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Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 93 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PERSONNEL RULES › Chapter 15 - MISCELLANEOUS › Section 93-15-020 - 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 - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 93 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PERSONNEL RULES › Chapter 15 - MISCELLANEOUS › Section 93-15-021 - Insurance Coverage Consistency with Master Contract

Current through June 17, 2024
The Department agrees to provide employees with the same
				  health, dental and vision insurance plans at the same cost sharing ratio as the
				  Department will provide to its employees who are subject to the Agreement. In
				  the event such insurance programs grant to the employee various options, the
				  Department's obligation will apply only to the mandatory portion to be paid by
				  the Department under the program. The Department further agrees to provide all
				  employees all other insurance plans that are made available in the Master
				  Contract at the same cost.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 93 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PERSONNEL RULES › Chapter 15 - MISCELLANEOUS › Section 93-15-022 - Reporting of Waste, Fraud, or Violations of Law

Current through June 17, 2024
Employees who are aware of fraud, fiscal waste, or violations
				  of law will report such information to the Commissioner, any Deputy
				  Commissioner, or staff in the Human Resources Office. Employees may also give
				  such information to the Office of Auditor of Public Accounts.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 93 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PERSONNEL RULES › Chapter 16 - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 93-16-002 - Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act

Current through June 17, 2024
Employees will comply with the Nebraska Political
				  Accountability and Disclosure Act, which provides that:
002.01 No person will offer or give to the
				following persons anything of value, including a gift, loan, contribution,
				reward, or promise of future employment, based on an agreement that the vote,
				official action, or judgment of any public official, public employee, or
				candidate would be influenced thereby:
002.01A
				A public official, public employee, or candidate;
002.01B A member of the immediate family of
				an individual listed in Section 002.01A of this Chapter; or
002.01C A business with which an individual
				listed under Sections 002.01A or 002.01B of this Chapter is
				associated.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 93 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PERSONNEL RULES › Chapter 16 - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 93-16-003 - Impairing Independent Judgment

Current through June 17, 2024
Employees are additionally prohibited from accepting other
				  employment or entering into contractual arrangements which will impair
				  independence of judgment in the exercise of official duties.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 93 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PERSONNEL RULES › Chapter 16 - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 93-16-004 - Securing Unwarranted Privileges

Current through June 17, 2024
Employees are additionally prohibited from using or
				  attempting to use their position in the Department to secure unwarranted
				  privileges or exemptions for themselves or others.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 93 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PERSONNEL RULES › Chapter 16 - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 93-16-005 - Conflict of Interest

Current through June 17, 2024
Employees are additionally prohibited from engaging in any
				  transaction as representatives or agents of the Department with any entity in
				  which direct or indirect financial interests might reasonably tend to conflict
				  with the proper discharge of official duties.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 93 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PERSONNEL RULES › Chapter 16 - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 93-16-007 - Selling Goods or Services

Current through June 17, 2024
Employees are additionally prohibited from selling goods or
				  services to any persons, firms, corporations, public or government entities, or
				  associations which are licensed or whose rates are fixed by the Department, or
				  from having any substantial interest in persons, firms, corporations, or
				  associations which sell goods or services to other persons, firms,
				  corporations, or associations which are licensed by the
				  Department.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 93 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PERSONNEL RULES › Chapter 16 - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 93-16-008 - Partnerships

Current through June 17, 2024
Employees are additionally prohibited from accepting, or
				  agreeing to accept, or being in partnership with any persons who accept or
				  agree to accept any employment, fees, gifts, or services for taking any action
				  on behalf of the other persons regarding licensing or regulatory matters before
				  the Board.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 93 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PERSONNEL RULES › Chapter 16 - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 93-16-009 - Business Transactions

Current through June 17, 2024
Employees are additionally prohibited from entering into any
				  private business transactions with any persons or entities that have matters
				  pending, or to be pending, upon which such employees are, or will be, called
				  upon to render decisions or pass judgments in an official capacity as
				  representatives of the Department. If any such employees are already engaged in
				  the business transactions at the time the matters arise, they will be
				  disqualified from rendering any decisions or passing any judgments upon the
				  same.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 93 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PERSONNEL RULES › Chapter 16 - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 93-16-010 - Vested Interest in Contracts

Current through June 17, 2024
Employees are additionally prohibited from influencing the
				  making of any contracts, or courses of action leading to the making of
				  contracts, between the Department and persons, firms, corporations, or
				  associations in which they may have a direct or indirect vested
				  interest.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 93 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PERSONNEL RULES › Chapter 16 - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 93-16-011 - Gifts or Loans

Current through June 17, 2024
Employees are additionally prohibited from accepting any
				  gifts of value or loans from any person doing business with the Department.
				  Gifts or favors are to be courteously refused or returned if they are the kind
				  that might influence the conduct of employees.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 93 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PERSONNEL RULES › Chapter 16 - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 93-16-012 - Employee Consulting, Presentations and Speeches

