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: May 22, 2026

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

2026

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	Identify amendment or procedural matter	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
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
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
LB304		Eliminate a sunset date for the federal Child Care Subsidy program and state intent regarding funding	Support
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
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
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
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
LB652		Terminate the Board of Educational Lands and Funds	Oppose
LB653	AM1701	Change provisions relating to acceptance of students under the enrollment option program and discipline of students under the Student Discipline Act	Support
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
LB714		Change provisions relating to motor vehicle taxes and fees	Oppose
LB730		Require schools and state agencies to designate restrooms and locker rooms based on sex and require state agencies to define an individual's sex as either male or female for purposes of rules and regulations, the enforcement of administrative actions, and adjudication of disputes	Oppose
LB742		Provide requirements relating to the participation of seventh and eighth grade students in high school sports	Support
LB745		Change provisions relating to the requirements for a diploma of high school equivalency	Support
LB748		Change provisions relating to the Nebraska educational savings plan trust and allow for the use of trust funds for recognized postsecondary credential programs	Oppose
LB765		Change provisions relating to elections for school district bonds and bonds issued by a joint entity that includes a Nebraska school district or educational service unit	Oppose
LB814		Change provisions relating to the valuation of agricultural land and horticultural land	Oppose
LB824		Change provisions relating to termination of employment under the School Employees Retirement Act and the Class V School Employees Retirement Act	Support
LB841		Change provisions relating to special education services, parental consent, and hearings	Oppose
LB843		Require the Department of Health and Human Services to file a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program waiver for refugees and immigrants	Support
LB854		Prohibit law enforcement officers from wearing facial coverings or disguises and require them to wear appropriate identification	Support
LB862		Change intent relating to appropriations under the Nebraska Reading Improvement Act	Support
LB893		Provide for an interpersonal relations training course as an alternative to the human relations training requirement for substitute teachers	Support
LB898		Change which political subdivisions may use virtual conferencing for meetings under the Open Meetings Act and change related requirements	Support
LB906		Prohibit law enforcement officers from wearing facial coverings or disguises and require officers to wear appropriate identification	Support
LB907		Prohibit law enforcement officers from entering community safe spaces to enforce immigration law	Support
LB924		Change powers of learning community councils and authorized uses of learning community levies	Support
LB935		Provide for court fees; change provisions relating to incentives for rural legal practice, protection orders, hearsay, sentencing, support order liens, and paternity proceedings; provide for no-contact periods for victims of certain assaults and civil actions for conduct relating to prohibited content or child exploitation devices; and provide for and change offenses involving mobile tracking devices, stalking, unlawful intrusion, operation of unmanned aircraft systems, and swatting	Support
LB937	AM2454	Adopt the Prior Learning Act and the K-12 Education Cybersecurity Act and change provisions relating to student transfers, school absences, option enrollment, extracurricular activities, reports, school employment, the improvement grant program, monitoring or providing instruction, deadlines, the Nebraska Teacher Apprenticeship Program, the Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act, and the College Pathway Program Act	Support
LB937	AM2606	Adopt the Prior Learning Act and the K-12 Education Cybersecurity Act and change provisions relating to student transfers, school absences, option enrollment, extracurricular activities, reports, school employment, the improvement grant program, monitoring or providing instruction, deadlines, the Nebraska Teacher Apprenticeship Program, the Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act, and the College Pathway Program Act	Oppose
LB937	AM2965	Adopt the Prior Learning Act and the K-12 Education Cybersecurity Act and change provisions relating to student transfers, school absences, option enrollment, extracurricular activities, reports, school employment, the improvement grant program, monitoring or providing instruction, deadlines, the Nebraska Teacher Apprenticeship Program, the Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act, and the College Pathway Program Act	Oppose
LB960		Provide a requirement to include nonvoting student members on school boards	Oppose
LB966		Adopt the Hunger-Free Schools Act and provide for an appropriation	Support
LB970		Require the Department of Health and Human Services to submit a state plan amendment to include a program of early literacy promotion and intervention in well-child visits under the early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment services program	Support
LB991		Provide for stop-signal-arm camera systems on school buses and authorize the use of such systems for enforcement of certain violations under the Nebraska Rules of the Road	Oppose
LB1022		Eliminate the human relations training requirement for obtaining a Nebraska substitute teacher's certificate	Oppose
LB1034		Prohibit school staff from allowing federal immigration enforcement officers to access schools without a judicial warrant	Support
LB1038		Change provisions relating to school funding and property taxes	Oppose
LB1050		Provide requirements for dyslexia screening and limit advancement to grade four under the Nebraska Reading Improvement Act	Oppose
LB1102		Provide requirements for monthly payments of retirement allowances and change when certain cost-of-living adjustments occur under the Class V School Employees Retirement Act	Support
LB1140		Provide for distribution of appropriations to the State Department of Education for a pilot program in a city of the metropolitan class	Support
LB1141		Create the Nebraska Youth Pre-Apprentice Conservation Program, provide powers and duties to the Game and Parks Commission, and transfer funds from the Workforce Development Program Cash Fund	Support
LB1145		Change provisions relating to notice requirements for a meeting of a public body under the Open Meetings Act	Support
LB1146		Change provisions relating to reports by a school district relating to absences of a child from school	Oppose
LB1147		Require the Auditor of Public Accounts to investigate impoundment of funds by the Governor and submit a quarterly report	Support
LB1153		Change provisions relating to recovery under the Consumer Protection Act, provide a termination date for the State Settlement Cash Fund and for distribution of money in the fund, and change provisions relating to the State Settlement Trust Fund	Support
LB1177		Create the Child Care Cash Fund	Support
LB1182		Provide for a base salary for certified teachers and state intent relating to changes to the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act and a new form of block grant funding	Oppose
LB1183		Change provisions relating to valuation of property	Oppose
LB1201		Provide for a grant program related to classroom libraries and engagement materials	Support
LB1207		Require school districts to provide mental health leave for school employees	Oppose
LB1208		Provide a budget requirement under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act	Oppose
LB1216		Provide for educational services for prisoners	Support
LB1217		Authorize schools to maintain epinephrine for emergency first aid	Support
LB1219		Limit the amount of property taxes that may be levied by a political subdivision	Oppose
LB1224		Prohibit children from transferring to an exempt school during certain child abuse or neglect investigations and prohibit persons convicted of certain crimes from monitoring or providing instruction at such schools	Support
LB1243		Change school board policies and procedures relating to part-time enrollment	Oppose
LB1257		Eliminate certain sales tax exemptions, impose sales and use taxes on certain services, change school district levy limitations, eliminate the School District Property Tax Relief Act, change provisions of the School District Property Tax Limitation Act, and provide additional foundation aid under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act	Oppose
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
LR317CA		Constitutional amendment to limit the annual growth in the amount of property taxes levied by political subdivisions	Oppose

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

KisselES

Lobbyist Name

May 22, 2026

Date