€ One Hundred Ninth Legislature - First Session - 2025 Introducer€s Statement of Intent LB268 € Chairperson: Senator Brian Hardin Committee: Health and Human Services Date of Hearing: March 05, 2025 € The following constitutes the reasons for this bill and the purposes which are sought to be accomplished thereby: LB268 would implement a reimbursement rate increase for hiring wages for providers of developmental disability services equal to one hundred and fifty percent of Nebraskas minimum wage, and provide for annual increases based on changes in the Consumer Price Index. € Principal Introducer:________________________________ Senator Victor Rountree - 1 -