Nebraska Legislature - Lobbyist Reporting Application

Clerk of the Legislature

Room 2014 State Capitol

PO Box 94604

Lincoln, NE 68509

(402) 471-2608

NEBRASKA LOBBYIST
STATEMENT of ACTIVITY

NADC FORM D

Submission Date: Jul 7, 2025

Each registered lobbyist shall file a Statement of Activity within 45 days after the end of a regular session of the Legislature. The statement must be filed even if the lobbyist engaged in no activity.
Any registered lobbyist who engages in lobbying activity in connection with a special session of the Legislature shall file a Statement of Activity within 45 days after the end of the special session. Late filing fees are $25.00 per day, not to exceed $750.00.
Lobbyists having more than one principal shall file a separate report for each principal.

ITEM 1

NATURE OF FILING (Check appropriate box)

For Calendar Year of

2025

Regular Session

Special Session

Amended Report

ITEM 2

NAME OF LOBBYIST AND PRINCIPAL

LOBBYIST

Lobbyist Name

Spatz, John

Phone

(402) 423-4951

Address

1311 Stockwell Street

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68502

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

Nebraska Association of School Boards

Office Phone

(402) 423-4951

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

1311 Stockwell Street

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68502

List all the legislation upon which the lobbyist acted on behalf of the principal including bills, resolutions, amendments and procedural matters. Identify by number of bill, resolution, amendment or procedural matter and state the position taken. This statement should include a list of amendments or procedural matters which the lobbyist has acted upon for the principal, even if the lobbyist has not acted upon the bill or resolution from which the amendment or procedural matter arises.

