Nebraska § 79-1163 Department; conduct hearings; hearing officers; employed; qualifications; jurisdiction

Nebraska Statutes

§ 79-1163 — Department; conduct hearings; hearing officers; employed; qualifications; jurisdiction

Nebraska § 79-1163

Ch. 79Schools

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Bluebook

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1163 (2026).

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The department shall conduct hearings initiated under section  79-1162  using hearing officers and may employ, retain, or approve such qualified hearing officers as are necessary to conduct hearings provided by sections  79-1162  to  79-1167 . The hearing officers shall not be persons who are employees or officers of a state or local public agency which is involved in the education or care of the child with a disability on whose behalf the hearing is being held. A person who otherwise qualifies to conduct a hearing under such sections is not an employee of the agency solely because the person is paid by the agency to serve as a hearing officer. No hearing officer shall participate in any way in any hearing or matter in which the hearing officer may have a conflict of interest. Hearing offi

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The department shall conduct hearings initiated under section 79-1162 using hearing officers and may employ, retain, or approve such qualified hearing officers as are necessary to conduct hearings provided by sections 79-1162 to 79-1167 . The hearing officers shall not be persons who are employees or officers of a state or local public agency which is involved in the education or care of the child with a disability on whose behalf the hearing is being held. A person who otherwise qualifies to conduct a hearing under such sections is not an employee of the agency solely because the person is paid by the agency to serve as a hearing officer. No hearing officer shall participate in any way in any hearing or matter in which the hearing officer may have a conflict of interest. Hearing officers appointed and assigned by the department shall have exclusive original jurisdiction over cases arising under such sections, and juvenile courts shall not in any event have jurisdiction over such matters.

Legislative History

Source: Laws 1978, LB 871, § 5; Laws 1980, LB 855, § 1; Laws 1985, LB 518, § 6; R.S.Supp.,1986, § 43-662; Laws 1987, LB 367, § 50; R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-3350; Laws 1996, LB 900, § 845; Laws 1997, LB 346, § 44; Laws 2019, LB675, § 48.