Chapter 79 — SCHOOLS
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Repealed. Laws 2018, LB377, § 87.
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Repealed. Laws 1997, LB 347, § 59.
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Repealed. Laws 1997, LB 347, § 59.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-458 School district; tract of land set off from district; petition; conditions; procedure; appeal.
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(1) Any freeholder or freeholders, person in possession or constructive possession as vendee pursuant to a contract of sale of the fee, holder of a school land lease under section 72-232, or entrant upon government land who has not yet received a patent therefor may file a petiti…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-458.01 Property encapsulated by school district; transfer; procedure.
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Any landowner or group of landowners whose property is a part of a school district and is encapsulated by another school district may, upon filing a notarized affidavit with the county assessor, have such property become a part of the school district by which it is encapsulated i…
Repealed. Laws 1997, LB 347, § 59.
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Repealed. Laws 1999, LB 272, § 118.
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Repealed. Laws 1999, LB 272, § 118.
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Repealed. Laws 1999, LB 272, § 118.
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Repealed. Laws 1999, LB 272, § 118.
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Repealed. Laws 1999, LB 272, § 118.
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Repealed. Laws 1999, LB 272, § 118.
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Repealed. Laws 1999, LB 272, § 118.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-467 District; reduced taxable valuation by purchase or appropriation by federal government; exclusion of such land; formation of new district.
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Whenever (1) a school district that is not a member of a learning community suffers a reduction in the taxable valuation of the real property within the district by reason of the purchase or appropriation by the United States or any instrumentality of the United States of land in…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-468 City of second class or village; merger with city of primary class; existing school districts; merger; obligations; how discharged.
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(1) Whenever a city of the second class, a village, or a ward of a city of the second class or village is consolidated according to law with a city of the primary class, the territory so consolidated shall become annexed to and merged into the school district of such city of the …
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.
Repealed. Laws 2018, LB377, § 87.
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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…
Repealed. Laws 2018, LB377, § 87.
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Repealed. Laws 2018, LB377, § 87.
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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…
Repealed. Laws 1999, LB 272, § 118.
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Repealed. Laws 1999, LB 272, § 118.
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Repealed. Laws 1999, LB 272, § 118.
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Repealed. Laws 1999, LB 272, § 118.
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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.
Repealed. Laws 2018, LB377, § 87.
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Repealed. Laws 2018, LB377, § 87.
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Repealed. Laws 2018, LB377, § 87.
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Repealed. Laws 2018, LB377, § 87.
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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 Pupil; attend school in adjoining state; application; procedure; authorization, when.
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…
Repealed. Laws 2008, LB 850, § 5.
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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…