Bill > LB534

This bill provides for the payment of various claims against the state of Nebraska, appropriating funds from different sources to settle legal and administrative claims. In Section 1, the bill appropriates $1,195,691.75 from the General Fund for miscellaneous and line of duty claims, including payments to Nebraska Press Advertising Service, a compensation for a line of duty death for Ross Bartlett, and payments to Follett Corporation and for Christopher Marcello's line of duty death. Section 2 allocates $827,500.00 from the General Fund for indemnification claims, paying various law firms' trust accounts on behalf of individuals like Kevin C. Carter, Amy Eidenmiller, Rachel Ritke, and Gerald Krolikowski. Section 3 appropriates $1,260,000.00 from the Workers' Compensation Claims Revolving Fund for workers' compensation claims for individuals such as Matthew Nicholas, Janice Myers, and Maureen Scanlon. Section 4 provides $1,446,454.12 from the State Insurance Fund for tort claims involving various insurance companies and law firms. Section 5 authorizes the Director of Administrative Services to draw warrants for these claims, requiring recipients to file a receipt and release. Section 6 permits several state agencies to write off specific accounts totaling $1,767,570.24, and Section 7 declares an emergency, allowing the act to take effect immediately upon approval.

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