Nebraska Legislature - Lobbyist Reporting Application

Clerk of the Legislature

Room 2014 State Capitol

PO Box 94604

Lincoln, NE 68509

(402) 471-2608

NEBRASKA LOBBYIST
STATEMENT of ACTIVITY

NADC FORM D

Submission Date: Apr 24, 2024

Each registered lobbyist shall file a Statement of Activity within 45 days after the end of a regular session of the Legislature. The statement must be filed even if the lobbyist engaged in no activity.
Any registered lobbyist who engages in lobbying activity in connection with a special session of the Legislature shall file a Statement of Activity within 45 days after the end of the special session. Late filing fees are $25.00 per day, not to exceed $750.00.
Lobbyists having more than one principal shall file a separate report for each principal.

ITEM 1

NATURE OF FILING (Check appropriate box)

For Calendar Year of

2024

Regular Session

Special Session

Amended Report

ITEM 2

NAME OF LOBBYIST AND PRINCIPAL

LOBBYIST

Lobbyist Name

Lofquist, Kraig

Phone

(402) 597-4915

Address

6949 South 110th St

City

LaVista

State

Zip

68128

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

Educational Service Unit Coordinating Council

Office Phone

(402) 597-4915

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

6949 So. 110th Street

City

LaVista

State

Zip

68128

List all the legislation upon which the lobbyist acted on behalf of the principal including bills, resolutions, amendments and procedural matters. Identify by number of bill, resolution, amendment or procedural matter and state the position taken. This statement should include a list of amendments or procedural matters which the lobbyist has acted upon for the principal, even if the lobbyist has not acted upon the bill or resolution from which the amendment or procedural matter arises.

