January 6, 2006

Outlook for Higher Education in the 50 State Legislatures

By ANNE K. WALTERS

NEBRASKA

Dates of session

January 4 to mid-April

Budget request

  • For the 2006-7 fiscal year, the second year of a biennial budget, lawmakers have approved $454.2-million, a 6.1-percent increase over 2005-6, for the University of Nebraska system. The system is asking for a supplemental appropriation of $13.4-million.
  • For the Nebraska State College System, lawmakers have approved $40.9-million for 2006-7, a 6.7-percent increase over the first year of

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