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Special education in Nebraska

What Nebraska calls special education, how long each step takes, who to call, free help, paying for services, and how the state scores.

Special education in Nebraska

Special education is called
Special Education
The IEP meeting
IEP team meeting
Eligibility team
Multidisciplinary team (MDT)
Evaluation timeline
45 school days. 45 school days, capped at 60 calendar days, whichever is shorter (92 NAC 51-009)
IEP timeline
30 days (federal)
Transition planning starts
14 (verified, state lowered from 16)
Rights transfer to the student at
19 (Nebraska age of majority)
Developmental delay category
3 to 8 (child count)
Dyslexia law
partial: Neb. Rev. Stat. 79-2603: K-3 reading assessments three times a year; not dyslexia-specific
State categories
Behavior disorder; developmental delay

Find your district and schools

280 districts and charter districts. 27 special education schools and 0 public charter schools.

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The state office and your options when you disagree

State special education office
Procedural safeguards (your rights notice)
Mediation
State complaint
Due process

Free help for families

Parent centers

Disability rights agency

Advocacy groups in Nebraska

Paying for it

Medicaid for children
Nebraska Medicaid (Heritage Health)
CHIP
Nebraska CHIP (Kids Connection)
Apply
Medicaid for children with disabilities, whatever the family's income
yes: Katie Beckett Program (TEFRA) and Medicaid HCBS waivers
Schools bill Medicaid for health services
no
Autism insurance law
yes. under 21
Scholarship or ESA for students with disabilities
none

How school, Medicaid and insurance fit together

How Nebraska scores

First edition. These grades are new (November 2026) and the weights may still change. Texas graduation data is being confirmed with the state.

State of Schools

C+

Rank 12 of 51

State of Support

C-

Rank 32 of 51

Combined

C

Rank 27 of 51

PillarGrade
Following the lawA-
Learning togetherA-
ResultsC
School fundingC-
Family protectionsD
Options and transitionD+

IDEA determination 2026: Meets. How we grade.

Sources for this page are listed in the SPED Atlas research tables (state terms, state help, paying for it). Items marked "being checked" are waiting on a primary source.

Last reviewed: November 2026. Rules, programs and phone numbers change. Check with the office named on this page. Report outdated or wrong information.