Category: Attorney General Opinions

Douglas D. Christensen Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion August 15, 1997 SUBJECT: State Aid Certification Procedures; Effect of the 1997 Enactment of LB 595 and LB 713 REQUESTED BY: Douglas D. Christensen Commissioner of Education WRITTEN BY: Don Stenberg, Attorney General Lauren L. Hill, Assistant Attorney General You have requested an opinion from this […]

Senator Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: June 23, 1978 REQUESTED BY: Dear Senator: You have requested the opinion of this office as to whether LB 4 is constitutional and whether it would be binding upon future legislatures. LB 4 in pertinent part provides that the Legislature may not exceed the previous year’s budget […]

William J. Edwards Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: February 4, 1980 SUBJECT: WRITTEN AGREEMENTS AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 60-510, R.R.S. 1943 REQUESTED BY: William J. Edwards, Deputy Director, Department of Motor Vehicles. WRITTEN BY: Paul L. Douglas, Attorney General; Ruth Anne E. Galter, Assistant Attorney General. Must all persons entering into a written […]

Lawrence R. Myers Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: March 6, 1987 SUBJECT: Retaliation Section of Nebraska’s Fair Employment Practices Act; Neb.Rev.Stat. § 48-1114(3) (1986 Cum.Supp) REQUESTED BY: Lawrence R. Myers, Executive Director Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission WRITTEN BY: Robert M. Spire, Attorney General Elaine A. Catlin, Assistant Attorney General Is the termination of […]

Senator Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: January 5, 1978 SUBJECT: Dear Senator: You have asked for our opinion on LB 638 which you have introduced in this legislative session. LB 638 amends LB 532, section 45, Eighty-fifth Legislature, First Session, 1977. Your amendment, in effect, reestablishes the former method of appropriation of state […]

John Breslow Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion December 20, 1996 SUBJECT: Interlocal Cooperation Act; Authority of Local Government Subdivisions to Establish Joint Entities REQUESTED BY: John Breslow Auditor of Public Accounts WRITTEN BY: Don Stenberg, Attorney General Fredrick F. Neid, Assistant Attorney General This is in response to your request for a formal opinion […]

William J. Lindsay, Jr. Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion August 21, 1995 SUBJECT: School Retirement System; Legally Protected Rights of Certain Non-Certificated School Employees REQUESTED BY: William J. Lindsay, Jr., Chairman Public Employees Retirement Board WRITTEN BY: Don Stenberg, Attorney General Fredrick F. Neid, Assistant Attorney General You have requested a “formal opinion” of […]

Senator Chris Beutler Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: January 3, 1984 SUBJECT: Re: Libraries Effective LB 229 REQUESTED BY: Senator Chris Beutler Nebraska State Legislature 1105 State Capitol Lincoln, Nebraska 68509 Dear Senator Beutler: You have asked a number of questions concerning LB 229 which is presently on general file. You state this […]

Senator Carol McBridge Pirsch Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: May 19, 1983 REQUESTED BY: Senator Carol McBridge Pirsch Nebraska State Legislature State Capitol Lincoln, NE 68509 Dear Senator Pirsch: You have asked whether it is necessary for the Legislature to pass an appropriations bill to fund LB 269. LB 269 is a bill […]

Lawrence R. Myers Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: July 27, 1993 SUBJECT: Nebraska Fair Employment Practice Act Employer/Employee Jurisdictional Requirements REQUESTED BY: Lawrence R. Myers, Executive Director, Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission, 301 Centennial Mall South, Lincoln, Nebraska WRITTEN BY: Don Stenberg, Attorney General Alfonza Whitaker, Assistant Attorney General Question: In order for the […]