instrument that is also used as the standard college admission test selected by the State Board of Education and administered to students in the eleventh grade pursuant to subsection (9) of section 79-760.03.
Source
Laws 2022, LB902, § 2.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-3101 - Act, how cited.

85-3101.
Act, how cited.
Sections 85-3101 to 85-3115 shall be known and may be cited as the Excellence in Teaching Act and shall include the Attracting Excellence to Teaching Program, the Enhancing Excellence in Teaching Program, and the Career-Readiness and Dual-Credit Education Grant Program.
Source
Laws 2000, LB 1399, § 15;
Laws 2009, LB547, § 3;
R.S.1943, (2014), § 79-8,132;
Laws 2023, LB705, § 13.
Operative Date: July 1, 2024
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-3102 - Transfer of powers, duties, and functions to Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education; financial obligations; contracts; documents; funds; appropriations; suit, action, or other proceeding; records; transfer; effect.

85-3102.
Transfer of powers, duties, and functions to Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education; financial obligations; contracts; documents; funds; appropriations; suit, action, or other proceeding; records; transfer; effect.
(1) On and after July 1, 2024, all powers, duties, and functions that the State Department of Education had pursuant to the Excellence in Teaching Act prior to such date are transferred to the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education.
(2) Any financial obligations of the State Department of Education relating to the Excellence in Teaching Act that remain unpaid as of July 1, 2024, and that are subsequently certified as valid encumbrances to the accounting division of the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to sections 81-138.01 to 81-138.04, shall be paid by the commission from any unexpended balance in the Excellence in Teaching Cash Fund.
(3) On and after July 1, 2024, whenever the State Department of Education is referred to or designated by any contract or other document in connection with any duties and functions under the Excellence in Teaching Act, such reference or designation shall apply to the commission. All contracts entered into by the State Department of Education prior to July 1, 2024, in connection with any duties and functions under the Excellence in Teaching Act are hereby recognized, with the commission succeeding to all rights and obligations under such contracts. Any cash funds, custodial funds, gifts, trusts, and grants and any appropriations of funds from prior fiscal years available to satisfy obligations incurred under such contracts shall be transferred and appropriated to the commission for the payment of such obligations. All documents and records transferred, or copies of the same, may be authenticated or certified by the commission for all legal purposes.
(4) No suit, action, or other proceeding, judicial or administrative, lawfully commenced prior to July 1, 2024, or which could have been commenced prior to such date, by or against the State Department of Education, the Commissioner of Education, or any employee of the State Department of Education, in relation to the discharge of duties under the Excellence in Teaching Act, shall abate by reason of the transfer of duties and functions under the Excellence in Teaching Act from the State Department of Education to the commission.
(5) On July 1, 2024, all documents and records of the State Department of Education pertaining to duties and functions under the Excellence in Teaching Act shall be transferred to the commission and shall become the property of the commission.
Source
Laws 2023, LB705, § 14.
Operative Date: July 1, 2024
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-3103 - Attracting Excellence to Teaching Program; created; terms, defined.

85-3103.
Attracting Excellence to Teaching Program; created; terms, defined.
The Attracting Excellence to Teaching Program is created. For purposes of the Attracting Excellence to Teaching Program:
(1) Commission means the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education;
(2) Eligible institution means a not-for-profit college or university which (a) is located in Nebraska, (b) is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education as determined to be acceptable by the State Board of Education, (c) has a teacher education program, and (d) if a privately funded college or university, has not opted out of the program pursuant to rules and regulations;
(3) Eligible student means an individual who (a) is a full-time student, (b) is enrolled in an eligible institution in an undergraduate or a graduate teacher education program working toward his or her initial certificate to teach in Nebraska, (c) if enrolled at a state-funded eligible institution, is a resident student as described in section 85-502 or, if enrolled in a privately funded eligible institution, would be deemed a resident student if enrolled in a state-funded eligible institution, and (d) is a student majoring in a shortage area;
(4) Full-time student means, in the aggregate, the equivalent of a student who in a twelve-month period is enrolled in twenty-four semester credit hours for undergraduate students or eighteen semester credit hours for graduate students of classroom, laboratory, clinical, practicum, or independent study course work;
(5) Majoring in a shortage area means pursuing a degree which will allow an individual to be properly endorsed to teach in a shortage area;
(6) Shortage area means a secular field of teaching for which there is a shortage, as determined by the State Department of Education, of properly endorsed teachers at the time the borrower first receives funds pursuant to the program; and
(7) Teacher education program means a program of study approved by the State Board of Education pursuant to subdivision (5)(g) of section 79-318.
Source
Laws 2000, LB 1399, § 16;
Laws 2003, LB 685, § 20;
Laws 2009, LB547, § 4;
Laws 2011, LB333, § 6;
Laws 2014, LB967, § 8;
Laws 2021, LB528, § 32;
R.S.Supp.,2022, § 79-8,133;
Laws 2023, LB705, § 15.
Operative Date: July 1, 2024
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-3104 - Attracting Excellence to Teaching Program; purposes.

