| Issue |
Status/Date |
Level |
Summary |
|
 Governance--School Boards |
ENROLLMENT AND REVIEW ER3 FILED 02/2013 |
P-12 | Class V District School Boards
L.B. 125
Reduces the number of members of a Class V (Omaha) school board from twelve to nine members pursuant to the election of members in May 2013....
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Finance--District |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12 | Local Budget Certifications and Bonding
L.B. 633
Allows for refunding bonds at the district level and sets parameters. Adjusts dates by which districts must certify budgets and the state le...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
Postsec. | College Savings Plan Program
L.B. 1104
Changes the Postsecondary Education Act. Creates the College Savings Plan Program Fund. Defines "eligible" institutions for participation in...
| More... |
Accountability--Measures/Indicators |
Signed into law 04/2012 |
P-12 | Quality Education Accountability Act
L.B. 870 - Multiple Measures Section
Provide for an accountability system to measure school performance under the Quality Education Accountability Act. Requires by August 1, 201...
| More... |
Attendance |
Signed into law 04/2012 |
P-12 | Compulsory Attendance
L.B. 996
Changes provisions relating to compulsory attendance. Retains upper age of 16 but lays out an explicit process and requirements for early wi...
| More... |
Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 04/2012 |
P-12 | Establishment of Career Academies
L.B. 870 - Career Academy Section
Allows any school district, with state department approval, to establish and operate a career academy. The purpose of a career academy is to...
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Economic/Workforce Development |
Signed into law 04/2012 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Educational Bridge Programs for Low-income Adults
L.B. 1079
To fill the skills gap of educated workers needed to serve key roles in high-demand industries, provides competitive grants for educational ...
| More... |
Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Signed into law 04/2012 |
P-12 | Appraised Value of School Lands
L.B. 800
Changes provisions relating to appraised value of school lands. Specifies that appraised value is to be determined by the Board of Education...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 04/2012 |
P-12 | Testing for lead levels (lead poisoning) prior to school enrollment
L.B. 1038
Requires the Division of Public Health of the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a lead poisoning prevention program. Requ...
| More... |
Health--Nutrition |
Signed into law 04/2012 |
P-12 | Summer Food Service Program
L.B. 1090
Encourages participation and utilization of the Summer Food Service Program by requiring the State Department of Education to take certain a...
| More... |
Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses |
Vetoed 04/2012 |
P-12 | Coordinated School Health Act
L.B. 1020
Adopts the Nebraska Coordinated School Health Act. Provides for the state department to award grants to districts for the establishment of s...
| More... |
Postsecondary Finance |
Signed into law 02/2012 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Community College Aid Act
L.B. 946
Enacts the Community College Aid Act. Specifies distribution of state aid appropriations among the six community college areas for 2013-14 a...
| More... |
Assessment--College Entrance Exams |
Signed into law 05/2011 |
Postsec. | Postsecondary Institution Act, Dual Enrollment, College Admission Testing in 11th Grade
L.B. 637
Adopts the Postsecondary Institution Act and amend provisions of the Private Postsecondary Career School Act. Sec. 85-961 currently provides...
| More... |
Finance--Facilities |
Vetoed 05/2011 |
P-12 | Financing Capital Projects
L.B. 283
From fiscal note: LB 283 expands an existing authority for school districts to levy property taxes and issue bonds for capital projects to i...
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Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 05/2011 |
P-12 | Modifies Funding Formula
L.B. 235
Changes the formula which provides state aid to schools pursuant to the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act
(TEEOSA). See d...
| More... |
Health |
Vetoed 05/2011 |
P-12 | Blood Lead Testing
L.B. 204
Requires each student entering kindergarten on and after July 1, 2011, to have undergone blood lead testing after the age
of eighteen month...
| More... |
Special Populations--Military |
Signed into law 05/2011 |
P-12 | Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children
L.B. 575
Adopts the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children. http://www.nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/Current/PDF/Sli...
| More... |
Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools |
Signed into law 04/2011 |
P-12 | Focus Programs or Magnet Schools
L.B. 558
Amends current law relating to focus schools, focus programs and magnet schools established by school districts in a learning
community. Cla...
