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

Benson, Jenni

Phone

(402) 475-7611

Address

605 S 14th Street

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68508

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

Nebraska State Education Association

Office Phone

(402) 475-7611

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

605 S. 14th Street

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68508

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
LB43	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	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	Support
LB165	Include elementary and secondary schools in the Nebraska educational savings plan trust and change tax benefits	Oppose
LB198	Change provisions relating to participation in and implementation of public retirement provisions	Support
LB231	Change provisions related to student attendance and require plans for excessive absences	Support
LB388	Adopt the Property Tax Growth Limitation Act, the Advertising Services Tax Act, and the Property Tax Relief Act and change provisions relating to revenue and taxation	Oppose
LB441	Change provisions relating to obscenity	Oppose
LB550	Change provisions relating to the enrollment option program	Support
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	Support
LB821	Change provisions relating to the preliminary or advanced enrollment of certain students	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	Support
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	Support
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
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	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	Support
LB1008	Appropriate funds to the State Department of Education	Support
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	Support
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	Support
LB1014	Change requirements relating to school psychologists	Support
LB1029	Change provisions relating to compulsory school attendance regarding illness	Support
LB1050	Require school districts to provide menstrual products to students	Support
LB1052	Allow a teacher employed at an approved or accredited public, private, denominational, or parochial school to receive reimbursement for school supplies	Support
LB1053	Authorize an extended-career retention grant under the Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act	Support
LB1054	Adopt the Child Care Safety and Security 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	Support
LB1056	Create the School Construction Assistance Task Force	Support
LB1063	Require approval by the voters of the school district prior to expenditure of special building funds as prescribed	Oppose
LB1064	Prohibit tenure at certain postsecondary educational institutions and require a written policy regarding terms and conditions of employment	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	Oppose
LB1091	Provide requirements and restrictions for school boards relating to professional employees’ organizations	Oppose
LB1121	Authorize additional grants under the Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act	Support
LB1141	Change provisions of the Student Discipline Act	Oppose
LB1146	Provide an additional exception to the prohibition on suspending a student in pre-kindergarten through second grade	Support
LB1160	Change provisions relating to the Attracting Excellence to Teaching Program and the Excellence in Teaching Cash Fund	Support
LB1213	Require employers to provide twenty hours of paid leave per year for school-related activities	Support
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
LB1253	Create the Dyslexia Research Grant Program	Oppose
LB1259	Provide for grants and bonuses for teachers as prescribed and require the State Department of Education to develop and administer a Classroom Improvement Program	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
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
LB1330	Prohibit public educational institutions from taking certain actions relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion	Oppose
LB1337	Adopt the School Construction Financing Act	Support
LB1338	Adopt the Good Life Promise Act	Support
LB1339	Change provisions relating to possession of firearms in schools and authorize schools to provide emergency response mapping data to public safety agencies	Oppose
LB1377	Change requirements relating to training for certain school employees	Support
LB1385	Change provisions relating to the issuance of and eligibility for certificates and permits issued by the State Department of Education	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
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
LB1412	Provide, change, and eliminate appropriations for operation of state government, postsecondary education, state aid, capital construction, and federal funds allocated to the State of Nebraska from the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021	Support
LB1413	Transfer and provide for the transfer of funds and create and change the use and distribution of funds	Neutral
LB1414	Adopt the Property Tax Growth Limitation Act and change provisions relating to budget limitations	Oppose
LB1417	Create, eliminate, terminate, and provide, change, eliminate, and transfer powers, duties, and membership of boards, commissions, committees, councils, task forces, panels, authorities, and departments and change and eliminate funds	Oppose
LR278CA	Constitutional amendment to change the membership of the State Board of Education	Oppose
LR287CA	Constitutional amendment to require the Legislature to compensate political subdivisions for any locally imposed revenue source that is reduced or eliminated by the Legislature	Support

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

Jenni Benson

Lobbyist Name

Jun 3, 2024

Date