Identify bill or resolution number	Describe bill, resolution, amendment or procedural matter	Position taken
LB17	Authorize possession of a firearm on school grounds by a full-time, off-duty law enforcement officer	Neutral
LB48	Appropriate money to the State Department of Education for educational service units	Support
LB71	Change provisions relating to early childhood education, parental involvement in and access to learning materials in schools, and the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act and provide a process for repeating a grade upon request	Neutral
LB99	Adopt the Hunger-Free Schools Act	Neutral
LB141	Require the State Department of Education to provide guidance to school districts relating to a moment of silence in schools	Neutral
LB178	Require display of the national motto in schools	Neutral
LB188	Authorize the Commissioner of Education to issue temporary certificates to teach to veterans as prescribed	Neutral
LB225	Change provisions relating to the committee on American civics	Neutral
LB231	Change provisions related to student attendance and require plans for excessive absences	Oppose
LB238	Include virtual school students in the state aid to schools formula	Neutral
LB242	Change provisions of the Nebraska Property Tax Incentive Act	Neutral
LB244	Provide an additional tax credit under the Nebraska Property Tax Incentive Act	Neutral
LB268	Authorize participation by certain entities in trusts or investment pools established by the State Treasurer	Neutral
LB272	Change provisions relating to the date when compensation begins under the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act	Neutral
LB277	Adopt the First Freedom Act and authorize the wearing of tribal regalia by students	Neutral
LB287	Eliminate obsolete provisions relating to the 2020 federal decennial census and provide, change, and eliminate provisions relating to petitions, proof of publication, conflicts of interest, voter registration and voting as prescribed in the Election Act, and notice and virtual conferencing requirements under the Open Meetings Act, and eliminate powers and duties of the Attorney General and the Secretary of State	Support
LB299	Require approval by the voters of a school district or educational service unit for the issuance of certain bonds under the Interlocal Cooperation Act	Neutral
LB303	Change provisions relating to an annual estimate for necessary funding under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act	Neutral
LB304	Require political subdivisions to disclose membership dues and lobbying fees	Oppose
LB320	Change provisions of the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act	Neutral
LB322	Prohibit creation of new joint public agencies with power or authority relating to tax	Neutral
LB324	Change provisions relating to reimbursements under the Special Education Act	Neutral
LB332	Prohibit creation of new joint public agencies with power or authority relating to education	Neutral
LB340	Change provisions related to expelled students under the Student Discipline Act	Oppose
LB341	Adopt the State and Political Subdivisions Child Sexual Abuse Liability Act and exempt actions from the State Tort Claims Act and Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act	Neutral
LB374	Adopt the Parents’ Bill of Rights and Academic Transparency Act	Neutral
LB378	Change retirement system participation provisions	Oppose
LB386	Prohibit changes to the base limitation for school districts and the local effort rate calculation under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act	Neutral
LB429	Create a fund under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act and transfer unclaimed income tax credits to the fund	Neutral
LB435	Provide for court appointed parental advisers	Neutral
LB440	Change provisions relating to certain school taxes and special funds	Neutral
LB455	Require the State Department of Education to create a grant program	Neutral
LB478	Change provisions relating to the Nebraska Juvenile Code and education programs in state institutions that house juveniles, provide powers and duties to the State Department of Education and the State Board of education to establish an educational division responsible for the education of certain juveniles, and provide a termination date for the superintendent of institutional schools	Neutral
LB487	Prohibit any school in Nebraska receiving public funds from discriminating as prescribed	Neutral
LB499	Change provisions relating to the availability of tax credits under the School Readiness Tax Credit Act	Neutral
LB513	Change proof of publication requirements for legal notices and requirements for published notice and virtual conferencing under the Open Meetings Act	Support
LB518	Adopt the Reducing Education Risk Factors and Property Tax Relief Act and change provisions of the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act	Neutral
LB519	Eliminate certification fees for teaching certificates, create and terminate funds, state intent regarding an appropriation for school employees, change provisions of the Excellence in Teaching Act, and adopt the Student Teaching Assistance Act	Neutral
LB521	Provide for immunity for school personnel administering naloxone	Neutral
LB522	Change provisions relating to poverty allowances under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act	Neutral
LB523	Require a state plan amendment to include school psychologists as medicaid providers	Support
LB527	Provide reimbursements to school districts and educational service units for mental health expenditures	Support
LB528	Create the Nebraska Option Enrollment Tuition Account Program	Oppose
LB550	Change provisions relating to the enrollment option program	Oppose
LB558	Require payment of a minimum wage for all school district employees	Neutral
