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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-469 City of second class or village; merger with city of primary class; officers of merged school district; duties.
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Upon a consolidation taking effect as provided in section 79-468, the office and tenure of all members of boards of education and other school district officers of the district which is annexed to and merged into the school district of the city of the primary class shall cease. A…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-470 Contract for instruction; limitation; dissolution.
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(1) No district shall contract for the instruction of all of its pupils with another school district for more than two consecutive years. (2) The State Committee for the Reorganization of School Districts shall dissolve and attach to a neighboring school district or districts any…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-471 Dissolving district; expenses incurred by school district; charge against district and taxable property therein.
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Any expenses incurred by a school district in opposing an order dissolving it under section 79-470 or 79-598 shall be a charge only against such district and the taxable property therein.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-473 Class I, II, or III school district; annexed school district territory; negotiation; criteria.
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(1) If the territory annexed by a change of boundaries of a city or village which lies within a Class I, II, or III school district as provided in section 79-407 has been part of a Class IV or Class V school district prior to such annexation, a merger of the annexed territory wit…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-474 School district merged into Class I, II, or III school district; bonded indebtedness; liability.
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Whenever an existing school district or a part thereof is merged into a Class I, II, or III school district under the provisions of section 79-407 or 79-473, the property included in such school district or part thereof which is merged into the Class I, II, or III school district…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-475 School district merged into Class I, II, III, or IV school district; effective; when.
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Whenever an existing school district, or a part thereof, is merged into a Class I, II, III, or IV school district under the provisions of section 79-407, 79-408, or 79-473, such merger shall be effective on July 1 immediately following the effective date of the change of city or …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-476 Class V school district; property subject to school tax; management of affairs of district.
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All property within the corporate limits of cities of the metropolitan class, except such property as now is or may hereafter be exempt by law, shall be subject to taxation for all school purposes. The affairs of the school district created by Chapter 79 shall be conducted exclus…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-479 Change of boundaries; order; transfer of assets and liabilities.
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(1)(a) Beginning January 1, 1992, any school district boundaries changed by the means provided by Nebraska law, but excluding the method provided by sections 79-407 and 79-473 to 79-475, shall be made only upon an order issued by the State Committee for the Reorganization of Scho…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-480 Districts; changes in boundaries; filing of petition; evidence.
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The county clerk shall file in his or her office all petitions that have been granted for change of boundaries or for the formation of new districts. Such petitions so filed and granted shall be prima facie evidence of the boundaries of districts. All conflicting records of bound…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-485 New districts; formation from dissolved district possessing property; property and indebtedness; how apportioned.
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When a new district is formed in whole or in part from one or more districts possessing a schoolhouse or other property of a dissolved district, the State Committee for the Reorganization of School Districts, at the time of forming such new district or as soon thereafter as possi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-486 New districts; proceeds of sale and funds of old district; how apportioned.
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All money on hand and arising from the sale of schoolhouse and site and all other funds of the divided districts described in section 79-485 shall be divided among the several districts created in whole or part from the divided districts as nearly as practicable in proportion to …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-487 Districts; division; part taken over by United States; sale of schoolhouse.
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Whenever, due to the division of any district or due to a district or any part thereof being taken over by the United States for any defense, flood control, irrigation, or war project, the schoolhouse, schoolhouse site, or other property of such district is no longer conveniently…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-488 Districts; reduction in size through acquisition of land by United States; attachment of remainder; apportionment of funds.
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When a district is reduced in size by the purchase or appropriation of land by the United States for any defense, flood control, irrigation, or war project, the district to which such remaining part is attached shall receive a pro rata share of all funds based upon the ratio of t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-489 New districts; formation from old districts; general indebtedness; duty to consider in dividing property.
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Subject to the provisions of section 79-485, whenever a new district is organized from the territory of a former district and there is any indebtedness of such former district which is not bonded, such unbonded indebtedness shall be taken into account in estimating the sum due fr…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-490 Districts; change in boundary lines; map; report; adjustments in tax list.
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Every change in district boundary lines shall be reported as soon as made by the State Committee for the Reorganization of School Districts to the county clerk, county assessor, and county treasurer. The county clerk shall keep in his or her office a map of the school districts o…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-491 Districts; presumption of organization.
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Every school district shall in all cases be presumed to have been legally organized when it has exercised the franchises and privileges of a district for the term of one year.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-496 Class IV or Class V school district; obligations of merged districts; assumption.