85-3104.
Attracting Excellence to Teaching Program; purposes.
The purposes of the Attracting Excellence to Teaching Program are to:
(1) Attract outstanding students to major in shortage areas at the teacher education programs of Nebraska's postsecondary educational institutions;
(2) Retain resident students and graduates as teachers in the accredited school districts, educational service units, and private schools or approved private schools of Nebraska; and
(3) Establish a loan contract that requires a borrower to obtain employment as a teacher in this state after graduation.
Source
Laws 2000, LB 1399, § 17;
Laws 2009, LB547, § 5;
Laws 2015, LB519, § 3;
R.S.Supp.,2022, § 79-8,134;
Laws 2023, LB705, § 16.
Operative Date: July 1, 2024
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-3105 - Attracting Excellence to Teaching Program; administration; eligible students.

85-3105.
Attracting Excellence to Teaching Program; administration; eligible students.
(1) The commission shall administer the Attracting Excellence to Teaching Program either directly or by contracting with public or private entities.
(2) To be eligible for the program, an eligible student shall:
(a) Graduate in the top quarter of his or her high school class or have a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 on a four-point scale in an eligible institution;
(b) Agree to complete a teacher education program at an eligible institution and to complete the major on which the applicant's eligibility is based; and
(c) Commit to teach in an accredited or approved public or private school in Nebraska upon (i) successful completion of the teacher education program for which the applicant is applying to the Attracting Excellence to Teaching Program and (ii) becoming certified pursuant to sections 79-806 to 79-815.
(3) Eligible students may apply on an annual basis for loans in an amount of not more than three thousand dollars per year. Loans awarded to individual students shall not exceed a cumulative period exceeding five consecutive years. Loans shall only be awarded through an eligible institution. Loans shall be funded pursuant to section 85-3112.
Source
Laws 2000, LB 1399, § 18;
Laws 2003, LB 685, § 21;
Laws 2009, LB547, § 6;
R.S.1943, (2014), § 79-8,135;
Laws 2023, LB705, § 17.
Operative Date: July 1, 2024
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-3108 - Enhancing Excellence in Teaching Program; purposes.

85-3108.
Enhancing Excellence in Teaching Program; purposes.
The purposes of the Enhancing Excellence in Teaching Program are to:
(1) Retain teachers in the accredited school districts, educational service units, and private schools or approved private schools of Nebraska;
(2) Improve the skills of existing teachers in Nebraska through the graduate education or endorsement programs of Nebraska's postsecondary educational institutions; and
(3) Establish a loan contract that requires a borrower to continue employment as a teacher in this state after graduation from an eligible graduate or endorsement program.
Source
Laws 2009, LB547, § 9;
Laws 2010, LB1071, § 9;
Laws 2015, LB519, § 6;
R.S.Supp.,2022, § 79-8,137.02;
Laws 2023, LB705, § 20.
Operative Date: July 1, 2024
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-3109 - Enhancing Excellence in Teaching Program; administration; eligible student; loans.

