| Formal Name: | Nebraska Educational, Health, and Social Services Finance Authority |
| Contact Person: | Linda Beaver |
| Purpose: | The Authority was created to provide a means whereby the institutions of private higher education, health care, and social services in the state can finance the construction, acquisition, improving, equipping and renovation of needed facilities on a tax-exempt basis. |
| How Many Affectable: | NA |
| How Many Served: | NA |
| Year Created: | 1981 |
| Year Active: | 1981 |
| Sunset Date: | None |
| Authorization Citation: | Sections 58-801 to 58-866 |
| Parent Agency: | None |
| Number Of Members: | 7 |
| Who Appoints: | Governor |
| Legislative Approval: | No |
| Qualifications Of Members: | At least one member in the fields of public accounting; education building construction; finance; officer or employee of an institution of private higher education; officer or employee of an institution of private health care; and officer or employee of an institution of private social service. No more than 4 members shall be of the same political party. |
| Per Diem: | No |
| Expense Reimbursement: | Yes |
| Term Length: | 4 years |
| Terms Rotate or Expire At Once: | Terms Rotate |
| Required FY 13-14: | 1 required |
| Held FY 13-14: | 2 |
| Required FY 14-15: | 1 required |
| Held FY 14-15: | 3 |
| Required FY 15-16: | 1 required |
| Held FY 15-16: | 3 |
| Support Staff: | Yes |
| Shared or Separate: | Separate |
| FY 13-14 Budget: | $267,301.71 |
| FY 14-15 Budget: | $259,010.16 |
| FY 15-16 Budget: | $215,023.05 |
| Other Funding Sources: | All of the Authority's revenue is from fees paid by the borrowing institutions. |
| Spending Authority: | Yes, the Authority expends revenues to pay its operating expenses. |
| Since July 1, 2012: | During the 2013 legislative session, the Authority sought and was granted an expansion of its issuing authority to include not-for-profit institutions of health care and social services. In the last 4 years the Authority has issued $50,011,230 of bondsnotes. Of this total, $20,310,000 was for social services. |