Chapter 79, SCHOOLS
1,185 sections in this chapter.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1086 Class V school district; board of education; budget; how prepared; certification of levy; levy of taxes.
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(1) The board of education of a Class V school district that is not a member of a learning community shall annually during the month of July estimate the amount of resources likely to be received for school purposes, including the amounts available from fines, licenses, and other…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1087 Class V school district; board of education; bonds; interest and sinking fund; investment.
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The board of education of a Class V school district shall provide for the interest on all existing bonds issued by the district before the interest becomes due. The board shall also, immediately after the expiration of one-half of the time for which such bonds are issued, proceed…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1088 School districts; uniform system of accounting; duty of State Department of Education to prescribe.
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The State Department of Education shall prescribe a uniform system of accounting to which all public school districts in the State of Nebraska shall adhere.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1089 Audit by public accountant or certified public accountant; report; failure to comply; effect.
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In each school district the school board shall cause to be examined annually by a public accountant or by a certified public accountant all financial records which are maintained directly or indirectly in the administration and management of public school funds. Rules and regulat…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1089.01 Database of financial information; Department of Administrative Services; school districts; duties.
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(1) The Department of Administrative Services shall develop, maintain, and make available for public inspection on its website a database of financial information from all school districts in the state. The information required shall include, but not be limited to, revenue source…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1090 Failure to approve budget; superintendent; duties.
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When a school board of any class of school district fails to approve a school district budget on or before the date required by subsection (1) of section 13-508, the superintendent of the school district shall prepare and file a budget document in accordance with the Nebraska Bud…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1091 School district; fiscal year.
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The fiscal year of each school district shall commence on September 1 in each year and end on August 31 of each year.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1092 Cities changing classification; school funds; to whom payable; how used.
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All money arising from any source whatever which is payable to the school fund of any city of the primary class or city of the first class which may become a city of the metropolitan class, or any money which is required to be set apart by the treasurer of any such city for the s…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1093 Class I, II, III, IV, or V school district; machine accounting and payroll processing; disbursing of funds; board of education; contract.
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(1) The board of education of a Class I, II, III, IV, or V school district may contract for (a) machine accounting and payroll processing services, (b) disbursing school funds as ordered by the board of education, (c) paying net salaries or wages earned by professional and other …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1094 District maintaining more than one school; closing, when authorized.
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The school board of any district maintaining more than one school may close any school or schools within such district and may make provision for the education of children either in another school of the district, in the school of any other district, or by correspondence instruct…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1095 Eminent domain; power of district to exercise.
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Every school district shall have power to exercise the right of eminent domain. The procedure to condemn property shall be exercised in the manner set forth in sections 76-704 to 76-724.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1096 Eminent domain; amount and character of land authorized to be taken; public hearing; notice.
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Not more than fifty acres for a school site may be taken under the provisions of section 79-1095. Public parks and county or district fairgrounds shall not be subject to be so taken. A public hearing shall be held on the question of such taking. Notice of such public hearing shal…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1097 Eminent domain; location upon state school land; authority of district to purchase.
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When a school district desires to locate a schoolhouse on school lands belonging to the state, it may purchase not less than one acre and not more than ten acres per school site and shall receive a deed for such land from the state.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1098 Schoolhouse; erection or improvement; equipment; special tax.
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Whenever it is deemed necessary (1) to erect a schoolhouse or school building or an addition or additions and improvements to any existing schoolhouse or (2) to purchase equipment for such schoolhouse or school buildings, in any school district in this state the school board may …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-11,109 Nebraska Center for the Education of Children who are Blind or Visually Impaired; State Department of Education; powers.
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The State Department of Education shall have oversight and general control of the Nebraska Center for the Education of Children who are Blind or Visually Impaired, formerly the Nebraska School for the Visually Handicapped. The department may contract with a school district, an ed…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-11,110 Center; purpose.
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The purpose of the Nebraska Center for the Education of Children who are Blind or Visually Impaired is to provide special education services for persons not to exceed twenty-one years of age who are blind or visually impaired to such an extent that they cannot receive services in…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-11,121 Division of Rehabilitation Services; established.
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The Division of Rehabilitation Services in the State Department of Education is established.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-11,122 Division; administration; director; appointment; duties.
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The Division of Rehabilitation Services shall be administered, under the general supervision and direction of the Commissioner of Education, by a director appointed by the commissioner, with the approval of the State Board of Education, in accordance with established personnel st…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-11,123 Division; rehabilitation services; furnish; exceptions.
