NE LB238

Local foster care review boards would be fully exempt from Nebraska's Open Meetings Act, removing the current requirement that only portions discussing confidential child and family mental/behavioral health information be closed

Amends Section 43-1304 to add new subsection explicitly stating local boards "shall not be public bodies for purposes of the Open Meetings Act"

Repeals Section 43-1306 from the Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2024, eliminating obsolete provisions

Local boards consist of 4-10 members selected by the executive director, representing diverse social, economic, racial, and ethnic groups of their county or counties

Employees of the Foster Care Review Office, Department of Health and Human Services, child-caring agencies, child-placing agencies, or courts remain prohibited from serving on local boards