Chapter 50 — LEGISLATURE
325 sections in this chapter.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1601 Infrastructure Review Task Force; created; transportation infrastructure; duties; members; reports.
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(1) The Infrastructure Review Task Force is created. (2) The task force shall: (a) Review and analyze Nebraska's transportation infrastructure network; (b) Examine and consider Nebraska's historic transportation infrastructure development efforts and expected future transportatio…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1701 Legislative Oversight Committee; established; duties; members.
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(1) The Legislative Oversight Committee is hereby established as a special legislative committee to exercise the authority and perform the duties provided for in the Legislative Performance Audit Act, the Office of Inspector General of Nebraska Child Welfare Act, and the Office o…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1702 Legislative Oversight Committee; duties.
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The Legislative Oversight Committee shall: (1) Oversee all aspects of the Division of Legislative Oversight without regard to special or partisan interests and in accordance with relevant standards and guidelines; (2) Direct the work of the division through the approval of annual…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1703 Division of Legislative Oversight; legislative findings and declarations.
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The Legislature finds and declares that: (1) It is within the inherent power of the Legislature to secure needed information in order to legislate, hold hearings, and conduct investigations of matters related to the operation of state government. This power of inquiry is broad an…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1704 Division of Legislative Oversight; established; powers and duties; division staff; confidential information and confidential records; sharing; restrictions; grounds for dismissal.
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(1) The Division of Legislative Oversight is established within the Legislative Council. The division shall be responsible for conducting assessments, investigations, audits, inspections, and other reviews of Nebraska state government to ensure the Legislature is able to carry ou…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1705 Director of Legislative Oversight; appointment; term; removal; vacancy; qualifications; salary; duties.
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(1) The Director of Legislative Oversight shall be appointed by the Legislature, with the vote of two-thirds of the members required for approval of such appointment, from nominations submitted by the Legislative Oversight Committee. The director shall serve for a term of six yea…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1801 Act, how cited.
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Sections 50-1801 to 50-1821 shall be known and may be cited as the Office of Inspector General of Nebraska Child Welfare Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1802 Office of Inspector General of Nebraska Child Welfare; legislative findings and declarations.
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The Legislature finds and declares that: (1) It is within the inherent power of the Legislature to secure needed information in order to legislate, hold hearings, and conduct investigations of matters related to the operation of state government. This power of inquiry is broad an…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1803 Legislative intent.
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(1) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Office of Inspector General of Nebraska Child Welfare: (a) Assist in improving operations of the Nebraska child welfare system and juvenile justice system; (b) Provide an independent form of inquiry for concerns regarding the actio…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1804 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the Office of Inspector General of Nebraska Child Welfare Act: (1) Administrator means a person charged with administration of a program, an office, or a division of the department or administration of a private agency or licensed child care facility or the execut…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1805 Office of Inspector General of Nebraska Child Welfare; created; purpose; Inspector General; appointment; term; certification; employees; removal.
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(1) The office of Inspector General of Nebraska Child Welfare is created within the Division of Legislative Oversight for the purpose of conducting investigations, audits, inspections, and other oversight of the Nebraska child welfare system and juvenile justice system for the Le…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1806 Office; duties; reports of death, serious injury, or allegations of sexual abuse; when required; reports of occurrences at youth rehabilitation and treatment center; state agencies, law enforcement agencies, and prosecuting attorneys; cooperation; confidentiality; witness; counsel; powers of office.
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(1) The office shall investigate: (a) Allegations or incidents of possible misconduct, misfeasance, malfeasance, or violations of statutes or of rules or regulations of: (i) The department by an employee of or person under contract with the department, a private agency, a license…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1807 Complaints to office; form; full investigation; when; notice.
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(1) Complaints to the office may be made in writing. The office shall also maintain a toll-free telephone line for complaints. A complaint shall be evaluated to determine if it alleges possible misconduct, misfeasance, malfeasance, or violation of a statute or of rules and regula…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1808 Office; access to information and personnel; cooperation with office; when required.
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(1) The office shall have access to all information and personnel necessary to perform the duties of the office and to carry out the Office of Inspector General of Nebraska Child Welfare Act. (2) All employees of the department, the juvenile services division as directed by the j…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1809 Failure to cooperate; effect.
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Failure to cooperate with an investigation by the office may result in public disclosure of the failure to cooperate.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1810 Subpoenas; request of Inspector General; Legislative Oversight Committee; powers and duties; litigation; appeal; fees and expenses.
