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.
Read MoreSenators added provisions to an omnibus child welfare measure before giving it second round approval March 8.
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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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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 MoreThe Education Committee heard testimony Feb. 22 on a bill intended to improve access to mental and behavioral health services for public school students.
Read MoreThe Health and Human Services Committee heard testimony Feb. 10 on a bill intended to streamline the process for certain children in Nebraska to obtain health insurance.
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School boards would require children to be screened for autism spectrum disorder under a bill heard Feb. 8 by the Education Committee.
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A proposal to redraw Nebraska’s 49 legislative districts to reflect changes in the state’s population fell six votes short on a motion to end general file debate Sept. 20.
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Measures to create a school safety reporting system, establish a statewide farm-to-school program and require schools to create health plans for students with seizure disorders were among the proposals advanced by the Education Committee this session.
Read MoreThe Executive Board of the Legislature announced appointments to two special committees May 26.
Read MoreLawmakers passed a bill May 19 that requires each public, private, denominational and parochial school in Nebraska to create individualized health plans for students with seizure disorders.
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Senators advanced a bill from general file April 26 intended to modernize the state’s small business tax credit.
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A bill that would require Nebraska schools to create individualized health plans for students with seizure disorders advanced from the first round of debate March 29.
Read MoreNebraska schools would create individualized plans to help students with seizure disorders under a bill heard March 1 by the Education Committee.
Read MoreA bill that would make permanent a temporary change in the way Nebraska child care providers are reimbursed through a federal program was considered Feb. 10 by the Health and Human Service Committee.
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