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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-731 Diploma of high school equivalency; application; fee; disbursement; duplicate; transcript; fees.
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The application for a diploma of high school equivalency shall be submitted on a form to be furnished by the Commissioner of Education and shall be accompanied by a fee of five dollars which will not be refundable under any circumstances. A fee of two dollars shall be charged for…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-732 Diploma of high school equivalency; State Board of Education; rules and regulations; adopt.
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The State Board of Education shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations for the administration of sections 79-730 to 79-732, and the decision of the State Board of Education with reference to the eligibility of an applicant for a diploma of high school equivalency shall be fina…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-733 Diplomas of high school equivalency; acceptance by colleges.
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Diplomas of high school equivalency issued pursuant to section 79-730 shall be accepted by the University of Nebraska, the community colleges, and the state colleges for enrollment purposes.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-734 School textbooks, equipment, and supplies; purchase and loan; rules and regulations; department; duties.
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(1)(a) School boards and boards of education of all classes of school districts shall purchase all textbooks, equipment, and supplies necessary for the schools of such district. The duty to make such purchases may be delegated to employees of the school district. (b) School board…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-734.01 Textbook contracts; requirements for publisher or manufacturer.
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(1) On and after January 1, 2003, all contracts for the purchase of textbooks for school districts and educational service units shall require the publisher or manufacturer to provide to the school district or educational service unit, at no cost, (a) computer files or other elec…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-734.02 Projection maps; requirements for use; school board; adopt policy.
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(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, beginning in school year 2024-25, a public school shall not allow the use of a Mercator projection map in school. A public school shall only use the Gall-Peters projection map or a similar cylindrical equal-area projection…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-735 School books, equipment, and supplies; payment.
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For the purpose of paying for school books, equipment, and supplies, the school district officers may draw an order on the district treasurer for the amount of school books, equipment, and supplies ordered.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-736 School books; contracts with members of combination or trust; effect.
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Any contract entered into under the provisions of section 79-734 with any publisher who becomes a party to any combination or trust for the purpose of raising the price of school textbooks shall, at the option of the school board or board of education of the district using such b…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-737 School books; ownership; care; liability of pupils for damage.
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All books purchased by a school board or board of education shall be the property of the district and loaned free of charge to pupils of the school while they are pursuing a course of study in the school, but the board shall hold such pupils responsible for any damage to, loss of…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-745 Vocational educational needs; legislative findings.
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The Legislature finds that the schools in this state may best serve their students' vocational educational needs by participating in cooperative agreements with other school districts in order to share resources and programs. The Legislature further finds that recent technology, …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-746 Interdistrict school agreements; authorized.
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Any public school district in this state may enter into an agreement with any other public school district in this state to provide and share vocational educational programs, particularly programs involving recent technological developments such as electronics, computer science, …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-747 Interdistrict school agreement; tax levy.
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In order to finance each school district's participation in the interdistrict school agreement pursuant to sections 79-745 to 79-747, a school district may levy a tax, in addition to any tax levy for general or other school purposes, not to exceed ten cents on each one hundred do…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-748 Legislative findings and intent.
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(1) The Legislature finds and declares that: (a) Global economic competition is making new demands upon the school system of the state; (b) The competitiveness of the United States in the new global economy will require that schools effectively educate all students and prepare th…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-750 Rule, regulation, or policy; waiver authorized.
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The State Board of Education may waive any rule or regulation of the State Department of Education and the board of education of each participating school may waive any school board policy which has been identified as a barrier in any school restructuring plan upon a showing that…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-757 Act, how cited.
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Sections 79-757 to 79-762 shall be known and may be cited as the Quality Education Accountability Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-758 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the Quality Education Accountability Act: (1) Assessment means the process of measuring student achievement and progress on state-adopted standards; (2) Assessment instrument means a test aligned with state standards that is designed to measure student progress an…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-759 Standard college admission test; administered; expense.
