Rep. Diego Hernandez

Directs Department of Education to award grants to school districts to support safe schools by funding programs related to bullying prevention and youth empowerment. Directs department to present statewide conference on bullying prevention and youth empowerment. Allows department to enter into contract with nonprofit organization to administer conference. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.

Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.

Exempts from taxation amounts received from sale of real property to housing authority or community development corporation. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2023. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Requires vision examination as part of evaluation before initially receiving special education.

Requires school district that provides breakfast to make breakfast available after start of school day. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.

Lowers age under which person is required to wear protective headgear while operating motor assisted scooter.

Directs State Board of Education to adopt by rule complaint process to report school district policy in violation of state law prohibiting harassment, intimidation, bullying and cyberbullying. Directs board to adopt rules relating to complaint investigation and standards to determine whether school district policy prohibiting harassment, intimidation, bullying and cyberbullying complies with and is applied in accordance with state law. Directs Department of Education to establish system to track number of reported incidences of harassment, intimidation, bullying or cyberbullying that occur in each school district. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.

Requires incarceration facilities to provide tampons, sanitary napkins and undergarments to female persons in custody at no charge. Requires local correctional facilities to maintain barrier between male and female confined detainees and prisoners. Imposes restrictions on restraint of pregnant persons in custody. Requires release of certain pregnant persons to participate in residential substance abuse treatment program. Allows deduction from term of sentence for days of participation in substance abuse treatment program and certain acts of extraordinary merit.

Prohibits sale, purchase or use of pesticide chlorpyrifos. ] Requires State Department of Agriculture to place pesticide products containing neonicotinoid on list of restricted-use pesticides. ] Requires State Department of Agriculture to review current scientific data regarding safety of pesticide products containing chlorpyrifos. Requires department to report findings and recommendations to interim committee of Legislative Assembly no later than January 1, 2020. Requires department to review data for registered pesticide products containing chlorpyrifos and add additional restrictions as warranted. Sunsets January 2, 2024. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Extends by five years certain provisions that allow nonresident students to attend public schools as resident students for purposes of State School Fund distributions. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.