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78 sections in this chapter.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-1001 Service providers; intake forms and interviews; question regarding military service; departments; duties.
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The Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Veterans' Affairs shall work jointly to encourage service providers in their respective departments and in other state and local agencies and departments to ask the question "Have you or a family member ever served in …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-101 County veterans service committee; members; term; compensation; vacancy, how filled; bond; expenses.
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(1) Each county board shall appoint a county veterans service committee of five members, such choice to be made from a list of eligible veterans recommended by the recognized veterans organizations within the county. Such list shall contain not less than three names for each appo…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-102 County veterans service committee; meetings; relief; persons entitled; determination; payment; tax; amount authorized.
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(1)(a) The county veterans service committee shall meet at least once each year or on call of the chairperson or of any three members of the committee. It shall determine the amount it considers necessary for providing aid, including food, shelter, fuel, wearing apparel, medical …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-102.01 County veterans service committee; acceptance of gifts, devises, and bequests.
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The county veterans service committee shall have power to accept gifts, devises, and bequests of real and personal property to carry out the purposes for which such county veterans service committee was established and to the extent of the powers conferred upon such committee by …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-103 County veterans service committee; members; removal from office; filling of vacancy.
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The county board may at any time remove any member of the county veterans service committee for neglect of duty, maladministration, or upon recommendation of all recognized veterans organizations in the county and appoint another veteran in the place of the member thus removed; P…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-104 Veterans; burial by county veterans service committee; when authorized; surviving relatives may conduct funeral.
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Except for cremated remains disposed of as provided in section 71-1382.01, it shall be the duty of the county veterans service committee to cause to be decently interred the body of any person who has been discharged or otherwise separated with a characterization of honorable or …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-105 Veterans; graves; headstones.
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The grave of any deceased person described in section 80-104 shall be marked by a headstone containing the name of the deceased and the organization to which he or she belonged or in which he or she served. The county veterans service committee, upon the death and burial of any s…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-106 Veterans; burial expenses; payment.
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The expenses of burial under section 80-104 shall be paid by the county in which such veteran maintained his or her legal residence at time of death. The county board of such county is authorized and directed to audit the account and pay the expenses in similar manner as other ac…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-107 Veterans graves, markers; furnish, when.
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(1) The county boards of the several counties in this state shall, upon the application of the county veterans service committee, procure for and furnish to such committee some suitable and appropriate metal marker for the grave of each and every person described in subsection (2…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-108 Veterans graves; petition for markers.
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In all petitions to the county boards the petitioners shall state the names of veterans buried and the number of such graves in the townships, precincts or municipalities at the time of petitioning.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-201 Memorials; authority to erect.
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All counties, townships, cities, and villages of Nebraska may erect or aid in the erection of statues, monuments, or other memorials commemorating the services of the members of the armed forces of the United States of America to be located upon the public lands or within the pub…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-202 Memorials; erection; plans; publication; tax authorized; limitation.
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The board of supervisors or commissioners of any county, the electors of any township at the annual or special township meeting, or the commissioners, council, or trustees of any city or village may by proper resolution, motion, or ordinance decide to erect or aid in the erection…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-203 Memorials; ordinance to erect; referendum; effect.
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No money shall be so raised or expended, as provided in section 80-202, until the expiration of twenty days after the passage or adoption of such resolution, motion, or ordinance authorizing the same, and if within that time a petition shall be filed with said supervisors or comm…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-204 Memorial; erection; initiative petition; effect.
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Whenever there shall be filed with any board of supervisors or commissioners of the county, or the commissioners, council or trustees of the city or village, a petition signed by ten percent of the voters of such county, city or village asking for the erection, or aid for the ere…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-205 Elections; laws governing.
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Propositions submitted to a vote of the people under sections 80-203 and 80-204 shall be submitted in like manner on the ballot as under the general initiative and referendum law.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-206 POW/MIA flag; display; when; conditions.
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(1) Upon the request of any veterans organization, any other group, or any person, a POW/MIA flag may be displayed on or near the State Capitol, the Governor's Mansion, or any courthouse, city or village hall, schoolhouse, or other public administrative building in this state. Su…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-301.01 Act, how cited.
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Sections 80-301.01 to 80-337 shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska Veterans Services Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-301.03 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the Nebraska Veterans Services Act: (1) Department means the Department of Veterans’ Affairs; (2) Director means the Director of Veterans’ Affairs; and (3) Veterans homes means the homes listed in section 80-315.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-314 Veterans homes; director; duties; rules and regulations.
