Nebraska lowers age for start of transition services June 4, 2021  On May 24, Governor Pete Ricketts signed into law LB 527, a bill that lowers the age at which high school students with developmental disabilities begin planning for their transition to adulthood. Before this law, Nebraska was not required to begin the transition planning process until age 16, which is often too late for students with autism and later than when most states begin. The new law sets 14…