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Civic Education--Civic Knowledge and Literacy |
Signed into law 04/2011 |
P-12 | Civics Education
L.B. 544
Expands the topics required to be covered in the teaching of civics in high schools. The bill provides that in teaching about the
duties of ...
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Finance--Federal |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 | Allocation Provisions Relating to the Education Innovation Fund
L.B. 333
From the fiscal note: Repeals the section of statute requiring a student achievement coordinator at NDE. The
general fund savings from elimi...
| More... |
Finance--Federal |
Signed into law 02/2011 |
P-12 | Formula to Distribute State Aid
L.B. 18
Fiscal Note summary: LB 18 amends the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act (TEEOSA) which is the formula used to distribute ...
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Postsecondary Finance |
Signed into law 02/2011 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Distribution of State Aid to Community College Areas
L.B. 59
Does not impact the level of funding appropriated for state aid to community college areas but does specify the distribution of state aid am...
| More... |
Finance--District |
Signed into law 04/2010 |
P-12 | School-Based Health Centers
L.B. 1106
From the fiscal note: Allows school-based health centers to be Medicaid providers. School-based health services may include medical health, ...
| More... |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 04/2010 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Multiple Provisions
L.B. 1071
Provides for the calculation of state aid for unified systems and makes changes related to the early childhood education programs to be incl...
| More... |
Governance--School Boards |
Signed into law 04/2010 |
P-12 | Council Per Diems Eliminated
L.B. 937
Eliminates per diem payments for learning community coordinating council members.
http://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/Current/PDF/Slip/...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 04/2010 |
P-12 | Health Screenings
L.B. 713
Requires the department to determine which screenings should be performed and establishes a method for gathering student health data for sch...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 04/2010 |
Postsec. | Nebraska Opportunity Grant Act
L.B. 956
Changes income qualifications and increases the maximum dollar amount of awards given under the Nebraska Opportunity Grant Act – formerly th...
| More... |
Postsecondary Finance |
Signed into law 04/2010 |
Community College,
Postsec. | Community College Funding
L.B. 1072
Terminates the current funding formula and dissolves the Nebraska Community College Association on June 30, 2011. The six community college ...
| More... |
Special Education |
Signed into law 04/2010 |
P-12 | Revises Special Education Funding
L.B. 1087
Changes provisions relating to payment for educational services; defines and redefines terms under the Special education Act; relates to det...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Pay-for-Performance |
Signed into law 04/2010 |
P-12 | Revenue Source for Teacher Performance Pay
L.B. 1014
From the Fiscal Note: Provides for the rental income from solar and wind leases on school lands to be used for teacher performance pay begin...
| More... |
Attendance |
Signed into law 03/2010 |
P-12 | Kindergarten Entrance
L.B. 1006
Children are eligible for kindergarten if they are 5 years old by July 31, beginning with the 2012-13 school year. Previously, the cutoff da...
| More... |
Governance--School Boards |
Signed into law 03/2010 |
P-12 | Learning Community Coordinating Councils
L.B. 1070
Allows expenses for non-voting members of learning community coordinating councils, modifies the levy authority for learning communities, ch...
| More... |
Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Signed into law 02/2010 |
P-12 | Potential Revenue Source
L.B. 235
Provides the Board of Educational Lands and Funds with the power to issue leases relating to solar and wind energy and enter into contracts ...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 02/2010 |
P-12 | School Systems
L.B. 711
Excerpts from the Fiscal Note: LB 711 changes provisions for the withdrawal of districts from a unified school system or the dissolution of ...
| More... |
Accountability--Measures/Indicators |
Adopted 01/2010 |
P-12 | Quality Indicators Related to State System of Accreditation
Title 92, NAC Chapter 10 - Multiple Provisions
Adds quality indicators to major provisions. For example, 004.01 K-12 Curriculum. Quality Indicator: The curriculum is comprehensive, coordi...
| More... |
Curriculum--Mathematics |
Adopted 01/2010 |
P-12 | Content Standards
Title 92, NAC Chapter 10 - Multiple Provisions
Requires no later than October 6, 2010, that school districts adopt new academic content standards in the subject area of mathematics determ...
