20-150. Legislative findings; licensed interpreters; qualified educational interpreters; legislative intent.
(1) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that it is the policy of the State of Nebraska to secure the rights of deaf and hard of hearing persons who cannot readily understand or communicate in spoken language and who consequently cannot equally participate in or benefit from proceedings, programs, and activities of state agencies and law enforcement personnel unless interpreters are available to assist them. State agencies and law enforcement personnel shall appoint licensed interpreters as provided in sections 20-150 to 20-159, except that courts and probation officials shall appoint interpreters as provided in sections 20-150 to 20-159 and 25-2401 to 25-2407 and public school districts and educational service units shall appoint qualified educational interpreters.
(2) The Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing shall license and evaluate interpreters and video remote interpreting providers pursuant to section 20-156. The commission shall (a) develop licensed interpreter guidelines for distribution, (b) develop training to implement the guidelines, (c) adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to implement the guidelines and requirements for licensed interpreters, and (d) develop a roster of interpreters as required in section 71-4728.
(3) It is the intent of the Legislature to assure that qualified educational interpreters are provided to deaf and hard of hearing children in kindergarten-through-grade-twelve public school districts and educational service units. The State Department of Education shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to implement the guidelines and requirements for qualified educational interpreters, and such rules and regulations shall apply to all qualified educational interpreters.
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Structure Nebraska Revised Statutes
20-105 - Transferred to section 20-302.
20-106 - Transferred to section 20-310.
20-107 - Transferred to section 20-318.
20-109 - Transferred to section 20-321.
20-110 - Transferred to section 20-322.
20-112 - Transferred to section 20-324.
20-113.01 - Legislative findings.
20-121 - Transferred to section 20-344.
20-122 - Transferred to section 20-132.
20-123 - Intent, purpose, public policy; freedom of speech.
20-124 - Interference; restraint of freedoms; penalty.
20-125 - Transferred to section 20-301.
20-126.01 - Disability, defined.
20-128 - Pedestrian using cane or service animal; driver of vehicle; duties; violation; damages.
20-129 - Denying or interfering with admittance to public facilities; penalty.
20-130 - White Cane Safety Day; proclamation; Governor issue.
20-131 - Employment by state and political subdivisions; policy.
20-131.01 - Full and equal enjoyment of housing accommodations; statement of policy.
20-131.02 - Housing accommodations; terms, defined.
20-131.03 - Housing accommodations; modification; not required.
20-131.04 - Service animal; access to housing accommodations; terms and conditions.
20-132 - Full and equal enjoyment of accommodations.
20-133 - Places of public accommodation, defined.
20-134 - Discriminatory practices; violation; penalty.
20-135 - Prohibited acts; violation; penalty.
20-136 - Retaliation; discrimination; violation; penalty.
20-137 - Religious preference; not violation of discriminatory practice.
20-138 - Private club or establishment not open to public; applicability of sections.
20-142 - Appeal; procedure; attorney's fees; failure to appeal; effect.
20-144 - Finding by Legislature.
20-148 - Deprivation of constitutional and statutory rights, privileges, or immunities; redress.
20-149 - Consumer reporting agency; furnish information; duty; violation; penalty.
20-152 - Deaf or hard of hearing person; arrest; right to interpreter; use of statements.
20-153 - Proceedings; interpreter provided; when.
20-154 - Appointment of additional interpreters.
20-155 - Proof of hearing impairment.
20-155.01 - Interpreter; oath required.
20-157 - Transferred to section 20-155.01.
20-158 - Interpreter; privilege applicable.
20-163 - Person with developmental disabilities; access to records; conditions.
20-164 - Mentally ill individual; access to records; conditions.
20-165 - Records; redisclosure; conditions.
20-166 - Protection and advocacy system; pursuit of administrative remedies; when required.
20-167 - Discrimination; legislative intent; state agencies; duties.
20-169 - Individual; threat to health or safety; unable to perform duties; effect.
20-201 - Right of privacy; legislative intent.
20-203 - Invasion of privacy; trespass or intrude upon a person's solitude.
20-204 - Invasion of privacy; place person before public in false light.
20-205 - Publication or intrusion; not actionable; when.
20-206 - Right of privacy; defenses and privileges.
20-207 - Invasion of privacy; action; nonassignable.
20-208 - Invasion of privacy; death of subject; effect.
20-209 - Libel, slander, or invasion of privacy; one cause of action.
20-210 - Judgment; bar against other actions.
20-211 - Invasion of privacy; statute of limitations.
20-302 - Civil rights; policy of state.
20-303 - Definitions, where found.
20-304 - Aggrieved person, defined.
20-306 - Complainant, defined.
20-307 - Conciliation, defined.
20-308 - Conciliation agreement, defined.
20-308.01 - Disability, defined.
20-309 - Discriminatory housing practice, defined.
20-311 - Familial status, defined.
20-313 - Transferred to section 20-308.01.
20-317 - Restrictive covenant, defined.
20-318 - Unlawful acts enumerated.
20-320 - Transaction related to residential real estate; discriminatory practices prohibited.
20-323 - Affirmative action required; cooperation with commission.
20-326 - Discriminatory housing practice; complaint; procedure; investigation.
20-327 - Complaint; conciliation; conciliation agreement; effect.
20-328 - Final investigative report; contents; amendment.
20-329 - Conciliation agreement; breach; civil action authorized.
20-330 - Conciliation proceedings; investigations; restrictions on use of information.
20-331 - Temporary or preliminary relief; other proceedings; actions authorized.
20-332 - Complaint; referral to local agency; procedure; certification of local agency.
20-334 - Commission; subpoenas; discovery orders; violations; penalty.
20-335 - Civil action in lieu of hearing; election authorized.
20-337 - Hearing officer; powers and duties; civil penalties; order; effect.
20-338 - Finding, conclusion, or order; review; final order; service.
20-339 - Appeal; enforcement of hearing officer's order; procedure.
20-340 - Civil action in lieu of hearing; relief authorized.
20-341 - Attorney's fees and costs; when allowed.
20-404 - Declaration relating to use of life-sustaining treatment.
20-405 - When declaration operative.
20-406 - Revocation of declaration.
20-407 - Recording determination of terminal condition and declaration.
20-408 - Treatment of qualified patients.
20-409 - Transfer of patients.
20-412 - Miscellaneous provisions.
20-413 - When health care provider may presume validity of declaration.
20-414 - Recognition of declaration executed in another state.
20-415 - Effect of previous declaration.
20-416 - Uniformity of application and construction.
20-501 - Racial profiling; legislative intent.
20-502 - Racial profiling prohibited.
20-506 - Racial Profiling Advisory Committee; created; members; duties.