Current through June 17, 2024
Periodically, employees are asked to consult or to make
				  presentations or speeches in their area of expertise. When such a request is
				  received, the employee involved will discuss the request with the appropriate
				  Office Administrator through their immediate supervisor. If it is determined
				  that providing the consultation or making the presentation or speech will
				  relate to the service, leadership, or regulatory functions of the Department,
				  then any expenses incurred should be reimbursed from the program's
				  budget.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 93 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PERSONNEL RULES › Chapter 16 - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 93-16-013 - Honorariums

Current through June 17, 2024
If an honorarium is received for consulting or making a
				  presentation or speech while on Department time and/or on a (work-related)
				  subject area for which the employee has responsibility in the Department, the
				  honorarium will be submitted to Central Accounting for deposit against the
				  employee's line of coding. In this instance, the Department will be responsible
				  for employee expenses.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 93 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PERSONNEL RULES › Chapter 16 - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 93-16-014 - Private Consulting

Current through June 17, 2024
The following restrictions apply to employees providing
				  private consultation services on personal time:
014.01 Employees may not provide outside
				consulting services for compensation (monetary or non-monetary) to any entity
				coming under the supervision or regulation of the Department.
014.02 Employees may not provide outside
				consulting services for compensation (monetary or non-monetary) to any agency
				within the state for which the service is available from the Department without
				charge.
014.03 All consulting
				activities will require the use of personal vacation time with prior approval
				of the immediate supervisor and appropriate Office Administrator. Approval of
				the use of vacation time will be based on the extent to which regular duties
				are not compromised. Approved consulting may not be done in conjunction with
				any Department related activity and/or travel.
014.04 Employees may not solicit or invite
				consultative service opportunities for private or personal gain during the
				discharge of duties as a State employee.
014.05 Employees may not use State resources
				or products for private consulting even if the cost of such are paid to the
				State from outside sources.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 93 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PERSONNEL RULES › Chapter 16 - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 93-16-015 - Teaching

Current through June 17, 2024
College or university teaching is allowed whenever the
				  following conditions are met:
015.01
				The employee has received approval of their immediate supervisor and the
				appropriate Office Administrator;
015.02 Such teaching, preparation, and other
				activities associated with the teaching duties, will take place totally outside
				the regular duty hours of the employee, unless vacation leave is
				used;
015.03 No Department
				equipment or resources are used for the teaching activities;
015.04 The employee has received advance
				approval of vacation time for such teaching including duty hours spent in
				travel, preparation, and other activities associated with the teaching duties.
				Whenever vacation time is used, the outside teaching responsibilities must not
				interfere or limit the performance of the duties and responsibilities required
				by the Department; and
015.05 There
				is a written agreement between the institution of higher education and the
				employee outlining the terms and conditions of their teaching and such
				agreement has been approved by the immediate Department supervisor and is on
				file in that supervisor's office and in the Human Resources Office.
015.06 Teaching assignments may be approved
				or assigned as part of the employee's regular duties. Additional compensation
				may not be accepted when teaching duties are part of the employee's regular
				workday.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 93 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PERSONNEL RULES › Chapter 16 - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 93-16-016 - Professional Organization Participation

Current through June 17, 2024
Employees may be granted time during work hours to
				  participate in the activities of professional organizations which, in the
				  estimation of the appropriate Office Administrator, are considered to be
				  job-related. The appropriate Office Administrator will determine whether or not
				  travel expenses will be reimbursed.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION LANDS AND FUNDS, BOARD OF › Title 97 - Board of Educational Lands and Funds › Chapter 1 - GENERAL › Section 97-1-001 - Introduction

Current through June 17, 2024
The Board of Educational Lands and Funds is established by
				  Article VII, Section 6 of the Nebraska Constitution and vested with the general
				  management of all lands owned by the State of Nebraska and set apart in Trust
				  for educational purposes. In the course of its management and the exercise of
				  its powers, as Trustee, the guiding rule and principle of this Board is that
				  such lands are held in Trust for support of the common schools and it is the
				  duty of the Board so to administer this Trust as to secure the largest measure
				  of legitimate and reasonable advantage to the School Trust.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION LANDS AND FUNDS, BOARD OF › Title 97 - Board of Educational Lands and Funds › Chapter 1 - GENERAL › Section 97-1-002 - Scope and Application

Current through June 17, 2024
These rules and regulations shall be interpreted to
				  supplement and augment applicable provisions of the Enabling Act of Congress
				  and Nebraska Constitution, decisions of the Nebraska Supreme Court, and
				  applicable laws.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION LANDS AND FUNDS, BOARD OF › Title 97 - Board of Educational Lands and Funds › Chapter 1 - GENERAL › Section 97-1-003 - Informal Procedures

Current through June 17, 2024
Matters which may be acted upon without a hearing or other
				  formal proceedings may be handled through correspondence or communication with
				  the Executive Secretary and members of the Executive Secretary's
				  staff.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION LANDS AND FUNDS, BOARD OF › Title 97 - Board of Educational Lands and Funds › Chapter 1 - GENERAL › Section 97-1-004 - Correspondence

