Recognizes the hard work of school board members across the state
Scheer
1.234
Transportation and Telecommunications Committee
Education
This resolution recognizes the hard work of all school board members across the state.
106
1
LB59
Changes investigation and reporting provisions under the Children’s Residential Facilities and Placing Licensure Act
Cavanaugh
567
19/10/2001
Health and Human Services Committee
Child Safety, Child Welfare
This bill would amend statute 71-1936 and require the Department of Health and Human Services to review all complaints of child abuse or neglect received pursuant to section 28-711. It would require the Department to determine whether it should investigate within five working days after receiving the complaint. Finally, if there is an investigation, a report must be issued within thirty days.
106
1
LB60
Changes terminology relating to shaken baby syndrome
Cavanaugh
890
19/10/2001
TRUE
Health and Human Services Committee
Child Safety
This bill changes terminology relating to shaken baby syndrome.
106
1
LB66
Provides for an early childhood element in a comprehensive plan developed by a city
Matt Hansen
36.879
19/10/2001
TRUE
Urban Affairs Committee
Economic Assistance/Public Benefits
This bill would require cities to assess the supply of quality licensed early childhood education programs and evaluate the availability and utilization of licensed child care providers as part of their comprehensive plans. The comprehensive plans shall also promote early childhood health and education measures that benefit the community
106
1
LB73
Require display of national motto in schools
Erdman
36.859
19/10/2001
Education Committee
Education
Each classroom or each school building must display "In God We Trust" in English and the Attorney General must defend any school board or other party if anyone seeks to invalidate this law in court.
106
1
LB104
Changes the percentage of distribution of the Nebraska Education Improvement Fund
Linehan
37.483
19/10/2001
Education Committee
Education
This bill changes the distribution of funds from the Nebraska Education Improvement Fund for fiscal years 2021-2022 through 2026-2027. 62% of revenue in this fund will go to the Nebraska Opportunity Grant Fund, with the rest remaining in the Nebraska Education Improvement Fund until the Legislature otherwise directs.
106
1
LB120
Requires teacher and school staff to receive training on behavioral and mental health
Crawford
37.196
19/10/2001
Education Committee
Physical & Mental Health, Education, Early Childhood Workforce
This bill expands the focus of suicide awareness and prevention training taken by school personnel and overseen by the state school security director to include behavioral and mental health. If passed it would take effect immediately.
106
1
LB136
Adopt the Density Bonus and Inclusionary Housing Act
Wayne
37.282
19/11/2001
Urban Affairs Committee
Economic Development, Child Care
Creates the Density Bonus and Inclusionary Housing Act, which outlines incentives and concessions for development projects that include a certain number of low-income housing. Development projects may also include a non-family home child care facility, so long as this child care facility serves a percentage of low-income children equal to or greater than the percentage of low-income housing units necessary to receive the density bonus.
106
1
LB140
Changes provisions relating to the Indoor Tanning Facility Act
Kolowski
36.981
19/11/2001
Health and Human Services Committee
Child Safety
This bill defines phototherapy and makes it illegal for any person under the age of eighteen to use tanning equipment.
106
1
LB147
Changes the Student Discipline Act to provide for use by a teacher or administrator of necessary physical contact or physical restraint and provide procedures and grounds for removal from a class in response to student behavior
Groene
36.792
19/11/2001
TRUE
Education Committee
Education, Child Safety, Physical & Mental Health
This bill would allow teachers or school administrators to physically restrain a student if the student becomes physically violent towards another person or towards school property. The teacher or administrator shall not be subject to any legal or administrative action, so long as they were acting in a reasonable manner. This bill would also give teachers the authority to have a student removed from the classroom if the teacher can show the student has repeatedly interfered with the teacher’s ability to communicate with other students and if the student has shown to have a disruptive or unruly behavior in the classroom.
106
1
LB160
Redefines terms under the Local Option Municipal Economic Development Act to include early childhood infrastructure development and quality early childhood care and education programs for certain cities and villages.
Quick
36.878
Blood, Hunt
19/11/2001
TRUE
Urban Affairs Committee
Economic Assistance/Public Benefits
This bill would allow communities to direct some of their Local Option Municipal Economic Development funds (LB840) to develop or expand quality early childhood programs.
106
1
LB161
Eliminates learning communities
Erdman
37.001
19/11/2001
Education Committee
Education
This bill would eliminate learning communities in Nebraska.