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No later than the 2017-18 school year, the State Department of Education shall administer a standard college admission test, selected by the State Board of Education, to students in the eleventh grade attending a public school in the state in lieu of the assessment for the one gr…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-760.01 Academic content standards; State Board of Education; duties.
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(1) The State Board of Education shall adopt measurable academic content standards for at least the grade levels required for statewide assessment pursuant to section 79-760.03. The standards shall cover the subject areas of reading, writing, mathematics, science, and social stud…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-760.02 Academic content standards; school districts; duties.
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In accordance with timelines that are adopted by the State Board of Education, but in no event later than one year following the adoption or modification of state standards, each school district shall adopt measurable quality academic content standards in the subject areas of rea…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-760.03 Statewide assessment and reporting system for school year 2009-10 and subsequent years; State Board of Education; duties; technical advisory committee; terms; expenses.
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(1) For school year 2009-10 and each school year thereafter, the State Board of Education shall implement a statewide system for the assessment of student learning and for reporting the performance of school districts and learning communities pursuant to this section. The assessm…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-760.05 Student achievement; student discipline; statewide systems for tracking individual students; State Board of Education; duties; school districts; schools; provide data; analysis and reports.
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(1) The State Board of Education shall implement a statewide system for tracking individual student achievement, using the student identifier system of the State Department of Education, that can be aggregated to track student progress by demographic characteristics, including, b…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-760.06 Accountability system; combine multiple indicators; State Department of Education; powers; duties; designation of priority schools.
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(1) The State Board of Education shall establish an accountability system to be used to measure the performance of individual public schools and school districts. The accountability system shall combine multiple indicators, including, but not limited to, graduation rates, student…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-760.07 Priority school; intervention team; members; duties; expenses; develop progress plan; contents; compliance required; review; school board; duties; Commissioner of Education; report; contents.
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(1) For each school designated as a priority school, the Commissioner of Education shall appoint an intervention team. The intervention team shall assist the school district with diagnosing issues that negatively affect student achievement in the priority school, designing and im…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-761 Mentor teacher programs; State Board of Education; duties.
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The State Board of Education shall develop guidelines for mentor teacher programs in local systems in order to provide ongoing support for individuals entering the teaching profession. Mentor teachers shall not participate in the formal evaluation of beginning teachers which shal…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-762 Rules and regulations.
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The State Board of Education shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the Quality Education Accountability Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-769 Focus programs; focus schools; magnet schools; authorized; requirements.
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(1) Any one or more member school districts of a learning community may establish one or more focus programs, focus schools, or magnet schools. If included as part of the diversity plan of a learning community, the focus school or focus program shall be eligible for a focus schoo…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-770 Certificate of attendance; participation in high school graduation ceremony.
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At the request of a parent or guardian, a school district shall issue a certificate of attendance to a student who receives special education services under the Special Education Act, who has reached seventeen years of age, and who has not completed his or her individualized educ…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-771 Nebraska community college degrees; how treated.
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For purposes of financial aid relating to postsecondary education and admission to postsecondary educational institutions, a student shall be deemed a high school graduate if he or she has obtained an associate of arts degree or an associate of science degree from a community col…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-772 Act, how cited.
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Sections 79-772 to 79-775 shall be known and may be cited as the Center for Student Leadership and Expanded Learning Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-773 Legislative findings.
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(1) The Legislature finds that: (a) Since 1928, Nebraska students have benefited from participation in career education student organizations; (b) Research conducted in 2007 by the National Research Center for Career and Technical Education has documented a positive association b…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-774 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the Center for Student Leadership and Expanded Learning Act: (1) Career and technical education means educational programs that support the development of knowledge and skill in the following areas: Agriculture, food, and natural resources; architecture and constr…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-775 Purpose of act; Center for Student Leadership and Expanded Learning; duties.
