LINCOLN- Hundreds of teachers from across the state flooded Nebraska senators’ email inboxes and voicemails this week in response to a recently introduced bill that would decrease how much the state contributes to the school employees' retirement fund. The bill (LB645), introduced by Sen. Beau Ballard of Lincoln at the request of Gov. Jim Pillen, would cut back the state’s contribution to the statewide pension fund for school employees and allow the state to determine how much it contributes based on the health of the fund.

Tim Royers, president of the Nebraska State Education Association, said the state teachers union and several senators, including Sen. Danielle Conrad of Lincoln, have been “inundated” with calls and emails from Nebraska educators voicing their concerns about the bill. “I have heard from scores of teachers — hundreds of teachers — all across Nebraska, in small districts, in rural districts and large metro districts, both current and retired, who are rightly concerned about this proposal,” Conrad said at a news conference Tuesday morning.

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