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 31, 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

Edwards Westerhold Moore

Phone

(402) 476-1440

Address

1233 Lincoln Mall, Suite 201

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68508

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

Nebraska State College System

Office Phone

(402) 471-2505

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

1327 H Street, Suite 200

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
LB901	Provide a sales and use tax exemption for purchases by certain nonprofit organizations	Neutral
LB915	Provide financing authority to the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges related to student housing or student activity facilities	Support
LB953	Provide tuition waivers for student teachers as prescribed	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	Neutral
LB986	Terminate loan repayment assistance and provide grants to teachers under the Teach in Nebraska Today Act	Neutral
LB1005	Change provisions relating to the Attracting Excellence in Teaching Program and the Excellence in Teaching Cash Fund under the Excellence in Teaching Act	Neutral
LB1032	Provide for tuition waivers for conservation officers of the Game and Parks Commission under the First Responder Recruitment and Retention Act	Neutral
LB1053	Authorize an extended-career retention grant under the Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act	Neutral
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	Neutral
LB1071	Protect free speech rights of student journalists and student media advisers	Neutral
LB1083	Change provisions relating to the Nebraska Career Scholarship Act	Neutral
LB1093	Provide for limited law enforcement officer certificates and change provisions relating to tuition waivers under the First Responder Recruitment and Retention Act	Neutral
LB1101	Provide requirements for the Public Health Early Admission Student Track Program and the Rural Health Opportunities Program and provide for tuition waivers	Support
LB1121	Authorize additional grants under the Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act	Neutral
LB1160	Change provisions relating to the Attracting Excellence to Teaching Program and the Excellence in Teaching Cash Fund	Neutral
LB1238	Adopt the Special Educators of Tomorrow Act	Neutral
LB1270	Change provisions relating to the Door to College Scholarship Act	Neutral
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	Neutral
LB1302	Adopt the Cybersecurity Preparedness Act	Support
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	Support
LB1330	Prohibit public educational institutions from taking certain actions relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion	Oppose
LB1385	Change provisions relating to the issuance of and eligibility for certificates and permits issued by the State Department of Education	Neutral
LB1388	Adopt the Excellence in Education Scholarship Act and the Community College Promise Act and provide for transfers from the Cash Reserve Fund	Support
LB1393	Change provisions relating to the combined tax rate under the Employment Security Law and the Nebraska Student-Athlete Name, Image, or Likeness Rights Act	Neutral

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

Edwards Westerhold Moore

Lobbyist Name

May 31, 2024

Date