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Read. Follow. Verify.Nebraska Bill Seeks to Eliminate Suspension Prohibition for Pre-K Through Second Grade Students
Last action · April 17, 2026: Indefinitely postponed
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What This Bill Proposed
Legislative Bill 149 proposes to remove the statutory prohibition against suspending students enrolled in prekindergarten through second grade in Nebraska schools. The measure was introduced during the 109th Legislature and subsequently died in committee.
Determines whether school administrators and districts retain the authority to suspend very young students in early elementary grades, altering disciplinary policies across Nebraska public schools.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
students in prekindergarten through second grade
Students become subject to potential out-of-school suspension policies if the statutory prohibition is removed.
school administrators
Administrators regain the authority to utilize suspensions as a disciplinary tool for early elementary grade students.
Key Facts
- LB 149 proposes to eliminate the prohibition on suspending students in prekindergarten through second grade.
- The bill was introduced during the 109th Legislature in 2025.
- The measure was referred to committee and ultimately indefinitely postponed, dying in committee.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
5 actions- Apr 17, 2026Nebraska LegislatureIndefinitely postponed
- Jan 7, 2026Nebraska LegislatureTitle printed. Carryover bill
- Mar 10, 2025Nebraska LegislatureNotice of hearing for March 17, 2025
- Jan 15, 2025Nebraska LegislatureReferred to Education Committee
- Jan 13, 2025Nebraska LegislatureDate of introduction
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 40)
- Controversy65Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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