Chapter 79 — SCHOOLS
1,288 sections in this chapter.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1605 Private, denominational, or parochial schools; inspection by public school official; when required; applicability.
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(1) The superintendent of the school district in which any private, denominational, or parochial school is located shall inspect such schools and report to the proper officers any evidence of failure to observe any of the provisions of sections 79-1601 to 79-1607. The Commissione…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1606 Private, denominational, or parochial schools; nonconformity with school law; penalty.
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In case any private, denominational, or parochial school, after a final determination by the proper authorities under sections 79-1601 to 79-1607, fails, refuses, or neglects to conform to and comply with such sections, no person shall be granted or allowed a certificate to teach…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1607 Violations; penalty.
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Any person violating any of the provisions of sections 79-1601 to 79-1606 shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.
Repealed. Referendum 2024, No. 435.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1701 Acts, proceedings, and appropriations; validation.
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Any acts and proceedings undertaken or funds appropriated in accordance with and pursuant to Laws 1991, LB 511, and prior to April 16, 1992, are hereby deemed undertaken pursuant to Laws 1992, LB 245, legalized, and validated if in compliance with Laws 1991, LB 511.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1702 Legislative intent; recodification.
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It is the intent of the Legislature that the provisions of sections 79-101 to 79-1703 constitute a recodification of Chapter 79 of the Revised Statutes of Nebraska. The purpose of Laws 1996, LB 900, is to reorganize the laws within Chapter 79 and to modernize terminology. Section…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1703 Rules and regulations; internal references; how construed.
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Any reference to a Chapter 79 section number contained in rules and regulations adopted and promulgated prior to July 19, 1996, shall be deemed to refer to the section in Laws 1996, LB 900, containing the referenced provisions without requiring any revision of the rules or regula…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1801 Act, how cited.
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Sections 79-1801 to 79-1852 shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska Elementary and Secondary School Finance Authority Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1802 Legislative findings.
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The Legislature finds and declares that: (1) For the benefit of the people of the State of Nebraska, the increase of their commerce, welfare, and prosperity, and the improvement of their health and living conditions, it is essential that this and future generations of youth be gi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1803 Definitions, where found.
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For purposes of the Nebraska Elementary and Secondary School Finance Authority Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions found in sections 79-1804 to 79-1809 apply.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1804 Authority, defined.
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Authority means the Nebraska Elementary and Secondary School Finance Authority created by the Nebraska Elementary and Secondary School Finance Authority Act or any board, body, commission, department, or office succeeding to the principal functions thereof or to whom the powers c…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1805 Bonds, defined.
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Bonds means bonds, notes, or other obligations of the authority issued under the Nebraska Elementary and Secondary School Finance Authority Act, including refunding bonds, notwithstanding that the same may be secured by the full faith and credit of an elementary or secondary scho…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1806 Cost, defined.
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Cost as applied to a project or any portion thereof financed under the Nebraska Elementary and Secondary School Finance Authority Act means all or any part of the cost of any capital expenditure by an elementary or secondary school, including, but not limited to, construction and…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1807 Elementary or secondary school, defined.
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Elementary or secondary school means a not-for-profit educational institution located within this state which is not owned or controlled by the state or any political subdivision, agency, instrumentality, district, or municipality thereof, which is authorized by law to provide a …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1808 Project, defined.
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(1) Project means any property located within the state, constructed or acquired before, on, or after September 13, 1997, that may be used or will be useful in connection with the instruction, feeding, recreation, or housing of students, the conducting of research, administration…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1809 Property, defined.
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Property means the real estate upon which a project is or will be located, including equipment, machinery, and other similar items necessary or convenient for the operation of the project in the manner for which its use is intended, but not including such items as fuel, supplies,…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1810 Nebraska Elementary and Secondary School Finance Authority; created.
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There is hereby created a body politic and corporate to be known as the Nebraska Elementary and Secondary School Finance Authority. The authority is constituted a public instrumentality, and the exercise by the authority of the powers conferred by the Nebraska Elementary and Seco…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1811 Authority; members; qualifications; appointment; terms; removal.
