Chapter 85 — STATE UNIVERSITY, STATE COLLEGES, AND POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION

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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-718 Unconstitutional.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-719 Unconstitutional.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-720 Unconstitutional.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-721 Unconstitutional.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-801 Eugene C. Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases; established; location.
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There is hereby established the Eugene C. Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, to be located on the campus of the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-802 Institute; Board of Regents; operate; regulate.
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The institute shall operate in accordance with the policies and regulations of the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska.
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 …
Repealed. Laws 2003, LB 574, § 45.
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…
Repealed. Laws 1991, LB 663, § 136.
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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…
Repealed. Laws 1991, LB 663, § 137.
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Repealed. Laws 1991, LB 663, § 137.
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Repealed. Laws 1991, LB 663, § 137.
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Repealed. Laws 1991, LB 663, § 137.
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Repealed. Laws 1991, LB 663, § 136.
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Repealed. Laws 1991, LB 663, § 136.
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Repealed. Laws 1991, LB 663, § 136.
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Repealed. Laws 1991, LB 663, § 137.
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Repealed. Laws 1987, LB 16, § 2.
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Repealed. Laws 1991, LB 663, § 137.
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Repealed. Laws 1984, LB 290, § 9.
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Repealed. Laws 1991, LB 663, § 137.
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Repealed. Laws 1991, LB 663, § 137.
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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…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-928 Baccalaureate general academic, defined.
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Baccalaureate general academic shall mean those degree programs intended by an institution to prepare an individual to function in a variety of different career areas or to prepare such individual for further academic study. Programs at this level shall allow an individual to acq…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-929 Baccalaureate occupational, defined.
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Baccalaureate occupational shall mean those degree programs intended by an institution to prepare an individual for a specific occupation or career. Such programs include but are not limited to: (1) Agriculture and natural resources; (2) communications; (3) business and managemen…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-930 Baccalaureate professional, defined.
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Baccalaureate professional shall mean those degree programs intended by an institution to prepare an individual for certification or licensure by a national-, regional-, or state-level certifying or licensing agency. Such programs include but are not limited to: (1) Engineering; …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-931 Graduate degree programs, defined.
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Graduate degree programs shall mean those programs for which the following degrees are awarded: (1) First professional degree being the first earned degree in the following fields: (a) Dentistry; (b) medicine, general; (c) optometry; (d) osteopathic medicine; (e) pharmacy; (f) po…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-932 Continuing education for occupations and professions, defined.
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Continuing education for occupations and professions shall mean training or education that is not a part of a terminal degree or certificate program, but is related to an individual's existing or proposed area of occupation or profession.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-932.01 Foundations education, defined.
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Foundations education shall mean education which includes remedial and developmental programs, adult basic education, general education development, English as a second language, compensatory education, and refresher courses.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-933 Expenditures in conflict with role and mission assignments; prohibited.
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No funds generated or received from a General Fund appropriation, state aid assistance program, or receipts from a tax levy authorized by statute shall be expended in support of programs or activities which are in conflict with the role and mission assignments applicable to the U…