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This bill defines "certificated employee" as having the same meaning as in section 79-824 and defines a "professional employees' organization" as any group that provides liability protection or collective bargaining for certificated employees. It mandates that school boards must grant professional employees' organizations access to the physical or electronic mailboxes of certificated employees upon request. The bill also permits these organizations to display information or send representatives to certificated employee meetings or events for recruitment purposes, and if one organization is allowed to post materials, all other professional employees' organizations must be granted equal posting privileges. However, school boards are prohibited from naming any school day or break after a professional employees' organization. Importantly, this bill does not alter or supersede any provisions of the Industrial Relations Act, including those related to collective bargaining or the jurisdiction of the Commission of Industrial Relations.