Chapter 80 — SERVICEMEMBERS AND VETERANS
112 sections in this chapter.
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…
Repealed. Laws 2026, LB787, § 4.
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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.
Repealed. Laws 2026, LB787, § 4.
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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…
Repealed. Laws 2024, LB252, § 10.
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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…
Repealed. Laws 1967, c. 402, § 1.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-402 Veterans aid; conscientious objectors denied relief.
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No benefit shall accrue to, and none of the provisions of sections 80-401 to 80-405 shall apply to conscientious objectors who availed themselves of the privilege of any exemption from military duty.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-403 Veterans relief; persons eligible; disbursements.
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(1) All money disbursed through the Director of Veterans' Affairs shall be expended by him or her in furnishing food, shelter, fuel, transportation, wearing apparel, or medical or surgical aid or in assisting with the funeral expenses of discharged veterans who come within one of…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-404 Department of Veterans' Affairs; powers; property, exemption from tax.
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The Department of Veterans' Affairs may (1) receive gifts, grants, bequests, contributions, or donations from public or private sources, (2) purchase or receive gifts of such real estate as may be necessary or advantageous for carrying out the duties and functions of the departme…
Repealed. Laws 1953, c. 326, § 5.
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Repealed. Laws 1953, c. 326, § 5.
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Repealed. Laws 1953, c. 326, § 5.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-404.04 Commissioner of Education; federal funds; disbursement.
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The Commissioner of Education shall be entitled to receive any funds made available by the United States Government for the purpose of carrying out the program of approving and certifying educational and training institutions, and related training in connection therewith. Such fu…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-405 Veterans relief; obtaining by fraud; penalty.
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Any person who shall knowingly, by fraudulent representations, obtain or attempt to obtain any payment or aid herein provided for shall be guilty of a Class II misdemeanor.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-406 County service committee; members; appointment.
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To assist the Department of Veterans' Affairs in the performance of its duties, each county board shall appoint, in each county of the state, a county service committee as provided in section 80-101.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-407 County veterans service committee; duties; appointment of county veterans service officer; member of committee ineligible.
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Each county veterans service committee shall cooperate with and assist the Department of Veterans' Affairs in the performance and discharge of its duties and functions. Each such county veterans service committee shall appoint, subject to confirmation by the county board, a count…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-408 County veterans service officer; officers and employees; oath; bond.
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Each county veterans service officer appointed under the provisions of section 80-407 and every other person entrusted with the funds of a county service committee shall qualify by taking the usual oath of office and shall each give bond in the sum of one thousand dollars, with c…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-409 County service committee; offices; tax; levy.
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The county board of each county in this state shall provide, by special levy or out of the general fund of the county, such amount as is necessary for the use of the county service committee to aid and enable such county service committee to carry out and execute its functions, p…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-410 Director; deputy director; Veterans' Advisory Commission; state and county veterans service officers; qualifications.
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(1) The Director of Veterans' Affairs, the deputy director, all members of the Veterans' Advisory Commission, and all state service officers shall have served in the armed forces of the United States during the dates set forth in section 80-401.01 and shall have been discharged o…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-411 Waiver of tuition and fees at institutions of higher education; qualifications; application; approval; effect.
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(1) If the requirements of subsection (2) of this section are met, the University of Nebraska, the state colleges, and the community colleges shall waive the following for a dependent of a veteran: (a) All tuition; and (b) All fees remaining due after subtracting awarded federal …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-412 Graves; Director of Veterans' Affairs; permanent registry.
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The Director of Veterans' Affairs shall make and preserve by counties a permanent registry of the graves of all persons who shall have served in the armed forces of the United States and whose mortal remains rest in Nebraska. The county veterans service officer of each county sha…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-413 Land used for veterans services; retrocession of jurisdiction.
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(1) The consent of the State of Nebraska is hereby given to the retrocession of jurisdiction, either partially or wholly, by the Veterans' Administration, an agency of the United States Government, over land owned by the United States within the boundaries of Nebraska, and the Go…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-414 Department of Veterans' Affairs; create and maintain registry; contents; military license plates; veteran designation on operator's license or state identification card; eligibility.
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(1) The Department of Veterans' Affairs shall create and maintain a registry of residents of Nebraska who meet the requirements for: (a) Gold Star Family license plates under section 60-3,122.02; (b) Military Honor Plates under section 60-3,122.04; (c) Prisoner-of-war license pla…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-415 Veterans Employment Program Fund; created; use; investment.
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The Veterans Employment Program Fund is created. The fund shall consist of money credited pursuant to section 60-3,163.02 and any other money as appropriated by the Legislature. The fund shall be administered by the Department of Veterans' Affairs, which shall use the fund for re…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-416 Adoption of pet animal; financial support for veterans; program; administration.
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The Department of Veterans' Affairs shall create a program for the purpose of providing financial support to veterans for the costs associated with adopting a pet animal. The department shall use the money credited to the Pets for Vets Cash Fund under section 60-3,163.02 to award…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-417 Pets for Vets Cash Fund; created; use; investment.
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The Pets for Vets Cash Fund is created for the purpose of administering the veteran grant program created under section 80-416. The fund shall consist of money credited to the fund pursuant to section 60-3,163.02. Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested b…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-418 Women Veterans Cash Fund; created; use; investment.
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The Women Veterans Cash Fund is created. The fund shall be administered by the Department of Veterans' Affairs. The fund shall consist of money credited pursuant to section 60-3,163.02. The fund may be used by the department for events that focus on women veterans. Any money in t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-501 Note: According to the provisions of section 80-507, the act comprising this article expired by its own limitation on June 30, 1947. The entire article has therefor been omitted.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-601 Veterans; mentally ill or dangerous sex offender; care or treatment by United States Department of Veterans Affairs; commitment; powers.
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Whenever in any proceeding under the Nebraska Mental Health Commitment Act or the Sex Offender Commitment Act it is determined that a person is mentally ill and dangerous or a dangerous sex offender as defined in section 83-174.01 and it appears that such person is eligible for c…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-602 Veterans; mentally ill; hospital or facility operated by United States Department of Veterans Affairs; release.
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If, in the judgment of the chief officer of a hospital or facility operated or utilized within this state by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, the release therefrom of a department patient would endanger his or her life or property or the lives or property of othe…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-603 Veterans; mentally ill; jurisdiction of courts.
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Jurisdiction is retained in the appropriate courts of this state to determine at any time the necessity for continuance of restraint as provided by law.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-604 Veterans; mentally ill; order of commitment by court of another state; effect.
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The judgment or order of commitment by a court or board of competent jurisdiction of another state or of the District of Columbia committing a person to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or other agency of the United States Government for care or treatment shall ha…