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NE LB1329
NE LB1329Change provisions relating to handguns and firearms in school environments, classification of school districts, excessive absenteeism and truancy, the enrollment option program, certain educational certificates, permits, and endorsements, certain tax levy and bonding authority of school districts, requirements for various school and education programs, and the Nebraska Career Scholarship Act, provide for grants relating to school mapping data, prohibit certain debt collection activities, and pro
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Introduced
01/17/2024
01/17/2024
In Committee
01/18/2024
01/18/2024
Crossed Over
03/20/2024
03/20/2024
Passed
04/11/2024
04/11/2024
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
04/18/2024
04/18/2024
Introduced Session
108th Legislature
Bill Summary
A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to education; to amend sections 32-543, 32-811, 79-201, 79-205, 79-206, 79-207, 79-210, 79-2,141, 79-2,145, 79-474, 79-475, 79-520, 79-534, 79-549, 79-555, 79-589, 79-590, 79-5,105, 79-5,106, 79-1093, 79-1107, and 79-1108.03, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, sections 28-1204.04, 32-405, 32-618, 79-102, 79-104, 79-209, 79-234, 79-237, 79-407, 79-413, 79-451, 79-458, 79-470, 79-473, 79-499, 79-4,108, 79-4,129, 79-501, 79-524, 79-525, 79-526, 79-547, 79-550, 79-554, 79-559, 79-564, 79-569, 79-570, 79-572, 79-576, 79-577, 79-578, 79-579, 79-580, 79-581, 79-586, 79-587, 79-588, 79-594, 79-5,104, 79-611, 79-810, 79-813, 79-8,150, 79-1045, 79-1084, 79-10,110.02, 79-10,114, 79-10,117, 79-10,118, 79-10,141, 79-1108.02, 79-11,159, 79-3105, 85-3002, 85-3003, 85-3004, 85-3005, and 85-3006, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2022, and sections 28-1201, 28-1202.01, 79-101, 79-238, 79-239, 79-262.01, 79-2,146, 79-729, 79-8,145.01, 79-1054, 79-10,150, 79-3501, 79-3602, 79-3603, and 79-3703, Revised Statutes Supplement, 2023; to define and redefine terms; to change provisions relating to carrying a concealed handgun, possession of a firearm in certain school environments, the classification of school districts, excessive absenteeism and truancy, the enrollment option program, issuance and eligibility for certificates, permits, and endorsements issued by the Commissioner of Education, high school graduation requirements, student loan repayment assistance, innovation and improvement grant programs, the Summer Food Service Program, special education expenditures, programs for learners with high ability, behavioral health points of contact, state lottery funds used for education, behavioral awareness training, the College Pathway Program, and certain tax levy and bonding authority of school districts; to change requirements relating to certain training as prescribed; to provide for grants for public and private schools to provide emergency response mapping data to public safety agencies; to create the School Emergency Response Mapping Fund; to prohibit the use of certain maps in schools; to prohibit schools from taking certain debt collection actions relating to student meals; to eliminate an innovation grant program established by the department and a mental health first aid training program; to change provisions of the Nebraska Career Scholarship Act relating to scholarships, eligible programs of study, reports, and powers and duties; to harmonize provisions; to repeal the original sections; and to outright repeal section 79-11,160, Revised Statutes Supplement, 2023.
AI Summary
This bill makes a number of changes relating to education in Nebraska. It redefines terms, alters provisions related to carrying concealed handguns, changes the classification system for school districts, modifies policies around excessive absenteeism and truancy, revises the enrollment option program, makes changes to the issuance and eligibility for educational certificates and permits, adjusts high school graduation requirements, provides for student loan repayment assistance and innovation grant programs, creates a summer food service program and requirements around special education expenditures, alters provisions for programs serving learners with high ability, establishes behavioral health points of contact in schools, changes the use of state lottery funds for education, requires behavioral awareness training, creates a College Pathway Program, and provides for changes to school district tax levy and bonding authority. The bill also provides for grants to public and private schools to develop emergency response mapping data, prohibits the use of certain debt collection activities related to student meals, and makes changes to the Nebraska Career Scholarship Act.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Provisions/portions of LB1385 amended into LB1329 by AM2831 (on 04/25/2024)
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