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This bill modifies an existing statute to require the state of Nebraska to pay fifty percent of county courts' operational costs. Currently, the state already pays for judges' and court employees' salaries, benefits, and travel expenses. The bill removes specific language about which types of operational costs were previously covered (such as computer hardware, software, communication lines, and recording equipment) and replaces it with a broader requirement that the state will now cover half of all operational expenses. Previously, the county was responsible for any court expenses not explicitly covered by the state. The bill simplifies the language of the existing law by eliminating detailed descriptions of specific cost categories and establishing a straightforward fifty-percent state funding requirement for county court operational expenses. The final section of the bill formally repeals the original version of section 24-514 of the Nebraska Revised Statutes, ensuring that this new language becomes the definitive legal standard.

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