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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-254 Placement or detention pending adjudication; restrictions; assessment of costs.
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(1) Pending the adjudication of any case, and subject to subdivision (5) of section 43-251.01, if it appears that the need for placement or further detention exists, the juvenile may be: (a) Placed or detained a reasonable period of time on order of the court in the temporary cus…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-254.01 Temporary mental health placement; evaluation; procedure.
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(1) Any time a juvenile is temporarily placed at a mental health facility pursuant to subsection (6) of section 43-250 or by a court as a juvenile who is mentally ill and dangerous, a mental health professional as defined in section 71-906 shall evaluate the mental condition of t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-254.02 Temporary detention rules and regulations; Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice; duties.
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The Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice shall adopt, promulgate, and implement rules and regulations to harmonize state and federal law on the temporary detention of juveniles.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-255 Detention or placement; release required; exceptions.
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Whenever a juvenile is detained or placed in an alternative to detention infringing upon the child's liberty interest under section 43-250 or 43-253, the juvenile shall be released unconditionally within forty-eight hours after the detention or placement order or the setting of b…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-256 Continued placement, detention, or alternative to detention; probable cause hearing; release requirements; exceptions.
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(1) When the court enters an order continuing placement, detention, or an alternative to detention infringing upon the juvenile's liberty interest pursuant to section 43-253, upon request of the juvenile, or his or her parent, guardian, or attorney, the court shall hold a hearing…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-257 Unlawful detention or placement; penalty.
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Any person who knowingly holds a juvenile in detention or placement in violation of any of the provisions of section 43-255 or 43-256 shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-258 Preadjudication physical and mental evaluation; placement; restrictions; reports; costs.
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(1) Pending the adjudication of any case under the Nebraska Juvenile Code, the court may order the juvenile examined by a physician, surgeon, psychiatrist, duly authorized community mental health service program, or psychologist to aid the court in determining (a) a material alle…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-259 Evaluation; motion for release of juvenile in custody.
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The juvenile, his or her attorney, parent, guardian, or custodian may file a motion to release the juvenile from custody and request a hearing after the initial commitment order for evaluation provided in section 43-258 is entered. Pending the hearing on such application, the juv…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-260 Standardized juvenile detention screening instrument.
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The Office of Probation Administration shall prepare and distribute to probation officers a standardized juvenile detention screening instrument. The types of risk factors to be included as well as the format of this standardized juvenile detention screening instrument shall be d…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-260.01 Detention; factors.
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The need for preadjudication placement, services, or supervision and the need for detention of a juvenile and whether detention or an alternative to detention is indicated shall be subject to subdivision (5) of section 43-251.01 and shall be determined as follows: (1) The standar…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-260.02 Juvenile pretrial diversion program; authorized.
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A county attorney may establish a juvenile pretrial diversion program with the concurrence of the county board. If the county is part of a multicounty juvenile services plan under the Nebraska County Juvenile Services Plan Act, the county attorney may establish a juvenile pretria…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-260.03 Juvenile pretrial diversion program; goals.
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The goals of a juvenile pretrial diversion program are: (1) To provide eligible juvenile offenders with an alternative program in lieu of adjudication through the juvenile court; (2) To reduce recidivism among diverted juvenile offenders; (3) To reduce the costs and caseload burd…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-260.04 Juvenile pretrial diversion program; requirements.
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A juvenile pretrial diversion program shall: (1) Be an option available for the county attorney or city attorney based upon his or her determination under this subdivision. The county attorney or city attorney may use the following information: (a) The juvenile's age; (b) The nat…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-260.05 Juvenile pretrial diversion program; optional services.
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A juvenile pretrial diversion program may: (1) Provide screening services to the court and county attorney or city attorney to help identify likely candidates for the program; (2) Establish goals for diverted juvenile offenders and monitor performance of the goals; (3) Coordinate…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-260.06 Juvenile diversion agreement; contents.
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A juvenile diversion agreement shall include, but not be limited to, one or more of the following: (1) A letter of apology; (2) Community service, not to be performed during school hours if the juvenile offender is attending school; (3) Restitution; (4) Attendance at educational …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-260.07 Juvenile pretrial diversion program; data; duties.