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Effective July 1, 2017, all programs, services, and duties of the Division of Veterans’ Homes of the Department of Health and Human Services shall be transferred to the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. The department shall be responsible for the management and administration of t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-315 Nebraska veterans homes; establishment.
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The Central Nebraska Veterans' Home, the Norfolk Veterans' Home, the Eastern Nebraska Veterans' Home, and the Western Nebraska Veterans' Home are established. The State of Nebraska shall maintain the homes as provided in the Nebraska Veterans Services Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-316 Veterans homes; purpose; admission; requirements.
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(1) The department shall provide long-term care to: (a) All persons who either served on active duty in the armed forces of the United States, other than active duty for training, or served on active duty in the Nebraska National Guard, including active duty for training, and who…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-317 Nebraska veterans homes; Veterans' Homes Board; rules of membership; application.
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The Veterans' Homes Board shall prescribe rules of membership in the Nebraska veterans homes in accordance with the Nebraska Veterans Services Act. An application for membership in a Nebraska veterans home shall be made to a county veterans service officer, to a recognized vetera…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-318 Veterans' Homes Board; members; appointment; compensation; expenses.
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For the purpose of determining continued eligibility of members to remain in one of the Nebraska veterans homes and for the purpose of recommending matters of policy, rules and regulations, administration, and maintenance pertaining to each of the Nebraska veterans homes, the Vet…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-319 Veterans' Homes Board; duties; powers; meetings.
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The Veterans' Homes Board shall meet at least quarterly and at other times at the request of either the chairperson or the secretary of the board at a site selected by the secretary after consultation with the chairperson. The board shall review all applications submitted for adm…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-320 Director; rules and regulations.
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(1) Nothing in the Nebraska Veterans Services Act shall be construed as limiting the authority vested with the director to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the act, for the administration of the Nebraska veterans homes. The department, in conjunct…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-321 Member; payment for care; public expense.
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Nothing in the Nebraska Veterans Services Act shall be construed to deny any person who has been properly admitted to one of the Nebraska veterans homes the privilege of paying the cost of his or her care, or any part thereof, if he or she so desires or if it has been determined …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-322 Reimbursement of costs.
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Any veteran, spouse, surviving spouse, or parent admitted to one of the Nebraska veterans homes under section 80-316 who has an income in excess of forty dollars per month, including federal pension, compensation, or social security, or has sufficient assets will be required to r…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-322.01 Department of Veterans' Affairs Cash Fund; created; use; investment.
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The Department of Veterans' Affairs Cash Fund is created. The fund shall include any transfers by the Legislature, any gifts, grants, bequests, contributions, or donations received by the department, and money transferred pursuant to section 80-322. The department shall administe…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-325 Administrator of Nebraska veterans homes; qualifications.
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The administrator of the Nebraska veterans homes shall be a licensed nursing home administrator licensed under the Nursing Home Administrator Practice Act. Qualified applicants for the position of administrator who were discharged or otherwise separated with a characterization of…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-326 Veterans' Home Building Fund; created; purposes; investment.
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The Veterans' Home Building Fund is created. The fund shall include money allocated to the fund. The fund shall be used, along with matching federal funds available, for the specific purposes of adding or improving nursing facilities when needed. Any money in the fund available f…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-327 Nebraska veterans homes; member; disability; guardianship proceedings; guardian or conservator; fees; bond.
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Whenever a member of one of the Nebraska veterans homes becomes disabled because of age or otherwise to such an extent that it is impossible for the member to transact his or her personal financial business, the administrator of such home may institute, in the administrator's off…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-329 County board; lease or sell property for use as a veterans home; terms.
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Any county board may lease or sell public property to the state for use as a veterans home at such rent and under such terms and conditions as it may deem just and advisable, notwithstanding the fact that such lease or sale is at less than the fair market value of such property.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-331 Norfolk Veterans' Home.
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There is hereby established near Norfolk, Nebraska, on the site of the Norfolk Regional Center and further described as follows: Beginning at a point located approximately one thousand nine hundred twenty feet east of, and approximately nine hundred sixty feet south of the northw…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-332 Employees of Division of Veterans' Homes of Department of Health and Human Services; transfer; how treated.
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On and after July 1, 2017, positions of employment in the Division of Veterans’ Homes of the Department of Health and Human Services related to the powers, duties, and functions transferred pursuant to the Nebraska Veterans Services Act are transferred to the Department of Vetera…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-333 Contracts and other documents; how treated.
