Session Review: Appropriations
Lawmakers allocated more than a billion dollars in federal pandemic relief this session and made adjustments to the state’s two-year budget.
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Session Review: Health and Human Services
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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Funding for rural health care workforce project advanced
Senators gave first-round approval March 31 to a bill that would fund a new facility to train rural health care providers.
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Proposal to extend, increase funding for rural housing program advanced
A bill that would update an existing grant program in an effort to increase workforce housing in rural communities was advanced from general file March 28.
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North Omaha recovery bill amended, advanced
A bill to aid COVID-19 recovery efforts in North Omaha was expanded into a more comprehensive measure and advanced from general file March 22.
Read moreCash reserve budget bill advanced after cloture vote
Lawmakers gave first-round approval March 22 to the last of three main bills comprising the Appropriations Committee’s mid-biennium budget adjustment package.
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Budget debate begins, two bills advance after successful cloture votes
Lawmakers began debate March 15 on the first of several bills comprising the Appropriations Committee’s mid-biennium budget adjustment package.
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Computer science requirement for public schools advanced
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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Stillbirth review proposal advanced
A bill that would expand state review of child deaths to allow inclusion of stillbirths advanced from general file March 2.
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Proposal would fund health equity liaisons
Nebraska would use federal pandemic relief funds to facilitate the collection of health inequity data by several state commissions that serve the state’s minority populations under a bill considered Feb. 23 by the Appropriations Committee.
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Array of university funding proposals considered
The Appropriations Committee heard several proposals Feb. 17 that would use federal pandemic relief dollars to fund a variety of University of Nebraska projects.
Read morePandemic recovery funds sought for South Omaha
The state would direct $50 million in federal pandemic relief funds to South Omaha under a bill heard Feb. 14 by the Appropriations Committee.
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Basic skills requirements for teaching candidates considered
Teaching candidates no longer would be required to pass a standardized test to demonstrate proficiency in basic reading, writing and math under three bills heard Jan. 31 by the Education Committee.
Read moreDay five bill introduction
Senators reconvened Jan. 11 to continue introduction of new bills.
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Session Review: Appropriations
Lawmakers approved the state’s $9.7 billion budget package this session.
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