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

50-501. Bioscience Steering Committee; created; members; prepare strategic plan; commission nonprofit corporation; Biotechnology Development Cash Fund; created; use; investment.
(1) The Bioscience Steering Committee is created. The committee shall consist of the chairperson of the Revenue Committee of the Legislature or his or her designee, the chairperson of the Appropriations Committee or his or her designee, and three members of the Legislature selected by the Executive Board of the Legislative Council. The executive board shall appoint a chairperson and vice-chairperson of the committee.
(2) The committee shall conduct a study to measure the impact of the bioscience economy in Nebraska and prepare a strategic plan for growing the bioscience economy in Nebraska. The strategic plan shall report on any progress or remaining work since the last study conducted on the bioscience industry. The strategic plan shall further propose strategies for developing the bioscience economy and shall include, but not be limited to, strategies to (a) stimulate job growth in the fields of science, technology, and engineering throughout Nebraska, (b) encourage individuals and organizations engaged in the biotechnology businesses to locate and expand in Nebraska, (c) capture and commercialize technology that is discovered and developed in Nebraska, (d) grow Nebraska’s investment capital market and incentivize investment in life science start-up companies, and (e) develop Nebraska’s biotechnology workforce in cooperation with higher education institutions. The strategic plan shall estimate the wealth and number of jobs generated from expanding the bioscience economy.
(3) The committee, in consultation with the executive board, shall commission a nonprofit corporation to provide research, analysis, and recommendations to the committee for the development of the study and strategic plan. The nonprofit corporation shall be incorporated pursuant to the Nebraska Nonprofit Corporation Act, shall be organized exclusively for nonprofit purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code as defined in section 49-801.01, shall be engaged in activities to facilitate and promote the growth of life sciences within Nebraska, and shall be dedicated to the development and growth of the bioscience economy.
(4) The committee shall prepare and present electronically to the Legislature a statewide strategic plan for the bioscience economy during the One Hundred Fifth Legislature, First Session, for consideration by the Legislature.
(5)(a) The Biotechnology Development Cash Fund is created. The money in the fund shall be used to commission the nonprofit corporation and provide access to resources necessary for developing the study and strategic plan.
(b) The fund may receive gifts, bequests, grants, or other contributions or donations from public or private entities. Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.
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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.