Health and Human Services
Lawmakers addressed a crisis at the state’s youth rehabilitation and treatment centers, made several changes to licensure requirements for health care professionals and revised laws governing public benefits.
Read MoreLawmakers addressed a crisis at the state’s youth rehabilitation and treatment centers, made several changes to licensure requirements for health care professionals and revised laws governing public benefits.
Read MoreThe Executive Board of the Legislature announced the appointment of senators to the new Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center Special Oversight Committee Aug. 13.
Read MoreA bill that would authorize teachers to physically intervene when a student is harming others failed to advance past the first round of debate July 30 after a failed cloture motion.
Read MoreSenators gave first-round approval July 21 to a bill that would allocate lottery funds to certain education-related programs for the next five years.
Read MoreLawmakers debated a bill on general file July 21 that would authorize teachers to physically prevent a student from harming others.
Read MoreA bill that would ban a specific abortion method in Nebraska was advanced to general file July 21 after a successful procedural motion.
Read MoreA bill intended to expand workforce housing in urban communities stalled on general file March 4.
Read MoreLawmakers 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.
Read MoreLocal jails that take on additional juvenile inmates would be reimbursed for certain costs under a bill considered by the Judiciary Committee Feb. 12.
Read MoreThe Health and Human Services Committee heard testimony Feb. 5 on five bills, all introduced by the committee, to address youth rehabilitation and treatment centers in Nebraska.
Read MoreA bill to end licensing for reflexologists stalled on general file Jan. 29.
Read MoreNebraska 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.
Read MoreThe Education Committee heard testimony Jan. 21 on a bill that would allocate lottery funds to certain education-related grant programs for the next several years.
Read MoreSenators introduced 55 measures on the eighth day of bill introduction Jan. 21.
Among the measures introduced were:
LB1058, sponsored by Omaha Sen. Sara Howard, which would adopt the Population Health Information Act;
Read MoreSenators introduced 25 new measures on the fifth day of bill introduction Jan. 14.
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