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State Records Board

General Information
  • Formal Name:
    State Records Board
  • Contact Person:
    Colleen Byelick
  • Purpose:
    The Board provides electronic access to public records or electronic information and services via the Nebraska.gov portal through an independent contractor; develops and maintains the portal; provides appropriate oversight of the portal manager; approves reasonable fees for electronic access to public records or electronic information and services; and oversees a grant program which grants funds to state and local agencies for the development of programs and technology to improve electronic access to public records or electronic information and services.
  • How Many Affectable:
    All persons desiring to use Nebraska online e-government services
  • How Many Served:
    All persons using the Nebraska.gov portal
  • Year Created:
    1997 (the board membership and functions were reconstituted in 1997)
  • Year Active:
    1997
  • Sunset Date:
    None
Authorization
  • Authorization Citation:
    Neb. Rev. Stat. 84-1204
  • Parent Agency:
    Secretary of State
Memberships and Meetings
  • Number Of Members:
    12
  • Who Appoints:
    6 members are specifically named in statute (i.e. Governor or his or her designee), 6 members are appointed by the Governor
  • Legislative Approval:
    no
  • Qualifications Of Members:
    For appointed members, three representatives broadly representative of banking, insurance, and law groups; and three representatives broadly representative of libraries, the general public, and professional members of the Nebraska news media
  • Per Diem:
    No
  • Expense Reimbursement:
    Yes
  • Term Length:
    three-year term for appointed members, may be reappointed for one additional term
  • Terms Rotate or Expire At Once:
    Terms Rotate
Meetings Required In:
  • Required FY 17-18:
    0
  • Held FY 17-18:
    4
  • Required FY 18-19:
    0
  • Held FY 18-19:
    4
  • Required FY 19-20:
    0
  • Held FY 19-20:
    3
Operations
  • Support Staff:
    2
  • Shared or Separate:
    Shared
  • FY 17-18 Budget:
    $3,483,590
  • FY 18-19 Budget:
    $3,803,701
  • FY 19-20 Budget:
    $3,862,873
  • Other Funding Sources:
    Only Records Management Cash Fund appropriation is used, no other funding sources, cash fund revenue is generated from the contract with the portal manager
  • Spending Authority:
    Records Management Cash Fund
Accomplishments
  • Since July 1, 2016:
    Since 2016, the Nebraska State Records Board (NSRB) has provided oversight of the network portal contract, reviewed online payment service agreements and approved portal fees for many online services provided by state and local agencies. The NSRB entered into a new contract in 2019 with Nebraska Interactive, LLC to continue providing state and local government online services. In calendar year 2019, over 230 million dollars and 18 million state and local agency transactions were processed through the online portal.