Sen. Fred Girod

Prohibits use of gillnets and tangle nets for fishing. Excludes Indian fishing rights from prohibition. Establishes gillnet transition program and Gillnet Transition Fund to help offset harm to permit holders resulting from prohibition on gillnets and tangle nets for fishing. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Permits former ] adopted former foster children to have amount of tuition and all fees waived if attending defined institutions of higher education for purposes of pursuing initial undergraduate degree. Defines " former ] adopted former foster child." Permits former ] adopted former foster children previously ineligible for waiver of tuition due to being adopted to be eligible for waiver if adoption occurred on or after January 1, 2012. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Requires health care practitioner to exercise proper degree of care to preserve health and life of child born alive after abortion or attempted abortion. Requires health care practitioner to ensure child born alive is transported to hospital. Creates crime for failure to exercise proper standard of care, punishable by maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Allows specified person to bring civil action for damages and equitable relief against health care practitioner for failure to exercise proper standard of care. Directs court to award attorney fees to prevailing plaintiff. Allows court to order identity or personally identifiable information of specified person protected from disclosure.

Allows public body to disclose to federal immigration authority information about person convicted of violent crime.

Encourages restaurants offering beverages to list milk as option for purchase.

Allows personal income taxpayers to subtract from taxable income amounts paid as principal of or interest on qualified education loans, if borrower is taxpayer, spouse or dependent of taxpayer. Reduces amount of allowed subtraction by amounts 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.

Requires school district to make information about functions and programs of school district available at school district's office and on school district's website.

Grants higher property tax exemption for property of veterans with service-connected disabilities. Grants exemption for veteran's surviving spouse who remains unmarried. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Exempts receipts from sales of certain agricultural products from commercial activity subject to corporate activity tax. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Requires at least 50 percent of total annual amount of all civil penalties imposed by Environmental Quality Commission or Department of Environmental Quality for violations of water quality rules or standards to be deposited in Waterway Enhancement Fund. Establishes Waterway Enhancement Fund. Requires moneys in fund to be used for removal and disposal of debris in waterways. Directs commission to adopt rules to implement provisions of Act.