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2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-328 - State College Capital Improvement Fee Fund; created; use; investment.

85-328.
State College Capital Improvement Fee Fund; created; use; investment.
The State College Capital Improvement Fee Fund is created. Revenue credited to the fund shall include amounts generated through assessment of a capital improvement fee under the authority of the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges. Amounts accumulated in the fund are authorized to be expended for the purpose of paying the cost of capital improvement projects approved by the board of trustees for any facilities on campuses or lands owned or controlled by the board, except that no such amounts shall be expended for capital improvement projects relating to facilities from which revenue is derived and pledged for the retirement of revenue bonds issued under sections 85-403 to 85-411. All money accruing to the fund is appropriated to the board of trustees and shall be used for capital improvement projects authorized by the board. No expenditure may be made from the fund without prior approval by a resolution of the board of trustees. 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. All revenue, fund balances, and expenditures shall be recorded in the Nebraska State Accounting System.
Source
Laws 1998, LB 1129, § 34;
Laws 2023, LB705, § 110.
Operative Date: September 2, 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 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-329 - State Colleges Sport Facilities Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

85-329.
State Colleges Sport Facilities Cash Fund; created; use; investment.
The State Colleges Sport Facilities Cash Fund is created. The fund shall be administered by the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges. The fund shall include transfers from the Civic and Community Center Financing Fund, revenue received from gifts, grants, bequests, donations, other similar donation arrangements, or other contributions from public or private sources, and such other revenue as may accrue to the State Colleges Sport Facilities Cash Fund. Expenditures from the fund are authorized to support renovation and construction of or improvements to facilities for intercollegiate athletics and student fitness, recreation, and sport activities at the Nebraska state colleges. 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 2012, LB969, § 3.
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 › 85-330 - Risk-loss trusts authorized; requirements; applicability of provisions; Attorney General; State Claims Board; duties.

85-330.
Risk-loss trusts authorized; requirements; applicability of provisions; Attorney General; State Claims Board; duties.
(1) The Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges may establish, maintain, and administer one or more risk-loss trusts for the purpose of paying losses and expenses incurred by the state colleges from (a) general and professional liability, including, but not limited to, judgments, awards, and settlements of claims and suits arising under state or federal law, including, but not limited to, the State Contract Claims Act, the State Miscellaneous Claims Act, and the State Tort Claims Act, (b) damage, destruction, or loss of real or personal property, and (c) errors and omissions liability. Any such risk-loss trust shall contain provisions relating to defense and settlement of claims and suits covered by the trust. No risk-loss trust established pursuant to this section shall be a member of the Nebraska Property and Liability Insurance Guaranty Association.
(2) Whenever any claim or suit against the state colleges or any of the officers, agents, or employees of the state colleges is covered by a risk-loss trust established pursuant to this section, the provisions of such trust on defense and settlement of claims and suits covered by the trust shall be applicable notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of the State Tort Claims Act. The Attorney General and State Claims Board shall cooperate with the state colleges in administering the defense and settlement provisions of any such trust.
Source
Laws 2022, LB1092, § 1.
Cross References
State Contract Claims Act, see section 81-8,302.
State Miscellaneous Claims Act, see section 81-8,294.
State Tort Claims Act, see section 81-8,235.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-331 - Wayne State College; Legislative intent to appropriate funds for cooperative programs.

85-331.
Wayne State College; Legislative intent to appropriate funds for cooperative programs.
It is the intent of the Legislature to appropriate fifty thousand dollars for fiscal year 2022-23 from the General Fund to the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges for cooperative programs with Wayne State College.
Source
Laws 2022, LB902, § 7.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-402 - Campus buildings and facilities; pledge of income and appropriations authorized; limitations.

