Chapter 85 — STATE UNIVERSITY, STATE COLLEGES, AND POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION
875 sections in this chapter.
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…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-302 Board of trustees; officers; body corporate; audit.
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The members of the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges shall annually elect a president and vice president from among their own number. The board shall constitute a body corporate to be known as the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges, and as such may su…
Repealed. Laws 2022, LB887, § 13.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-304 Board of trustees; powers and duties, enumerated.
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(1) The Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges shall have the power: (a) To appoint a president and such other persons as may be required for each state college; (b) To fix their compensation and prescribe their duties; (c) To remove all persons appointed, but the affir…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-304.01 Nebraska State Colleges; new capital construction; appropriation; percentage used for works of art; when.
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After January 1, 1979, at least one percent of any appropriation for the original construction of any public building under the supervision of the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges shall be spent for the acquisition of works of art. The works of art may be an integ…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-304.02 Board of trustees; works of art; duties.
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The Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges, in consultation with the Nebraska Arts Council, shall determine the amount of money to be made available for the purchases of art for each project under its supervision. The selection of, commissioning of artists for, reviewin…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-304.03 Board of trustees; insure compliance with sections; manner.
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The Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges shall inform the Director of Administrative Services that sections 82-317 to 82-329 and 85-304 to 85-304.03 have been complied with for projects under its supervision before a warrant may be issued for payment.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-305 Board of trustees; meetings.
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The Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges shall hold regular meetings and such special meetings as may be found necessary.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-306 State colleges; president; duties.
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The president of each state college shall be the chief executive officer thereof and shall be responsible to the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges for the control and management of the same. All faculty and other employees of each state college shall be under the d…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-307 State colleges; president; collection of fees.
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The president of each state college shall receive and collect fees for board and room and such other fees as may be payable to such state college and shall disburse the same under direction of the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges and according to law.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-308 State colleges; purpose; courses.
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The purpose of the state colleges is the training and instruction of persons in the arts of teaching and managing schools, the principles and practice of the various branches of learning taught in our public schools, and the arts and sciences generally. The Board of Trustees of t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-308.01 State colleges; degree of bachelor of arts or bachelor of science; confer.
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The Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges shall have power to confer, upon completion of a four-year course in liberal arts prescribed by such board, a degree of bachelor of arts or bachelor of science.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-309 Board of trustees; memorandum of understanding with State Board of Education; policy to share student data.
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The Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges shall enter into a memorandum of understanding on or before September 1, 2010, with the State Board of Education to adopt a policy to share student data. At a minimum, the policy shall ensure that the exchange of information is…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-310 State colleges; students; admission.
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The board shall make such rules and regulations for the admission of students to the state colleges as may seem to be best for the interest of the state colleges and not inconsistent with the purpose for which they have been established.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-3101 Act, how cited.
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Sections 85-3101 to 85-3115 shall be known and may be cited as the Excellence in Teaching Act and shall include the Attracting Excellence to Teaching Program, the Enhancing Excellence in Teaching Program, and the Career-Readiness and Dual-Credit Education Grant Program.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-3102 Transfer of powers, duties, and functions to Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education; financial obligations; contracts; documents; funds; appropriations; suit, action, or other proceeding; records; transfer; effect.
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(1) On and after July 1, 2024, all powers, duties, and functions that the State Department of Education had pursuant to the Excellence in Teaching Act prior to such date are transferred to the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education. (2) Any financial obligations of t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-3103 Attracting Excellence to Teaching Program; created; terms, defined.
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The Attracting Excellence to Teaching Program is created. For purposes of the Attracting Excellence to Teaching Program: (1) Commission means the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education; (2) Eligible institution means a not-for-profit college or university which (a) i…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-3104 Attracting Excellence to Teaching Program; purposes.
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The purposes of the Attracting Excellence to Teaching Program are to: (1) Attract outstanding students to major in shortage areas at the teacher education programs of Nebraska's postsecondary educational institutions; (2) Retain resident students and graduates as teachers in the …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-3105 Attracting Excellence to Teaching Program; administration; eligible students.
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(1) The commission shall administer the Attracting Excellence to Teaching Program either directly or by contracting with public or private entities. (2) To be eligible for the program, an eligible student shall: (a) Graduate in the top quarter of his or her high school class or h…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-3106 Attracting Excellence to Teaching Program; eligible student; contract requirements; loan payments; suspension; loan forgiveness; amount.
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(1)(a) Prior to receiving any money from a loan pursuant to the Attracting Excellence to Teaching Program, an eligible student shall enter into a contract with the commission. Such contract shall be exempt from the requirements of the State Procurement Act. (b) For eligible stude…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-3107 Enhancing Excellence in Teaching Program; created; terms, defined.
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The Enhancing Excellence in Teaching Program is created. For purposes of the Enhancing Excellence in Teaching Program: (1) Approval to teach postsecondary courses by a Nebraska postsecondary educational institution means official documentation issued by a Nebraska postsecondary e…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-3108 Enhancing Excellence in Teaching Program; purposes.
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The purposes of the Enhancing Excellence in Teaching Program are to: (1) Retain teachers in the accredited school districts, educational service units, and private schools or approved private schools of Nebraska; (2) Improve the skills of existing teachers in Nebraska through the…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-3109 Enhancing Excellence in Teaching Program; administration; eligible student; loans.
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(1) The commission shall administer the Enhancing Excellence in Teaching Program either directly or by contracting with public or private entities. (2) To be eligible for the program, an eligible student shall: (a) Agree to complete an eligible graduate program at an eligible ins…
Repealed. Laws 2022, LB887, § 13.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-3110 Enhancing Excellence in Teaching Program; contract requirements; loan payments; suspension; loan forgiveness; amount.
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(1) Prior to receiving any money from a loan pursuant to the Enhancing Excellence in Teaching Program, an eligible student shall enter into a contract with the commission. Such contract shall be exempt from the requirements of the State Procurement Act. The contract shall require…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-3111 Career-Readiness and Dual-Credit Education Grant Program; established; Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education; State Department of Education; duties; commission; rules and regulations.
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(1) The Career-Readiness and Dual-Credit Education Grant Program is established. The program shall be administered by the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education. The commission, in consultation with the State Department of Education, the Department of Labor, and any …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-3112 Excellence in Teaching Cash Fund; created; use; investment.
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(1) The Excellence in Teaching Cash Fund is created. The fund shall consist of transfers by the Legislature, transfers pursuant to section 79-3501, and loan repayments, penalties, and interest payments received in the course of administering the Attracting Excellence to Teaching …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-3113 Repayment tracking.
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The commission has the administrative responsibility to track borrowers and to develop repayment tracking and collection mechanisms for the Attracting Excellence to Teaching Program and the Enhancing Excellence in Teaching Program. The commission may contract for such services. W…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-3114 Attracting Excellence to Teaching Program; Enhancing Excellence in Teaching Program; reports.
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(1) Each eligible institution shall file an annual report with the commission for the Attracting Excellence to Teaching Program and the Enhancing Excellence in Teaching Program for any fiscal year in which the eligible institution receives funding to distribute to students pursua…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-3115 Teacher shortage area; Excellence in Teaching Act; rules and regulations.
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The State Board of Education may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to determine teacher shortage areas. The commission may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the Excellence in Teaching Act.