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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Child welfare reform, licensure requirements and vaccine exemptions were among the measures considered by the Health and Human Services Committee this session.
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Lawmakers approved measures this session to expand broadband access throughout the state, provide for public-private partnerships and change laws regarding the state Department of Motor Vehicles.
Read moreSenators passed an omnibus child welfare measure April 13.
Read moreMental health screening for women who recently have given birth was expanded under a bill passed April 12.
Read moreSenators passed a bill April 12 to allow for certain public-private partnerships for transportation projects in Nebraska.
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Lawmakers gave first-round approval April 7 to a bill intended to address a shortage of teachers in Nebraska schools.
Read moreSenators advanced a bill from general file March 28 that would allow certain public-private partnerships for transportation projects in Nebraska.
Read moreA 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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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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A bill to expand mental health screening for women who have recently given birth advanced from general file March 14.
Read moreSenators added provisions to an omnibus child welfare measure before giving it second round approval March 8.
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A bill that would establish a work group to transform Nebraska’s child welfare system was amended to become an omnibus child welfare measure and advanced from general file Feb. 25.
Read moreFormer North Platte Sen. Mike Groene resigned from the Legislature this week amid news reports that he took inappropriate photographs of a female legislative staffer. In a letter to Speaker Mike Hilgers of Lincoln, Groene stated that his resignation was effective at 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 21.
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A proposal to modify Nebraska’s school funding formula and direct additional state aid to public schools was held on general file Feb. 11.
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