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(1) At the request of the Inspector General, and after receiving prior approval by a majority vote of the Executive Board of the Legislative Council, the Legislative Oversight Committee may issue subpoenas in connection with a specific inquiry or investigation undertaken pursuant…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1811 Office; full investigation; access to records; subpoena; records; statement of record integrity and security; contents; treatment of records; interviews.
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(1) A full investigation conducted by the office shall consist of (a) access to, and retrieval of all, relevant records through compliance with a request of the office, by voluntary production, or by subpoena, (b) review of all relevant records, and (c) interviews of all relevant…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1812 Reports of investigations; distribution; redact confidential information; powers of office; disclosure of confidential information; summarized final report; release.
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(1) Reports of investigations conducted by the office shall not be distributed beyond the entity that is the subject of the report without the consent of the Inspector General. (2) Except when a report is provided to a guardian ad litem or an attorney in the juvenile court pursua…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1813 Department; commission; juvenile services division; provide access to information; manner; objections.
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(1) The department shall provide the Director of Legislative Oversight and the office with access to records, reports, and documents maintained by the department in connection with administration of the Nebraska child welfare system. (2) The commission shall provide the office wi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1814 Inspector General's report of investigation; contents; distribution.
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(1) The Inspector General's report of an investigation shall be in writing and may contain recommendations for systemic reform. A report of an investigation shall be presented to the Director of Legislative Oversight and the chairperson of the Legislative Oversight Committee. The…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1815 Report; director, probation administrator, or executive director; accept, reject, or request modification; when final; written response; corrected report; credentialing issue; how treated.
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(1) Within fifteen business days after a report is presented to the director, the probation administrator, or the executive director under section 50-1814, the director, probation administrator, or executive director may determine whether to accept, reject, or request modificatio…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1816 Report or work product; no court review.
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No report or other work product of an investigation by the Inspector General shall be reviewable in any court. Neither the Inspector General nor any member of the Inspector General's staff shall be required to testify or produce evidence in any judicial or administrative proceedi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1817 Inspector General; investigation of complaints; priority and selection.
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The Office of Inspector General of Nebraska Child Welfare Act does not require the Inspector General to investigate all complaints. The Inspector General, with input from the Director of Legislative Oversight, shall prioritize and select investigations and inquiries that further …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1818 Report; contents.
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On or before September 15 of each year, the Inspector General shall provide to the Legislature, the Supreme Court, and the Governor a report that includes a summary of reports and investigations made under the Office of Inspector General of Nebraska Child Welfare Act for the prec…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1819 Disclosure of information by employee; personnel actions prohibited.
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Any person who has authority to recommend, approve, direct, or otherwise take or affect personnel action shall not, with respect to such authority: (1) Take personnel action against an employee because of the disclosure of information by the employee to the office which the emplo…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1820 Inspector General; report conduct; when.
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If the Inspector General has reason to believe that any public officer or employee has acted in a manner that warrants criminal or disciplinary action or proceedings, the Inspector General shall report the matter to the department, the juvenile services division, the commission, …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1821 Confidential information and confidential records; access; sharing; restrictions; grounds for dismissal.
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(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the office shall have access to confidential information and confidential records necessary to carry out its responsibilities. (2) Except as otherwise provided by law, any confidential information or confidential records shared with…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1901 Act, how cited.
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Sections 50-1901 to 50-1921 shall be known and may be cited as the Office of Inspector General of the Nebraska Correctional System Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1902 Office of Inspector General of the Nebraska Correctional System; legislative findings and declarations.
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The Legislature finds and declares that: (1) It is within the inherent power of the Legislature to secure needed information in order to legislate, hold hearings, and conduct investigations of matters related to the operation of state government. This power of inquiry is broad an…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1903 Legislative intent.
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(1) It is the intent of the Legislature that the office of Inspector General of the Nebraska Correctional System: (a) Assist in improving operations of the department and the Nebraska correctional system; (b) Provide an independent form of inquiry for concerns regarding the actio…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1904 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the Office of Inspector General of the Nebraska Correctional System Act, the following definitions apply: (1) Administrator means a person charged with administration of (a) a program or an office of the department or (b) a private agency; (2) Department means the…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1905 Office of Inspector General of the Nebraska Correctional System; created; Inspector General; appointment; term; qualifications; employees; removal.
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(1) The office of Inspector General of the Nebraska Correctional System is created within the Division of Legislative Oversight for the purpose of conducting investigations, audits, inspections, and other oversight of the Nebraska correctional system for the Legislature. The Insp…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1906 Office; duties; law enforcement agencies and prosecuting attorneys; cooperation; confidentiality; witness; counsel; powers of office.