106
1
LB165
Adopts the Too Young to Suspend Act
Hunt
37.405
19/11/2001
TRUE
Education Committee
Education
This bill would require each school board to adopt a policy that would prohibit the suspension or expulsion of any early childhood education or kindergarten student unless the school principal determines that such student has caused or threatened serious bodily injury to a student or another person while in school, on school grounds, in a school-owned vehicle, or at a school-sponsored activity.
106
1
LB168
Defines offense of child abuse to include subjecting a child to conversion therapy
Hunt
37.414
19/11/2001
Judiciary Committee
Child Welfare, Child Safety, Physical & Mental Health
This bill defines conversion therapy and states that a person commits child abuse if he/she intentionally or negligently allows a minor to be placed in a situation to be subjected to conversion therapy.
106
1
LB182
Adopts the School District Local Option Income Surtax Act
Bolz
37.228
19/11/2001
TRUE
Revenue Committee
Education, Budget/Taxes
This bill would allow the school board of any school district to impose a local option income surtax for property tax reduction or building construction, remodeling, and site acquisition. This bill would also allow the school board, by majority vote, pass a resolution to place the issue of enacting a local option income surtax at any primary, general or special election.
106
1
LB241
Changes mentor teacher program guidelines and the use of income from solar and wind agreements on school lands
Bolz
37.618
Education Committee
Education, Early Childhood Workforce
This bill changes the guidelines for the teacher mentoring program. It also stipulates that funds from solar and wind agreements on school lands will be used to fund teacher mentoring program grants.
106
1
LB249
Changes the statute of limitations for civil actions arising from sexual assault and sexual assault of a child
Howard
37.419
Cavanaugh, Matt Hansen, Hunt, Morfeld, Pansing Brooks, Wishart
Judiciary Committee
Child Safety
This bill ensures that there is no statute of limitations for civil action against an individual or individuals in cases of sexual assault or sexual assault against a child.
106
1
LB251
To adopt the Child Hunger and Workforce Readiness Act
Physical & Mental Health, Education, Family Support, Economic Assistance/Public Benefits
Students eligible to receive reduced-price breakfast or lunch will be provided these meals at no cost to the student. The State Department of Education will reimburse schools for the amount they would have charged. The Legislature will appropriate the funds from the General Fund.
Economic Assistance/Public Benefits, Family Support
SNAP (nutrition assistance) eligibility will be increased to 140% of the federal Office of Management and Budget income poverty guidelines.
106
1
LB266
Cleanup language to fix elibility issues in the School Readiness Tax Credit
Lindstrom
37.511
TRUE
Revenue Committee
Early Childhood Workforce, Budget/Taxes, Child Care
This bill provides language that fixes interpretation issues that led to self-employed child care providers and certain classifications of child care programs being ineligible for the School Readiness Tax Credit.
106
1
LB281
Provides for the posting by public schools of a toll-free number set up to report child abuse or neglect
McCollister
37.349
Education Committee
Child Safety, Child Welfare
Public schools may post a clearly-visible, toll-free number established by the Department of Health and Humans Services to receive reports of child abuse or neglect. Schools may also post a link to the poster on their website. The Department of Education may contract with an appropriate entity to create the poster and will make it available to schools.
106
1
LB288
Changes state income tax rates
Linehan
37.703
Revenue Committee
Budget/Taxes
This bill changes state income tax rates.
106
1
LB290
Changes the state sales and use tax rate
Linehan
37.705
Revenue Committee
Budget/Taxes
This bill changes the state sales tax rate.
106
1
LB291
Changes sales and use tax provisions
Linehan
37.294
Gragert
TRUE
Revenue Committee
Budget/Taxes
This bill amends sales tax provisions in order to enable the state to collect sales tax from online vendors.
106
1
LB294
Appropriates funds fo the expenses of Nebraska State Government for the biennium ending June 30, 2021
Speaker Scheer
TRUE
TRUE
37.320
TRUE
Appropriations Committee
Budget/Taxes
This bill is the mainline budget bill
106
1
LB295
Appropriates funds for salaries of members of the Legislature
Speaker Scheer
TRUE
37.321
Appropriations Committee
Budget/Taxes
This bill is a budget bill. It provides funding for the salaries for members of the Legislature
106
1
LB296
Appropriates funds for salaries of constitutional officers
Speaker Scheer
TRUE
37.322
Appropriations Committee
Budget/Taxes
This bill is a budget bill. It provides funding for the salaries for of constitutional officers.
