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State Contacts
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Children's Scholarship Fund-Omaha
Judy Tamisiea, Executive Director Judy Booth 3212 North 60th Street P.O. Box 4130 Omaha, NE 68104 Phone: (402) 554-8493 Fax: (402) 551-3426 E-mail: csfomaha@archomaha.org |
Nebraska Christian Home Educators Association
Nick and Kathleen Lenzen P.O. Box 57041 Lincoln, NE 68505 Phone: (402) 423-4297 Website: www.nchea.org E-mail: nchea@alltel.net |
Archived History, Pre-2006
Two years later, the Court's rationale in Meyer v. State of
In 1989,
In 1998,
Several choice bills were introduced in 1999. L.B. 385 would have created vouchers of up to $5,000 for low-income students to attend private or parochial schools. The bill died in committee.[7] L.B. 483, the Parent Education Equitable Reimbursement System Act, would have provided state aid to students in non-public schools. Half of the state's funding per public school pupil would have followed a child to the private school; half would have remained within the public school system. L.B. 484 would have provided a tax credit of up to $100 per child in a private elementary school and up to $200 per child in a private secondary school for education expenses. Both L.B. 483 and L.B. 484 also died in committee.[8]
In 2001, L.B. 271, the Elementary and Secondary Scholarship Assistance Act, was introduced to provide state income tax credits of up to $500 for contributions by individuals and businesses to education scholarship programs. The bill died in committee.[9]
State Senator Philip Erdman (District 47) introduced L.B. 534 in 2003 to allow home-school students to participate in public school educational activities or athletics. The bill died in committee.[10]
In 2004, Senator Erdman introduced another bill to allow home-school students to participate in public school educational activities or athletics. L.B. 896 died in Committee.[11]
Legislative Bill 868, introduced in 2004 by Senator Pam Redfield (District 12), declares home-school records "private information." The bill was signed into law on April 15, 2004.[12]
[1] Meyer v. State of
[2] Ibid., at 401.
[3] Pierce v. Society of Sisters, 268
[4] Ibid., at 534-35.
[5] See Nebraska Legislature Online at http://statutes.unicam.state.ne.us/.
[6] See Children's Scholarship Fund Web site at www.scholarshipfund.org.
[7] See Nebraska Legislature Online at http://statutes.unicam.state.ne.us/.
[8] See Nebraska Catholic Conference, "Legislative Issues," at www.nebcathcon.org/education_leg__issues.htm#choice.
[9] Ibid.
[10] See Nebraska Legislature Online at http://statutes.unicam.state.ne.us/.
[11] Ibid.
[12] Home School Legal Defense Association, "Legislative Rollercoaster," April 26, 2004, at www.hslda.org/hs/state/ne/200404270.asp and see Nebraska Legislature Online at http://statutes.unicam.state.ne.us/.
