Chapter 85 — STATE UNIVERSITY, STATE COLLEGES, AND POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION
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Transferred to section 77-1415.
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Repealed. Laws 2010, LB 197, § 11.
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Transferred to section 77-1422.
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Repealed. Laws 1991, LB 663, § 137.
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Transferred to section 77-1430.
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Repealed. Laws 1988, LB 802, § 41.
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Repealed. Laws 1988, LB 802, § 41.
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Repealed. Laws 2003, LB 68, § 11.
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Repealed. Laws 2003, LB 68, § 11.
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Repealed. Laws 1988, LB 802, § 41.
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Repealed. Laws 1988, LB 802, § 41.
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Repealed. Laws 1988, LB 802, § 41.
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Repealed. Laws 1988, LB 802, § 41.
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Repealed. Laws 2003, LB 68, § 11.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-1901 Act, how cited.
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Sections 85-1901 to 85-1920 shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska Opportunity Grant Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-1902 Definitions, where found.
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For purposes of the Nebraska Opportunity Grant Act, the definitions found in sections 85-1903 to 85-1910 apply.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-1903 Award, defined.
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Award means a grant of money by the commission to an eligible student for educational expenses. An award shall not exceed fifty percent of the tuition and mandatory fees for a full-time, resident, undergraduate student for the last completed award year at the University of Nebras…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-1904 Award year, defined.
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Award year means the period beginning on July 1 through the following June 30.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-1905 Commission, defined.
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Commission means the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-1906 Eligible postsecondary educational institution, defined.
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(1) Eligible postsecondary educational institution means a public or private postsecondary educational institution: (a) Located in Nebraska; (b) Primarily engaged in the instruction of students; (c) Satisfying the provisions of Nebraska law relating to the approval and licensure …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-1907 Eligible student, defined.
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Eligible student means an undergraduate student who: (1) Is enrolled in an eligible postsecondary educational institution; (2)(a) For award years through award year 2023-24, has applied for federal financial aid through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid for the applica…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-1908 Full-time student and full-time-equivalent student, defined.
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Full-time student and full-time-equivalent student have the definitions found in rules and regulations adopted and promulgated pursuant to the Nebraska Opportunity Grant Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-1909 Tuition and mandatory fees, defined.
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Tuition and mandatory fees means the lesser of the student costs for tuition and mandatory fees for a full-time, resident, undergraduate student for the last completed award year at the eligible postsecondary educational institution or the student costs for tuition and mandatory …
Repealed. Laws 1988, LB 802, § 41.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-1910 Undergraduate student, defined.
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Undergraduate student means an individual who has not earned a first baccalaureate or professional degree and is enrolled in a postsecondary educational program which leads to, or is creditable toward, a first baccalaureate degree, associate degree, certificate, diploma, or equiv…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-1911 Awards; how made.
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The Nebraska Opportunity Grant Act shall provide for awards made directly to eligible students based on financial need.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-1912 Target level of funds; computation.
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In order to reduce the costs of administering the Nebraska Opportunity Grant Act, the commission shall identify a target level of funds to be distributed to students pursuant to the act at each eligible postsecondary educational institution. The target level of funds shall repres…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-1913 Eligible postsecondary educational institutions; duties.
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Eligible postsecondary educational institutions, acting as agents of the commission, shall: (1) Receive and process applications for awards under the Nebraska Opportunity Grant Act; (2) Determine eligibility of students based on criteria set forth in the act; and (3) At any time …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-1914 Commission; awards; duties.
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(1) Within thirty days after receiving recommendations pursuant to section 85-1913, the commission shall review the recommended awards for compliance with the Nebraska Opportunity Grant Act and its rules and regulations and notify each eligible postsecondary educational instituti…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-1915 Award; conditions.
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An award may be granted to an eligible student for attendance at an eligible postsecondary educational institution if: (1) The eligible student is accepted for enrollment as follows: (a) In the case of an eligible student beginning his or her first year in attendance at an eligib…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-1916 Recipient; remit award balance; when.
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If an award recipient discontinues attendance before the end of the award year, the award recipient shall remit any award balance allowable to the eligible postsecondary educational institution in accordance with such institution's withdrawal policy. The institution shall remit s…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-1917 Commission; duties; rules and regulations.
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(1) The commission shall: (a) Supervise the issuance of public information concerning the Nebraska Opportunity Grant Act; and (b) Establish a reasonable and fair appeal procedure for students adversely affected by the actions of the commission or an eligible postsecondary educati…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-1918 Annual report.
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Each eligible postsecondary educational institution shall file an annual report with the commission. The report shall document that students receiving awards under the Nebraska Opportunity Grant Act have met the eligibility standards and requirements established in the act and ru…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-1919 Applicability of act.
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The Nebraska Opportunity Grant Act does not grant any authority to the commission to (1) control or influence the policies of any eligible postsecondary educational institution because such institution accepts students who receive awards or (2) require any eligible postsecondary …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-192 University of Nebraska at Omaha Cash Fund; University of Nebraska at Omaha Trust Fund; created; purposes; disbursements; investment.
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There is hereby created a University of Nebraska at Omaha Cash Fund which shall consist of all fees and other money collected from students at the University of Nebraska at Omaha by authority of the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska for university purposes, all recei…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-1920 Nebraska Opportunity Grant Fund; created; use; investment.
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The Nebraska Opportunity Grant Fund is created. Money in the fund shall include amounts transferred pursuant to section 79-3501 from the State Lottery Operation Trust Fund and amounts transferred from the Davis Scholarship Trust Fund. All amounts accruing to the Nebraska Opportun…
Repealed. Laws 1988, LB 802, § 41.
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