Nebraska Statutes > Chapter 85 Nebraska Statutes > Chapter 85 – State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education Current as of: 2024 | Check for updates | Other versions Nebraska Equal Opportunity in Postsecondary Education Act Student Diversity Scholarship Program Act Nebraska Collegiate Athletic Association Procedures Act Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education Act Private Postsecondary Career School Act Nebraska Opportunity Grant Act Community College Gap Assistance Program Act Access College Early Scholarship Program Act Community College Aid Act In the Line of Duty Dependent Education Act Postsecondary Institution Act First Responder Recruitment and Retention Act Veteran and Active Duty Supportive Postsecondary Institution Act Meadowlark Act Veteran Promise Act Nebraska Career Scholarship Act Excellence in Teaching Act Door to College Scholarship Act § 85-101 University of Nebraska; establishment; name § 85-102 University of Nebraska; object § 85-102.01 University of Nebraska; composition § 85-102.02 Universities; program responsibilities § 85-103 University of Nebraska; government; Board of Regents; election; vacancies § 85-103.01 University of Nebraska; Board of Regents; districts; numbers; boundaries; established by maps; Clerk of Legislature; Secretary of State; duties § 85-103.02 University of Nebraska; Board of Regents; population figures and maps; basis § 85-104 Board of Regents; meetings; open to public; closed sessions; record of meetings; expenses § 85-105 Board of Regents; organization; property; powers § 85-106 Board of Regents; general powers; duties; retirement benefits; requirements § 85-106.01 University of Nebraska; new capital construction; appropriation; percentage used for works of art; when § 85-106.02 Board of Regents; works of art; duties § 85-106.03 Board of Regents; insure compliance with sections; manner § 85-106.04 Retirement benefits; certain employees; cost-of-living adjustment; how computed § 85-106.05 Board of Regents; insurance program for student athletes; duties § 85-106.06 Board of Regents; chief executive officer; chief administrative officers; appointment; public notice § 85-107 University of Nebraska; colleges and institute; enumerated; section, how construed § 85-108 Colleges; government; program of instruction; approval § 85-109 Chairs of instruction; faculty; duties in more than one college § 85-110 Board of Regents; memorandum of understandingwith State Board of Education; policy to share student data § 85-111 Faculty; rules and regulations; problems of state interest § 85-112 University of Nebraska; admission requirements; powers of Board of Regents § 85-114 Agricultural, engineering, and scientific courses; attendance § 85-115 Textbooks; sale; price § 85-116 Students; equal privileges § 85-117 Degrees, diplomas; powers of Board of Regents § 85-118 Buildings; plans; approval § 85-119 Board of Regents; Nebraska Innovation Campus; report to Legislature; contents § 85-120 University of Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources; model farm; alienation prohibited § 85-121 Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture at Curtis; creation; location; purpose § 85-121.03 Appropriation required § 85-121.04 Program review; required § 85-122 University funds; designation; investment; disbursements; travel expenses § 85-122.01 United States Agricultural Extension Fund; source; disbursement § 85-123 Permanent Endowment Fund; source; accounts; investment § 85-123.01 University Trust Fund, defined; management and investment § 85-124 Temporary University Fund; source; use § 85-125 University CashFund; source; use; investment § 85-126 United States Morrill Fund; source; use § 85-127 United States Experiment Station Fund; source; use § 85-128 University funds; State Treasurer; custodian; disbursement § 85-129 University funds; State Treasurer; duties § 85-130 University funds; Board of Regents; disbursements § 85-131 University funds; disbursements; how made § 85-132 Gifts and bequests; acceptance § 85-133 Board of Regents; eminent domain; procedure § 85-134 University of Nebraska Medical Center Medical Education Revolving Fund; established; use; investment § 85-145 Agricultural experiment stations; acceptance of provisions of federal act § 85-146 Agricultural experiment stations; federal aid; acceptance § 85-147 Agriculture and mechanic arts; acceptance of federal act § 85-148 Agriculture and mechanic arts; appropriation and use of money received § 85-149 Agriculture and mechanic arts; Board of Regents; powers