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Senators passed a proposal April 11 that updates the Nebraska Career Scholarship Act and includes several other education-related measures.<\/p>\n

\"Sen.
Sen. Dave Murman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LB1329, as introduced by Glenvil Sen. Dave Murman, updates the Nebraska Career Scholarship Act by transferring its administration from the state Department of Economic Development to the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education.<\/p>\n

The bill expands the definition of “first-time freshman” to include dual enrollment graduates, updates scholarship eligibility to a 3.0 GPA or higher and aligns reporting with census data to consider all eligible programs, retention and graduation data.<\/p>\n

LB1329 also modifies language regarding State Board of Education policies on truancy and allows school boards to determine the length of behavioral intervention training for employees.<\/p>\n

Included in the bill are provisions of Gordon Sen. Tom Brewer\u2019s LB1399, which permit certain school districts to authorize security personnel and off-duty law enforcement to carry firearms on school grounds and at school-sponsored activities.<\/p>\n

Participating school districts are required to have a written policy regarding qualifications, training and the appropriate use of force. The provision does not apply to public elementary or secondary schools in Class III, IV or V school districts.<\/p>\n

Other measures included in LB1329 are:
\n\u25cf\tLB231, introduced by Lincoln Sen. George Dungan, which directs school districts to provide written communication to parents or guardians regarding excessive absences;
\n\u25cf\tLB550, introduced by Sen. Beau Ballard of Lincoln, which allows K-12 students to attend a public school outside their district once in elementary, middle school and high school, for a total of three times before graduation;
\n\u25cf\tLB673, introduced by Blair Sen. Ben Hansen, which provides grants to schools that adopt a policy to provide emergency response mapping data to law enforcement agencies;
\n\u25cf\tLB855, sponsored by Lincoln Sen. Danielle Conrad, which prohibits school districts from contracting with a collection agency to assess or collect interest, fees or other monetary penalties for outstanding debts on a student’s school lunch or breakfast account;
\n\u25cf\tLB962, introduced by Sen. Justin Wayne of Omaha, which requires public schools to exclusively use the Gall-Peters or AuthaGraph projection map for teaching purposes in the classroom;
\n\u25cf\tLB1012, sponsored by Fremont Sen. Lynne Walz, which allows the Qualified Capital Purpose Undertaking Fund to be used for abatement projects to address school safety infrastructure concerns; and
\n\u25cf\tLB1385, introduced by Sen. Kathleen Kauth of Omaha, which streamlines the approval application process for teaching certificates and creates reciprocity among states for their issuance.<\/p>\n

Senators passed LB1329 on a 40-0 vote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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