The Native American Scholarship and Leadership Fund is created. The fund shall be administered by the Commission on Indian Affairs and shall consist of money credited to the fund pursuant to section 60-3,235. The commission shall use the fund to provide scholarships to Native Americans to attend a postsecondary educational institution in this state and to provide other leadership opportunities to Native Americans as determined by the commission. Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 81-2517

  • 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