LINCOLN- On Wednesday, Sen. Murman's LB1329, which includes a handful of school-related measures, was advanced by the Nebraska Legislature. Sen. Brewer's proposal to authorize security staff to carry firearms in school and at school activities was amended into the bill as part of a broader compromise.

Other measures in the package would bar school districts from turning over school lunch debt to collection agencies, require districts to provide truancy-avoidance services to students who have missed at least 20 days of school, and allow students to change option enrollment schools three times during their K-12 careers.

Under Sen. Brewer's now-adopted proposal, school boards would have local authority to allow trained security staff to carry firearms on school grounds. Criminal penalties for off-duty or retired law enforcement officials who carry weapons on school grounds will also be removed from Nebraska law.

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