85-3109.
Enhancing Excellence in Teaching Program; administration; eligible student; loans.
(1) The commission shall administer the Enhancing Excellence in Teaching Program either directly or by contracting with public or private entities.
(2) To be eligible for the program, an eligible student shall:
(a) Agree to complete an eligible graduate program at an eligible institution and to complete the program on which the applicant's eligibility is based as determined by the State Department of Education; and
(b) Commit to teach in an accredited or approved public or private school in Nebraska upon successful completion of the eligible graduate program for which the applicant is applying to the Enhancing Excellence in Teaching Program and to maintaining certification pursuant to sections 79-806 to 79-815.
(3) Eligible students may apply on an annual basis for loans in an amount of not more than one hundred seventy-five dollars per credit hour. Loans awarded to individual students shall not exceed a cumulative period exceeding five consecutive years. Loans shall only be awarded through the commission. Loans shall be funded pursuant to section 85-3112.
Source
Laws 2009, LB547, § 10;
Laws 2010, LB1071, § 10;
Laws 2015, LB519, § 7;
Laws 2016, LB1066, § 14;
R.S.Supp.,2022, § 79-8,137.03;
Laws 2023, LB705, § 21.
Operative Date: July 1, 2024
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-3111 - Career-Readiness and Dual-Credit Education Grant Program; established; Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education; State Department of Education; duties; commission; rules and regulations.

85-3111.
Career-Readiness and Dual-Credit Education Grant Program; established; Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education; State Department of Education; duties; commission; rules and regulations.
(1) The Career-Readiness and Dual-Credit Education Grant Program is established. The program shall be administered by the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education. The commission, in consultation with the State Department of Education, the Department of Labor, and any advisory committee established by the commission for such purpose, shall:
(a) Create and establish teacher education pathways enabling the instruction of dual-credit courses and career and technical education courses;
(b) Correlate and prioritize teacher education pathways with Nebraska workforce demand;
(c) Establish a grant program beginning on or after July 1, 2024, to distribute money from the Excellence in Teaching Cash Fund to teachers enrolled in education pathways leading to qualification to teach dual-credit courses and career and technical education courses;
(d) Establish a directory of available teacher education pathways in Nebraska identified by sequence and location; and
(e) On December 31, 2025, and each December 31 thereafter, electronically submit an annual report on grants awarded pursuant to the Career-Readiness and Dual-Credit Education Grant Program to the Clerk of the Legislature. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the number and amount of grants awarded, the postsecondary educational institutions attended by grant recipients, and information regarding the completion of instructor requirements to teach dual-credit courses and career and technical education courses.
(2) The Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the Career-Readiness and Dual-Credit Education Grant Program.
Source
Laws 2023, LB705, § 23.
Operative Date: July 1, 2024
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-3112 - Excellence in Teaching Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

85-3112.
Excellence in Teaching Cash Fund; created; use; investment.
(1) The Excellence in Teaching Cash Fund is created. The fund shall consist of transfers by the Legislature, transfers pursuant to section 79-3501, and loan repayments, penalties, and interest payments received in the course of administering the Attracting Excellence to Teaching Program and the Enhancing Excellence in Teaching Program.
(2)(a) For all fiscal years beginning on and after July 1, 2024, the commission shall allocate on an annual basis up to two hundred fifty thousand dollars of the funds transferred pursuant to section 79-3501 for grants to teachers pursuant to the Career-Readiness and Dual-Credit Education Grant Program.
(b) For all fiscal years beginning on and after July 1, 2024, the commission shall allocate on an annual basis up to five hundred thousand dollars of the funds transferred pursuant to section 79-3501 for grants and loans to students enrolled in a teacher education program for student-teaching semesters.
(c) Of the funds remaining in the Excellence in Teaching Cash Fund after the distributions pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) of this subsection, for all fiscal years, the commission shall allocate on an annual basis up to four hundred thousand dollars in the aggregate of the funds to be distributed for the Attracting Excellence to Teaching Program to all eligible institutions according to the distribution formula as determined by rule and regulation. The eligible institutions shall act as agents of the commission in the distribution of the funds for the Attracting Excellence to Teaching Program to eligible students. The commission shall allocate on an annual basis up to eight hundred thousand dollars of the remaining available funds to be distributed to eligible students for the Enhancing Excellence in Teaching Program. Funding amounts granted in excess of one million two hundred thousand dollars shall be evenly divided for distribution between the two programs.
(3) Any money in the Excellence in Teaching Cash 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 2000, LB 1399, § 19;
Laws 2001, Spec. Sess., LB 3, § 6;
R.S.1943, (2008), § 79-8,136;
Laws 2009, LB547, § 12;
Laws 2011, LB333, § 8;
Laws 2014, LB967, § 10;
Laws 2015, LB519, § 9;
Laws 2021, LB528, § 34;
R.S.Supp.,2022, § 79-8,137.05;
Laws 2023, LB705, § 24.
Operative Date: July 1, 2024
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 › 85-3113 - Repayment tracking.

