Education

Roster (8)

• Dave Murman (Chair)
• Jana Hughes (Vice Chair)
• Dan Lonowski
• Danielle Conrad
• Glen Meyer
• Margo Juarez
• Megan Hunt
• Rita Sanders

Bills referred (48)

1. Interim study to examine federally funded Head Start Preschool and Early Head Start prog…
2. Urge Congress and the President of the United States to enact legislation to fully fund …
3. Interim study to examine youth sports participation in the State of Nebraska, with a foc…
4. Interim study to examine educational opportunities and services available to deaf and ha…
5. Interim study to examine the identification, evaluation, and effectiveness of reading sc…
6. Interim study to examine the necessity of a robust and well-integrated education and wor…
7. Interim study to examine the prevalence, causes, and impacts of suspension and other exc…
8. Interim study relating to school policies on student surveys and the involvement of pare…
9. Interim study to analyze data from learning community schools to investigate the return …
10. Interim study to examine recruitment, retention, and professional recognition of prekind…
11. Interim study to examine the special fund for sites and buildings that public school boa…
12. Interim study to examine how a baccalaureate degree requiring fewer than the traditional…
13. Interim study to examine current laws and regulations to ascertain whether the State of …
14. Interim study to examine compensation for laboratory hours taught at a community college…
15. Interim study to examine how public resources for youth development programming are curr…
16. Change school board policies and procedures relating to part-time enrollment
17. Provide for a grant program related to classroom libraries and engagement materials
18. Adopt the Foreign Adversaries Out of Postsecondary Education Act
19. Provide requirements relating to applications for employment at a school
20. Require postsecondary institution participation in the Nebraska Statewide Workforce and …
21. Adopt the Prior Learning Act
22. Provide for a base salary for certified teachers and state intent relating to changes to…
23. Adopt the Nebraska Tribal College Investment Act
24. Prohibit the use of state or local funds for low-earning outcome postsecondary education…
25. Require school districts to provide mental health leave for school employees
26. Change provisions relating to reports by a school district relating to absences of a chi…
27. Provide a budget requirement under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support …
28. Provide for educational services for prisoners
29. Prohibit children from transferring to an exempt school during certain child abuse or ne…
30. Prohibit certain color additives in school meals
31. Eliminate the human relations training requirement for obtaining a Nebraska substitute t…
32. Require school districts and the State Board of Education to provide for instruction on …
33. Adopt the Prior Learning Act and the K-12 Education Cybersecurity Act and change provisi…
34. Redefine terms relating to reportable funding from a foreign adversarial source for coll…
35. Adopt the Hunger-Free Schools Act and provide for an appropriation
36. Provide a requirement to include nonvoting student members on school boards
37. Provide for the collection of postsecondary institution compensation data
38. Adopt the Statewide Standardized Grading System Act
39. Change eligibility requirements for community college gap assistance
40. Change powers of learning community councils and authorized uses of learning community l…
41. Change provisions relating to instructional priorities and degree programs at state coll…
42. Adopt the Youth Early Intervention and Support Act
43. Change provisions relating to special education services, parental consent, and hearings
44. Change provisions relating to the Nebraska educational savings plan trust and allow for …
45. Change provisions relating to the requirements for a diploma of high school equivalency
46. Provide for an interpersonal relations training course as an alternative to the human re…
47. Change residence requirements relating to tuition and fees at state postsecondary educat…
48. Provide requirements relating to the participation of seventh and eighth grade students …