LB575	Adopt the Sports and Spaces Act	Neutral
LB589	Adopt the School District Property Tax Limitation Act	Neutral
LB610	Appropriate funds to the State Department of Education	Support
LB627	Adopt the Free Student Meals Act	Support
LB635	Provide requirements regarding access to digital and online resources provided for students by school districts, schools, and the Nebraska Library Commission	Neutral
LB635	Provide requirements regarding access to digital and online resources provided for students by school districts, schools, and the Nebraska Library Commission	Neutral
LB637	Require members of the public to be allowed to speak at each meeting subject to the Open Meetings Act	Neutral
LB638	Adopt the Nebraska K-12 Cybersecurity and Data Protection Act	Neutral
LB648	Provide powers and duties to the State Department of Education relating to the development of a workforce diploma program	Neutral
LB650	Allow certain cybersecurity records to be withheld from the public	Neutral
LB651	Provide for appropriations relating to cybersecurity improvements for state agencies and political subdivisions	Support
LB670	Prohibit discrimination under the Nebraska Fair Employment Practice Act on the basis of gender identity or sexual orientation and prohibit discrimination by employers regardless of size	Neutral
LB670	Prohibit discrimination under the Nebraska Fair Employment Practice Act on the basis of gender identity or sexual orientation and prohibit discrimination by employers regardless of size	Neutral
LB673	Provide grants to schools that adopt a policy to provide emergency response mapping data to law enforcement agencies and provide powers and duties for the State Department of Education and State Board of Education	Neutral
LB679	Create the Holocaust and Genocide Education Training Grant Program and provide duties for the State Department of Education, State Board of Education, and Commissioner of Education	Support
LB681	Change provisions relating to a fund and provide for transfers under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act	Neutral
LB690	Change provisions relating to powers and duties of the State Department of Education, State Board of Education, and Commissioner of Education	Oppose
LB699	Change the valuation of certain real property for purposes of taxes levied by school districts	Oppose
LB701	Change legislative intent provisions under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act	Neutral
LB702	Change provisions relating to educational service units	Neutral
LB750	Change provisions relating to the valuation of agricultural land and horticultural land	Neutral
LB752	Prohibit discrimination in employment by any entity receiving state funding	Neutral
LB800	Change provisions relating to the Superintendent Pay Transparency Act and provide a limit for superintendent and educational service unit administrator compensation	Oppose
LB811	Change provisions relating to the Student Discipline Act and provide for use of physical contact or physical restraint or removal from a class in response to student behavior, provide for behavioral awareness and intervention training, and change provisions relating to lottery funds used for education	Oppose
LB820	Adopt the Agricultural Valuation Fairness Act	Oppose
LB821	Change provisions relating to the preliminary or advanced enrollment of certain students	Neutral
LB835	Adopt the School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact	Support
LB841	Adopt the School Leadership Engagement Act	Oppose
LB855	Prohibit school districts from taking certain actions relating to outstanding debts on a school lunch or breakfast account	Neutral
LB858	State intent to appropriate funds to the State Department of Education to expand the office of finance and administrative services	Support
LB860	Change a reporting requirement relating to the Early Childhood Education Grant Program	Neutral
LB877	Change provisions relating to agricultural or horticultural land receiving special valuation	Neutral
LB877	Change provisions relating to agricultural or horticultural land receiving special valuation	Neutral
LB878	Change provisions regarding certain bond and related elections	Oppose
LB896	Change provisions relating to telehealth consultations	Neutral
LB899	Exempt Class III school districts from the prohibition on suspending a student in pre-kindergarten through second grade	Neutral
LB939	Adopt the My Student, My Choice Act	Oppose
LB951	Adopt the Public Officials on Private Boards Open Meetings Act	Oppose
LB953	Provide tuition waivers for student teachers as prescribed	Neutral
LB957	Provide for early childhood aid under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act	Neutral
LB962	Prohibit the use of certain projection maps in public schools and require each school board to adopt a policy relating to projection maps	Oppose
LB964	Adopt the Special Education Teacher Forgivable Loan Program Act and provide for scholarships under the Nebraska Career Scholarship Act	Neutral
LB985	Change provisions relating to grant eligibility under the Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act	Neutral
LB987	Change provisions relating to applicability of and assessment instruments under the Quality Education Accountability Act	Neutral
LB988	Provide, change, and eliminate provisions regarding elections for certain purposes	Oppose
LB997	Require the State Department of Education to establish criteria for salary supplements for child care and early education providers	Oppose
LB1005	Change provisions relating to the Attracting Excellence in Teaching Program and the Excellence in Teaching Cash Fund under the Excellence in Teaching Act	Support
LB1006	Change provisions relating to allocated income tax funds under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act	Oppose