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(1) The office shall investigate: (a) Allegations or incidents of possible misconduct, misfeasance, malfeasance, or violations of statutes or of rules or regulations of the department by an employee of or a person under contract with the department or a private agency; (b) Death …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1907 Complaints to office; form; full investigation; when; notice.
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(1) Complaints to the office may be made in writing. A complaint shall be evaluated to determine if it alleges possible misconduct, misfeasance, malfeasance, or violation of a statute or of rules and regulations of the department by an employee of or a person under contract with …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1908 Office; access to information and personnel; cooperation with office; when required.
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(1) The office shall have access to all information and personnel necessary to perform the duties of the office and to carry out the Office of Inspector General of the Nebraska Correctional System Act. (2) All employees of the department and all owners, operators, managers, super…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1909 Failure to cooperate; effect.
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Failure to cooperate with an investigation by the office may result in public disclosure of the failure to cooperate.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1910 Subpoenas; request of the Inspector General; Legislative Oversight Committee; powers and duties; litigation; appeal; fees and expenses.
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(1) At the request of the Inspector General, and after receiving prior approval by a majority vote of the Executive Board of the Legislative Council, the Legislative Oversight Committee may issue subpoenas in connection with a specific inquiry or investigation undertaken pursuant…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1911 Office; full investigation; access to records; subpoena; records; statement of record integrity and security; contents; treatment of records; interviews.
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(1) A full investigation conducted by the office shall consist of (a) access to and retrieval of all relevant records through compliance with a request of the office, by voluntary production, or by subpoena, (b) review of all relevant records, and (c) interviews of all relevant p…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1912 Reports of investigations; distribution; redact confidential information; powers of office; disclosure of confidential information; summarized final report; release.
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(1) Reports of investigations conducted by the office shall not be distributed beyond the entity that is the subject of the report without the consent of the Inspector General. (2) The office shall redact confidential information before distributing a report of an investigation. …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1913 Department; provide access to information; manner; objections.
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(1) The department shall provide the Director of Legislative Oversight and the office with access to records, reports, and documents maintained by the department in connection with administration of the Nebraska correctional system and the Nebraska parole system. The Director of …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1914 Inspector General's report of investigation; contents; distribution.
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(1) The Inspector General's report of an investigation shall be in writing and may contain recommendations for systemic reform. A report of an investigation shall be presented to the Director of Legislative Oversight and the chairperson of the Legislative Oversight Committee. The…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1915 Report; director; accept, reject, or request modification; when final; written response; corrected report; appended material.
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(1) Within fifteen business days after a report is presented to the director under section 50-1914, the director may determine whether to accept, reject, or request modification of the recommendations contained in the report. Any response shall be in writing and may include corre…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1916 Report or work product; no court review.
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No report or other work product of an investigation by the Inspector General shall be reviewable in any court. Neither the Inspector General nor any member of the Inspector General's staff shall be required to testify or produce evidence in any judicial or administrative proceedi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1917 Inspector General; investigation of complaints; priority and selection.
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The Office of Inspector General of the Nebraska Correctional System Act does not require the Inspector General to investigate all complaints. The Inspector General, with input from the Director of Legislative Oversight, shall prioritize and select investigations and inquiries tha…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1918 Report; contents.
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On or before October 15 of each year, the Inspector General shall provide to the Legislature and the Governor a report that includes a summary of reports and investigations made under the Office of Inspector General of the Nebraska Correctional System Act for the preceding year. …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1919 Disclosure of information by employee; personnel actions prohibited.
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Any person who has authority to recommend, approve, direct, or otherwise take or affect personnel action shall not, with respect to such authority: (1) Take personnel action against an employee because of the disclosure of information by the employee to the office which the emplo…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1920 Inspector General; report conduct; when.
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If the Inspector General has reason to believe that any public officer or employee has acted in a manner that warrants criminal or disciplinary action or proceedings, the Inspector General shall report the matter to the department or other appropriate authorities.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1921 Confidential information and confidential records; access; sharing; restrictions; grounds for dismissal.
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(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the office shall have access to confidential information and confidential records necessary to carry out its responsibilities. (2) Except as otherwise provided by law, any confidential information or confidential records shared with…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-2001 Act, how cited.
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Sections 50-2001 to 50-2018 shall be known and may be cited as the Office of Public Counsel Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-2002 Terms, defined.
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As used in the Office of Public Counsel Act, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Administrative agency shall mean any department, board, commission, or other governmental unit, any official, any employee of the State of Nebraska acting or purporting to act by reason of con…