| Committee of Jurisdiction: | Government, Military and Veterans Affairs |
| Occupation Regulated: | Truth & Deception Examiners |
| Occupational Board: | Truth & Deception Advisory Board |
| Contact: | David Wilson, Director |
| Purpose: | To regulate all persons who purport to be able to detect deception or to verify truth of statements through the use of instrumentation, such as lie detectors, polygraphs, deceptographs, psychological stress evaluators, or voice analyzers. |
| Regulated Professionals: | 54 |
| Year Created: | 1980 |
| Year Active: | 1980 |
| Sunset Date: | None |
| Statutory Authorization: | Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 1901 to 1936 |
| Parent Agency: | Secretary of State |
| Number of Members: | 9 |
| Who Appoints: | Secretary of State |
| Legislative Approval: | No |
| Qualifications of Members: | Secretary is the Chair. 4 members are licensed polygraph examiners. 4 members are licensed voice stress examiners. |
| Per Diem: | No |
| Expense Reimbursement: | No |
| Term Length: | 2 years |
| Terms Rotate or Expire at Once: | Terms Rotate |
| Required FY 2021-2020: | 0 |
| Held FY 2021-2020: | 0 |
| Required FY 2020-2019: | 0 |
| Held FY 2020-2019: | 0 |
| Required FY 2019-2018: | 0 |
| Held FY 2019-2018: | 0 |
| Required FY 2018-2017: | 0 |
| Held FY 2018-2017: | 0 |
| Required FY 2017-2016: | 0 |
| Held FY 2017-2016: | 0 |
| Support Staff: | 2 |
| Shared or Separate: | Shared with Secretary of State's Licensing Division |
| FY 2021-2020 Budget: | 351278 |
| FY 2020-2019 Budget: | 311512 |
| FY 2019-2018 Budget: | 307841 |
| FY 2018-2017 Budget: | 294656 |
| FY 2017-2016 Budget: | 267197 |
| Other Funding Sources: | None |
| Spending Authority: | Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 81-1921, 81-1922, and 84-512 |
| Government Certificates Issued: | 8 |
| Issued Certificate Descriptions: | 7 polygraph examiners 1 voice stress examiner |
| Government Certificates Revoked: | 0 |
| Revoked Certificate Descriptions: | N/A |
| Government Certificates Denied: | 0 |
| Denied Certificate Descriptions: | N/A |
| Government Certificates Penalties Against: | 0 |
| Penalty Certificate Descriptions: | N/A |
| Explanation of Effectiveness: | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/pdf/SurveyDocs/explanation1632923487.pdf |
| Potential Harm | The Board ensures that only those with the skill and training are able to perform these tests. Otherwise, anyone who can afford the equipment could perform the tests, resulting in inaccurate or unreliable tests that could bring harm to the parties. |
| Regulation Comparison: | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/pdf/SurveyDocs/comparison1632923487.pdf |
| Subject to Regulations of Act(LB407): | No |
| Survey Submitted: | September 29, 2021 08:51 AM |