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(1) On January 30 of each year, every county attorney or city attorney of a county or city which has a juvenile pretrial diversion program shall report to the Director of Juvenile Diversion Programs the information pertaining to the program required by rules and regulations adopt…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-2601 Quality Child Care Act, how cited.
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Sections 43-2601 to 43-2625 shall be known and may be cited as the Quality Child Care Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-2602 Legislative intent.
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It is the intent of the Legislature to promote the growth and development of a comprehensive child care system which meets the needs of families in Nebraska by encouraging high-quality, affordable, and accessible child care services that are educationally and developmentally appr…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-2603 Legislative declarations.
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The Legislature declares that it shall be the policy of the State of Nebraska to: (1) Recognize the family as the most important social and economic unit of society and support the central role parents play in raising children. All parents are encouraged to care for and nurture t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-2604 Legislative findings and priorities.
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The Legislature finds that since the majority of children of prekindergarten age will continue to be served in private child care settings and programs, an investment of public resources in upgrading the training levels of staff will be an investment in all the children of the st…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-2605 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the Quality Child Care Act: (1) Child care shall mean the care and supervision of children in lieu of parental care and supervision and shall include programs; and (2) Programs shall mean the programs listed in subdivision (2) of section 71-1910.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-2606 Providers of child care and school-age-care programs; training requirements; use of Nebraska Early Childhood Professional Record System.
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(1) The Department of Health and Human Services shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations for mandatory training requirements for providers of child care and school-age-care programs. Such requirements shall include preservice orientation and at least four hours of annual …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-2607 Early Childhood Program Training Fund; created; use; investment; contracts authorized.
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There is hereby created the Early Childhood Program Training Fund. The fund shall be administered by the State Department of Education and shall be used to enhance, provide, and coordinate training for providers of programs. Emphasis shall be placed on the coordination of and dis…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-2608 Toll-free hotline for providers; established.
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The Department of Health and Human Services shall establish a statewide toll-free hotline to provide immediate responses to the needs of providers of programs. Such hotline may be operated by the department, or the department may contract with a state agency or with any other pub…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-2609 Family child care homes; voluntary registration; department; powers and duties; payments; restricted.
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(1) The Legislature finds that a system of voluntary registration would provide a mechanism for participation in the food programs offered by the United States Department of Agriculture, for eligibility to receive funds under the federal Child Care Subsidy program, for support an…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-261 Juvenile court petition; contents; filing.
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(1)(a) A juvenile court petition and all subsequent proceedings shall be entitled In the Interest of ........................., a Juvenile, inserting the juvenile's name in the blank. The written petition shall be signed by the county attorney, specify which subdivision of sectio…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-261.01 Juvenile court petition; felony or crime of domestic violence; court provide explanation of firearm possession consequences.
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(1) When the petition alleges the juvenile committed an act which would constitute a felony or an act which would constitute a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, the court shall explain the specific legal consequences that an adjudication for such an act will have on the juv…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-2616 Family child care home; location.
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including section 71-1914, family child care homes licensed by the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to section 71-1911 or by a city, village, or county pursuant to subsection (2) of section 71-1914 may be established and…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-2617 Program provider; communicable disease; notice to parents.
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A provider of a program shall notify the parents of enrolled children of the outbreak of any communicable disease in any child in the program on the same day the provider is informed of or observes the outbreak. The Department of Health and Human Services shall develop appropriat…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-2618 Family child care homes; inspections.
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All family child care homes which are registered pursuant to section 43-2609 shall be inspected within sixty days of registration. All family child care homes registered under section 43-2609 shall be inspected at least every two years after the initial inspection. It is the inte…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-2619 Office for child development and early childhood education services.
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There is hereby created within the State Department of Education an office for child development and early childhood education services.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-262 Issuance of process; notice in lieu of summons.
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No summons or notice shall be required to be served on any person who shall voluntarily appear before the court and whose appearance is noted on the records thereof. In actions involving a juvenile who may invoke the jurisdiction of the court under the Nebraska Juvenile Code, the…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-2620 Collaboration of activities; duties.
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The Department of Health and Human Services and the State Department of Education shall collaborate in their activities and may: (1) Encourage the development of comprehensive systems of child care programs and early childhood education programs which promote the wholesome growth…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-2620.01 State Board of Education; voluntary accreditation process; rules and regulations.
