The Dispute Resolution Cash Fund is created. The State Court Administrator shall administer the fund. The fund shall consist of proceeds received pursuant to subdivision (9) of section 25-2908 and section 33-155. The fund shall be used to supplement the administration of the office and the support of the approved centers. Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.
§ 25-2921.Dispute Resolution Cash Fund; created; use; investment.
Article 29: Dispute Resolution Act and Uniform Mediation Act · Last amended 2019 · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceThis section creates the Dispute Resolution Cash Fund, puts the State Court Administrator in charge of it, feeds it from specified fee proceeds, directs its money toward supplementing the office and the approved centers it supports, and lets the state investment officer invest any surplus under two named investment acts.
Full Text of § 25-2921
Source
Laws 1996, LB 922, § 2; Laws 2003, LB 760, § 8; Laws 2009, First Spec. Sess., LB3, § 12; Laws 2011, LB378, § 18; Laws 2019, LB595, § 22.
Cross References
Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269. Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
Plain-English Summary
Section 25-2921 gives the Dispute Resolution Act its financial backbone. It creates the Dispute Resolution Cash Fund and puts the State Court Administrator in charge of administering it, so the money supporting mediation and restorative justice services under the act has a defined home and a defined administrator.
The fund draws from a specific pipeline of money: proceeds received under subdivision (9) of section 25-2908 and under section 33-155. Rather than competing for space in the general budget every cycle, the program has a dedicated source feeding its cash fund directly.
Money in the fund goes toward supplementing the administration of the office and the support of approved centers, meaning it backstops the operational costs of running the program and helps sustain the centers that deliver mediation and restorative justice services. Any fund balance available for investment does not sit idle: the state investment officer invests it under the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, the same investment framework applied to other state cash funds.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Dispute Resolution Cash Fund?
A dedicated fund created by section 25-2921 to help pay for the administration of the Dispute Resolution Act and support the approved centers that provide mediation and restorative justice services.
Who administers the fund?
The State Court Administrator.
Where does the money in the fund come from?
Proceeds received under subdivision (9) of section 25-2908 and under section 33-155.
What is the fund’s money used for?
Supplementing the administration of the office that runs the Dispute Resolution Act and supporting the approved centers.
What happens to fund money that is not immediately needed?
The state investment officer invests any money available for investment under the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.
Does this fund pay individual mediators directly, or does it support the system as a whole?
The section directs the money toward the office’s administration and support of approved centers rather than describing individual mediator payments.
Source & verification. Section text and the amendment-history citation are
reproduced verbatim from the Nebraska Legislature, Revisor of Statutes, enacted by the
Nebraska Legislature. Last verified July 22, 2026. ·
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