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: Jun 3, 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

Neal, John P.

Phone

(402) 436-1608

Address

5905 O Street

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68510

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

Lincoln Public Schools

Office Phone

(402) 436-1000

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

5905 O Street, PO Box 82889

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68510

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	Identify amendment or procedural matter	Describe bill, resolution, amendment or procedural matter	Position taken
LB5		Provide for compensability under Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Act for mental injuries resulting from workplace violence	Oppose
LB43	2812	Adopt the First Freedom Act and the Personal Privacy Protection Act, authorize tribal regalia to be worn by students, change provisions relating to withholding records from the public, provide requirements for interpretation of statutes, rules, and regulations, and prohibit state agencies from imposing certain requirements on charitable organizations	Oppose
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
LB177		Adopt the My Student, My Choice Act	Oppose
LB198		Change provisions relating to participation in and implementation of public retirement provisions	Support
LB225		Change provisions relating to the committee on American civics	Oppose
LB285		Adopt the School Community Eligibility Provision Maximization Act	Support
LB320		Change provisions of the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act	Oppose
LB324		Change provisions relating to reimbursements under the Special Education Act	Support
LB374		Adopt the Parents’ Bill of Rights and Academic Transparency Act	Oppose
LB429		Create a fund under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act and transfer unclaimed income tax credits to the fund	Support
LB440		Change provisions relating to certain school taxes and special funds	Oppose
LB513		Change proof of publication requirements for legal notices and requirements for published notice and virtual conferencing under the Open Meetings Act	Support
LB521		Provide for immunity for school personnel administering naloxone	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
LB575		Adopt the Sports and Spaces Act	Oppose
LB589		Adopt the School District Property Tax Limitation Act	Oppose
LB610		Appropriate funds to the State Department of Education	Support
LB637		Require members of the public to be allowed to speak at each meeting subject to the Open Meetings Act	Oppose
LB750		Change provisions relating to the valuation of agricultural land and horticultural land	Oppose
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
LB841		Adopt the School Leadership Engagement Act	Oppose
LB878		Change provisions regarding certain bond and related elections	Oppose
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
LB952		Require the Department of Health and Human Services to implement the federal Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer Program	Support
LB953		Provide tuition waivers for student teachers as prescribed	Support
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	Neutral
LB964		Adopt the Special Education Teacher Forgivable Loan Program Act and provide for scholarships under the Nebraska Career Scholarship Act	Support
LB985		Change provisions relating to grant eligibility under the Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act	Support
LB986		Terminate loan repayment assistance and provide grants to teachers under the Teach in Nebraska Today Act	Support
LB987		Change provisions relating to applicability of and assessment instruments under the Quality Education Accountability Act	Support
LB988		Provide, change, and eliminate provisions regarding elections for certain purposes	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
LB1011		Change provisions relating to early childhood education under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act	Support
LB1012		Change provisions relating to certain tax levy and bonding authority of school districts	Support
LB1050		Require school districts to provide menstrual products to students	Support
LB1053		Authorize an extended-career retention grant under the Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act	Support
LB1055		Require development of a reading instruction system and programming for adults and children, create a steering committee, and provide for a literacy coordinator	Neutral
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
LB1121		Authorize additional grants under the Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act	Support
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	Support
LB1150		Change the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act	Oppose
LB1160		Change provisions relating to the Attracting Excellence to Teaching Program and the Excellence in Teaching Cash Fund	Support
LB1193		Provide a process for a parent or guardian to request that such person's child repeat a grade under certain circumstances	Oppose
LB1231		Adopt the Nebraska Education Formula and terminate the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act	Oppose
LB1238		Adopt the Special Educators of Tomorrow Act	Support
LB1241		Change provisions relating to property tax levy limits	Oppose
LB1253		Create the Dyslexia Research Grant Program	Support
LB1273		Provide for admission of and participation in extracurricular activities by certain students that are not residents of the school district as prescribed	Oppose
LB1284		Provide for and change teacher incentive programs, provide for a pilot program to distribute menstrual products in schools, a Dyslexia Research Grant Program, a professional learning system relating to instruction in reading, and a statewide computer science education expansion program, create and change authorized use of certain funds, and change provisions relating to school psychologists and certain scholarship programs	Support
LB1291		Require the State Department of Education to administer electronic benefit transfer funds for eligible youth in the summer as prescribed	Support
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	Support
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
LB1329		Change provisions relating to handguns and firearms in school environments, classification of school districts, excessive absenteeism and truancy, the enrollment option program, certain educational certificates, permits, and endorsements, certain tax levy and bonding authority of school districts, requirements for various school and education programs, and the Nebraska Career Scholarship Act, provide for grants relating to school mapping data, prohibit certain debt collection activities, and provide requirements for the use of certain maps for schools	Neutral
LB1331		Change provisions of the Nebraska Property Tax Incentive Act and the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act	Support
LB1337		Adopt the School Construction Financing Act	Support
LB1347		Adopt the Community Schools Act	Support
LB1348		Change provisions relating to comparison groups for purposes of calculating basic funding under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act	Oppose
LB1362		Change provisions relating to the valuation of residential property for property tax purposes	Oppose
LB1371		Adopt the Media Literacy Act and provide and change graduation requirements and academic content standards	Oppose
LB1377		Change requirements relating to training for certain school employees	Support
LB1386		Establish an educational savings account for each student enrolled in an approved or accredited private, denominational, or parochial school for qualified educational expenses as prescribed	Oppose
LB1388		Adopt the Excellence in Education Scholarship Act and the Community College Promise Act and provide for transfers from the Cash Reserve Fund	Support
LB1391		Require certain high schools to have automated external defibrillators and an athletics emergency action plan as prescribed	Support
LB1399		Change provisions relating to the involvement of parents, guardians, and educational decisionmakers in the education of their children	Oppose
LB1402		Require the State Treasurer to establish education scholarships and eliminate the Opportunity Scholarships Act	Oppose
LB1403		Change provisions of the Opportunity Scholarships Act and the use of credits under the act	Oppose
LB1414		Adopt the Property Tax Growth Limitation Act and change provisions relating to budget limitations	Neutral
LB1415		Adopt the Property Tax Relief Act and change the Nebraska Property Tax Incentive Act	Oppose
LR278CA		Constitutional amendment to change the membership of the State Board of Education	Oppose

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

John P. Neal

Lobbyist Name

Jun 3, 2024

Date