LB 306 Legislature · 109th Legislature (2025-2026)

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

LB 306 modifies school residency rules to clarify admission for non-resident students, military families, and students in residential settings. It requires all Nebraska school districts to maintain a centralized financial database and mandates public and private colleges to report funding from "foreign adversarial sources" to the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education. The bill also updates scholarship programs (Nebraska Career Scholarship Act and Door to College Scholarship Act) and adjusts governance for the Nebraska State Colleges Board. These changes aim to increase transparency in school funding and foreign financial influences on higher education.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Legislature Passage
Jun 2025
Legislature Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Jan 15, 2025 Signed Jun 6, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Enrollment and Review ER93 · 6 edits
MODERATE
This bill redefines student residency rules for Nebraska public schools, expanding protections for homeless students, military families, and wards of the state while clarifying tuition responsibilities for nonresident students. The changes ensure more students can access public education without barriers related to housing instability or family military service.
Scope change
Expanded eligibility criteria for free public school enrollment to include homeless students, military families, wards of the state, and students in licensed residential settings, while clarifying tuition collection for nonresident students.
ELIGIBILITY

Added explicit provisions requiring school boards to admit homeless students without charge if the district is where they are currently located, previously attended, or were last enrolled.

Added provisions allowing military families to enroll children in school districts where they will be stationed during the current or following school year without charge.

Added provisions ensuring wards of the state and foster children maintain residency in their original district for educational purposes, with state funding for transportation costs.

Added provisions for students in licensed residential settings to remain residents of their previous district unless an appropriate education agreement is made with the new district.

Modified nonresident student provisions to clarify that school boards may admit nonresident students through contracts or enrollment option programs, with tuition collection required for contract admissions.

DEFINITION

Modified definitions of 'governing body' and 'governmental unit' to exclude certain entities for fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2025.

Floor votes · Legislature May 21, 2025

How they voted

275
Passed · 17 other
Total votes 49
May 21, 2025
N Nonpartisan49
27 Yea 5 Nay 17
55% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
84
Key actions
13
Committee
2
Amendments
3
Jun 6, 2025
Introduced
Provisions/portions of LB625 amended into LB306 by AM1562
legislature
Jun 6, 2025
Introduced
Provisions/portions of LB497 amended into LB306 by AM1578
legislature
Jun 6, 2025
Introduced
Provisions/portions of LB378 amended into LB306 by AM1532
legislature
Jun 6, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on June 4, 2025
executive
Jun 2, 2025
Legislature · Passed
President/Speaker signed
legislature
Jun 2, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 41-8*-0
legislature
May 29, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Hallstrom AM1626 adopted
legislature
May 29, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Enrollment and Review ER93 adopted
legislature
May 27, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Murman AM1578 adopted
legislature
May 27, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Murman AM1575 adopted
legislature
May 27, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Dover AM1562 adopted
legislature
May 27, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Andersen AM1532 adopted
legislature
May 21, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Passed over
legislature
May 21, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Hallstrom FA268 adopted
legislature
May 21, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Hunt FA267 adopted
legislature
May 14, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Placed on General File with AM1440
legislature
Jan 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Education Committee
legislature
Jan 15, 2025
Introduced
Date of introduction
legislature
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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