LINCOLN- Gov. Jim Pillen and state senators joined leaders of the Nebraska National Guard this week to celebrate four new state laws to help with Guard recruitment and retention.

Pillen ceremoniously signed four bills passed this spring meant to help Guard members by removing a cap on tuition assistance at public universities or colleges (Legislative Bill 52), authorizing a dedicated financial incentives program for recruitment or retention (LB 895), and exempting weekend drill pay and two-week annual training pay from adjusted gross income for state taxes (LB 1394).

A fourth bill (LB 848) raised the maximum age at which the state adjutant general, who oversees the National Guard, can serve, from 64 to 66. “We think we’re turning the corner,” Adj. Gen. Craig Strong said of recruitment and retention.

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