2021 Legislative Priorities
- LB129 (McCollister) Continuous Eligibility in CHIP Program (in committee)
- LB135 (Wishart) Change Special Education Reimbursements (General File)
- LB342 (Stinner) Early Childhood Education Endowment Cash Fund (Amended into LB380)
- LB388 (Friesen) Nebraska Broadband Bridge Act (Passed and Approved by the Governor)
- LB428 (HHS) YRTC Equivalent Educational Opportunities (Passed and Approved by the Governor)
- LB447 (M. Cavanaugh) Immunization Provisions Under the Child Care Licensing Act (in committee)
- LB529 (Walz) Mental Health Point of Contact in Schools (Cloture vote failed)
Some Past Successes
- Increased income eligibility in the Children’s Health Insurance Program to 200% of poverty opening up health services to more than 5,400 low income Nebraska children.
- Successfully re-established a 30-year state policy providing prenatal care to low income women giving all Nebraska babies the best possible start at life.
- Prohibited private insurance from denying coverage for mental health services solely because the service is delivered in a school and excludes any school employees that provide services.
- Opened up options for telehealth services by requiring private insurance market to cover any service provided via telehealth if the service is covered for in person services and removing an existing restriction in Medicaid that if a child has access to services within 30 miles of their residence, telehealth services would not be reimbursed.
COVID Issues/Resources
- 2021 Updated Guidance to Safely Return to School
- UNMC COVID-19 Playbook - Fall 2021
- Children's Hospital & Medical Center Fruitful 2021 COVID 19 Vaccine Campaign
- 2020 NCHEA Back to School Guidance
- Department of Education – Launch NE
- Food Bank for the Heartland
- Telehealth Updates during COVID-19 Emergency
- Vaccine Information