Opinion No. (2001)

REQUESTED BY: Joanne Pepperl Revisor of Statutes LB 543 from the 2001 legislative session is a general appropriations bill which makes appropriations for the expenses of Nebraska government for the biennium ending June 30, 2003. That bill was passed by the Legislature and submitted to Governor Johanns for his approval on May 9, 2001. Subsequently, the Governor made a number of line-item vetoes in various portions of the bill. The focus of your opinion request is line-item vetoes made in Section 44 of LB 543, dealing with the State Department of Education.

As is the current practice with large…