85-3113.
Repayment tracking.
The commission has the administrative responsibility to track borrowers and to develop repayment tracking and collection mechanisms for the Attracting Excellence to Teaching Program and the Enhancing Excellence in Teaching Program. The commission may contract for such services. When a loan has been forgiven pursuant to section 85-3106 or 85-3110, the amount forgiven may be taxable income to the borrower and the commission shall provide notification of the amount forgiven to the borrower, the Department of Revenue, and the United States Internal Revenue Service if required by the Internal Revenue Code.
Source
Laws 2000, LB 1399, § 21;
Laws 2009, LB547, § 13;
R.S.1943, (2014), § 79-8,138;
Laws 2023, LB705, § 25.
Operative Date: July 1, 2024
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-3114 - Attracting Excellence to Teaching Program; Enhancing Excellence in Teaching Program; reports.

85-3114.
Attracting Excellence to Teaching Program; Enhancing Excellence in Teaching Program; reports.
(1) Each eligible institution shall file an annual report with the commission for the Attracting Excellence to Teaching Program and the Enhancing Excellence in Teaching Program for any fiscal year in which the eligible institution receives funding to distribute to students pursuant to either or both of such programs containing such information as required by rule and regulation. On or before December 31 of each even-numbered year, the commission shall submit a report to the Governor, the Clerk of the Legislature, and the Education Committee of the Legislature on the status of the programs, the status of the borrowers, and the impact of the programs on the number of teachers in shortage areas in Nebraska and on the number of teachers receiving graduate degrees in teaching endorsement areas in Nebraska or receiving approval to teach postsecondary courses by a Nebraska postsecondary educational institution. The report submitted to the Clerk of the Legislature and the committee shall be submitted electronically. Each report shall include information on an institution-by-institution basis, the status of borrowers, and a financial statement with a description of the activity of the Excellence in Teaching Cash Fund.
(2) Any report pursuant to this section which includes information about borrowers shall exclude confidential information or any other information which specifically identifies a borrower.
Source
Laws 2000, LB 1399, § 22;
Laws 2009, LB547, § 14;
Laws 2011, LB333, § 9;
Laws 2012, LB782, § 154;
R.S.1943, (2014), § 79-8,139;
Laws 2023, LB705, § 26.
Operative Date: July 1, 2024
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-3115 - Teacher shortage area; Excellence in Teaching Act; rules and regulations.

85-3115.
Teacher shortage area; Excellence in Teaching Act; rules and regulations.
The State Board of Education may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to determine teacher shortage areas. The commission may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the Excellence in Teaching Act.
Source
Laws 2000, LB 1399, § 23;
Laws 2009, LB547, § 15;
R.S.1943, (2014), § 79-8,140;
Laws 2023, LB705, § 27.
Operative Date: July 1, 2024
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-3201 - Act, how cited.

85-3201.
Act, how cited.
Sections 85-3201 to 85-3211 shall be known and may be cited as the Door to College Scholarship Act.
Source
Laws 2023, LB705, § 28.
Operative Date: July 1, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-3202 - Terms, defined.

