Provide for credentials based on reciprocity and change requirements for credentials under the Uniform Credentialing Act

Bill establishes requirements for both implementation and accessibility along with reporting procedures for Licensed Military Spouses.

The fifth funding priority of the state in responding to the needs of persons with developmental disabilities shall be, upon approval by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, for serving a dependent of a member of the armed forces of the United States who is a legal resident of this state due to the service member's military assignment in\nNebraska;

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The recommendation of the appropriate board shall accept education, training, or service toward the minimum standards for credentialing.

The school board shall permit children of military families to enroll preliminarily in a school district if they can produce evidence of relocating.

Once a dependent of Active duty military stationed in NE is accepted to college, acceptance remains if parent relocates outside the state of NE.

The Dept. of HHS and Dept. of Veterans' Affairs shall work jointly to encourage service providers in their respective depts. and in other state and local agencies and depts. to ask the question \"Have you or a family member ever served in the military?\". The question should be included in intake forms and interviews, including, but not limited to, at hospitals, mental health care centers, senior centers, employment offices, courts, and schools and in encounters with Law Enforcement.