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The purpose of the Center for Student Leadership and Expanded Learning Act is to provide state support for establishing and maintaining within the State Department of Education the Center for Student Leadership and Expanded Learning. The center shall provide ongoing financial and…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-776 State Board of Education; policy to share student data; duties.
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The State Board of Education shall enter into memoranda of understanding on or before September 1, 2010, with the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges, and the board of governors of each community college area to ado…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-777 Career academy; establishment and operation; duties; funding; department; define standards and criteria.
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(1) Any school district, with the approval of the State Department of Education, may establish and operate a career academy. The purpose of a career academy is to provide students with a career-based educational curriculum. A school district may partner with another school distri…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-8,100 Teachers; solicitation by agents or salespersons prohibited; exceptions.
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It shall be unlawful for any peddler, agent, salesperson, or representative of any commercial enterprise, theatrical production, or play to call upon or to secure contracts with or solicit orders and business from any classroom teacher while the classroom teacher is actively enga…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-8,101 Teachers; solicitation by agents or salespersons; violation; penalty.
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Any person or persons who violate the purpose and intent of the provisions of section 79-8,100 shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-8,106 Epidemics; teachers' salaries; duty to pay; injury leave; workers' compensation benefits; requirements.
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(1) In case of epidemic sickness prevailing to such an extent that the school or schools in any school district shall be closed, teachers shall be paid their usual salaries in full for such time as the school or schools shall be closed. (2) If an employee of a school district is …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-8,107 Teachers; lunch period; exception.
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Every school district shall provide each teacher with an uninterrupted lunch period of not less than thirty minutes each school day, and no teacher shall be assigned teaching, supervisory, or other duties during such lunch period, except that school district attendance centers ha…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-8,108 Teachers and employees; pledge; form.
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All persons engaged in teaching in the public schools of the State of Nebraska and all other employees paid from public school funds, shall sign the following pledge: I, .........., do believe in the United States of America as a government of the people, by the people, for the p…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-8,109 Teacher, administrator, or full-time employee; personnel file; access; written response; attach.
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Any teacher, administrator, or full-time employee of any public school district shall, upon his or her request, have access to his or her personnel file maintained by the district and shall have the right to attach a written response to any item in such file. Such teacher, admini…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-8,111 Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act, how cited.
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Sections 79-8,111 to 79-8,118 shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-8,112 Purpose of act.
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The purpose of the Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act is to provide financial incentives to recruit and retain teachers in Nebraska classrooms.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-8,113 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act: (1) Department means the State Department of Education; (2) Dual enrollment means a course taught to students for credit at both a high school and a postsecondary institution; (3) Grant means a grant for teacher …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-8,114 Grants; eligibility.
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(1) A teacher may apply to the department for a grant. The department shall not prioritize a grant based upon the school where the applicant teaches. (2) A teacher is eligible to apply for: (a) A retention one grant of two thousand five hundred dollars if the teacher has signed a…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-8,115 Legislative intent.
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It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage individual schools and school districts to adopt policies incentivizing teacher recruitment and retention through policies similar to the Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act. Teachers at schools not adopting a recruitmen…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-8,116 Appropriation; legislative intent.
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It is the intent of the Legislature to appropriate ten million dollars from the Education Future Fund to carry out the Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-8,117 Rules and regulations.
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The State Board of Education may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-8,118 Act, termination.
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The Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act terminates on January 1, 2028.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-8,141 Teacher Corps AmeriCorps Education Award Program; duties; legislative intent.
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The Nebraska Volunteer Service Commission shall submit a program proposal to the Corporation for National Service to obtain funding for educational awards. The awards shall be used by the commission to (1) provide incentives for new college graduates to establish their teaching c…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-8,142 Incentives for voluntary termination; school district; duties.
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(1) A school district may agree to pay incentives to a certificated employee in exchange for a voluntary termination of employment. (2) For purposes of this section, incentives paid in exchange for a voluntary termination of employment include any amount paid, except pursuant to …