and duties § 85-150 Cooperative extension work; federal aid; acceptance; disbursement § 85-151 Cooperative extension work; federal aid; acceptance; payment of warrants § 85-161 Nebraska Forest Service; mission; core programs; duties § 85-162 Nebraska Forest Service; legislative intent § 85-162.01 State Forester; appointment; duties § 85-162.02 State Forester; powers § 85-162.03 State Forester; cooperate with other agencies § 85-162.04 State Forester; personnel; employment § 85-162.05 Board of Regents; State Forester; duties § 85-163 Conservation and Survey Division; creation; duties § 85-164 Conservation and Survey Division; powers; director; expenses § 85-165 Conservation and Survey Division; agreements with federal departments § 85-167 Bessey Memorial Fund; Board of Regents; duties § 85-168 Bessey Memorial Fund; purpose; amount; investment § 85-169 Bessey Memorial Fund; gifts; bequests; acceptance § 85-170 Bessey Memorial Fund; investment; disbursement § 85-171 Bessey Memorial Fund; income; use § 85-173 Defunct postsecondary institution; records; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; depository § 85-174 Defunct postsecondary institution; records; duties of registrar § 85-176 College of Law; state publications; number furnished free § 85-177 College of Law; state publications; additional copies; requisition § 85-179 College of Medicine; care and rehabilitation of children with disabilities; interchange of facilities for teaching and treatment § 85-179.01 College of Medicine; physicians’ assistants and associates; program for education and training; establish § 85-179.02 College of Medicine; physicians’ assistant or associate, defined § 85-179.03 College of Medicine; physicians’ assistants or associates; Board of Regents; powers § 85-180.13 Veterinary medicine and surgery; cooperative program authorized; cooperative agreement; requirements § 85-180.14 Cooperative veterinary medicine program; Board of Regents; Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education; powers § 85-192 University ofNebraska at Omaha Cash Fund; University of Nebraska at Omaha Trust Fund; created;purposes; disbursements; investment § 85-194 University of Nebraska at Omaha; laws applicable § 85-1,103 University of Nebraska, College of Medicine; travel expense of senior medical students, residents, interns; conditions § 85-1,104 University of Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources; established; administration § 85-1,105 University of Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources; vice chancellor; duties § 85-1,106 Board of Regents; lands in Lancaster County; power to sell; Agricultural Field Laboratory Fund; created; use § 85-1,107 Animal Research and Diagnosis Revolving Fund; created § 85-1,108 Animal Research and Diagnosis Revolving Fund; how funded § 85-1,109 Animal Research and Diagnosis Revolving Fund; uses § 85-1,110 Diagnostic laboratory of Animal Health Research Center; fee schedule for services § 85-1,113 University Facilities Fund; created; authorized uses § 85-1,114 University facilities construction projects; Board of Regents; powers § 85-1,115 Lied Center for Performing Arts; Board of Regents; powers § 85-1,116 University Facility Improvement Fund; created; authorized uses § 85-1,117 Renovation of Morrill Hall; Board of Regents; powers § 85-1,119 Kearney State College; transfer of property, obligations, and employees; collective bargaining § 85-1,122 University of Nebraska at Kearney; provisions applicable § 85-1,123 University ofNebraska at Kearney Cash Fund; University of Nebraska at Kearney Trust Fund;created; use; investment § 85-1,126 Risk-loss trusts authorized; requirements § 85-1,127 Risk-loss trust; applicability of provisions; Attorney General; State Claims Board; duties § 85-1,128 University of Nebraska Eppley Science Hall Construction Fund; created; use; investment § 85-1,129 University of Nebraska Eppley Science Hall Construction Fund; legislative intent § 85-1,131 Legislative findings § 85-1,132 Findings and declarations § 85-1,133 Football players; compensation § 85-1,134 Stipends authorized § 85-1,135 Construction of sections § 85-1,136 Sections; when operative § 85-1,137 Alternative to stipend; requirement § 85-201 Research and extension center west of 100th meridian; purpose; management § 85-202 Research and extension center west of 100th meridian; object § 85-206 Research and extension center west of 102nd meridian; purpose; management § 85-207 Research and extension center west of 102nd meridian; object § 85-208 Research and extension center west of 