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LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA
ONE HUNDRED NINTH LEGISLATURE
SECOND SESSION
LEGISLATIVE BILL 960
Introduced by McKinney, 11.
Read first time January 12, 2026
Committee: Education
A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to schools; to provide for and require student1
school board members as prescribed; to state an intent; to define2
terms; to provide for the selection and terms of student school3
board members; to provide powers and duties for student school board4
members; and to provide duties for school boards.5
Be it enacted by the people of the State of Nebraska,6
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Section 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to promote civic1
engagement leadership development, and student voice by providing for2
student members on school boards. 3
Sec. 2. For purposes of sections 1 to 5 of this act:4
(1) High school means a school operated by a school district to5
educate students in at least grades ten through twelve and from which6
such students may graduate; 7
(2) School board has the same meaning as in section 79-101;8
(3) School district has the same meaning as in section 79-101; and9
(4) Student school board member means a high school student duly10
selected pursuant to section 3 of this act to serve as a nonvoting member11
of a school board in an advisory capacity. 12
Sec. 3. (1) Each school board shall include student school board13
members on the school board in a number equal to the number of elected14
school board members on such school board. 15
(2) Student school board members shall be selected from high schools16
in the school district as follows: 17
(a) If the school district has only one high school, all student18
school board members shall be selected from the high school;19
(b) If the number of high schools operated by the school district20
equals the number of elected school board members, one student from each21
high school shall be selected as a student school board member; and22
(c) For all other school districts, the school board shall adopt23
procedures for determining which high schools will have a student24
selected as a school board member for each school year such that the same25
number of student school board members are selected from each high school26
over a designated period of years. 27
(3) Each school board shall adopt procedures to select student28
school board members from the high schools determined pursuant to29
subsection (2) of this section. The selection procedures may include, but30
are not limited to, student elections, principal nominations, or31
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applications and interviews. Any student selected to serve as a student1
school board member shall, at the beginning of the student's term as a2
student school board member, be enrolled in good standing in grade ten,3
eleven, or twelve at the high school from which the student was selected.4
(4) Each student school board member shall serve a one-year term.5
Each school board shall determine if, and in what circumstances, a6
student may serve more than one term as a student school board member and7
shall determine the beginning date of the term for the initial student8
school board members except that such date shall be no later than the9
first day of the 2027-28 school year. 10
Sec. 4. (1) Each student school board member shall:11
(a) Attend all public meetings of the school board;12
(b) Receive meeting materials and agendas for all public meetings of13
the school board; 14
(c) Be seated with the school board at all public meetings of the15
school board and be included in all public discussions of the school16
board; 17
(d) Serve as a liaison between the student body and the school18
board; and 19
(e) Be permitted to introduce and advocate for agenda items except20
that a school board may, as part of the school board's policies and21
procedures, require sponsorship from an elected school board member for22
the introduction of an agenda item. 23
(2) No student school board member shall: 24
(a) Vote on matters before the school board; 25
(b) Attend or participate in closed or executive sessions of the26
school board; or 27
(c) Access confidential student, personnel, or legal information.28
Sec. 5. On or before January 1, 2027, each school board shall adopt29
policies and procedures for student school board members to serve on the30
school board in accordance with sections 1 to 5 of this act. Such31
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policies and procedures may also include, but are not limited to,1
provisions for training, transportation, recognition, and evaluation of2
student board members. 3
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