85-3202.
Terms, defined.
For purposes of the Door to College Scholarship Act:
(1) Award means a grant of money under the act by the commission in the form of a Door to College Scholarship to an eligible student for educational expenses;
(2) Award year means the period beginning on July 1 through the following June 30;
(3) Commission means the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education;
(4) Educational expenses means student costs for tuition, mandatory fees, other education-related fees, room and board, books, and other costs related to a student's education;
(5) Eligible postsecondary educational institution means a public or private postsecondary educational institution:
(a) Located in Nebraska;
(b) Primarily engaged in the instruction of students;
(c) Satisfying state statutory requirements relating to the approval and licensure of schools, colleges, and universities and maintaining accreditation by an accrediting organization recognized by the United States Department of Education;
(d) Offering courses of instruction in regularly scheduled classes to regularly enrolled undergraduate students who reside in Nebraska and have received a high school diploma or the equivalent; and
(e) Which has adopted, and has available for inspection, award refund and repayment policies;
(6) Eligible student means an undergraduate student who:
(a) Graduated from high school from an accredited education program at a youth rehabilitation and treatment center operated and utilized in compliance with state law or graduated from an approved or accredited public, private, denominational, or parochial school within one year after being discharged from a youth rehabilitation and treatment center operated and utilized in compliance with state law;
(b) Is enrolled in an eligible postsecondary educational institution;
(c) Has applied for federal financial aid through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid for the applicable award year;
(d) Is a resident student who is domiciled in Nebraska as provided by section 85-502; and
(e) Complies with all other provisions of the Door to College Scholarship Act and any rules and regulations adopted and promulgated pursuant to the act;
(7) Full-time status means enrollment in at least twenty-four semester credit hours, thirty-six quarter credit hours, or nine hundred clock hours per award year;
(8) Part-time status means enrollment in at least twelve semester credit hours, eighteen quarter credit hours, or four hundred fifty clock hours per award year; and
(9) Undergraduate student means an individual who has not earned a first baccalaureate or professional degree and is enrolled in a postsecondary educational program which leads to, or is creditable toward, a first baccalaureate degree, associate degree, certificate, diploma, or the equivalent.
Source
Laws 2023, LB705, § 29.
Operative Date: July 1, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-3203 - Awards to eligible students.

85-3203.
Awards to eligible students.
The commission shall, as provided in the Door to College Scholarship Act, provide for awards to be made directly to eligible students beginning with the 2024-25 school year. An award shall not exceed a maximum of five thousand dollars annually to an eligible student with a full-time status and shall be prorated for eligible students with a part-time status. The commission may adjust the value of awards annually to make awards to all eligible applicants who apply by the application deadline set by the commission.
Source
Laws 2023, LB705, § 30.
Operative Date: July 1, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-3204 - Eligible postsecondary educational institutions; duties; awards; prohibited acts.

85-3204.
Eligible postsecondary educational institutions; duties; awards; prohibited acts.
(1) Eligible postsecondary educational institutions, acting as agents of the commission, shall:
(a) Receive and process applications for awards under the Door to College Scholarship Act;
(b) Determine eligibility of students based on criteria set forth in the act; and
(c) No later than the application deadline set by the commission, make recommendations to the commission for awards to eligible students, including the name and social security number of each eligible student.
(2) An award under the Door to College Scholarship Act shall not be used by a postsecondary educational institution to reduce institutional scholarships, grants, or tuition or fee waivers that a student would otherwise be eligible to receive if such student did not receive an award under the act.
Source
Laws 2023, LB705, § 31.
Operative Date: July 1, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-3205 - Awards; review; distribute to eligible postsecondary educational institutions.

85-3205.
Awards; review; distribute to eligible postsecondary educational institutions.
(1) Within thirty days after receiving recommendations pursuant to section 85-3204, the commission shall review the recommended awards for compliance with the Door to College Scholarship Act and any rules and regulations adopted and promulgated pursuant to the act and notify each eligible postsecondary educational institution of the approval or disapproval of recommended awards.
(2) The commission shall distribute to each eligible postsecondary educational institution the total award amount approved for eligible students at such institution. The eligible postsecondary educational institution shall act as an agent of the commission to disburse the awards directly to eligible students during the award year.
Source
Laws 2023, LB705, § 32.
Operative Date: July 1, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-3206 - Award; conditions.

