Legislative Subcommittee
The NASP Legislative Subcommittee meets weekly on Tuesdays at 9:00am CST via Zoom. Please email alana@neserviceproviders.org if you'd like to join.
All NASP members, their lobbyists, and NASP related industry business partners are welcome.
IMPORTANT BILLS for 2022 Nebraska Legislative Session:
LB893 - Stinner - Appropriate funds for provider rate increases for developmental disability services
LB1172 - Hilkemann - Appropriate federal (ARPA) funds for rate increases for certain providers of developmental disabilities services
LB1004 - Arch - Require the Department of Health and Human Services to provide for an evaluation of the developmental disabilities system
LB1243 - Murman - Change priorities relating to funding the Medicaid home and community-based services waivers for persons with developmental disabilities
LB376 - Cavanaugh - Authorize services and supports for children with developmental disabilities and their families and provide duties for the Advisory Committee on Developmental Disabilities
LB785 - Groene - Change provisions relating to early voting (which will limit Vote By Mail. This is a crucial tool for people with disabilities)
Advocacy Messaging:
NASP Legislative Presentation - financial slides
Rate Increase - Staff Testimonials
Rate Increase - One-Pager
HHS Hearing LR184 - Kasik Testiony 10-29-2021
ARPA General Funds Hearing - Submitted Testimony 10-05-2021
ARPA General Funds Hearing - Verbal Testimony 10-05-2021
DD Excerpts from Budget 2021-23
State Employee Wage Increase 2021 Hearing
State Employee Wage Increase Rates 2021
DSP / NASP Employment Landscape Survey - September Snapshot
Current Labor Market Data - 2021
Current Participants:
| Name | Organization | |
| Alan Zvodny | NorthStar Services | alan1@northstarservices.net |
| Brian Kanter | Collaborative Industries, Inc. | bkanter@cii.us.com |
| Josh Midgett | Integrated Life Choices | joshmidgett@integratedlifechoices.com |
| Justin Solomon | Integrated Life Choices | jsolomon@ilc.net |
| Sam Comfort | Angel Guardians, Incl | sam@angelguardians.org |
| Matt Kasik | Region V | mkasik@regionvservices.com |
| Debbie Herbel | Duet | debbie.herbel@duetne.org |
| Elizabeth Wollmann | KVC Behavioral Health | ewollman@kvc.org |
| Kaitlin Reece | Catalyst Nebraska | kreece@catalystnebraska.com |
| Kelly Jepsen | Bright Spring Health | Kelly.Jepson@brightspringhealth.com |
| Peggy McFarlin | Better Living, Inc. | peggymcfarlin@bliconnect.com |
| Becki Koehler | Goodwill of Great Nebraska | bkoehler@negoodwill.org |
| Kent Rogert | Lobbyist | kent@jensenrogert.com |
| Sean Kelley | Lobbyist | sean@kelleyplucker.com |
| Matt Schaefer | Lobbyist | schaefer@muellerrobak.com |
| Julie Erickson | Lobbyist | jerickson@acgusa.net |
| Joe Kohout | Lobbyist | jkohout@kisselkohoutes.com |
| Don Wesely | Lobbyist | dwesely@oharalindsay.com |
| Brennan Miller | Lobbyist | bmiller@kisselkohoutes.com |
Meeting Minutes: