Chapter 43 — INFANTS AND JUVENILES
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Repealed. Laws 2020, LB1188, § 21.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-420 Hearing officer; requirements.
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Any hearing required or permitted for juveniles in the custody of the Office of Juvenile Services shall be conducted by a hearing officer who is an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Nebraska and may be an employee of the Department of Health and Human Services or …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-4201 Legislative findings, declarations, and intent.
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(1) The Legislature finds and declares that: (a) The Health and Human Services Committee of the Legislature documented serious problems with the child welfare system in its 2011 report of the study that was conducted under Legislative Resolution 37, One Hundred Second Legislature…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-4202 Nebraska Children's Commission; created; duties; members; expenses; meetings; staff; consultant.
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(1) The Nebraska Children's Commission is created as a high-level leadership body to monitor and evaluate the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. The commission shall provide a permanent forum for collaboration among state, local, community, public, and private stakeholde…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-4203 Nebraska Children's Commission; duties; juvenile services; committee created; children's services; establish networks; organize subcommittees; conflict of interest.
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(1) The Nebraska Children's Commission shall create a committee to examine the Office of Juvenile Services and the Juvenile Services Division of the Office of Probation Administration. Such committee shall review the role and effectiveness of out-of-home placements utilized in th…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-4204 Strategic child welfare priorities for research or policy development.
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The Nebraska Children's Commission shall determine three to five strategic child welfare priorities for research or policy development for each biennium to carry out the legislative intent stated in section 43-4201 for child welfare program and service reform in Nebraska. In dete…
Repealed. Laws 2019, LB600, § 23.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-4206 Department of Health and Human Services; Office of Probation Administration; cooperate with Nebraska Children's Commission.
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The Department of Health and Human Services and the Office of Probation Administration shall fully cooperate with the Nebraska Children's Commission. The department shall provide to the commission all requested information on children and juveniles in Nebraska, including, but not…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-4207 Nebraska Children's Commission; report; hearing.
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The Nebraska Children's Commission shall annually provide a written report to the Governor and an electronic report to the Health and Human Services Committee of the Legislature defining its strategic child welfare priorities and progress toward addressing such priorities, summar…
Repealed. Laws 2019, LB600, § 23.
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Repealed. Laws 2019, LB600, § 23.
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Repealed. Laws 2020, LB1188, § 21.
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Repealed. Laws 2019, LB600, § 23.
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Repealed. Laws 2019, LB600, § 23.
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Repealed. Laws 2013, LB 530, § 9.
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Repealed. Laws 2019, LB600, § 23.
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Repealed. Laws 2019, LB600, § 23.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-4215 Foster care reimbursement rate recommendations; legislative findings and intent; Division of Children and Family Services of Department of Health and Human Services; implementation; pilot project; reports; contents.
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(1) On or before July 1, 2014, the Division of Children and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services shall implement the reimbursement rate recommendations of the Foster Care Reimbursement Rate Committee as reported to the Legislature pursuant to section 43-…
Repealed. Laws 2026, LB905, § 69.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-4217 Foster care reimbursement rates; statewide standardized level of care assessment; adoption assistance payments; review; recommendations; duties; reports.
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(1) The Nebraska Children's Commission shall review and make recommendations in the following areas: Foster care reimbursement rates, the statewide standardized level of care assessment, and adoption assistance payments as required by section 43-117. In making recommendations to …
Transferred to section 43-4716.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-4219 Foster care reimbursement rates; increases; legislative intent.
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It is the intent of the Legislature that beginning July 1, 2021, the Division of Children and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services shall implement a two-percent increase to foster care reimbursement rates for fiscal year 2021-22 and beginning July 1, 202…
Repealed. Laws 2020, LB1188, § 21.
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Repealed. Laws 2020, LB1188, § 21.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-424 Assault, escape, or attempt to escape; documentation required; copy to court and county attorney.
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If a juvenile assaults an employee of a youth rehabilitation and treatment center or another juvenile who has been committed to the youth rehabilitation and treatment center or escapes or attempts to escape from a youth rehabilitation and treatment center, the chief executive off…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-425 Community and Family Reentry Process; created; juvenile committed to youth rehabilitation and treatment center; family team meetings; individualized reentry plan; risk-screening and needs assessment; probation officer; duties; Office of Probation Administration; duties.
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(1) The Community and Family Reentry Process is hereby created. This process is created in order to reduce recidivism and promote safe and effective reentry for the juvenile and his or her family to the community from the juvenile justice system. (2) While a juvenile is committed…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-426 Visitation and communication; use as consequence or sanction; prohibited.
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In-person visitation and other forms of communication, including telephone calls and electronic communication, with a juvenile's relatives, including, but not limited to, parents, guardians, grandparents, siblings, and children, shall not be limited or prohibited as a consequence…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-427 Youth rehabilitation and treatment centers; five-year operations plan; reports.
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(1) The Department of Health and Human Services shall develop a five-year operations plan for the youth rehabilitation and treatment centers and submit such operations plans electronically to the Health and Human Services Committee of the Legislature on or before March 15, 2021. …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-428 Youth rehabilitation and treatment center; emergency plan.
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(1) The Department of Health and Human Services shall develop an emergency plan for the Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center-Geneva, the Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center-Kearney, and any other facility operated and utilized as a youth rehabilitation and treatment ce…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-429 Emergency plan; requirements.
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(1) The Department of Health and Human Services shall ensure that the administrator of each temporary placement facility described in an emergency plan required under section 43-428 consents to the temporary placement of juveniles placed in such facility pursuant to the emergency…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-430 Criminal detention facility; juvenile detention facility; emergency use.
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In the event of an emergency and only after all other temporary placement options have been exhausted, the Office of Juvenile Services may provide for the placement of a juvenile for a period not to exceed seven days at a criminal detention facility, if allowed by law, or a juven…
Transferred to section 50-1801.
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Transferred to section 50-1803.
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Transferred to section 50-1804.
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Repealed. Laws 2025, LB298, § 109.
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Repealed. Laws 2025, LB298, § 109.
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Repealed. Laws 2025, LB298, § 109.
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Repealed. Laws 2025, LB298, § 109.
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Repealed. Laws 2025, LB298, § 109.
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Repealed. Laws 2025, LB298, § 109.
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Repealed. Laws 2025, LB298, § 109.
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Repealed. Laws 2025, LB298, § 109.
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Repealed. Laws 2025, LB298, § 109.
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Repealed. Laws 2025, LB298, § 109.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-431 Transportation of juveniles; policies and procedures; applicable to private contractor.
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Policies and procedures of the Department of Health and Human Services regarding the transportation of juveniles placed at the youth rehabilitation and treatment centers shall apply to any private contractor utilized by the Office of Juvenile Services to transport juveniles place…
Repealed. Laws 2025, LB298, § 109.
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Repealed. Laws 2025, LB298, § 109.
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Repealed. Laws 2025, LB298, § 109.
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Repealed. Laws 2025, LB298, § 109.
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Repealed. Laws 2025, LB298, § 109.
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