Nebraska Statutes 81-3141. Limited Temporary Guardian Aid Program; covered county; state aid; legislative intent regarding appropriations
(1) For purposes of this section:
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 81-3141
- 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.
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- 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
(a) Covered county means a county containing a city of the metropolitan class or a city of the primary class; and
(b) Department means the Department of Health and Human Services.
(2) There is created a separate and distinct budgetary subprogram within the department to be known as the Limited Temporary Guardian Aid Program. Funds appropriated for the program shall be used to provide state aid to counties in the form of reimbursement to covered counties as provided in this section.
(3) A covered county that has paid expenses and fees for limited temporary guardians as provided in subdivision (k)(2) of section 30-2626 may apply to the department for reimbursement for such amounts and for reasonable administrative fees incurred by the county in paying such amounts and applying for reimbursement. The application shall be in a form and manner prescribed by the department and shall be submitted on a quarterly basis.
(4) It is the intent of the Legislature to appropriate the following amounts to the department to carry out the Limited Temporary Guardian Aid Program:
(a) For fiscal year 2024-25:
(i) One hundred sixty thousand dollars for state aid to covered counties containing a city of the metropolitan class; and
(ii) Ninety thousand dollars for state aid to covered counties containing a city of the primary class; and
(b) For fiscal year 2025-26:
(i) One hundred sixty thousand dollars for state aid to covered counties containing a city of the metropolitan class; and
(ii) Ninety thousand dollars for state aid to covered counties containing a city of the primary class.
(5) The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations as necessary to carry out this section.
Source
- Laws 2023, LB157, § 10.
- Operative Date: September 2, 2023