A LEGISLATOR'S GUIDE TO NEBRASKA STATE AGENCIES Prepared for the Members of the 107th Nebraska Legislature Prepared by the Nebraska Legislative Fiscal Office 1007 State Capitol Lincoln, Nebraska 68509 (402) 471-2263 December 2020 NEBRASKA LEGISLATIVE FISCAL OFFICE Tom Bergquist, Director Keisha Patent, Deputy Director Fiscal Office Analysts: Scott Danigole Suzanne Houlden Elizabeth Hruska Austin Ligenza Sam Malson Doug Nichols Nikki Swope Clint Verner Malick Diarrassouba Division Executive Assistant: Wanda McNally TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Introduction ............................................................................................................. v Overview of State Government Receipts and Expenditures ......................................... vi Alphabetical Listing of Agency Descriptions by Program: Abstracters' Board of Examiners ............................................................................... 403 Accountability and Disclosure Commission ............................................................... 475 Administrative Services, Department of ..................................................................... 369 Agriculture, Department of ........................................................................................ 112 Arts Council, Nebraska ............................................................................................. 411 Attorney General ....................................................................................................... 52 Auditor of Public Accounts ........................................................................................ 48 Banking and Finance, Department of ........................................................................ 118 Barber Examiners, Board of ...................................................................................... 270 Blind and Visually Impaired, Commission for the ...................................................... 453 Brand Committee, Nebraska ..................................................................................... 264 Community College Areas, Aid to ............................................................................... 458 Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education ............................................ 294 Corn Development, Utilization and Marketing Board .................................................. 477 Correctional Services, Department of ......................................................................... 272 Criminal Justice, Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and ............................ 441 Dairy Industry Development Board ............................................................................ 353 Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission ...................................................................... 456 Dry Bean Commission .............................................................................................. 473 Economic Development, Department of ..................................................................... 420 Education, State Department of ................................................................................ 69 Educational Lands and Funds, Board of .................................................................... 229 Educational Telecommunications Commission, Nebraska .......................................... 291 Electrical Board, State .............................................................................................. 220 Engineers and Architects, Board of Examiners for Professional .................................. 347 Environmental Quality and Energy, Department of .................................................... 461 Equal Opportunity Commission ................................................................................ 405 Ethanol Board, Nebraska .......................................................................................... 351 Fair Board, State ...................................................................................................... 333 Fire Marshal, State ................................................................................................... 121 Foster Care Review Office .......................................................................................... 416 Game and Parks Commission .................................................................................... 235 Geologists’ Board ...................................................................................................... 349 Governor .................................................................................................................. 33 Grain Sorghum Development, Utilization and Marketing Board .................................. 482 Health and Human Services ...................................................................................... 148 Historical Society, State ............................................................................................ 338 Indian Affairs, Nebraska Commission on ................................................................... 436 Industrial Relations, Commission of .......................................................................... 438 i Page Insurance, Department of ......................................................................................... 133 Investment Council, Nebraska ................................................................................... 433 Labor, Department of ................................................................................................ 139 Land Surveyors, Board of Examiners for .................................................................... 355 Landscape Architects, Board of Examiners for .......................................................... 429 Latino-Americans Commission .................................................................................. 408 Legislative Council .................................................................................................... 1 Library Commission, Nebraska .................................................................................. 249 Lieutenant Governor ................................................................................................. 37 Liquor Control Commission, Nebraska ...................................................................... 255 Military Department .................................................................................................. 222 Motor Vehicle Industry Licensing Board, Nebraska .................................................... 266 Motor Vehicles, Department of .................................................................................. 143 Natural Resources, Department of ............................................................................. 210 Oil and Gas Conservation Commission ...................................................................... 344 Pardons and Parole, Board of .................................................................................... 96 Patrol, State .............................................................................................................. 359 Power Review Board .................................................................................................. 431 Public Accountancy, State Board of ........................................................................... 357 Public Advocacy, Commission of ................................................................................ 486 Public Service Commission ........................................................................................ 82 Racing Commission, State ......................................................................................... 257 Real Property Appraiser Board .................................................................................. 335 Real Estate Commission, State .................................................................................. 268 Retirement Board, Public Employees' ........................................................................ 469 Revenue, Department of ............................................................................................ 99 Secretary of State ...................................................................................................... 40 State Colleges: Chadron, Peru, Wayne ...................................................................... 303 State Fair Board ....................................................................................................... 333 Supreme Court ......................................................................................................... 11 Tax Equalization and Review Commission ................................................................. 484 Tourism Commission, Nebraska ................................................................................ 479 Transportation, Department of .................................................................................. 195 Treasurer, State ........................................................................................................ 59 University of Nebraska .............................................................................................. 317 Veterans' Affairs, Department of ................................................................................ 206 Wheat Board, Nebraska ...........................................................................................