LINCOLN- Under a new proposal introduced on Wednesday in the Nebraska Legislature, local school districts could choose to allow security personnel or other designated employees to carry firearms to enhance security. "I don't want children to die," said Sen. Tom Brewer, who introduced LB1339 alongside 28 cosignees.

Brewer said he believes this measure will provide local control to schools, and his proposal requires school districts to adopt a written policy on arming school personnel. However, any training requirements would be left to the school to decide. Among other measures introduced on Wednesday was Sen. Dave Murman's LB1330, which would ban state colleges and universities from requiring diversity, equity, and inclusion training for employees.

Another bill, LB1321 introduced by Speaker of the Legislature John Arch, would restore the powers of the legislatively created Inspectors General Office to probe cases of abuse and deaths within state prisons and the child welfare system. Under LB1321, the Legislature's Health and Human Services, Judiciary, and Executive Committees would also be granted subpoena power to gather any information that was denied to the Inspectors General.

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