| More... |
High School--Graduation Requirements |
Rule Adoption 01/2010 |
P-12 | Graduation Requirements
Title 92 NAC Chapter 10 - Multiple Provisions
003.05A By the 2014-15 school year, school districts are required to adopt and implement graduation requirements that meet the highest level...
| More... |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 11/2009 |
P-12 | State Aid to Schools
L.B. 545A
Appropriations bill (passed in special session). Changes and eliminates provisions relating to disbursement of income tax receipts, calculat...
| More... |
Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 05/2009 |
P-12 | Center for Student Leadership and Extended Learnings Act
L.B. 476
Adopts the Center for Student Leadership and Extended Learnings Act.From statement of intent: creates the Center for Student Leadership and ...
| More... |
Finance--Lotteries |
Signed into law 05/2009 |
P-12 | Amends Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act
L.B. 545
Changes the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; amends prov...
| More... |
Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Signed into law 05/2009 |
Postsec. | Research Tax Credits
L.B. 555
Allows any business firm which makes expenditures in research and experimental activities as defined in section 174 of the Internal Revenue ...
| More... |
Governance--School Boards |
Signed into law 05/2009 |
P-12 | Teachers on Contract Cannot Serve on School Board
L.B. 163
No member of a school board shall be employed as a teacher by engaged in a contract to teach pursuant to sections 79-817 to 79-821 with the
...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 05/2009 |
P-12 | Booster Immunizations for 7th graders
L.B. 464
Amends section 79-217 to require every student entering 7th grade on or after July 1, 2010
to have a booster immunization containing diphthe...
| More... |
Postsecondary Participation--Affirmative Action |
Signed into law 05/2009 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Amends Criteria for Receiving Scholarship
L.B. 440
Changes diversity criteria (deletes terms racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds but leaves term "diverse") under the Student Diversity Sc...
| More... |
Special Education |
Signed into law 05/2009 |
P-12 | K-12 Technical Bill for 2009
L.B. 549
Statement of intent: Legislative Bill 549 is the K-12 education technical bill for 2009. Substantive changes would include reducing the time...
| More... |
Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
Community College | Vocational Training for Public Assistance Recipients
L.B. 458
Provides for vocational training for public assistance recipients; provides that for creating the self-sufficiency contract and meeting the ...
| More... |
Governance |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 | Board Meetings by Video or Teleconference
L.B. 361
Allows videoconferencing and telephone conferences by educational service unit boards as long as certain requirements are met (i.e., no more...
| More... |
Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
Community College,
Postsec. | Requires Reporting of Study Findings
L.B. 340
From the Fiscal Note: Requires the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education to report findings of a study relating to the Nebrask...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 | Excellence in Teaching Act
L.B. 547
From the Fiscal Note: LB 547 changes provisions of the Attracting Excellence to Teaching Program Act, a teacher loan forgiveness program adm...
| More... |
High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College | Access College Early Scholarship Program
L.B. 20
Changes provisions of the Access College Early Scholarship Program Act for low-income dually enrolled students to authorize the coordinating...
| More... |
Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Definition of High School Graduate
L.B. 102
Provides a definition of high school graduate for purposes of postsecondary financial aid and admission to postsecondary institutions. Provi...
| More... |
Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
Signed into law 02/2009 |
P-12 | Modifies Open Enrollment
L.B. 62
Primarily affects the Omaha area. From the fiscal note: LB 62 changes application provisions for a student residing in a learning community ...
| More... |
Postsecondary Participation--Affirmative Action |
Approved by voters 09/2008 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Ballot Initiative: Prohibits Discrimination
V. 3; (Initiative Measure No. 424)
(INITIATIVE MEASURE NO. 424) Proposes an amendment to the State Constitution; prohibits the State from discriminating against, or granting p...
| More... |
Assessment |
Signed into law 04/2008 |
P-12 | Statewide Assessments
L.B. 1157
From the fiscal note: Changes the current assessment system to provide for statewide assessments in reading and mathematics to be administer...
| More... |
Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
Signed into law 04/2008 |
P-12 | Learning Communities, Telecommunication Services
L.B. 1154
From the fiscal note: LB 1154 pertains to learning communities. Section 8 changes the requirements for transportation of students in a learn...
| More... |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Signed into law 04/2008 |
Community College | Job Training Targeted to Rural Areas or Small Employers
L.B. 956
Makes revisions to statutes governing the Job Training Cash Fund in the Department of Economic Development. The Department would be required...
| More... |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 04/2008 |
P-12 | Changes to Funding Formula
L.B. 988
From the fiscal note:
Basic Funding: The bill changes the computation of the needs component of the state aid formula beginning in 2008-09....
