NEBRASKA LOBBYIST
STATEMENT of ACTIVITY

 

 
NADC FORM D
 
  • 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)

2024

ITEM 2
NAME OF LOBBYIST AND PRINCIPAL
LOBBYIST

Spatz, John  

(402) 423-4951 

1311 Stockwell Street 

Lincoln 

NE 

68502 

PRINCIPAL

Nebraska Association of School Boards  

(402) 423-4951 

1311 Stockwell Street 

Lincoln 

NE 

68502 

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
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  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  Support
LB188    Authorize the Commissioner of Education to issue temporary certificates to teach to veterans as prescribed  Support
LB198    Change provisions relating to participation in and implementation of public retirement provisions  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  Oppose
LB841    Adopt the School Leadership Engagement Act  Oppose
LB878    Change provisions regarding certain bond and related elections  Oppose
LB939    Adopt the My Student, My Choice Act  Oppose
LB951    Adopt the Public Officials on Private Boards Open Meetings 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
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
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  Support
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
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
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
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
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
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   Oppose
LB1071    Protect free speech rights of student journalists and student media advisers  Oppose
LB1081    Require school districts to comply with student-teacher ratios in certain classrooms  Oppose
LB1083    Change provisions relating to the Nebraska Career Scholarship Act   Support
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
LB1192    Change provisions of the Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act and the State Tort Claims Act to allow certain claims by prisoners, detainees, and children in the custody, care, or control of a government entity  Oppose
LB1230    Change provisions relating to the applicability of the enrollment option program for any student who enrolls in another school district within the same city as the school district in which such student resides  Oppose
LB1238    Adopt the Special Educators of Tomorrow Act  Support
LB1241    Change provisions relating to property tax levy limits  Oppose
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
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
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   Support
LB1302    Adopt the Cybersecurity Preparedness Act  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
LB1328    Change provisions relating to the classification of school districts  Oppose
LB1337    Adopt the School Construction Financing Act  Support
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
LB1391    Require certain high schools to have automated external defibrillators and an athletics emergency action plan as prescribed  Oppose
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  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
 
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May 31, 2024

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