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Read. Follow. Verify.Nebraska Legislature adopts permanent operating rules requiring suicide prevention training for child welfare workers
Last action · June 6, 2025: Approved by Governor on June 4, 2025
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What This Bill Does
The Nebraska Legislature establishes administrative operating rules and procedural guidelines while incorporating statutory requirements for suicide awareness and prevention training for employees of child-placing agencies and child welfare workers under LB217.
staff and child welfare workers must complete mandatory suicide awareness and prevention training as part of state operating requirements.
- The Nebraska Unicameral Legislature is the nation's only unicameral, nonpartisan state legislature. context
- LB217 was enacted during the One Hundred Ninth Legislature of Nebraska. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Child welfare workers
Child welfare workers must complete mandatory suicide awareness and prevention training.
Child-placing agencies
Child-placing agencies must ensure their employees comply with new suicide awareness and prevention training rules.
Key Facts
- Employees of child-placing agencies and child welfare workers must complete suicide awareness and prevention training.
- The 109th Legislature of the Nebraska Unicameral adopted operating rules on January 24, 2025.
- The Clerk of the Legislature is responsible for printing bills, daily journals, and managing legislative documents.
- Standing committees are authorized to hold public hearings, issue subpoenas, and review agency budgets.
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- Individual members are limited to introducing no more than 20 bills at any one session.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
17 actions- Jun 6, 2025Nebraska LegislatureApproved by Governor on June 4, 2025
- May 29, 2025Nebraska LegislaturePassed on Final Reading 47-1*-1
- May 29, 2025Nebraska LegislaturePresident/Speaker signed
- May 29, 2025Nebraska LegislaturePresented to Governor on May 29, 2025
- May 27, 2025Nebraska LegislaturePlaced on Final Reading
- May 21, 2025Nebraska LegislatureEnrollment and Review ER84 adopted
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- May 21, 2025Nebraska LegislatureAdvanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- May 14, 2025Nebraska LegislaturePlaced on Select File with ER84
- May 14, 2025Nebraska LegislatureEnrollment and Review ER84 filed
- May 9, 2025Nebraska LegislatureFredrickson AM1031 adopted
- May 9, 2025Nebraska LegislatureAdvanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- Apr 17, 2025Nebraska LegislatureFredrickson AM1031 filed
- Mar 17, 2025Nebraska LegislatureSpeaker priority bill
- Mar 11, 2025Nebraska LegislaturePlaced on General File
- Jan 31, 2025Nebraska LegislatureNotice of hearing for February 12, 2025
- Jan 16, 2025Nebraska LegislatureReferred to Health and Human Services Committee
- Jan 14, 2025Nebraska LegislatureDate of introduction
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Analysis Score
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- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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