January 3, 2018 at 3:00 PM - Legislative Committee Meeting
| Legal Committee | |
| Attendance Taken on 1/3/2018 at 3:00 PM | |
| Greg Barnes | Present |
| Paul Calvert | Present |
| Bell ESU 10 | Present |
| Dr Kraig Lofquist | Present |
| Dr. Dan Schnoes (NE) | Present |
| Liz Standish | Present |
| Jeff West (NE) | Present |
| Present: 7, Absent: 0 | |
| Minutes |
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1. Call to Order
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
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Discussion:
Call to order at 3:00 PM Staff: David Ludwig, Deb Hericks, Liz Standish, Colleen Lentz, Priscilla Quintana Guest: Jason Bromm, Joselyn Luedke |
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2. Roll Call
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
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3. Agenda Item
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
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3.1. Legislative Update
Speaker(s):
Bromm & Associates
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Discussion:
Jason Bromm and Joselyn Luetke were present to give updates. Senator Thibodeau was sworn in today. Senator Hilkeman won the Chair of Committees position. Committee Hearing will begin on January 16. This is a short session. 118 bills were introduced today. Over/Under bills are 400 with the carryover of bills from prior year. The Senate will convene at 10:00 until January 17, they will begin at 9:00 after that date. State of the State by Gov. Ricketts will be on January 10 at 10:00 AM, General file will begin in the afternoon. Speaker priorities is February 14. Hearing of Senator Lowe may be introducing a bill on retirement. Groene introduced a bill on the Learning Community (LB 779 and 778). Governor has asked for a 1% cut across the board. Behavioral Health conversations will be common this session. February 23 will be the ESU Legislative Day. |
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3.1.1. Senator Walz - Behavior/Mental Health Bill
Speaker(s):
Senator Walz
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Discussion:
Senator Walz continues to work on a bill for Mental Health. This will look to provide a social worker for each ESU and a coordinator at ESUCC level, this would be a private funding source. |
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3.2. Education Chair Meeting
Speaker(s):
Executive Director Ludwig
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Discussion:
Executive Director had a meeting with Senator Groene. Main goal was to communicate how we communicate with our schools. He wants to know how we promote efficiencies. Executive Director will meet with his aide once a month to answer questions. Executive Director will work on getting a meeting set up with the other members of the Education Committee. |
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3.3. Legislative Action
Speaker(s):
Executive Director Ludwig
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3.3.1. Legislative Day/Marketing
Speaker(s):
Executive Director Ludwig
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Discussion:
The Educational Service Unit Coordinating Council will host an event for Senators Friday, Feb. 23, 2018 from noon-2:00 PM in room 1023 for Senators, staff and ESU administrators. |
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4. ESUCC Data
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair - Calvert
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Discussion:
Executive Director shared the ESUCC Data Spreadsheet. This could help show some of the efficiencies. |
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5. Next Meetings Agenda Items
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
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Discussion:
Legislative Committee to met on January 22 at 2:00 PM. |
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6. Executive Session
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
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7. Adjournment
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
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Procedural Item
Discussion:
Adjourn meeting at 3:54 PM. |