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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-803 Institute; director; appointment; qualifications; responsibilities.
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The director of the institute shall be appointed by the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska. He shall be the chief executive officer and scientific director of the institute, shall hold professorial rank and shall be responsible to the Board of Regents through the Chan…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-804 Institute; purpose; function; grants; gifts.
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It shall be the purpose and function of the institute to carry on research into the causes, control and cure for cancer and similar disorders and to conduct symposia and lectures and to issue monographs, treatises and reports so that the findings, techniques and discoveries devel…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-805 Regional Radiation Health Center; created; purpose.
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There is hereby created a Regional Radiation Health Center, to be developed within the University of Nebraska Medical Center Hospital and supervised by the University of Nebraska Medical Center, for the purpose of offering: (1) Specialized medical and related services for evaluat…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-806 Regional Radiation Health Center; duties.
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In order to carry out the purposes for which it is established, the Regional Radiation Health Center shall: (1) Employ professional medical and allied health personnel for the diagnosis and treatment of radiation casualties; (2) acquire appropriate instrumentation and equipment t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-807 Regional Radiation Health Center; public power district; payments to center; benefits; requirements.
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Upon the payment of eighty thousand dollars to the University of Nebraska Medical Center for the development of the Regional Radiation Health Center described in sections 85-805 and 85-806, a public power district owning a nuclear electric generating plant in Nebraska shall have …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-9,110 Public postsecondary educational institution; athletic grant-in-aid; prohibited acts.
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No public postsecondary educational institution in the State of Nebraska shall, prior to graduation, reduce, cancel, or refuse to renew an athletic grant-in-aid to a student during his or her period of eligibility to compete in intercollegiate athletics solely because of an injur…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-9,133 Legislative findings.
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The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: (1) Various federal and state student financial aid programs were created by federal and state law to aid financially needy students, not colleges and universities, and are not intended to discriminate on the basis of participation …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-9,134 Colleges and universities; prohibited acts.
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No college or university shall adopt, promulgate, or enforce any rule or regulation that requires a student to forego, relinquish, waive, or surrender any financial aid made available to financially needy students by federal or state law, solely on the basis of or as a condition …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-9,135 Student; right to amount withheld.
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Any amounts withheld or obtained from a student by a college or university in violation of sections 85-9,133 to 85-9,139 shall be turned over to such student in accordance with section 85-9,136.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-9,136 Attorney General; duties.
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The Attorney General shall investigate and render a finding when a complaint alleging a violation of sections 85-9,133 to 85-9,139 is brought by any person. Any college or university found by the Attorney General to have violated or to be in violation of sections 85-9,133 to 85-9…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-9,137 College or university; violation; liability.
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A college or university which subjects or causes to be subjected any student to a rule or regulation adopted, promulgated, or enforced in violation of section 85-9,134 shall be liable to the aggrieved party in an action at law, a suit in equity, or any other proper proceeding for…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-9,138 Remedies; cumulative.
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The remedies provided in sections 85-9,133 to 85-9,139 shall be cumulative and in addition to any other remedies provided by law.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-9,139 Sections; prospective application.
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The provisions of sections 85-9,133 to 85-9,139 shall have prospective application only and shall apply to any violation occurring after June 1, 1992.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-9,139.01 Federal State Postsecondary Review Program; professional program, defined.
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For purposes of the State Postsecondary Review Program, 20 U.S.C. 1099a, and all regulations and state review standards adopted and promulgated pursuant thereto, professional program shall have the same meaning as first professional degrees as such term is defined in section 85-9…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-9,139.02 Participants under federal loan programs; default cost fee; reimbursement; procedure; administrative fee.
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(1)(a) Each postsecondary educational institution in the State of Nebraska that participates in the Federal Family Education Loan Program or the Federal Direct Student Loan Program, under Title IV of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, shall reimburse the state …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-9,139.03 Student Loan Default Fee Revolving Fund; created; use; investment.
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(1) The Student Loan Default Fee Revolving Fund is created. The fund shall be under the direction of the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education. The commission shall remit all revenue received from fees charged under section 85-9,139.02 to the State Treasurer for cre…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-9,166 Act, how cited.
