LR 477

Appropriation Bill

Change provisions relating to insurance fees, licensing, and trade practices, pharmacy benefit managers, mutual insurance holding companies, the Population Health Information Act, the Health Information Technology Board, and the Site and Building Development Act and adopt the Nebraska Protection of Seniors from Insurance Exploitation Act

Change and eliminate provisions relating to fees of the Secretary of State, notices of liens under the Uniform Federal Lien Registration Act and the Uniform State Tax Lien Registration and Enforcement Act, the central filing system, effective financing statements, the master lien list, and filed records under the Uniform Commercial Code

Provide for rounding of certain cash transaction amounts

Change provisions relating to the financial exploitation of vulnerable or senior adults, rules and codes of procedure, decedents' estates, inheritance taxes, deceptive trade practices, the Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act, the Equipment Business Regulation Act, the Nebraska Money Transmitters Act, and the Nebraska Uniform Trust Code and provide for rounding of certain cash transaction amounts

Adopt the Community Improvement District Act

Interim study to examine the necessity of a robust and well-integrated education and workforce system to support long-term economic growth that enables learners to move efficiently from education and training to employment in high-demand and high-wage occupations across the state

Change provisions relating to the amount of relief granted under the School District Property Tax Relief Act

Eliminate the human relations training requirement for obtaining a Nebraska substitute teacher's certificate

Require school districts and the State Board of Education to provide for instruction on the history of communism

Prohibit school staff from allowing federal immigration enforcement officers to access schools without a judicial warrant

Change provisions relating to school funding and property taxes

Changing certain school calendar requirements from days or months to hours

Education; enact policies and procedures for use of personal electronic devices at school and school sponsored events by students in grades nine through twelve; require local school systems

Higher Education - Student Financial Assistance - Dependents of State or Local Public Safety Employees (Maryland Fallen Heroes Tuition Benefits Act)

Public Institutions of Higher Education - Pregnant and Parenting Students - Plan and Reporting

County Boards of Education - Bullying, Harassment, or Intimidation - Information Collection and Reporting Requirements

Higher Education - Maryland Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program - Establishment