The Wording

REFERENDUM ORDERED BY PETITION OF THE PEOPLE

Referendum Measure 435
A vote to “RETAIN” will keep in effect Section 1 of Legislative Bill 1402 enacted in 2024 by the Nebraska Legislature. Section 1 of Legislative Bill 1402 provides for $10 million annually to fund education scholarships to pay all or part of the cost to educate eligible students attending nongovernmental, privately operated elementary and secondary schools in Nebraska.

A vote to “REPEAL” will eliminate the funding and scholarship provisions in Section 1 of Legislative Bill 1402.

Section 1 of Legislative Bill 1402, enacted by the Nebraska Legislature in 2024, provides for $10 million annually to fund education scholarships to pay all or part of the cost to educate eligible students attending nongovernmental, privately operated elementary and secondary schools in Nebraska. 

Shall Section 1 of Legislative Bill 1402 be repealed?

(    )  Retain

(    )  Repeal

Our Explanation

The Nebraska Legislature recently passed an appropriations bill accompanied by LB 1420, which allocates $10 million from the general fund for tuition vouchers to give eligible students the opportunity to attend private schools. The organization Support Our Schools opposes this measure, preferring to preserve taxpayer funding for public schools. 

 A vote of RETAIN means— 

The voucher program passed by legislators in LB 1420 will stay in effect. Nebraska will allocate $10 million for tuition vouchers for eligible students to attend private schools. Students qualify based on low income, challenges such as bullying, or being a military family moving into the district. 

A vote of REPEAL means— 

• The voucher program passed by legislators in LB 1420 will be struck down. The state will not provide tuition vouchers for students to attend private schools. State funding will be reserved for public schools.