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Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 273 - STATE PERSONNEL DIVISION › Chapter 12 - REDUCTION IN FORCE › Section 273-12-003 - LAYOFFS

Current through June 17, 2024
The agency will develop a layoff plan which complies with
				  their reduction in force policy. The Director will review an agency's layoff
				  plan prior to the initiation of any layoff. Layoff plans will provide detail on
				  what basis retention privileges are to be determined.
003.01 Agency heads will decide on what basis
				retention privileges will be determined. The basis for retention will be based
				on any job-related factor.
003.02
				Employees to be laid off should be given as much notice as possible, but at
				least a 15 workday written notice prior to layoff. This period may be shortened
				by the agency head when emergency funding situations exist. Written
				documentation concerning the shortened notice will be attached to the layoff
				plan.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 273 - STATE PERSONNEL DIVISION › Chapter 12 - REDUCTION IN FORCE › Section 273-12-004 - REINSTATEMENT

Current through June 17, 2024
Employees or former employees are eligible for reinstatement
				  to their previous class for 24 months after layoff. Employees desiring to be
				  reinstated will, following notification of the availability of a position,
				  notify the agency head in writing of the acceptance or refusal of the position
				  within five work days.
004.01 It is
				the responsibility of the employee or former employee to inform the agency of
				any change in address. Failure to receive notification of a position's
				availability because of an address change will not cause the five workday reply
				period to be lengthened.
004.02
				Agency heads may return reinstated employees at, or up to, their former salary,
				if reemployed within two years.
004.03 Employees reinstated after being laid
				off will not be made to serve an original probationary period.
004.04 Employees or former employees refusing
				a position of their previous classification and location, or not acting to
				notify the agency head and/or his/her designee of acceptance or refusal,
				forfeit any reinstatement rights.
004.05 Former employees who were laid off, or
				employees who transferred to another position in lieu of layoff, will be
				reinstated in the reverse order from which they were laid off or
				transferred.
004.06 The service
				date for reinstated employees will be adjusted by the number of days in a
				non-paid status.
004.07 Qualified
				employees will be given the opportunity to be reinstated to an available
				position in a lower class within the same series. Employees declining
				reinstatement to a position in a lower class within the same series will be
				given the opportunity to be reinstated to a position of their previous class,
				if positions become available within the 12-month period.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 273 - STATE PERSONNEL DIVISION › Chapter 13 - DISCIPLINARY ACTION › Section 273-13-001 - DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS

Current through June 17, 2024
Disciplinary problems are generally addressed in a
				  progressive manner. However, the nature and severity of the violation will
				  dictate the level of discipline imposed. More severe levels of disciplinary
				  action may be imposed when a lesser action is deemed inadequate or has not
				  achieved the desired results. Management may consider the type and frequency of
				  previous offenses, the period of time elapsed since a prior offense and any
				  extenuating circumstances in determining appropriate discipline. One or a
				  combination of any of the following disciplinary actions may be imposed. If one
				  or more of the prescribed disciplinary actions are imposed, it will be in
				  writing on a single document and imposed at the same time.
001.01
WRITTEN
				WARNING.
This action consists of a discussion with the employee
				during which the supervisor explains in detail the reasons for the warning and
				advises the employee of the action required to correct the unsatisfactory
				conduct. Documentation of such discussion will be placed in the employee's
				personnel file.
001.02
DISCIPLINARY PROBATION STATUS.
A disciplinary
				probation may be imposed for a period of up to six months but may be extended
				to a total of one year by the agency. This is a designated time period during
				which the employee must improve. Improvement standards and time frames will be
				set by the supervisor and put in writing, with a copy given to the employee. An
				extension of disciplinary probation will be considered as a separate
				disciplinary action following the procedure as outlined in Section 004 below.
001.02(A) Employees on disciplinary probation
				will not be promoted or granted performance-based pay increases.
001.02(B) Employees granted leave while
				serving disciplinary probation may have their probation extended by the number
				of days absent on leave.
001.02(C)
				An employee may be removed from disciplinary probation at any time.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 273 - STATE PERSONNEL DIVISION › Chapter 13 - DISCIPLINARY ACTION › Section 273-13-002 - INVESTIGATORY SUSPENSION

