The basic allowable growth rate for general fund expenditures other than expenditures for special education shall be the base limitation established under section 77-3446. The budget authority for special education for all classes of school districts shall be the actual anticipated expenditures for special education subject to the approval of the state board. Such budget authority and funds generated pursuant to such budget authority shall be used only for special education expenditures.

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 79-1025

  • Budget authority: Authority provided by law to enter into obligations that will result in outlays of Federal funds. Budget authority may be classified by the period of availability (one-year, multiyear, no-year), by the timing of congressional action (current or permanent), or by the manner of determining the amount available (definite or indefinite).
  • School: means a school under the jurisdiction of a school board authorized by Chapter 79. See Nebraska Statutes 79-101
  • 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