Deferred Compensation Plans for Public Employees; Authorizes inclusion of automatic enrollment arrangement in government employee's deferred compensation plan; requires that automatic enrollment arrangement be established with default contribution rate; authorizes periodic reenrollment of specified government employees; authorizes periodic resetting of contribution rates for specified government employees; requires that automatic enrollment arrangement provide employees ability to make certain elections regarding contributions; requires that plan provide for default investment into which contributions must be placed under specified circumstance; authorizes counties, municipalities, political subdivisions, & constitutional county officers to adopt automatic enrollment arrangements for specified deferred compensation programs; provides that deferred compensation plan of state may adopt automatic enrollment arrangement only upon approval of Legislature; requires that certain deduction of wages or salary of employees be treated in specified manner.
Rep. Michelle Salzman
Sponsored bills
Child Welfare; Requires certain organizations & agencies to provide employees with annual training approved by DCF relating to protection of children from abuse & neglect; provides requirements for such training; requires DCF to create process to approve qualified accrediting organizations; requiring such organization maintain certain records; requires DCF review status of accredited child safety organizations at certain intervals; requires DCF to collect & analyze certain reports of abuse which are reported from or occurred at child-serving organization; requires OIR to approve rating plans for employer's liability insurance which provide premium discount to certain child-serving organizations; provides requirements for such plans; requires OPPAGA to conduct study on affordability & availability of liability coverage for child-serving organizations; requires office to provide certain report to Legislature by certain date.
Public School Personnel Compensation; Provides that cost-of-living adjustments are for employees with direct student contact; provides that such adjustments do not preclude district school boards from providing other adjustments; removes limitation on such adjustments; revises requirement for use of advanced degrees when setting salary schedules for instructional personnel & school administrators; removes certain limitations for salary adjustments under performance salary schedule.
Administrative Efficiency in Public Schools; Revises provisions relating to school districts, district school boards, K-12 school facilities, funding, teacher certifications & contracts, & early learning.
Child Welfare; Revises definition of term "harm" to provide that exposure of child to controlled substance may be established by evidence of acute or chronic use of controlled substance by parent to specified extent; revises definition of term "neglect" to provide that neglect occurs when there is evidence of acute or chronic use of controlled substance by parent to specified extent.
Presumption Against Liability for Owners and Principal Operators of Multifamily Residential Properties; Prohibits owner or principal operator of multifamily residential property from receiving presumption against liability if certain number of specified crimes were reported to have occurred at property to owner or principal operator within specified timeframe.
Advanced Nuclear Reactors; Authorizes PSC to regulate advanced nuclear reactors in this state; authorizes DOH & DEP to exercise specified powers & duties; requires PSC, DOH, & DEP to jointly establish criteria for certification of laboratories that perform analysis on nuclear materials; authorizes possession of nuclear material for specified purposes; requires permits for transfer, receipt, possession, use, storage, or disposal of nuclear materials; requires certifications for significant design modifications of small modular reactors; requires PSC to make certain determinations before issuing such permits & certifications; authorizes PSC to issue reciprocal permits under certain conditions; requires commission, after consultation with DEP & DOH, to adopt rules; revises criteria PSC must consider in preliminary study of electric utility 10-year site plans & in making determinations for proposed power plants; revises requirements for development of certain standards by electric utilities; removes such requirement for rural cooperatives; revises applicability of power plant capacity & expansion thresholds.
Department of Business and Professional Regulation; Expands jurisdiction of law enforcement officers for Division of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco; provides DBPR enforcement authority over employment eligibility verification; revises prohibitions relating to minors for talent agencies; requires Barbers' Board & Board of Cosmetology, respectively, to establish certain minimum standards & penalties for failing to adhere to such standards; requires department to report penalties imposed to DOE; authorizes department to take certain actions against certain establishments for violating laws relating to hemp extract; authorizes department to validate identity & work authorization of applicant before issuing license or renewing license; specifies personal identification information department may request from applicant; authorizes department to submit such personal identification information to & enter into memoranda of understanding with appropriate federal agencies; requires department to suspend license of person not authorized to work in United States; requires department to reinstate license without charge; provides immunity; authorizes division to suspend or revoke permit of dealer if division finds sufficient evidence of violation of laws of this state or any other state or territory of United States; prohibits licensed or permitted dealers from possessing, selling, intending to sell, delivering, or giving nitrous oxide on or from dealer's licensed premises; provides criminal penalties.
Cattle Grazing on State Land; Requires land managing entities to identify existing grazable lands and consider whether leasing portions of such land to private entities for cattle grazing is appropriate based on certain goals; requires land managing entities to consider certain information when determining such appropriateness; provides requirements for land management plan if such lands are determined to be appropriate for cattle grazing; requires land managing entities to allow such lands to be leased for such purpose under certain conditions; provides cattle grazing leases shall not allow conversion of native wildlife habitat to improved pasture; provides requirement for land management plan if no portions of such land are appropriate for cattle grazing; revises requirements for FWCC program to control invasive plants; provides applicability.
Performance of Physician Assistants and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses; Removes requirement that supervising physician notify DOH in writing of any delegation of prescribing authority to physician assistant; removes requirement that supervising physician's name be included in prescription issued by physician assistant; revises requirements for drug formulary for physician assistants; revises drug formulary requirements for advanced practice registered nurses authorized to prescribe medications; provides exception for psychiatric nurses.