Current through June 17, 2024
Employees may be suspended for investigatory reasons. Such
				  suspension may be with or without pay at the discretion of the Agency Head,
				  based on the nature of the alleged offense. Suspensions for employees not
				  eligible for overtime (exempt employees) will be in one day or multiple day
				  increments. Investigatory suspension is not a disciplinary action. An employee
				  who is under investigation either by an agency or civil authorities for, or
				  charged with, criminal activity or who is alleged to have committed an offense
				  which threatens the safety or health of another person, or an offense of
				  sufficient magnitude that the consequence causes disruption of work, may be
				  suspended pending outcome of the investigation or trial. If no immediate danger
				  would result, an agency head, before suspending an employee under this section,
				  should attempt to verify evidence with the employee and may afford the employee
				  an opportunity to refute this information or present mitigating evidence. If a
				  meeting takes place, the agency head will notify the employee prior to such
				  meeting and will inform the employee of the purpose of the meeting. Employees
				  will be notified of the general nature of the investigation.
002.01 An employee who is found not guilty
				through a court proceeding or agency investigation, or has no judicial action
				taken, may or may not be reinstated (to his/her position) by the agency head
				based on relevant facts acquired in the investigation. If reinstated to the
				former position, it will be with full back pay and service credit for the
				period of suspension. If evidence in an investigation shows that disciplinary
				action should be taken, the agency head will initiate disciplinary
				procedures.
002.02 Investigatory
				suspensions without pay may be grieved by employees.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 273 - STATE PERSONNEL DIVISION › Chapter 13 - DISCIPLINARY ACTION › Section 273-13-003 - REASONS FOR IMPOSING DISCIPLINARY ACTION

Current through June 17, 2024
Disciplinary action may be taken for any of the following
				  offenses:
(A) Violation of, or failure
				to comply with federal laws, State constitution or statute, an executive order,
				published rules, regulations, policies or procedures of the employing agency or
				the State of Nebraska Classified Personnel System;
(B) Failure or refusal to comply with a
				lawful order or to accept a proper assignment from an authorized
				supervisor;
(C) Inefficiency,
				incompetence or negligence in the performance of duties;
(D) Unlawful manufacture, distribution,
				dispensation, possession or use of a controlled substance or alcoholic beverage
				in the workplace or reporting for duty under the influence of alcohol and/or
				unlawful drugs;
(E) Negligent or
				improper use of state property, equipment or funds, or conversion of same to
				one's own use;
(F) Use of undue
				influence to gain, or attempt to gain, promotion, leave or favorable assignment
				for individual benefit or advantage;
(G) Falsification, fraud or intentional
				omission of required information;
(H) Unauthorized, improper use or abuse of
				any type of leave, meal or rest periods;
(I) Absenteeism;
(J) Failure to maintain satisfactory working
				relationships with the public or other employees;
(K) Failure to obtain and maintain a current
				license or certification required by law or agency standards as a condition of
				employment;
(L) Commission of a
				crime;
(M) Insubordinate acts or
				language;
(N) Acts or conduct (on
				or off the job) which adversely affects the employee's performance and/or the
				employing agency's performance or function;
(O) Workplace harassment based, in whole or
				in part, on race, color, sex, religion, age, disability, genetic information,
				or national origin; or
(P)
				Possession of materials and/or the utterance of comments in the workplace that
				are derogatory towards a group or individual based upon race, gender, color,
				religion, disability, age or national origin.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 273 - STATE PERSONNEL DIVISION › Chapter 13 - DISCIPLINARY ACTION › Section 273-13-004 - PROCEDURE FOR IMPOSING DISCIPLINARY ACTION

Current through June 17, 2024
004.01 Agency heads are responsible for, and
				will establish, a procedure for the administration of discipline which ensures
				the following minimum due process provisions for employees being disciplined.
004.01(A) Prior to imposing discipline,
				employees are entitled to written notice of the proposed allegations against
				them, which will identify the rule or policy violated and include an
				explanation of an agency's evidence against them. (Oral notice may be
				sufficient when written notice is not expedient.) The explanation will include
				a description of the incident involved and/or dates of occurrence to the extent
				the explanation would not impair the function or operation of the agency or
				expose the agency to legal liability.
004.01(B) Prior to imposing discipline, the
				employee is entitled to an opportunity to present mitigating evidence or
				reasons why disciplinary action should not be taken. If the opportunity or
				explanation is in the form of a meeting, the agency head will afford the
				employee adequate notice as to time, place, and purpose of such meeting. 24-
				hour notice is considered adequate.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 273 - STATE PERSONNEL DIVISION › Chapter 14 - EMPLOYEE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE › Section 273-14-001 - ELIGIBILITY

Current through June 17, 2024
Except as provided here, all employees occupying a permanent
				  position have grievance rights. Temporary employees, employees on original
				  probation, employees exempted from the Personnel Rules by state law, and
				  applicants do not have grievance rights.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 273 - STATE PERSONNEL DIVISION › Chapter 14 - EMPLOYEE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE › Section 273-14-002 - GRIEVANCE OF APPLICATION OF PERSONNEL RULES OR CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Current through June 17, 2024
Eligible employees in the State Classified Personnel System
				  who are aggrieved as a result of management actions involving the application
				  and interpretation of these rules, may formally grieve such actions. Grievance
				  decisions made by the agency may be appealed to the State Personnel Board by
				  filing a grievance and completing the steps of the procedure described in this
				  chapter.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 273 - STATE PERSONNEL DIVISION › Chapter 14 - EMPLOYEE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE › Section 273-14-003 - NON-GRIEVABLE ISSUES

