2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 79 - Schools
79-8,144 - Legislative findings and declarations.
79-8,144. Legislative findings and declarations.
The Legislature finds and declares that:
(1) Like many other states, Nebraska is facing a teacher and substitute teacher shortage;
(2) Mandatory training days and family leave policies draw many regular teachers out of their classrooms, causing schools to hire substitute teachers;
(3) The Internal Revenue Service requires a separation period for recently retired teachers who may otherwise be interested in returning to the classroom as a substitute teacher;
(4) In the fall of 2016, the State Department of Education conducted a teacher vacancy survey of all school districts, educational service units, and nonpublic school systems;
(5) Such survey showed that the state continues to have hundreds of unfilled teaching positions across the state;
(6) The most widely reported solution for filling teaching vacancies was to hire an individual who holds a transitional, provisional, or temporary teaching certificate; and
(7) Filling teaching vacancies and having an adequate number of substitute teachers is imperative for delivering a high-quality learning experience to students.
Source
- Laws 2021, LB528, ยง 30.
