Shifting Allocation of Lottery Funds For Education Proposed
Lincoln – The Education Committee heard testimony Jan. 21 on a bill that would allocate lottery funds to certain education-related grant programs for several years.
Current law directs 44.5% of state lottery funds through fiscal year 2021-22 to several education programs. The Nebraska Department of Revenue estimates that approximately $21 million in lottery funds will be directed toward education each year over the following five-year period.
North Platte Sen. Mike Groene, sponsor of LB 920, said programs that already are receiving lottery funds would continue to receive at least some funding under his proposal. The Nebraska Opportunity Grant Fund, which provides financial aid to low-income Nebraska residents enrolled at postsecondary educational institutions, would continue to receive the largest allocation, 58%, down from 62%.
The bill also would allocate 9.5% of the lottery funds each year to a cash fund that would pay for training outlined in LB 998. That bill, introduced by Sen. Dave Murman of Glenvil, would require school districts to provide behavioral awareness and intervention training to teachers and certain other school staff. It is a companion bill to Groene’s LB 147, which would provide legal protection for teachers and other school personnel who use physical interventions to control violent students.
– Nebraska Unicameral Information Office
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