Current through June 17, 2024
The State Personnel Board has final authority to determine
				  whether or not an issue is grievable and may elect to hear any issue at its
				  discretion. Issues determined to be non-grievable are subject to summary
				  dismissal.
003.01 The following
				issues, when done in compliance with established law, rule or policy, are
				examples of non-grievable matters (the list below is not to be considered
				all-inclusive):
(A) Performance
				evaluations;
(B) Agency
				appointments, including promotions to positions;
(C) Involuntary transfers not requiring the
				employee to relocate, with no salary reduction;
(D) Leave of absence decisions;
(E) Payment of moving expenditures;
(F) Performance-based pay increase
				allocations; and
(G) Position
				classification, with no salary reduction.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 273 - STATE PERSONNEL DIVISION › Chapter 14 - EMPLOYEE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE › Section 273-14-004 - EFFECT OF GRIEVANCE ON MANAGEMENT ACTION AND EMPLOYEE STATUS

Current through June 17, 2024
Filing of a grievance does not delay the effective date of
				  any management action. Filing of a grievance does not jeopardize the grievant's
				  position, opportunities for advancement, or salary increases. No employee may
				  be coerced by the agency head or by other employees into not proceeding with a
				  grievance or not appearing as a witness at a hearing.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 273 - STATE PERSONNEL DIVISION › Chapter 14 - EMPLOYEE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE › Section 273-14-005 - RECORD OF PREVIOUS DISCIPLINE

Current through June 17, 2024
Agencies must maintain a record of all disciplinary actions.
				  The grievant or his/her representative may request agency disciplinary records
				  of their performance.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 273 - STATE PERSONNEL DIVISION › Chapter 14 - EMPLOYEE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE › Section 273-14-009 - RULES OF EVIDENCE AND COSTS

Current through June 17, 2024
Any party to a formal hearing before the State Personnel
				  Board or hearing officer, from which a decision may be appealed to the courts
				  of this state, may request that the parties bound by the rules of evidence
				  applicable in district court by delivering to the DAS-Employee Relations
				  Division, at least three days prior to the holding of the hearing, a written
				  request. Such request will include the requesting party's agreement to be
				  liable for the payment of costs resulting from such request and upon any appeal
				  or review thereof, including the cost of court or court reporting services
				  which the requesting party will procure for the hearing. There will be no
				  charge to the employee for hearing officer services in cases where the employee
				  is covered by the Personnel Rules.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 273 - STATE PERSONNEL DIVISION › Chapter 14 - EMPLOYEE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE › Section 273-14-011

Current through June 17, 2024
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, hearing
				  procedures before the State Personnel Board are governed by Title 10 NAC Ch.
				  20, § 004, which adopted the model "Rules of Practice and Procedure for
				  Hearings in Contested Cases Before an Agency," Title 53 NAC Ch. 4. Both Title
				  10 NAC Ch. 20 and Title 53 NAC Ch. 4 are incorporated herein by this
				  reference.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 273 - STATE PERSONNEL DIVISION › Chapter 15 - EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION PROGRAMS › Section 273-15-001 - RECOGNITION PROGRAMS

Current through June 17, 2024
The State of Nebraska Recognition and Engagement Plan and
				  Guidelines, approved by the Director, will serve as the enterprise level plan
				  for state agencies and will set monetary and additional guidelines for the
				  following categories:
(A) Governor
				Recognition Programs;
(B)
				Welcome/Farewell/Retirement Recognition;
(C) Education Recognition;
(D) Achievement and Innovation Recognition;
				and
(E) State of Nebraska
				Mission/Values Recognition.
001.01
				Agencies may implement recognition and engagement programs based on the
				guidelines in the Recognition and Engagement Plan. Agencies with specific
				recognition categories not included in the approved guidelines will submit a
				plan addendum to the Director for approval prior to
				implementation.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 273 - STATE PERSONNEL DIVISION › Chapter 15 - EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION PROGRAMS › Section 273-15-002

Current through June 17, 2024
Suggestion recognition programs awards will be set by Neb.
				  Rev. Stat. §§
									81-1350,
				  81-1351, and
				  81-1353.
002.01 Employees recognized through this
				suggestion recognition program are permitted to attend and participate in all
				recognition program events on work time and will not be charged accrued leave
				time or leave without pay for attending such events.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 273 - STATE PERSONNEL DIVISION › Chapter 16 - MISCELLANEOUS › Section 273-16-001 - CONFLICT OF INTEREST

Current through June 17, 2024
Employees will follow the same process for identifying and
				  disclosing conflicts of interests as outlined in Neb. Rev. Stat. §
									49-1499.02(1),
				  Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission policy, and other policies or
				  procedures specific to the employing agency.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 273 - STATE PERSONNEL DIVISION › Chapter 16 - MISCELLANEOUS › Section 273-16-004 - OTHER EMPLOYMENT

