Kratom; Requires DACS to certify laboratories that meet certain qualifications; requires DACS to adopt certain rules for certification & DOH to assist DACS in developing such rules; provides that licensed laboratories agree to certain audits & inspections by DACS; requires certain criteria to be met for distribution & sale of kratom products; prohibits retail sale & delivery of kratom products; prohibits kratom products from being sold, given, bartered, furnished, or delivered to certain consumers; provides that it is unlawful to sell, give, barter, furnish, or deliver kratom products to persons under certain age; provides that kratom products sold, offered for sale, delivered, or distributed in violation of specified provisions are contraband, are subject to seizure & forfeiture, & must be disposed of in specified manner; prohibits person from ingesting kratom products in, on, or within specified distance from school property during certain time period; authorizes specified businesses to sell kratom products.
Residential Utility Disconnections; Prohibiting an electric utility, a public utility, or a water utility from disconnecting service to residential customers for nonpayment of bills or fees under specified circumstances; requiring such utilities to waive reconnection fees and late fees in certain circumstances; prohibiting such utilities from recovering from customers any fee or expense incurred in complying with the act; requiring that all notices of nonpayment of bills and fees provide an offer of bill payment assistance or provide certain information, etc.
Railroad Crossing Safety; Requiring the Department of Transportation to conduct a statewide study on the use of advanced detection and monitoring systems at public railroad-highway grade crossings; authorizing the department to consult with certain persons and entities in conducting the study, etc.
Benefits for Obesity under the State Group Health Insurance Plan; Requires DMS to provide coverage for treatment & management of obesity for state group health insurance policies issued after specified date; provides coverage criteria; requires department to adopt eligibility criteria by specified date; provides reporting requirements.
Public Safety; Requiring each county, and every public agency within such county, to provide specified 911, emergency call, and dispatch services from a centralized 911 call center operated by the county or a regional entity as decided by specified boards; requiring the board of county commissioners of each county to convene a specified board within a certain time period; requiring the board to decide by a unanimous vote the entity for the county which will operate its centralized 911 call center and the funding for such entity; providing that the sheriff is deemed the entity to provide 911, emergency call, and dispatch services in a county under certain circumstances, etc.
Disclosure of Public Servants’ Personal Information; Authorizing certain public employees and officials to provide a written notice to a data broker to prevent disclosure of specified personal data concerning themselves and related persons; prohibiting a data broker from disclosing or redisclosing certain data after receipt of such notice; authorizing data brokers to provide e-mail addresses for receipt of such notice under specified conditions; providing for civil actions against a data broker for failure to comply, etc.
Public Safety; Requires each county, & every public agency within such county, to provide specified 911, emergency call, & dispatch services from centralized 911 call center operated by county or regional entity as decided by specified boards; requires state funds for emergency services to be redirected to each county that operates such centers; prohibits certain counties from receiving state funds; requires board of county commissioners of each county to convene specified board within certain time period; requires board to decide by unanimous vote entity for county that will operate its centralized 911 call center & funding for such entity; requires certain board of county commissioners to convene specified board within certain time period for county to establish regional centralized 911 call center; requires board to decide by unanimous vote entity for region that will operate its centralized 911 call center & funding for such entity; provides sheriff shall be deemed entity to provide 911, emergency call, & dispatch services in county in certain circumstances; provides reporting requirement; provides penalties for noncompliance.
Disclosure of Public Servants' Personal Information; Authorizes certain public employees & officials to provide written notice to data broker to prevent disclosure of specified personal data concerning themselves & related persons; prohibits data broker from disclosing or redisclosing certain data after receipt of such notice; authorizes data brokers to provide e-mail addresses for receipt of such notice under specified conditions; provides for civil actions against data broker for failure to comply; provides standard of fault in such actions; provides that it is not defense that protected information was available through specified means; provides that it is affirmative defense to assert that person is not covered person; provides exceptions; provides for damages & costs.
Accessing Personnel Files of Law Enforcement Officers; Requiring the employing agency of a law enforcement officer to maintain in the personnel file or other public record a log documenting the name, address, and identification presented of any person requesting and receiving from the employing agency such files or records of such officer, etc.
Materials Harmful to Minors; Defines "harmful to minors"; & revises list of materials used in classroom which are subject to objection process by parents or residents.
Railroad Crossing Safety; Requires DOT to conduct statewide study on advanced detection & monitoring systems at railroad crossings; specifies scope of study; requires DOT to consult with specified entities; requires report to Governor & Legislature by specified date.
Veteran Benefit Payments to Minor Clients; Authorizing the Department of Children and Families, the Department of Health, or the Agency for Persons with Disabilities to access certain benefit payments for specified purposes; prohibiting the Department of Children and Families, the Department of Health, or the Agency for Persons with Disabilities from supplanting certain financial assistance, etc.
