Establishes patient protections from excessive hospital emergency charges; includes hospital charges, including hospital charges for inpatient services which follow an emergency room visit.
Enacts "Harper's Law" which will require that retailers who sell certain new furniture offer for sale compatible tip restraint devices and post a notice informing consumers of the risk of furniture tipping.
Authorizes boards of cooperative educational services to enter into certain contracts with out-of-state schools related to existing technology products, including computer programs and software packages that help students learn and assist districts with achieving greater efficiencies; defines "out-of-state public school"; changes the term "common core" to "next generation" standards or curriculum.
Expands the health department's review of correctional health services.
Relates to bicycles with electronic assist and electric scooters; defines terms; provides that every person riding an electric scooter upon a roadway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle; makes related provisions.
Requires the commissioner of education to make recommendations to the board of regents relating to instruction on preventing child sexual exploitation and child abuse in grades kindergarten through eight.
Requires information on concussions and sub-concussive blows to be provided to all parents of children playing tackle football.
Requires charter buses to use commercial global positioning system technology which takes into account the minimum clearance of the motor vehicle.
Relates to policies and procedures regarding hate crimes and establishes a hate crimes training program.
Relates to designating a portion of state route thirty-seven and county route twenty-eight as the "Charles 'Chuck' Kelly Memorial Highway" in the town of Lisbon.
