The Legislature finds that it is imperative that the State of Nebraska protect its investment and the progress made in its efforts to alleviate the nursing shortage which exists. The Legislature also finds that the Nebraska Center for Nursing will provide the appropriate means to do so. It is the intent of the Legislature to appropriate funds necessary for the center to carry out the Nebraska Center for Nursing Act, including, but not limited to, (1) administrative costs incurred by the Department of Health and Human Services to expand clinical training sites as provided in subsection (3) of section 71-1798 and (2) funds for such expansion of clinical training sites in the amount of three million dollars from the General Fund for fiscal year 2023-24 and three million dollars from the General Fund for fiscal year 2024-25.

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Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 71-1797

  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • Year: shall mean calendar year. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801