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Issues ~ State Legislation

The 2010 Legislature

It has taken years of work by NFC to get State Senators to look at two important issues, strengthening marriages and the sex trade in Nebraska. The two bills we helped to see introduced, bill19 & 444.

LB 19 is a bill that would encourage individuals to take a pre-marriage education class.

* The 50% divorce rate is intolerable. Divorce is devastating children, costly to taxpayers and emotionally destructive to adults. Oklahoma has seen their divorce rate decline.

Working together with Sen. Mark Christensen's office LB 19 was introduced. This bill encourages a couple to take an eight hour pre-marriage class. If a couple completes the class the marriage license would be $15, without the class a marriage license is $75 with a 10 day waiting period. The bill states that eight of hours of instruction are to include conflict management, communication, financial management and parenting skills. This type of legislation is an important first step in reducing the divorce rate.

Oklahoma is well ahead of Nebraska in addressing the divorce problem. The Governor of Oklahoma realized a joint effort between the government, non-profits and the faith community could reduce divorces. After passing a similar bill and a state wide effort, Oklahoma has seen the divorce rate drop 7%.

LB 444 is a bill that would regulate Escort type services.

* LB 444 was inspired after searching the Yellow Pages for an Excavating Contractor and seeing Escort Service ads. When I read the large Escort ads I was shocked at their bold immoral advertising.

In speaking with local police officers, they confirmed my assessment that Escort Services are often associated with prostitution. There is also a suspicion that some of them are using underage run away children and human trafficking as employees.

Senator Mark Christensen was willing to introduce this important piece of legislation. LB 444 would adopt the Escort Services Accountability and Licensing Act. This bill would require an Escort type Service to have an address, keep records of clients, obtain a license to operate, have the employer and employees checked through a national fingerprint search and become subject to criminal actions.

* The testimony I gave in opposition to LB 266 & LR 6 CA was used in the local newspaper and television. This is nothing more than a clever scheme to take a large amount of hard earned money from Nebraska citizens and put it in the pocket of the horseracing industry. The people of Nebraska had an opportunity to vote on slot machines in Nebraska and voted it down in the November, 2004 election.

In testimony the supporters of this bill admitted, in order for the state of Nebraska to realize an $80 million infusion for the roads department from the 3500 slot machines proposed to be placed a the 7 horse tracks, $2.2 billion would need to be wagered and $200 million lost.

* We support LB675, introduced by Senator Tony Fulton; this bill puts responsibility on the abortion provider to make available a view of the ultrasound being performed on a woman considering an abortion. Most abortion clinics in Nebraska already perform ultrasounds as a standard procedure. With such a clear picture of the unborn child it is hoped fewer women will have an abortion.

-LB 443 Would place more regulations on Sexually Oriented Businesses. Such businesses are strip bars and pornography shops. It is our hope this bill will be passed.

The problems with Sexually Oriented Businesses is increasing. As morality declines, more outlets of perverse sexual activity open to make a profit. However, sexually oriented businesses require special supervision in order to protect and preserve the health, safety, and welfare of the patrons of such businesses as well as the citizens of the communities in which they locate.

Harmful secondary effects the Court identified are:
1.Increased Crime - rape, sexual assault, prostitution and illegal drug sales.
2.Decreased Property Values - both residential and commercial
3.Urban Blight - people and businesses fleeing the community

Neither of these bills were passed before the end of the 2010 legislature. We will need to reintroduce them in the 2011 lesgilature which will convene in January.