Nebraska Revised Statutes Chapter 81. State Administrative Departments § 81-2120. Licenses; issued without examination based on reciprocity; qualifications; issued based on reciprocal credentialing agreement, military occupational specialty, or apprenticeship training program; procedure

(ii) The applicant has held the credential, military occupational specialty, or license for at least one year;

(iii) To obtain such credential, military occupational specialty, or license, the applicant was required to pass an examination or meet education, training, or experience standards;

(iv) The applicant does not have a disqualifying criminal record as determined by the board;

(v) The applicant's credential, military occupational specialty, or license has not been revoked because of negligence or intentional misconduct related to the applicant's work in the occupation;

(vi) The applicant has not surrendered a credential, military occupational specialty, or license because of negligence or intentional misconduct related to the applicant's work in the occupation in any state, in the United States Military, or in an apprenticeship training program;

(vii) The applicant does not have a complaint, allegation, or investigation pending before a board in any state, the United States Military, or an apprenticeship training program that relates to unprofessional conduct or an alleged crime. If such a complaint, allegation, or investigation is pending, the State Electrical Board shall not issue or deny a license until the complaint, allegation, or investigation is resolved or the applicant otherwise meets the criteria for a license to the satisfaction of the board; and

(viii) The applicant has paid all applicable fees required for issuance of the license in this state.

(c)(i) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (ii) of this subdivision, the board shall approve or deny a license under this subsection in writing within sixty days after receiving a complete application under this subsection or within five business days after the next meeting of the board that is held after receiving a complete application under this subsection, whichever is sooner.

(ii) The board may delay the approval or denial of a license under this subsection past the deadline prescribed in subdivision (i) of this subdivision if the approval or denial is delayed because of the requirement to complete a criminal background check or a disciplinary history review, but the board shall approve or deny such license in writing within five business days after receiving the results of the background check and the disciplinary history review or within five business days after the next meeting of the board after receiving such results, whichever is sooner. The board shall document in writing each case in which approval or denial of an application is not provided within sixty days after receipt of the complete application.