Hemp; Provides hemp extract is considered food subject to certain requirements; revises requirements hemp extract must meet before being distributed & sold; provides hemp extract may only be sold to businesses which meet permitting requirements; prohibits products intended for human ingestion which contain hemp extract from being sold to persons under specified age; provides that certain hemp extract products are subject to immediate stop-sale.
Substance Abuse Service Providers; Prohibits use of specified substances on certain premises; defines "medical marijuana"; requires DCF to establish mechanism for imposition & collection of fines for violations; provides penalties for trespass in recovery residence; prohibits service provider from referring patients to, or accepting referrals of patients from, certain recovery residences; requires referral to include placement of patient into specified programs.
Public Records/Special Persons Registry; Providing an exemption from public records requirements for all records, data, information, correspondence, and communications relating to and submitted in connection with the enrollment of persons in the Special Persons Registry maintained by local law enforcement agencies; prohibiting law enforcement agencies, county emergency management agencies, and local fire departments from further disclosing confidential and exempt information; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.
Agency for Persons with Disabilities; Requiring the agency to convene an interagency workgroup for a specified purpose; requiring the agency to make certain eligibility determinations within specified timeframes; revising provisions related to the developmental disabilities home and community-based services Medicaid waiver program; revising background screening requirements for certain direct service providers, etc.
Department of Business and Professional Regulation; Requiring the department to certify for licensure qualified individuals who practice mold assessment or mold remediation and hold certain licenses issued by other states or territories; revising requirements for the issuance of an asbestos consultant’s license; removing a time limitation for applying for certain contracting licenses under certain provisions; requiring certain individuals related to public lodging establishments and public food service establishments to maintain a division online account and provide the division with specified information, etc.
Public Records and Meetings/Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact; Providing an exemption from public records requirements for certain information held by the Department of Health or the Board of Psychology pursuant to the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact; providing an exemption from public meeting requirements for certain meetings of the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemptions; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.
State Board of Administration; Specifies when SBA may not pay certain benefits; authorizes SBA to develop investment products; modifies procedures for designation of beneficiaries; revises investments which SBA may make; authorizes SBA & affiliated entities to issue securities, borrow moneys & use proceeds of loans or financing obligations as loans or sources of funding; revises types of funds in which state may invest; revises provisions related to boycott Israel & scrutinized companies; revises amount of funds which may be invested in alternative investments.
Regulation of Securities; Revises requirements for registration of securities; requires OFR to deem applications for registration abandoned under certain circumstances; revises grounds on which office may revoke, suspend, or deny registration of securities; specifies office's powers in investigations of issuers; revises methods by which office may enter order suspending issuer's right to sell securities; revises requirements for applying for registration as dealer, associated person of dealer, or investment adviser; provides registration exemptions for private fund advisers; specifies continuing education requirements for associated persons of investment advisers & federal covered advisers; specifies requirements for certain previously registered associated persons; authorizes FSC to establish rules of conduct & prohibited business practices for intermediaries.
Certified Peer Specialist Gateway Pilot Program; Creating the pilot program within the Department of Corrections; authorizing inmates at participating facilities to apply to participate in the pilot program; exempting persons who complete the pilot program’s requirements from specified background screening requirements for peer specialists, etc.
Registrations and Transfers of Heating, Ventilation, and Air-conditioning System Manufacturer Warranties; Specifying that certain warranties for heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems are automatically transferred and remain in effect under certain circumstances relating to the conveyance of property; prohibiting warrantors from charging a fee for such transfers; requiring certain contractors installing HVAC systems to provide certain documentation, etc.
Operation New Hope; Authorizing the Department of Corrections, contingent upon appropriation, to contract with Operation New Hope for specified services, etc.
Victims of Crime; Prohibiting the deposition of specified victims in a criminal action, absent a showing of good cause; providing for factors to be considered concerning such motions; requiring that a victim be notified that he or she has the right to be informed of specified information if contacted by certain persons acting on behalf of a defendant in a criminal proceeding, etc.
