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: Jul 1, 2025

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

2025

Regular Session

Special Session

Amended Report

ITEM 2

NAME OF LOBBYIST AND PRINCIPAL

LOBBYIST

Lobbyist Name

Skretta, John

Phone

(402) 436-1310

Address

5905 O St.

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68510

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

Lincoln Public Schools

Office Phone

(402) 436-1000

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

5905 O Street, PO Box 82889

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68510

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
LB31	Require school policies relating to the use of student surveillance, monitoring, and tracking technology by school districts	Oppose
LB49	Provide for a model ban and bar policy for school districts	Oppose
LB84	Adopt the School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact	Support
LB89	Adopt the Stand With Women Act	Oppose
LB135	Provide, change, and eliminate provisions relating to elections for certain purposes related to bonds and tax levies	Oppose
LB149	Eliminate the prohibition on suspending a student in prekindergarten through second grade	Support
LB173	Appropriate funds for aid to community colleges and state intent	Support
LB213	Require the State Board of Education to adopt academic content standards on human embryology under the science education standards	Oppose
LB282	Provide for reimbursement for teachers for school supplies	Support
LB303	Create the School Financing Review Commission and change provisions relating to budget authority under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act	Support
LB352	Change provisions relating to reports on student achievement and discipline required under the Quality Education Accountability Act	Oppose
LB389	Eliminate the levy authority of educational service units and provide state funding to educational service units	Oppose
LB390	Require each school board to adopt a policy relating to access by a parent, guardian, or educational decisionmaker to certain school library information	Oppose
LB411	Change provisions relating to the Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act	Support
LB417	Provide for administration of the Nebraska Promise Program by the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, adopt the College Promise Act, and change provisions relating to the Quality Education Accountability Act	Support
LB463	Require school districts to develop a cardiac emergency response plan under the School Safety and Security Reporting Act and provide for grants for such plans from the Medicaid Managed Care Excess Profit Fund	Neutral
LB497	Provide for admission of and participation in extracurricular activities by certain students that are not residents of the school district	Oppose
LB504	Adopt the Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act	Support
LB509	Adopt the Opportunity Scholarships Act and provide for income tax credits	Oppose
LB528	Change and eliminate provisions relating to grants from the State Department of Education Improvement Grant Fund	Oppose
LB549	Allow a school board to employ a chaplain, including in a volunteer capacity, at a school	Oppose
LB550	Require school districts to adopt a policy that excuses students to attend a course for religious instruction	Oppose
LB557	Change provisions relating to the enrollment option program, provide funding to students denied option enrollment, and eliminate provisions relating to open enrollment option students and diversity plans	Oppose
LB567	Authorize school policies relating to community engagement	Support
LB624	Appropriate funds to the State Treasurer for education scholarships	Oppose
LB652	Terminate the Board of Educational Lands and Funds	Oppose
LB692	Change provisions relating to property tax request authority under the School District Property Tax Limitation Act	Oppose
LB714	Change provisions relating to motor vehicle taxes and fees	Oppose
LR16CA	Constitutional amendment to require the Legislature to reimburse political subdivisions	Support
LR18CA	Constitutional amendment to require the Legislature to reimburse political subdivisions	Support

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

John Skretta

Lobbyist Name

Jul 1, 2025

Date