Nebraska legislation · 109th Legislature
Nebraska LR28CA: Constitutional amendment to eliminate provisions creating the Board of Educational Lands and Funds
Status: Failed, April 17, 2026
What the bill says
To amend Article VII, section 6: VII-6 All No lands now owned or hereafter acquired by the state and set apart for educational purposes shall be sold in such manner except at public auction under such conditions as the Legislature shall provide. The funds received from the sale of such lands shall be held in trust for the support of the common schools and shall be invested as the Legislature may by statute provide as described in Article VII, section 8, of this Constitution. The general management of all lands set apart for educational purposes shall be vested, under the direction of the Legis.
From the amended text:
To amend Article VII, section 6: VII-6 All No lands now owned or hereafter acquired by the state and set apart for educational purposes shall be sold in such manner except at public auction under such conditions as the Legislature shall provide. The funds received from the sale of such lands shall be held in trust for the support of the common schools and shall be invested as the Legislature may by statute provide as described in Article VII, section 8, of this Constitution. The general management of all lands set apart for educational purposes shall be vested, under the direction of the Legislature, in a board of five members to be known as the Board of Educational Lands and Funds. The members shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to the approval of the Legislature, with such qualifications and for such terms and compensation as the Legislature may provide. Sec. 2. The proposed amendment shall be submitted to the electors in the manner prescribed by the Constitution of Nebraska, Article XVI, section 1, with the following ballot language: A constitutional amendment to require the state to sell lands set apart for educational purposes and invest the proceeds for the support of the common schools and to eliminate provisions which create the Board of Educational Lands and Funds. For AM295 …
Sponsors
- Ben Hansen (NP, 16) · primary sponsor