Nebraska directs court funding and moves balances into general spending

The State Court Administrator manages the Supreme Court Operations Cash Fund. The fund supports Nebraska court and probation programs. The money must support programs that improve how justice is carried out and improve community safety. The fund receives fees, grants, donations, gifts, and payments under agreements with local governments for court services. The state investment officer must invest any money available for investment under Nebraska’s state investment laws. These fund rules became operative on July 1, 2026.

The State Treasurer must move any remaining money from both funds into Nebraska’s General Fund, the state’s main spending account. The requirement covers the Supreme Court Reports Cash Fund and the Court Appointed Special Advocate Fund, associated with volunteers who represent abused and neglected children. The transfer covers whatever money remains in each fund on July 1, 2026. The law provides for both funds to terminate on July 1, 2026. The section governing the Court Appointed Special Advocate Fund terminates on January 1, 2027.