2015 Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 50 - LEGISLATURE
50-429 Intergenerational Poverty Task Force; created; members.

50-429. Intergenerational Poverty Task Force; created; members.

(1) The Intergenerational Poverty Task Force is created. The executive committee of the task force shall consist of the following voting members:

(a) The chairperson of the Health and Human Services Committee of the Legislature;

(b) The chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the Legislature; and

(c) Three at-large members appointed by the Executive Board of the Legislative Council.

The voting members of the executive committee shall choose a chairperson and vice-chairperson from among the voting members.

The chief executive officer of the Department of Health and Human Services or his or her designee, the Commissioner of Labor, and the Commissioner of Education shall be nonvoting, ex officio members of the executive committee of the task force.

(2) The remaining members of the task force shall be nonvoting members appointed by the executive committee of the task force through an application and selection process, representing (a) advocacy groups that focus on childhood poverty issues and education issues, (b) academic experts in childhood poverty or education, (c) service providers, (d) educational institutions, (e) workforce development agencies, and (f) experts in early childhood education. The members appointed pursuant to this subsection shall constitute the advisory committee to the task force.

Source

• Laws 2015, LB607, § 4.
• Operative Date: May 28, 2015
• Note: Intergenerational Poverty Task Force terminates December 31, 2016.