Current through June 17, 2024
All correspondence, payments, formal filings and other
				  materials are to be delivered to the Board of Educational Lands and Funds at
				  555 North Cotner Boulevard, Lincoln, Nebraska 68505. No item delivered or
				  mailed to the Board's fieldmen, or elsewhere, shall be deemed received by the
				  Board until such time, if any, as it actually arrives at the Board's
				  office.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION LANDS AND FUNDS, BOARD OF › Title 97 - Board of Educational Lands and Funds › Chapter 1 - GENERAL › Section 97-1-005 - Office

Current through June 17, 2024
The Office of the Board of Educational Lands and Funds is
				  located at 555 North Cotner Boulevard, Lincoln, Nebraska 68505. Office hours
				  are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time, Monday through Friday, excepting
				  legal holidays.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION LANDS AND FUNDS, BOARD OF › Title 97 - Board of Educational Lands and Funds › Chapter 1 - GENERAL › Section 97-1-008 - Appearances before the Board

Current through June 17, 2024
008.01 A lessee or
				other interested party may request an appearance before the Board at their
				regular monthly meetings to state a request or grievance.
008.02 Request for such appearances shall be
				filed with the Executive Secretary 10 days prior to the next Board meeting. The
				time limitation may be waived if in the opinion of the Executive Secretary
				there exists an element of urgency for Board consideration of the
				request.
008.03 Upon receipt of a
				request for an appearance the Executive Secretary shall provide a time for a
				hearing on the next regular agenda. The individual will then be notified by
				mail of the time and date of his scheduled appearance. However, if the time
				limitation has been waived, notification of the individual will suffice if the
				party if informed by telephone or in person.
008.04 The party requesting the appearance
				may either represent himself or be represented by another person having
				appropriate authority to represent the requesting party.
008.05 Prior to the individual appearing
				before the Board, the Executive Secretary or his appointed representative will
				inform the Board of the facts concerning the individual's appearance and state
				the staff's position concerning the grievance or request. The requesting party
				will then be given an opportunity to state his position and request. The staff
				and/or the requesting party may produce information in the form of documents or
				oral testimony concerning the issue before the Board.
008.06 Prior to issuing a determination the
				Board may adjourn in Executive Session. However, any decision affecting the
				requesting party must be made by motion in open session. Should the Board feel
				that additional time is needed to render a determination, they may postpone
				action until the following Board meeting or until such time as adequate
				information is available to make a decision.
008.07 The requesting party will be notified
				of the Board's action either while present in open session or by mail. Should
				either the requesting party or the Board desire a formal record of the
				appearance, the party desiring the formal record may utilize a reporting
				service at the expense of the party so requesting.
008.08 The Board in its own discretion may
				place a time limit on the presentation of arguments.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION LANDS AND FUNDS, BOARD OF › Title 97 - Board of Educational Lands and Funds › Chapter 2 - PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES › Section 97-2-002 - POSITION CLASSIFICATION

Current through June 17, 2024
002.01 General
002.01A The Executive Secretary shall
				maintain a classification plan based on an analysis of the duties of each
				position within the Agency.
002.01B
				Written specifications shall be adopted and maintained for positions in the
				classification plan. Each specification shall define the position; describe the
				most typical duties and responsibilities of the position; and summarize the
				minimum standards of training, experience and other qualifications required for
				appointment. Duties described in the specifications shall not be construed to
				restrict the assignment of other similar duties.
002.01C The assignment of duties to a
				position, the location of work, equipment and tools furnished, schedule and
				working conditions shall be the responsibility of the Executive
				Secretary.
002.01D The Executive
				Secretary may when it is in the best interest of the Board waive or substitute
				for the minimum qualifications set forth in the written specifications of the
				classification and pay plan.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION LANDS AND FUNDS, BOARD OF › Title 97 - Board of Educational Lands and Funds › Chapter 2 - PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES › Section 97-2-003 - COMPENSATION

