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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-2420 Enforcement of act; Attorney General or county attorney; powers.
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The Attorney General or the county attorney of the county in which a postsecondary institution is located, at the request of the commission or on his or her own accord, may bring any appropriate action or proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce the Postsecond…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-2421 Violations of act; commission; petition for injunction; additional remedies.
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If it appears to the commission that any entity is or has been violating the Postsecondary Institution Act or any of the rules, regulations, or orders of the commission, the commission may file a petition for injunction in the name of the commission in any court of competent juri…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-2422 Guaranty Recovery Cash Fund; established; use; investment.
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The Guaranty Recovery Cash Fund is hereby established. The fund shall receive assessments imposed by the commission pursuant to section 85-2423 and shall be used by the commission to pay claims authorized pursuant to section 85-2426. Any money in the fund available for investment…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-2423 Commission; assess for-profit postsecondary institution; failure to comply; effect.
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(1) The commission shall annually assess each for-profit postsecondary institution one-tenth of one percent of the prior school year’s gross tuition revenue until the Guaranty Recovery Cash Fund reaches the minimum fund level. The fund shall be maintained at a minimum fund level …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-2424 Bond or other security agreement.
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Until the Guaranty Recovery Cash Fund initially reaches the minimum fund level prescribed in section 85-2423, when an application is made for an initial recurrent authorization to operate, the commission may require any for-profit postsecondary institution making such application…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-2425 Release of bond or other security agreement.
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(1) Until the Guaranty Recovery Cash Fund initially reaches the minimum fund level prescribed in section 85-2423, the bond or other security agreement of an institution provided for in section 85-2424 shall cover the period of the recurrent authorization to operate except when a …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-2426 Guaranty Recovery Cash Fund; use; claim.
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(1) The money in the Guaranty Recovery Cash Fund shall be used in the following order of priority: (a) To reimburse any student injured by the termination of operations by a for-profit postsecondary institution on or after September 1, 2017, for the cost of tuition and fees. A st…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-2427 Reference to Guaranty Recovery Cash Fund authorized.
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A for-profit postsecondary institution may include references to the Guaranty Recovery Cash Fund in advertising or information provided to students or prospective students. Any such reference shall clearly describe the protection and limitations prescribed in section 85-2426 and …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-2428 Commission; report; contents.
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On or before November 1 of each year, the commission shall submit electronically a report to the Governor and the Legislature containing: (1) The number of claims made against the Guaranty Recovery Cash Fund; (2) The institutions against which the claims are made; (3) The number …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-2501 Department of Health and Human Services; establish program to provide stipends; funding; application process.
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To facilitate improved quality in the work of employees providing child welfare services, the Department of Health and Human Services, in collaboration with accredited social work education programs at Nebraska's colleges and universities, shall establish a program to provide sti…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-2609 Act, how cited.
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Sections 85-2609 to 85-2625 shall be known and may be cited as the First Responder Recruitment and Retention Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-2610 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the First Responder Recruitment and Retention Act: (1) Associate degree program means a degree program at a community college, state college, or state university which typically requires completion of an organized program of study of at least sixty semester credit…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-2611 First responder; tuition waiver; conditions; application.
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(1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, a first responder shall be entitled to a tuition waiver as provided in section 85-2620 from any state university, state college, or community college for an associate or baccalaureate degree program if the first responder:…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-2612 First responder; qualifying child; tuition waiver; eligibility criteria.
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In order for a first responder or a first responder's qualifying child to be eligible to receive a tuition waiver under section 85-2620, the first responder must meet the following criteria: (1) If the first responder is a law enforcement officer, such officer must possess a law …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-2613 Eligible disabled person; tuition waiver; conditions; application.
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(1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, an eligible disabled person shall be entitled to a tuition waiver as provided in section 85-2620 from any state university, state college, or community college for an associate or baccalaureate degree program if such perso…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-2614 Eligible disabled person; qualifying child; tuition waiver; eligibility criteria.