85-402.
Campus buildings and facilities; pledge of income and appropriations authorized; limitations.
The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska and the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges are hereby authorized:
(1) To expend on the amortization plan any part of the rentals on any and all rooms, dormitories, dining rooms, and housing or student activity facility buildings or parking buildings or facilities constructed or established pursuant to section 85-401 and any part of the revenue of any athletic structure so constructed or established;
(2) In the case of the construction of buildings for dormitories and for boarding and housing purposes, to expend any part of the net rentals received from other buildings, theretofore constructed on the same campus for dormitories and for boarding and housing purposes, connected with the respective institutions under their control;
(3) In the case of the construction or establishment of buildings or facilities for parking, to expend any part of the net revenue received from other parking buildings and facilities, including parking registration fees, theretofore constructed or established on the same campus, connected with respective institutions under their control, in the payment of the construction or establishment charges and interest thereon; and
(4) To pledge on behalf of the respective institutions the net income from the rentals for the payment of such construction or establishment charges and interest.
In no case shall the contracts run for a longer period than forty years, and in no case is the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska or the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges authorized to pledge the credit of the State of Nebraska for the payment of any sum or sums over and above the net income derived from the use of the building or buildings or facility or facilities, except that there may be pledged for the payment of such contracts any appropriations specifically made for such purposes by the Legislature.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 199, § 2, p. 688;
C.S.1929, § 85-402;
Laws 1941, c. 192, § 1, p. 761;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 85-402;
R.S.1943, § 85-402;
Laws 1965, c. 561, § 2, p. 1845;
Laws 1969, c. 852, § 19, p. 3206;
Laws 1972, LB 1433, § 4;
Laws 1991, LB 663, § 85;
Laws 1994, LB 683, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-403 - Campus buildings and facilities; construction, purchase, or repair; revenue bonds; authorized; not obligation of state or governing board; investment of proceeds.

85-403.
Campus buildings and facilities; construction, purchase, or repair; revenue bonds; authorized; not obligation of state or governing board; investment of proceeds.
Supplemental to any existing law on the subject, the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska and the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges, respectively, may construct, purchase, or otherwise acquire, remodel, repair, furnish, and equip dormitories, residence halls, single-dwelling or multiple-dwelling units, or other facilities for the housing and boarding of students, single or married, faculties, or other employees of the institutions under their control, buildings and structures for athletic purposes, for student and faculty unions or centers, and for the medical care and physical development and other activities of the students of the institutions, and buildings or other facilities for parking on real estate then owned or controlled by either of such boards or on real estate purchased, leased, or otherwise acquired for such purposes and pay the cost thereof, including such real estate, by issuing revenue bonds payable solely out of their revenue other than funds derived from taxation, except that any building or facility for parking shall be located on or adjacent to campuses controlled by such boards.
Bonds issued under the provisions of sections 85-403 to 85-411 are not an obligation of the State of Nebraska, and no tax shall ever be levied to raise funds for the payment thereof or interest thereon. The bonds shall not constitute a debt of the board issuing the same and shall be paid solely out of money derived from their revenue and earnings as provided in sections 85-403 to 85-411. If any proceeds from such bonds are available for investment, such investment shall be by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.
Source
Laws 1955, c. 352, § 1, p. 1075;
Laws 1965, c. 581, § 3, p. 1874;
Laws 1969, c. 852, § 20, p. 3207;
Laws 1969, c. 584, § 131, p. 2431;
Laws 1991, LB 663, § 86;
Laws 1994, LB 683, § 4;
Laws 1994, LB 1066, § 137.
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 › 85-403.01 - Legislative findings.

85-403.01.
Legislative findings.
The Legislature hereby finds and determines: It has been the experience of both the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska and the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges that the lack of facilities of the types authorized by section 85-403, to be constructed, purchased, or otherwise acquired, remodeled, repaired, furnished and equipped by such boards, has deterred many individuals from attending the institutions under the control of the boards or added increased burdens upon many individuals in attending such institutions. With the continuation of the trend of more high school graduates enrolling and remaining in the institutions under the control of the boards and the normal population growth of the state, the lack of such facilities may continue to deter many individuals from attending such institutions or may add additional burdens upon those who do attend. The powers granted to both boards under sections 85-401 to 85-411, and the exercise by the boards of such powers, are for educational purposes, being not only directly related to the carrying out by the boards of their functions in supplying higher education but in fact necessary to the carrying out of such functions to the greatest possible benefit of the people of the state. In connection with certain grants or contributions to the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, that board heretofore has been created a public corporation for educational purposes. It is necessary, advisable and desirable that its status as a public corporation organized for educational purposes specifically include the exercise by it of the powers granted to it under sections 85-401 to 85-411 and that the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges also be created a public corporation organized for educational purposes for the exercise of the powers granted to it under such sections.
Source
Laws 1969, c. 845, § 1, p. 3183.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-404 - Dormitories; housing facilities; parking facilities; other facilities; revenue bonds; issuance; approval by Legislature.