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The State Board of Education may adopt and promulgate reasonable rules and regulations to establish the voluntary accreditation process referred to in subdivision (10) of section 43-2620.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-2621 Block grant funds; use.
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(1) Funds provided to the State of Nebraska pursuant to the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. 9857 et seq., as such act and sections existed on January 1, 2015, shall be used to implement the Quality Child Care Act, except as provided in subsections (3…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-2622 Child Care Grant Fund; established; use; investment.
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The Child Care Grant Fund is hereby established to be administered by the Department of Health and Human Services. The fund shall be used to make grants pursuant to section 43-2624. Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer p…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-2623 Appropriation to Child Care Grant Fund; legislative intent.
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The Legislature recognizes that a shortage of quality, affordable, and accessible child care exists to the detriment of families and employers throughout the state. Workers are unable to enter or remain in the work force due to a shortage of child care resources. The high costs o…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-2624 Child care grants.
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The Department of Health and Human Services shall award grants to persons, community-based organizations, or schools needing assistance to start or improve a child care program or needing assistance to provide staff training for a child care program. A recipient of a grant shall …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-2625 Child care grants; rules and regulations.
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The Department of Health and Human Services shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations setting forth criteria, application procedures, and methods to assure compliance with the criteria for grants to be awarded pursuant to section 43-2624.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-2626 Child Care Capacity Building and Workforce Act, how cited.
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Sections 43-2626 to 43-2639 shall be known and may be cited as the Child Care Capacity Building and Workforce Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-2627 Legislative findings.
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The Legislature finds that: (1) There is a lack of licensed child care programs in Nebraska; (2) Providing incentives and support to the child care workforce will help maintain and increase the child care capacity in Nebraska; (3) An increased child care capacity will bolster Neb…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-2628 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the Child Care Capacity Building and Workforce Act: (1) Capacity means the number of children receiving care or services through an approved program; (2) Community foundation means a tax-exempt, nonprofit, autonomous, nonsectarian, philanthropic institution suppor…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-2629 Child Care Capacity Building and Workforce Grant Program; department; statewide organization; duties.
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(1) The Child Care Capacity Building and Workforce Grant Program is created. (2) The department shall contract with a statewide organization that supports children and families to administer the program, which may include providing technical assistance to any grant recipient. Up …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-263 Issuance of process; summons.
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Upon the filing of the petition, a summons with a copy of the petition attached shall issue requiring the person who has custody of the juvenile or with whom the juvenile may be staying to appear personally and, unless the court orders otherwise, to bring the juvenile before the …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-2630 Grant; application.
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To be eligible to receive a grant under the Child Care Capacity Building and Workforce Grant Program, an eligible recipient shall complete the application form prescribed by the statewide organization and provide for a one-to-one match for the amount of the grant. The eligible re…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-2631 Grant; use.
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A grant recipient under the Child Care Capacity Building and Workforce Grant Program may use the grant to provide financial or other support to: (1) The operation of a licensed child care program; (2) The operation of a license-exempt provider serving children enrolled in child c…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-2632 Grant; match required; procedure.
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(1) Each grant recipient under the Child Care Capacity Building and Workforce Grant Program shall provide the one-to-one match prior to receiving any disbursement of grant proceeds under the program. (2) The department shall specify how a grant recipient may provide proof of a on…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-2633 Grant; repayment.
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(1)(a) If the department determines that a grant recipient used the grant other than as provided in section 43-2631, the department may request the grant recipient to repay such grant and any remaining portion of the grant in the possession of the grant recipient to the departmen…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-2634 Department; report.
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The department shall submit a report to the Legislature electronically on July 1, 2025, and each July 1 thereafter. Each report shall include the following: (1) For each grant awarded under the Child Care Capacity Building and Workforce Grant Program since July 19, 2024, for the …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-2635 Family Child Care Home Grant Program; department; duties; grant; application; use.
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(1) The Family Child Care Home Grant Program is created and shall be administered by the department. (2) The department shall provide grants for new and existing licensed family child care home programs in residential and nonresidential facilities and to create regional facilitat…