LINCOLN- On Wednesday, Gov. Pillen called for applicants for the job od director of History Nebraska, setting a July 3rd deadline for the position. In announcing this job search, Pillen essentially abandoned a search process being conducted by the History Nebraska Board of Trustees that had already identified four finalists.

Pillen's decision is in line with the recently passed LB1169, which allows the governor, with the approval of state lawmakers, to appoint the director of the agency. The director will serve at the pleasure of the governor under the new law, which will go into effect on July 18th. In the past, the director served at the pleasure of the History Nebraska Board of Trustees, a 14-member panel of elected leaders.

According to Sean Flowerday, the current president of the Board of Trustees, the four previously selected finalists were offered to Gov. Pillen for selection. "At this point, we're just trying to make it as smooth of a process as possible and make it as easy as we can on the staff while keeping the agency operating," said Flowerday, "We're waiting to see what changes the administration wants to make, and we'll do our best to work with those."

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