Directs Higher Education Coordinating Commission to establish competency-based education pilot program. Sunsets pilot program on January 2, 2022. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.
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.
Creates income tax credit for teachers in rural schools. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2026. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Modifies retirement plan options of persons elected or appointed as statewide elected officials or judges. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Modifies crime of promoting prostitution to include knowingly recruiting, persuading or encouraging, or attempting to recruit, persuade or encourage, another person to engage in prostitution. Punishes by maximum of 5 years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both.
Allows personal income taxpayer to subtract from taxable income amounts paid as interest on qualified education loans, if income does not exceed threshold amount. Limits amount of subtraction. Reduces amount of subtraction by amount of interest deducted on federal return. Applies to interest paid in tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, and before January 1, 2025. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Creates income tax credit for taxpayers that purchase certain emergency preparedness supplies. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2026. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
For purposes of eligibility of property for homestead property tax deferral program, creates floor of $250,000 for maximum allowable real market value of homestead. Directs Department of Revenue to adjust maximum allowable real market value floor annually according to change in Consumer Price Index. Allows claim for deferral to be filed late, with payment of fee. Modifies procedure for allowing claims for deferral in excess of maximum allowable for property tax year. Extends sunset for deferral program. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Allows public employee who is eligible for public employee health benefit plan coverage to be paid employer contribution for enrolling in public employee health benefit plan of family member if public employee resides in county with population of 40,000 or less.
Applies to Congress to call convention for purpose of proposing amendments to United States Constitution to impose fiscal restraints on federal government, limit power and jurisdiction of federal government and limit terms of office for federal officials and members of Congress.