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Sections 85-9,166 to 85-9,176 shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska Equal Opportunity in Postsecondary Education Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-9,167 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the Nebraska Equal Opportunity in Postsecondary Education Act: (1) Educational institution means the University of Nebraska, the state colleges, and the community colleges; and (2) Governing board means the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, the Board…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-9,168 Legislative findings; discriminatory practices enumerated.
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The Legislature finds and declares that it is an unfair or discriminatory practice for any educational institution to discriminate on the basis of sex in any program or activity. Such discriminatory practices include, but are not limited to, the following practices: (1) Exclusion…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-9,169 Rules and regulations; governing boards; duties.
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The governing boards of educational institutions shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations needed to carry out the Nebraska Equal Opportunity in Postsecondary Education Act. Governing boards of educational institutions, with the advice of staff, shall formulate activities …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-9,170 Violation; complaint; filing; disposition; procedure; governing board; duties.
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(1) Any person aggrieved by a violation of the Nebraska Equal Opportunity in Postsecondary Education Act or any rule, regulation, or procedure adopted pursuant to the act may file a complaint with the governing board of the educational institution committing such violation. Such …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-9,171 Disposition of complaint; claimant; acceptance.
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If the claimant under section 85-9,170 elects to accept the written disposition of the complaint made by the governing board under such section, he or she shall notify such board in writing of his or her acceptance within sixty days after receipt of such disposition, at which tim…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-9,172 Disposition of complaint; claimant; rejection; court action authorized.
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If the claimant under section 85-9,170 elects not to accept the written disposition of such complaint made by the governing board under such section, he or she may, within one hundred eighty days after receipt of such disposition, file an original action in the district court of …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-9,173 Complaint; failure of governing board to act; claimant's remedies.
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If the governing board fails to dispose of any written complaint filed pursuant to the Nebraska Equal Opportunity in Postsecondary Education Act within one hundred eighty days after the date of filing, such complaint may be withdrawn by the claimant and he or she may then proceed…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-9,174 Violation; complaint; prerequisite to other remedy.
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No original action asserting a violation of the Nebraska Equal Opportunity in Postsecondary Education Act may be filed in any district court unless a complaint asserting such violation is first filed with the governing board of the educational institution committing such discrimi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-9,175 Nebraska Fair Employment Practice Act; complaint; applicability.
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The Nebraska Equal Opportunity in Postsecondary Education Act does not prohibit a person asserting a claim for discrimination in employment or the conditions thereof from filing a complaint pursuant to the Nebraska Fair Employment Practice Act. Filing a complaint pursuant to the …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-9,176 Act; how construed.
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The Nebraska Equal Opportunity in Postsecondary Education Act does not prohibit any educational institution from maintaining separate toilet facilities, locker rooms, or living facilities for the different sexes.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-9,177 Act, how cited.
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Sections 85-9,177 to 85-9,182 shall be known and may be cited as the Student Diversity Scholarship Program Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-9,178 Legislative findings and intent.
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(1) The Legislature finds that the State of Nebraska has a compelling interest to provide access to the University of Nebraska, the state colleges, and the community colleges for students from diverse backgrounds who often find that the financial requirements of postsecondary edu…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-9,179 Endowed scholarship funds; use; purpose.
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(1) All funds appropriated by the Legislature for the Student Diversity Scholarship Program Act shall be used to support endowed scholarship funds which shall be held, managed, and invested as authorized by section 72-1246 with only the income therefrom expended for scholarships.…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-9,180 Appropriations; use.
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(1) Funds appropriated for fiscal year 2000-01 and each fiscal year thereafter before fiscal year 2007-08 for the Minority Scholarship Program Act as it existed immediately prior to July 1, 2007, shall be used for the benefit of students pursuant to the Minority Scholarship Progr…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-9,181 Funds; use; administration; manner.
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(1) Funds appropriated for the Student Diversity Scholarship Program Act for the benefit of students at the University of Nebraska and students attending any community colleges who are enrolled in an associate degree program with the intention of transferring to the University of…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-9,182 Awards; committee; determination.
