Chapter 85 — STATE UNIVERSITY, STATE COLLEGES, AND POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION
875 sections in this chapter.
Repealed. Laws 2022, LB887, § 13.
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Repealed. Laws 1963, c. 491, § 13.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-314 Board of trustees; rules and regulations.
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The board shall adopt all needful rules and regulations for the careful preservation of the buildings, furniture, apparatus, grounds, timber, shrubbery, and other property belonging to the state college.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-315 Board of trustees; utilities service; sale or lease.
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The board of trustees is hereby empowered and authorized to make such contract of sale or lease of the whole or part of any water, light or heat plant now or hereafter constructed at any state college, and the purchase of water, heat and light, with any city, village or corporati…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-316 State colleges; funds; contingencies; disbursements; travel expense.
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All funds appropriated for the use and benefit of the state colleges together with the income arising from the lease and sale of endowment lands belonging to such colleges shall be under the direction and control of the board of trustees, subject to the provisions contained in th…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-317 State colleges; endowment fund; source; investment.
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All the lands remaining unsold of the twenty sections appropriated as an endowment fund for the state colleges and all the endowment fund derived from the sale of such lands are hereby confirmed as such endowment, to be forever used for this purpose. All such money derived from f…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-317.01 State colleges; endowments and gifts; acceptance.
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The Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges is authorized to receive, upon behalf of any of such state colleges and upon such terms and conditions as may be imposed, such gifts and endowments as the board may decide to accept. Such board shall be trustees of any such gif…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-318 State colleges; dormitory funds; use.
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All money received for the use of rooms in the dormitories of any of the state colleges, shall be expended by the board in repairs of such dormitory and the furniture of the same, whenever such repairs are needed.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-319 Eminent domain; powers of board of trustees; procedure.
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The Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges is hereby given power and authority to acquire by condemnation lands necessary for state colleges. The procedure to condemn such property shall be exercised in the manner set forth in Chapter 76, article 7.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-320 State colleges; retirement plan; establishment; terms; investment of funds.
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The Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges shall have power, in its discretion, to provide retirement benefits for present and future employees of the board, subject to the following: (1) The cost of such retirement benefits shall be funded in accordance with sound actu…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-3201 Act, how cited.
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Sections 85-3201 to 85-3211 shall be known and may be cited as the Door to College Scholarship Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-3202 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the Door to College Scholarship Act: (1) Award means a grant of money under the act by the commission in the form of a Door to College Scholarship to an eligible student for educational expenses; (2) Award year means the period beginning on July 1 through the foll…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-3203 Awards to eligible students.
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The commission shall, as provided in the Door to College Scholarship Act, provide for awards to be made directly to eligible students beginning with the 2024-25 school year. An award shall not exceed a maximum of five thousand dollars annually to an eligible student with a full-t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-3204 Eligible postsecondary educational institutions; duties; awards; prohibited acts.
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(1) Eligible postsecondary educational institutions, acting as agents of the commission, shall: (a) Receive and process applications for awards under the Door to College Scholarship Act; (b) Determine eligibility of students based on criteria set forth in the act, except that suc…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-3205 Awards; review; distribute to eligible postsecondary educational institutions.
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(1) Within thirty days after receiving recommendations pursuant to section 85-3204, the commission shall review the recommended awards for compliance with the Door to College Scholarship Act and any rules and regulations adopted and promulgated pursuant to the act and notify each…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-3206 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 the first year in attendance at an eligible post…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-3207 Award; recipient; requirements; termination.
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(1) A recipient of an award shall: (a) Attend all required courses regularly; (b) Meet with an assigned advisor at regular intervals to discuss academic progress and to develop a job-search plan; and (c) Maintain good academic standing at the eligible postsecondary educational in…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-3208 Award recipient; discontinue attendance; award termination; remit award balance.
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If an award recipient discontinues attendance before the end of the award year or the award is terminated pursuant to section 85-3207, the award recipient shall remit any award balance allowable to the eligible postsecondary educational institution in accordance with such institu…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-3209 Commission; powers and duties.
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(1) The commission shall: (a) Supervise the issuance of public information concerning the Door to College Scholarship Act; and (b) Establish a reasonable and fair appeal procedure for students adversely affected by the actions of the commission or an eligible postsecondary educat…
Repealed. Laws 1987, LB 31, § 6.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-3210 Act; limitations.
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The Door to College Scholarship 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 postseconda…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-3211 Door to College Scholarship Fund; created; use; investment.
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The Door to College Scholarship Fund is created. The commission shall administer the fund, which shall consist of amounts transferred from the State Lottery Operation Trust Fund pursuant to section 79-3501 prior to July 1, 2029, as well as any money transferred by the Legislature…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-322 State College Buildings Renovation and Land Acquisition Fund; created; authorized uses.
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(1) There is hereby created a State College Buildings Renovation and Land Acquisition Fund. All money accruing to this fund is hereby appropriated to the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges and shall be used exclusively for those projects of repair, remodeling, and r…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-323 Building renovation and land acquisition projects; board of trustees; powers.
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(1) In order to accomplish any projects authorized by section 85-322, the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges may enter into contracts with any person, firm, or corporation providing for the implementation of any such project of the state colleges and providing for t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-324 State College Facilities Improvement Fund; created; authorized uses.
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There is hereby created the State College Facilities Improvement Fund. All money accruing to the fund is hereby appropriated to the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges and shall be used exclusively for those construction projects of the state colleges authorized purs…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-325 Construction projects; board of trustees; powers.