102nd meridian; federal cooperation § 85-213 Experiment stations; expenditures; powers of Board of Regents § 85-214 Research and extensioncenters;control; employees; compensation § 85-215 Research and extensioncenters;income; use § 85-216 Testing centers; Board of Regents; control; distribution § 85-217 Testing centers; equipment; employees; salaries; regulations § 85-218 Testing centers; general purposes § 85-219 Testing centers; year-to-year leases from farm owners; area; crops to be planted; renewal lease § 85-220 Board of Regents; authority to expend money § 85-301 State colleges; official names; board of trustees; appointment; expenses § 85-302 Board of trustees; officers; body corporate; audit § 85-304 Board of trustees; powers and duties, enumerated § 85-304.01 Nebraska State Colleges; new capital construction; appropriation; percentage used for works of art; when § 85-304.02 Board of Trustees; works of art; duties § 85-304.03 Board of trustees; insure compliance with sections; manner § 85-305 Board of trustees; meetings § 85-306 State colleges; president; duties § 85-307 State colleges; president; collection of fees § 85-308 State colleges; purpose; courses § 85-308.01 State colleges; degree of bachelor of arts or bachelor of science; confer § 85-309 Board of Trustees; memorandum of understandingwith State Board of Education; policy to share student data § 85-310 State colleges; students; admission § 85-314 Board of trustees; rules and regulations § 85-315 Board of trustees; utilities service; sale or lease § 85-316 State colleges; funds; contingencies; disbursements; travel expense § 85-317 State colleges; endowment fund; source; investment § 85-317.01 State colleges; endowments and gifts; acceptance § 85-318 State colleges; dormitory funds; use § 85-319 Eminent domain; powers of board of trustees; procedure § 85-320 State colleges; retirement plan; establishment; terms; investment of funds § 85-322 State College Buildings Renovation and Land Acquisition Fund; created; authorized uses § 85-323 Building renovation and land acquisition projects; board of trustees; powers § 85-324 State College Facilities Improvement Fund; created; authorized uses § 85-325 Construction projects; board of trustees; powers § 85-326 State College Facility Fund; created; authorized uses § 85-327 Wayne State College construction project; board of trustees; powers § 85-328 State College Capital Improvement Fee Fund; created; use; investment § 85-329 State Colleges Sport Facilities CashFund; created; use; investment § 85-330 Risk-loss trusts authorized; requirements; applicability of provisions; Attorney General; State Claims Board; duties § 85-331 Wayne State College; Legislative intent to appropriate funds for cooperative programs § 85-401 Board of Regents; Board of Trustees; campus buildings and facilities; lease-purchase agreements authorized; conditions § 85-402 Campus buildings and facilities; pledge of income and appropriations authorized; limitations § 85-403 Campus buildings and facilities; construction, purchase, or repair; revenue bonds; authorized; not obligation of state or governing board; investment of proceeds § 85-403.01 Legislative findings § 85-404 Dormitories; housingfacilities; parking facilities; other facilities; revenue bonds; issuance; approval by Legislature § 85-405 Campus buildings and facilities; revenue bonds; registration; place of payment § 85-406 Campus buildings and facilities; revenue bonds; proceeds; use § 85-407 Campus buildings and facilities; refunding bonds; authorized § 85-408 Dormitories; housingfacilities; other facilities; rates, fees, or charges; pledge for paymentof bonds; surplus; approvalby Legislature § 85-409 Campus buildings and facilities; utilities; board furnish § 85-410 Campus buildings and facilities; revenue bonds; issuance; public purpose; exempt from taxation § 85-411 Campus buildings and facilities; board; powers § 85-419 Renewal, renovation, replacement, or repair projects; financing; legislative findings § 85-420 University of Nebraska Facilities Program; created; use of appropriations § 85-421 University of Nebraska Facilities Program; appropriations; legislative intent; projects enumerated; accounting; reports; long-term capital plan; fund for renewal, renovation, replacement, or repair projects § 85-422 Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska; contracts authorized; limitations; powers § 85-423 State College Facilities Program; created; use of appropriations § 85-424 State College Facilities Program; appropriations; legislative intent; projects