Expands the definition of unfair educational practices.
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Relates to the creation of the long term unemployment work and training program.
Allows full service restaurants to serve wine or beer within two hundred feet of a building that is used exclusively as a school, church, synagogue or other place of worship.
Allows a tax credit for a taxpayer employing a person who is in recovery with an office of alcoholism and substance abuse services approved rehabilitation center.
Provides that prior year claims due to school districts shall be paid out of any excess settlement amount recovered by the attorney general prior to being apportioned to the general fund.
Requires the creation of a thirteen member advisory board within the department of agriculture and markets on food safety and inspection programs; such board is to advise, counsel and confer with the commissioner of agriculture and markets on matters dealing with enforcement of laws and regulations regarding food safety and protection and shall make recommendations regarding any necessary statutory or regulatory changes.
Provides for limited death benefit life insurance policies for persons aged 60 and over; authorizes the attorney general to enforce provisions; requires insurers to provide consumers with a prescribed "Financial Review of Policy" form when it delivers or issues for delivery in this state an insurance policy or a certificate of insurance for persons aged 60 and over.
Requires utilization of minority and women-owned business enterprises as subcontractors as a condition when awarding sole source procurement contracts; relates to the issuance of waivers of the obligation to comply with the minority and women-owned business enterprise participation requirements of a contract if such contract is a single source or sole source procurement contract; requires municipalities to require contract award recipients to utilize the services of minority and women-owned business enterprises; makes conforming changes.
Establishes a tax credit for the cost of veterinary services up to two thousand dollars per year.
Authorizes the superintendent of financial services to oversee and regulate car dealer transactions with consumers; requires motor vehicle retail installment contracts to include an itemized listing of all costs related to the purchase of a motor vehicle and disclosure of the prohibition of conditional delivery; requires motor vehicle dealers to provide credit applicants with copies of all credit application documents; prohibits the conditional delivery of a motor vehicle.