# Nebraska LB306: Change provisions relating to admission to elementary and secondary schools, the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges, the Nebraska Career Scholarship Act, the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education Act, and the Door to College Scholarship Act and require a database of financial information regarding school districts and reporting regarding funding from foreign adversarial sources Nebraska LB306, Change provisions relating to admission to elementary and secondary schools, the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges, the Nebraska Career Scholarship Act, the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education Act, and the Door to College Scholarship Act and require a database of financial information regarding school districts and reporting regarding funding from foreign adversarial sources, is a 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions legislature bill sponsored by Education Committee; status signed, last action 2025-06-06 (Provisions/portions of LB625 amended into LB306 by AM1562); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB306-109 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nebraska LB306 - State: Nebraska - Session: 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions - Title: Change provisions relating to admission to elementary and secondary schools, the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges, the Nebraska Career Scholarship Act, the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education Act, and the Door to College Scholarship Act and require a database of financial information regarding school districts and reporting regarding funding from foreign adversarial sources - Status: signed - Chamber: legislature - Introduced: 2025-01-15 - Last action: 2025-06-06, Provisions/portions of LB625 amended into LB306 by AM1562 - Sponsor: Education Committee - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Education Committee - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 30 (679 yes, 361 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Up to $25,000 Nebraska college scholarships: benefit, high. Nebraska Career Scholarships now cover major costs for college. State college students can get up to $15,000 a year. University students can get up to $25,000 a year with a 28+ test score, or up to $10,000 with a 20–27; transfers can get up to $10,000. Private college students can get up to $10,000… - Door to College opens to more students: benefit, low. The Door to College Scholarship now includes students who graduated at a youth rehabilitation and treatment center or earned a state high school equivalency diploma after discharge. Eligible colleges must be in Nebraska, be licensed, and be accredited. They must serve Nebraska undergrads and have r… - Colleges must post foreign funding reports: benefit, low. Starting July 1, 2025, Nebraska colleges must report twice a year all funding from foreign adversarial sources. Reports must list the amount, date, purpose, and the source’s details and include any contract or pledge. Tuition payments by private individuals are excluded. The Coordinating Commission… - New public website for school finances: benefit, low. Nebraska will post a public database with each school district’s audited revenues, spending, assets, and debts. The site includes history back to 2005 when available. It must be updated within 30 days after new audit data arrives. The system goes live by January 1, 2026. Confidential information st… - Private-school students can join public classes and teams: mixed, medium. If your child attends a private or nonaccredited school, the public district must let them take any selected courses part-time. They can also join extracurriculars under the same rules as public students. Districts must admit them without charging for part-time enrollment when joining activities at… - New college project thresholds and planning duties: mixed, low. The state sets a $5,000,000 minimum to count as a capital project and a $200,000 yearly base for operations and maintenance. These amounts update every two years starting January 1, 2026. The Coordinating Commission must also plan how to shift federal education data, grants, and programs to Nebrask… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Education Committee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-02 | legislature | Final Reading | pass | 41 | 8 | | | 2025-05-29 | legislature | Vote | fail | 25 | 14 | 10 | | 2025-05-29 | legislature | Vote | fail | 17 | 25 | 7 | | 2025-05-29 | legislature | Vote | fail | 20 | 23 | 6 | | 2025-05-27 | legislature | Vote | fail | 27 | 0 | 22 | | 2025-05-27 | legislature | Vote | fail | 18 | 12 | 19 | | 2025-05-27 | legislature | Vote | fail | 28 | 3 | 18 | | 2025-05-27 | legislature | Vote | fail | 12 | 14 | 23 | | 2025-05-27 | legislature | Vote | fail | 26 | 0 | 23 | | 2025-05-27 | legislature | Vote | fail | 25 | 0 | 24 | | 2025-05-27 | legislature | Vote | fail | 27 | 4 | 18 | | 2025-05-21 | legislature | Vote | fail | 19 | 27 | 3 | | 2025-05-21 | legislature | Vote | fail | 25 | 9 | 15 | | 2025-05-21 | legislature | Vote | fail | 27 | 5 | 17 | | 2025-05-21 | legislature | Vote | fail | 22 | 16 | 11 | | 2025-05-21 | legislature | Vote | fail | 22 | 23 | 4 | | | legislature | Vote | fail | 18 | 12 | 19 | | | legislature | Vote | fail | 27 | 4 | 18 | | | legislature | Vote | fail | 25 | 14 | 10 | | | legislature | Vote | fail | 27 | 0 | 22 | | | legislature | Vote | fail | 26 | 0 | 23 | | | legislature | Vote | fail | 8 | 29 | 12 | | | legislature | Vote | fail | 22 | 16 | 11 | | | legislature | Vote | fail | 27 | 5 | 17 | | | legislature | Vote | fail | 19 | 27 | 3 | | | legislature | Vote | fail | 25 | 9 | 15 | | | legislature | Vote | fail | 25 | 0 | 24 | | | legislature | Vote | fail | 12 | 14 | 23 | | | legislature | Vote | fail | 17 | 25 | 7 | | | legislature | Vote | fail | 20 | 23 | 6 | ## Actions (86) - 2025-06-06: Provisions/portions of LB625 amended into LB306 by AM1562 (legislature) - 2025-06-06: Provisions/portions of LB497 amended into LB306 by AM1578 (legislature) - 2025-06-06: Provisions/portions of LB378 amended into LB306 by AM1532 (legislature) - 2025-06-04: Approved by Governor on June 4, 2025 (legislature) - 2025-06-02: Presented to Governor on June 2, 2025 (legislature) - 2025-06-02: President/Speaker signed (legislature) - 2025-06-02: Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 41-8*-0 (legislature) - 2025-06-02: Dispensing of reading at large approved (legislature) - 2025-06-02: Spivey MO266 withdrawn (legislature) - 2025-05-29: Placed on Final Reading (legislature) - 2025-05-29: Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment (legislature) - 2025-05-29: Hallstrom AM1626 adopted (legislature) - 2025-05-29: Lippincott AM1607 withdrawn (legislature) - 2025-05-29: Dungan AM1604 lost (legislature) - 2025-05-29: Spivey AM1587 lost (legislature) - 2025-05-29: Murman FA212 withdrawn (legislature) - 2025-05-29: Murman FA211 withdrawn (legislature) - 2025-05-29: Murman FA210 withdrawn (legislature) - 2025-05-29: Spivey MO265 withdrawn (legislature) - 2025-05-29: Spivey MO264 withdrawn (legislature) - 2025-05-29: Enrollment and Review ER93 adopted (legislature) - 2025-05-28: Hallstrom AM1626 filed (legislature) - 2025-05-28: Enrollment and Review ER93 filed (legislature) - 2025-05-28: Placed on Select File with ER93 (legislature) - 2025-05-28: Lippincott AM1607 filed (legislature) - 2025-05-27: Spivey AM1587 filed (legislature) - 2025-05-27: Dungan AM1604 filed (legislature) - 2025-05-27: Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial (legislature) - 2025-05-27: Murman FA275 withdrawn (legislature) - 2025-05-27: Murman AM1598 lost (legislature) - 2025-05-27: Murman AM1598 filed (legislature) - 2025-05-27: Murman FA274 withdrawn (legislature) - 2025-05-27: No objections to unanimous consent to withdraw and substitute amendment (legislature) - 2025-05-27: Murman AM1578 adopted (legislature) - 2025-05-27: Murman AM1578 filed (legislature) - 2025-05-27: Murman FA273 withdrawn (legislature) - 2025-05-27: No objections to unanimous consent to withdraw and substitute amendment (legislature) - 2025-05-27: Murman AM1575 adopted (legislature) - 2025-05-27: Murman AM1575 filed (legislature) - 2025-05-27: Murman FA272 withdrawn (legislature) - 2025-05-27: No objections to unanimous consent to withdraw and substitute amendment (legislature) - 2025-05-27: Dover AM1562 adopted (legislature) - 2025-05-27: Andersen AM1532 adopted (legislature) - 2025-05-27: Cavanaugh, M. MO309 withdrawn (legislature) - 2025-05-27: Cavanaugh, M. MO309 Reconsider the vote taken on AM1241 filed (legislature) - 2025-05-27: Hallstrom AM1241 lost (legislature) - 2025-05-22: Murman FA275 filed (legislature) - 2025-05-22: Murman FA274 filed (legislature) - 2025-05-22: Murman FA273 filed (legislature) - 2025-05-22: Murman FA272 filed (legislature) - 2025-05-21: Dover