Current through June 17, 2024
An employee, with the prior notification of the agency head,
				  may engage in additional employment or acquire private interest in business,
				  provided such employment or interest does not interfere with the interest of
				  the State, the agency, or violate the State statutes.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 273 - STATE PERSONNEL DIVISION › Chapter 16 - MISCELLANEOUS › Section 273-16-005 - PILOT PROGRAMS

Current through June 17, 2024
Agencies may initiate human resource pilot program projects
				  with the approval of the Director. The goal of any pilot project is to
				  experiment with new and innovative approaches to facilitate the management of
				  the State's human resource system and, thereby, its employees. The Director
				  will establish criteria for pilot programs which will be used in the review and
				  disposition of such requests.
005.01
				Agencies will report on the progress of the pilot project at intervals
				established by the Director. The format of the reports will be determined by
				the Director.
005.02 The utility of
				any pilot project and the eventual implementation of alternative personnel
				policies and practices system-wide will be measured and evaluated. The Director
				will establish the process, criteria, format, frequency and reporting of these
				measurements and evaluations as part of each pilot project.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 273 - STATE PERSONNEL DIVISION › Chapter 16 - MISCELLANEOUS › Section 273-16-006 - POLITICAL ACTIVITIES

Current through June 17, 2024
006.01 An employee
				may engage in any political activities except that an employee may not:
(A) Participate in political activities while
				on State time or while performing official State duties;
(B) Engage in political activity while
				wearing a uniform required by the State; or
(C) Use or authorize the use of State
				personnel, property, resources or funds for campaign purposes, unless otherwise
				permitted by law.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 273 - STATE PERSONNEL DIVISION › Chapter 16 - MISCELLANEOUS › Section 273-16-007 - PROHIBITED ACTS AND GIFTS

Current through June 17, 2024
007.01 Employees
				may not:
(A) Use his or her State position or
				confidential information received through holding the State position for
				personal financial gain, or to benefit a family member, or that of a business
				or organization with which he or she is associated.
(B) Accept anything of value from any person
				based upon an understanding or agreement that the official action or judgment
				of the employee would be influenced thereby.
(C) Accept from a lobbyist, a principal or
				anyone acting on behalf of either, any gifts with an aggregate value of more
				than 50 dollars in a calendar month. Lists of lobbyists and principals are
				maintained by the Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission and the
				Office of the Clerk of the Legislature.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 273 - STATE PERSONNEL DIVISION › Chapter 16 - MISCELLANEOUS › Section 273-16-008 - RESIGNATIONS

Current through June 17, 2024
To resign in good standing, an employee needs to give written
				  notice to the agency head at least 10 work days before separation, unless the
				  agency head agrees to a shorter period.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 273 - STATE PERSONNEL DIVISION › Chapter 16 - MISCELLANEOUS › Section 273-16-009 - REST PERIODS

Current through June 17, 2024
Agency heads may grant employees rest periods not to exceed a
				  total of 30 minutes during each work day. Rest periods may not be cumulative.
				  Rest periods may not be taken before one hour after the employee arrives at
				  work, nor less than one hour before the employee leaves work. Rest periods are
				  considered work time.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 273 - STATE PERSONNEL DIVISION › Chapter 16 - MISCELLANEOUS › Section 273-16-010 - RETIREE HEALTH INSURANCE

Current through June 17, 2024
In addition to the provisions outlined in Neb. Rev. Stat.
				  §§
									84-1601 through
				  84-1615, employees who are
				  eligible for retirement and do retire, will be afforded the opportunity to
				  continue health insurance coverage in the group plan until they become Medicare
				  eligible. The employee will be responsible for the entire cost of the premium
				  for the plan chosen, which includes the normal employee contribution and the
				  normal state contribution.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 273 - STATE PERSONNEL DIVISION › Chapter 16 - MISCELLANEOUS › Section 273-16-011 - SEVERABILITY

Current through June 17, 2024
If any section or portion of these rules or the applicability
				  thereof to any person or circumstance is held to be invalid by a court, the
				  remainder of these Rules will not be affected.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 276 - EMPLOYEE SUGGESTION SYSTEM › Chapter 1 - EMPLOYEE SUGGESTION SYSTEM › Section 276-1-001 - DEFINITIONS

