LINCOLN- On Thursday, a package of education-related bills housed in Sen. Lynne Walz's LB1284 was passed in the Legislature. The proposals contained within it include one to recruit special education teachers, and another to provide training programs in reading and computer science. The final proposal advanced on Tuesday also significantly reduced the fiscal impact of the original proposal.

"This bill is so important to make sure that we are meeting the ever-changing needs of our students, teachers, and parents," said Walz during debate. The original proposal, which included nine other bills, was expected to cost $1.25 million this year and roughly $28 million the next.

However, because lawmakers are running out of funds, lawmakers adopted two amendments reducing the General Fund impact of LB1284. The new impact is just under $150,000 this year and $80,000 the next. Other programs in the bill would be funded through the Education Future Fund created last year.

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