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 15, 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

Kissel Kohout ES Associates, LLC

Phone

(402) 476-1188

Address

301 S. 13th Street, Suite 400

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68508

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

Omaha Public Schools

Office Phone

(531) 299-9822

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

3215 Cuming Street

City

Omaha

State

Zip

68131

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
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
LB84	Adopt the School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact	Support
LB89	Adopt the Stand With Women Act	Oppose
LB122	Require display of the state and national motto in schools	Oppose
LB131	Include elementary and secondary schools in the Nebraska educational savings plan trust and change tax benefits	Oppose
LB142	Redefine a term under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act	Oppose
LB152	Create a homestead exemption	Support
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
LB282	Provide for reimbursement for teachers for school supplies	Support
LB299	Allow eligible aliens and dependents to receive public benefits relating to employment	Support
LB300	Change provisions relating to the Superintendent Pay Transparency Act and provide a limit for superintendent and educational service unit administrator compensation	Oppose
LB329	Change provisions relating to sexual abuse by a school employee	Support
LB352	Change provisions relating to reports on student achievement and discipline required under the Quality Education Accountability Act	Oppose
LB353	Allow public school employees to join or terminate membership in a labor organization	Oppose
LB389	Eliminate the levy authority of educational service units and provide state funding to educational service units	Oppose
LB403	Create the Office of Grants and provide duties	Support
LB408	Adopt the Special Education Teacher Forgivable Loan Program Act	Support
LB411	Change provisions relating to the Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act	Support
LB417	Provide for administration of the Nebraska Promise Program by the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, adopt the College Promise Act, and change provisions relating to the Quality Education Accountability Act	Support
LB424	Limit increases in property tax bills	Oppose
LB425	Change provisions relating to homestead exemptions for certain disabled veterans and surviving spouses	Support
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
LB428	Change provisions relating to school policies on the involvement of parents, guardians, and educational decisionmakers in schools	Oppose
LB429	Provide requirements and restrictions for school boards relating to professional employees’ organizations	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
LB481	Adopt the Foster Care Child Scholarships Act	Oppose
LB492	Change juvenile court jurisdiction relating to habitual truancy and provisions relating to compulsory school attendance	Oppose
LB498	Change provisions relating to foundation aid and certification dates under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act	Oppose
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
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
LB597	Change provisions relating to foundation aid, local effort rate yield, adjusted valuations of property, and certification dates under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act	Oppose
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
LB605	Require each school board to adopt a policy relating to transgender student participation in extracurricular activities sponsored by a school or an athletics or activities association	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	Oppose
LB647	Adopt the Recreational Trail Easement Property Tax Exemption Act and the Adoption Tax Credit Act and change provisions relating to budget limitations, property tax request authority, municipal occupation taxes, real property assessments, the Property Tax Request Act, income tax credits, taxation of business entities, the School District Property Tax Relief Act, and the Nebraska educational savings plan trust	Oppose
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
LB682	Update terminology relating to individualized education programs for high school students	Oppose
LB689	Redefine terms under the School Employees Retirement Act and the Class V School Employees Retirement Act	Support
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
LB711	Change provisions relating to the new school adjustment under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act	Support
LR12CA	Constitutional amendment to impose a limit on ad valorem taxes for real property, provide a new method of valuing real property for tax purposes, provide certain exceptions, and eliminate conflicting constitutional provisions	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.

KisselES

Lobbyist Name

Jul 15, 2025

Date