Standardizes safety trainings at developmental disability facilities.
Enacts the "safe staffing for quality care act" to require acute care facilities and nursing homes to implement certain direct-care nurse to patient ratios in all nursing units; sets minimum staffing requirements; requires every such facility to submit a documented staffing plan to the department on an annual basis and upon application for an operating certificate; requires acute care facilities to maintain staffing records during all shifts; authorizes nurses to refuse work assignments if the assignment exceeds the nurse's abilities or if minimum staffing is not present; requires public access to documented staffing plans; imposes civil penalties for violations of such provisions; establishes private right of action for nurses discriminated against for refusing any illegal work assignment.
Requires the burden of annually establishing that the requirements of the mandatory class non-profit real property tax exemptions have been satisfied to fall upon the owner of the property and must be proven by clear and convincing evidence.
Relates to requiring the board of regents to obtain legislative approval of any rule or regulation containing an unfunded mandate.
Provides for a moratorium on standardized testing of students with IEPs; authorizes the creation of a task force to develop a new evaluation system for such students, and a corresponding method for providing their teachers with their annual professional performance reviews.
Relates to regulation of toxic chemicals in children's products.
Relates to the creation of home stability support supplement programs.
Establishes voluntary licensure of master electricians by the department of state.
Requires that each meeting of the Board of Regents be streamed live and be made available to the public.
Enhances the authority of the department of health to supervise and regulate continuing care retirement communities.