AM1562 filed (legislature) - 2025-05-21: Andersen AM1532 filed (legislature) - 2025-05-21: Passed over (legislature) - 2025-05-21: Cavanaugh, M. MO289 withdrawn (legislature) - 2025-05-21: Cavanaugh, M. MO289 Bracket until June 9, 2025 filed (legislature) - 2025-05-21: Hallstrom AM1241 filed (legislature) - 2025-05-21: Dungan MO288 failed (legislature) - 2025-05-21: Dungan MO288 Reconsider the vote taken on AM1440 filed (legislature) - 2025-05-21: Education AM1440 lost (legislature) - 2025-05-21: Spivey MO263 withdrawn (legislature) - 2025-05-21: Spivey MO262 withdrawn (legislature) - 2025-05-21: Lonowski FA269 lost (legislature) - 2025-05-21: Lonowski FA269 to AM1440 filed (legislature) - 2025-05-21: Hallstrom FA268 adopted (legislature) - 2025-05-21: Hallstrom FA268 to AM1440 filed (legislature) - 2025-05-21: Hunt FA267 adopted (legislature) - 2025-05-21: Hunt FA267 to AM1440 filed (legislature) - 2025-05-21: Murman FA238 withdrawn (legislature) - 2025-05-21: Education AM1440 pending (legislature) - 2025-05-21: Spivey MO261 withdrawn (legislature) - 2025-05-19: Spivey MO266 Recommit to the Education Committee filed (legislature) - 2025-05-19: Spivey MO265 Recommit to the Education Committee filed (legislature) - 2025-05-19: Spivey MO264 Bracket until June 9, 2025 filed (legislature) - 2025-05-19: Spivey MO263 Recommit to the Education Committee filed (legislature) - 2025-05-19: Spivey MO262 Bracket until June 9, 2025 filed (legislature) - 2025-05-19: Spivey MO261 Indefinitely postpone pursuant to Rule 6, Sec. 3(f) filed (legislature) - 2025-05-14: Murman FA238 to AM1440 filed (legislature) - 2025-05-14: Education AM1440 filed (legislature) - 2025-05-14: Placed on General File with AM1440 (legislature) - 2025-05-12: Murman FA212 filed (legislature) - 2025-05-12: Murman FA211 filed (legislature) - 2025-05-12: Murman FA210 filed (legislature) - 2025-03-14: Education priority bill (legislature) - 2025-01-27: Notice of hearing for February 03, 2025 (legislature) - 2025-01-17: Referred to Education Committee (legislature) - 2025-01-15: Date of introduction (legislature) ## Bill text - Introduced, 2025-01-15: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LB306.pdf) - Enrolled / Slip Law: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB306.pdf) - Final / Enacted: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB306.pdf) ## Related bills - LB468: Change provisions relating to inheritance taxes, change certain fee and tax provisions, and eliminate a sales tax exemption relating to data centers (failed) - LB13: Require the Department of Health and Human Services to file a state plan amendment relating to child care (failed) - LB677: Change provisions of the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Regulation Act and provide for regulation of medical cannabis (failed) - LB170: Eliminate the sales tax exemptions for candy and soft drinks (failed) - LB646: Provide an exemption from brand inspections and change fees under the Livestock Brand Act (failed) - LB714: Change provisions relating to motor vehicle taxes and fees (failed) ## Sources - [Introduced (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LB306.pdf) - [Enrolled / Slip Law (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB306.pdf) - [Final / Enacted (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB306.pdf) ## Related - [LB468: Change provisions relating to inheritance taxes, change certain fee and tax pro…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB468-109) - [LB13: Require the Department of Health and Human Services to file a state plan amendm…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB13-109) - [LB677: Change provisions of the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Regulation Act and provide f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB677-109) - [LB170: Eliminate the sales tax exemptions for candy and soft drinks](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB170-109) - [LB646: Provide an exemption from brand inspections and change fees under the Livestock…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB646-109) - [LB714: Change provisions relating to motor vehicle taxes and fees](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB714-109) - [Nebraska bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/nebraska/bills) - [Nebraska state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/nebraska) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB306-109 (as of 2026-10-17).