enumerated; accounting; reports; long-term capital plan § 85-425 Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges; contracts authorized; limitations; powers § 85-426 Capital construction projects; nonprofit corporation; approval by Legislature; when § 85-501 State educational institutions; nonresident fees § 85-502 State postsecondary educational institution; residence requirements § 85-502.01 Public college or university; veteran; spouse or dependent of veteran; eligible recipient under federal law; person entitled to rehabilitation under federal law; resident student; requirements § 85-503 State educational institutions; tuition § 85-504 State educational institutions; fees; waiver § 85-505 Nebraska National Guard; member; tuition; credit; limitations § 85-505.01 Nebraska National Guard; tuition assistance program; limitations; conditions § 85-506 Nebraska National Guard; member; certificate as to guard performance; tuition credit § 85-507 Nebraska National Guard; spouse and children of deceased member; tuition; credit; conditions § 85-508 Nebraska National Guard; tuition; credits; educational institution; reimbursement § 85-601 University of Nebraska or community college; interference with operation; faculty, administrative staff, student; dismissal or expulsion § 85-602 University of Nebraska or community college; faculty, administrative staff, student; dismissal or expulsion; procedure § 85-603 University of Nebraska or community college; faculty, administrative staff, student; dismissal or expulsion; order; contents; service § 85-604 University of Nebraska or community college; governing body; rules and regulations; adopt § 85-605 University of Nebraska or community college; interference with operation; terms, defined § 85-606 University of Nebraska, state colleges, community colleges; permissive retirement; compulsory retirement; exceptions; retirement contributions; faculty member; revocation of tenure; rights § 85-606.01 University of Nebraska; state colleges; community colleges; retirement annuity contracts; purchase § 85-607 Denial of admission of or discrimination against certain qualified student; prohibited § 85-607.01 Student application and admission process; criminal history or juvenile court record information; inquiry or consideration; prohibited; exceptions § 85-608 Report; contents; hearing § 85-609 Student identification cards; requirements § 85-701 Unconstitutional § 85-702 Unconstitutional § 85-703 Unconstitutional § 85-704 Unconstitutional § 85-705 Unconstitutional § 85-706 Unconstitutional § 85-707 Unconstitutional § 85-708 Unconstitutional § 85-709 Unconstitutional § 85-710 Unconstitutional § 85-711 Unconstitutional § 85-712 Unconstitutional § 85-713 Unconstitutional § 85-714 Unconstitutional § 85-715 Unconstitutional § 85-716 Unconstitutional § 85-717 Unconstitutional § 85-718 Unconstitutional § 85-719 Unconstitutional § 85-720 Unconstitutional § 85-721 Unconstitutional § 85-801 Eugene C. Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases; established; location § 85-802 Institute; Board of Regents; operate; regulate § 85-803 Institute; director; appointment; qualifications; responsibilities § 85-804 Institute; purpose; function; grants; gifts § 85-805 Regional Radiation Health Center; created; purpose § 85-806 Regional Radiation Health Center; duties § 85-807 Regional Radiation Health Center; public power district; payments to center; benefits; requirements § 85-901 Eye protective devices; required; when; term, defined; Commissioner of Education; duties § 85-902 Information on meningococcal disease; requirements § 85-903 Information on early voting; requirements § 85-904 American Sign Language course; credits; how used § 85-905 Tribal regalia; permitted; school policy § 85-917 Legislative intent § 85-918 Definitions; where found § 85-919 Instructional activities, defined § 85-920 Research activities, defined § 85-921 Public service activities, defined § 85-922 Program responsibility, defined § 85-923 Cooperative program delivery, defined § 85-924 Regional program responsibility, defined § 85-925 Comprehensive degree offerings, defined § 85-926 General academic transfer programs, defined § 85-927 Applied technology and occupational education, defined § 85-928 Baccalaureate general academic, defined § 85-929 Baccalaureate occupational, defined § 85-930 Baccalaureate professional, defined § 85-931 Graduate degree programs, defined § 85-932 Continuing education for occupations and professions, defined § 85-932.01 Foundations education, defined § 85-933 Expenditures in conflict