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In order for an eligible disabled person or such person's qualifying child to be eligible to receive a tuition waiver under the First Responder Recruitment and Retention Act, the eligible disabled person must meet the following criteria: (1) If the eligible disabled person was a …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-2615 First responder or eligible disabled person; tuition waiver; limitation.
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A first responder or an eligible disabled person may receive a tuition waiver for up to five years if he or she otherwise continues to be eligible for participation under sections 85-2611 to 85-2614.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-2616 Qualifying child; tuition waiver; conditions; application.
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(1) Except as provided in subsections (3) and (4) of this section, a qualifying child of a first responder who satisfies section 85-2612 or of an eligible disabled person who satisfies section 85-2614 shall be entitled to a tuition waiver as provided in section 85-2620 from any s…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-2617 Qualifying child; agreement; terms; residency requirement.
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(1) Each qualifying child who is a tuition waiver recipient under the First Responder Recruitment and Retention Act shall execute an agreement. Such agreement shall be exempt from the requirements of the State Procurement Act and shall include the following terms, as appropriate:…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-2618 Qualifying child; tuition waiver; limitation.
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A qualifying child may receive the tuition waiver under section 85-2616 for up to five years if the qualifying child continues to be eligible for participation. The five years of tuition waiver eligibility starts once the qualifying child applies for and receives the tuition waiv…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-2619 Applicant; notice regarding eligibility; contents.
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Within forty-five days after receipt of a completed application under section 85-2611, 85-2613, or 85-2616, the state university, state college, or community college shall send written notice of the applicant's eligibility or ineligibility for the tuition waiver. If the applicant…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-2620 Tuition waiver; amount; continuing eligibility; requirements.
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A state university, state college, or community college that has granted a tuition waiver under the First Responder Recruitment and Retention Act shall waive one hundred percent of resident tuition charges remaining due after subtracting awarded federal financial aid grants and s…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-2621 Tuition waiver; reimbursement to university.
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(1) Beginning July 1, 2028, subject to available appropriations, the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education shall reimburse each state university for fifty percent of the tuition waivers for correctional officers, youth detention officers, eligible disabled persons t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-2622 State university, state college, or community college; procedures, rules, and regulations.
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Each state university, state college, or community college shall adopt and promulgate the procedures, rules, and regulations necessary to carry out the First Responder Recruitment and Retention Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-2623 Department of Revenue; powers and duties.
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The Department of Revenue shall administer and enforce the First Responder Recruitment and Retention Act and may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the First Responder Recruitment and Retention Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-2624 State university, state college, or community college; duties.
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On or before December 31 of each year, each state university, state college, and community college shall provide to the Department of Revenue a list of the qualifying children who received a tuition waiver pursuant to the First Responder Recruitment and Retention Act during such …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-2625 Department of Revenue; duties.
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(1) The Department of Revenue shall maintain a record of the qualifying children who have received tuition waivers pursuant to the First Responder Recruitment and Retention Act. (2) On or before each August 1, the department shall provide a report to each state university, state …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-2701 Act, how cited.
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Sections 85-2701 to 85-2706 shall be known and may be cited as the Veteran and Active Duty Supportive Postsecondary Institution Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-2702 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the Veteran and Active Duty Supportive Postsecondary Institution Act: (1) Department means the Department of Veterans' Affairs; (2) Director means the Director of Veterans' Affairs; (3) Military student means a student who serves on active duty in the armed forces…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-2703 Veteran and Active Duty Supportive; designation; department; establish process; criteria; duties.
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(1) The department shall establish a process for a postsecondary institution to apply to the director to be designated as Veteran and Active Duty Supportive. (2) To be eligible to be designated as Veteran and Active Duty Supportive, a postsecondary institution shall meet at least…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-2704 Designation; period valid; renewal.
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A designation as Veteran and Active Duty Supportive under section 85-2703 shall be valid for a term of three years. A postsecondary institution may apply to the director to renew its designation through a process established by the department.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-2705 Rules and regulations.
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The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out the Veteran and Active Duty Supportive Postsecondary Institution Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-2706 Qualifying postsecondary institution; assist United States Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency; grant; pilot program.
