LB653 Advances at the Unicameral

Debate centered on aspect of the bill which would allow suspension of kindergarten through second graders.  An amendment from Senator George Dungan brought two sides together and allowed the advancement. District 38 Senator Dave Murman introduced the bill.

LB 653 seeks to strengthen access to option enrollment for students with Individual
Education Plans (IEPs) by:
• Funding upfront the cost of IEP option students who require substantially more funding
than the average per-pupil cost
• Requires the percentage of IEP students denied option enrollment to be proportional to
the total percent of option enrollment denials
• Requires a district to not deny option enrollment to a student if their sibling is already an
option student within that district
• Improves reporting requirements on the Department of Education's Option Enrollment
Rejection Report