February 10, 2016 at 3:00 PM - Legislative Committee Meeting
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1. Call to Order
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Discussion:
Call to order at 3:00 PM.
Staff: David Ludwig, Deb Hericks
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2. Roll Call
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3. Agenda Item
Speaker(s):
Chair of Committee
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3.1. Short Term Legislative Goals
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair Standish
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Discussion:
Executive Director reviewed the short term goals: communication and awareness.
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3.2. Long Term Legislative Goals
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair Standish
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Discussion:
Executive Director discussed the short term goals: core funding; ESUCC funding; eLearning funding; ESU Facilities funding; extended services; and ongoing communication and awareness. Schedule a meeting in connection with NCSA Legislative meeting every January. Discussed possibility of doing a facilitated statewide or regional meetings to discuss legislative needs.
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3.3. 2016 Legislative Session
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair Standish
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Discussion:
Bromm and Associates will be at the Board meeting tomorrow to give a legislative update.
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3.3.1. LB 958 - Change provisions relating to budgets, the valuation of agricultural land, and levy limitations (Gloor)
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair Standish
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Discussion:
LB 958 - Change provisions relating to budgets, the valuation of agricultural land, and levy limitations was discussed by committee.
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3.3.2. LB 959 - Change and eliminate provisions relating to school funding, budgets, and levy authority (Sullivan)
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair Standish
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Discussion:
LB 959 - Change and eliminate provisions relating to school funding, budgets, and levy authority was discussed by the committee. Executive Director reviewed the letter that he has written to Education Committee.
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3.3.3. LB 903 - Change and eliminate provisions relating to learning communities (Baker)
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair Standish
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Discussion:
LB 903 - Change and eliminate provisions relating to learning communities was discussed by committee. Bill will be coming up for hearing within the next two weeks.
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3.3.4. LB 1067 - Change provisions relating to learning communities (Sullivan)
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair Standish
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Discussion:
LB 1067 - Change provisions relating to learning communities was discussed by committee. Bill will be coming up for hearing within the next two weeks. Discussions between Baker and Sullivan to find a common ground to create a combination bill.
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3.3.5. LB 1002 - Permit educational service unit boards to pay membership dues to associations of school boards (Baker)
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair Standish
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Discussion:
LB 1002 - Permit educational service unit boards to pay membership dues to associations of school boards was discussed by committee. This is more of a technical clean up bill.
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3.3.6. LB 1078 - Provide and change certain conflict of interest statement requirements under the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act (Brooks)
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair Standish
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Discussion:
LB 1078 - Provide and change certain conflict of interest statement requirements under the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act was discussed by committee. Most ESUs have a conflict of interest policy already in place.
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3.4. Master Service Agreement 2016-2017
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair DeTurk
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Discussion:
Master Service Agreement (MSA) will work to include Governmental Relations.
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3.4.1. Add a Governmental Relations Section to MSA
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair Standish
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4. Next Meetings Agenda Items
Speaker(s):
Chair of Committee
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5. Executive Session
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6. Adjournment
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