PREPARED BY: Nikki Swope
LB 414 DATE PREPARED: January 28, 2025
PHONE: 402-471-0042
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 $94,562 $99,290
CASH FUNDS
FEDERAL FUNDS
OTHER FUNDS
TOTAL FUNDS $94,562 $99,290
Any Fiscal Notes received from state agencies and political su bdivisions are attached following the Legislative Fiscal Analyst Estimate.
LB 414 would establish a suicide mortality review team in the Department of Veterans Affairs (NDVA). The bill provides for who would
comprise the review team, outlines the expectations of the review team, establishes a cooperative agreement with the Nebraska Violent
Death Reporting System, provides subpoena po wer for the Director of Veterans Affairs for purposes of collecting data and information
from all necessary sources and requires a yearly written report of the finding of the team as outlined in the bill.
As currently written, the bill would require that NDVA to hire a Director of Behavioral Health for the Department of Veterans ’ Affairs as
this is not a current position at the Department. The cost of this FTE is anticipated to be $94,562 in FY 2025-26 and $99,290 in FY
2026-27.
NOTE: NDVA has been awarded a $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to plan and establish suicide mortality
review committees (SMRC). Eligible entities must focus on lethal means safety education and training in their communities. As part if
the program monitoring and compliance, recipients must input data monthly into VA’s web-based management system to ensure that
recipients have access to the data they need to gather and summarize program impacts and lessons learned on the implementation of
the program criteria.
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES STATE BUDGET DIVISION: REVIEW OF AGENCY & POLT. SUB. RESPONSE
LB: 414 AM: AGENCY/POLT. SUB: Nebraska Department of Veterans’ Affairs
REVIEWED BY: Ann Linneman DATE: 1 -27-2025 PHONE: (402) 471-4180
COMMENTS: Concur with the Nebraska Department of Veterans’ Affairs assessment of fiscal impact.
Please complete ALL (5) blanks in the first three lines. 2025
LB
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414 FISCAL NOTE
State Agency OR Political Subdivision Name:
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Nebraska Department of Veterans Affairs (NDVA)
Prepared by:
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Nicole S Zimmermann Date Prepared:
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1/21/2025 Phone:
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531-220-1433
ESTIMATE PROVIDED BY STATE AGENCY OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION
FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27
EXPENDITURES REVENUE EXPENDITURES REVENUE
GENERAL FUNDS
94,562 0 99,290 0
CASH FUNDS
FEDERAL FUNDS
OTHER FUNDS
TOTAL FUNDS
94,562 0 99,290 0
Explanation of Estimate:
LB 414 would have a fiscal impact of approximately $94,562 in FY2025-2026 and $99,290 FY206-2027 for wages and
benefit expenses related to a Director of Behavioral Health position.
Additional PSL would be approximately $65,148 and $68,405 in FY 2025-2026 and 2026-2027.
No revenue is anticipated in FY2025-2026 or FY2026-2027.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ _ BREAKDOWN BY MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE
Personal Services:
POSITION TITLE
NUMBER OF POSITIONS
25-26 26-27
2025-26
EXPENDITURES
2026-27
EXPENDITURES
Director Behavioral Health (G78792) 1 1 65,148 68,405
29,414 30,885
Benefits………………………………...……
Operating…………………………...……….
Travel………………………………………..
Capital outlay…………………...…………..
Aid…………………………………………...
Capital improvements……………………...
TOTAL………………………………..... 1 1 94,562 99,290