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

Ralston Public School District

Office Phone

(402) 331-4700

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

8545 Park Drive

City

Ralston

State

Zip

68127

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
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
LB84	Adopt the School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact	Support
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
LB173	Appropriate funds for aid to community colleges and state intent	Support
LB282	Provide for reimbursement for teachers for school supplies	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
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
LB390	Require each school board to adopt a policy relating to access by a parent, guardian, or educational decisionmaker to certain school library information	Oppose
LB411	Change provisions relating to the Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act	Support
LB424	Limit increases in property tax bills	Oppose
LB428	Change provisions relating to school policies on the involvement of parents, guardians, and educational decisionmakers in schools	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
LB492	Change juvenile court jurisdiction relating to habitual truancy and provisions relating to compulsory school attendance	Neutral
LB517	Provide requirements for the state school security director regarding protective door assemblies and other school entry systems	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
LB564	Change provisions relating to fund transfers to the School District Property Tax Relief Credit Fund and the amount of tax relief granted under the School District Property Tax Relief Act	Support
LB596	Change requirements for legal publications and notices required by law	Support
LB624	Appropriate funds to the State Treasurer for education scholarships	Oppose
LB625	Provide for the establishment of a database of financial information from all school districts in the state	Oppose
LB631	State intent relating to funding for the School Emergency Response Mapping Fund	Support
LB645	Change provisions relating to school retirement systems and the Nebraska State Patrol Retirement System	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
LB670	Require schools to adopt a safety plan and provide and change requirements related to training for staff of child care and schools	Support
LB689	Redefine terms under the School Employees Retirement Act and the Class V School Employees Retirement Act	Support
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	Neutral
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.

KisselES

Lobbyist Name

Jul 15, 2025

Date