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1 Omaha Public Schools: Issues and Implications of Nebraska Legislative Bill 1024 [i] (2006)

handle is hein.civil/uscdfs0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Omaha Public Schools Issues and Implications of Nebraska Legislative Bill 1024 On April 13, 2006, Governor David Heineman signed Nebraska Legislative Bill 1024,1 which included an amendment by State Senators Ernest Chambers and Ronald Raikes. The new law made a number of changes to the way in which school districts in the Omaha metropolitan area were structured and empowered. In particular, the Chambers- Raikes amendment would have required that the Omaha Public School District be divided into three. The new law would have become effective July 1, 2008 unless repealed, superseded, or modified by lawmakers before that date. The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (the Commission) conducted a briefing in Omaha, Nebraska, on September 8, 2006 to get a better understanding of the civil rights ramifications of the Chambers-Raikes amendment and its effects on minority and non- minority students. The Commission consulted 10 panelists, including state government officials, community activists, parents, and other individuals representing a broad segment of the Omaha community. Since the Commission's visit to Omaha, LB 1024 has been repealed and superseded. On May 24, 2007, Governor Heineman signed Nebraska Legislative Bill 6412 in an effort to address the issues raised in the Commission's briefing as well as other issues. Rather than publish a report on what is now a moot issue, the Commission has elected to post only the panelists' statements, their biographies and a transcript of the briefing. Following are the statements of seven of the 10 panelists who participated in the briefing. The following panelists did not submit prepared statements: (1) Senator Ernie Chambers, whose testimony can be found at transcript pages 7 thru 10; (2) Brenda Council, whose testimony can be found at transcript pages 124 thru 130; and (3) Ben Salazar, whose testimony can be found at transcript pages 159-166. 1 B. 1024, 99th Leg., 2d Sess. (Neb. 2006). 2 B. 641, 100th Leg., 1st Sess. (Neb. 2007)

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