Reimagine Well-being

Legislative Bill 1173 was passed unanimously by the 2022 Nebraska Legislature and tasks the three branches of state government to work together to transform child and family well-being in Nebraska. The workgroup is required to submit a written framework to the HHS Legislative Committee by December 1, 2023.

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LB 1173

LB 1173 tasks the legislative, executive, and judicial branches to develop a workgroup to advance a practice and finance model to transform child and family well-being in the state of Nebraska.

The Workgroup

The LB 1173 Workgroup works in consultation with key stakeholders including judges from juvenile separate courts and judges of county courts sitting as juvenile courts, private child welfare providers, individuals with lived experience in the child welfare system. The LB 1173 workgroup consists of the following:

Workgroup Constituents

The Workplan and Timeline

*Dates and times are subject to change

June

1
Workgroup Meeting
1

Omaha Community Forum Follow-up Meeting (Invitation – English & Español).

July

11
Workgroup Meeting
31

Community Forum - Scottsbluff (Invitation - English & Español).

August

1

Community Forum - North Platte (Invitation - English & Español).
3
Workgroup Meeting

September

6

Community Forum - Lincoln (Invitation - English & Español).
7
Workgroup Meeting

October

19
Workgroup Meeting
Location: 5520 S 16th St, Lincoln, NE

Time: 2 to 4 p.m

November

7
Workgroup Meeting
Location: 5520 S 16th St, Lincoln, NE or Join Virtually

Time: 2 to 4 p.m

December

1

Child Welfare Practice and Finance Model Framework Report to HHS Committee

Community Forum Photos

On Wednesday, February 8, 2023, Chief Justice Michael Heavican, Health and Human Services (HHS) Legislative Committee Chairman and Senator Ben Hansen, and Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) CEO Dannette R. Smith, kicked off the first meeting of the LB 1173 Child and Family Well-Being Working Group. Read the news release. .

Kearney Community Forum on May 31, 2023

Lincoln Workgroup Meeting on June 1, 2023

Omaha follow up Community Forum on June 1, 2023

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Reimagine Well-being

Reimagine Well-being

LB 1173

The Workgroup

The Workplan and Timeline

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