85-404.
Dormitories; housing facilities; parking facilities; other facilities; revenue bonds; issuance; approval by Legislature.
Either of the boards referred to in section 85-403 is hereby specifically authorized and empowered, by resolution or agreement, to pledge all or any part of the revenue and fees derived from the operation of the dormitories, residence halls, single-dwelling or multiple-dwelling units, buildings, and facilities for parking and other facilities for housing, boarding, athletic purposes, medical care, and physical development and other activities of students, faculties, or employees of such institutions referred to in section 85-403, or any of them, erected or acquired, or previously erected or acquired by such board, and contract as to the care, insurance, management, and operation of such buildings and facilities and the charges to be made and the rights of the holders of the revenue bonds. When the board contracts that the operation of any building or facility or part thereof shall be performed other than by the board itself, the board shall at all times maintain supervision thereof and control over the fees and charges imposed for the use thereof.
When such board proposes to pledge all or any part of the revenue and fees from buildings and facilities other than the building or facility to be constructed, the plans for such building or facility to be constructed, including financing plans, shall be reviewed and approved or disapproved by the Legislature or, if the Legislature is not in session, the Executive Board of the Legislative Council.
Source
Laws 1955, c. 352, § 2, p. 1076;
Laws 1965, c. 581, § 4, p. 1875;
Laws 1986, LB 995, § 2;
Laws 1991, LB 663, § 87;
Laws 1994, LB 683, § 5;
Laws 2014, LB546, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-405 - Campus buildings and facilities; revenue bonds; registration; place of payment.

85-405.
Campus buildings and facilities; revenue bonds; registration; place of payment.
All revenue bonds issued under the provisions of sections 85-403 to 85-411, shall be registered in the office of the Director of Administrative Services of the State of Nebraska. The revenue bonds may be payable at the office of the State Treasurer of Nebraska or such bank or trust company, either within or without the State of Nebraska, or such other place as may be determined by the board.
Source
Laws 1955, c. 352, § 3, p. 1076;
Laws 1969, c. 851, § 2, p. 3198.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-406 - Campus buildings and facilities; revenue bonds; proceeds; use.

85-406.
Campus buildings and facilities; revenue bonds; proceeds; use.
The proceeds of bonds provided for in sections 85-403 to 85-411, shall be used solely for the purpose for which they are issued and the expense of issuance of the revenue bonds in connection therewith.
Source
Laws 1955, c. 352, § 4, p. 1077.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-407 - Campus buildings and facilities; refunding bonds; authorized.

85-407.
Campus buildings and facilities; refunding bonds; authorized.
For the purpose of refunding any revenue bonds which may have been issued under the provisions of sections 85-403 to 85-411 and then outstanding, or for the purpose of refunding any indebtedness on the parking buildings and facilities of such institutions or on dormitories or other facilities for the housing, boarding, and activities of students, faculties, and employees of the institutions under the control of the boards issued under the provisions of Chapter 85, article 4, the boards are authorized to issue revenue refunding bonds in the same manner as herein provided for the issuance of revenue bonds.
Source
Laws 1955, c. 352, § 5, p. 1077;
Laws 1965, c. 581, § 5, p. 1876.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-408 - Dormitories; housing facilities; other facilities; rates, fees, or charges; pledge for payment of bonds; surplus; approval by Legislature.

85-408.
Dormitories; housing facilities; other facilities; rates, fees, or charges; pledge for payment of bonds; surplus; approval by Legislature.
The boards are authorized and directed to establish and maintain such schedule of rates, fees, or charges for the use of the facilities afforded by the buildings constructed or acquired under sections 85-401 to 85-411 and other facilities controlled by such board, the revenue of which in whole or in part is pledged to the holder of the bonds, which shall be in an amount at least sufficient on the amortization plan to pay the operating and maintenance charges thereof and the principal and interest representing the indebtedness against the income and revenue therefrom and may be sufficient in amount to provide for such bond reserve, replacement, and surplus funds as the boards in their discretion shall determine. The amounts in such funds shall be expended for such purposes in connection with the facilities as the boards shall determine, and any amount in any surplus or replacement fund and any amounts received through the sale, condemnation, or destruction of any facilities may be used to construct, repair, or replace any of the types of facilities described in section 85-403. Any amounts in such funds are specifically appropriated to the purposes of such funds and shall at all times be subject to the orders of the boards accordingly.
Before any single expenditure in excess of five hundred thousand dollars is made from any such surplus or replacement fund, the board concerned shall first submit such proposed expenditure to and secure the approval or disapproval of the Legislature or, if the Legislature is not in session, of the Executive Board of the Legislative Council.
Source
Laws 1955, c. 352, § 6, p. 1077;
Laws 1969, c. 853, § 1, p. 3208;
Laws 1986, LB 912, § 2;
Laws 1991, LB 663, § 88;
Laws 1994, LB 683, § 6;
Laws 1999, LB 816, § 1;
Laws 2006, LB 196, § 1;
Laws 2014, LB546, § 2.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-409 - Campus buildings and facilities; utilities; board furnish.

85-409.
Campus buildings and facilities; utilities; board furnish.
The respective boards, referred to in section 85-403, in their discretion may furnish heat, light, power, and other similar utilities to any building or structure, or for any activities covered by the provisions of sections 85-403 to 85-411, without charging the same against the revenue derived therefrom.
Source
Laws 1955, c. 352, § 7, p. 1077.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-410 - Campus buildings and facilities; revenue bonds; issuance; public purpose; exempt from taxation.

85-410.
Campus buildings and facilities; revenue bonds; issuance; public purpose; exempt from taxation.
In exercising the powers granted it under sections 85-401 to 85-411, and in issuing revenue bonds as provided in sections 85-403 to 85-411, the board exercising such powers or issuing the bonds shall constitute and be and is hereby created as a public corporation organized for educational purposes and is declared to be a governmental subdivision and instrumentality of the State of Nebraska, and all bonds issued under the authority of sections 85-403 to 85-411, together with interest thereon, shall be wholly exempt from taxation.
Source
Laws 1955, c. 352, § 8, p. 1077;
Laws 1969, c. 845, § 3, p. 3185.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-411 - Campus buildings and facilities; board; powers.

85-411.
Campus buildings and facilities; board; powers.
The boards are hereby authorized and empowered to do any and all things necessary and convenient to carry out the purposes and intent of sections 85-403 to 85-411.
Source
Laws 1955, c. 352, § 9, p. 1078.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-420 - University of Nebraska Facilities Program; created; use of appropriations.

85-420.
University of Nebraska Facilities Program; created; use of appropriations.
The University of Nebraska Facilities Program is created. All funds appropriated to the program by the Legislature shall be used exclusively for the projects listed in section 85-421 or for renewal, renovation, replacement, or repair projects authorized pursuant to section 85-421.
Source
Laws 2006, LB 605, § 2;
Laws 2021, LB384, § 17.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-423 - State College Facilities Program; created; use of appropriations.

85-423.
State College Facilities Program; created; use of appropriations.
The State College Facilities Program is created. All funds appropriated to the program by the Legislature shall be used exclusively for the projects listed in section 85-424 or for renewal, renovation, replacement, or repair projects authorized pursuant to section 85-424.
Source
Laws 2006, LB 605, § 5;
Laws 2016, LB957, § 18;
Laws 2021, LB384, § 20.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-425 - Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges; contracts authorized; limitations; powers.

85-425.
Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges; contracts authorized; limitations; powers.
(1) In order to accomplish any projects authorized by section 85-424, the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges may enter into contracts with any person, firm, or corporation providing for the implementation of any such project of the Nebraska state colleges and providing for the long-term payment of the cost of such project from the State College Facilities Program. In no case shall any such contract extend for a period beyond December 31, 2041, nor shall any such contract exceed the repayment capabilities implicit in the funding streams authorized in sections 85-419 and 85-424.
(2) The Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges shall not pledge the credit of the State of Nebraska for the payment of any sum owing on account of such contract, except that there may be pledged for the payment of any such contract any appropriation specifically made by the Legislature for such purpose, together with such funds of the Board of Trustees as the board determines. No contract shall be entered into pursuant to this section without prior approval by the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees may also convey, lease, or lease back all or any part of the projects authorized by section 85-424 and the land on which such projects are situated to such person, firm, or corporation as the Board of Trustees may contract with pursuant to this section to facilitate the long-term payment of the cost of such projects. Any such conveyance or lease shall provide that when the cost of such projects has been paid, together with interest and other costs thereon, such projects and the land on which such projects are located shall become the property of the Board of Trustees.
(3) The Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges is authorized to make expenditures for the purposes stated in this section and section 85-424 from investment income balances in any fund created under the authority provided for in any contract or contracts authorized by this section. Any balance existing in the State College Facilities Program, whether from appropriations or the designated amounts identified in section 85-419, in excess of amounts required to meet debt service and any interest thereon for any related financing contract, shall be distributed proportionally between the Board of Trustees and the Department of Administrative Services as to the total amount contributed to the program by the Board of Trustees pursuant to section 85-419 and by the state, beginning in the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2006, through and including the fiscal year ending June 30, 2040, on December 31, 2041, or when all financial obligations incurred in the contracts entered into by the Board of Trustees pursuant to this section are discharged, whichever occurs first.
Source
Laws 2006, LB 605, § 7;
Laws 2016, LB957, § 20;
Laws 2021, LB384, § 22.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-426 - Capital construction projects; nonprofit corporation; approval by Legislature; when.

85-426.
Capital construction projects; nonprofit corporation; approval by Legislature; when.
All capital construction projects, including applicable financing plans, proposed by any nonprofit corporation created by the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska or the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges shall be submitted to the Legislature for review and approval or disapproval by the Legislature, or if the Legislature is not in session, the Executive Board of the Legislative Council, when (1) state general funds, (2) funds received by the University of Nebraska or any state college for the purposes of reimbursing overhead costs and expenses in connection with any federal or other grant or contract, (3) tuition, or (4) the state's operating investment pool investment income constitutes all or any part of the funds used for the repayment of all or any part of the bonds of such nonprofit corporation. This section does not apply to any construction project or financing plan comprising part of the University of Nebraska Facilities Program or the State College Facilities Program to the extent that subsection (6) of section 85-421 and subsection (6) of section 85-424 have been complied with by the respective boards referenced in such sections.
Source
Laws 2014, LB546, § 3;
Laws 2021, LB384, § 23.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-501 - State educational institutions; nonresident fees.

85-501.
State educational institutions; nonresident fees.
All state educational institutions shall charge nonresident fees to be paid by nonresidents of Nebraska who shall matriculate at any such institution, and the governing board of each institution may fix and collect such fees. Subject to the minimum standards provided by section 85-502, resident status shall be determined at the time of each registration according to rules and regulations which the governing board of each institution shall establish.
Source
Laws 1923, c. 57, § 1, p. 178;
C.S.1929, § 85-501;
R.S.1943, § 85-501;
Laws 1947, c. 355, § 1, p. 1106;
Laws 1980, LB 304, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-502.01 - Public college or university; veteran; spouse or dependent of veteran; eligible recipient under federal law; person entitled to rehabilitation under federal law; resident student; requirements.

85-502.01.
Public college or university; veteran; spouse or dependent of veteran; eligible recipient under federal law; person entitled to rehabilitation under federal law; resident student; requirements.
(1) A person who enrolls in a public college or university in this state and who is (a) a veteran as defined in Title 38 of the United States Code and was discharged or released from a period of not fewer than ninety days of service in the active military, naval, air, or space service, (b) a spouse or dependent of such a veteran, or (c) an eligible recipient entitled to (i) educational assistance as provided in 38 U.S.C. 3319 while the transferor is on active duty in the uniformed services, (ii) educational assistance as provided in 38 U.S.C. 3311(b)(8), (iii) rehabilitation as provided in 38 U.S.C. 3102(a), or (iv) educational assistance as provided in 38 U.S.C. 3510, as such sections existed on January 1, 2023, shall be considered a resident student notwithstanding section 85-502 if the person is registered to vote in Nebraska and demonstrates objective evidence of intent to be a resident of Nebraska, except that a person who is under eighteen years of age is not required to register to vote in Nebraska.
(2) For purposes of this section, objective evidence of intent to be a resident of Nebraska includes a Nebraska driver's license, a Nebraska state identification card, a Nebraska motor vehicle registration, or documentation that the individual is registered to vote in Nebraska.
Source
Laws 2014, LB740, § 1;
Laws 2015, LB109, § 1;
Laws 2017, LB512, § 24;
Laws 2019, LB122, § 1;
Laws 2021, LB669, § 6;
Laws 2023, LB705, § 111.
Operative Date: July 1, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-503 - State educational institutions; tuition.

85-503.
State educational institutions; tuition.
All state institutions are empowered to fix tuition and other fees to be paid by students residing in Nebraska.
Source
Laws 1923, c. 57, § 2, p. 178;
C.S.1929, § 85-502;
R.S.1943, § 85-503.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-504 - State educational institutions; fees; waiver.