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In order to accomplish any projects authorized by section 85-324, the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges may enter into contracts with any person, firm, or corporation providing for the implementation of any such project of the state colleges and providing for the l…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-326 State College Facility Fund; created; authorized uses.
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There is hereby created a State College Facility Fund. All money accruing to the fund is hereby appropriated to the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges and shall be used exclusively for the construction project authorized in this section. No expenditures may be made …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-327 Wayne State College construction project; board of trustees; powers.
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In order to accomplish the project authorized by section 85-326, the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges may enter into contracts with any person, firm, or corporation providing for the long-term payment of the cost of such project from the State College Facility Fun…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-328 State College Capital Improvement Fee Fund; created; use; investment.
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The State College Capital Improvement Fee Fund is created. Revenue credited to the fund shall include amounts generated through assessment of a capital improvement fee under the authority of the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges. Amounts accumulated in the fund are…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-329 State Colleges Sport Facilities Cash Fund; created; use; investment.
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The State Colleges Sport Facilities Cash Fund is created. The fund shall be administered by the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges. The fund shall include transfers from the Civic and Community Center Financing Fund, revenue received from gifts, grants, bequests, do…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-330 Risk-loss trusts authorized; requirements; applicability of provisions; Attorney General; State Claims Board; duties.
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(1) The Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges may establish, maintain, and administer one or more risk-loss trusts for the purpose of paying losses and expenses incurred by the state colleges from (a) general and professional liability, including, but not limited to, j…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-331 Wayne State College; Legislative intent to appropriate funds for cooperative programs.
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It is the intent of the Legislature to appropriate fifty thousand dollars for fiscal year 2022-23 from the General Fund to the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges for cooperative programs with Wayne State College.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-401 Board of Regents; Board of Trustees; campus buildings and facilities; lease-purchase agreements authorized; conditions.
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Subject to subsection (10) of section 85-1414, the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska and the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges are authorized to lease to any person, firm, or corporation such portions of the campus of the respective institutions under …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-402 Campus buildings and facilities; pledge of income and appropriations authorized; limitations.
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The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska and the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges are hereby authorized: (1) To expend on the amortization plan any part of the rentals on any and all rooms, dormitories, dining rooms, and housing or student activity facil…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-403 Campus buildings and facilities; construction, purchase, or repair; revenue bonds; authorized; not obligation of state or governing board; investment of proceeds.
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Supplemental to any existing law on the subject, the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska and the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges, respectively, may construct, purchase, or otherwise acquire, remodel, repair, furnish, and equip dormitories, residence ha…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-403.01 Legislative findings.
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The Legislature hereby finds and determines: It has been the experience of both the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska and the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges that the lack of facilities of the types authorized by section 85-403, to be constructed, pu…
Repealed. Laws 1988, LB 802, § 41.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-404 Dormitories; housing facilities; parking facilities; other facilities; revenue bonds; issuance; approval by Legislature.
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Either of the boards referred to in section 85-403 is hereby specifically authorized and empowered, by resolution or agreement, to pledge all or any part of the revenue and fees derived from the operation of the dormitories, residence halls, single-dwelling or multiple-dwelling u…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-405 Campus buildings and facilities; revenue bonds; registration; place of payment.
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All revenue bonds issued under the provisions of sections 85-403 to 85-411, shall be registered in the office of the Director of Administrative Services of the State of Nebraska. The revenue bonds may be payable at the office of the State Treasurer of Nebraska or such bank or tru…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-406 Campus buildings and facilities; revenue bonds; proceeds; use.
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The proceeds of bonds provided for in sections 85-403 to 85-411, shall be used solely for the purpose for which they are issued and the expense of issuance of the revenue bonds in connection therewith.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-407 Campus buildings and facilities; refunding bonds; authorized.
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For the purpose of refunding any revenue bonds which may have been issued under the provisions of sections 85-403 to 85-411 and then outstanding, or for the purpose of refunding any indebtedness on the parking buildings and facilities of such institutions or on dormitories or oth…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-408 Dormitories; housing facilities; other facilities; rates, fees, or charges; pledge for payment of bonds; surplus; approval by Legislature.
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The boards are authorized and directed to establish and maintain such schedule of rates, fees, or charges for the use of the facilities afforded by the buildings constructed or acquired under sections 85-401 to 85-411 and other facilities controlled by such board, the revenue of …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-409 Campus buildings and facilities; utilities; board furnish.
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The respective boards, referred to in section 85-403, in their discretion may furnish heat, light, power, and other similar utilities to any building or structure, or for any activities covered by the provisions of sections 85-403 to 85-411, without charging the same against the …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-410 Campus buildings and facilities; revenue bonds; issuance; public purpose; exempt from taxation.
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In exercising the powers granted it under sections 85-401 to 85-411, and in issuing revenue bonds as provided in sections 85-403 to 85-411, the board exercising such powers or issuing the bonds shall constitute and be and is hereby created as a public corporation organized for ed…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-411 Campus buildings and facilities; board; powers.
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The boards are hereby authorized and empowered to do any and all things necessary and convenient to carry out the purposes and intent of sections 85-403 to 85-411.
Repealed. Laws 2021, LB384, § 30.
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Repealed. Laws 2021, LB384, § 30.
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Repealed. Laws 2021, LB384, § 30.
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Repealed. Laws 2021, LB384, § 30.
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Repealed. Laws 2021, LB384, § 30.
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