Identify bill or resolution number	Describe bill, resolution, amendment or procedural matter	Position taken
LB11	Appropriate funds for the Nebraska Statewide Workforce and Education Reporting System Act	Support
LB14	Adopt the Hunger-Free Schools Act	Support
LB31	Require school policies relating to the use of student surveillance, monitoring, and tracking technology by school districts	Oppose
LB49	Provide for a model ban and bar policy for school districts	Oppose
LB74	Authorize certain expenditures under the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act	Support
LB84	Adopt the School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact	Support
LB122	Require display of the state and national motto in schools	Oppose
LB135	Provide, change, and eliminate provisions relating to elections for certain purposes related to bonds and tax levies	Oppose
LB149	Eliminate the prohibition on suspending a student in prekindergarten through second grade	Support
LB156	Allow tort claims under the State Tort Claims Act and Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act for sexual assaults of children in school settings	Oppose
LB161	Redefine formula students under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act	Support
LB173	Appropriate funds for aid to community colleges and state intent	Support
LB213	Require the State Board of Education to adopt academic content standards on human embryology under the science education standards	Oppose
LB236	Allow claims involving child abuse or sexual assault of a child under the Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act	Oppose
LB282	Provide for reimbursement for teachers for school supplies	Support
LB296	Require the State Department of Education to create a centralized education records system and employ registrars relating to students under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court and change provisions relating to graduation requirements and the State Department of Education Improvement Grant Fund	Support
LB300	Change provisions relating to the Superintendent Pay Transparency Act and provide a limit for superintendent and educational service unit administrator compensation	Oppose
LB303	Create the School Financing Review Commission and change provisions relating to budget authority under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act	Support
LB329	Change provisions relating to sexual abuse by a school employee	Support
LB330	Change provisions relating to the sales tax rate and create the Alcohol Addiction Prevention and Treatment Fund	Support
LB352	Change provisions relating to reports on student achievement and discipline required under the Quality Education Accountability Act	Oppose
LB384	Require a majority of the elected members of the governing bodies of participating political subdivisions to attend joint public hearings under the Property Tax Request Act	Oppose
LB389	Eliminate the levy authority of educational service units and provide state funding to educational service units	Oppose
LB408	Adopt the Special Education Teacher Forgivable Loan Program Act	Support
LB411	Change provisions relating to the Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act	Support
LB424	Limit increases in property tax bills	Oppose
LB426	Authorize an American flag education program and change provisions relating to the distribution of lottery funds used for education	Neutral
LB427	Require the State Treasurer to establish an educational savings account for students enrolled in kindergarten through grade twelve at an approved or accredited public, private, denominational, or parochial school	Oppose
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	Support
LB440	Adopt the Education Leave and Support Act	Oppose
LB463	Require school districts to develop a cardiac emergency response plan under the School Safety and Security Reporting Act and provide for grants for such plans from the Medicaid Managed Care Excess Profit Fund	Oppose
LB481	Adopt the Foster Care Child Scholarships Act	Oppose
LB497	Provide for admission of and participation in extracurricular activities by certain students that are not residents of the school district	Oppose
LB498	Change provisions relating to foundation aid and certification dates under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act	Support
LB500	Create the School Financing Review Commission	Support
LB504	Adopt the Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act	Support
LB507	Change provisions relating to school transportation expenses for children with disabilities	Oppose
LB509	Adopt the Opportunity Scholarships Act and provide for income tax credits	Oppose
LB517	Provide requirements for the state school security director regarding protective door assemblies and other school entry systems	Oppose
LB521	Change and eliminate provisions relating to the Election Act and elections in cities of the metropolitan class and in cities of the primary class	Support
LB523	Adopt the Student Teacher Compensation Act	Support
LB524	Authorize paraeducator grants under the Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act and change eligible uses of the Education Future Fund	Support
LB549	Allow a school board to employ a chaplain, including in a volunteer capacity, at a school	Oppose
LB550	Require school districts to adopt a policy that excuses students to attend a course for religious instruction	Oppose
LB557	Change provisions relating to the enrollment option program, provide funding to students denied option enrollment, and eliminate provisions relating to open enrollment option students and diversity plans	Oppose
LB572	Authorize a school district to exceed its budget authority for stipends paid to a student teacher and change the applicability of the School District Property Tax Limitation Act	Support
LB575	Change provisions relating to the Property Tax Request Act and property tax levy limits	Oppose
LB596	Change requirements for legal publications and notices required by law	Support
LB598	Provide funding to school districts to cover extraordinary increases in limited English proficiency student expenditures, change provisions relating to the elementary site allowance and certification dates under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act and reimbursement for special education programs and support services, and change eligible uses of the Education Future Fund	Support
LB599	Require the State Board of Education to adopt a policy relating to cybersecurity	Support
LB624	Appropriate funds to the State Treasurer for education scholarships	Oppose
LB633	Change provisions relating to applications rejected under the enrollment option program and create the Nebraska Option Enrollment Tuition Account Program	Oppose
LB645	Change provisions relating to school retirement systems and the Nebraska State Patrol Retirement System	Support
LB652	Terminate the Board of Educational Lands and Funds	Oppose
LB653	Change provisions relating to reimbursement for special education programs, support services, and the enrollment option program, provide reimbursement for certain students under the enrollment option program, and change the authorized uses of the Education Future Fund	Oppose
LB657	Create the offense of assault on a sports official and provide a penalty under the Nebraska Criminal Code	Support
LB670	Require schools to adopt a safety plan and provide and change requirements related to training for staff of child care and schools	Support
LB682	Update terminology relating to individualized education programs for high school students	Oppose
LB683	Change provisions relating to duties of county assessors regarding notification of real property assessments and eliminate and change provisions of the Property Tax Request Act	Support
LB685	Require schools to install a secure master key box as prescribed, provide powers and duties to the state school security director, change provisions relating to a grant program for security-related infrastructure projects and the School Safety and Security Fund, and provide for a transfer from the Cash Reserve Fund	Oppose
LB689	Redefine terms under the School Employees Retirement Act and the Class V School Employees Retirement Act	Oppose
LB691	Require school districts and private, denominational, and parochial schools to display the Ten Commandments in school buildings	Oppose
LB692	Change provisions relating to property tax request authority under the School District Property Tax Limitation Act	Oppose
LB714	Change provisions relating to motor vehicle taxes and fees	Oppose
LR16CA	Constitutional amendment to require the Legislature to reimburse political subdivisions	Support
LR18CA	Constitutional amendment to require the Legislature to reimburse political subdivisions	Support
LR28CA	Constitutional amendment to eliminate provisions creating the Board of Educational Lands and Funds	Oppose

I certify that all information presented in this form is accurate to the best of my knowledge.

John Spatz

Lobbyist Name

Jul 7, 2025

Date