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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A bill that seeks to prioritize students’ mental health was advanced from general file March 5.
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School employees who are injured by another person while at work would receive injury leave under a bill advanced by lawmakers March 5.
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The second Monday in October would be known as Indigenous Peoples’ Day and Columbus Day in Nebraska under a bill advanced from general file March 4.
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Lawmakers gave first-round approval March 3 to a bill that would make several technical changes to state education law after amending it to include provisions of several other education-related bills.
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Electronic smoking devices would be banned inside public buildings under a bill advanced from general file Feb. 27.
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Nebraska college and university athletes could earn income under a bill advanced from general file Feb. 25.
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Lawmakers advanced a bill from general file Feb. 20 that would reduce “surprise billing” for emergency medical care.
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Lawmakers debated a bill Feb. 19 and 20 that is intended to reduce the state’s reliance on property taxes to fund education by increasing state aid to public schools.
Read moreA bill that would allow qualifying landowners to hunt deer before the regular firearm deer hunting season advanced to the final round of debate Feb. 13 after lawmakers amended it to include a small permit fee.
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Lawmakers did not advance a bill from general file Feb. 11 that would establish a registry and a minimum standard of competence for surgical technologists.
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A bill that would make several changes to state law regulating nail technology and tattoo artists advanced from general file Feb. 11.
Read moreThe Legislature would provide additional funding for career-readiness and dual-credit education initiatives under a proposal heard Feb. 3 by the Education Committee.
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Qualifying landowners would receive up to four free firearm deer hunting permits under a bill advanced from general file Jan. 30.
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Nebraska school districts would train teachers, administrators and other staff regarding how to manage student behavior under a bill heard Jan. 27 by the Education Committee.
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