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 5, 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

Radcliffe Gilbertson & Brady

Phone

(402) 476-7272

Address

625 S 14th Street, Suite 100

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68508

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
LB11	Appropriate funds for the Nebraska Statewide Workforce and Education Reporting System Act	Support
LB12	Change the statute of limitations on certain civil actions for sexual assault of a child	Oppose
LB14	Adopt the Hunger-Free Schools Act	Support
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
LB122	Require display of the state and national motto in schools	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
LB156	Allow tort claims under the State Tort Claims Act and Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act for sexual assaults of children in school settings	Oppose
LB161	Redefine formula students under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act	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
LB236	Allow claims involving child abuse or sexual assault of a child under the Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act	Oppose
LB282	Provide for reimbursement for teachers for school supplies	Support
LB296	Require the State Department of Education to create a centralized education records system and employ registrars relating to students under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court and change provisions relating to graduation requirements and the State Department of Education Improvement Grant Fund	Support
LB300	Change provisions relating to the Superintendent Pay Transparency Act and provide a limit for superintendent and educational service unit administrator compensation	Oppose
LB303	Create the School Financing Review Commission and change provisions relating to budget authority under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act	Support
LB306	Change provisions relating to admission to elementary and secondary schools, the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges, the Nebraska Career Scholarship Act, the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education Act, and the Door to College Scholarship Act and require a database of financial information regarding school districts and reporting regarding funding from foreign adversarial sources	Neutral
LB352	Change provisions relating to reports on student achievement and discipline required under the Quality Education Accountability Act	Oppose
LB384	Require a majority of the elected members of the governing bodies of participating political subdivisions to attend joint public hearings under the Property Tax Request 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
LB391	Adopt the Give to Enable Scholarship Act and provide for certain income tax adjustments	Neutral
LB408	Adopt the Special Education Teacher Forgivable Loan Program Act	Support
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	Neutral
LB424	Limit increases in property tax bills	Oppose
LB426	Authorize an American flag education program and change provisions relating to the distribution of lottery funds used for education	Oppose
LB427	Require the State Treasurer to establish an educational savings account for students enrolled in kindergarten through grade twelve at an approved or accredited public, private, denominational, or parochial school	Oppose
LB430	Provide an additional exception to the prohibition on suspending a student in prekindergarten through second grade and change provisions relating to short-term and long-term suspension under the Student Discipline Act	Support
LB497	Provide for admission of and participation in extracurricular activities by certain students that are not residents of the school district	Oppose
LB500	Create the School Financing Review Commission	Support
LB504	Adopt the Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act	Support
LB507	Change provisions relating to school transportation expenses for children with disabilities	Oppose
LB509	Adopt the Opportunity Scholarships Act and provide for income tax credits	Oppose
LB524	Authorize paraeducator grants under the Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act and change eligible uses of the Education Future Fund	Support
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
LB575	Change provisions relating to the Property Tax Request Act and property tax levy limits	Oppose
LB579	Prohibit charging a fee for public records requests by members of the Legislature	Oppose
LB598	Provide funding to school districts to cover extraordinary increases in limited English proficiency student expenditures, change provisions relating to the elementary site allowance and certification dates under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act and reimbursement for special education programs and support services, and change eligible uses of the Education Future Fund	Support
LB624	Appropriate funds to the State Treasurer for education scholarships	Oppose
LB633	Change provisions relating to applications rejected under the enrollment option program and create the Nebraska Option Enrollment Tuition Account Program	Oppose
LB645	Change provisions relating to school retirement systems and the Nebraska State Patrol Retirement System	Support
LB653	Change provisions relating to reimbursement for special education programs, support services, and the enrollment option program, provide reimbursement for certain students under the enrollment option program, and change the authorized uses of the Education Future Fund	Oppose
LB683	Change provisions relating to duties of county assessors regarding notification of real property assessments and eliminate and change provisions of the Property Tax Request Act	Support
LB691	Require school districts and private, denominational, and parochial schools to display the Ten Commandments in school buildings	Oppose
LB692	Change provisions relating to property tax request authority under the School District Property Tax Limitation Act	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
LR28CA	Constitutional amendment to eliminate provisions creating the Board of Educational Lands and Funds	Oppose

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

Korby Gilbertson

Lobbyist Name

Jul 5, 2025

Date