Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 58-807

• Eligible institution: means a private institution of higher education, a private health care institution, a private cultural institution, or a private social services institution. See Nebraska Statutes 58-807
• Private cultural institution: means any private not-for-profit corporation or institution that (1) has a primary purpose of promoting cultural education or development, such as a museum or related visual arts center, performing arts facility, or facility housing, incubating, developing, or promoting art, music, theater, dance, zoology, botany, natural history, cultural history, or the sciences, (2) is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is exempt from federal income taxation under section 501(a) of the code, (3) is located within this state and is not owned or controlled by the state or any municipality, district, or other political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality thereof, and (4) does not violate any state or federal law against discrimination. See Nebraska Statutes 58-807.01
• Private health care institution: means any private not-for-profit corporation or institution that (1) is licensed under the Health Care Facility Licensure Act, (2) is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is exempt from federal income taxation under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, (3) is located within this state and is not owned or controlled by the state or any political subdivision, agency, instrumentality, district, or municipality thereof, and (4) does not violate any Nebraska or federal law against discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, or handicap. See Nebraska Statutes 58-808
• Private institution of higher education: means a not-for-profit educational institution located within this state which is not owned or controlled by the state or any political subdivision, agency, instrumentality, district, or municipality thereof, which is authorized by law to provide a program of education beyond the high school level, and which:

  (1) Admits as regular students only individuals having a certificate of graduation from a high school or the recognized equivalent of such a certificate. See Nebraska Statutes 58-809