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LB1013
Rules for Youth Treatment Centers in Nebraska
Last scannedAug 25, 2026, 3:18 AM
In one sentence
This bill sets rules requiring the Kearney youth center to treat only one gender at a time and the Geneva center to treat girls only, with an exception allowing both genders during emergencies.
What it does
- Lists official names for state institutions under the Department of Health and Human Services, including Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center-Kearney and Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center-Geneva.
- Requires that while operating, the Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center-Kearney must be a single-sex treatment center used for boys or girls but not both at the same time.
- Requires that while operating, the Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center-Geneva must be used only for treating girls.
- Allows centers to house juveniles of both genders for up to seven days during an emergency if safe gender separation is maintained.
- Defines emergencies as public health crises or situations involving fire, flood, tornado, natural disaster, or building damage that makes a center uninhabitable.
Who it affects
- The Department of Health and Human Services
- Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center-Kearney
- Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center-Geneva
- Juveniles receiving inpatient or behavioral health treatment
Limits and unknowns
- The bill states that inadequate staffing is not considered an emergency.
- This legislation was indefinitely postponed on April 17, 2026.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Single-sex treatment center
- A facility that treats only boys or only girls, but not both at the same time.
- Emergency
- Events like public health crises, fires, floods, tornadoes, natural disasters, or building damage. It does not include a lack of staff.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
Change and eliminate provisions relating to names of state institutions and requirements relating to gender at youth rehabilitation and treatment centers
Official activity
Bill history
- Indefinitely postponed