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Except as otherwise provided by law for the rehabilitation of the blind, the State Board of Education through the Division of Rehabilitation Services shall provide vocational rehabilitation services to disabled individuals determined by the director to be eligible for such servic…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-11,124 Rehabilitation services; board; powers; duties.
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The State Board of Education, through the Division of Rehabilitation Services, shall (1) cooperate, pursuant to agreements with the federal government, in carrying out the purposes of any federal acts pertaining to vocational rehabilitation and may adopt such methods of administr…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-11,125 Rehabilitation services; federal funds; State Treasurer; duties.
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The State Treasurer is designated as the custodian of all funds received by the state from appropriations made by the Congress of the United States or from other sources for the purpose of carrying out any state or federal act pertaining to vocational rehabilitation. The State Tr…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-11,126 Division; budget estimates; federal funds; authority to comply with requirements.
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Budget estimates of the amounts of appropriations needed each biennium for vocational rehabilitation services and for the administration of such program shall be submitted as provided by law, and sufficient funds for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of sections 79-11,12…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-11,127 Rehabilitation services; eligibility.
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Vocational rehabilitation services shall be provided to any disabled individual, other than the blind, who is a resident of the state at the time of filing application therefor and whose vocational rehabilitation, as the director determines after a full investigation, can be sati…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-11,128 Rehabilitation services; aggrieved person; State Board of Education; fair hearing.
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Any individual applying for or receiving vocational rehabilitation who is aggrieved by any action or inaction of the Division of Rehabilitation Services shall be entitled to a fair hearing in accordance with regulations adopted and promulgated by the State Board of Education.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-11,129 Rehabilitation services; unlawful acts.
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It shall be unlawful, except for purposes directly connected with the administration of the vocational rehabilitation program and in accordance with regulations, for any person or persons to solicit, disclose, receive, or make use of or authorize, knowingly permit, participate in…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-11,130 State Board of Education; Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services; agreement; purpose.
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The State Board of Education is empowered to enter into an agreement on behalf of the State of Nebraska with the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services to carry out the provisions of the federal Social Security Act, as amended, relating to the maki…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-11,131 State Treasurer; custodian of funds; disbursement.
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The State Treasurer shall act as custodian of the money paid by the federal government to the state to carry out the agreement referred to in section 79-11,130 and shall disburse such money in accordance with the direction of the State Board of Education.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-11,132 Interagency agreement with Department of Health and Human Services; matching of funds required.
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The State Department of Education shall enter into an interagency agreement with the Department of Health and Human Services to provide vocational rehabilitation services and supported employment programs to persons with developmental disabilities. The Division of Rehabilitation …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-11,133 Adult Education Program; establishment; purpose.
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The Adult Education Program is established in the State Department of Education. The program shall assist in the development and strengthening of community education programs in school districts of the state and provide for the education of any person who is sixteen years of age …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-11,134 Adult education; classes; authorized.
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School boards and boards of education may expend money for conducting schools and classes in school buildings, industrial establishments, places of employment, and such other places as may be expedient for the purpose of giving instruction to persons described in section 79-11,13…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-11,135 Adult Education Program; expenses; how paid.
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The Commissioner of Education may disburse, from funds appropriated for the State Department of Education, sufficient money for supervision, instruction, and other necessary expenses in conducting the Adult Education Program.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-11,155 Student achievement coordinator; appointment; qualifications; duties.
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The Commissioner of Education shall appoint a student achievement coordinator, subject to confirmation by a majority vote of the members of the State Board of Education. The coordinator shall have a background and training in addressing the unique educational needs of low-achievi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-11,156 Student; receive evidence-based structured literacy instruction.
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(1) Beginning with the 2018-19 school year, unless otherwise provided in an individualized education plan for a student receiving special education services, each student who is identified as exhibiting characteristics of dyslexia shall receive evidence-based structured literacy …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-11,157 State Department of Education; duties.
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The State Department of Education shall develop and distribute a technical assistance document for dyslexia. The technical assistance document shall provide information about the characteristics of dyslexia, associated conditions of dyslexia, indicators of dyslexia, and the scree…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-11,157.01 School district; provide information relating to dyslexia; State Department of Education; duties.
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(1) On or before July 1 of each year, each school district shall provide to the State Department of Education, on forms prescribed by the department, information relating to dyslexia. Such information shall include, but not be limited to, the number of students in each public sch…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-11,158 Teacher education program; include instruction in dyslexia.