85-3206.
Award; conditions.
An award may be granted to an eligible student for attendance at an eligible postsecondary educational institution if:
(1) The eligible student is accepted for enrollment as follows:
(a) In the case of an eligible student beginning the first year in attendance at an eligible postsecondary educational institution, such eligible student has satisfied requirements for admission and has enrolled or indicated an intent to enroll in an eligible postsecondary educational institution; or
(b) In the case of an eligible student enrolled in an eligible postsecondary educational institution following the successful completion of the student's first year in attendance, such eligible student continues to meet the requirements of the Door to College Scholarship Act and has maintained the minimum standards of performance as required by the eligible postsecondary educational institution in which the eligible student is enrolled;
(2) The eligible student receiving such award certifies that the award will be used only for educational expenses; and
(3) The eligible student has complied with the act and any rules and regulations adopted and promulgated pursuant to the act.
Source
Laws 2023, LB705, § 33.
Operative Date: July 1, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-3207 - Award; recipient; requirements; termination.

85-3207.
Award; recipient; requirements; termination.
(1) A recipient of an award shall:
(a) Attend all required courses regularly;
(b) Meet with an assigned advisor at regular intervals to discuss academic progress and to develop a job-search plan; and
(c) Maintain good academic standing at the eligible postsecondary educational institution without any disciplinary action by such institution.
(2) An award may be terminated if such person fails to meet the requirements of this section.
Source
Laws 2023, LB705, § 34.
Operative Date: July 1, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-3208 - Award recipient; discontinue attendance; award termination; remit award balance.

85-3208.
Award recipient; discontinue attendance; award termination; remit award balance.
If an award recipient discontinues attendance before the end of the award year or the award is terminated pursuant to section 85-3207, the award recipient shall remit any award balance allowable to the eligible postsecondary educational institution in accordance with such institution's withdrawal policy. The institution shall remit such award balance to the commission in accordance with such institution's refund policy.
Source
Laws 2023, LB705, § 35.
Operative Date: July 1, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-3209 - Commission; powers and duties.

85-3209.
Commission; powers and duties.
(1) The commission shall:
(a) Supervise the issuance of public information concerning the Door to College Scholarship Act; and
(b) Establish a reasonable and fair appeal procedure for students adversely affected by the actions of the commission or an eligible postsecondary educational institution in the distribution of funds or granting or termination of awards pursuant to the act.
(2) The commission may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out the act.
Source
Laws 2023, LB705, § 36.
Operative Date: July 1, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-3210 - Act; limitations.

85-3210.
Act; limitations.
The Door to College Scholarship Act does not grant any authority to the commission to:
(1) Control or influence the policies of any eligible postsecondary educational institution because such institution accepts students who receive awards; or
(2) Require any eligible postsecondary educational institution to enroll any student receiving an award or, once admitted, to permit continued enrollment in such institution by any student receiving an award.
Source
Laws 2023, LB705, § 37.
Operative Date: July 1, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-3211 - Door to College Scholarship Fund; created; use; investment.

85-3211.
Door to College Scholarship Fund; created; use; investment.
The Door to College Scholarship Fund is created. The commission shall administer the fund, which shall consist of amounts transferred from the State Lottery Operation Trust Fund pursuant to section 79-3501 prior to July 1, 2029, as well as any money transferred by the Legislature and gifts, grants, or bequests from any source, including federal, state, public, and private sources. All amounts accruing to the Door to College Scholarship Fund shall be used to carry out the Door to College Scholarship Act. Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.
Source
Laws 2023, LB705, § 38.
Operative Date: July 1, 2023
Cross References
Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.
Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology › 86-101 - Act, how cited.

86-101.
Act, how cited.
Sections 86-101 to 86-166 shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska Telecommunications Regulation Act.
Source
Laws 2002, LB 1105, § 2;
Laws 2003, LB 2, § 1;
Laws 2010, LB181, § 1;
Laws 2010, LB183, § 1;
Laws 2012, LB715, § 1;
Laws 2019, LB462, § 17;
Laws 2020, LB996, § 2.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology › 86-102 - Legislative policy.

