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Education

Sen. Lynne Walz
Education Session Review 2022 

Session Review: Education

May 12, 2022 admin Sen. Lou Ann Linehan, LB1218 LB945 LB852 LB912 LB997 LB1112 LB888 LB768 LB758 LB902 LB890 LB1158

Measures intended to attract and retain teachers, improve student access to mental and behavioral health services and prepare students for technology-related jobs were among those advanced by the Education Committee this session.

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Education 

Holocaust education measure approved

April 14, 2022 admin Sen. Jen Day, LB888

Nebraska’s social studies education standards will be updated to include content on the Holocaust under a bill approved by lawmakers April 13.

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Education 

Teacher certification changes, loan assistance authorized

April 14, 2022 admin Sen. Lou Ann Linehan, LB1218 LB945

Lawmakers approved a bill April 13 intended to address a shortage of teachers in Nebraska schools.

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Education 

Career scholarship program codified

April 13, 2022April 13, 2022 admin Sen. Raymond Aguilar, LB902

An existing state scholarship program for postsecondary students enrolled in programs that lead to jobs in certain high-demand fields was codified in state law April 12.

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Education 

Behavioral health points of contact, training program approved

April 13, 2022 admin Sen. Jen Day, LB852 LB912

Lawmakers passed a measure April 12 intended to improve access to mental and behavioral health services for Nebraska students.

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Education 

Computer science education requirement approved

April 13, 2022 admin Sen. Terrell McKinney, LB1112

Nebraska students will receive computer science and technology education before graduating from high school under a bill passed April 12.

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Education 

Holocaust education bill narrowed, returned to final reading

April 13, 2022 admin Sen. Jen Day, LB888

A bill on final reading intended to ensure that Nebraska students receive education on the Holocaust was amended to remove a provision related to slavery in America after lawmakers voted to return it to select file April 11.

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Sens. Lynne Walz and Tony Vargas
Education 

Loan forgiveness, teacher certification changes advanced

April 8, 2022 admin Sen. Lynne Walz, LB1218 LB945

Lawmakers gave first-round approval April 7 to a bill intended to address a shortage of teachers in Nebraska schools.

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Education 

Holocaust education standards amended, advanced

April 8, 2022 admin Sen. Jen Day, LB888

A bill intended to ensure that Nebraska students receive education on the Holocaust and other acts of genocide advanced to the final round of debate April 7 after lawmakers amended it to clarify which events those lessons would cover.

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Education 

Career scholarship proposal clears first round

March 29, 2022 admin Sen. Raymond Aguilar, LB902

A proposal to codify an existing state scholarship program for postsecondary students enrolled in programs that lead to jobs in high-demand fields advanced from general file March 28.

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Sens. Lynne Walz and Jen Day
Education 

Behavioral health points of contact for schools amended, advanced

March 28, 2022 admin Sen. Jen Day, LB852 LB912

Lawmakers gave first-round approval March 28 to a bill intended to improve access to mental and behavioral health services for public school students after amending it to include a proposed mental health first aid training program.

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Sen. Terrell McKinney
Education 

Computer science requirement for public schools advanced

March 8, 2022 admin Sen. Terrell McKinney, LB1112

Lawmakers gave first-round approval March 8 to a bill intended to ensure that Nebraska students receive computer science and technology education before graduating from high school.

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Education 

Amendment to eliminate State Board of Education proposed

March 3, 2022 admin Sen. Lou Ann Linehan, LR278CA

Voters could choose to eliminate the State Board of Education under a proposed constitutional amendment considered by the Education Committee March 1.

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Sen. Jen Day
Education 

Holocaust education standards clear first round

March 1, 2022 admin Sen. Jen Day, LB888

A bill intended to ensure Nebraska students receive education on the Holocaust before they graduate from high school advanced from general file March 1.

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Education 

State funds would help students with disabilities attend private schools

March 1, 2022March 4, 2022 admin Sen. Ben Hansen, LB1251

Parents of children with disabilities could apply for state scholarship funds they could use at private and parochial schools under a bill heard Feb. 28 by the Education Committee.

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