2016 Boards and Commissions

State Claims Board

General Information

Formal Name:State Claims Board
Contact Person:Shereece Dendy, State Risk Manager, 1526 K Street, Suite 220, Lincoln, NE 68508, 402-471-4436
Purpose:The State Claims Board has the authority to consider, ascertain, adjust, compromise, settle, determine, and allow any tort, miscellaneous, or contract claims filed against the State of Nebraska.
How Many Affectable:This Board directly serves andor would benefit any person living, working, visiting, andor doing business in the State of Nebraska.
How Many Served:As the present moment (61616), there are approximately 1661 open claims.
Year Created:1943
Year Active:73
Sunset Date:NA

Authorization

Authorization Citation:Nebraska Revised Statues Section 81-8,209 to 81-8,235, 81-8,294 to 81-8,301, and 81-8,302 to 81-8306.
Parent Agency:Department of Administrative Services - Risk Management

Memberships and Meetings

Number Of Members:3
Who Appoints:Statute defines who shall serve on the Board.
Legislative Approval:No.
Qualifications Of Members:Must be the Director of Administrative Services, Director of Insurance, or Commissioner of Labor to serve on the Board. The Board also has a legal representative selected by the Attorney General's Office.
Per Diem:No.
Expense Reimbursement:No.
Term Length:Board members serve so long as they are in the positions identified above.
Terms Rotate or Expire At Once:Terms Rotate

Meetings Required In:

Required FY 13-14:No set number of required meetings.
Held FY 13-14:5
Required FY 14-15:No set number of required meetings.
Held FY 14-15:7
Required FY 15-16:No set number of required meetings.
Held FY 15-16:4

Operations

Support Staff:Risk Management staff assists as support staff.
Shared or Separate:Shared.
FY 13-14 Budget:The Board does not have a buget.
FY 14-15 Budget:The Board does not have a buget.
FY 15-16 Budget:The Board does not have a buget.
Other Funding Sources:The Board does not have a buget. The money approved to settle claims is paid out of Risk Management's Tort Claim fund, if applicable. There are also incidents when claims are paid for by individual agencies, andor the Legislature provides the necessary ap
Spending Authority:The State Claims Board has the authority to consider, ascertain, adjust, compromise, settle, determine, and allow any tort, miscellaneous, or contract claims filed against the State of Nebraska.

Accomplishments

Since July 1, 2012:Since July 1 2012, the Board has settled, approved, and denied hundreds of claims filed against the State of Nebraska. At times, the Board has been able to prevent claims from going to litigation and provided prompt payment of claims for which the State was liable.