106
1
LB303
Changes the amount of relief under the Property Tax Credit Act
Lindstrom
TRUE
37.488
TRUE
Revenue Committee
Budget/Taxes
Increases the amount of relief granted under the Property Tax Credit Act from $224 M to $275 M for tax year 2019 and each year thereafter.
106
1
LB311
Adopts the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Act
Economic Assistance/Public Benefits, Family Support
This bill creates the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund to enable employees to take 12 weeks for their child during the first year of birth, adoption, or placement through foster care; 12 weeks due to serious illness of the employee; 6 weeks for weeks to care for a family member with a health condition; 6 weeks to care for a service member; 6 weeks for qualifying exigency leave. The bill also sets levels for the amount of wage replacement to be paid based on income level.
106
1
LB328
Adopts the Nebraska Family First Act, provides for non-court-involved response to reports of child abuse or neglect, and provides for a family finding project
Bolz
37.277
Health and Human Services Committee
Child Welfare, Child Safety, Physical & Mental Health, Family Support
Amended into LB468, AM1166. The Nebraska Family First Act is to utilize best practices in supporting children at risk of or who have experienced abuse or neglect. It lays out an array of interventions and services, with an emphasis on prevention, that can best support families to keep them together while keeping child safety the top priority.
106
1
LB329
Changes provisions relating to child care subsidy and licensure
Bolz
37.281
TRUE
Health and Human Services Committee
Child Care, Economic Assistance/Public Benefits, Family Support
Moves family eligibility for the Child Care Subsidy from 130% of the federal poverty level (FPL) up to 165% FPL; removes the 24-month maximum for transitional child care assistance; makes transitional child care assistance available for families between 165% FPL and 200% FPL. Any fee for processing applications or background checks must not exceed the actual cost of processing and administration.
106
1
LB330
Changes the administration, duties, membership, purpose, and reports of the Nebraska Children's Commission
Bolz
37.241
Health and Human Services Committee
Child Safety, Child Welfare
Amended into LB600, AM1241. Changes the required membership on the Nebraska Children's Commission and updates its responsibilities to include 3-5 research or policy priorities per biennium, an annual report to the governor and the HHS Committee, among other things.
106
1
LB341
Changes provisions relating to a determination of ongoing eligibility for a child care subsidy (graduated phaseout compliance)
Arch
37.098
TRUE
Health and Human Services Committee
Child Care, Economic Assistance/Public Benefits, Family Support
Amended into LB460, AM1211. Removes the 24-month maximum for transitional child care assistance; changes the income level at which you lose transitional child care assistance within an eligibility year from 185% federal poverty level (FPL) to 85% state median income (SMI); at the end of an eligibility period, the family will stay eligible for transitional child care if their income is below 185% FPL.
106
1
LB343
Adopt the School Safety Rapid Response Option Act and authorize schools to allow employees to carry concealed handguns
Halloran
37.375
Briese
Judiciary Committee
Child Safety, Education
Grants authority to schools to allow approved employees to carry a concealed handgun.
106
1
LB346
Changes special education reimbursements
Wishart
37.501
Education Committee
Education, School Funding, Budget/Taxes
Increases the special education reimbursement percentage.
106
1
LB350
Provides a budget exception for expanded learning opportunity programs
Morfeld
37.695
Education Committee
School Funding, Budget/Taxes
Adds expanded learning programs such as community learning centers to the list of exceptions for which schools may exceed their budget authority for the general fund budget of expenditures.
106
1
LB351
Provides for school district levy and bonding authority for cybersecurity and violence prevention
Morfeld
37.309
Education Committee
School Funding, Budget/Taxes
School boards may determine that an additional property tax levy is necessary to address cybersecurity vulnerabilities or for violence prevention.
106
1
LB358
Changes provisions related to early childhood education in the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act
Walz
37.376
Cavanaugh, Quick
TRUE
Education Committee
School Funding, Education
This bill cleans up language related to TEEOSA and adds the early childhood allowance and community achievement plan allowance to the list of eligible deductions from a school district's general fund operating expenditures for fiscal year 2020-21 and each year thereafter. The bill also changes the state aid calculations related to early childhood students.
106
1
LB388
Changes provisions relating to termination of parental rights, placement of children, and guardianship
Howard
37.254
Judiciary Committee
Child Welfare
This bill would give foster parents priority if the child has stayed with the foster parents for more than twelve months and has shown to have an emotional bond with them. This bill also outlines the duties and obligations of any newly appointed guardian of a child.