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The authority consists of five members, to be appointed by the Governor, who shall be residents of the state, not more than three of whom shall be members of the same political party. The members of the authority first appointed shall serve for terms expiring as follows: Three on…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1812 Authority; officers; executive director; compensation; receive contributions.
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The Governor shall designate one of the members representing the elementary or secondary schools to convene the organizational meeting of the authority and to serve as its temporary chairperson. At that meeting and annually thereafter, the authority shall elect one of its members…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1813 Authority; keep records and accounts; seal; certified copies.
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The executive director, assistant executive director, or any other person designated by resolution of the authority shall keep records and accounts of all proceedings and financial dealings of the authority, shall be custodian of all books, documents, and papers filed with the au…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1814 Authority; quorum; actions; vacancy; effect.
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Three members of the authority shall constitute a quorum. The affirmative vote of a majority of all of the members of the authority shall be necessary for any action taken by the authority. A vacancy in the membership of the authority shall not impair the right of a quorum to exe…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1815 Authority; officers, members, and employees; surety bond requirements.
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Before the issuance of any bonds under the Nebraska Elementary and Secondary School Finance Authority Act, the chairperson, vice-chairperson, executive director, and assistant executive director, if any, and any other member of the authority authorized by resolution of the author…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1816 Authority; members; expenses.
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The members of the authority shall receive no compensation for the performance of their duties as members, but each such member shall be reimbursed for expenses while engaged in the performance of such duties as provided in sections 81-1174 to 81-1177 from any funds legally avail…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1817 Authority; member or employee; conflict of interest; abstention.
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Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, it shall not be or constitute a conflict of interest for a trustee, director, officer, or employee of any educational institution, financial institution, commercial bank or trust company, architecture firm, insurance company, or any …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1818 Authority; purpose.
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The purpose of the authority shall be to assist private institutions of elementary and secondary education in the constructing, financing, and refinancing of projects.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1819 Authority; perpetual succession; bylaws.
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The authority shall have perpetual succession as a body politic and corporate and may adopt bylaws for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1820 Authority; adopt seal.
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The authority may adopt an official seal and alter the same at its pleasure.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1821 Authority; office; location.
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The authority may maintain an office at such place or places within Nebraska as it may designate.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1822 Authority; sue and be sued.
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The authority may sue and be sued in its own name.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1823 Authority; powers over project.
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The authority may determine the location and character of any project to be financed or refinanced under the Nebraska Elementary and Secondary School Finance Authority Act and construct, reconstruct, remodel, renovate, replace, maintain, repair, operate, lease as lessee or lessor…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1824 Authority; issuance of bonds authorized.
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The authority may issue bonds of the authority for any of its corporate purposes and fund or refund the same pursuant to the Nebraska Elementary and Secondary School Finance Authority Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1825 Authority; charge for services.
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The authority may charge and collect rates, rents, fees, and other charges for the use of and for the services furnished or to be furnished by a project or any portion thereof and contract with any person, partnership, limited liability company, association, or corporation or oth…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1826 Authority; rules and regulations for use of project; designate agent.
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The authority may establish rules and regulations for the use of a project or any portion thereof and designate an elementary or secondary school as its agent to establish rules and regulations for the use of a project undertaken by such elementary or secondary school.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1827 Authority; personnel.
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The authority may employ consulting engineers, architects, attorneys, accountants, trustees, construction and finance experts, superintendents, managers, and such other employees and agents as may be necessary in its judgment, and fix their compensation.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1828 Authority; receive loans, grants, and contributions.
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The authority may receive and accept from any source loans or grants for or in aid of the construction of a project or any portion thereof, and receive and accept from any source loans, grants, aid, or contributions of money, property, labor, or other things of value, to be held,…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1829 Authority; mortgage of certain property.