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Criteria for the award of scholarships under the Student Diversity Scholarship Program Act shall be determined in accordance with state and federal law by a committee selected by the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colle…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-901 Eye protective devices; required; when; term, defined; Commissioner of Education; duties.
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(1) Every student and teacher in colleges, universities, or other postsecondary educational institutions shall wear appropriate industrial-quality eye protective devices at all times while participating in or observing the following courses of instruction: (a) Vocational, technic…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-902 Information on meningococcal disease; requirements.
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(1) Beginning with school year 2003-04, each postsecondary educational institution shall provide to each newly enrolled student who will reside in oncampus housing and the student's parent or guardian: (a) Detailed information on the risks associated with the potentially fatal me…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-903 Information on early voting; requirements.
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In addition to the requirements of 20 U.S.C. 1094(a)(23), the University of Nebraska, each state college, and each community college shall provide information furnished by the Secretary of State on early voting prior to each statewide primary and general election to each student …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-904 American Sign Language course; credits; how used.
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Any postsecondary educational institution may offer an elective course in American Sign Language. Any credits earned in a course in American Sign Language at a postsecondary educational institution may be used for world language credits if recognized as such by the postsecondary …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-905 Tribal regalia; permitted; school policy.
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(1) A person who is a member of an indigenous tribe of the United States or another country and is a student attending any Nebraska public postsecondary institution may wear traditional tribal regalia in any public or private location where the person is otherwise authorized to b…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-906 Covered institution; reportable funding; foreign adversarial source; report to Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education.
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(1) For purposes of this section: (a) Contract means any agreement between a covered institution and a foreign adversarial source for the acquisition by purchase, lease, or barter of property or services, for the direct benefit or use of either of the parties; (b) Covered institu…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-917 Legislative intent.
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The Legislature hereby declares that it is the intent and purpose of sections 85-194, 85-308, 85-606.01, 85-917 to 85-966, and 85-1511 to provide statements of role and mission for the state's systems and institutions of postsecondary education which will: (1) Provide for a coord…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-918 Definitions; where found.
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For purposes of sections 85-917 to 85-966, unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions found in sections 85-919 to 85-932.01 shall be used.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-919 Instructional activities, defined.
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Instructional activities shall mean those degree-credit and non-degree-credit courses and programs delivered to complete specific degree and nondegree learner objectives.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-920 Research activities, defined.
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Research activities shall mean those activities intended to create new knowledge or provide for the application of existing or newly created knowledge. Research activities may be carried out in conjunction with a system or area's instructional program or as a separately identifia…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-921 Public service activities, defined.
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Public service activities shall mean those programs established to make available to the public the particular resources of a system, area, or institution for the purpose of responding to a statewide, regional, or community need. Within this category may be included the following…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-922 Program responsibility, defined.
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Program responsibility shall mean a system, area, or institution having designated statewide or regional administrative, planning, and academic responsibility for a general or specific program area.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-923 Cooperative program delivery, defined.
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Cooperative program delivery shall mean the provision for two or more systems, areas, or institutions to participate in the planning or delivery of a program or service in a specific or general area; with one system, area, or institution having administrative and academic respons…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-924 Regional program responsibility, defined.
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Regional program responsibility shall mean an identifiable geographic area for service delivery by a system, area, or institution. The intrastate or interstate area or region serves as the base for justifying existing and proposed new or expanded program responsibilities.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-925 Comprehensive degree offerings, defined.
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Comprehensive degree offerings shall mean the awarding by a system, area, or institution of degrees, including but not limited to associate, bachelor's, master's, specialist, or doctorate, in a variety of academic or vocational program areas.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-926 General academic transfer programs, defined.
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General academic transfer programs shall mean those one-year or two-year degree-credit programs, at the associate degree level or below including liberal arts and sciences degrees or courses, intended by the offering institution for transfer into a baccalaureate program. Programs…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-927 Applied technology and occupational education, defined.
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Applied technology and occupational education shall mean those instructional programs at the associate degree level or below including associate of applied science degrees, diplomas, certificates, and course work intended to prepare individuals for immediate entry into a specific…