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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-2204 State Council on Educational Opportunity for Military Children; created; members; terms; expenses; duties; meetings.
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(1) The State Council on Educational Opportunity for Military Children is created within the department. The council shall consist of: (a) The following ex officio members: (i) The Commissioner of Education; (ii) The chairperson of the Education Committee of the Legislature, who …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-2205 Compact commissioner; duties.
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A deputy commissioner of education as designated by the Commissioner of Education shall serve as the compact commissioner and shall be responsible for administering the state's participation in the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-221 Immunization; when not required.
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Immunization shall not be required for a student's enrollment in any school in this state if he or she submits to the admitting official either of the following: (1) A statement signed by a physician, a physician assistant, or an advanced practice registered nurse practicing unde…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-222 Immunizations; provisional enrollment; conditions.
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(1) A student may be provisionally enrolled in a school in Nebraska if he or she meets either of the following qualifications: (a) The student has begun the immunizations required under section 79-217 and is receiving the necessary immunizations as rapidly as is medically feasibl…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-223 Violations; penalty.
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Any person violating the provisions of section 79-214, 79-217, 79-219, or 79-220 shall be guilty of a Class V misdemeanor.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-224 Asthma or anaphylaxis condition; self-management by student; conditions; request; authorization.
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(1) An approved or accredited public, private, denominational, or parochial school shall allow a student with asthma or anaphylaxis to self-manage his or her asthma or anaphylaxis condition upon written request of the student's parent or guardian and authorization of the student'…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-225 Diabetic condition; self-management by student; conditions; request; authorization.
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(1) An approved or accredited public, private, denominational, or parochial school shall allow a student with diabetes to self-manage his or her diabetic condition upon written request of the student's parent or guardian and authorization of the student's physician, upon receipt …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-226 Menstrual products; pilot program; priorities; school board; policy; report.
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(1) Beginning in school year 2025-26 and subject to available appropriations, the State Department of Education shall develop a pilot program to make menstrual products, including both pads and tampons, available to each school district. Priority shall be given to each school dis…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-227 Students with anaphylaxis; school district policy; requirements.
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(1) The Legislature finds and declares that all students with anaphylaxis have a right to work and study in a safe environment and that it is an obligation of schools to address the needs of students with anaphylaxis. (2) On or before July 1, 2026, the school board of each school…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-228 Schools maintain epinephrine; State Department of Education; authorize.
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The State Department of Education may authorize any accredited or approved public, private, denominational, or parochial school to maintain epinephrine in any form approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration for the purpose of emergency first aid to students who experien…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-2301 Act, how cited.
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Sections 79-2301 to 79-2308 shall be known and may be cited as the Diploma of High School Equivalency Assistance Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-2302 Purpose of act.
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The purpose of the Diploma of High School Equivalency Assistance Act is to provide assistance to institutions which offer high school equivalency programs in order to defray the costs associated with participation in such programs.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-2303 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the Diploma of High School Equivalency Assistance Act: (1) Fiscal year means a time period commencing on July 1 and ending on June 30 of the following year; (2) High school equivalency program means a program which is offered by an institution and provides partici…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-2304 Appropriations; legislative intent; use; assistance to institutions; payments.
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(1) It is the intent of the Legislature to appropriate seven hundred fifty thousand dollars from the General Fund for fiscal years 2013-14 and 2014-15, and any amount determined by the Legislature for any fiscal year thereafter, to the State Department of Education. Such funds sh…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-2305 Institutions receiving assistance; report; contents.
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Each institution receiving assistance pursuant to section 79-2304 shall report annually to the State Department of Education. The report shall give a description of the operation of the high school equivalency program for which assistance was provided and shall include informatio…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-2307 Rules and regulations.
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The State Department of Education may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the Diploma of High School Equivalency Assistance Act. Such rules and regulations shall include, but not be limited to, provisions related to the collection of information necessary to p…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-2308 Grants; High School Equivalency Grant Fund; created; use; investment.
