Session Review: Appropriations
Lawmakers made adjustments to the state’s two-year budget with four bills passed this session.
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Session Review: Education
The Education Committee advanced bills this session that would require special instruction for students with dyslexia, allow an exemption from a prekindergarten teacher certification requirement and create a fund to pay for social workers to connect students to behavioral and mental health care services.
Read moreSession Review: Urban Affairs
Economic development, tax-increment financing, vacant property concerns and updates to laws regarding the governing of municipalities were among the Urban Affairs topics taken up by lawmakers this session.
Read moreTax incentive approved for workforce housing construction
Certain cities may use tax increment financing to support the construction of workforce housing under a bill passed by lawmakers April 18.
Read moreTax incentive for workforce housing construction advanced
Certain cities could use tax increment financing to support the construction of workforce housing under a bill advanced by lawmakers April 10.
Read moreCertificate exemption for early childhood education teachers created
A bill meant to address a shortage of qualified early childhood education teachers in rural Nebraska received final approval by the Legislature April 11.
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Elimination of developmental disability entitlement amended, advanced
A bill that would have permanently eliminated an entitlement that prioritized services for high school graduates with developmental disabilities was amended and given first-round approval April 6.
Read moreBudget adjustment bills approved
Lawmakers gave final approval April 3 to the four components of the Legislature’s mid-biennium budget adjustment package.
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No Title X compromise; state budget adjustments stall
Lawmakers failed to reach a compromise during second-round debate March 21 on the state’s mainline budget bill, resulting in a cloture vote that fell three votes short.
Read moreAlternative contracting methods approved for state parks projects
The state Game and Parks Commission may use alternative contracting methods for public projects in the state park system under a bill passed by the Legislature March 15.
Read moreCertificate exemption for early childhood education teachers advanced
Lawmakers gave first-round approval March 14 to a bill meant to address a shortage of qualified early childhood education teachers in rural Nebraska.
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Budget adjustments advanced with Title X restriction after cloture vote
Lawmakers gave first-round approval March 13 to four bills comprising the Appropriations Committee’s adjustment proposal to the state’s $8.8 billion budget.
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NRD levy extension stalls
A bill that would extend a levy authority for certain natural resources districts in central and western Nebraska failed to advance from the first round of debate March 7.
Read moreIncreased TERC filing fee proposed
The Revenue Committee heard testimony Feb. 23 on a bill that would increase the filing fee for appeals and petitions to the Tax Equalization and Review Commission.
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Alternative contracting methods for state parks projects advanced
Lawmakers gave first-round approval Feb. 13 to a bill that would authorize the state Game and Parks Commission to use alternative contracting methods for public projects in the state park system.
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