106
1
LB389
Changes provisions relating to termination of parental rights
Howard
37.253
Judiciary Committee
Child Welfare, Child Safety
This bill states that an individual may lose his/her parental rights if he/she commist a sexual assault of a minor, labor or sex trafficking of a minor, or the use of alcohol or narcotics for such a duration that makes them unable to care for the child. This bill also states that the court can terminate parental rights if they find by clear and convincing evidence that it is in the best interest of the child.
106
1
LB390
Provides duties regarding school resource officers and security guards
Pansing Brooks
TRUE
37.389
Wayne
Judiciary Committee
Child Safety, Education
This bill would require the Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice to develop a memorandum of understanding between all law enforcement or security agencies and school officials.
106
1
LB391
Changes duties of peace officers taking juveniles into custody or interrogating juveniles and prohibits use of statements taken in violation of the rights of a juvenile.
Matt Hansen
37.200
Judiciary Committee
Child Welfare, Education
This bill states that if a peace officer takes a juvenile into custody, the peace officer will immediately contact the student’s guardian to tell him/her that the student is in custody, the student’s current location and the reason why the student was taken into custody. Also, prior to any custodial interrogation, the peace officer will read aloud and provide the juvenile a written statement outlining his/her rights while in custody.
106
1
LB398
Changes learning community levy and diversity plan requirements
DeBoer
37.253
Judiciary Committee
Education, Budget/Taxes
This bill removes language that states that not more than ten percent of such levy may be used for learning center employees. This bill also removes certain diversity plan requirements for each learning community.
106
1
LB399
Changes the name and provisions related to the committee on Americanism
Slama
36.793
Education Committee
Education
This bill would require school boards of each school district to appoint a three-person committee known as American Civics. The committee will hold public hearings and review and approve the social studies curriculum to ensure that it teaches and provides a foundation in civics, history, economics, financial literacy, and geography.
106
1
LB416
Changes distribution of funds from the temporary school fund and from fines and licenses
Friesen
36.950
Education Committee
Education, Budget/Taxes
This bill would change the distribution of funds from the temporary school fund and fines and licenses. This bill states that the remainder of the funds shall be apportioned to school districts proportionally based on the average daily members for each school district.
106
1
LB423
Changes and eliminates provisions relating to school-based health centers under the Medical Assistance Act
Howard
36.986
Health and Human Services Committee
Education, Physical & Mental Health
This bill removes language regarding providers providing health services to adolescents at school-based health centers under the Medical Assistance Act.
106
1
LB426
Provides for adoption by two adults
DeBoer
37.037
Judiciary Committee
Child Welfare
This bill would allow two adult persons, regardless of their marital status, to adopt a child or an adult child.
106
1
LB427
Changes terminology relating to legitimacy of children
Howard
37.036
Judiciary Committee
Child Welfare, Physical & Mental Health
This bill would change terminology relating to legitimacy of children.
106
1
LB430
Changes dates related to certifications and distributions of state aid to schools
Groene
37.596
Education Committee
School Funding, Budget/Taxes
Changes the determination and certification dates for the distribution of aid through the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Act (TEEOSA); removes "learning community" from the process of certifying the amounts distributed to school districts.
106
1
LB431
Changes school finance base limitation and local effort rate provisions
Groene
37.597
TRUE
Education Committee
School Funding, Budget/Taxes
Amended into LB675, AM1308. Changes the base limitation and local effort rate, as well as certification dates for distribution of aid, certification of budget limitations, and duties of the Legislature's Appropriations Committee.
106
1
LB458
Changes provisions relating to child abuse or neglect
Lathrop
37.395
Judiciary Committee
Child Welfare, Child Safety, Physical & Mental Health
Amended into LB519, AM1460. Adds and clarifies definitions for trafficking and other types of abuse and neglect; clarifies duties for the Department of Health & Human Services, child advocacy centers, attorneys and it directs investigations and treatments to be done by multidisciplinary teams.
106
1
LB459
Changes criminal background check provisions under the Child Care Licensing Act
Health and Human Services Committee
37.442
TRUE
Health and Human Services Committee
Child Care, Child Safety
Amended into LB460, AM1211. Requires a person applying to be a licensed child care provider to undergo a national criminal history record information check for themselves and each child care staff member and prospective child care staff member at the applicant's expense. Each child care staff member must undergo a national criminal history record information check not less than once during a 5-year period and must submit a complete set of fingerprints to the Nebraska State Patrol.
