Enacts the "disadvantaged communities commitment act"; requires investor-owned energy utilities to collect and publish data on disadvantaged communities in certain service areas and file such statistics with the public service commission.
Adds certain human services programs to the designated human services programs eligible for a cost of living adjustment.
Requires the recommendation to a parent for blood lead level screenings of his or her child when a health care provider finds high lead levels in the blood of such child; directs the department of health to conduct an environmental investigation when a child is found to have high levels of lead in his or her blood.
Requires contractors receiving public funds to pay amounts owed to small businesses and minority-owned business enterprises within seven days of receipt of payment from state agencies.
Requires food distributors that accept SNAP benefits to establish a mechanism to apply available coupons or discounts to purchases made by eligible recipients of SNAP benefits without such recipient being required to provide a physical coupon.
Relates to the calculation of the final average salary for purposes of the calculation of a pension benefit.
Makes technical changes to provisions relating to maximum number of employees that a minority and women-owned business enterprise may have during a declared state disaster emergency.
Provides for eligible incarcerated individuals to receive a monthly stipend upon release from a state correctional facility.
Relates to reducing the cost of prescription drugs by establishing maximum wholesale drug prices that are the same as the prices in Canada.
