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

Kissel Kohout ES Associates, LLC  

(402) 476-1188 

301 S. 13th Street, Suite 400 

Lincoln 

NE 

68508 

PRINCIPAL

Ralston Public School District  

(402) 331-4700 

8545 Park Drive 

Ralston 

NE 

68127 

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
LB821    Change provisions relating to the preliminary or advanced enrollment of certain students  Support
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  Support
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
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
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
LB1034    Prohibit a school district from punishing an employee or prohibiting an employee from engaging in religious expression when an employee is on duty at school  Oppose
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
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
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
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
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
LB1201    Change provisions relating to the Early Childhood Education Grant Program and redefine terms under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act  Support
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
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
LB1291    Require the State Department of Education to administer electronic benefit transfer funds for eligible youth in the summer as prescribed   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
LB1331    Change provisions of the Nebraska Property Tax Incentive Act and the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act  Oppose
LB1338    Adopt the Good Life Promise Act  Support
LB1347    Adopt the Community Schools 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
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
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
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.

KisselES

Lobbyist Name

Jun 2, 2024

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