Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 50 - Legislature
50-401.01 - Legislative Council; executive board; members; selection; powers and duties.

50-401.01. Legislative Council; executive board; members; selection; powers and duties.
(1) The Legislative Council shall have an executive board, to be known as the Executive Board of the Legislative Council, which shall consist of a chairperson, a vice-chairperson, and six members of the Legislature, to be chosen by the Legislature at the commencement of each regular session of the Legislature when the speaker is chosen, and the Speaker of the Legislature. The Legislature at large shall elect two of its members from legislative districts Nos. 1, 17, 30, 32 to 35, 37, 38, 40 to 44, 47, and 48, two from legislative districts Nos. 2, 3, 15, 16, 19, 21 to 29, 45, and 46, and two from legislative districts Nos. 4 to 14, 18, 20, 31, 36, 39, and 49. The Chairperson of the Committee on Appropriations shall serve as a nonvoting ex officio member of the executive board whenever the board is considering fiscal administration.
(2) The executive board shall:
(a) Supervise all services and service personnel of the Legislature and may employ and fix compensation and other terms of employment for such personnel as may be needed to carry out the intent and activities of the Legislature or of the board, unless otherwise directed by the Legislature, including the adoption of policies by the executive board which permit (i) the purchasing of an annuity for an employee who retires or (ii) the crediting of amounts to an employee's deferred compensation account under section 84-1504. The payments to or on behalf of an employee may be staggered to comply with other law; and
(b) Appoint persons to fill the positions of Legislative Fiscal Analyst, Director of Research, Revisor of Statutes, and Legislative Auditor. The persons appointed to these positions shall have training and experience as determined by the executive board and shall serve at the pleasure of the executive board. The Legislative Performance Audit Committee shall recommend the person to be appointed Legislative Auditor. Their respective salaries shall be set by the executive board.
(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the executive board may contract to obtain legal, auditing, accounting, actuarial, or other professional services or advice for or on behalf of the executive board, the Legislative Council, the Legislature, or any member of the Legislature. The providers of such services or advice shall meet or exceed the minimum professional standards or requirements established or specified by their respective professional organizations or licensing entities or by federal law. Such contracts, the deliberations of the executive board with respect to such contracts, and the work product resulting from such contracts shall not be subject to review or approval by any other entity of state government.
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Structure Nebraska Revised Statutes

Nebraska Revised Statutes

Chapter 50 - Legislature

50-101 - Members; credentials; filing; officers pro tempore.

50-102 - Members; credentials committee; report; when waived.

50-103 - Oaths; members may administer.

50-104 - Speech; legislative privilege.

50-105 - Contempt, defined; punishment.

50-106 - Contempt; imprisonment; maximum sentence.

50-107 - Contempt; maximum fine.

50-108 - Contempt; fines and imprisonment; how effected.

50-109 - Contempt; fines; collection.

50-110 - Contempt; punishment; effect on other proceedings.

50-111 - Legislature; officers; how selected.

50-112 - Officers and employees; salaries; how fixed.

50-113 - Presiding officer; duties.

50-114 - Clerk; duties.

50-114.01 - Clerk; daily journal; prepare; compile after session.

50-114.02 - Clerk; charges; authorized.

50-114.03 - Clerk; reports; list; distribution; establish requirements for reports.

50-114.04 - Clerk; reports; period retained.

50-114.05 - Clerk of the Legislature Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

50-115 - Assistant clerk; duties.

50-116 - Sergeant at arms; duties; display of state banner.

50-123.01 - Members; salary.

50-125 - Legislature; special session; how convened; notice.

50-126 - Legislature; convening; failure of Secretary of State or Governor to act; penalty.

50-128 - Legislature; make appropriations.

50-201 - Legislative findings.

50-202 - Members; expenses allowed; when.

50-203 - Expenses; Executive Board of the Legislative Council; powers and duties.

50-301 - Act, how cited.

50-302 - Legislative findings and intent.

50-303 - Legislature's Venture Development and Innovation Task Force; created; members; plan; preparation and submission.

50-304 - Employment of nonprofit organization.

50-305 - Appropriation intent.

50-306 - Act, termination.

50-401 - Legislative Council; members; functions.

50-401.01 - Legislative Council; executive board; members; selection; powers and duties.

50-401.05 - Executive Board of the Legislative Council; policy regarding telephones and telefax machines; authorized.

50-402 - Legislative Council; office; duties.

50-404 - Legislative Council; executive board; special committees; civil or criminal actions; exempt; when.

50-405 - Legislative Council; duties; investigations; studies.

50-406 - Legislature; power of inquiry; Legislative Council; committees; public hearings; oaths; subpoenas; books and records; examination; litigation; appeal.

50-406.01 - Subpoena; renewal; procedure; rules; legislative authority; referencing; not justiciable.

50-407 - Legislative Council; committees; subpoenas; enforcement; refusal to testify; procedure.

50-408 - Legislative Council; committees; witnesses; fees.

50-409 - Legislative Council; state and local governments; cooperation.

50-410 - Legislative Council; meetings; quorum.

50-411 - Legislative Council; message from Governor.

50-412 - Legislative Council; library facilities; receipt and use of funds.

50-413 - Legislative Council; minutes of meetings; reports.

50-414 - Legislative Council; recommendations; publication.

50-415 - Legislative Council; members; employees; expenses.

50-416 - Legislative Research; Director of Research.

50-416.01 - Nebraska Retirement Systems Committee; members.

