Education
The Education Committee advanced bills this session that require schools to provide injury leave to employees and create a policy that prohibits sexual contact between a teacher and a student.
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Education
FAFSA requirement vetoed
Gov. Pete Ricketts vetoed a bill Aug. 17 that required Nebraska students to submit a federal college financial aid application before they graduate from high school.
Read moreUpdates to Student Discipline Act vetoed
Gov. Pete Ricketts vetoed a bill Aug. 17 that made several changes to provisions in the Student Discipline Act related to suspension, expulsion and mandatory reassignment.
Read moreFAFSA requirement approved
Nebraska students must submit a federal college financial aid application before they graduate from high school under a bill passed by lawmakers Aug. 13.
Read moreStudent Discipline Act updated
Lawmakers passed a bill Aug. 13 that makes several changes to provisions in the Student Discipline Act related to suspension, expulsion and mandatory reassignment.
Read moreCampus sexual harassment reporting required
Public colleges and universities in Nebraska must submit a biennial report on sexual harassment and Title IX compliance to the Legislature under a bill passed by lawmakers Aug. 12.
Read moreLanguage assessment program for deaf children approved
Senators approved a bill Aug. 11 that requires special language assessments for children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
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FAFSA completion requirement advanced
Lawmakers gave first-round approval Aug. 4 to a bill that would require Nebraska students to submit a federal college financial aid application before they graduate from high school.
Read moreInjury leave for school employees approved
School employees will receive injury leave if they are injured by another person while at work under a bill passed by lawmakers Aug. 3.
Read moreStudent-teacher relationship policy requirement approved
Nebraska public and private schools must create a policy that prohibits sexual contact between a teacher and a student under a bill passed by lawmakers Aug. 3.
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Student intervention, removal bill stalls
A bill that would authorize teachers to physically intervene when a student is harming others failed to advance past the first round of debate July 30 after a failed cloture motion.
Read moreAllocation of lottery funds for education advanced
Senators gave first-round approval July 21 to a bill that would allocate lottery funds to certain education-related programs for the next five years.
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Authorized restraint, removal of students debated
Lawmakers debated a bill on general file July 21 that would authorize teachers to physically prevent a student from harming others.
Read moreInjury leave for school employees amended, advanced
Lawmakers gave second-round approval July 20 to a bill under which school employees would receive injury leave if they are injured by another person while at work.
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Student-teacher relationship policy clears first round
Public and private schools in Nebraska would be required to create a policy that prohibits sexual contact between a teacher and a student under a bill advanced from general file March 9.
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