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On and after July 1, 2019, each teacher education program approved by the State Board of Education shall include as a part of their initial program course requirements instruction in dyslexia, including, but not limited to: (1) Knowledge and best practice standards for teaching r…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-11,158.01 Dyslexia Research Grant Program; created; eligible applicant; grant; use; violation; civil action.
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(1) For purposes of this section: (a) Department means the State Department of Education; and (b) Eligible applicant means a privately owned business based in Nebraska that is in the process of researching artificial-intelligence-based writing assistance that can be used to assis…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-11,159 Behavioral health points of contact; designation; qualifications; behavioral health training and resources; access; coordination; report.
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(1) On or before August 1, 2023, each school district shall designate one or more behavioral health points of contact for each school building or other division as determined by the school district. A behavioral health point of contact may be an administrator, a school nurse, a s…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1101 Legislative findings and intent; terms, defined.
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(1) The Legislature finds and declares that: (a) Early childhood education programs can assist children in achieving their potential as citizens, workers, and human beings and can strengthen families; (b) early childhood education has been proven to be a sound public investment o…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1102 Early Childhood Training Center; established; purpose; duties; statewide training program; established.
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(1) An Early Childhood Training Center shall be established within the State Department of Education. The purpose of the center is to train individuals who provide education and development activities for infants and young children and their parents. The center, taking into consi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1103 Early Childhood Education Grant Program; established; administration; priorities; programs; requirements; report; hearing; endowment agreement; effect.
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(1)(a) The State Department of Education shall establish and administer the Early Childhood Education Grant Program. Upon the effective date of an endowment agreement, administration of the Early Childhood Education Grant Program with respect to programs for children from birth t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1104 Before-and-after-school or prekindergarten services; transportation services; school board; powers and duties.
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(1) Any school board in its discretion may (a) establish and financially support programs providing before-and-after-school or prekindergarten services, to which attendance shall be voluntary and which the board may deem beneficial to the education of prekindergarten or school-ag…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1104.01 Nebraska Early Childhood Education Endowment; endowment provider; requirements; endowment agreement; Early Childhood Education Endowment Fund; Early Childhood Education Endowment Cash Fund; created; investment.
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(1) Within ninety days after July 14, 2006, the State Department of Education shall request proposals from private endowments with experience in managing public and private funds for the benefit of children and families in multiple locations in Nebraska to be the endowment provid…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1104.02 Early Childhood Education Endowment Cash Fund; use; grants; program requirements.
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(1) The Early Childhood Education Endowment Cash Fund, consisting of the interest, earnings, and proceeds from the Early Childhood Education Endowment Fund and the earnings from the private endowment created by the endowment provider and any additional private donations made dire…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1104.03 Early Childhood Education Endowment Board of Trustees; created; administrative support.
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To administer the Early Childhood Education Grant Program with respect to children from birth to age three, the Early Childhood Education Endowment Board of Trustees is created. For administrative support and budgetary purposes only, the board of trustees shall be within the Stat…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1104.04 Board of trustees; members; terms; expenses.
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(1) The board of trustees shall include the following six members: (a) The Commissioner of Education or his or her designee; (b) The chief executive officer of the Department of Health and Human Services or his or her designee; and (c) The following persons appointed by the Gover…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1104.05 Early Childhood Education Endowment Fund; funding.
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The Early Childhood Education Endowment Fund shall consist of any funds allocated to the Early Childhood Education Endowment Fund from funds belonging to the state for educational purposes described in Article VII, section 7, of the Constitution of Nebraska.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1105 State Department of Education; education for learners with high ability; consultant; employ.
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The State Department of Education has authority to employ a full-time consultant trained and experienced in the field of education for learners with high ability. Such consultant shall encourage, advise, and consult with each school of the state in the development and implementat…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1106 Learners with high ability; purpose of sections.
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The purpose of sections 79-1106 to 79-1108.03 is to assist and encourage all school districts in the development, improvement, and implementation of accelerated or differentiated curriculum programs that will serve the educational needs of learners with high ability at levels app…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1107 Learners with high ability; terms, defined.
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For purposes of sections 79-1106 to 79-1108.03: (1) Approved accelerated or differentiated curriculum programs means academic programs that serve the educational needs of learners with high ability developed and approved under section 79-1108; (2) Department means the State Depar…