PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF MEETING

The Board of Commissioners to the Nebraska Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired will meet Saturday, May 2, 2020, beginning at 9:00 A.M. 

Pursuant to Executive Order number 20-03, signed by Governor Pete Ricketts on March 17, 2020 granting special waivers to the Open Meetings Act, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the meeting will be conducted by telephone conference call.

Should any member of the public or media desire to join the call, please call Kathy Stephens at the Nebraska Commission for the Blind & Visually Impaired at (402)-471-8101 during normal business hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. to request instructions on how to join the call and to receive an agenda.  You may also email Kathy at kathy.stephens@nebraska.gov.

In order to receive the instructions and agenda in a timely manner, an email address is preferred, but they may be provided via U.S. Postal Service.

If any reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact us as soon as possible prior to April 17, 2020 by calling NCBVI at 402-471-8101 or 877-809-2419.  We will make every effort to arrange the accommodation.

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF MEETING

The Nebraska Business Enterprise (NBE) Program’s Blind Licensee Committee’s meeting originally scheduled for Friday, March 20, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. has been rescheduled to Friday, April 10, 2020.

Pursuant to Executive Order number 20-03, signed by Governor Pete Ricketts on March 17, 2020 granting special waivers to the Open Meetings Act, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the meeting will be conducted by telephone conference call.

Should any member of the public or media desire to join the call, please call the Nebraska Commission for The Blind & Visually Impaired at (402)-471-2891 or 877-809-2419 during normal business hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. to request instructions on how to join the call and to receive an agenda.

Due to shortness of the notice, in order to receive the instructions and agenda in a timely manner, an email address is preferred, but every effort will be made to provide the materials via U.S. Postal Service.

If any reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact us as soon as possible prior to April 10, 2020 by calling NCBVI at 402-471-2891 or 877-809-2419.  We will make every effort to arrange the accommodation.

An agenda may be obtained by calling 877-809-2419 during regular business hours.

The Nebraska Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, and Labor and the Nebraska Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired are releasing a draft of the Combined State Plan in compliance with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.

On January 30, 2020, the Nebraska Combined State Plan was posted for public comment.

The draft is accessible online at https://dol.nebraska.gov/EmploymentAndTraining/LCRWP/WIOA/ManualsPlansReports

NCBVI’s portion of the Plan begins on page 232.  NCBVI does not have many changes.  The main change is that NCBVI will be going off Order of Selection. 

Comments on the Combined State Plan may be submitted by email to ndol.wioa_policy@nebraska.gov during the 30-day period beginning January 30, 2020 and ending February 29, 2020.  Comments may also be submitted during a public hearing, which will be held on February 10, 2020 at 2p CST at the Nebraska VR, 3901 North 27 Street, Lincoln, Nebraska.  This hearing will be broadcasted simultaneously at Nebraska VR locations across the state through interactive video conferencing.  These locations include:

Columbus – 3100 23rd Street, Suite 5

Fremont – 827 North D Street

Grand Island – 203 E. Stolley Park Road, Suite B

Kearney – 315 W 60th Street, Suite 400

Lincoln – 3901 N. 27th Street, Suite 6

Norfolk – 1212 Benjamin Ave

North Platte – 200 South Silber, Bldg, 2

Omaha – 1313 Farnam on the Mall

Omaha – 12011 Q Street

Scottsbluff – 505A Broadway, Suite 500

Legal notice of publication has been posted in major newspapers across Nebraska.

NCBVI will be closed in honor of the holiday.

NCBVI will be closed today in honor of the holiday.  

Notice of Meeting

The Board of Commissioners to the Nebraska Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired will meet Saturday, February 1, 2020, beginning at 9:00 A.M.  The Focus Topic will be the NFB Mentoring Program. 

The meeting will be held at 4600 Valley Road in room 4A, fourth floor, Lincoln, Nebraska.  If reasonable accommodations are needed, please contact NCBVI at 402-471-2891 as soon as possible.  Every effort will be made to arrange the needed accommodation.  An agenda may be obtained by calling 877-809-2419 during regular business hours.

The Nebraska Business Enterprise (NBE) Program’s Blind Licensee Committee will meet on Thursday, November 21, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. in the first floor conference room of The Nebraska Commission for The Blind & Visually Impaired, 4600 Valley Road, Suite 100, Lincoln, Nebraska. 

If any reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact us prior to November 21, 2019 by calling NCBVI at 402-471-2891 or 877-809-2419.  We will make every effort to arrange the accommodation. An agenda may be obtained by calling 877-809-2419 during regular business hours.

NCBVI offices will be closed in honor of the Thanksgiving Holiday.