March 5, 2025 at 12:30 PM - Legal Committee Meeting
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1. Call to Order
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The meeting was called to order at 12:30pm.
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1.1. Roll Call
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2. Cooperative Purchasing (Coop) Report
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Craig Peterson
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2.1. Peterson Report
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Craig Peterson
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Cooperative Purchasing Director, Craig Peterson, reviewed the attached Coop Peterson Report.
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3. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Report
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CEO Polk
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Justin Knight, Perry Law Firm, attended to help with questions about Article IV policies and the ESU 17 interlocal agreement. ESUCC CEO Dr. Polk reviewed the red line versions of the Article IV Policies and the Interlocal Agreement with ESU 17.
Student Leader event - There is consideration as to how to include additional zoom locations to the March 27, 2025, event. ESUCC CEO Dr. Polk reviewed the linked CEO Report to the Board.
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4. Legislative Updates
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CEO Polk and Bromm
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Curt and Jason Bromm attended the committees to provide a legislative update. This year has been a better year in terms of the volume of education bills.
ESUCC CEO Dr. Polk discussed LB 162 and LB 599. The hearing for LB 599 is scheduled for Tuesday, March 11, 2025. ESUCC CEO Dr. Polk shared the five parts of LB 599. 1 - Providing a framework and policy with the expectation that NDE would provide a model policy (no fiscal note around this). 2 - products and services mean equipment and software. The ability for school districts to apply on their own or through a consortium for projects and services ($4 million). 3 - Cybersecurity implementation team (1 director liaison between JSOC and this project), the number necessary to implement the products and services ($2 million). Anyone interested in those jobs will have to apply. 4 - Digital citizenship and curriculum developed and vetted by Nebraska technology people. NDE to develop standards. 5 - Pathways to Technology Careers providing internships and apprenticeships for students who are in high school for dual credit. There will be money, but it depends on how this all works out. All together, it is $10 million. A fiscal note has not been received for this yet. Dr. Brenda McNiff, Board President, asked if the people currently working for NCNE would fall into the positions discussed in LB 599. It is not a given, everyone would have to apply for this job. ESUCC CEO Dr. Polk testified in front of the Appropriation's Committee. The committee had really great questions which allowed Dr. Polk to get the point across about the ESUs financial standings. |
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5. Next Meetings Agenda Items
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6. Adjournment
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The Legal Committee Meeting adjourned at 1:56pm.
Minutes respectfully submitted by the Executive Secretary to the ESUCC CEO, Mindy Reed. |
