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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-301 (2026)

State colleges; official names; board of trustees; appointment; expenses

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The existing institutions known as the state colleges located at Chadron, Peru, and Wayne shall hereafter be known and designated as Chadron State College, Peru State College, and Wayne State College, respectively. The general government thereof shall be vested, under the direction of the Legislature, in a board of seven members, to be known as the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges, six of whom shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Legislature, two each for terms of two, four, and six years and two each biennium thereafter for terms of six years, and the Commissioner of Education shall be a member ex officio. The duties and powers of the board shall be prescribed by law, and the members thereof shall receive no compensation for the performance of their duties but may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred therein.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1955–2019 · leading case: Burke v. Bd. of Trs. of the Neb. State Colls., 302 Neb. 494 (Neb. 2019).
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Burke v. Bd. of Trs. of the Neb. State Colls., 302 Neb. 494 (Neb. 2019). · cites it 3× “1 See Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-301 et seq. (Reissue 2014 & Cum.”
State Ex Rel. Spire v. Conway, 472 N.W.2d 403 (Neb. 1991). · cites it 8× “VII, § 13, and Neb.Rev. Stat. § 85-301 (Cum.Supp.1988). The State contends that because he is a senator, respondent's assistant professorship violates the distribution of powers clause found in Neb.”
Burke v. Bd. of Trs., 302 Neb. 494 (Neb. 2019). · cites it 3× “In early 2015, Burke requested a review of her job duties, and in March 2015, her job was changed and she began working 1 See Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-301 et seq. (Reissue 2014 & Cum.”
Yant v. City of Grand Island, 784 N.W.2d 101 (Neb. 2010). · cites it 2× “[20] Neb.Rev.Stat. § 85-301 (Reissue 2008). [21] Neb.”
State Ex Rel. Johnson v. Hagemeister, 73 N.W.2d 625 (Neb. 1955). · cites it 2× “” See, also, section 85-301, R. R. S. 1943. We shall hereinafter refer to the Board of Education of State Normal Schools as the board.”
O'CONNOR v. Peru State Coll., 605 F. Supp. 753 (D. Neb. 1985). · cites it 2× “(NRS) Sections 85-301 to 318 (Reissue 1981). The general government of these colleges is vested in a seven member Board of Trustees, six of whom are appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the legislature.”
Burke v. Bd. of Trs., 302 Neb. 494 (Neb. 2019). · cites it 3× “In early 2015, Burke requested a review of her job duties, and in March 2015, her job was changed and she began working 1 See Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-301 et seq. (Reissue 2014 & Cum.”
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