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Each school district created by merger with other districts shall provide for the payment of debts created by school districts, or other school organizations, superseded by the merged district, when such debts have been incurred in the erection of schoolhouses or for other school…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-497 Division of districts within city of primary or metropolitan class; assets and liabilities; adjustment.
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In case of a division of one or more school districts within the corporate limits of a city of the primary or metropolitan class, the president of the school board and the secretary of the school districts shall appraise and adjust all claims or assets in such manner that each di…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-498 Depopulated districts; attachment to adjoining districts; notice; when authorized; waiver of requirements; findings; appeal; distribution of assets.
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When, for a period of one school term, a school district (1) has less than three legal voters residing in the district or (2)(a) fails to maintain a public elementary school within the district in which are enrolled and in regular attendance for at least one thousand thirty-two h…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-499 Class I, II, or III school district; membership requirements; cooperative programs; when required; plan; ballot issue; when; failure; effect.
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(1) If the fall school district membership or the average daily membership of an existing Class I, II, or III school district shows fewer than forty-five students in grades kindergarten through twelve, the district shall submit a plan for developing cooperative programs with othe…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-5,100 Pupil; attend school in adjoining state; application; procedure; authorization, when.
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Upon receipt of an application pursuant to section 79-599, the school board or board of education shall inquire of the proposed receiving district if it is willing to receive the pupil. If the proposed receiving district is willing to do so, the school which the pupil would atten…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-5,101 Pupil; attend school in adjoining state; reciprocity required.
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No application for attendance of a pupil in a school of another state pursuant to sections 79-599 to 79-5,103 shall be approved unless such state has in force an act which the State Board of Education determines to be similar to such sections.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-5,102 Pupil; attend school in adjoining state; tuition; payment by sending district.
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When any school board or board of education authorizes attendance at a school in an adjoining state pursuant to sections 79-599 to 79-5,103, the sending district shall pay to the receiving district tuition for each pupil for each day the pupil is actually enrolled in the receivin…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-5,103 Pupil; attend school in adjoining state; records; costs; determination.
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The State Board of Education shall have access to the records of the receiving district in an adjoining state in order to verify the amount charged by the receiving district, and the state board of education of an adjoining state sending students to a district in this state shall…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-5,104 Class I, II, or III school district; tuition of pupil attending school outside of district; payment, when.
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The school board or board of education of any Class I, II, or III school district may, in its discretion, pay the regular school tuition for any pupil residing in such school district and attending a school outside such school district when, in the opinion of the board, the best …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-5,105 Class I, II, III, IV, or V school district; children residing on federal property; contracts with federal government for instruction; supervisory services of districts; maintenance and operation of schools.
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If the board of education of a Class I, II, III, IV, or V school district finds it desirable that children of school age or any grade or grades thereof residing on federal property situated in the vicinity of a city of the metropolitan class be given instruction outside the bound…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-5,106 Class I, II, III, IV, or V school district; children residing on federal property; contracts with federal government for instruction; effect of existing available facilities.
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The provisions of giving instructions outside a Class I, II, III, IV, or V school district as provided in section 79-5,105 shall not apply where existing facilities are now available.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-5,109 Debt collection agency; interest, fees, monetary penalties; prohibited, when.
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(1) For purposes of this section, debt collection agency means any person or entity that collects or attempts to collect, directly or indirectly, debts due or asserted to be owed or due to another. Debt collection agency does not include the Department of Revenue or any programs …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-5,110 School meal; color additive; prohibited.
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(1) For purposes of this section: (a) Color additive has the same meaning as in 21 U.S.C. 321, as such section existed on January 1, 2026; and (b) School meal means a school meal served pursuant to the federal Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, 42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq., …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-501 School board; property; maintenance; hiring of superintendent, teachers, and personnel.
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The school board or board of education of a Class I, II, III, or IV school district shall have the care and custody of the schoolhouse and other property of the district and shall have authority to hire a superintendent and the required number of teachers and other necessary pers…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-503 Year-round operation of public schools; legislative intent.
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It is the intent of the Legislature to promote increased efficiency in the utilization of public schoolhouses and other school facilities by providing for a program of year-round operation of the public schools of this state. The Legislature finds that the cost of education is su…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-504 Year-round operation of public schools; conversion; procedure.
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Any public school district in this state may convert any or all of the schools in the district to year-round operation under sections 79-503 to 79-505 upon an affirmative vote of at least seventy-five percent of the school board or board of education. The vote shall be taken at a…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-505 Year-round operation of public schools; notice to State Board of Education.