85-504.
State educational institutions; fees; waiver.
Rules may be made by each institution for waiving or refunding fees to students maintaining high scholarship, or to those who, maintaining satisfactory scholarship, are in need of financial assistance.
Source
Laws 1923, c. 57, § 3, p. 178;
C.S.1929, § 85-503;
R.S.1943, § 85-504.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-505 - Nebraska National Guard; member; tuition; credit; limitations.

85-505.
Nebraska National Guard; member; tuition; credit; limitations.
Any member of the Nebraska National Guard who enrolls in any state-supported university, college, or community college or any independent, not-for-profit, accredited college or university in this state shall be entitled to a credit of one hundred percent of the resident tuition charges of such school for a diploma, certificate, associate degree, or baccalaureate degree program or fifty percent of the resident tuition charges of such school for a graduate or professional degree program, except that any member who attends an independent, not-for-profit, accredited college or university in this state shall receive a credit in an amount no higher than such member would receive if attending the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Such entitlement shall, subject to the requirements of sections 85-505 to 85-508, continue for as long as the member maintains satisfactory performance with the guard and pursues a course of study in such institution in a manner which satisfies the normal requirements of the institution. The number of individuals granted tuition credit shall not exceed the number specified in section 85-505.01 during any fiscal year, and the amount of tuition credits granted shall not exceed nine hundred thousand dollars during any fiscal year. When determining to whom such tuition credit shall be awarded, priority shall be given to those individuals who have previously received tuition credits while a National Guard member, and the Nebraska National Guard shall apply those program qualifications and limitations consistent with efficient and effective program management as determined by the Adjutant General.
Source
Laws 1974, LB 982, § 1;
Laws 1978, LB 564, § 1;
Laws 1983, LB 267, § 1;
Laws 1986, LB 931, § 1;
Laws 1988, LB 866, § 1;
Laws 1992, Third Spec. Sess., LB 10, § 1;
Laws 1996, LB 1139, § 1;
Laws 1999, LB 243, § 1;
Laws 2008, LB746, § 1;
Laws 2014, LB766, § 1;
Laws 2020, LB450, § 1;
Laws 2021, LB528, § 52;
Laws 2022, LB779, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-505.01 - Nebraska National Guard; tuition assistance program; limitations; conditions.

85-505.01.
Nebraska National Guard; tuition assistance program; limitations; conditions.
(1) The tuition assistance program prescribed in sections 85-505 to 85-508 shall not be available to:
(a) More than one thousand two hundred members during any fiscal year; and
(b) Any member who has not exhausted any available federal tuition assistance benefits.
(2) Only credit-bearing courses which meet program requirements shall be approved for tuition assistance under sections 85-505 to 85-508. Members shall not receive tuition assistance for any noncredit courses.
(3) If a member of the Nebraska National Guard voluntarily withdraws from a course for which tuition assistance is being received, the member shall be liable for all costs relating to such withdrawal, including, but not limited to, all of the costs billed by the educational institution to the Nebraska National Guard. Reimbursement shall be in accordance with section 72-1601.
(4) Any member of the Nebraska National Guard who receives tuition assistance shall agree in writing to serve in the Nebraska National Guard for three years after the completion of the courses for which tuition assistance was given. Any member who receives tuition assistance may be asked to reimburse the State of Nebraska if any such member leaves the Nebraska National Guard during such three-year period. Reimbursement shall be in accordance with section 72-1601.
(5) The Military Department shall retain the responsibility and authority to establish any limitations and controls it deems necessary to ensure maximum fiscal efficiency and productivity of the tuition assistance program prescribed in sections 85-505 to 85-508.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 931, § 2;
Laws 1987, LB 436, § 1;
Laws 1988, LB 866, § 2;
Laws 1989, LB 13, § 4;
Laws 2001, LB 286, § 1;
Laws 2008, LB746, § 2;
Laws 2014, LB766, § 2;
Laws 2020, LB450, § 2;
Laws 2022, LB779, § 2.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-506 - Nebraska National Guard; member; certificate as to guard performance; tuition credit.