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1. 2026-05-25 · received referral of Interim study to examine how public resources for youth development programming are currently distributed across Nebraska, identify gaps in availability and access, particularly in rural areas and communities with fewer resources, and develop recommendations for ensuring those resources work more efficiently and effectively for youth, families, and communities · ne-leg-action
   LR 480
2. 2026-05-25 · received referral of Interim study to examine federally funded Head Start Preschool and Early Head Start programs and to provide state policy recommendations in support of such programs · ne-leg-action
   LR 472
3. 2026-05-25 · received referral of Interim study to examine the prevalence, causes, and impacts of suspension and other exclusionary discipline practices affecting elementary school students · ne-leg-action
   LR 466
4. 2026-05-25 · received referral of Interim study relating to school policies on student surveys and the involvement of parents, guardians, and educational decisionmakers · ne-leg-action
   LR 465
5. 2026-05-25 · received referral of Interim study to analyze data from learning community schools to investigate the return on investment · ne-leg-action
   LR 463
6. 2026-05-25 · received referral of Interim study to examine recruitment, retention, and professional recognition of prekindergarten, elementary, and secondary educators · ne-leg-action
   LR 455
7. 2026-05-25 · received referral of Interim study to examine how a baccalaureate degree requiring fewer than the traditional one hundred twenty hours, or four years, may benefit the state · ne-leg-action
   LR 447
8. 2026-05-25 · received referral of Interim study to examine youth sports participation in the State of Nebraska, with a focus on ensuring equal access, fair play, and adequate organizational support structures for children and youth · ne-leg-action
   LR 442
9. 2026-05-25 · received referral of Interim study to examine the identification, evaluation, and effectiveness of reading screeners approved by the State Department of Education and utilized by school districts, and to examine whether improvements to screening practices should precede consideration of student retention at the third-grade level · ne-leg-action
   LR 440
10. 2026-05-25 · received referral of Interim study to examine the necessity of a robust and well-integrated education and workforce system to support long-term economic growth that enables learners to move efficiently from education and training to employment in high-demand and high-wage occupations across the state · ne-leg-action
    LR 433
11. 2026-05-25 · received referral of Urge Congress and the President of the United States to enact legislation to fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act · ne-leg-action
    LR 422
12. 2026-05-25 · received referral of Interim study to examine the special fund for sites and buildings that public school boards or public boards of education may establish within their school district · ne-leg-action
    LR 406
13. 2026-05-25 · received referral of Interim study to examine current laws and regulations to ascertain whether the State of Nebraska is able to assume the increased responsibilities necessary in order to ensure compliance with federal civil rights laws relating to education and whether statutory or regulatory reform is necessary to provide for such responsibilities · ne-leg-action
    LR 405
14. 2026-05-25 · received referral of Interim study to examine compensation for laboratory hours taught at a community college and to review the statutory definition of the laboratory hours · ne-leg-action
    LR 402
15. 2026-05-25 · received referral of Interim study to examine educational opportunities and services available to deaf and hard of hearing elementary students in Nebraska · ne-leg-action
    LR 389
16. 2026-05-25 · received referral of Adopt the Foreign Adversaries Out of Postsecondary Education Act · ne-leg-action
    LB 1262
17. 2026-05-25 · received referral of Require postsecondary institution participation in the Nebraska Statewide Workforce and Education Reporting System for the Nebraska Career Scholarship Act · ne-leg-action
    LB 1247
18. 2026-05-25 · received referral of Change school board policies and procedures relating to part-time enrollment · ne-leg-action
    LB 1243
19. 2026-05-25 · received referral of Provide requirements relating to applications for employment at a school · ne-leg-action
    LB 1241
20. 2026-05-25 · received referral of Prohibit children from transferring to an exempt school during certain child abuse or neglect investigations and prohibit persons convicted of certain crimes from monitoring or providing instruction at such schools · ne-leg-action
    LB 1224
21. 2026-05-25 · received referral of Provide for educational services for prisoners · ne-leg-action
    LB 1216
22. 2026-05-25 · received referral of Provide a budget requirement under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act · ne-leg-action
    LB 1208
23. 2026-05-25 · received referral of Require school districts to provide mental health leave for school employees · ne-leg-action
    LB 1207
24. 2026-05-25 · received referral of Provide for a grant program related to classroom libraries and engagement materials · ne-leg-action
    LB 1201
25. 2026-05-25 · received referral of Prohibit the use of state or local funds for low-earning outcome postsecondary education programs · ne-leg-action
    LB 1196
26. 2026-05-25 · received referral of Adopt the Nebraska Tribal College Investment Act · ne-leg-action
    LB 1184
27. 2026-05-25 · received referral of Provide for a base salary for certified teachers and state intent relating to changes to the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act and a new form of block grant funding · ne-leg-action
    LB 1182
28. 2026-05-25 · received referral of Adopt the Prior Learning Act · ne-leg-action
    LB 1164
29. 2026-05-25 · received referral of Change provisions relating to reports by a school district relating to absences of a child from school · ne-leg-action
    LB 1146
30. 2026-05-25 · received referral of Adopt the Statewide Standardized Grading System Act · ne-leg-action
    LB 1112
31. 2026-05-25 · received referral of Change eligibility requirements for community college gap assistance · ne-leg-action
    LB 1086
32. 2026-05-25 · received referral of Redefine terms relating to reportable funding from a foreign adversarial source for colleges and universities · ne-leg-action
    LB 1029
33. 2026-05-25 · received referral of Require school districts and the State Board of Education to provide for instruction on the history of communism · ne-leg-action
    LB 1024
34. 2026-05-25 · received referral of Eliminate the human relations training requirement for obtaining a Nebraska substitute teacher's certificate · ne-leg-action
    LB 1022
35. 2026-05-25 · received referral of Adopt the Hunger-Free Schools Act and provide for an appropriation · ne-leg-action
    LB 966
36. 2026-05-25 · received referral of Provide a requirement to include nonvoting student members on school boards · ne-leg-action
    LB 960
37. 2026-05-25 · received referral of Provide for the collection of postsecondary institution compensation data · ne-leg-action
    LB 956
38. 2026-05-25 · received referral of Prohibit certain color additives in school meals · ne-leg-action
    LB 940
39. 2026-05-25 · received referral of Adopt the Prior Learning Act and the K-12 Education Cybersecurity Act and change provisions relating to student transfers, school absences, option enrollment, extracurricular activities, reports, school employment, the improvement grant program, monitoring or providing instruction, deadlines, the Nebraska Teacher Apprenticeship Program, the Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act, and the College Pathway Program Act · ne-leg-action
    LB 937
40. 2026-05-25 · received referral of Change powers of learning community councils and authorized uses of learning community levies · ne-leg-action
    LB 924
41. 2026-05-25 · received referral of Provide for an interpersonal relations training course as an alternative to the human relations training requirement for substitute teachers · ne-leg-action
    LB 893
42. 2026-05-25 · received referral of Change residence requirements relating to tuition and fees at state postsecondary educational institutions · ne-leg-action
    LB 870
43. 2026-05-25 · received referral of Adopt the Youth Early Intervention and Support Act · ne-leg-action
    LB 855
44. 2026-05-25 · received referral of Change provisions relating to special education services, parental consent, and hearings · ne-leg-action
    LB 841
45. 2026-05-25 · received referral of Change provisions relating to instructional priorities and degree programs at state colleges · ne-leg-action
    LB 833
46. 2026-05-25 · received referral of Change provisions relating to the Nebraska educational savings plan trust and allow for the use of trust funds for recognized postsecondary credential programs · ne-leg-action
    LB 748
47. 2026-05-25 · received referral of Change provisions relating to the requirements for a diploma of high school equivalency · ne-leg-action
    LB 745
48. 2026-05-25 · received referral of Provide requirements relating to the participation of seventh and eighth grade students in high school sports · ne-leg-action
    LB 742
49. 2026-05-25 · added member Rita Sanders · ne-leg-committee
50. 2026-05-25 · added member Glen Meyer · ne-leg-committee