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 92-83-004 - Unified Systems, Application for Approval
Universal Citation: 92 NE Admin Rules and Regs ch 83 ยง 004
Current through March 20, 2024
004.01 Approval of Unification Agreements
Pursuant to Section 79-4,108 R.R.S., two or more Class II or III school districts may apply to the State Committee for approval of a unification agreement.
004.01A Application Procedures:
004.01A1 The application shall contain a copy
of the interlocal agreement signed by the president of each participating
school board. The State Committee shall approve or disapprove applications for
unification within forty days after receipt of the application.
004.01A2 If the application contains all
statutory content requirements prescribed in Section
005.01B of this
Rule, and all school boards of the participating districts have approved the
interlocal agreement, the State Committee shall approve the
application.
004.01A3 Unification
agreements shall be effective on June 1 following approval from the State
Committee for status as a unified system or on the date specified in the
interlocal agreement, except that the date shall be on or after June 1 and on
or before September 1 for a specified year.
004.01B The unification agreement shall
provide:
004.01B1 For a minimum term of three
school years.
004.01B2 That all
property tax and state aid resources shall be shared by the unified
system.
004.01B3 For a unified
system board composed of school board members, with at least one school board
member from each district.
004.01B4
That the board of the unified system shall determine the general fund levy,
within the statutory limitations placed on school districts and multiple
district school systems pursuant to Section
77-3442
R.R.S., to be applied in all participating districts.
004.01B5 That the board of the unified system
shall determine the distribution of property tax and state aid resources within
the unified system.
004.01B6 That
certificated staff will be employees of the unified system with tenure and
seniority transferred to the unified system. Tenure and seniority provisions
shall continue in the unified system except as provided in Sections
79-850
to
79-858
R.R.S..
004.01B7 That if a district
withdraws from the unified system or if the interlocal agreement expires and is
not renewed, certificated staff employed by a participating district
immediately prior to the unification shall be reemployed by the original
district and tenure and seniority as of the effective date of the withdrawal or
expiration shall be transferred to the original district.
004.01B8 That any certificated staff hired by
the unified system but not employed by a participating district immediately
prior to the unification shall be subject to the reduction-in-force policy of
the unified system.
004.01B9 That
participating districts pay obligations of the unified system pursuant to
Sections
79-850
to
79-858
R.R.S. on a pro rata basis based on the adjusted valuations if a district
withdraws from the unified system or the interlocal agreement expires and is
not renewed.
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