85-506.
Nebraska National Guard; member; certificate as to guard performance; tuition credit.
It shall be the responsibility of the individual member of the Nebraska National Guard to obtain a certificate from such member's commanding officer attesting as to the satisfactory guard performance of such member and to present the same to the educational institution in order to obtain tuition credit. Such certification shall be accomplished at the time of enrollment for each semester or academic term for which tuition credit is requested. Such certification shall include a signed agreement by the individual to serve in the National Guard for a minimum of three years from the date of certification.
Source
Laws 1974, LB 982, § 2;
Laws 1978, LB 564, § 2;
Laws 1986, LB 931, § 3;
Laws 2020, LB450, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-507 - Nebraska National Guard; spouse and children of deceased member; tuition; credit; conditions.

85-507.
Nebraska National Guard; spouse and children of deceased member; tuition; credit; conditions.
The spouse and children of any member of the Nebraska National Guard who dies while serving in the active service of the state shall be entitled to a credit of one hundred percent of the tuition charges in any state-supported university, college, or community college or any independent, not-for-profit, accredited college or university in this state, except that any spouse or child who attends an independent, not-for-profit, accredited college or university in this state shall receive a credit in an amount no higher than that spouse or child would receive if attending the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Such tuition credit shall be for any undergraduate course of education not exceeding four years, except that no credit shall be granted to the spouse after the tenth anniversary of the member's death and no credit shall be granted to a child after such child's twenty-fifth birthday. All persons eligible for tuition credit under this section shall obtain a certificate of eligibility from the Adjutant General of the Nebraska National Guard and present such certificate to the educational institution.
Source
Laws 1978, LB 564, § 3;
Laws 1986, LB 931, § 4;
Laws 1996, LB 1139, § 2;
Laws 2020, LB450, § 4;
Laws 2021, LB528, § 53.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-508 - Nebraska National Guard; tuition; credits; educational institution; reimbursement.

85-508.
Nebraska National Guard; tuition; credits; educational institution; reimbursement.
Upon receipt of a certificate described in section 85-506, the educational institution shall endorse on the certificate the dollar amount of the tuition credit granted pursuant to such section and return such certificate to the Nebraska National Guard office issuing the certificate. The educational institution shall compile a record of the total dollar amount of the tuition credits granted for the academic term. At the completion of the academic term, the institution shall submit the total amount of such credits together with a request for reimbursement of such amount to the National Guard. Upon receipt of the request, the National Guard shall reimburse the institution.
Source
Laws 1980, LB 526, § 1;
Laws 1986, LB 931, § 5.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-601 - University of Nebraska or community college; interference with operation; faculty, administrative staff, student; dismissal or expulsion.

85-601.
University of Nebraska or community college; interference with operation; faculty, administrative staff, student; dismissal or expulsion.
It shall be grounds for the dismissal of any member of the faculty or administrative staff employed by, or the expulsion of any student attending, the University of Nebraska or any community college in this state to use or assist others in any way in the use of force or to counsel, recommend, or urge the use of force or the threat of force or the seizure of property under the control of such institution, or by any act or action not sanctioned by law to prevent the faculty, administrative officers, employees, or students in such institution from engaging in their normal duties in connection with the operation of the institution or pursuing their studies at such institution.
Source
Laws 1971, LB 445, § 1;
Laws 2023, LB705, § 112.
Operative Date: September 2, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-602 - University of Nebraska or community college; faculty, administrative staff, student; dismissal or expulsion; procedure.

85-602.
University of Nebraska or community college; faculty, administrative staff, student; dismissal or expulsion; procedure.
No person shall be dismissed or expelled under section 85-601 until such person has been accorded a public hearing under rules and regulations for the administration of sections 85-601 to 85-605 established by the governing body. Notice of such hearing and a formal written statement of the charges against such person shall be served by either registered or certified mail, sent to such person's current address as shown on the records of the University of Nebraska or community college, at least twenty days before the date set for hearing. Such person shall be entitled to file a written response to such charges, to be present in person and by counsel at the hearing, and to testify and produce other witnesses on his or her behalf.
Source
Laws 1971, LB 445, § 2;
Laws 2023, LB705, § 113.
Operative Date: September 2, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-603 - University of Nebraska or community college; faculty, administrative staff, student; dismissal or expulsion; order; contents; service.

