{"data":{"id":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-25-2908","jurisdiction":"us-ne","citation":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-2908","heading":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-2908","body":"Consistent with the purposes and objectives of the Dispute Resolution Act and in consultation with the council, the director shall:\n\n(1) Approve centers which meet requirements for approval;\n\n(2) Develop and supervise a uniform system of reporting and collecting statistical data from approved centers;\n\n(3) Develop and supervise a uniform system of evaluating approved centers;\n\n(4) Prepare a yearly budget for the implementation of the act and distribute funds to approved centers;\n\n(5) Develop and administer guidelines for a sliding scale of fees to be charged by approved centers;\n\n(6) Develop, initiate, or approve curricula and training sessions for mediators and staff of approved centers and of courts;\n\n(7) Establish volunteer training programs;\n\n(8) Promote public awareness of the restorative justice and dispute resolution process;\n\n(9) Apply for and receive funds from public and private sources for carrying out the purposes and obligations of the act;\n\n(10) Develop and supervise a uniform system to create and maintain a roster of approved centers and victim youth conferencing and other restorative justice facilitators who are affiliated with approved centers. The roster shall be made available to courts and county attorneys;\n\n(11) Enhance the sustainability of approved centers;\n\n(12) Support approved centers in the implementation of restorative justice programs;\n\n(13) Coordinate the development and implementation of new restorative justice programs;\n\n(14) Develop and administer a uniform system for reporting and collecting statistical data regarding restorative justice programs from approved centers;\n\n(15) Develop and administer a uniform system for evaluating restorative justice programs administered by approved centers;\n\n(16) Develop and administer a uniform system for evaluating quality assurance and fidelity to established restorative justice principles;\n\n(17) Coordinate software and data management system quality assurance for the office and the approved centers;\n\n(18) Coordinate restorative justice training sessions for restorative justice facilitators and staff of approved centers and the courts;\n\n(19) Review and provide analyses of state and federal laws and policies and judicial branch policies relating to restorative justice programs for juvenile populations and adult populations;\n\n(20) Promote public awareness of the restorative justice and dispute resolution process under the Dispute Resolution Act; and\n\n(21) Seek and identify funds from public and private sources for carrying out new and ongoing restorative justice programs.","path":["NE Code","Chapter 25"],"source_url":"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=25-2908","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:21Z","sha256":"116fec5f4e0adad0a7b094e8dfa896215497937790785ea6d5729fd7f36f3f25","source_id":"us-ne","stale":false,"prev":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-25-2907","next":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-25-2909"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}