One Hundred Ninth Legislature - First Session - 2025 Introducer€s Statement of Intent LB119 € Chairperson: Senator Brian Hardin Committee: Health and Human Services Date of Hearing: January 29, 2025 € The following constitutes the reasons for this bill and the purposes which are sought to be accomplished thereby: € LB 119 seeks to place into Nebraska Law the partnership between the Nebraska State College System and the University of Nebraska Medical Center for the Rural Health Opportunity Program. LB 119 does not intend to appropriate funds for tuition waivers, as the Nebraska State College System will include the funds required in their biennium budget requests to the Appropriations Committee. € € Principal Introducer:________________________________ Senator Brian Hardin - 1 -