85-603.
University of Nebraska or community college; faculty, administrative staff, student; dismissal or expulsion; order; contents; service.
Dismissal or expulsion of any person under section 85-601 shall be by written order, which shall contain findings of fact upon which dismissal or expulsion is based, and shall be signed by an authorized agent of the governing body. The order shall be entered within thirty days after the hearing, shall state its effective date, and shall be served by either registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, sent to such person's current address as shown on the records of the University of Nebraska or community college.
Source
Laws 1971, LB 445, § 3;
Laws 2023, LB705, § 114.
Operative Date: September 2, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-604 - University of Nebraska or community college; governing body; rules and regulations; adopt.

85-604.
University of Nebraska or community college; governing body; rules and regulations; adopt.
Each governing body shall adopt rules and regulations for the administration of sections 85-601 to 85-605.
Source
Laws 1971, LB 445, § 4;
Laws 2023, LB705, § 115.
Operative Date: September 2, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-605 - University of Nebraska or community college; interference with operation; terms, defined.

85-605.
University of Nebraska or community college; interference with operation; terms, defined.
For purposes of sections 85-601 to 85-605, (1) dismissal does not include the failure to renew a probationary appointment of any faculty member or administrative staff member and (2) governing body means the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska or the Community College Board of Governors, as applicable.
Source
Laws 1971, LB 445, § 5;
Laws 1993, LB 239, § 7;
Laws 2023, LB705, § 116.
Operative Date: September 2, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-606 - University of Nebraska, state colleges, community colleges; permissive retirement; compulsory retirement; exceptions; retirement contributions; faculty member; revocation of tenure; rights.

85-606.
University of Nebraska, state colleges, community colleges; permissive retirement; compulsory retirement; exceptions; retirement contributions; faculty member; revocation of tenure; rights.
(1) Employees of the state colleges, community colleges, and the University of Nebraska may retire upon reaching the age of sixty-five. Any law enforcement personnel reaching the age of seventy shall retire, except that, with the annual approval of the governing board of the institution and the employee, such employee may continue his or her employment beyond the attainment of age seventy.
(2) Any employee continuing to work after age sixty-five shall continue to make contributions to the appropriate retirement system until the date of retirement.
(3) No faculty member of the University of Nebraska, the Nebraska State Colleges, or the community colleges shall have his or her tenure status revoked without due process.
Source
Laws 1979, LB 15, § 1;
Laws 1981, LB 463, § 4;
Laws 1982, LB 287, § 6;
Laws 1987, LB 296, § 5;
Laws 1997, LB 623, § 52.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 85 - State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education › 85-606.01 - University of Nebraska; state colleges; community colleges; retirement annuity contracts; purchase.

85-606.01.
University of Nebraska; state colleges; community colleges; retirement annuity contracts; purchase.
The Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges, any community college area board, and the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska shall have the authority to purchase retirement annuity contracts for any or all of their employees at the direction of the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act and may enter into contracts with their employees providing for the purchase of such retirement annuity contracts under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Such employment contracts may provide that the amounts contributed by the employer for such annuity contracts shall be the result of an agreement of the employee to take a reduction in salary or to forego an increase in salary, but only to the extent such amounts are earned by the employee after the agreement becomes effective. Such an agreement must be legally binding and irrevocable with respect to amounts earned while the agreement is in effect. The right of an employee to such an annuity contract is nonforfeitable, except for failure to pay future premiums. Such an annuity contract is nontransferable.
Source
Laws 1967, c. 256, § 1, p. 677;
Laws 1969, c. 851, § 1, p. 3198;
Laws 1969, c. 852, § 1, p. 3199;
Laws 1969, c. 849, § 3, p. 3194;
Laws 1969, c. 584, § 129, p. 2429;
Laws 1975, LB 54, § 1;
Laws 1978, LB 756, § 54;
Laws 1980, LB 817, § 2;
R.S.1943, (1981), § 85-195;
Laws 1995, LB 7, § 153;
Laws 1995, LB 574, § 91.
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 › 85-607 - Denial of admission of or discrimination against certain qualified student; prohibited.

85-607.
Denial of admission of or discrimination against certain qualified student; prohibited.
No publicly funded college or university in this state shall prohibit the admission of any student, or discriminate against any student with regard to determinations of residency status or scholarship eligibility, on the basis that such student was educated in a school which elects to meet the requirements of subsections (2) through (6) of section 79-1601 if the student is qualified for admission as shown by testing results.
Source
Laws 1984, LB 928, § 5;
Laws 1996, LB 900, § 1079;
Laws 1999, LB 813, § 58;
Laws 2009, LB549, § 51;
Laws 2021, LB92, § 2.