Current through June 17, 2024
003.01 Pay Plan
003.01A The Executive Secretary shall have on
				file a pay plan setting forth the rates of compensation for all positions it
				maintains within the Agency.
003.01B Said pay plan shall be utilized as a
				guideline for hiring, promoting, adjusting or demoting new or existing
				employees. It is not intended that this pay plan be in any way binding upon the
				Executive Secretary; the sole purpose of said plan is to serve as a
				guideline.
003.01C The Executive
				Secretary may revise the pay plan when position changes, availability of labor
				supply, prevailing rates of pay or economic conditions so dictate.
003.01D All new employees will normally be
				hired at the hiring rate of the pay grade for their position except as
				authorized in Paragraph Five (5) of this Section or when the Executive
				Secretary deems it in the best interest of the trust to hire an employee at a
				level of compensation other than as set forth in the pay plan.
003.01E The Executive Secretary may, at its
				discretion, offer applicants who exceed the minimum qualifications for a
				position classification any step higher than the beginning step of the pay
				grade for that position depending upon the applicant's qualifications and the
				needs of the Board. Such beginning salary would affect that person only, and
				would not require any salary changes for other incumbents in the same class of
				position.
003.01F The Executive
				Secretary shall consider promotions or demotions. Said promotions or demotions
				may be determined and the new rate of compensation established depending on the
				circumstances. The decision of the Executive Secretary may be appealed to the
				Board by the affected employee in accordance with Section VI, Paragraph
				F.
003.01G Any employee who returns
				from authorized military leave, or other authorized leave of absence, shall be
				paid at the same salary rate for which he would have been eligible had he not
				gone on leave.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION LANDS AND FUNDS, BOARD OF › Title 97 - Board of Educational Lands and Funds › Chapter 2 - PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES › Section 97-2-004 - PROBATIONARY PERIOD

Current through June 17, 2024
004.01 Nature,
				Purpose and Duration
004.01A All employees
				shall serve a probationary period of six months. The probationary period may be
				extended not to exceed a maximum of twelve months on the written notification
				by the Executive Secretary to the employee. The probationary period shall be an
				essential part of the selection process and shall be utilized for the effective
				adjustment of a new employee and for the termination without recourse of any
				probationary employee whose performance does not meet the required
				standards.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION LANDS AND FUNDS, BOARD OF › Title 97 - Board of Educational Lands and Funds › Chapter 2 - PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES › Section 97-2-005 - SEPARATIONS, SUSPENSIONS, TENURE AND REINSTATEMENT

Current through June 17, 2024
005.01 Resignations
To resign in good standing an employee must give the
				  Executive Secretary written notice at least fourteen (14) calendar days prior
				  to termination unless the Executive Secretary agrees to permit a shorter
				  period.
005.02 Tenure
The tenure of office of every permanent employee shall be
				  during good behavior and acceptable performance of his duties as recorded in
				  his performance reports and other records. This provision shall not, however,
				  be interpreted to prevent the separation of an employee for those causes set
				  forth in sub-subdivision
				  006.03A 3, Section
				  06, or the separation of an employee because of a lack of funds or curtailment
				  of work when made in accordance with these rules.
005.03 Demotion
The Executive Secretary may demote a permanent employee for
				  any of the reasons set forth in Section 06, sub-subdivision
				  006.03A 3. A
				  written statement setting forth the specific cause for which the Executive
				  Secretary has so acted shall be presented to the employee and a copy placed in
				  his personnel file.
005.04
				Suspension
005.01A The Executive Secretary
				may, for disciplinary purposes, suspend without pay any employee for such
				length of time as the Executive Secretary considers appropriate not exceeding
				20 working days in any twelve-month period for any of the reasons set forth in
				sub-subdivision
				006.03A 3, Section
				06.
005.01B In the case of
				suspension, a written statement setting forth specific cause under which the
				Executive Secretary has so acted shall be presented to the employee and a copy
				filed with his personnel record.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION LANDS AND FUNDS, BOARD OF › Title 97 - Board of Educational Lands and Funds › Chapter 2 - PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES › Section 97-2-006 - CORRECTIVE AND DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS

Current through June 17, 2024
006.01 Corrective
				Actions
006.01A "Corrective Actions" are those
				which do hot effect current pay, status or tenure and are administered to
				correct and improve an employee's job performance.
006.01B Corrective actions shall include
				written warnings, reprimands and censures. Corrective actions may be
				administered concurrently with a disciplinary action.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION LANDS AND FUNDS, BOARD OF › Title 97 - Board of Educational Lands and Funds › Chapter 2 - PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES › Section 97-2-007 - EMPLOYEE ABSENCES

Current through June 17, 2024
007.01 Types of
				Leave
The following types of leave are established and shall apply
				  to all employees covered by these rules and regulations:
007.01A Paid Holidays
007.01B Vacation Leave
007.01C Sick Leave
007.01D Injury Leave
007.01E Military Leave
007.01F Civil Leave
007.01G Leave of Absence
007.01H Funeral Leave
007.01I Administrative Leave
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION LANDS AND FUNDS, BOARD OF › Title 97 - Board of Educational Lands and Funds › Chapter 2 - PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES › Section 97-2-008 - PERFORMANCE REPORTS

Current through June 17, 2024
008.01 General
008.01A The performance report program is
				designed to provide a channel of communication between the Executive Secretary
				and the employee. If conscientiously applied, the program will enable the
				employee to become increasingly aware of the importance of his job, his manner
				of performance and the level of performance the Executive Secretary expects. It
				will also inform him of areas of weakness, or of areas of praiseworthy
				performance. The report can be used as a guideline for considering employees
				for advancements in pay and promotion.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION LANDS AND FUNDS, BOARD OF › Title 97 - Board of Educational Lands and Funds › Chapter 2 - PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES › Section 97-2-009 - EMPLOYEE AIDS AND SERVICES

