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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-302 (2026)

Board of trustees; officers; body corporate; audit

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The members of the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges shall annually elect a president and vice president from among their own number. The board shall constitute a body corporate to be known as the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges, and as such may sue and be sued, and may make and use a common seal and alter the same at its pleasure. The board shall also select a secretary who shall keep an exact and detailed account of the activities of the board. The State Treasurer shall be treasurer of the board by virtue of the office. A complete and comprehensive annual audit shall be made of the books, accounts, funds, records, and affairs of the board and each of the state colleges.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2019–2019 · 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 6× “39 **505 (b) § 85-302 Does Not Waive Sovereign Immunity Nor do the statutes creating the state college system and the Board directly address sovereign immunity.”
Burke v. Bd. of Trs., 302 Neb. 494 (Neb. 2019). · cites it 8× “Language in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-302 (Reissue 2014) permitting the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges to “sue and be sued” is not self-executing, prescribes no terms or conditions under which the board can be sued, and is not an express legislative waiver of sover-…”
Burke v. Bd. of Trs., 302 Neb. 494 (Neb. 2019). · cites it 8× “Language in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-302 (Reissue 2014) permitting the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges to “sue and be sued” is not self-executing, prescribes no terms or conditions under which the board can be sued, and is not an express legislative waiver of sover-…”
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