Nebraska Amendment 4, Establish Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education Measure (1990)

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Nebraska Amendment 4

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Election date

November 6, 1990

Topic
Administrative organization and Higher education governance
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Nebraska Amendment 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nebraska on November 6, 1990. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution to create the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education with powers to adopt a comprehensive plan for postsecondary education, defining roles and missions, plans for capital construction, and approving or disapproving programs at state universities.

A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution to create the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education with powers to adopt a comprehensive plan for postsecondary education, defining roles and missions, plans for capital construction, and approving or disapproving programs at state universities.


Election results

Nebraska Amendment 4

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

268,037 56.00%
No 210,599 44.00%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 4 was as follows:

A constitutional amendment to establish the coordinating commission for Post-secondary education, to provide powers for the commission, and to provide for membership on the commission.

Ballot summary

The ballot summary for this measure was:

A vote FOR this proposal will establish the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education to be vested, under direction of the Legislature, with authority to coordinate the campuses or institutions of the University of Nebraska, the State Colleges, and the Community Colleges. Such coordination would mean adoption of a comprehensive plan for postsecondary education defining roles and missions, plans for capital construction, and approving or disapproving programs at state tax supported institutions to prevent unnecessary duplication, as well as their budget requests. Commission powers will not otherwise invade present constitutional governance and management authority of the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska or Board of Trustees of State Colleges; and the Legislature may provide that coordination of Community Colleges be conducted through a board or association representing them. The Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education will be composed of 11 members appointed by the Governor with the approval of the Legislature for 6 year terms, to receive no pay but receive their actual expenses.

A vote AGAINST this proposal will reject establishment of a Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education and leave the system without any constitutionally authorized body for the coordination envisioned by this proposal of the public postsecondary education as it now exists, that is, the campuses and institution of the University system under the Board of Regents, the State Colleges under their Board of Trustees, and the six separate Community Colleges under the separate Boards of Governor.

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.


Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the Nebraska Constitution

A 60% supermajority vote is required during one legislative session for the Nebraska State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 30 votes in the unicameral legislature, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval. However, the number of affirmative votes cast for the measure must be greater than 35% of the total votes cast in the election. This also applies to citizen initiatives.

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