Education

NE - Senator Mike Groene (U)

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Chairperson

NE - Senator Laura Ebke (U)

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Member

NE - Senator Steve Erdman (U)

Title:

Member

NE - Senator Rick Kolowski (U)

Title:

Member

NE - Senator Lou Ann Linehan (U)

Title:

Member

NE - Senator Adam Morfeld (U)

Title:

Member

NE - Senator Patty Pansing Brooks (U)

Title:

Member

NE - Senator Lynne Walz (U)

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Member

NE - LB62 eliminate prohibition on teachers wearing religious garb

NE - LB58 Change provisions relating to participation in extracurricular activities

NE - LB14 Require successful completion of a civics examination as a prerequisite to high school graduation

NE - LB246 Provide a budget exception for expanded learning opportunity programs

NE - LB235 Clarify grant requirements for the Summer Food Service Program

NE - LB265 Provide for a minimum amount of state aid based on the number of students in a local system

NE - LB247 Provide for school district levy and bonding authority for cybersecurity

NE - LB308 Change provisions relating to the committee on Americanism

NE - LB377 Change provisions relating to classification of school districts

NE - LB398 Provide for certification of certain swimming instructors and lifeguards as prescribed

NE - LB396 Change residency provisions relating to postsecondary educational institutions

NE - LB427 Require breastfeeding accommodations for student-parents

NE - LB409 Change the base limitation and local effort rate for school districts

NE - LB428 Require schools and the State Department of Education to adopt policies relating to pregnant and parenting students

NE - LB662 Establish a grading system for schools and school districts

NE - LB650 Change provisions for teaching certificates

NE - LB651 Adopt the Nebraska Reading Improvement Act

NE - LB569 Establish the Community College Task Force and sunset community college levies

NE - LB554 Provide for a financial transparency web site for schools, school districts, and educational service units

NE - LB540 Provide for a temporary aid adjustment factor in the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act

NE - LB521 Change provisions related to early childhood education in the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act

NE - LB512 Change provisions related to education

NE - LB511 Change provisions for payment of educational costs for state wards and students in residential settings

NE - LB568 Change provisions related to temporary teaching certificates

NE - LB525 Change funding provisions related to the Education Innovation Fund

NE - LB608 Adopt the Parental Choice Scholarship Program

NE - LB634 Include virtual school students in the state aid to schools formula

NE - LB571 Change state aid provisions relating to allocated income tax funds

NE - LB630 Adopt the Independent Public Schools Act

NE - LB575 Provide funding for schools offering certain programs and courses as prescribed

NE - LB645 Add dyslexia for purposes of special education

NE - LB778 Require voter approval for school district building fund levies

NE - LB737 Adopt the First Responder Education Act

NE - LB718 Adopt the Higher Education Free Speech Accountability Act

NE - LB801 Adopt the Panhandle Beginnings Act to provide certain services to school-age children

NE - LB828 Adopt the Empowerment Savings Account Act

NE - LB779 Change provisions relating to learning communities

NE - LB771 Adopt the Child Hunger and Workforce Readiness Act

NE - LB803 Change provisions related to kindergarten, early childhood education, and the Step Up to Quality Childcare Act

NE - LB783 Define "educational interpreter" for purposes of students eligible for special education as prescribed

NE - LB912 Provide for posting by public schools of a toll-free telephone number set up to report child abuse and neglect

NE - LR270 Constitutional amendment to reduce the minimum age in the constitutional requirement to provide free instruction

NE - LB898 Require public postsecondary educational institutions to conduct an annual sexual assault climate survey

NE - LB888 Require schools to post the child abuse and neglect toll-free telephone number

NE - LB877 Change provisions related to early childhood education in the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act

NE - LB876 Change special education reimbursements

NE - LB998 Create the Collaborative School Behavioral and Mental Health Program

NE - LB999 Change provisions relating to the Student Discipline Act

NE - LB109 Provide for a temporary teaching certificate or permit for military spouses

