Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 8 - SCHOOL FINANCE & BUDGETING/STATE FUNDING OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICE UNITS AND LEARNING COMMUNITIES › Section 92-8-002 - Definitions

Current through June 17, 2024
As used in this chapter:
002.01 Allowable Growth Range
Allowable Growth Range shall mean a range of percentages from
				  the basic allowable growth rate to three percent above the basic allowable
				  growth rate;
002.02
				Applicable Allowable Growth Rate
Applicable Allowable Growth Rate shall mean a calculated
				  percentage established pursuant to the provisions of section
				  79-1026
				  R.R.S. for which a Class II, III, IV, V or VI district, with district board
				  approval, is allowed to increase their general fund budget of expenditures over
				  the previous year general fund budget of expenditures, except for items which
				  are excludable from this limitation pursuant to the provisions of section
				  79-1028
				  R.R.S.;
002.03 Basic
				Allowable Growth Rate
Basic Allowable Growth Rate shall mean the base limitation
				  established under section
				  77-3446
				  R.R.S. for general fund expenditures other than expenditures for special
				  education;
002.04 Board
Board shall mean the school board or board of education of
				  each district;
002.05
				Commissioner
Commissioner shall mean the Commissioner of Education who is
				  the executive officer of the State Board of Education and the administrative
				  head of the professional, technical, and clerical staff of the State Department
				  of Education;
002.06
				Department
Department shall mean the State Department of
				  Education;
002.07 District
District shall mean any Class I, II, III, IV, V or VI school
				  district;
002.08 Enrollment
				Option Program
Enrollment Option Program shall mean the program established
				  in section
				  79-234
				  R.R.S.;
002.09 Ensuing
				School Year
Ensuing School Year shall mean the school year following the
				  current school year;
002.10
				Most Recently Available Complete Data Year
Most Recently Available Complete Data Year shall mean the
				  most recent single school fiscal year for which the Annual Financial Report,
				  Fall School District Membership Report, Annual Statistical Summary Report,
				  Nebraska Income Tax Liability by School District (for the calendar year in
				  which the majority of the school fiscal year falls), and the adjusted valuation
				  data are available;
002.11
				Option School District
Option School District shall mean the public school district
				  that a student chooses to attend other than his or her resident school
				  district;
002.12 Option
				Student
Option Student shall mean a student that has chosen to attend
				  a public school district other than his or her resident school district;
002.13 Resident School District
Resident School District shall mean the public school
				  district in which a student resides;
002.14 School year or school fiscal year
School year or school fiscal year shall mean the fiscal year
				  of a school district as defined in section
				  79-1091
				  R.R.S.;
002.15 Special
				Grant Funds
Special Grant Funds shall mean budgeted receipts for grants
				  as defined in section
				  79-1003(37)
				   R.R.S.;
002.16 State Aid
State Aid shall mean the amount of assistance paid to a
				  district pursuant to the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support
				  Act;
002.17 State Board
State Board shall mean the State Board of Education;
002.18 State Support
State Support shall mean all funds provided to districts by
				  the State of Nebraska for the general fund support of elementary and secondary
				  education; and
002.19 Vital
				Services or Functions
Vital Services or Functions as used in
				  79-1033(2)R.R.S. and
				  section 004.02, shall mean services or functions required of public schools
				  under 92 NAC 10 or 92 NAC 51, and any services or functions that, if
				  discontinued by a district, would lead to noncompliance with any federal or
				  state rules, regulations, or laws.