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(1) The State Department of Education shall provide for grants to any entity offering a high school equivalency program. Grants pursuant to this section shall be awarded to applicants which meet the requirements of section 79-2304. (2) The High School Equivalency Grant Fund is cr…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-232 Legislative findings.
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The Legislature finds and declares that parents and legal guardians have the primary responsibility of ensuring that their children receive the best education possible. In recognition of this responsibility, the Legislature intends to provide educational options for parents and l…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-233 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of sections 79-232 to 79-246: (1) Enrollment option program means the program established in section 79-234; (2) Option school district means the public school district that an option student chooses to attend instead of his or her resident school district; (3) Optio…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-234 Enrollment option program; established; limitations.
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(1) An enrollment option program is hereby established to enable any kindergarten through twelfth grade Nebraska student to attend a school in a Nebraska public school district in which the student does not reside subject to the limitations prescribed in section 79-238. The optio…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-235 Option students; treatment; building assignment.
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For purposes of all duties, entitlements, and rights established by law, including special education as provided in section 79-1127, except as provided in section 79-241 and, for open enrollment option students, except as provided in section 79-235.01, option students shall be tr…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-235.01 Open enrollment option student; continued attendance; attendance at another school building; application.
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Each student attending a school building outside of the resident school district as an open enrollment student pursuant to section 79-2110 for any part of school year 2016-17 shall be automatically approved as an open enrollment option student beginning with school year 2017-18 a…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-236 Program; implementation.
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Beginning with the 1993-94 school year, the enrollment option program shall be implemented by all public school districts.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-237 Attendance; application; cancellation; forms.
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(1) For a student to begin attendance as an option student in an option school district, the student's parent or legal guardian shall submit an application to the school board of the option school district between September 1 and March 15 for attendance during the following and s…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-238 Application acceptance and rejection; specific capacity standards; request for release; standards and conditions.
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(1)(a) Except as provided in this section and sections 79-235.01 and 79-240, the school board of the option school district shall adopt by resolution specific capacity standards for acceptance and rejection of applications. (b) Capacity for special education services operated by …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-239 Application; request for release; rejection; notice; appeal; school district; Commissioner of Education; duties.
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(1) If an application is rejected by the option school district or if the resident school district rejects a request for release under subsection (1) of section 79-237, the rejecting school district shall provide written notification to the parent or guardian stating (a) the spec…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-240 Relocation; automatic acceptance; deadlines waived.
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(1) The application of a student who relocates in a different school district but wants to continue attending his or her original resident school district and who has been enrolled in his or her original resident school district for the immediately preceding two years shall be au…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-2401 Act, how cited.
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Sections 79-2401 to 79-2405 shall be known and may be cited as the Superintendent Pay Transparency Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-2402 School board; board of educational service unit; contract or amendment; publication; contents; contract approval; publication.
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(1) Before the school board of any school district or the board of any educational service unit approves a proposed contract, or any proposed amendment to an existing contract, for future superintendent services to be rendered to such school district by the current superintendent…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-2403 Contract or amendment; filing with State Department of Education; public posting.
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After approval of a contract, or any amendments thereto, for superintendent services or educational service unit administrator services, the approving board shall file a copy of such contract or amendment with the State Department of Education on or before the next succeeding Aug…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-2404 Failure to file approved contract or contract amendment; Commissioner of Education; withhold funds; duties; county treasurer; duty.
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If the school board of any school district or the board of any educational service unit fails to timely file a copy of an approved contract, or contract amendment, for superintendent services or educational service unit administrator services with the State Department of Educatio…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-2405 Amendments to contracts; subject to act.
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All amendments to a contract for superintendent services or educational service unit administrator services shall be subject to the Superintendent Pay Transparency Act, including, but not limited to, amendments involving salary increases or benefit changes.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-241 Transportation; fee authorized; reimbursement; when; free transportation; when.