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 04/2008 |
P-12 | Funding for School-Based Health Clinics
L.B. 469
Allows funding from the Health Care Cash Fund to be used for school-based health clinics (formerly prohibited).
http://uniweb.legislature.n...
| More... |
High School--Graduation Requirements |
Signed into law 04/2008 |
P-12 | Certificate of Attendance
L.B. 1153
At the request of 1 a parent or guardian, a school district is to issue a certificate of attendance to a student who receives special educat...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
Signed into law 04/2008 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Completion of Studies for National Guard
L.B. 746
Provides that if a member of the State National Guard enrolled in any state-supported university, college, or community college or any indep...
| More... |
Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 04/2008 |
Community College,
Postsec. | Community College Funding
L.B. 973
Changes provisions governing distribution of state aid among Nebraska's six community college areas. The total level of state aid appropriat...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
Signed into law 03/2008 |
P-12 | Energy Financing Contracts
L.B. 747
Relates to energy financing contracts; increases the maximum amount of time for repayment for energy financing contracts after the installat...
| More... |
School Safety |
Signed into law 02/2008 |
P-12 |
L.B. 205
Requires schools to adopt a bullying policy by July 1, 2009; amends provisions regarding student discipline.Defines bullying as any ongoing ...
| More... |
Assessment |
Signed into law 05/2007 |
P-12 | Statewide Assessment and Reporting System
L.A. 653
Requires the state board to implement a statewide assessment and reporting reporting system; grade level standards and assessments; and the ...
| More... |
Desegregation |
Signed into law 05/2007 |
P-12 | Division of a Learning Community into Separate Education Centers
L.B. 641
Pertains to Class V school districts. (Omaha Public Schools is only class V district as of bill passage.) Provides for the division of a lea...
| More... |
Finance |
Signed into law 05/2007 |
P-12 | Elections to Exceed Property Tax Limit
L.B. 289
Changes procedure relating to elections to exceed the property tax levy limit. Specifies that the method of voting at the meeting will prote...
| More... |
Finance |
Signed into law 05/2007 |
P-12 | School Breakfast Funding
L.A. 73
Relates to school breakfast funding. Changes the basis for the state reimbursement of the school breakfast program from the current year to ...
| More... |
Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses |
Signed into law 05/2007 |
P-12 | Educational Service Units and Early Childhood Education Grants
L.B. 603
Relates to educational service units and school funding, incuding distance education. Changes provisions relating to: election of board memb...
| More... |
Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses |
Signed into law 05/2007 |
P-12 | Funding for Distance Education Classrooms
L.A. 603
Distance education provisions of this larger appropriations bill pertain to the qualifications of school districts and educational service u...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans |
Signed into law 05/2007 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Educational Savings Plan Trust Account
L.B. 338
Increases the amount that may be excluded for state income tax purposes for contributions to a state educational savings plan trust account....
| More... |
Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 05/2007 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Community College Foundation and Equalization Aid Act
L.B. 342
Adopts the community college foundation and equalization aid act to be used to provide state aid to community college areas. Amends provisio...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations |
Vetoed 05/2007 |
P-12 | Creation of Class I School Districts
L.B. 658
Provides for the creation of new Class I school districts. Class I districts may be created pursuant to a plan submitted by an individual or...
| More... |
Special Education |
Signed into law 05/2007 |
P-12 | Special Education Task Force
L.B. 316
Creates the special education task force to examine the provision of special education services and recommend policies and potential legisla...
| More... |
Special Education |
Signed into law 05/2007 |
P-12 | Autism Treatment Program Act
L.B. 482
Adopts the autism treatment program act for the purposes of (1) creating the Autism Treatment Program administered by the Center for Autism ...