NE - LB103 Change provisions relating to accelerated or differentiated curriculum and require establishment of focus groups

NE - LB123 Provide for reimbursement when certain postsecondary institutions terminate operations

NE - LB119 Change dates related to certifications and distributions of state aid to schools

NE - LB124 Increase the probationary period of community college staff

NE - LB144 Change agricultural and horticultural adjusted valuations for calculating state aid to schools

NE - LB155 Require successful completion of a civics examination as a prerequisite to high school graduation

NE - LB851 Limit superintendent and educational service unit administrator compensation

NE - LB857 Adopt the Campus Confidentiality Act

NE - LR170 Interim study to examine issues under the jurisdiction of the Education Committee

NE - LR155 Interim study to examine university campus policies and efforts aimed at reducing incidents of campus sexual violence and protecting the victims of such violence in Nebraska

NE - LR148 Interim study to examine school meal programs in Nebraska

NE - LR149 Interim study to examine the administrative structure and organization of school districts across the state

NE - LR150 Interim study to examine the ratio of administration, faculty, and support staff to student enrollment within secondary education in Nebraska

NE - LR218 Interim study to examine the feasibility of consolidating the University of Nebraska Medical Center and the University of Nebraska at Omaha to create a single University of Nebraska institution in Omaha

NE - LR222 Interim study to examine dyuslexia and reading literacy in Nebraska

NE - LR212 Interim study to identify K-12 and postsecondary education resources to meet industry needs in preparing students for employment in careers requiring knowledge and skills in science, technology, engineering, and math with an emphasis on jobs in the biosciences sector

NE - LR166 Interim study to examine mental health education provided in Nebraska schools

NE - LR200 Interim study to examine issues related to dual enrollment and other courses that allow a student to obtain both high school and postsecondary education credit for such course

NE - LR217 Interim study to examine the programs and majors offered by the University of Nebraska at the Lincoln, Omaha, and Kearney campuses

NE - LR130 Interim study to examine issues related to the use of substitute teachers

NE - LR129 Interim study to examine the level of education regarding genocides in primary and secondary education and to explore best practices for incorporating the study of the Holocaust and other genocides into the curriculum

NE - LB175 Adopt the Student Online Personal Protection Act

NE - LB214 Terminate the Master Teacher Program

NE - LB484 Create the School Financing Review Commission

NE - LB457 Change exceptions to school district levy and budget exceptions for voluntary termination agreements

NE - LB490 Adopt the College Choice Grant Program Act

NE - LB917 Change eligibility relating to the Community College Gap Assistance Program Act

NE - LR98 Support the call to action of the My Brother's Keeper Initiative and Community Challenge to address opportunity gaps faced by boys and young men of color nationwide

NE - LB1001 Provide for a review of the financing of schools

NE - LR285 Constitutional amendment to eliminate the State Board of Education

NE - LB1033 Eliminate learning communities

NE - LB1081 Change education provisions regarding reporting, penalties, residency, boundaries, priority schools, subpoena authority, poverty, and limited English proficiency

NE - LB1052 Require instruction and teacher education related to dyslexia

NE - LB1069 Change provisions related to the Committee on Americanism

NE - LB1056 Provide for collection of data on student disciplinary actions

NE - LB1070 Change an election requirement for school districts with fewer than twenty-five students in high school grades

NE - LB1116 Create the Quality Education Accountability Commission and the Quality Education Accountability Office

NE - LB1103 Provide a minimum amount of state aid for each school district

NE - LR291 Recommend that school administrators, teachers, parents, and students be educated about the potential health impact of heavy backpacks

NE - LB1125 Change school finance base limitation and local effort rate provisions

NE - LB1110 Require annual reporting of school performance scores and classifications

NE - LB1094 Provide for financial literacy and entrepreneurship academic content standards

NE - LB1135 Adopt the Alternative Certification for Quality Teachers Act