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OPS board approves legislative positions and authorizes testimony on several state bills

Board of Education, Douglas County School District 1 (Omaha Public Schools) · February 3, 2026
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The Omaha Public Schools board on Feb. 19 approved its legislative committee's updated positions on bills in the Nebraska Legislature, including support and opposition letters and planned testimony; the board voted to approve the committee report by an 8-0 tally.

The Omaha Public Schools Board of Education on Feb. 19 approved the legislative committee's updated matrix of positions on bills before the Nebraska Legislature and authorized staff and district representatives to submit testimony and letters on selected bills.

President Erdenberger directed the board to packet pages 34'39 (new bills and recommendations). The committee recommended a mix of positions: written support was submitted for LB 745 (which would make it easier to obtain a GED), the district submitted opposition testimony to LB 730 (a bill concerning…

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