86-102.
Legislative policy.
The Legislature declares that it is the policy of the state to:
(1) Preserve affordable telecommunications services;
(2) Maintain and advance the efficiency and availability of telecommunications services;
(3) Ensure that consumers pay only reasonable charges for telecommunications services;
(4) Promote diversity in the supply of telecommunications services and products throughout the state; and
(5) Promote fair competition in all Nebraska telecommunications markets in a manner consistent with the federal act.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 835, § 1;
Laws 1997, LB 660, § 5;
R.S.1943, (1999), § 86-801;
Laws 2002, LB 1105, § 3.
Annotations
Sections 86-801 to 86-811 (recodified in 2002 as provisions of the Nebraska Telecommunications Regulatory Act, sections 86-101 to 86-163) apply only to common carriers. Nebraska Pub. Serv. Comm. v. Nebraska Pub. Power Dist., 256 Neb. 479, 590 N.W.2d 840 (1999).
Sections 86-801 to 86-811 (recodified in 2002 as provisions of the Nebraska Telecommunications Regulatory Act, sections 86-101 to 86-163) are constitutional. State ex rel. Spire v. Northwestern Bell Tel. Co., 233 Neb. 262, 445 N.W.2d 284 (1989).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology › 86-103 - Definitions, where found.

86-103.
Definitions, where found.
For purposes of the Nebraska Telecommunications Regulation Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions found in sections 86-104 to 86-121.01 apply.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 835, § 2;
Laws 1993, LB 121, § 554;
Laws 1997, LB 660, § 6;
Laws 1999, LB 150, § 14;
R.S.1943, (1999), § 86-802;
Laws 2002, LB 1105, § 4;
Laws 2012, LB715, § 2;
Laws 2019, LB462, § 18;
Laws 2021, LB338, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology › 86-104 - Basic local exchange rate, defined.

86-104.
Basic local exchange rate, defined.
Basic local exchange rate means the flat monthly charge for an access line, whether the telecommunications service is provided on a flat or measured basis, imposed by a telecommunications company for basic local exchange service but does not include any charge or tax imposed by or resulting from action by a governmental body which is billed by a telecommunications company to its customers.
Source
Laws 2002, LB 1105, § 5.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology › 86-109 - Extended area service, defined.

86-109.
Extended area service, defined.
Extended area service means a telecommunications service which groups two or more exchanges to allow subscribers of one exchange in the group to place and receive two-way switched communications to and from subscribers in one or more other exchanges in the group without an interexchange toll charge.
Source
Laws 2002, LB 1105, § 10.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology › 86-111 - Interexchange service, defined.

86-111.
Interexchange service, defined.
Interexchange service means the access and transmission of communications between two or more local exchange areas, except for two-way switched communications between local exchanges that are grouped for extended area service.
Source
Laws 2002, LB 1105, § 12.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology › 86-111.01 - Internet-protocol-enabled service, defined.

86-111.01.
Internet-protocol-enabled service, defined.
Internet-protocol-enabled service or IP-enabled service means any service, capability, functionality, or application provided using Internet protocol, or any successor protocol, that enables a service user to send or receive a communication in Internet protocol format, including, but not limited to, voice, data, or video.
Source
Laws 2019, LB462, § 19.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology › 86-113 - Intra-LATA interexchange service, defined.

86-113.
Intra-LATA interexchange service, defined.
Intra-LATA interexchange service means interexchange service originating and terminating within the same LATA.
Source
Laws 2002, LB 1105, § 14.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology › 86-114 - LATA, defined.

86-114.
LATA, defined.
LATA means local access and transport area as defined by 47 U.S.C. 153(25), as such section existed on January 1, 2002.
Source
Laws 2002, LB 1105, § 15.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology › 86-115 - Local exchange area, defined.

86-115.
Local exchange area, defined.
Local exchange area means a territorial unit established by a telecommunications company for the administration of telecommunications service within a specific area generally encompassing a city or village and its environs as described in maps filed with and approved by the commission.
Source
Laws 2002, LB 1105, § 16.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology › 86-121.01 - Voice over Internet protocol service, defined.

86-121.01.
Voice over Internet protocol service, defined.
Voice over Internet protocol service means an interconnected voice over Internet protocol service as defined in 47 C.F.R. part 9, as such regulations existed on January 1, 2019.
Source
Laws 2019, LB462, § 20.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology › 86-122 - Interconnection agreements; administrative fine.

