School District Budgeting – What to File
Checklist of Information to File
By September 30th, the school district budget and supporting materials must be uploaded through the LC-2 System in the NDE Portal. Hard copies of the budget information received by mail will not be accepted.
***The same set of documents can be uploaded to the Auditor of Public Accounts and the County Clerk.
- Documents from the School District Budget Form
- Interlocal Form
- Cover Page through Page 6
- Schedules A, B, D
- Property Tax Resolution
- Notices of Budget Hearing and Special Hearing (Special Hearing is eliminated if Joint Public hearing was required)
- Proof of Publications for:
- Notice of Budget Hearing
- Notice of Special Hearing to Set the Final Tax Request (Eliminated if joint public hearing was required)
- Notice of Property Tax Authority, Board Vote to Access the Additional Property Tax Authority
- Certification(s) of Taxable Value
- Board minutes showing approval of district budget
- Board minutes showing 70% board approval to request additional property tax authority beyond the original certified authority amount (if applicable)
- Election Ballot and Certification of Election Results for a successful election to override the levy limitation (if applicable)
- Election Ballot and Certification of Election Results for a successful election to exceed the expenditure limitation (if applicable)
- Election Ballot and Certification of Election Results for a successful election to exceed the Property Tax Authority (if applicable)
- Lid Computation Form (LC-2) submitted to the Nebraska Department of Education through the NDE Portal
- Copy of LC2 & Special Grant Funds list (Auditor of Public Accounts (APA) and your County Clerk)
Program Contacts
- Stephanie DeGroot: (402) 540-0649 or stephanie.degroot@nebraska.gov
- Kelsey Larsen: (402) 450-1418 or kelsey.larsen@nebraska.gov