Sen. Janeen Sollman

Declares venue of juvenile proceeding subject to waiver hearing to be county where alleged act was committed. Prohibits venue transfer unless court determines case may not be waived or state stipulates it will not request waiver. Authorizes certain youth offenders who are less than 20 years of age to be admitted to youth correction facility. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Directs Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to adopt standards for educator preparation programs relating to evaluations of teacher candidates.

Provides that juror may not be identified by name in court proceeding open to public. Directs court to ensure that parties have access to names of jurors unless court determines that there is good cause to order otherwise .

Requires public institutions of higher education to bypass ] have same developmental educational requirements and placement tests for each ] incoming student who completes high school and institution determines is college ready and incoming student who received certificate for passing receives grade on ] approved high school equivalency test and received grade indicating student is college ready indicating student is fully qualified to bypass requirements and tests ]. Requires public institutions of higher education to bypass requirements and tests for score of 165 or higher received ] consider student college ready in subject area in which student received score designated "GED College Ready" on General Educational Development (GED) test . unless institution notifies Higher Education Coordinating Commission that institution considers score of higher than 165 in identified subject areas to be necessary to bypass requirements and tests. ] Requires commission to convene committee upon notification by institution to make final determination, based on justification provided by institution, on whether institution may require score of higher than 165 on General Educational Development (GED) test for student to bypass requirements and tests. Requires committee to submit report to committees of Legislative Assembly relating to higher education if committee agrees with institution's justification. ].

Requires Board on Public Safety Standards and Training to ensure that police officers and certified reserve officers are trained to investigate, identify and report crimes motivated by prejudice based on perceived gender of victim.

Requires school or school district to offer lunches and breakfasts at no charge to student if school or school district meets requirements of special provisions of federal meal program or if student is from household with income that does not exceed 300 percent of federal poverty guidelines. Clarifies reimbursement rate to schools and school districts that offer breakfast or lunch at no charge to student. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2021.

Requires each community college and public university to hire benefits navigator to assist students in determining eligibility and applying for federal, state and local benefits programs. Requires community colleges and public universities to establish statewide consortium to enable benefits navigator to coordinate with benefits navigators at other institutions and to develop best practices. Requires community colleges and public universities to develop internal process to enable students to provide feedback and recommendations on how institution can better assist students in determining eligibility for benefits programs and applying for assistance under benefits programs. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Requires third-party food platform to enter into agreement with food place before arranging delivery of orders from food place or listing food place on application or website. ] Provides that third-party food platform may not take and arrange for delivery of order from food place without written consent of food place.

Requires city that provides disability or retirement system for firefighters and police officers ] by ordinance or charter that is not subject to workers' compensation law to apply provisions requiring presumption that condition or impairment of health is occupational disease that results from employment if firefighter took physical examination upon gaining or during employment that failed to reveal evidence of occupational disease that existed before employment. Requires that city's denial of claim for compensation for occupational disease must be on basis of clear and convincing medical evidence that condition or impairment of health is unrelated to employment. Establishes that time limitations for filing claim are one year from date claimant first discovered or should have discovered occupational disease, one year from date claimant becomes disabled or is informed by physician that claimant is suffering from occupational disease or one year from date that worker's beneficiary first discovered or reasonably should have discovered that cause of worker's death was occupational disease. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Modifies crime of interfering with a peace officer or parole and probation officer. Removes refusal to obey officer order as manner of committing crime. Provides that person may not be arrested for or charged with interfering with a peace officer or parole and probation officer for conduct that would constitute any ] if person is arrested or charged for other criminal offense based on same conduct . Declares emergency, effective on passage.