| More... |
Teaching Quality |
Signed into law 05/2007 |
P-12 | School Employees Retirement Act
L.B. 508
Changes provisions of the school employees retirement act. Relates to retirement and payment of death benefits. Allows for a disability reti...
| More... |
High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College | Access College Early Scholarship Program
L.B. 192
Creates the Access College Early Scholarship Program, and eliminates the Community Scholarship Foundation Program. The purpose of the progra...
| More... |
P-3 |
Signed into law 03/2007 |
P-12 | Early Childhood Training Center
L.B. 231
Transfers operation of the Early Childhood Training Center from the educational service unit currently operating the center to the departmen...
| More... |
Finance |
Signed into law 01/2007 |
P-12 | Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act
L.B. 21
Relates to the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act. Changes provisions relating to cost growth factor.
http://uniweb.legisl...
| More... |
P-3 |
Approved by voters 12/2006 |
P-12 | Constitutional Amendment: Early Childhood Education Endowment Fund
L.B. 1006
A constitutional amendment to permit use of funds dedicated to the common schools for early childhood educational purposes. If adopted, requ...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations |
Legislation Repealed by Voters 11/2006 |
P-12 | District Consolidation
L.B. 126
Gives voters the option of retaining or repealing legislation pertaining to certain dissolved school districts.
http://www.unicam.state.ne.u...
| More... |
Postsecondary Institutions--Private/Independent |
Rule Adoption 08/2006 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Postsecondary Private Career Schools
Title 92 NAC Chapters 41 and 42
Establishes procedures for authorizing private postsecondary career schools to operate, be accredited and grant degrees.
Nebraska 1264...
| More... |
Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 04/2006 |
P-12 | Career Education Partnership Act
L.B. 690
Adopts the Career Education Partnership Act. The bill provides for the state department of education to administer a
program to provide gran...
| More... |
Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses |
Signed into law 04/2006 |
P-12 | Distance Education
L.B. 1208
From the fiscal note: LB 1208 relates to the provision of distance education in the state. The bill requires educational service units (ESU'...
| More... |
P-3 |
Signed into law 04/2006 |
P-12 | Early Childhood
L.B. 1256
From the fiscal note: LB 1256 establishes an endowment fund to provide early childhood education grants to programs for at-risk children fro...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Undocumented Immigrants |
GOVERNOR'S veto overridden by LEGISLATURE. 04/2006 |
Postsec. | Resident Status for Immigrants with Pending Immigration Status
L.B. 239
From the fiscal note: allow students to claim resident status if they have a petition pending with the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization S...
| More... |
Private Schools |
Signed into law 04/2006 |
P-12 | Part-time Enrollment of Private School Students
L.B. 821
From fiscal note: LB 821 requires school districts to allow the part-time enrollment of students who are residents of the district who are e...
| More... |
P-3 Finance |
Signed by Governor 06/2005 |
P-12 | Early Childhood programs, funding.
L.B. 577
Changes provisions relating to early childhood education programs as prescribed; to define and redefine terms; to provide a weighting factor...
| More... |
Postsecondary Online Instruction |
Signed into law 05/2005 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College | Distance Education Enhancement Task Force
L.B. 689
Creates and provides duties for the Distance Education Enhancement Task Force. http://www.legislature.ne.gov/FloorDocs/99/PDF/Slip/LB689.pdf...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
P-12 | School State Aid Payment Adjustments
L.B. 198
Relates to schools. Provides for payment adjustments to reflect transfers of property as prescribed.
(1) State aid payments shall be adjust...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
P-12 | School Retirement Plans
L.B. 329
Relates to retirement; authorizes certain contributions related to school plans....
| More... |
Attendance |
Signed into law 04/2004 |
P-12 | Compulsory Attendance Ages
L.B. 868
LB 868 changes the mandatory ages for compulsory education. From the fiscal note: Currently, ages are from age 7 through
age 15. Beginning i...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 04/2004 |
P-12 | Incentives for Districts to Consolidate
L.B. 1091
One part of this bill creates the School District Reorganization Fund. From the fiscal note: AM 3480 provides that the state will fund ince...
| More... |
Parent/Family |
Signed into law 03/2004 |
P-12 | School Districts
L.B. 172
Eliminates a requirement for school districts to provide abortion information....