50-417 - Nebraska Retirement Systems Committee; public retirement systems; existing or proposed; duties.

50-418 - Legislative Fiscal Analyst; office established; personnel; Appropriations Committee; duties.

50-419 - Fiscal analyst; powers and duties.

50-419.01 - Legislative Fiscal Analyst; present evaluation of state operations; when.

50-419.02 - Legislative Fiscal Analyst; revenue volatility report; contents.

50-419.03 - Long-term fiscal trends; legislative findings and declarations.

50-420 - Fiscal analyst; officer, board, commission, and department of state government; furnish information.

50-421 - Office of Legislative Audit; Legislative Auditor.

50-423 - Transferred to section 81-126.

50-425 - Education Committee of the Legislature; study uses of State Lottery Act proceeds dedicated to education; report.

50-426 - Statewide vision for education; legislative findings.

50-427 - Statewide vision for education; Education Committee of the Legislature; duties; report.

50-428 - Education Committee of the Legislature; study postsecondary education affordability.

50-434 - Committee on Justice Reinvestment Oversight; created; members; duties; report.

50-435 - Nebraska Economic Development Task Force; created; members; meetings; report.

50-437 - Nebraska Legislative Shared Information System Cash Fund; created; investment.

50-438 - Legislative Council Retirement Study Fund; created; use; transfers; investment.

50-445 - State-Tribal Relations Committee; members.

50-446 - Corporate farming and ranching court rulings; legislative findings.

50-447 - Policy instruments advancing state interest in structure, development, and progress of agricultural production; study by Agriculture Committee; use of experts.

50-448 - Attorney General; duties; powers.

50-449 - Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center-Geneva; legislative findings.

50-450 - Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center Special Oversight Committee of the Legislature; members; staff; powers and duties; termination.

50-501 - Bioscience Steering Committee; created; members; prepare strategic plan; commission nonprofit corporation; Biotechnology Development Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

50-502 - Department of Administrative Services; state's health care insurance programs and health care trust fund; plan presented to Appropriations Committee.

50-503 - University of Nebraska; university's health care insurance programs and health care trust fund; plan presented to Appropriations Committee.

50-601 - Whiteclay Public Health Emergency Task Force; created; members.

50-602 - Whiteclay Public Health Emergency Task Force; duties.

50-603 - Whiteclay Public Health Emergency Task Force; report; contents.

50-701 - Mental Health Crisis Hotline Task Force; duties; members; officers; meetings; expenses; staff; report; termination.

50-702 - Legislative Mental Health Care Capacity Strategic Planning Committee; established; members; independent consultant; recommendations; termination.

50-801 - Water resources; legislative findings and declarations.

50-802 - Statewide Tourism And Recreational Water Access and Resource Sustainability Special Committee of the Legislature; established; members; duties; termination.

50-1101 - Transferred to section 50-1153.

50-1152 - Transferred to section 50-1154.

50-1153 - Legislative districts; division; population figures and maps; basis; numbers; boundaries; established by maps; Clerk of Legislature; Secretary of State; duties.

50-1154 - Legislative districts; change; when operative.

50-1201 - Act, how cited.

50-1202 - Legislative findings and declarations; purpose of act.

50-1203 - Terms, defined.

50-1204 - Legislative Performance Audit Committee; established; membership; officers; Legislative Auditor; duties.

50-1205 - Committee; duties.

50-1205.01 - Performance audits; standards.

50-1206 - Performance audits; tax incentive performance audit; how initiated; procedure.

50-1207 - Performance audits; criteria.

50-1208 - Performance audit; committee; duties; office; duties.

50-1209 - Tax incentive performance audits; schedule; contents.

50-1210 - Report of findings and recommendations; distribution; confidentiality; agency response.

50-1211 - Committee; review materials; reports; public hearing; procedure.

50-1212 - Written implementation plan; duties.

50-1213 - Office; access to information and records; agency duties; prohibited acts; penalty; proceedings; not reviewable by court; committee or office employee; privilege; working papers; not public records.

50-1214 - Names not included in documents, when; state employee; how treated; prohibited act; violation; penalty.

50-1215 - Violations; penalty.

50-1301 - Legislative findings.

50-1302 - Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee; report.

50-1303 - Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee; conduct evaluation.

50-1304 - Duty to furnish information; report and evaluation assistance.

50-1401 - Legislative findings and declarations.

50-1402 - Legislature's Planning Committee; established; members; staff.

50-1403 - Legislature's Planning Committee; duties.

50-1404 - Legislature's Planning Committee; powers.

50-1501 - Act, how cited.

50-1502 - Terms, defined.

50-1503 - Applicability of act.

50-1504 - Election contest; qualifications challenge.

50-1505 - Unsuccessful candidate; rights.

50-1506 - Election contest; qualifications challenge; when considered; provisions applicable.

50-1507 - Election contest; qualifications challenge; respondent's rights; decision against member; effect.

50-1508 - Burden of proof.

50-1509 - Computation of time.

50-1510 - Filings; service upon parties.

50-1511 - Petition; personal service; contents.

50-1512 - Petition; amendment; personal service.

50-1513 - Bond.

50-1514 - Respondent member; file response.

50-1515 - Attorney's fees and costs.

50-1516 - Election contest; grounds.

50-1517 - Examination of ballots; procedure; certification.

50-1518 - Writ; service; notice.

50-1519 - Rules and procedures; examination of ballots; certificate; prima facie evidence.

50-1520 - Jurisdiction to hear challenge.