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