Authorizes utility corporations, telegraph and telephone corporations, and cable television corporations to provide notice of bills to third parties at the request of the customer.
Directs telephone corporations to use information regarding federal and state assistance programs that qualify recipients for telephone Lifeline service in offering such service.
Provides that the public service commission shall commence a rulemaking proceeding to set minimum requirements regarding the rights of customers with life-saving equipment that electric corporations shall adhere to at times preceding and for the duration of an electric service disruption; defines terms; makes related provisions.
Establishes a COVID-19 emergency rental assistance program; implements a program of rental and utility payment assistance to eligible households; defines terms.
Establishes an amnesty program for any person who has received a ticket for operation of an electric assisted bicycle and provides an exception from the registration requirement of motor vehicles for electric assisted bicycles.
Relates to requiring the department of education to provide school districts with a list of resources and instructional materials on media literacy; defines terms.
Relates to establishing requirements for residential health care facilities during a state disaster emergency involving a disease outbreak; requires the department of health to issue guidance regarding precautions and procedures to maintain health and safety; establishes residential healthcare facility reporting requirements.
Establishes the "education equity act" which provides language assistance to parents or guardians who have children enrolled in public school and whose primary language is not English; defines terms; creates an annual language assistance plan to assess language needs in the district; requires the department of education to establish web pages detailing the rights of parents to translation services in each covered language; requires annual reports by each school district to the local board of education.
Grants employee protections conferred by the labor law to cheerleaders.
Requires school districts to screen for gifted and talented students and provides the parents or guardians of such students the option to opt out of such screening.
