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: May 20, 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

Radcliffe, Walter H. of Radcliffe Gilbertson & Brady

Phone

(402) 476-7272

Address

625 S. 14th Street, Suite 100

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68508

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

Bellevue Public Schools

Office Phone

(402) 293-4039

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

1600 Highway 370

City

Bellevue

State

Zip

68005-3591

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
LB878	Change provisions regarding certain bond and related elections	Oppose
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
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
LB1328	Change provisions relating to the classification of school districts	Neutral
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
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	Neutral

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

Walter Radcliffe

Lobbyist Name

May 20, 2024

Date