Current through June 17, 2024
009.01 Types of
				Employee Aids and Services
009.01A The
				following employee aids and services are established and shall apply to all
				employees covered by these rules and regulations.
1) Employee Tuition Assistance
				Program
2) Relocation
				Allowances
3) Memberships in
				Professional Association
4)
				Interview Expenses
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION LANDS AND FUNDS, BOARD OF › Title 97 - Board of Educational Lands and Funds › Chapter 2 - PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES › Section 97-2-010 - MISCELLANEOUS

Current through June 17, 2024
010.01 Attendance
010.01A The Executive Secretary shall
				establish a work schedule for employees.
010.01B The Executive Secretary shall be
				authorized to formulate and issue rules and regulations covering special
				employment conditions.
010.01C The
				basic work week is forty hours.
010.01D The office hours shall normally be
				from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The normal work day shall
				begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 5:00 p.m., with one hour lunch period to be
				established by the Executive Secretary between the hours of 11:30 a.m. and 1:30
				p.m.
010.01E The normal work week
				shall begin at 8:00 a.m. on Monday and end at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
010.01F The Executive Secretary may grant
				employees a rest period of twenty minutes each morning and each afternoon.
				These rest periods shall not be taken prior to 9:00 a.m. or after 4:00
				p.m.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION LANDS AND FUNDS, BOARD OF › Title 97 - Board of Educational Lands and Funds › Chapter 3 - LEASING OF AGRICULTURAL LANDS › Section 97-3-002 - Form

Current through June 17, 2024
The lease application and agreement form as adopted, and
				  which is subject to amendment or supplementation will be set out in Appendix A
				  of these rules. Said lease application and agreement form will hereinafter be
				  referred to as the lease.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION LANDS AND FUNDS, BOARD OF › Title 97 - Board of Educational Lands and Funds › Chapter 3 - LEASING OF AGRICULTURAL LANDS › Section 97-3-003 - Information Contained

Current through June 17, 2024
The lease must be executed under oath by the applicant, or
				  his authorized agent or attorney, or an authorized officer or agent of a
				  corporation.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION LANDS AND FUNDS, BOARD OF › Title 97 - Board of Educational Lands and Funds › Chapter 3 - LEASING OF AGRICULTURAL LANDS › Section 97-3-004 - Notice of Sale

Current through June 17, 2024
Notice of Educational Lands Lease Sales will be published in
				  a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the land
to
be leased is located for three consecutive
				  weeks prior to the sale.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION LANDS AND FUNDS, BOARD OF › Title 97 - Board of Educational Lands and Funds › Chapter 3 - LEASING OF AGRICULTURAL LANDS › Section 97-3-005 - Location of Sale

Current through June 17, 2024
Sale of Educational Lands Leases will be conducted by an
				  authorized representive of the Board of Educational Lands and Funds at the
				  county courthouse or other suitable location in the county in which the land is
				  being offered.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION LANDS AND FUNDS, BOARD OF › Title 97 - Board of Educational Lands and Funds › Chapter 3 - LEASING OF AGRICULTURAL LANDS › Section 97-3-006 - Bidder Eligibility

Current through June 17, 2024
Any person who is eligible to make a contract in accordance
				  with Nebraska Laws is eligible to bid on school land leases with the following
				  exception: no lessee or former lessee who owes any delinquent rental shall be
				  eligible to bid on a lease unless such delinquent rental, interest, and fees
				  are first paid in full.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION LANDS AND FUNDS, BOARD OF › Title 97 - Board of Educational Lands and Funds › Chapter 3 - LEASING OF AGRICULTURAL LANDS › Section 97-3-007 - Territorial Limit

Current through June 17, 2024
No individual, partnership or corporation shall be entitled
				  to hold under lease a total of more than 640 acres of state educational land,
				  whether the same be acquired by direct lease or by assignment; provided, said
				  limitation shall not apply where the land to be leased is bound entirely on one
				  side thereof by land owned or operated by such applicant or
				  assignees.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION LANDS AND FUNDS, BOARD OF › Title 97 - Board of Educational Lands and Funds › Chapter 3 - LEASING OF AGRICULTURAL LANDS › Section 97-3-008 - Sale Procedures

Current through June 17, 2024
An authorized representative of the Board of Educational
				  Lands and Funds will be in charge of all school land lease sales. Before an
				  individual may bid on a tract being offered for sale, he must file a bank
				  draft, cashier's check, certified check or cash equivalent to the annual rental
				  of said tract. This may be accomplished by depositing said security with the
				  County Treasurer or a representative of the Board of Educational Lands and
				  Funds who is conducting the sale. The rental deposit may be submitted at the
				  time prior to the final fall of the gavel. Said rental deposit shall be applied
				  on the first year's annual rental upon acceptance of the bid by the Board. In
				  the event such deposit is in excess of the first year's annual rental, the
				  bidder shall be given an opportunity to substitute a bank, draft, cashier's
				  check, certified check or cash equivalent to the annual rental of the subject
				  tract.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION LANDS AND FUNDS, BOARD OF › Title 97 - Board of Educational Lands and Funds › Chapter 3 - LEASING OF AGRICULTURAL LANDS › Section 97-3-009 - Bidding Procedures