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The authority may mortgage all or any portion of any project or any other facilities conveyed to the authority for such purpose and the site or sites thereof, whether presently owned or subsequently acquired, for the benefit of the holders of the bonds of the authority issued to …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1830 Authority; loans authorized; limitation.
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The authority may make loans to any elementary or secondary school for the cost of any project in accordance with an agreement between the authority and such elementary or secondary school except that no such loan shall exceed the total cost of such project as determined by such …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1831 Authority; make loans; issue bonds; conditions.
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The authority may make loans to an elementary or secondary school and refund or reimburse outstanding obligations, mortgages, or advances, including advances from an endowment or any similar fund, issued, made, or given by such elementary or secondary school whether before, on, o…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1832 Authority; administrative costs; apportionment.
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The authority may charge to and equitably apportion among participating elementary or secondary schools its administrative costs and expenses incurred in the exercise of the powers and duties conferred by the Nebraska Elementary and Secondary School Finance Authority Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1833 Authority; general powers; joint projects.
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The authority may do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of the Nebraska Elementary and Secondary School Finance Authority Act. In carrying out the purposes of the act, the authority may undertake a project for two or more elementary or secondary schools …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1834 Authority; combine and substitute projects; bonds; additional series.
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Notwithstanding any other provision contained in the Nebraska Elementary and Secondary School Finance Authority Act, the authority may combine for financing purposes, with the consent of all of the elementary or secondary schools which are involved, the project or projects and so…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1835 Expenses; how paid; liability; limitation.
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All expenses incurred in carrying out the Nebraska Elementary and Secondary School Finance Authority Act shall be payable solely from funds provided under the act, and no liability or obligation shall be incurred by the authority beyond the extent to which money has been provided…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1836 Authority; acquisition of property.
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The authority is authorized and empowered, directly or by and through an elementary or secondary school, as its agent, to acquire by purchase, gift, or devise, such lands, structures, property, real or personal, rights, rights-of-way, franchises, easements, and other interests in…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1837 Authority; financing obligations completed; convey title.
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When the principal of and interest on bonds of the authority issued to finance the cost of a particular project or projects for an elementary or secondary school, including any refunding bonds issued to refund and refinance such bonds, have been fully paid and retired or when ade…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1838 Authority; bonds; issuance; form; proceeds; how used; replacement; liability.
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The authority is hereby authorized to provide by resolution, at one time or from time to time, for the issuance of bonds for the purpose of paying, refinancing, or reimbursing all or any part of the cost of a project. Except to the extent payable from payments to be made on secur…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1839 Bond issuance; resolution; provisions enumerated.
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Any resolution or resolutions authorizing any bonds or any issue of bonds may contain provisions, which shall be a part of the contract with the holders of the bonds to be authorized, as to (1) pledging or assigning the revenue of the project or loan with respect to which such bo…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1840 Bonds; secured by trust agreement; contents; expenses; how treated.
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In the discretion of the authority, any bonds issued under the Nebraska Elementary and Secondary School Finance Authority Act may be secured by a trust agreement by and between the authority and an incorporated trustee or trustees which may be any trust company or bank having the…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1841 Bonds issued to purchase securities of elementary or secondary school; provisions applicable.
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In addition to any other methods of financing authorized in the Nebraska Elementary and Secondary School Finance Authority Act, the authority may finance the cost of a project or program, refund outstanding indebtedness, or reimburse advances from an endowment or any similar fund…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1842 Refunding bonds; issuance authorized; provisions applicable.
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The authority is hereby authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance of refunding bonds for the purpose of refunding any bonds then outstanding which have been issued by it under the Nebraska Elementary and Secondary School Finance Authority Act, including the payment of …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1843 Bond issuance; state or political subdivision; no obligation; statement; expenses.
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Bonds issued pursuant to the Nebraska Elementary and Secondary School Finance Authority Act shall not be deemed to constitute a debt of the state or of any political subdivision thereof or a pledge of the faith and credit of the state or of any such political subdivision, but suc…