| More... |
Students |
Signed into law 06/2003 |
P-12 | Compensation for Football Players
L.B. 688
Any person who competes in the sport of football for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln may be granted a stipend, the amount of which
shall...
| More... |
Finance |
Signed into law 05/2003 |
P-12 | Student Fees, Choice & Participation
L.B. 249
The Public Elementary and Secondary Student Fee Authorization Act does not limit the ability of a governing body to request
donations of mo...
| More... |
Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
GOVERNOR'S veto overridden by LEGISLATURE. 05/2003 |
P-12,
Community College | School Levies and State Aid
L.B. 540
Amends provisions relating to state aid, allowable growth for school district budgets, school levies. Provides for a statutory computation ...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 05/2003 |
Postsec. | Vaccinations
L.B. 513
Beginning with school year 2003-04, each postsecondary educational institution must provide to each newly enrolled student who will reside i...
| More... |
Leadership |
Signed into law 05/2003 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Postsecondary Student Fees
L.B. 685
LB 685, as amended, includes provisions from LB's 264, 683 and 684 pertaining to teacher certification and private postsecondary
career scho...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 02/2003 |
Postsec. | Minority Scholarship Program Act
L.B. 106
Provides for inclusion of associate degree program students under the Minority Scholarship Program Act....
| More... |
Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 02/2003 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Community College Boards of Governors Candidates
L.B. 15
Provides for automatic nomination of candidates for community college boards of governors....
| More... |
Scheduling/School Calendar |
Signed into law 01/2003 |
P-12 | Education
L.B. 67
One provision allows the state board to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to define school day and other appropriate units of the s...
| More... |
Accountability |
Adopted 12/2002 |
P-12 | Regulations and Procedures/Accreditation of Schools
92 NAC 10 (Rule 10)
Establishes major rules regarding regulations and procedures for the accreditation of schools. Repeals 94 NAC 3. NEBRASKA REG 895 (SN)...
| More... |
Bilingual/ESL |
Rejected by voters 11/2002 |
P-12 | Clarify English language requirements in schools
Proposed Amendment 1
(LR 1CA 2001-2002) Amends section 27 of the Article I of the Nebraska Constitution to eliminate language requirements for private, denominat...
| More... |
No Child Left Behind--Report Cards |
Active 10/2002 |
P-12 | Accountability Reporting
N/A
2000-2001 Report Card: (http://reportcard.nde.state.ne.us/Main/PDFDownload.asp)...
| More... |
No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services |
Active 09/2002 |
P-12 | Supplemental Education Services
N/A
Supplemental Education Services application; deadline 10/15/2002: (http://www.nde.state.ne.us/TITLE1/nesspapp.pdf)...
| More... |
Finance |
Signed by governor 08/2002 |
P-12 | Committee Eliminations
L.B. 41B
As part of the state's budget cuts, eliminates the School Finance Review Committee and the Education Roundtable (saves approximately $20,000...
| More... |
Finance--District |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
P-12 | Cash Reserves
L.B. 460
LB 460 repeals current law that restricts the annual growth rate of allowable cash reserves of school districts to 2% of the total general
f...
| More... |
Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
P-12 | Nebraska Schools Construction Alternative Act
L.B. 391
LB 391 is the Nebraska Schools Construction Alternatives Act. The bill allows a school district to enter into a design-build contract or con...
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Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
P-12 | State Aid
L.B. 898
Changes the calculation of state aid to education for 2002-03, 2003-04, and 2004-05. The bill establishes a temporary aid adjustment factor ...
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Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
P-12 | Student Fees
L.B. 1172
LB 1172 is the Public Elementary and Secondary Student Fee Authorization Act. The act provides that a school or an educational
service unit ...
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Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures |
GOVERNOR'S veto overridden by LEGISLATURE. 04/2002 |
P-12 | State Aid
L.B. 898
LB 898's intent is to help address the budget shortfall facing Nebraska for the current biennium. LB 898 would increase the local effort rat...
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Textbooks and Open Source |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
P-12 | Electronic Versions of Textbooks
L.B. 647
The bill, as amended, includes the contents of LB 1250. LB 1250 requires a publisher or manufacturer to provide a computer file or
electroni...