Current through June 17, 2024
001.01
ADOPT.
To
				accept a suggestion for implementation, as determined by the agency head or
				their designee.
001.02
AGENCY HEAD.
The administrative head of an agency,
				such as Director, Executive Director, Commissioner, etc. who reports directly
				to the appointing authority.
001.03
BOARD.
The Suggestion Award Board.
001.04
PERSONNEL
				DIRECTOR.
The Director of the Personnel Division of the Department
				of Administrative Services.
001.05
SUGGESTION.
A specific, constructive idea to directly
				improve the operations of Nebraska that has tangible financial savings if
				implemented.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 276 - EMPLOYEE SUGGESTION SYSTEM › Chapter 1 - EMPLOYEE SUGGESTION SYSTEM › Section 276-1-003 - BOARD COMPOSITION

Current through June 17, 2024
The Board consists of six members, as described in Neb. Rev.
				  Stat. §
									81-1348.
				  Four members constitutes a quorum.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 276 - EMPLOYEE SUGGESTION SYSTEM › Chapter 1 - EMPLOYEE SUGGESTION SYSTEM › Section 276-1-004 - ELIGIBILITY

Current through June 17, 2024
004.01 All State employees, except those
				noted in Neb. Rev. Stat. §
									81-1346,
				are eligible to receive awards.
004.02 Employees may submit suggestion(s) as
				a group.
004.03 Suggestions
				described in Neb. Rev. Stat §
									81-1354
				are not eligible for a monetary award.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 276 - EMPLOYEE SUGGESTION SYSTEM › Chapter 1 - EMPLOYEE SUGGESTION SYSTEM › Section 276-1-005 - PROCEDURE

Current through June 17, 2024
005.01 All suggestions must be submitted in
				writing to the Personnel Director in the manner and form the Director
				prescribes.
005.02 After receiving
				a suggestion, the Personnel Director will forward the suggestion to the
				suggesting employee's agency, keeping the employee's name
				confidential.
005.03 The Agency
				Head or their designee will review the suggestions in accordance with the
				evaluation materials provided by the Personnel Director. The Agency Head or
				their designee will determine if the employee is eligible and will make the
				decision as to whether the suggestion will be adopted by the agency.
005.03(A) The agency may decide to adopt the
				suggestion in a modified form.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 276 - EMPLOYEE SUGGESTION SYSTEM › Chapter 1 - EMPLOYEE SUGGESTION SYSTEM › Section 276-1-006 - APPEALS

Current through June 17, 2024
006.01 An employee who has been declared as
				ineligible or whose suggestion is not adopted by the agency or rejected may
				appeal to the Board.
006.02 Appeals
				must clearly state the basis for any further consideration and must be
				submitted in writing to the Personnel Director within thirty calendar days
				following notification of ineligibility, non-adoption, or rejection.
006.03 The Board will initiate a review at
				its next scheduled meeting after receipt of the appeal. The employee does not
				have the right to a hearing before ethe Board.
006.04 All decisions made by the Board are
				final.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 276 - EMPLOYEE SUGGESTION SYSTEM › Chapter 8 - EMPLOYEE SUGGESTION SYSTEM AWARDS › Section 276-8-003 - AMOUNT OF AWARD

Current through June 17, 2024
The Board will determine awards for suggestions adopted and
				  implemented by the agency and provided to the Director of Personnel of the
				  Department of Administrative Services.
003.01 The award amount will be determined in
				accordance with Neb. Rev. Stat. §§
									81-1350
				and
				81-1351
				and will be determined by the amount of savings of money appropriated in the
				biennium budget of the year the suggestion was adopted.
003.02 The Board may delay determining the
				amount of the award in cases where the cost savings from the suggestion are not
				determined.
003.03 In the case of
				suggestions submitted by a group of employees, the Board will determine the
				division of the award among the employees.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 276 - EMPLOYEE SUGGESTION SYSTEM › Chapter 8 - EMPLOYEE SUGGESTION SYSTEM AWARDS › Section 276-8-004 - AWARD

Current through June 17, 2024
The Board will determine which agencies "will receive a
				  benefit from the suggestion and may determine that such agencies will
				  contribute an amount, in the discretion of the Board, to the
				  award.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION › Chapter 2 - FARM MEDIATION REGULATIONS › Section 19-2-001 - Statement of Purpose

Current through June 17, 2024
The purpose of these regulations is to aid in administering
				  the Farm Mediation Act,
Neb
.
Rev
.
Stat
. §§
									2-4801 to
				  2-4815.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION › Chapter 2 - FARM MEDIATION REGULATIONS › Section 19-2-002 - Administration

Current through June 17, 2024
The Farm Mediation Act and these regulations shall be
				  administered by the Department of Agriculture, located in the State Office
				  Building, Fourth Floor, 301 Centennial Mall South, Lincoln, Nebraska. The
				  mailing address is: P.O. Box 94947, Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-4947. The telephone
				  number is: (402) 471-3348.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION › Chapter 2 - FARM MEDIATION REGULATIONS › Section 19-2-003 - Definitions

