LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – A state lawmaker wants to study the potential cost and impact of switching to single, countywide school districts throughout Nebraska.
Omaha Sen. Bob Krist will present a proposal (LB991) Tuesday to the Legislature’s Education Committee. The proposed study would examine how a county-by-county district system might work, and whether school districts spanning more than one county should be exempted.
The measure would establish a committee with at least 12 members, including two business representatives from each congressional district, two teachers from each congressional district, and Nebraska Education Commissioner Roger Breed.
Committee members would report their findings to the  Legislature by Jan. 1, 2013.