86-122.
Interconnection agreements; administrative fine.
(1) The commission shall implement the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, as such act existed on January 1, 2002, including section 252 of the act which establishes specific procedures for negotiation and arbitration of interconnection agreements between telecommunications companies. Interconnection agreements approved by the commission pursuant to section 252 of the act may contain such enforcement mechanisms and procedures that the commission determines to be consistent with the establishment of fair competition in Nebraska telecommunications markets.
(2) The commission shall not mandate any arrangement that requires interconnecting telecommunications companies to engage in mutual recovery of costs through offsetting of reciprocal obligations. This subsection shall not prohibit telecommunications companies from entering into voluntary agreements to engage in such an agreement.
(3) In addition, the commission may administratively fine pursuant to section 75-156 any person who violates any enforcement mechanism or procedure established pursuant to this section. The authority granted to the commission pursuant to this section shall be broadly construed in a manner consistent with the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996.
Source
Laws 2002, LB 1105, § 23.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology › 86-123 - Quality and rate regulation; appeal.

86-123.
Quality and rate regulation; appeal.
(1) The commission shall regulate the quality of telecommunications service provided by telecommunications companies and shall investigate and resolve subscriber complaints concerning quality of telecommunications service, subscriber deposits, and disconnection of telecommunications service. If such a complaint cannot be resolved informally, then, upon petition by the subscriber, the commission shall set the matter for hearing in accordance with the commission's rules and regulations for notice and hearing. The commission may by order grant or deny, in whole or in part, the subscriber's petition or provide such other relief as is reasonable based on the evidence presented at the hearing. Any such order of the commission may be enforced against any telecommunications company as provided in sections 75-140 to 75-144, and such order may be appealed by an interested party. The appeal shall be in accordance with section 75-136.
(2) The commission may regulate telecommunications company rates pursuant to sections 86-139 to 86-157.
(3) The Nebraska Telecommunications Regulation Act shall preempt and prohibit any regulation of a telecommunications company by counties, cities, villages, townships, or any other local governmental entity.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 835, § 9;
Laws 1997, LB 660, § 10;
R.S.1943, (1999), § 86-809;
Laws 2002, LB 1105, § 24;
Laws 2003, LB 187, § 26;
Laws 2013, LB545, § 10.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology › 86-124 - Nonregulated activities; section, how construed.

86-124.
Nonregulated activities; section, how construed.
(1) The commission shall not regulate the following:
(a) One-way broadcast or cable television transmission of television or radio signals;
(b) Mobile radio services, radio paging services, and wireless telecommunications service;
(c) Interexchange services; and
(d) Internet-protocol-enabled service and voice over Internet protocol service, including rates, service or contract terms, conditions, or requirements for entry for such service.
(2) This section shall not affect or modify:
(a) The enforcement of criminal or civil laws, including, but not limited to, laws concerning consumer protection and unfair or deceptive trade practices which apply generally to the conduct of business;
(b)(i) Any entity's obligations or rights or commission authority under section 86-122 and under 47 U.S.C. 251 and 252, as such sections existed on January 1, 2019, and (ii) any carrier-to-carrier tariff rates, service quality standards, interconnection agreements, or other obligations for which the commission has jurisdiction under state or federal law;
(c) Any requirement to contribute to any fund administered by the commission authorized by the Enhanced Wireless 911 Services Act or the Nebraska Telecommunications Universal Service Fund Act;
(d) Any commission jurisdiction over intrastate switched access rates, terms, and conditions, including the resolution of disputes arising from, and implementation of federal and state law with respect to, intercarrier compensation;
(e) The eligibility and requirements for the receipt of funds from the Nebraska Telecommunications Universal Service Fund and the rules, regulations, and orders under the Nebraska Telecommunications Universal Service Fund Act or the receipt of funds from the federal universal service fund, regardless of the unregulated status of the provider's service under this section; and
(f) Any entity's rights and obligations with respect to (i) registration under section 86-125, (ii) the use of public streets, roads, highways, and rights-of-way, or (iii) a certificate of public convenience and necessity or a permit.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 835, § 8;
Laws 1997, LB 660, § 9;
Laws 2001, LB 389, § 2;
R.S.Supp.,2001, § 86-808;
Laws 2002, LB 1105, § 25;
Laws 2019, LB462, § 21.
Cross References
Enhanced Wireless 911 Services Act, see section 86-442.
Nebraska Telecommunications Universal Service Fund Act, see section 86-316.