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LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA
ONE HUNDRED NINTH LEGISLATURE
SECOND SESSION
LEGISLATIVE BILL 1149
Introduced by Hunt, 8.
Read first time January 20, 2026
Committee: Government, Military and Veterans Affairs
A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to state government; to amend section 73-302,1
Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska; to require disclosure of state2
agency contracts with private entities that have contracts with3
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and to repeal the4
original section. 5
Be it enacted by the people of the State of Nebraska,6
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Section 1. Section 73-302, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, is1
amended to read: 2
73-302 (1) A state agency that seeks to enter into a contract3
described in section 73-301 with a private entity shall submit the4
following information to the Director of Administrative Services: (a) The5
proposed contract, (b) a review of the long-term actual cost savings, (c)6
the measurable goals for improving the quality of the service, and (d) an7
assessment of the feasibility of alternatives within the agency to8
contracting for performance of the service, and (e) any contracts entered9
into by such private entity with United States Immigration and Customs10
Enforcement. 11
(2) In calculating the cost savings under subsection (1) of this12
section, the state agency shall project, for twelve months and for sixty13
months, the following: 14
(a) Direct costs, including salary and fringe benefits;15
(b) Indirect overhead costs which shall include only those costs16
that can be attributed solely to the work in question and that would not17
exist if the work were not performed by state employees. Indirect18
overhead costs shall include the pro rata share of existing19
administrative salaries and benefits, rents, equipment costs, utilities,20
and materials; 21
(c) Any continuing or transitional costs that are directly22
associated with contracting for the work, including unemployment23
compensation and the cost of transitional services; and24
(d) Additional costs of performance of the work by state employees,25
including the salaries and benefits of additional staff performing26
inspection, supervision, and monitoring duties and the cost of additional27
space, equipment, and materials needed to perform the services.28
Sec. 2. Original section 73-302, Reissue Revised Statutes of29
Nebraska, is repealed. 30
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