with role and mission assignments; prohibited § 85-934 Nondegree recreational and avocational courses; self-supporting; exception § 85-935 University of Nebraska system; role and mission assignments; Board of Regents; adopt policies § 85-936 University of Nebraska; public service activities; statewide responsibility § 85-937 University of Nebraska; degree programs; sole responsibility § 85-938 University of Nebraska; maintain graduate college and faculty status § 85-939 University of Nebraska; continuing education services; statewide responsibility § 85-941 University of Nebraska; certain graduate programs; baccalaureate professional programs; agriculture and natural resources programs; responsibilities § 85-942 University of Nebraska; mission; priorities § 85-943 University ofNebraska; associate degree, diploma, and certificate; programs authorized; conditions;exception § 85-944 University of Nebraska; health professions programs; priorities § 85-945 University of Nebraska at Omaha; urban-oriented programs; primary responsibility; doctoral programs; authorized; when § 85-946 University of Nebraska-Lincoln; doctoral and postdoctoral programs; primary responsibility; exception § 85-946.01 University of Nebraska-Lincoln; research; primary responsibility; other research activities § 85-947 University of Nebraska Medical Center; health-related programs; primary responsibility § 85-947.01 University of Nebraska at Kearney; programs authorized § 85-948 University of Nebraska; health programs; sole responsibility; exception § 85-949 State college system; role and mission assignments; board of trustees; adopt policies § 85-950 State colleges; public service and continuing education activities; regional responsibility; exception § 85-951 State colleges; priorities § 85-952 State colleges; programs permitted; limitations § 85-953 State colleges; research activities permitted § 85-956 Chadron State College; programs authorized § 85-957 Peru State College; programs authorized; approval; required, when § 85-958 Wayne State College; programs authorized § 85-959 Community colleges; role and mission assignments § 85-960 Community colleges; public service activities; responsibility § 85-960.01 Community colleges; applied research activities permitted § 85-960.02 Community colleges; foundations education § 85-961 Community colleges;responsibility for courses at associate-degree level or below § 85-962 Community colleges; legislative intent; instructional and service priorities § 85-963 Community college areas; general academic transfer programs; campuses provided; limitations § 85-964 Community colleges; academic course instruction authorized § 85-965 Community college area; education programs; contract to provide § 85-966 Sections, how construed § 85-966.01 Role and mission; legislative change; conditions § 85-9,110 Public postsecondary educational institution; athletic grant-in-aid; prohibited acts § 85-9,133 Legislative findings § 85-9,134 Colleges and universities; prohibited acts § 85-9,135 Student; right to amount withheld § 85-9,136 Attorney General; duties § 85-9,137 College or university; violation; liability § 85-9,138 Remedies; cumulative § 85-9,139 Sections; prospective application § 85-9,139.01 Federal State Postsecondary Review Program; professional program, defined § 85-9,139.02 Participants under federal loan programs; default cost fee; reimbursement; procedure; administrative fee § 85-9,139.03 Student Loan Default Fee Revolving Fund; created; use; investment § 85-1001 Legislative intent § 85-1002 Terms, defined § 85-1003 Nebraska Safety Center at the University of Nebraska at Kearney; established § 85-1004 Nebraska Safety Center; director; other personnel § 85-1005 Nebraska SafetyCenter; operation; funding § 85-1006 Nebraska Safety Center; purposes and functions § 85-1007 Nebraska Safety Center; agencies involved in activities relating to safety; cooperation § 85-1008 Nebraska Safety Center Advisory Council; membership; appointment § 85-1301 Ratification and approval § 85-1302 Midwestern Higher Education Commission; members; terms; vacancies § 85-1421 Legislative intent § 85-1422 Terms, defined § 85-1423 Commission; postsecondary education information system; duties § 85-1424 Commission; verification and reporting duties § 85-1425 Commission; solicit advice § 85-1426 Postsecondary education system and institution; report § 85-1427 Commission; administrative duties § 85-1428 Economic expansion and diversification; postsecondary education priorities; legislative findings § 85-1429 Commission; report on higher