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(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, section 79-611 does not apply to the transportation of an option student. The parent or legal guardian of the option student shall be responsible for required transportation. A school district may, upon mutual agreement with the p…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-242 Graduation credits; award of diploma.
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An option school district shall accept credits toward graduation that were awarded by another school district. The option school district shall award a diploma to an option student if the student meets its graduation requirements.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-243 School district; provide information.
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A school district shall make information about the school district and its schools, programs, policies, and procedures available to all interested people.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-244 Program; effect on contracting.
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The enrollment option program does not preclude a school district from contracting with other school districts, educational service units, or other state-approved entities for the provision of services.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-245 Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act; applicability.
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The Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act shall apply to the enrollment option program as provided in this section. For purposes of the act, option students shall not be counted as formula students by the resident school district and shall be counted as formula stu…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-246 Special education programs; reimbursement to option school district.
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The State Department of Education shall reimburse each option school district for special education programs provided to option students in accordance with section 79-1142. The resident school district of an option student shall be exempted from the payment responsibility set for…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-248 Pupils; health inspections; notice of defects; contagious or infectious disease; duty of school district.
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Every school district shall cause children under its jurisdiction to be separately and carefully inspected, except as otherwise provided in this section, to ascertain if a child is suffering from (1) defective sight or hearing, (2) dental defects, or (3) other conditions as presc…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-249 Pupils; health inspections; rules; duties of Department of Health and Human Services; compliance with Medication Aide Act; when.
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The Department of Health and Human Services shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations for conducting school health inspections, the qualifications of the person or persons authorized to make such inspections, and the health conditions to be observed and remedied and shall …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-250 Pupils; health inspections; when required.
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During each school year the school district shall provide the inspections required by section 79-248 for the children then in attendance. As children enter school during the year, such inspections shall be confirmed upon their entrance.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-2501 Act, how cited.
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Sections 79-2501 to 79-2510 shall be known and may be cited as the Expanded Learning Opportunity Grant Program Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-2502 Purpose of act.
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The purpose of the Expanded Learning Opportunity Grant Program Act is to promote academic achievement outside of school hours in high-need school districts.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-2503 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the Expanded Learning Opportunity Grant Program Act: (1) Community learning center has the definition found in 20 U.S.C. 7171(b)(1), as such section existed on January 1, 2015; (2) Department means the State Department of Education; (3) Expanded learning opportuni…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-2504 Expanded Learning Opportunity Grant Program; established.
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The department shall establish and administer the Expanded Learning Opportunity Grant Program. The grant program shall provide grants to community-based organizations working in partnership with schools in high-need school districts to provide expanded learning opportunity progra…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-2505 Expanded Learning Opportunity Grant Program; priorities.
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The first priority of the Expanded Learning Opportunity Grant Program is to continue existing 21st Century Community Learning Centers funded by the federal 21st Century Community Learning Center program pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 7171 et seq., as such sections existed on January 1, 20…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-2506 Department; duties; proposal for grant; contents; award of grants.
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(1) The department shall establish an application process and timeline pursuant to which partner organizations may submit proposals for a grant under the Expanded Learning Opportunity Grant Program. Each proposal shall include: (a) A grant planning period; (b) An agreement to par…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-2507 School district; inform nonpublic school of potential participation.
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A school district participating in an expanded learning opportunity program shall inform an authorized representative or designee of each nonpublic school geographically located within each public school building's attendance area regarding potential participation in an expanded …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-2508 Grantees; duties.
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Grantees receiving funds pursuant to the Expanded Learning Opportunity Grant Program shall cooperate with evaluators and supervise the administration and collection of student, teacher, parent, and collaboration surveys. Grantees shall also designate a qualified evaluation profes…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-2509 Report.
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The department shall provide a report evaluating the expanded learning opportunity programs to the Legislature by January 1 of each odd-numbered year. The report submitted to the Legislature shall be submitted electronically.