Current through June 17, 2024
A bidder may move a rental deposit from one tract to another
				  as long as the unencumbered portion of said deposit is equivalent to or in
				  excess of the annual rental of the tract presently receiving
				  bids.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION LANDS AND FUNDS, BOARD OF › Title 97 - Board of Educational Lands and Funds › Chapter 3 - LEASING OF AGRICULTURAL LANDS › Section 97-3-010 - Bidding; Recess

Current through June 17, 2024
The representative of the Board of Educational Lands and
				  Funds in charge of the lease sale may, at his option, declare a recess during
				  the bidding of a tract of land being offered for lease.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION LANDS AND FUNDS, BOARD OF › Title 97 - Board of Educational Lands and Funds › Chapter 3 - LEASING OF AGRICULTURAL LANDS › Section 97-3-011 - Board Approval

Current through June 17, 2024
All sales of educational land at public auction are
				  considered to be non-revocable offers, which only upon acceptance and approval
				  by the Board of Educational Lands and Funds, meeting in regular session, shall
				  become binding contracts.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION LANDS AND FUNDS, BOARD OF › Title 97 - Board of Educational Lands and Funds › Chapter 3 - LEASING OF AGRICULTURAL LANDS › Section 97-3-012 - Past Due Rental; Interest Provision And Processing Fee

Current through June 17, 2024
All rental payments are due semi-annually in the office of
				  the Board of Educational Lands and Funds on or before the first day of January
				  for the ensuing six-month period, and, on or before the first day of July for
				  that ensuing six-month period. Interest at an annual rate of nine percent (9%)
				  shall be charged on any past due balance and a processing fee of twenty-five
				  dollars ($ 25.00 ) shall be charged if any rental is past due more than, thirty
				  (30) days.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION LANDS AND FUNDS, BOARD OF › Title 97 - Board of Educational Lands and Funds › Chapter 3 - LEASING OF AGRICULTURAL LANDS › Section 97-3-013 - Delinquent Rental; Fees

Current through June 17, 2024
With respect to delinquent rental, the following fees shall
				  be charged: for notice of delinquent account, three dollars ($ 3.00 ); for
				  forfeiture processing, two hundred dollars ($ 200.00 ); for reinstatement of
				  account, if redemption is made prior to the date when notice of publication is
				  made, five dollars ($ 5.00 ).
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION LANDS AND FUNDS, BOARD OF › Title 97 - Board of Educational Lands and Funds › Chapter 3 - LEASING OF AGRICULTURAL LANDS › Section 97-3-014 - Post-Sale Pre-Confirmation Bid For Lease Auction

Current through June 17, 2024
In order to obtain the best possible price for the
				  utilization of school lands and to be in compliance with Nebraska Supreme Court
				  decisions including State ex. rel. Raitt v. Peterson, 156 Neb. 678, 57 NW2d
				  280, the Board will accept post-sale pre-confirmation bids for lease auctions
				  so long as said bids conform with the following requisites. Any person wishing
				  to submit a post-sale pre-confirmation bid in excess of the highest bid made at
				  the public auction must submit with such bid (1) a certified check, bank money
				  order, or cashier's check in the full amount of the sum of (a) One Thousand
				  Dollars ($1, 000.00 ) or One Hundred Twenty Percent (120%) of the previous high
				  bonus bid, whichever is greater, which amount shall be the opening bonus bid at
				  the second sale, and (b) the full amount of the annual rental for the tract
				  involved; and (2) a certified check, bank money order, or cashier's check in
				  the amount of $ 500.00 representing a fixed amount as fair compensation for
				  holding a second sale. The $ 500.00 fee for holding a second sale shall be
				  deposited in the Temporary School Fund and will not be refunded regardless of
				  who shall eventually be the successful bidder. In the absence of unusual
				  circumstances, which shall be determined solely by the Board, not more than one
				  post-sale pre-confirmation bid shall be accepted on any one
				  tract.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION LANDS AND FUNDS, BOARD OF › Title 97 - Board of Educational Lands and Funds › Chapter 3 - LEASING OF AGRICULTURAL LANDS › Section 97-3-015 - Certifying Cropground Acres To the ASCS

Current through June 17, 2024
Lessees shall certify to the Agricultural Stabilization and
				  Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture (the ASCS)
				  all cropground acres on educational land. Such certifications shall cover all
				  cropground acres, including those deferred, set aside or otherwise idle; shall
				  be submitted to the ASCS at least annually, and more frequently if required by
				  the ASCS; and shall be maintained with the ASCS in current status at all
				  times.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION LANDS AND FUNDS, BOARD OF › Title 97 - Board of Educational Lands and Funds › Chapter 4 - SUBSURFACE LEASES › Section 97-4-001 - Oil And Gas Leases

