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2021

Priority Issues & Policy Agenda

Priority Issues/Policy Agenda

2021 Priority Issues & Policy Agenda

Decreased Incarcerated Population

  • LB130Change membership provisions for the Board of Parole
    RISE’s position: Neutral
    Status: Referred to Judiciary Committee
     
  • LB269 - Change provisions regarding review of a committed offender's record by the Board of Parole
    RISE’s position: Neutral
    Status: Referred to Judiciary Committee
     
  • LB334Adopt the Community Work Release and Treatment Centers Act and change provisions relating to Board of Parole, the Department of Correctional Services, and the Office of Probation Administration
    RISE’s position: Neutral
    Status: Referred to Judiciary Committee
     
  • LB383Appropriate funds for capital construction
    RISE’s position: Oppose
    Status: Referred to Appropriations Committee
    Click here for RISE's testimony on LB383.
     
  • LB624Provide for earned time credit reductions to the minimum terms of sentences of offenders at facilities of NDCS
    RISE’s position: Support
    Status: Referred to Judiciary Committee

Improved Conditions

  • LB28 - Provide for motions for new trial based on newly discovered evidence
    RISE’s position: Support
    Status: Referred to Judiciary Committee
    Click here for RISE's testimony on LB28.
     
  • LB119Change provisions of the Healthy Pregnancies for Incarcerated Women Act
    RISE’s position: Support
    Status: Referred to Judiciary Committee
     
  • LB499 - Require an annual report on active cases by NDCS, Probation, and Parole
    RISE’s position: Support
    Status: Referred to Judiciary
    Click here for RISE's testimony on LB499.
     
  • LB559Change provisions relating to restrictive housing under the Nebraska Treatment and Corrections Act
    RISE’s position: Support
    Status: Referred to Judiciary Committee
    Click here for RISE's testimony on LB559.
     
  • LB563Provide caseload limits for high-risk offenders supervised by probation officers and parole officers
    RISE’s position: Neutral
    Status: Referred to Judiciary Committee
     
  • LB620 - Limit use of restrictive housing and solitary confinement
    RISE’s position: Support
    Status: Referred to Judiciary Committee
    Click here for RISE's testimony on LB620.

Equitable Economic and Social Progress

  • LB128Adopt the Residential Tenant Clean Slate Act
    RISE’s position: Support
    Status: Referred to Judiciary Committee
    Click here for RISE's testimony on LB128.

  • LB203Prescribe requirements for public colleges and universities regarding criminal history and juvenile court record information
    RISE’s position: Support
    Status: Referred to Judiciary Committee
    Click here for RISE's testimony on LB203.

  • LB525Provide duties and requirements for transitional housing facilities and change powers of the Office of Inspector General of NDCS
    RISE’s position: Support
    Status: Referred to Judiciary Committee


Upcoming Events & Articles

The Fatherhood Initiative is a statewide program of Lutheran Family Services (LFS), in partnership with Legal Aid of Nebraska, RISE, and in collaboration with Sarpy County. It exists to serve non-custodial fathers wanting to better connect or re-engage with their children and learn how to be better parents.

The Nebraska Unicameral ended two days early yesterday, but not before LB50 passed its final round of debate with a vote of 34-15!

LB50 was debated on select file for four hours on Wednesday and survived a cloture vote, where at least 33 senators had to decide if the bill received a full and fair debate. It was then advanced to the final round of debate with a vote of 30-7.


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