106
1
LB460
Changes criminal background check provisions under the Children's Residential Facilities and Placement Licensure Act
Health and Human Services Committee
37.089
Health and Human Services Committee
Child Safety, Child Welfare, Child Care
Requires individuals 18 or older, employed by a Children's Residential facility, to undergo a national criminal history record information check for themselves and each child care staff member and prospective child care staff member at the applicant's expense. Each child care staff member must undergo a national criminal history record information check not less than once during a 5-year period and must submit a complete set of fingerprints to the Nebraska State Patrol.
106
1
LB478
Prohibits use of consent by a minor as a defense or mitigation of damages or liability in certain civil actions arising from sexual assaults
Vargas
37.739
Hunt, Lathrop, Wayne
Judiciary Committee
Child Safety
Consent cannot be used as a defense to mitigate damages or liability in a civil action arising from a sexual assault in which the victim was under 18 and the perpetrator was an adult in a position of authority over the minor.
106
1
LB485
States intent relating to an appropriation for the Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center-Kearney
Lowe
37.768
Appropriations Committee
Child Welfare, Budget/Taxes
This bill appropriates $2 M from the General Fund to the Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center-Kearney to provide a fence around the facility.
106
1
LB488
Adopts school district requirements for mental health education and changes school district requirements for drug awareness and prevention
Howard
36.939
Education Committee
Education, Physical & Mental Health
This bill would require each school district to incorporate an age-appropriate mental health education and an age-appropriate comprehensive drug awareness and prevention education into the school program for students in each grade. This requirement would start with school year 2020-21.
106
1
LB495
Provides for collection of data on student disciplinary actions
Wayne
37.753
Education Committee
Education, Physical & Mental Health, Child Safety
This bill would require the State Board of Education to implement a statewide system for collecting data on school disciplinary measures and law enforcement referrals.
106
1
LB497
Adopts the School District Property Tax Authority and changes revenue and taxation provisions
Friesen
37.256
Revenue Committee
Budget/Taxes
This bill would reduce property taxes and increase the tax on a gallon of beer.
106
1
LB510
Changes applicability of Sex Offender Registration Act to certain out-of-state juvenile adjudications
McCollister
37.183
Judiciary Committee
Child Welfare
This bill would exempt an out-of-state individual from registering as a sex offender, if, as a juvenile, their case was adjudicated, and had such adjudication occurred under the laws of this state, there would be no requirement to register on the Sex Offender Registration.
106
1
LB511
Authorizes adjustments to state employee work schedules to participate in approved youth mentoring programs
Brewer
37.242
Government, Military and Veterans Affairs
Child Welfare, Physical & Mental Health
This bill would allow the agency head or some other management personnel designated by the agency head to adjust the work schedule of a state employee by up to one hour per week to allow that state employee to participate in an approved youth mentoring program.
106
1
LB513
Changes requirements for the issuance of certain school district bonds
Briese
37.006
Education Committee
Education, Budget/Taxes
This bill states that if the property tax valuation of the school district is seventy-five percent or more of agricultural and horticultural land, then a school bond shall be issued.
106
1
LB514
Changes bad check provisions to include obtaining child support credit and spousal support credit
Morfeld
37.794
Judiciary Committee
Child Welfare, Family Support
This bill states that if a person issues a check for child or spousal support and if he/she does not have enough funds for the payment of the check, then that person would commit the offense of issuing a bad check.
106
1
LB515
Changes provisions relating to the Student Discipline Act
Vargas
37.722
Education Committee
Child Safety, Physical & Mental Health
This bill defines some terms, protects student and family rights, and lays out duties of schools and school officials when disciplinary actions involve suspension, expulsion, and mandatory reassignment.
106
1
LB516
Changes provisions relating to child abuse, the Child Protection and Family Safety Act, human trafficking, and child welfare services
Pansing Brooks
37.418
Judiciary Committee
Child Safety, Child Welfare, Physical & Mental Health
Amended into LB519, AM1460. This bill states that a person commits child abuse if he/she knowingly or negligently causes a minor to be sexually exploited through sex trafficking. This bill also requires that once the Department of Health and Human Services is notified of any child abuse, the department must immediately conduct an investigation coordiated with the necessary law enforcement agencies.