education priorities § 85-1501 Declaration of intent and purpose § 85-1501.01 Financing;legislative intent § 85-1502 Area governanceand statewide coordination; legislative intent; voluntary membership in boards or associations of communitycolleges; section, how construed § 85-1503 Terms, defined § 85-1504 Community college areas, designated § 85-1505 Community college area; body corporate § 85-1506 Community College Board of Governors; membership § 85-1507 Boards; officers; quorum required to perform duties § 85-1508 Community college area officers and employees; bond § 85-1509 Board; members; expenses; insurance coverage § 85-1510 Community college area; power to indemnify; liability insurance; purchase § 85-1511 Board; powers and duties;enumerated § 85-1512 Boards; establish election districts;nomination and election of members; qualifications § 85-1514 Vacancy on board; procedure to fill; qualifications of member filling vacancy § 85-1515 Board; power to sell revenue and general obligation bonds; purpose; sinking fund; purpose; election required; when; state liability § 85-1516 Board; power to issue warrants; purpose; limitation; obligation of area; how paid § 85-1517 Board; power to certify tax levy; limit; purposes; approval required to raise levy over limit; how collected § 85-1518 Tax funds; voter approval required; procedure § 85-1519 Capital construction project; bids; board; adopt plans and specifications § 85-1520 Facilities;construct, purchase, repair, and equip; revenue bonds; authorized § 85-1521 Revenue bonds;pledge of revenue; payment; board; powers and duties; bonds not obligationof state § 85-1522 Revenue bonds; where payable § 85-1523 Revenue bond proceeds; use; board; establish charges § 85-1524 Revenue refunding bonds; authorized § 85-1525 Board; furnish utilities § 85-1526 Bonds; interest; exempt from taxation § 85-1527 Board; bonds; powers § 85-1528 Teachers and school nurses; contract; renewal; exceptions; amend or terminate; notice; hearings; decision § 85-1529 Teachers and school nurses; additional contract rights; not affected § 85-1530 Board; adopt reduction-in-force policy; contents § 85-1531 Reduction in force; board and administration; duties § 85-1532 Reduction in force; employee; contract terminated; effect; recall; rights § 85-1533 Reduction in force; noncompliance with federal or state law; how treated § 85-1534 Contract; probationary period required § 85-1534.01 Leave of absence; effect § 85-1535 Facilitiesfor applied technology educational programs; contracts authorized; costs § 85-1539 Nebraska CommunityCollege Student Performance and Occupational Education Grant Committee; created;duties; applications for aidor grants § 85-1540 Nebraska CommunityCollege Student Performance and Occupational Education Grant Fund; created; administration; use; investment § 85-1541 Activities pass; volunteer, defined § 85-1542 Activities pass; authorized; when § 85-1543 Community college areas; distribution of funds; Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education; certify amounts; distributions; Community College Future Fund; created; use; investment; property tax; levy authorized, when § 85-1801 Legislative findings § 85-1802 Terms, defined § 85-1804 Nebraska educational savings plan trust; created; State Treasurer; Nebraska Investment Council; powers and duties § 85-1805 Advertising or promotional materials; restriction § 85-1806 Participation agreements; terms and conditions § 85-1807 Deposit of funds; College Savings Plan Program Fund; College Savings Plan Administrative Fund; College Savings Plan Expense Fund; created; use; investment; State Treasurer; report § 85-1808 Participation agreement; cancellation; when; effect § 85-1809 Ownership rights under participation agreement § 85-1810 Benefits received; employer contributions; effect on other benefits or aid § 85-1811 Annual auditedfinancial report § 85-1812 Benefits received; tax consequences § 85-1813 Assets of trust; how treated § 85-1814 Sections; howconstrued § 85-1815 College Savings Incentive Cash Fund; created; use; investment § 85-1816 Employer Matching Contribution Incentive Program; created; purpose; employer; application; State Treasurer; powers and duties § 85-1817 College Savings Plan Low-Income Matching Scholarship Program; established; participation; eligibility; application; State Treasurer; duties § 85-2501 Department of Health and Human Services; establish program to provide stipends; funding; application process Ask a legal question, get an answer ASAP!Click here to chat with a lawyer about your rights.