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(1) The department shall implement and develop a pilot program to provide a grant to any qualifying postsecondary institution to assist the United States Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency with accounting for United States servicemembers and civilians missing from designated past …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-2801 Act, how cited.
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Sections 85-2801 to 85-2805 shall be known and may be cited as the Meadowlark Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-2802 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the Meadowlark Act: (1) Contribution means a donation which is made for the purpose of providing a source of funding for the Meadowlark Program established in section 85-2804; (2) Eligible postsecondary educational institution has the same meaning as in section 77…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-2803 Meadowlark Endowment Fund; established; investment; restrictions; State Treasurer; powers and duties.
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(1) There is hereby established in the state treasury a trust fund to be known as the Meadowlark Endowment Fund. The fund shall be administered by the State Treasurer and shall consist of qualified private contributions and any amounts appropriated or transferred to the fund by t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-2804 Meadowlark Program; created; purpose; Department of Health and Human Services; duties; disbursement of funds.
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(1) The Meadowlark Program is created. The program shall be administered by the State Treasurer. The purpose of the program is to promote access to postsecondary educational opportunities by providing funds to qualified individuals to help pay the qualified education expenses ass…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-2805 Rules and regulations.
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The State Treasurer may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the Meadowlark Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-2901 Act, how cited.
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Sections 85-2901 to 85-2905 shall be known and may be cited as the Veteran Promise Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-2902 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the Veteran Promise Act: (1) Eligible military student means a student who: (a) Graduated from a Nebraska high school on or after January 1, 2022; (b) Signed enlistment papers to serve in a uniformed service; and (c)(i) At the time of application is serving in suc…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-2903 Eligible military student; eligible veteran student; enrollment; automatic acceptance.
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(1) Each public postsecondary institution in this state shall, upon application, automatically accept any eligible military student or eligible veteran student who otherwise meets the admissions requirements for such postsecondary institution to enroll as an undergraduate student…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-2904 Public postsecondary institution; information; report; contents; duties.
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Each public postsecondary institution in this state shall make information about the Veteran Promise Act available on its official website and electronically submit an annual report to the Clerk of the Legislature on or before December 31, 2022, and on or before December 31 of ea…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-2905 Act; how construed.
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The Veteran Promise Act shall be construed in a manner consistent with federal law, including, but not limited to, the United States Department of Defense Tuition Assistance Program and with any Voluntary Education Partnership Memorandum of Understanding entered into by a public …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-3001 Act, how cited.
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Sections 85-3001 to 85-3006 shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska Career Scholarship Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-3002 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the Nebraska Career Scholarship Act: (1) Community college means a public postsecondary educational institution which is part of the community college system and includes all branches and campuses of such institution located within the State of Nebraska; (2) First…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-3003 Scholarship; state colleges; eligibility; renewal; Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges; duties.
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(1)(a) The Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges shall award a Nebraska Career Scholarship that does not exceed a maximum of fifteen thousand dollars per year to any eligible state college student (i) who achieved a composite score on a standard college admission test …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-3004 Scholarship; University of Nebraska; eligibility; renewal; Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska; duties.
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(1)(a) The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska shall award a Nebraska Career Scholarship to any eligible university student who is enrolled in an eligible program of study in an amount not to exceed: (i) Ten thousand dollars per year for any scholarship recipient who i…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-3005 Scholarship; community colleges; eligibility; renewal; Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education; community college area; duties.
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(1)(a) The Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education, in collaboration with the community colleges, shall award a Nebraska Career Scholarship that does not exceed a maximum of fifteen thousand dollars per year to any eligible community college student who is enrolled in…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-3006 Scholarship; private colleges; eligibility; renewal; Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education; duties.
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(1)(a) The Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education, in collaboration with private colleges that elect to participate, shall award a Nebraska Career Scholarship that does not exceed a maximum of ten thousand dollars per year to any private college student who achieved …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-301 State colleges; official names; board of trustees; appointment; expenses.
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The existing institutions known as the state colleges located at Chadron, Peru, and Wayne shall hereafter be known and designated as Chadron State College, Peru State College, and Wayne State College, respectively. The general government thereof shall be vested, under the directi…