Current through June 17, 2024
001.01 General
The Board will grant an industry standard
				  lease.
001.02 Form
The lease application and agreement form as adopted, and
				  which is subject to amendment of supplementation will be set out in Appendix A
				  of these rules. Said lease application and agreement form will be hereinafter
				  referred to as the lease.
001.03 Information Contained
The lease must be executed under oath by the applicant, or
				  his authorized agent or attorney, or an authorized officer or agent of a
				  corporation.
001.04
				Certified Remittance
Lease applications must be accompanied by a certified
				  remittance in the amount of fifty cents (50¢) or one dollar ($ 1.00 ) per
				  acre. The application will specify a minimum annual delay rental of fifty cents
				  (50¢) per acre with the exception of the following counties which will be
				  one dollar ($ 1.00 ) per acre minimum annual delay rental:
BANNER
FRONTIER
KIMBALL
CHASE
FURNAS
MORRILL
CHEYENNE
GARD EN
RED WILLOW
DEUEL
HAYES
SCOTTS BLUFF
DUNDY
HITCHCOCK
If the applicant is not the successful bidder at the sale,
				  all checks will be returned.
001.05 Location of Sale
Location of the sale will be contained within the sale
				  publication.
001.06
				Notification of Sale
001.06A Notice of tracts
				offered for sale will be published for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of
				general circulation in the county and in such additional publications as the
				Board may direct.
001.06B Sale
				notices will be circulated to those who place their names on the Board's
				mailing list.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION LANDS AND FUNDS, BOARD OF › Title 97 - Board of Educational Lands and Funds › Chapter 4 - SUBSURFACE LEASES › Section 97-4-002 - Sand and Gravel Leases

Current through June 17, 2024
002.01 General
The Board will grant all types of leases.
002.02 Form
The lease application and agreement form as adopted, and
				  which is subject to amendment of supplementation will be set out in Appendix
				  "A" of these rules. Said lease application and agreement form will hereinafter
				  be referred to as the lease.
002.03 Information Contained In Application
Application for the issuance of a sand and gravel lease must
				  be executed under oath by applicant or his agent or attorney, or an office or
				  agent of the corporation, if the application is made by a corporation.
				  Application must be made on the form prescribed by the Board of Educational
				  Lands and Funds, and must contain a description of the land, by legal
				  subdivision, upon which the lease is desired and the terms upon which the
				  applicant desires to acquire such lease.
002.04 Notification of Sale
The lease will be sold at public auction held at the office
				  of the Board of Educational Lands and Funds in the State Office Building, 301
				  Centennial Mall South, Lincoln, Nebraska, after notice of time and place of
				  such sale has been given by publication for two consecutive weeks, in a
				  newspaper of general circulation in the county where the lands to be leased are
				  located.
002.05 Monies
				Included With An Application
Application for a lease must be accompanied by a deposit in
				  the amount of $ 15.00 to cover cost of publishing notice, together with the
				  first year's rental. If the lease is not sold, the one who files the
				  application must pay the cost of publication, otherwise, the cost is paid by
				  the successful bidder.
002.06 Sale Procedure
002.06A Upon the date advertised as sale
				date, an authorized representative of the Board shall sell at public auction by
				oral bidding all leases that have been requested for sale.
002.06B A lease is sold to the highest bidder
				and must provide for ah annual rental of not less than fifty dollars ($ 50.00 )
				per acre, and royalty of not less than 20¢ per cubic yard for materials
				taken, but in no event shall the lease be issued at less than the prevailing
				price paid in the locality where the land is situated.
002.06C The successful bidder will also
				assume the cost of advertising the sale.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION LANDS AND FUNDS, BOARD OF › Title 97 - Board of Educational Lands and Funds › Chapter 5 - SALE OF EDUCATIONAL LANDS › Section 97-5-001 - Sale

Current through June 17, 2024
The Board of Educational Lands and Funds shall consider for
				  sale at the request of any interested party or on its own initiative any common
				  school lands, presently owned or hereafter acquired by the state for
				  educational purposes, subject to the best interest of the
				  trust.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION LANDS AND FUNDS, BOARD OF › Title 97 - Board of Educational Lands and Funds › Chapter 5 - SALE OF EDUCATIONAL LANDS › Section 97-5-003 - Notice of Sale

Current through June 17, 2024
Notice of a sale of educational lands shall be given by
				  publication for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper published in the county
				  and in one or more newspapers of general circulation throughout the state. The
				  publication will contain a description of the said land, time and location of
				  the sale.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION LANDS AND FUNDS, BOARD OF › Title 97 - Board of Educational Lands and Funds › Chapter 5 - SALE OF EDUCATIONAL LANDS › Section 97-5-004 - Appraised Value

