As introduced: LB 507 adopts the Step Up to Quality Act, putting in place a quality rating and improvement system (QRIS) with a scale of steps from one to five. The system is available to all child care and early childhood education programs voluntarily, but participation is required for programs…...
LB 625: Change income eligibility provisions relating to federal child care assistance
As introduced: LB 625 changes provisions relating to child care subsidies and requires the Department of Health and Human Services to provide child care assistance to families with incomes up to 185% of the federal poverty level. Introducing Senator(s): Conrad (priority); Nordquist Committee: Health and Human Services Committee Hearing Date:…...
LB 22: Change Parenting Act provisions (Joint Legal and parenting time emphasis)
As introduced: LB22 was introduced to change provisions of the Parenting Act relating to findings and parenting plans. LB22 specifically declares that the Legislature recognizes that the interest of parents in the care, custody, and control of their children is perhaps the oldest of the fundamental liberty interests. LB22 further…...
LB 236: Appropriate funds to establish an Individual Development Account pilot project (IDA)
As introduced: LB 236 requires the Department of Labor, in conjunction with the Department of Health and Human Services, to establish a pilot project relating to individual development accounts. The project is intended to expand the use of individual development accounts, which assist working individuals and families in achieving long-term…...
LB 309: Adopt the Department of Health and Human Services Delivery Improvement and Efficiency Act (Streamlining)
As introduced: LB309 directs the Department of Health and Human Services to coordinate and streamline eligibility paperwork, expand information sharing across programs and governmental agencies, provide reasonable efforts to prevent case closures. Introducing Senator(s): Bolz Committee: Health and Human Services Committee Hearing Date: March 14, 2013...
LB 430: Change asset limitations for the aid to dependent children program, child care subsidy, and the Welfare Reform Act
As introduced: LB 430 would increase liquid asset limits for several public benefit programs, streamlining the asset limitations to be consistent with limits set for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Income and work requirements for these programs would remain in place. This bill raises the asset limits for eligibility for…...
LB 296: Changes to educational savings plans relating to income tax reductions
As introduced: LB296 was introduced to make changes to the Nebraska College Savings Program. The Nebraska state income tax deduction limitations available for contributions made to a Nebraska College Savings Program is increased from $2,500.00 to $5,000.00 for a married person filing separately and to $10,000.00 for a joint filing.…...
LB 613: Create the Tax Modernization Commission
As introduced: LB 613 establishes the Tax Modernization Commission, the purpose of which is to continually review and recommend updates to Nebraska’s tax code in response to changing economies. The commission would be comprised of the Speaker of the Legislature and several legislative committee chair and vice chairs. Ex-officio members…...