LB1008	Appropriate funds to the State Department of Education	Neutral
LB1010	Provide transfers to the Education Future Fund for reimbursements for special education	Support
LB1011	Change provisions relating to early childhood education under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act	Neutral
LB1012	Change provisions relating to certain tax levy and bonding authority of school districts	Support
LB1013	Create the Family Engagement Grant Program for certain schools	Neutral
LB1014	Change requirements relating to school psychologists	Support
LB1018	Provide that positions of public employment shall not require a postsecondary degree and require equal consideration for non-degree-holders' wages and benefits	Neutral
LB1027	Change provisions relating to schools which elect not to meet accreditation and approval requirements	Neutral
LB1029	Change provisions relating to compulsory school attendance regarding illness	Oppose
LB1034	Prohibit a school district from punishing an employee or prohibiting an employee from engaging in religious expression when an employee is on duty at school	Neutral
LB1041	Change provisions relating to homestead exemptions	Oppose
LB1050	Require school districts to provide menstrual products to students	Oppose
LB1052	Allow a teacher employed at an approved or accredited public, private, denominational, or parochial school to receive reimbursement for school supplies	Neutral
LB1053	Authorize an extended-career retention grant under the Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act	Neutral
LB1054	Adopt the Child Care Safety and Security Act	Neutral
LB1055	Require development of a reading instruction system and programming for adults and children, create a steering committee, and provide for a literacy coordinator	Support
LB1056	Create the School Construction Assistance Task Force	Neutral
LB1063	Require approval by the voters of the school district prior to expenditure of special building funds as prescribed	Oppose
LB1065	Authorize a school district to hire a chaplain to perform the duties of a school counselor without a certificate issued by the Commissioner of Education	Neutral
LB1066	Authorize a school board to adopt a policy for participation in an elective course in religious instruction conducted off school district property by a sponsoring entity	Neutral
LB1071	Protect free speech rights of student journalists and student media advisers	Oppose
LB1076	Adopt the Public Contract Provider Open Meetings Act	Oppose
LB1081	Require school districts to comply with student-teacher ratios in certain classrooms	Neutral
LB1083	Change provisions relating to the Nebraska Career Scholarship Act	Neutral
LB1091	Provide requirements and restrictions for school boards relating to professional employees’ organizations	Neutral
LB1141	Change provisions of the Student Discipline Act	Neutral
LB1146	Provide an additional exception to the prohibition on suspending a student in pre-kindergarten through second grade	Neutral
LB1150	Change the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act	Neutral
LB1193	Provide a process for a parent or guardian to request that such person's child repeat a grade under certain circumstances	Neutral
LB1201	Change provisions relating to the Early Childhood Education Grant Program and redefine terms under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act	Neutral
LB1213	Require employers to provide twenty hours of paid leave per year for school-related activities	Oppose
LB1231	Adopt the Nebraska Education Formula and terminate the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act	Neutral
LB1238	Adopt the Special Educators of Tomorrow Act	Support
LB1241	Change provisions relating to property tax levy limits	Oppose
LB1247	Require certain school lands be open to the public for hunting as prescribed and provide powers and duties relating to the use of such school lands for hunting	Neutral
LB1252	Provide for a professional learning system and regional coaches for teaching students to read	Support
LB1253	Create the Dyslexia Research Grant Program	Support
LB1254	Provide for a professional learning system and regional coaches for teaching students to read	Support
LB1263	Provide scholarships to students enrolled in trade programs	Neutral
LB1264	State intent regarding Federal Funds appropriated for developmental disabilities aid	Neutral
LB1270	Change provisions relating to the Door to College Scholarship Act	Neutral
LB1272	Update terminology relating to individualized education programs for high school students	Neutral
LB1273	Provide for admission of and participation in extracurricular activities by certain students that are not residents of the school district as prescribed	Neutral
LB1286	Provide for an assessment of economic impact by the Legislative Fiscal Analyst	Support
LB1291	Require the State Department of Education to administer electronic benefit transfer funds for eligible youth in the summer as prescribed	Neutral
LB1302	Adopt the Cybersecurity Preparedness Act	Support
LB1306	Eliminate the Professional Practices Commission and provide, change, and eliminate provisions relating to standards for and conduct of teachers and administrators	Neutral
LB1316	Eliminate provisions relating to the base growth percentage for school districts under the School District Property Tax Limitation Act	Oppose
LB1322	Require that school counselors spend a certain percentage of such counselor's time during normal school hours in the direct counseling of students as prescribed	Oppose
LB1328	Change provisions relating to the classification of school districts	Neutral

I certify that all information presented in this form is accurate to the best of my knowledge.

Kraig Lofquist

Lobbyist Name

Apr 24, 2024

Date