Current through June 17, 2024
In addition to the terms listed below, the definition of
				  terms found in the Farm Mediation Act shall apply to such terms when found in
				  these regulations.
003.01 ACT
ACT shall mean the Farm Mediation Act.
003.02 ADMINISTRATOR
ADMINISTRATOR shall mean the Department of
				  Agriculture.
003.03 PARTY or
				PARTIES
PARTY or PARTIES shall mean all eligible mediation
				  participants as set forth in §
									2-4808
				  of the Act.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION › Chapter 2 - FARM MEDIATION REGULATIONS › Section 19-2-004 - Mediation

Current through June 17, 2024
004.01 A request for mediation shall be
				submitted in writing on a form provided by the administrator. The request form
				shall be signed by the party requesting mediation and shall include the names,
				addresses, and telephone numbers of the parties who are being requested to
				mediate. The request may be made by any party .
004.02 Notice of the request for mediation
				shall be sent to all parties listed on the request and shall include a consent
				to mediate. The party requesting mediation shall be notified of the other
				parties' intention to participate in mediation.
004.03 No written agreement set forth in
				§
									2-4811
				of the Act shall become final until all parties have had the opportunity to
				have the agreement reviewed unless all of the parties waive, in writing, the
				review period.
004.04 Each party
				participating in mediation shall be charged the hourly rate set by the contract
				established between the administrator and the farm mediation service per hour
				for the actual time spent in mediation meetings. In cases of extreme financial
				hardship, such fee may be waived in whole or in part. The fee shall be
				collected by the farm mediation service as set forth in §
									2-4806 of the Act
				.
004.05 Any party to mediation may
				request a substitution of the mediator. The request shall be made, in writing,
				to the administrator and shall specify the reason for the request. The
				administrator may order a substitution if it determines that a conflict of
				interest exists or that there are reasonable grounds to believe that a mediator
				cannot act fairly and impartially in the matter. The substitution shall be
				issued in writing and delivered to all parties participating in
				mediation.
004.06 All mediation
				meetings shall be confidential with only the mediator, the parties consenting
				to mediate, and their representatives or advisors present. Other persons may be
				present at such a meeting only upon the express consent of all participating
				parties. All persons present at the mediation meeting shall sign a statement
				agreeing to abide by the confidentiality requirements.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION › Chapter 2 - FARM MEDIATION REGULATIONS › Section 19-2-005 - Mediators

Current through June 17, 2024
005.01 The administrator shall require at
				least 30 hours of training on the mediation process and mediation skills. Upon
				approval by the administrator, past experience or training may be substituted
				for all or part of this requirement. Additional update training shall be
				required.
005.02 The administrator
				shall retain the authority to review the qualifications and performance of any
				mediator.
005.03 No mediator acting
				under this act shall:
005.03A Provide legal
				or financial advice to the parties in mediation; except that a mediator may
				refer a party to alternative sources of professional consultation or
				assistance. A mediator may not solicit or accept any payment or thing of value,
				either directly or indirectly, in return for making a referral; or
005.03B Disclose any information or records
				obtained in connection with the mediation except upon written agreement with
				the parties.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION › Chapter 2 - FARM MEDIATION REGULATIONS › Section 19-2-006 - Status of Contractors

Current through June 17, 2024
Persons under contract to provide services set forth in
				  §
									2-4804
				  of the Act are not state agencies for any purpose by virtue of such contract,
				  and their employees or subcontractors shall not be considered employees of the
				  state for any such purpose.
006.01
				Repealed
006.02 Repealed
006.03 Repealed
006.04 Repealed
006.05 Repealed
006.06 Repealed
006.07 Repealed
006.08 Repealed
006.09 Repealed
006.10 Repealed
006.11 Repealed
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION › Chapter 3 - THE NEBRASKA HONEY STANDARDS REGULATIONS › Section 19-3-001 - Scope

Current through June 17, 2024
This Standard applies to all honeys produced by honey bees
				  and covers all styles of honey presentations which are processed and ultimately
				  intended for direct consumption and to all honeys packed, processed or intended
				  for sale in bulk containers as honey, which may be repacked for retail sale, or
				  for sale or use as an ingredient in other foods.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION › Chapter 3 - THE NEBRASKA HONEY STANDARDS REGULATIONS › Section 19-3-002 - Definitions

Current through June 17, 2024
002.01 Honey
Honey is the natural sweet substance produced by honey bees
				  from the nectar of plants or from secretions of living parts of plants or
				  excretions of plant sucking insects on the living parts of plants, which the
				  bees collect, transform by combining with specific substances of their own,
				  deposit, dehydrate, store and leave in the honey comb to ripen and
				  mature.
002.01A Blossom Honey or
				Nectar Honey is the honey which comes from nectars of plants.
002.01B Honeydew Honey is the honey which
				comes mainly from excretions of plant sucking insects
				(
Hemiptera
) on the living parts of plants or secretions of
				living parts of plants.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION › Chapter 3 - THE NEBRASKA HONEY STANDARDS REGULATIONS › Section 19-3-003 - Description

