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

Eickholt, Christopher/Spike  

(402) 310-5663 

635 South 14th Street Suite #320 

Lincoln 

NE 

68508 

PRINCIPAL

Education Rights Counsel  

(402) 263-6200 

6001 Dodge Street CEC 228F 

Omaha 

NE 

68182-0997 

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
LB25  FA 386  Allow claims involving child abuse or sexual assault of a child under the Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act  Oppose
LB25  FA 385  Allow claims involving child abuse or sexual assault of a child under the Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act  Oppose
LB25  AM 440  Allow claims involving child abuse or sexual assault of a child under the Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act  Support
LB25  AM 3328  Allow claims involving child abuse or sexual assault of a child under the Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act  Support
LB25    Allow claims involving child abuse or sexual assault of a child under the Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act  Support
LB71  AM 833  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
LB71  AM 2589  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
LB575    Adopt the Sports and Spaces Act  Neutral
LB835    Adopt the School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact  Neutral
LB841    Adopt the School Leadership Engagement Act  Neutral
LB855    Prohibit school districts from taking certain actions relating to outstanding debts on a school lunch or breakfast account  Support
LB862    Change provisions relating to the transportation of students and require school districts to submit a report regarding certain student transportation  Neutral
LB864    State intent regarding appropriations to the Supreme Court for interpreter services  Support
LB890    Provide for certified copies of sealed juvenile records for certain attorneys  Oppose
LB899    Exempt Class III school districts from the prohibition on suspending a student in pre-kindergarten through second grade  Oppose
LB901    Provide a sales and use tax exemption for purchases by certain nonprofit organizations  Neutral
LB939    Adopt the My Student, My Choice Act  Neutral
LB959    Require transfer of cases to juvenile court if a county or district court fails to rule on a motion to transfer within thirty days  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
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
LB1014    Change requirements relating to school psychologists  Neutral
LB1029    Change provisions relating to compulsory school attendance regarding illness  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  Neutral
LB1054    Adopt the Child Care Safety and Security Act  Neutral
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
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   Neutral
LB1071    Protect free speech rights of student journalists and student media advisers  Neutral
LB1081    Require school districts to comply with student-teacher ratios in certain classrooms  Support
LB1121    Authorize additional grants under the Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act  Neutral
LB1141    Change provisions of the Student Discipline Act   Support
LB1146    Provide an additional exception to the prohibition on suspending a student in pre-kindergarten through second grade  Oppose
LB1157    Require hearings regarding juveniles in detention in certain counties and require payment of certain costs by the Office of Probation Administration  Neutral
LB1160    Change provisions relating to the Attracting Excellence to Teaching Program and the Excellence in Teaching Cash Fund  Neutral
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  Support
LB1193    Provide a process for a parent or guardian to request that such person's child repeat a grade under certain circumstances   Support
LB1195  AM 3291  Provide requirements for grants awarded by the Commission on Public Advocacy and thirty-party guarantees under the Assisted-Living Facility Act, change provisions relating to homestead exemptions for judgment liens and executions, the Nebraska Probate Code, the Nebraska Uniform Trust Code, the Nebraska Uniform Power of Attorney Act, and the Nebraska Uniform Transfers to Minors Act, and authorize acceptance of cession or retrocession of federal jurisdiction for juvenile matters  Neutral
LB1208    Allow for detention of juveniles under the Nebraska Juvenile Code for their own protection  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  Neutral
LB1231    Adopt the Nebraska Education Formula and terminate the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act  Neutral
LB1238    Adopt the Special Educators of Tomorrow Act  Neutral
LB1252    Provide for a professional learning system and regional coaches for teaching students to read  Neutral
LB1253    Create the Dyslexia Research Grant Program  Neutral
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  Neutral
LB1265    Change provisions relating to grants for providers of free civil legal services  Oppose
LB1265  AM 2271  Change provisions relating to grants for providers of free civil legal services  Neutral
LB1270    Change provisions relating to the Door to College Scholarship Act  Support
LB1273    Provide for admission of and participation in extracurricular activities by certain students that are not residents of the school district as prescribed  Neutral
LB1306    Eliminate the Professional Practices Commission and provide, change, and eliminate provisions relating to standards for and conduct of teachers and administrators  Neutral
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   Support
 
I certify that all information presented in this form is accurate to the best of my knowledge.

Christopher Spike Eickholt

Lobbyist Name

Apr 22, 2024

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