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On and after July 1, 2017, whenever the Division of Veterans’ Homes of the Department of Health and Human Services is referred to or designated by any contract or other document in connection with the duties and functions transferred to the Department of Veterans’ Affairs pursuan…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-334 Existing suits and proceedings; how treated.
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No suit, action, or other proceeding, judicial or administrative, lawfully commenced prior to July 1, 2017, or which could have been commenced prior to that date, by or against the Division of Veterans’ Homes of the Department of Health and Human Services, or the director or any …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-335 Law; how construed.
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On and after July 1, 2017, unless otherwise specified, whenever any provision of law refers to the Division of Veterans’ Homes of the Department of Health and Human Services in connection with duties and functions transferred to the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, such law shall…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-337 Money or personal property to credit of member of veterans home; claim; disposition; procedure.
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Any claim to money or personal property in the hands of the department to the credit of a member of a veterans home shall be disposed of as provided in sections 83-153 to 83-156.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-401 Nebraska Veterans' Aid Fund; Veterans' Aid Income Fund; created; purpose; use; investment; management.
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(1) There is hereby established a fund to be known as the Nebraska Veterans' Aid Fund. The Nebraska Investment Council is directed to purchase bonds or notes issued by the government of the United States or the State of Nebraska, or any county, school district, or municipality th…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-401.01 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of sections 80-401 to 80-412, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Recognized veterans organization means the American Legion, the American Ex-Prisoners of War, the Disabled American Veterans, the Military Order of the Purple Heart, the Paralyzed Veterans of Am…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-401.02 Department of Veterans' Affairs; creation; director; qualifications; salary; bond or insurance; service officers and assistants; appointment.
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There is hereby created a department of government to be known as the Department of Veterans' Affairs. The chief administrative officer of the department shall be the director to be known as the Director of Veterans' Affairs. He or she shall be appointed by the Governor, subject …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-401.03 Nebraska Veterans' Aid Fund; director; duties; applications for aid; state service office.
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(1) The Director of Veterans' Affairs shall be responsible for the administration of the income funds from the Nebraska Veterans' Aid Fund for the aid of needy veterans and their dependents. (2) The Director of Veterans' Affairs, the deputy director, or a designee of the director…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-401.04 Department of Veterans' Affairs; jurisdiction; State Department of Education; functions.
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The Department of Veterans' Affairs shall have jurisdiction over the administration and supervision of all phases of activities under the on-the-job and apprenticeship training, on-the-farm training, and flight training programs for veterans carried on pursuant to Public Law 77 o…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-401.05 Comprehensive Health Insurance Pool; board of directors; Department of Insurance; duties.
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The Board of Directors of the Comprehensive Health Insurance Pool and the Department of Insurance shall work closely with the Department of Veterans' Affairs to ensure the Veterans' Aid Income Fund and various federal benefits are utilized along with the Comprehensive Health Insu…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-401.06 Veterans' Advisory Commission; members; appointment; qualifications.
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There is hereby created the Veterans' Advisory Commission, which shall consist of five members who shall be appointed by the Governor. No person shall be eligible to receive appointment as a member unless he or she (1) has been a resident of the State of Nebraska for at least fiv…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-401.07 Veterans' Advisory Commission; members; tenure of office.
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The terms of office of the members of the Veterans' Advisory Commission initially appointed shall expire on March 1 of the years 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951 and 1952, as designated by the Governor in making the respective appointments. As the terms of members expire, the Governor shal…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-401.08 Veterans' Advisory Commission; members; chairperson; expenses.
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The members of the Veterans' Advisory Commission shall annually appoint one of its members as chairperson and one as secretary. The members of the commission shall each qualify by taking and subscribing an oath of office. No member shall receive any salary for his or her services…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-401.09 Veterans' Advisory Commission; duties; meetings.
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The Veterans' Advisory Commission shall be empowered to investigate the handling of veterans affairs under the jurisdiction of the Director of Veterans' Affairs, and to make recommendations and report to the Governor or the director on such matters. The commission shall also act …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-401.10 Director; seal; adopt; rules and regulations; fiscal year.
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The director shall, within thirty days after the creation of the Department of Veterans' Affairs, adopt a seal and make such rules and regulations for its administration, not inconsistent herewith, as he or she may deem expedient. He or she may, from time to time, amend such rule…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-401.11 Department of Veterans' Affairs; offices; employees.
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Suitable offices shall be provided for the Department of Veterans' Affairs. The department may incur the necessary expense for office furniture, stationery, printing and other incidental or necessary expenses and employ such clerical and other employees and assistants as the depa…