Legislative Bill 753 (LB 753), or the “Opportunity Scholarship” Act, has become a battleground of proponents and opposing groups discrediting the other with accusations of misinformation. The bill works around the illegality of the state funding private institutions by incentivizing “private donors” with tax cuts.
The Opportunity Scholarship Act was signed into law in 2023 and took effect on Jan. 1, 2024, despite the OpenSky Policy Institute releasing a poll showing that 55% of respondents would vote to repeal the law.