Acupuncture; Revising licensure requirements for acupuncturists; revising requirements for continuing education programs for acupuncturists; prohibiting persons not licensed to practice acupuncture from using specified titles or letters in connection with their names or places of business, etc.
Maddy summarySB 644 expands dual enrollment eligibility to include students enrolled in certain adult education programs who were previously excluded. This bill directly affects adult education students seeking to take college courses while still in high school. The key provision removes a barrier by explicitly including these students in dual enrollment programs, allowing them to earn college credit through their high school. The policy change is limited to eligibility criteria and does not alter program funding or implementation details.
Sheltering or Aiding Unmarried Minors; Creating a presumption of knowledge upon proof that an unmarried minor has not attained 18 years of age for the purpose of unlawfully sheltering or aiding unmarried minors; providing a defense to unlawfully sheltering or aiding unmarried minors; increasing criminal penalties, etc.
Resale-restricted Affordable Housing; Requiring owners of resale-restricted affordable housing to submit a specified application to the property appraiser; requiring that resale-restricted affordable housing be assessed under a specified law; specifying that resale-restricted affordable housing is a land-use regulation and subject to a certain limitation, etc.
Fines for Public Nuisance Abatement; Revising provisions relating to the assessment and collection of fines for public nuisances; defining the term “legal assistant”; removing a limit on the total amount of fines that may be imposed on a public nuisance, etc.
Property Tax Exemption for Surviving Spouses of Veterans; Authorizing the surviving spouses of veterans who predecease the issuance of a certain letter from the Federal Government to produce the letter before the property appraiser, etc.
Food Additives; Requiring that food and drink products intended for human consumption which contain synthetic dyes have a certain warning on the products’ packaging; providing penalties; providing for the deposit of fine proceeds to the General Inspection Trust Fund; requiring the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to conduct certain inspections, etc.
Utility Terrain Vehicles; Authorizing a utility terrain vehicle (UTV) to be operated during all hours; authorizing the operation of UTVs on certain parts of the State Highway System; authorizing the Department of Transportation to prohibit the use of UTVs under certain circumstances; requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to issue a license plate to the owner or lessee of a vehicle registered as a UTV upon payment of certain taxes and fees, etc.
Medicaid Pharmacy Services; Deleting the requirement that Medicaid managed care plans cover prescription drug services; beginning on a specified date, requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to reimburse Medicaid providers for pharmacy services directly through a fee-for-service delivery system, regardless of whether the Medicaid recipient was previously enrolled in a managed care plan; requiring the agency to establish reimbursement rates, dispensing fees, and any supplemental rebates for pharmacy services, etc.
Veterans’ Assistance; Requiring the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, subject to appropriation, to expand programs connecting veterans and their families and survivors to certain services, benefits, and support; requiring the department to host public events for such purpose; requiring the department to submit an annual report to the Governor and Legislature, etc.