Current through June 17, 2024
Prior to said sale, the land shall be appraised for sale
				  purposes to determine its market value and thereafter shall be sold at public
				  auction for not less than the appraised value. The appraised value shall be the
				  starting bid price.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION LANDS AND FUNDS, BOARD OF › Title 97 - Board of Educational Lands and Funds › Chapter 5 - SALE OF EDUCATIONAL LANDS › Section 97-5-005 - Public Auction

Current through June 17, 2024
Such land shall be sold, at public auction, by a
				  representative of the Board of Educational Lands and Funds to the highest
				  bidder.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION LANDS AND FUNDS, BOARD OF › Title 97 - Board of Educational Lands and Funds › Chapter 5 - SALE OF EDUCATIONAL LANDS › Section 97-5-006 - Payment

Current through June 17, 2024
Settlement for land purchased shall be made by certified
				  check, bank draft or cash in an amount not less than twenty percent of the
				  purchase price at the time of the sale and the balance shall be payable within
				  ninety days of the date of the sale.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION LANDS AND FUNDS, BOARD OF › Title 97 - Board of Educational Lands and Funds › Chapter 5 - SALE OF EDUCATIONAL LANDS › Section 97-5-007 - Possession, Approval of Board

Current through June 17, 2024
Possession of lands sold may be assumed by the purchaser
				  upon receipt of notification of final approval of the sale by the Board of
				  Educational Lands and Funds, but not before the expiration date of the existing
				  lease.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION LANDS AND FUNDS, BOARD OF › Title 97 - Board of Educational Lands and Funds › Chapter 5 - SALE OF EDUCATIONAL LANDS › Section 97-5-008 - Undivided Interest

Current through June 17, 2024
When the land consists of an undivided interest in realty,
				  an action to partition may be maintained in the same manner as provided by law
				  for the partition of real property among several joint
				  owners.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION LANDS AND FUNDS, BOARD OF › Title 97 - Board of Educational Lands and Funds › Chapter 5 - SALE OF EDUCATIONAL LANDS › Section 97-5-009 - Ownership And Value Of Improvements And Growing Crops

Current through June 17, 2024
Prior to such sale ownership of improvements and growing
				  crops as between a lessee and the State of Nebraska shall be determined as
				  provided for in Nebraska Revised Statutes, 1943, Section
				  72-240.11
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION LANDS AND FUNDS, BOARD OF › Title 97 - Board of Educational Lands and Funds › Chapter 5 - SALE OF EDUCATIONAL LANDS › Section 97-5-010 - Post-Sale Pre-Confirmation Bid For Land Sale

Current through June 17, 2024
In order to obtain the best possible price for school lands,
				  the Board will accept post-sale pre-confirmation bids for land sales so long as
				  said bids conform with the following requisites. Any person wishing to submit a
				  post-sale pre-confirmation bid in excess of the highest bid made at the public
				  auction must increase the previous high bid by an amount equal to Ten Percent
				  (10%) plus Five Thousand Dollars ($5, 000.00 ) and must submit with such bid
				  (1) a certified check, bank money order, or cashier's check in the amount of
				  Twenty-two Percent (22%) of the previous high bid plus One Thousand Dollars
				  ($1, 000.00 ); and (2) a certified check, bank money order, or cashier's check
				  in the amount of $ 500.00 representing a fixed amount as fair compensation for
				  holding a second sale. The starting bid price at the second sale shall be five
				  (5) times the amount submitted pursuant to part (1) above. The $ 500.00 fee for
				  holding a second sale shall be deposited in the Temporary School Fund and will
				  not be refunded regardless of who shall eventually be the successful bidder. In
				  the absence of unusual circumstances, which shall be determined solely by the
				  Board, not more than one post-sale pre-confirmation bid shall be accepted on
				  any one tract.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION LANDS AND FUNDS, BOARD OF › Title 97 - Board of Educational Lands and Funds › Chapter 6 - REAPPRAISAL OF AGRICULTURAL LEASES › Section 97-6-001 - Reappraisal

Current through June 17, 2024
The Board of Educational Lands and Funds shall cause all
				  educational lands to be reappraised for rental purposes at least once each
				  three years, or when the Board deems it to be to the best interests of the
				  State.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION LANDS AND FUNDS, BOARD OF › Title 97 - Board of Educational Lands and Funds › Chapter 6 - REAPPRAISAL OF AGRICULTURAL LEASES › Section 97-6-002 - Classification

Current through June 17, 2024
Classification of such lands shall be made, under the
				  direction of the Secretary of the Board, by competent
				  fieldmen.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION LANDS AND FUNDS, BOARD OF › Title 97 - Board of Educational Lands and Funds › Chapter 6 - REAPPRAISAL OF AGRICULTURAL LEASES › Section 97-6-003 - Examination of Land

Current through June 17, 2024
The fieldman shall make a detailed examination of each
				  40-acre tract of educational lands for the purpose of obtaining information as
				  to type and rating of the soil, its adaptability, the topographical character
				  of the land, and the location and number of each type.