NEBRASKA Legislative Hearing Schedule • Sunday, January 29, 2023, to Saturday, February 4, 2023
Monday Jan 30, 2023
Tuesday January 31, 2023
Education
Room 1525 – 1:30 PM
SUPPORT: LB374
Introducer: Murman, D.
Contact: dmurman@leg.ne.gov
Description: Adopt the Parents’ Bill of Rights and Academic Transparency Act
View the bill and Submit online comments here: https://www.nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=49935
Email the Education Committee!!!!
Education Committee Members:
Sen. Dave Murman, Chairperson – dmurman@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Joni Albrecht – jalbrecht@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Tom Briese – tbriese@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Danielle Conrad – dconrad@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Lou Ann Linehan – llinehan@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Rita Sanders – rsanders@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Lynne Walz – lwalz@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Justin Wayne – Jwayne@leg.ne.gov
Additional Information:
LB374: Info, Contacts, NAGO Interview
Talking Points:
Sec 3, Defining that parents have the right to determine the education, upbringing and medical care of their children
Sec 3, Protecting students and teachers from being discriminated against based upon race
Sec 4-7, Mandating a Transparency Portal for ADMINSTRATORS, (not teachers) to provide links to library lists, curriculum, surveys, and professional development. Including the “title, author, organization, website address, and any other information that is necessary for the identification of such materials, activities and curriculum”
Maybe you are excited about
Sec 8, If library content is challenged by parents: “A school district shall designate an item of library content as “Parental Review Recommended” ..unless the item is unequivocally not deserving of such designation”. Wow. Instead of parents having to beg committees to see the bad in a library book, the committees will have to beg the parents to see the good in it. Appeal process is laid out in Sec 12. No book burning involved, just a segregation of the “Parental Review Recommended” materials.
One can’t help but jump for joy over the clause protecting children from the data mining that is currently threatening the privacy and freedom of students.
Sec 9, schools “shall not administer an attitude or belief examination to any student unless” a) it’s on the transparency portal, b) parents are notified in writing and must “opt in”. c) schools pinpoint who the data will be shared with and who will store it. d) an explanation of the purpose of the examination, how the data will be used, and how the examination benefits the student’s academic achievement. And e) students have a right of refusal whether or not the parent signs the form.
Sec 10 just states the obvious:
Racial discrimination is forbidden as outlined in the Civil Rights act of 1964, but teachers may teach about it, as well as other aspects of policy or history, without fear of recrimination.
Sec 11 is for teachers:
“A teacher who refuses to teach matters prohibited in Sec 10, or to teach matter against such teacher’s sincerely held religious beliefs shall not be subject to and adverse licensure or employment action..because of such refusal.”
Sec 12, Details regarding how ” a parent, student, or teacher aggrieved by a violation (of this act) may bring a civil action for appropriate relief.”
In public schools today we have teachers in fear of speaking up because they might lose their job and their kids will be bullied. Parents are afraid to speak up because they have been dismissed and their kids have been bullied. Good people resist running for school board because they will be demonized and their kids will be bullied.
This bill will bring the balance of power back to parents and teachers where it belongs.
Wednesday January 1, 2023
Health and Human Services
Room 1510 – 9:30 AM
SUPPORT: LB12
Introducer: Blood, C.
Contact: cblood@leg.ne.gov
Description: Create the Nebraska Human Breast Milk Bank
View the bill and Submit online comments here: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=50375
Email the Health and Human Services Committee!!!!
Health and Human Services Committee Members:
Sen. Ben Hansen, Chairperson – bhansen@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Beau Ballard – bballaard@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh – mcavanaugh@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Jen Day – jday@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Brian Hardin – bhardin@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Merv Riepe – mriepe@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Lynne Walz – lwalz@leg.ne.gov
Health and Human Services
Room 1510 – 1:30 PM
SUPPORT: LB626
Introducer: Albrecht, J.
Contact: jalbrecht@leg.ne.gov
Description: Adopt the Nebraska Heartbeat Act
View the bill and Submit online comments here: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=50641
Email the Health and Human Services Committee!!!!
Health and Human Services Committee Members:
Sen. Ben Hansen, Chairperson – bhansen@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Beau Ballard – bballaard@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh – mcavanaugh@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Jen Day – jday@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Brian Hardin – bhardin@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Merv Riepe – mriepe@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Lynne Walz – lwalz@leg.ne.gov
Additional Information COMING SOON!
Thursday January 2, 2023
Friday February 3, 2023
You can view this week’s full schedule of hearings here: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/calendar/hearings_range.php?weekly=next