106
1
LB544
Adopts the Meadowlark Scholarship Act
Linehan
37.472
TRUE
Education Committee
Education
This bill would open a 529 savings account for every child in Nebraska. The state of Nebraska would appropriate $100 for every child savings account opened. The purpose of this program is to promote access to postsecondary educational opportunities.
106
1
LB545
Changes income tax provisions relating to the Nebraska educational savings plan trust and authorizes employer contributions to the trust
wayne
36.916
TRUE
Revenue Committee
Education, Budget/Taxes
Amended into LB470, AM896. This bill amends current statute and would allow employers to contribute to an employee's educational savings plan trust. This bill also states that any government program that provides benefits or aid to an individual based on financial need shall not consider employer contributions
106
1
LB564
Change the Civic and Community Center Financing Act
Bolz
37.866
TRUE
Urban Affairs Committee
Child Care, Economic Development
LB564 revises the definition of facilities eligible to receive grant funding under the Civic and Community Center Financing Fund to include child care, among other things.
106
1
LB568
Provides for mental health first-aid trainng for school districts and changes provisions relating to the use of lottery funds
Morfeld
37.518
Education Committee
Education, Physical & Mental Health
This bill would require the State Department of Education to develop a mental health first-aid training program for teachers and other personnel employed by a school district or an educational service unit.
106
1
LB575
Requires school district policies regarding the provision of information to and access by military recruiters
Brewer
37.764
Education Committee
Education
This bill would require school boards to adopt a policy that provides directory information on high school students for military recruiters to access. This bill also states that a parent or guardian may request that the student's information not be released without written consent.
106
1
LB588
Changes the local effort rate pursuant to the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act
Stinner
37.784
Education Committee
Education, Budget/Taxes
This bill changes the local effort rate for school aid.
106
1
LB589
Prohibits peace officers from serving as school resource officers
Chambers
37.756
Judiciary Committee
Child Safety
With some exceptions, peace officers cannot serve as school resource officers.
106
1
LB590
Provides for reporting of staff training for early childhood education using NECPRS
Briese
37.680
TRUE
Health and Human Services Committee
Systems/Governance, Child Care, Early Childhood Workforce
Child care licensing staff will use the Nebraska Early Childhood Professional Record System (NECPRS) to verify training levels for licensed child care providers. Licensed child care programs will maintain provider profiles and employees will report credentials and training levels in NECPRS.
106
1
LB619
Requires coverage under insurance policies for mental health services delivered in schools
Kolowski
37.576
Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee
Physical & Mental Health, Family Support
Provide insurance coverage for mental health services that are delivered in a school or other educational setting.
106
1
LB631
Creates the Medicaid Expansion Implementation Task Force
Morfeld
37.890
TRUE
Executive Board
Economic Assistance/Public Benefits, Physical & Mental Health
Creates the Medicaid Expansion Implementation Task Force to facilitate the implementation process.
106
1
LB634
Requires three-point safety belt systems for school vehicles as prescribed
This bill would require vehicles used by schools or edcuation units are required to have a 3-point safety belt system; there are a few restrictions that apply.
106
1
LB647
Includes virtual school students in the state aid to schools funding formula
Wayne
37.884
Education Committee
School Funding, Budget/Taxes
Includes virtual school students in the calculation of aid under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act (TEEOSA).
106
1
LB650
Adopts the Teach for Nebraska Program Act and changes provisions relating to the Nebraska Education Improvement Fund and the Excellence in Teaching Cash Fund
Wayne
37.452
Education Committee
Education, Early Childhood Workforce
Creates the Teach for Nebraska Fund and funds the Teach for Nebraska Summer Program and post-secondary scholarships to pursue a degree in a teacher education program.
106
1
LB653
Adopts the Healthy Kids Act and requires tests for lead-based hazards in housing
Wayne
37.810
Health and Human Services Committee
Child Safety, Physical & Mental Health, Family Support
Requires tests for lead-based hazards and disclosures to buyers and tenants.
106
1
LB656
Adopts the Nebraska Education Formula, terminates the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act, and changes levy limits and the base limitation for school districts
Wayne
37.404
TRUE
Education Committee
School Funding, Budget/Taxes
Provides state support for 48% of aggregate general fund operating expenditures of school districts; replaces TEEOSA with a new funding formula.
106
1
LB662
Terminates the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act
Friesen
37.772
TRUE
Education Committee
School Funding, Budget/Taxes
Terminates the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act (TEEOSA) on July 1, 2022.