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No public school district shall convert to a year-round operation without notifying the State Board of Education of compliance with sections 79-503 to 79-505.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-506 Insurance coverage; authorized.
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The school board or board of education of any school district may permit its members to participate in the school district's hospitalization, medical, surgical, accident, sickness, or term life insurance coverage or any one or more of such coverages. A board member electing to pa…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-512 Associations of school boards; membership dues; payment authorized.
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The school board or board of education of any school district in this state may pay from its school funds an amount to be determined by the board for membership dues in associations of school boards or boards of education.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-513 Legal services; payment authorized.
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The school board or board of education of any school district in this state may pay from its school funds for the legal services of an attorney employed by the board when it deems legal counsel necessary or advisable.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-514 Retirement annuity contracts; purchase; contributions to retirement plans; withholding of salary.
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(1) The school board or board of education of any school district has the authority to (a) purchase retirement annuity contracts for any or all of its employees from any insurance company licensed to do business in the State of Nebraska, (b) enter into contracts with its employee…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-515 Contracts for services, supplies, and collective-bargaining agreements; authorized.
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The school board or board of education of any school district may enter into contracts under such terms and conditions as the board deems appropriate, for periods not to exceed seven years, for the provision of utility services, refuse disposal, transportation services, maintenan…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-516 School board; power to indemnify; liability insurance; purchase.
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(1) For purposes of this section, (a) school board has the definition found in section 79-101 and (b) school district has the definition found in such section. (2) A school district may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threaten…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-517 School activities pass; volunteer, defined.
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For purposes of section 79-518, volunteer means a person who is not an elected or appointed official or employee of a school district who, at the request or with the permission of the school board or board of education of the school district, engages in activities related to the …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-518 School activities pass; authorized; when.
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The school board or board of education of any school district may authorize the issuance of a pass to any elected or appointed official, employee, retired employee, or volunteer of the district, member of a senior citizens group, or city official authorizing the admittance of the…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-520 Class I, II, or III school district; board of education; selection of officers; rules and regulations; compensation.
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The board of education of a Class I, II, or III school district has power to select its own officers and make its own rules and regulations not inconsistent with any statute applicable to such district. No member of the board, except the secretary, shall accept or receive any com…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-521 Class IV school district; board of education; officers; rules and regulations; taking of testimony.
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The board of education of a Class IV school district has power to select its own officers and make rules and regulations necessary to carry out the board's legal duties. The board of education, or any committee of the members of the board, has power to compel the attendance of wi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-522 Class V school district; board of education; officers; rules and regulations; testimony; power to compel.
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The board of education of a Class V school district has power to select its own officers and make its rules and regulations. The board or any committee of the members of the board has power to compel the attendance of witnesses for the investigation of matters that may come befor…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-524 Class I, II, III, or IV school district; permanent and continuing census.
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The school board of any Class I, II, III, or IV school district shall establish a permanent and continuing census or enumeration of school children in the school district. The list in writing of the names of the children and taxpayers shall not be required to be reported, but the…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-525 Class I, II, III, or IV school district; school board; duty to maintain schoolhouse; accounts.
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The school board or board of education of a Class I, II, III, or IV school district shall (1) provide the necessary appendages for the schoolhouse, (2) keep the same in good condition and repair during the time school is taught in the schoolhouse, and (3) keep an accurate account…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-526 Class I, II, III, or IV school district; school board; schools; supervision and control; powers.
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(1) The school board or board of education of a Class I, II, III, or IV school district has responsibility for the general care and upkeep of the schools, shall provide the necessary supplies and equipment, and, except as otherwise provided, has the power to cause pupils to be ta…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-528 Reports; filing requirements; contents.
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(1)(a) On or before October 15 in all school districts, the superintendent shall file with the State Department of Education a report showing the number of children from five through eighteen years of age belonging to the school district according to the census taken as provided …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-529 Failure to file annual financial report; use of other reports.
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(1) When the superintendent of a school district fails to file the annual financial report on or before the date required by subsection (3) of section 79-528, the State Department of Education shall use the annual financial report from the immediately preceding fiscal year for pu…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-530 Involvement of parents, guardians, and educational decisionmakers; term, defined; legislative findings.
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(1) For purposes of sections 79-530 to 79-533.03, educational decisionmaker means a person designated or ordered by a court to make educational decisions on behalf of a child. (2) The Legislature finds and declares: (a) That involvement of parents, guardians, and educational deci…