Students denied option enrollment could attend a private school and have their tuition paid for under a bill in the Nebraska Legislature.
The proposal, Legislative Bill 528, is one of multiple pieces of legislation intended to expand education options for students, including at private and faith-based schools. Like those other bills, LB 528 — which was the subject of a hearing before the Legislature’s Education Committee on Tuesday — had supporters vouching for the quality of those schools, while opponents argued it would deprive public schools of funding and represent an inappropriate use of state dollars.
State Sen. Ben Hansen of Blair, the bill’s introducer, said he hopes LB 528 will expand pathways for students to get the education services that best fit them.