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P-3 |
Signed into law 03/2002 |
P-12 | Learning Begins at Birth
L.B. 326
LB 326 is the Nebraska Read, Educate, and Develop Youth Act. The bill requires the state department and the
Department of Health and Human S...
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Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12 | Funding Changes
L.B. 797--Two Components
Section 16 changes the definition of general fund operating expenditures for purposes of the state aid formula (TEEOSA). The bill provides t...
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Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12 |
L.B. 797
Changes the definition of general fund operating expenditures for purposes of the state aid formula. General fund operating expenditures wil...
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Finance--Lotteries |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12 | Distance Education Funding
L.B. 833
Changes the allocation of the Education Innovation Fund in 2001-02 and 2002-03. The bill provides that up to 20% of the Education Innovation...
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Special Education |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12 | Special Education Funding Component
LB 797
Section 37 of LB 797 allows Class I school districts to amend the general fund budget of expenditures after October 15th of each year for sp...
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State Policymaking |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
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Postsec. | Education Roundtable
L.B. 303
LB 303 creates an Education Roundtable. The Roundtable has 34 members including the Governor and Commissioner of Education, who are co-chair...
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State Policymaking |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12 | Education Roundtable
L.B. 303
Creates the Education Roundtable to (1) identify and prioritize the future needs and challenges related
to education in the state, (2) sh...
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Finance--District |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 | Taxing Authority
L.B. 240
LB 240 allows school districts that are in an empowerment zone or enterprise community or which have at least 35% of their students eligible...
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P-3 Finance |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 | Early Childhood Education Grants
L.B. 759
LB 759 changes current law pertaining to early childhood education pilot program grants. The bill provides for an Early Childhood Education ...
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Leadership |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
P-12 | Certification Assessment Requirements
L.B. 314
LB 314 exempts certain applicants for an entry-level teacher or administrator certificate from the requirement to take and pass a basic skil...
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School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 02/2001 |
P-12 | Bus Inspections
L.B. 36
Changes provisions relating to inspection of pupil transportation vehicles....
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Bilingual/ESL |
Rejected by voters 05/2000 |
P-12 | English Language Requirement in Private Schools
V. 4
(LR 20-1999); Constitutional amendment; eliminates the English language requirement in private, denominational, and parochial schools....
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Assessment |
Signed into law 04/2000 |
P-12 | Local Assessment System
L.B. 812
Directs the state board to develop sufficiently clear and measurable model academic content standards. Additionally, each school district in...
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Finance |
Signed into law 04/2000 |
P-12 | School Finance
L.B. 968
Relates to revenue and taxation; changes provisions relating to the Nebraska Budget Act, tax levies, joint public agencies, taxation of publ...
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Finance |
Vetoed 04/2000 |
P-12 |
L.B. 1401
Changes provisions relating to budgets, beginner grade entrance document requirements, the enrollment option program, reorganization plan he...
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Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures |
Vetoed 04/2000 |
P-12 | Local Education Levies
L.B. 1107
Relates to School Finance; changes the calculation of local effort rate; adjusts levy amounts....
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Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans |
Signed into law 04/2000 |
Postsec. | Education Savings Plan
L.B. 1003
Creates an educational savings plan for Nebraskans who want to save for their child's college education. The program will accept and invest ...
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Special Education |
Signed into law 04/2000 |
P-12 | Special Education Finance
L.B. 1243
This bill clarifies several aspects of how students, spacificly Special Ed. students, are to be treated in the state. It clarifies that spe...
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 04/2000 |
P-12 | Salary Study
L.B. 1399
Creates a 14-member task force that will study teacher salaries and report to the Legislature by Oct. 1. The task force will be directed to ...
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Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues |
Signed into law 03/2000 |
P-12 | Tobacco Fund Settlement
L.B. 1436
Relates to the tobacco fund settlement; creates the Teen Tobacco Education and Prevention Project; creates a committee and a fund; harmonize...
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Technology |
Signed into law 03/2000 |
P-12 | Educational Telecommunications Commission
L.B. 1328
Relates to the Nebraska Educational Telecommunications Commission; changes provisions relating to powers and duties; repeals the original se...
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