Nebraska Statutes 79-8,114. Grants; eligibility
(1) A teacher may apply to the department for a grant. The department shall not prioritize a grant based upon the school where the applicant teaches.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 79-8,114
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- School: means a school under the jurisdiction of a school board authorized by Chapter 79. See Nebraska Statutes 79-101
- School year: means (a) for elementary grades other than kindergarten, the time equivalent to at least one thousand thirty-two instructional hours and (b) for high school grades, the time equivalent to at least one thousand eighty instructional hours. See Nebraska Statutes 79-101
- Teacher: means any certified employee who is regularly employed for the instruction of pupils in the public schools. See Nebraska Statutes 79-101
- Year: shall mean calendar year. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
(2) A teacher is eligible to apply for:
(a) A retention one grant of two thousand five hundred dollars if the teacher has signed a contract to complete such teacher’s second complete school year of full-time employment as a teacher at a Nebraska school in school year 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26, or 2026-27;
(b) A retention two grant of two thousand five hundred dollars if the teacher has signed a contract to complete such teacher’s fourth complete school year of full-time employment as a teacher at a Nebraska school in school year 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26, or 2026-27;
(c) A retention three grant of two thousand five hundred dollars if the teacher has signed a contract to complete such teacher’s sixth complete school year of full-time employment as a teacher at a Nebraska school in school year 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26, or 2026-27; and
(d)(i) A high-need retention grant of five thousand dollars if on or after June 2, 2023, a teacher:
(A) Obtains an endorsement in special education, mathematics, science, technology, or dual credit; and
(B) Signs a contract to complete a school year of full-time employment as a teacher at a Nebraska school in school year 2024-25, 2025-26, or 2026-27.
(ii) A teacher shall only be eligible to receive one high-need retention grant.
Source
- Laws 2023, LB705, § 46.
- Operative Date: June 2, 2023
- Termination Date: January 1, 2028