Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Chapter 83 - PROCEDURES OF THE STATE COMMITTEE FOR THE REORGANIZATION OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS
Section 92-83-002 - Definitions as Used in This Chapter
Current through March 20, 2024
002.01 Affected Districts/District Affected
Affected Districts/District Affected, shall mean districts whose boundaries are in any manner changed by a plan of reorganization pursuant to the Reorganization of School Districts Act (Sections 79-432 to 79-451 R.R.S.) or a plan of reorganization which is the subject of a petition under Sections 79-413, 79-415, or 79-416 R.R.S..
002.02 Average Daily Membership
Average Daily Membership, shall mean the average daily membership (enrollment) for grades kindergarten through twelve attributable to the local system under Section 79-1003 R.R.S. and as filed by each district under Section 79-528(4) R.R.S..
002.03 City
City, shall mean a city of any class as defined by the following statutes: Sections 14-101, 15-101, 16-101, and 17-101, R.R.S..
002.04 Commissioner
Commissioner, shall mean the Commissioner of Education.
002.05 Consolidations
Consolidations, shall mean the voluntary reduction in the number of school districts providing education to a grade group (Section 79-1003 R.R.S.).
002.06 District/School District
District/School District, shall mean the territory under the jurisdiction of a single school board (Section 79-101 R.R.S.).
002.07 Educational Services
Educational Services, shall mean those instructional and non-instructional programs provided by the school to the students enrolled in the school.
002.08 Elementary Grades
Elementary Grades, shall mean grades kindergarten through eight, inclusive (Section 79-101 R.R.S.).
002.09 Fall School District Membership
Fall School District Membership, shall mean the total membership in kindergarten through grade twelve attributable to the local system as reported on the fall school district membership reports (Section 79-1003 R.R.S.).
002.10 General Fund Levy
General Fund Levy, shall mean a levy on the assessed value of real estate to finance all facets of services rendered by a school district, inclusive of operation and maintenance. (Section 003.03A of Title 92, NAC, Chapter 2).
002.11 High School Grades
High School Grades, shall mean all grades above eight (Section 79-101 R.R.S.).
002.12 Interlocal Agreement
Interlocal Agreement, shall mean an agreement under the Interlocal Cooperation Act (Sections 13-801 to 13-827 R.R.S).
002.13 Legal Voters
Legal Voters, shall mean an elector who has a valid voter registration record on file with the election commissioner or county clerk in the county of his or her residence (Section 32-115 R.R.S.).
002.14 Petition(s)
Petition(s), shall mean a formal written request for approval of a plan for a school district boundary change under Sections 79-413, 79-415, or 79-416 R.R.S..
002.15 Petition(s) of the people
Petition(s) of the people, shall mean petitions of legal voters to create a new school district from other districts, or change the boundaries of existing Class II-V districts under Section 79-413 R.R.S..
002.16 Plan(s)/plan(s) of reorganization
Plan(s)/plan(s) of reorganization, shall mean a concrete proposal for readjustment and realignment of any school district (Section 79-433 R.R.S.).
002.17 Reorganization of School Districts
Reorganization of School Districts, shall mean the formation of new school districts, the alteration of boundaries of established school districts, and the dissolution or disorganization of established school districts (Section 79-433 R.R.S.).
002.18 Resident School District
Resident School District, shall mean the school district in which a student resides.
002.19 School Term
School Term, shall mean a "school year:" (a) for elementary grades other than kindergarten, the time equivalent to at least one thousand thirty-two instructional hours and (b) for high school grades, the time equivalent to at least one thousand eighty instructional hours (Section 79-101(7) R.R.S.).
002.20 State Aid Resources
State Aid Resources, shall mean the amount of assistance paid to a district pursuant to the Tax Equity and Educational Support Act (Section 79-1003 R.R.S.).
002.21 State Board
State Board, shall mean the State Board of Education.
002.22 State Committee
State Committee, shall mean the State Committee for the Reorganization of School Districts.
002.23 System/Multiple School District System/Local System
System/Multiple School District System/Local System, shall have the same meaning as local system set forth in Section 79-1003 R.R.S..
002.24 Unified System/Unification
Unified System/Unification, shall mean two or more Class II or III districts participating in an interlocal agreement under the Interlocal Cooperation Act with approval from the State Committee for the Reorganization of School Districts (Section 79-4,108(1) R.R.S.).
002.25 Village
Village, shall mean any town or village containing not less than one hundred nor more than eight hundred inhabitants incorporated as a city, town, or village and any city of the second class that has adopted village government (Section 17-201 R.R.S.).
002.26 Repealed
