Disability Rights Nebraska is engaged in public policy advocacy. We work to educate policymakers about disability issues and the effect of policy decisions on people with disabilities so that policymakers can craft policies that are positive for Nebraskans with disabilities.
Disability Rights Nebraska researches, analyzes, and comments on legislation, regulation, or other policies within our priority areas that affect people with disabilities. For each Nebraska legislative session, our Public Policy Team goes through a lengthy process of review and analysis to develop our Legislative Agenda which outlines the state legislation we will focus on for that session. Visit our 2025 Legislative Updates page to view our Legislative Agenda, legislative testimony and letters, or other legislative information. We also provide comment on statewide policies and plans as well as develop position statements on selected disability policy issues, all of which can be accessed on this page.
High Priority Bills (Testimony)
| Bill | Description | Position |
|---|---|---|
| LB96 | Require the Department of Health and Human Services to file certain 1115 waivers | Support |
| LB149 | Eliminate the prohibition on suspending a student in prekindergarten through second grade | Oppose |
| LB220 | Provide for developmental and intellectual disability impact notes for legislation | Neutral |
| LB322 | Prohibit assault on a pharmacist and clarify provisions relating to assault on officers, emergency responders, certain employees, and health care professionals | Oppose |
| LB336 | Create the Task Force on Supported Employment | Support |
| LB352 | Change provisions relating to reports on student achievement and discipline required under the Quality Education Accountability Act | Support |
| LB430 | Provide an additional exception to the prohibition on suspending a student in prekindergarten through second grade and change provisions relating to short-term and long-term suspension under the Student Discipline Act | Oppose |
| LB453 | Change requirements for background checks for guardians and conservators | Support |
| LB535 | Prohibit assault on a frontline behavioral health provider or health care worker and clarify provisions relating to assault on officers, emergency responders, certain employees, and health care professionals | Oppose |
| LB706 | Require adult protective services social workers to accompany law enforcement officers | Support |
