PREPARED BY: Mikayla Findlay
LB 141 DATE PREPARED: February 4, 2025
PHONE: 402-471-0062
Revision: 00
FISCAL NOTE
LEGISLATIVE FISCAL ANALYST ESTIMATE
ESTIMATE OF FISCAL IMPACT – STATE AGENCIES (See narrative for political subdivision estimates)
FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27
EXPENDITURES REVENUE EXPENDITURES REVENUE
GENERAL FUNDS
CASH FUNDS
FEDERAL FUNDS
OTHER FUNDS
TOTAL FUNDS
Any Fiscal Notes received from state agencies and political subdivisions are attached f ollowing the Legislative Fiscal Analyst Estimate.
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to determine whether the subject of a report of child abuse or
neglect is a member of a military family and if so, and the report is not determined to be unfounded, notify the appropriate military
authorities and any appropriate military family advocacy program . Note that there is lack of clarity at wh at stage of the reporting process
the notification is to occur due to the exclusion of unfounded reports, which would be classified as such following investigation later in
the process. The notification functionality can be built in to the DHHS Nebraska Family Online Credit User System (NFOCUS ) at a cost
of approximately $30,000, which can be absorbed within curre nt appropriations.
The bill also requires DHHS to negotiate a memorandum of understanding ( MOU) that establishes procedures for this new reporting
requirement. DHHS indicates they currently have a MOU with Offutt Family Advocacy Offices for joint investigations on base. This MOU
would need to be updated and DHHS would utilize that updated document a s a template that could be used with other military family
advocacy programs to comply with the provisions of the bill. There is no basis to disagree with the fiscal impact of DHHS.
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES STATE BUDGET DIVISION: REVIEW OF AGENCY & POLT. SUB. RESPONSE
LB: 141 AM: AGENCY/POLT. SUB: Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services
REVIEWED BY: Ann Linneman DATE: 2 -5-2025 PHONE: (402) 471-4180
COMMENTS: Concur with the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services’ assessment of no fiscal impact.
LB (1) 141 FISCAL NOTE 2025
ESTIMATE PROVIDED BY STATE AGENCY OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION
State Agency or Political Subdivision Name:(2) Department of Health and Human Services
Prepared by: (3) John Meals Date Prepared 1-21-2025 Phone: (5) 471-6719
FY 2025-2026 FY 2026-2027
EXPENDITURES REVENUE EXPENDITURES REVENUE
GENERAL FUNDS
CASH FUNDS
FEDERAL FUNDS
OTHER FUNDS
TOTAL FUNDS $0 $0 $0 $0
Return by date specified or 72 hours prior to public hearing, whichever is earlier.
Explanation of Estimate:
LB141 will require CFS to notify the appropriate military authorities and any appropriate military family
advocacy program when a report of child abuse or neglect is received, and the D epartment of Health and
Human Services (DHHS) does not determine the report to be unfounded. As written, it is not clear if the intent
of the bill is to notify when a report is “accepted” by the Hotline as the Hotline does not classify reports as
unfounded; unfounded is a determination made to classify findings for allegations after the report has been
investigated.
This bill requires DHHS to negotiate a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with any military advocacy
program at a military installation in Nebraska. CFS currently has an active MOU with the Offutt Family
Advocacy Office to allow for joint investigations with any military families on Offutt. LB141 would require the
existing MOU to be updated.
The creation of the MOU’s will require staff time from the Office of Procurement and Grants (OPG), Legal, and
Program. The time for MOUs will be determined based on the number of military authorities and military family
advocacy programs that need an MOU to meet LB141 requirements. It is estimated it will take 6-19 total hours
per MOU. The goal would be to create 1 MOU form or template which could be used with the multiple entities
that may exist to stratify the requirements of LB141. These costs would be absorbed by the D epartment.
Additionally, DHHS would have to make following changes to the Nebraska Family Online Credit User System
(NFOCUS):
1. Update the Hotline screening assessment to include information about a family's military involvement when
a report is received.
2. Create a new notification to the appropriate military authorities and any appropriate military family
advocacy program when a finding of Agency Substantiated, Court Substantiated, or Court Pending finding
is entered at the conclusion of an investigation (these findings are those that are not Unfounded as
required in the bill).
The staffing hours and cost associated with IT updates are listed below and would also be absorbed by the
DHHS.
Resource Rate Hours Cost
Gen Technical Analyst $100 158.40 $15,840
Batch Technical Analyst $100 67.2 $6,720
Business Analyst $80 96 $7,680
Total 321.60 $30,240
MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE
PERSONAL SERVICES:
NUMBER OF POSITIONS 2025-2026 2026-2027
POSITION TITLE 26-26 26-27 EXPENDITURES EXPENDITURES
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$0 $0