LB 937 Legislature · 109th Legislature (2025-2026)

Adopt the Prior Learning Act and the K-12 Education Cybersecurity Act and change provisions relating to student transfers, school absences, option enrollment, extracurricular activities, reports, school employment, the improvement grant program, monitoring or providing instruction, deadlines, the Nebraska Teacher Apprenticeship Program, the Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act, and the College Pathway Program Act

LB 937 amends Nebraska education laws to clarify processes for option school enrollment, reading support, and dyslexia services. It requires school districts to provide written reasons for rejecting enrollment applications - including specific details about unmet disability-related accommodations for students with IEPs or diagnosed disabilities - and mandates annual reports on rejected applications to the state education department. The bill also updates teacher apprenticeship and recruitment programs, modifies the College Pathway Program, and removes outdated sections about solar/wind grants and evaluation models. These changes aim to standardize reporting and streamline administrative processes for school districts and families.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Legislature Passage
Apr 2026
Legislature Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 9, 2026 Signed Apr 17, 2026
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What changed between versions

Enrollment and Review ER155 Final Reading · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill has been updated from a draft version to its final reading for the 2026 legislative session, incorporating specific committee sponsorships and a comprehensive list of statutes to be amended. The text includes the full definitions for the Child Protection and Family Safety Act, establishing terms like 'alternative response' and 'comprehensive assessment' to guide how child abuse reports are handled without immediately triggering formal investigations.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on education and child protection, but the final reading version consolidates the legislative history and explicitly lists the specific Revised Statutes of Nebraska sections that will be amended, including new additions for cybersecurity and the K-12 Education Cybersecurity Act.
TECHNICAL

The header and introductory text were updated to reflect the final reading status, adding specific committee members (Murman, Conrad, Juarez, Lonowski, Meyer, Sanders) and changing the date to March 24, 2026.

SCOPE

The summary of the bill's purpose was expanded to include the adoption of the Prior Learning Act, the K-12 Education Cybersecurity Act, and the elimination of provisions related to the Junior Mathematics Prognosis Examination.

DEFINITION

Detailed definitions for key terms such as 'alternative response,' 'comprehensive assessment,' and 'exempt school' were added to clarify how child safety cases are evaluated and which schools are subject to accreditation requirements.

REQUIREMENT

The list of specific Nebraska Revised Statute sections to be amended was updated to include new sections related to cybersecurity and the K-12 Education Cybersecurity Act, alongside existing education and child protection laws.

Floor votes · Legislature Mar 17, 2026

How they voted

343
Passed · 12 other
Total votes 49
Mar 17, 2026
N Nonpartisan49
34 Yea 3 Nay 12
69% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
87
Key actions
11
Committee
2
Amendments
7
Apr 17, 2026
Introduced
Provisions/portions of LB1243 amended into LB937 by AM2454
legislature
Apr 17, 2026
Introduced
Provisions/portions of LB1241 amended into LB937 by AM2454
legislature
Apr 17, 2026
Introduced
Provisions/portions of LB1224 amended into LB937 by AM2454
legislature
Apr 17, 2026
Introduced
Provisions/portions of LB1164 amended into LB937 by AM2454
legislature
Apr 17, 2026
Introduced
Provisions/portions of LB1146 amended into LB937 by AM2454
legislature
Apr 17, 2026
Introduced
Provisions/portions of LB599 amended into LB937 by AM2767
legislature
Apr 17, 2026
Introduced
Provisions/portions of LB417 amended into LB937 by AM2454
legislature
Apr 17, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on April 16, 2026
executive
Apr 10, 2026
Legislature · Passed
President/Speaker signed
legislature
Apr 10, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Passed on Final Reading 49-0-0
legislature
Apr 7, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Kauth AM3123 adopted
legislature
Apr 7, 2026
Legislature · Passed
DeBoer AM2767 adopted
legislature
Apr 7, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Kauth FA1180 adopted
legislature
Apr 7, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Lonowski FA1177 adopted
legislature
Apr 7, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Murman AM3084 adopted
legislature
Apr 7, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Enrollment and Review ER155 adopted
legislature
Mar 17, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Education AM2454 adopted
legislature
Mar 10, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Placed on General File with AM2454
legislature
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Education Committee
legislature
Jan 9, 2026
Introduced
Date of introduction
legislature
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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