106
1
LB668
Adopts the Alternative Certification for Quality Teachers Act
Vargas
37.822
Walz
TRUE
Education Committee
Education, Early Childhood Workforce
The State Board of Education will issue a teacher certification to individuals in good standing with a teaching certificate from another state. Temporary certificates will be offered to persons with a bachelor's degree that is enrolled in an alternate certification program.
106
1
LB671
Provides for sparsity aid in the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act
Linehan
37.638
Education Committee
School Funding, Budget/Taxes
Sparsity aid will be provided to schools who have less than 390 formula students at $5,000 per student.
106
1
LB674
Changes the base limitation for school districts
Linehan
37.832
Education Committee
School Funding, Budget/Taxes
This bill changes the base limitation rate for school districts from one and one half percent to the inflation rate plus the student growth rate.
106
1
LB675
Changes provisions relating to education
Groene
37.469
Education Committee
School Funding, Budget/Taxes, Education
This bill changes provisions relating to special education and removes language allowing Educational Service Unit's or cooperatives to be eligible for grants to provide special education services for children who are less than five years of age.
106
1
LB676
Changes provisions relating to school districts and the reorganization of school districts
Groene
37.186
Education Committee
Education
This bill changes provisions relating to the reorganization of school districts.
106
1
LB677
Changes provisions of the Property Tax Credit Act and provides school district property tax relief
Groene
37.757
TRUE
Revenue Committee
School Funding, Budget/Taxes
Drops maximum levy from $1.05 to 98.7 cents per $100 of taxable valuation of property and changes how property tax relief is allocated to schools.
106
1
LB679
Creates the School Financing Review Commission
DeBoer
37.867
Kolowski
TRUE
Education Committee
School Funding, Budget/Taxes
Creates a 20-member School Financing Review Commission to review and make recommendations on school financing, with reports in even-numbered years for the Governor, State Board of Education, and the Legislature.
106
1
LB690
Adopts the Healthy Pregnancies for Incarcerated Women Act
Cavanaugh
37.876
Judiciary Committee
Physical & Mental Health, Family Support
Limits use of restraints on incarcerated women who are pregnant, in labor, delivering, in post-partum recovery, or during transport to a medical facility or birthing center.
106
1
LB709
Provides for a place to express breast milk in the State Capitol
Provides a location within the State Capitol Building to express breast milk, other than a bathroom, and shielded from view and intrusion by the public.
106
1
LB710
Changes provisions relating to tobacco including sales, crimes, a tax increase, and distribution of funds
Cavanaugh
37.224
TRUE
Revenue Committee
Budget/Taxes, School Funding
Increases cigarette tax and adds vape products to tobacco products for taxation purposes; changes allocation of funds from cigarette tax, including 2% for the Nebraska Early Childhood Professional Record System, 5% for K-12, and 2.5% for family and medical leave start-up costs.
106
1
LB720
Adopts the ImagiNE Nebraska Act and provide tax incentives
Mark Kolterman (Kolterman Priority Bill)
Kolterman
37.565
TRUE
Revenue Committee
Budget/Taxes, Economic Development
This bill would create the ImagiNE Nebraska Act, a new business development tax-incentive program that will eventually replace the Nebraska Advantage Act.
Kolterman
106
1
LB725
Provides for reimbursements to school districts and educational service units for mental health expenditures
School Funding, Physical & Mental Health, Education
Schools districts and Educational Service Units (ESUs) that designate an employee to serve as a community-based mental health liason can be reimbursed for 80% of mental health expenditures. Creates and funds the School Mental Health Resources Fund for the purposes of reimbursing school districts and ESUs.
106
1
LB727
Provides duties for school districts, the State Department of Education, and the Department of Health and Human Services with respect to mental health services
The Department of Education, in consultation with the Department of Health and Human Services, will provide school districts a registry of mental health resources in their area; school districts will designate a mental health point of contact.
106
1
LB728
Provides duties relating to school meals
Walz
37.883
Education Committee
Physical & Mental Health, Education, Family Support
Directs the Department of Education to create uniform lunch policies and sets parameters for how schools collect lunch debt and serve lunch to students who have incurred a debt.
106
1
LR5CA
Constitutional amendment to limit the percentage of funding for schools that comes from property taxes.
Brewer
36.876
19/11/2001
TRUE
Education Committee
Education, Budget/Taxes
This proposed constitutional amendment states that no more than thirty-three percent of school funding shall come from property taxes.