Bill > LB156

This bill amends two existing laws, the Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act and the State Tort Claims Act, to allow sexual assault tort claims involving children in specific school-related settings. Specifically, the bill creates an exception to existing immunity provisions for sexual assault claims that occur on school grounds, in school-owned or contracted vehicles, in vehicles driven by school employees for school purposes, or at school-sponsored activities and athletic events. This means that political subdivisions and the state would now be potentially liable for tort claims related to sexual assaults of children in these specific contexts, whereas previously such claims would have been barred under the existing tort claims acts. The bill aims to provide a legal pathway for victims of child sexual assault to seek civil remedies against schools or governmental entities when such assaults occur in school-related environments. By removing the blanket immunity for these types of claims, the legislation seeks to create more accountability and potential recourse for victims of sexual assault in educational settings.

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https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=58976