
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers will consider a proposal next year that would place more agencies on the state’s spending transparency website.
State Treasurer Don Stenberg and state Sen. John McCollister announced Tuesday that they will propose legislation that would require quasi-public agencies to submit their financial records for publication. Financial information would appear on the website, www.statespending.nebraska.gov/ .
Quasi-public agencies are generally independent and controlled by government-appointed boards to perform a public duty. Examples include the Nebraska State Fair Board and the State Anatomical Board.
Stenberg and McCollister say adding the agencies’ information to the website would promote transparency in how money is spent. Stenberg says the measure could affect as many as 24 agencies that are not currently a part of the state’s main accounting system.