For purposes of the Step Up to Quality Child Care Act:

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 71-1954

  • 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

(1) Applicable child care and early childhood education programs include:

(a) Child care programs licensed under the Child Care Licensing Act which serve children from birth to kindergarten-entrance age;

(b) Prekindergarten services and prekindergarten programs established pursuant to section 79-1104 ; and

(c) The federal Head Start programs, 42 U.S.C. § 9831 et seq., and Early Head Start programs, 42 U.S.C. § 9840a; and

(2) Fiscal year means the fiscal year of the State of Nebraska.

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