Chapter 79 — SCHOOLS
1,288 sections in this chapter.
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…
Repealed. Laws 1998, Spec. Sess., LB 1, § 63.
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Repealed. Laws 1998, Spec. Sess., LB 1, § 63.
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Repealed. Laws 1998, Spec. Sess., LB 1, § 63.
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Repealed. Laws 1998, Spec. Sess., LB 1, § 63.
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Repealed. Laws 1998, Spec. Sess., LB 1, § 63.
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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…
Repealed. Laws 2018, LB377, § 87.
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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…
Repealed. Laws 2018, LB377, § 87.
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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…
Repealed. Laws 2019, LB675, § 57.
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Repealed. Laws 2017, LB512, § 41.
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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…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-531 Involvement of parents, guardians, and educational decisionmakers; public school district; adopt policy.
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(1) On or before July 1, 2025, each public school district in the state shall develop and adopt a policy stating how the district will involve parents, guardians, or educational decisionmakers in the education of their children and the rights of each parent, guardian, or educatio…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-532 Involvement of parents, guardians, and educational decisionmakers; policy; contents.
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(1) The policy required by section 79-531 shall include, but need not be limited to, the following: (a) How the school district will provide access to parents, guardians, or educational decisionmakers concerning textbooks; tests; activities information; digital materials; website…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-533 Involvement of parents, guardians, and educational decisionmakers; policy; hearing; review.
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The policy required by section 79-531 shall be developed with input from parents, guardians, and educational decisionmakers and shall be the subject of a public hearing before the school board or board of education of the school district before adoption by the board. The policy s…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-533.01 Involvement of parents, guardians, and educational decisionmakers; policy; accessibility.
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By August 1, 2025, each school district shall make the policy required by section 79-531 accessible on the school district's public website. The policy shall be accessible by a prominently displayed link on such website. If the policy is altered, the new version of the policy sha…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-533.02 Involvement of parents, guardians, and educational decisionmakers; learning materials; availability.
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To the extent practicable, each public school district shall make a reasonable effort to make any learning materials, including original materials, available for inspection by a parent, guardian, or educational decisionmaker upon request.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-533.03 Involvement of parents, guardians, and educational decisionmakers; noncompliance of school district; remedial action.
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If the Commissioner of Education determines that any school district has intentionally refused, in a material manner, to comply with sections 79-530 to 79-533.02, the commissioner shall notify the school district of the noncompliance and allow the school district a reasonable tim…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-533.04 School library materials; access by parent, guardian, or educational decisionmaker; school board adopt policy.
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(1) For purposes of this section, educational decisionmaker has the same meaning as in section 79-530. (2) Each school board of a public school district shall adopt a policy for implementation at the beginning of the 2026-27 school year, relating to the rights of a parent, guardi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-534 Class I, II, or III school district; board of education.
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All Class I, II, or III school districts shall be under the direction and control of the boards of education elected pursuant to section 32-543.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-535 Class V school districts; control; powers.
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All Class V school districts shall be under the direction and control of the school board or board of education authorized by section 79-552. The school board or board of education may make expenditures for supplies, equipment, travel, meals, and lodging for school programs and a…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-536 Summer school; children in school system; unsatisfactory progress; summer school sessions; curricula.
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(1) Summer school means educational opportunities that, except as otherwise provided in this section, are undertaken on a voluntary basis by students who will be entering any of grades one through twelve in the next school year and are offered during the period of time between tw…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-537 Class V school district; school board; school census; duty to take.
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The school board of a Class V school district shall cause to be taken an enumeration of all persons each year from birth through twenty years of age residing in the school district. It shall include such other information as is required by sections 79-524, 79-528, and 79-578, exc…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-538 Student identification cards; requirements.
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Beginning with the 2022-23 school year, each school board shall require that the telephone number for a national suicide prevention hotline, a local suicide prevention hotline, or a crisis text line is printed on each new student identification card issued to a student enrolled i…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-539 School board; board of education; official policy respecting personnel files and student records; rules and regulations; adopt; publish; restrictions.
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The school board or board of education of each school district shall adopt and publish an official policy respecting personnel files and student records, which policy shall not conflict in any manner with the rules and regulations of the State Records Administrator adopted pursua…
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. § 79-543 School board member; qualifications.
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No person shall file for office, be nominated or elected, or serve as a member of a school board in any class of school district unless he or she is a legal voter in such district.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-544 School board members; contract to teach prohibited.
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No member of a school board shall be engaged in a contract to teach pursuant to sections 79-817 to 79-821 with the school district which he or she serves as a board member.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-545 District officers; vacancy.
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Vacancies in each school district office shall occur as set forth in section 32-570 and be filled according to such section.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-546 School board, board of education, or other governing board; reimbursement for expenses.
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Except as provided in section 79-1217, all members of a school board, board of education, or other governing board created pursuant to Chapter 79 shall not receive a per diem. Each such board may provide or reimburse members for expenses incurred while carrying out their duties. …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-547 Class I, II, or III school district; school board; board of education; members; number.
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(1) Except as otherwise provided in section 79-550, the school board or board of education of a Class I, II, or III school district shall consist of six members. (2) In addition to the members specified in subsection (1) of this section, such school boards or boards of education …
Repealed. Laws 2018, LB377, § 87.
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