Current through June 17, 2024
Honey consists essentially of different sugars, predominantly
				  fructose and glucose as well as other substances such as organic acids, enzymes
				  and solid particles derived from honey collection. The color of honey varies
				  from nearly colorless to dark brown. The consistency can be fluid, viscous or
				  partly to entirely crystallized. The flavor and aroma vary, but are derived
				  from the plant origin.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION › Chapter 3 - THE NEBRASKA HONEY STANDARDS REGULATIONS › Section 19-3-004 - Essential Composition and Quality Factors

Current through June 17, 2024
004.01 Honey sold as such
Honey sold as such shall not have added to it any food
				  ingredient, including food additives, nor shall any other additions be made
				  other than honey. Honey shall not have any objectionable matter, flavor, aroma,
				  or taint absorbed from foreign matter during its processing and storage. The
				  honey shall not have begun to ferment or effervesce. No pollen or constituent
				  particular to honey may be removed except where this is unavoidable in the
				  removal of foreign inorganic or organic matter.
004.02 Honey
Honey shall not be heated or processed to such an extent that
				  its essential composition is changed and/or its quality is
				  impaired.
004.03 Chemical or
				biochemical treatments
Chemical or biochemical treatments shall not be used to
				  influence honey crystallization.
004.04 Moisture Content
No water may be added to honey in the course of extraction
				  or packing for sale or resale as honey. Honey shall not have a moisture content
				  exceeding 23%.
004.05 Sugars
				Content
004.05A Fructose And Glucose Content
				(Sum Of Both).
004.05A(1) Honey not listed
				below - not less than 60 g/100g.
004.05A(2) Honeydew honey, blends of honeydew
				honey with blossom honey - not less than 45 g/100g.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION › Chapter 3 - THE NEBRASKA HONEY STANDARDS REGULATIONS › Section 19-3-005 - Annotation

Current through June 17, 2024
Neb
.
Rev
.
Stat
. §
									81-2,181
				  (LB 114 of 2011).
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION › Chapter 4 - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE REGULATIONS › Section 19-4-001

Current through June 17, 2024
For any proceeding before the agency to which the
				  Administrative Procedures Act, Neb. Rev. Stat. §
									84-901
				  et seq. is made applicable by statute, the following Model Rules of Agency
				  Procedure promulgated as Title 53 NAC by the Nebraska Attorney General, are
				  incorporated by reference except as specifically indicated.
001.01 53 NAC Chapter 1 - Negotiated
				Rulemaking.
001.02 53 NAC Chapter 2
				- Petition for Rulemaking.
001.03
				53 NAC Chapter 3 - Procedures Governing Declaratory Orders.
001.04 53 NAC Chapter 4 - Rules of Procedure
				for Hearings in Contested Cases Before an Agency.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 23 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 7 - HOG CHOLERA › Section 23-7-002 - Annotation

Current through June 17, 2024
Neb
.
Rev
.
Stat
. §§
									54-1513 to
				  54-1521,
				  54-701
				  to
				  54-705.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 23 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 8 - ANTHRAX › Section 23-8-002 - Annotation

Current through June 17, 2024
Neb
.
Rev
.
Stat
. §§
									54-701
				  to
				  54-705
				  and
				  54-754 to
				  54-763.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 23 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 10 - RENDERING AND PET FEED MANUFACTURING › Section 23-10-001 - Statement of Purpose

Current through June 17, 2024
The purpose of these regulations is to aid in carrying out
				  the legislative intent and general purposes of those portions of the Nebraska
				  Meat and Poultry Inspection Law (The "Act") applicable to rendering and pet
				  feed manufacturing establishments.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 23 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 10 - RENDERING AND PET FEED MANUFACTURING › Section 23-10-002 - Administration

Current through June 17, 2024
These regulations will be administered by the Department of
				  Agriculture's Bureau of Animal Industry, located on the fourth floor of the
				  State Office Building, 301 Centennial Mall South, Lincoln, Nebraska. The
				  mailing address is P.O. Box 94787, Lincoln, Nebraska 68509. The telephone
				  number is (402) 471-2351.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 23 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 10 - RENDERING AND PET FEED MANUFACTURING › Section 23-10-006 - Inspection

Current through June 17, 2024
No inedible meat or carcass parts shall be processed into pet
				  food within the State of Nebraska, unless the product has been inspected and
				  passed by the approved veterinarian at the licensed processing establishment.
				  Such veterinarian shall inspect carcasses for the presence of dangerous
				  communicable disease or poisons and evidence of decomposition, and enforce
				  sanitation requirements so as to insure the absence of any conditions which
				  will cuase the carcass to be condemned as unfit for processing into animal
				  food.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 23 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 10 - RENDERING AND PET FEED MANUFACTURING › Section 23-10-007 - Processing of Fallen or Dead Animals

