Relates to prohibiting retail establishments including food-service establishments from refusing to accept payment in cash; provides a civil penalty will be assessed for such actions.
Authorizes school districts that provide transition services to allow the delivery of such transition services, including integrated employment, during school hours.
Relates to employment of persons and veterans with disabilities by the state; provides up to five thousand positions may be filled by persons with a physical or mental disability and up to two thousand positions may be filled by disabled veterans and veterans with disabilities.
Requires sign language interpreters during live broadcast press conferences during a declared state of emergency.
Relates to educating nursing home residents about the role of legal counsel in applying for Medicaid benefits; requires operators of residential health care facilities to display and provide residents with a notice upon admission regarding such resident's right to hire an attorney to assist with a Medicaid application.
Ensures that step therapy shall not apply to medically necessary prescription drugs in the dermatologic, hematology, ophthalmologic, rheumatic, gastrointestinal, neurology, and oncology therapeutic classes, including non-formulary drugs.
Enacts the Health Care Nondiscrimination Act.
Requires school districts to screen for gifted and talented students; provides the parents or guardians of such students the option to opt out of such screening.
Establishes community literacy programs and the community literacy fund to provide grants to non-profit organizations that assist adults in reading, writing, math, English language proficiency, and problem-solving skills.
Authorizes aid for career education to begin in grade nine instead of grade ten; changes the amount per pupil.