Current through June 17, 2024
Plants may process fallen or dead animals, where animals are
				  recovered and transported to a licensed processing plant within a reasonable
				  time following death before decomposition occurs. If this occurs after normal
				  working hours for the inspector, the animals are to be immediately skinned and
				  eviscerated. The lungs, heart, liver and kidneys of the animals are to be left
				  attached to the carcass. The stomach or stomachs, together with the entire
				  intestinal tract, are to be discarded at the time of evisceration. All
				  carcasses skinned shall be conspicuously stamped with the word "Inedible." The
				  carcasse are to be stored in a chilled room with attached viscera and are to be
				  inspected at the start of the next working day by the approved veterinarian.
				  Condemned carcasses from pet food plants shall be processed only by a licensed
				  rendering plant. All decisions of the approved veterinarian are
				  final.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 23 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 10 - RENDERING AND PET FEED MANUFACTURING › Section 23-10-008 - Processing Carcasses

Current through June 17, 2024
008.01 Processing facilities
Processing facilities shall be in a separate area. The entire
				  area shall be equipped for and used only for the following operations:
				  skinning, eviscerating, deboning, grinding, decharacterizing, packaging and
				  labeling of inedible meat and carcass parts.
008.02 All personnel assigned to these areas
				shall maintain a reasonable personal hygiene. A change of clean garments shall
				be worn every day.
008.03 Those
				carcasses or portions thereof which cannot be processed during the normal
				working day shall be conspicuously identified as inedible.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 23 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 10 - RENDERING AND PET FEED MANUFACTURING › Section 23-10-009 - Decharacterization

Current through June 17, 2024
All inedible meat and carcass parts shall be adequately
				  decharacterized with an approved agent except where federal meat inspection
				  regulations allow shipment of inedibles to the contrary. The decharacterizing
				  agent must be mixed intimately with all of the material to be decharacterized
				  and must be applied in such quantity and manner that it cannot easily and
				  readily be removed by washing or soaking. A sufficient amount of the
				  appropriate agent shall be used to give the material a distinctive color, odor,
				  or taste so that such material cannot be confused with an article of human
				  food. All inedible meat or carcass parts four inches in diameter or larger
				  shall be freely slashed or sectioned prior to the application of the approved
				  decharacterization agent.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 23 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 10 - RENDERING AND PET FEED MANUFACTURING › Section 23-10-010 - Annotation

Current through June 17, 2024
Neb
.
Rev
.
Stat
. §§
									54-1901
				  to 55-1915.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 23 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 11 - LIVESTOCK DEALER REGULATIONS › Section 23-11-001 - Statement of Purpose

Current through June 17, 2024
These regulations are adopted to aid in carrying out the
				  legislative intent and general purposes of the Nebraska Livestock Dealer
				  Licensing Act (
Neb
.
Rev
.
Stat
. §
									54-1701,
				  et. seq.) the "Act."
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 23 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 11 - LIVESTOCK DEALER REGULATIONS › Section 23-11-003 - State Veterinarian's Office

Current through June 17, 2024
The office of the State Veterinarian is located on the fourth
				  floor of State Office Building, 301 Centennial Mall South, Lincoln, Nebraska.
				  The mailing address is P.O. Box 94787, Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-4787. The
				  telephone number is (402)
				  471-235l.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 23 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 11 - LIVESTOCK DEALER REGULATIONS › Section 23-11-004 - Licensing

Current through June 17, 2024
Persons wishing to make application for a livestock dealer
				  license may do so on forms furnished by the State Veterinarian's office.
				  Application for the annual renewal of an existing license may also be made on
				  forms furnished by said office.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 23 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 11 - LIVESTOCK DEALER REGULATIONS › Section 23-11-005 - Agents

Current through June 17, 2024
The identification of each agent for a licensed dealer shall
				  be set out on the dealer's license application. The failure to disclose an
				  agent's identification on the application shall be just cause for suspension of
				  the license.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 23 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 11 - LIVESTOCK DEALER REGULATIONS › Section 23-11-006 - Bonding

Current through June 17, 2024
006.01 Dealers registered and bonded under
				the Packers and Stockyards Act shall annually file a statement with the office
				of the State Veterinarian verifying the maintenance of a valid and effective
				bond. The statement shall accompany the initial license application or annual
				renewal thereof, and shall be on a form furnished by the State Veterinarian's
				office.
006.02 Dealers not
				registered and bonded under the Packers and Stockyards Act shall annually
				furnish a fully executed duplicate of a valid and effective bond in an amount
				equal to that which would be required if the person were registered and bonded
				under said act. Said amount is determined based upon the volume of business
				done during the preceding fiscal year, but shall not be less than $5, 000.00.
				Said duplicate shall accompany the initial license application or the annual
				renewal thereof.