Relates to the convening of a human services employee wage board; requires the commissioner of labor to convene a human services employee wage board comprised of twelve members; requires the wage board to hold hearings and report and make recommendations to the governor and legislature no later than December 31, 2023.
Sen. Cordell Cleare
Sponsored bills
Directs the office of temporary and disability assistance to promulgate rules and regulations requiring quarterly inspections of homeless shelters.
Establishes the homeless protection act which designates certain offenses against homeless persons as hate crimes; includes the definition of homelessness.
Provides that in order to present the claim for unjust conviction and imprisonment, claimant must establish by documentary evidence that: he or she has been convicted of one or more felonies or misdemeanors against the state and subsequently sentenced to a term of imprisonment, and has served all or any part of the sentence; and he or she has had the one or more felonies and misdemeanors dismissed with prejudice following serving all or part of the sentence; and his or her claim is not time-barred.
Relates to requiring at least one member of the state board of parole be a formerly incarcerated person.
Provides for the return of fines, restitution and reparation payments and any interest thereon where a defendant is subsequently pardoned upon the ground of innocence or the conviction is reversed or vacated.
Provides remedies for disrupted voting times and locations during elections.
Establishes sales tax exemptions for residential and commercial energy storage systems equipment.
Establishes new targets for offshore wind electricity generation; includes the requirements that there is at least 9,900 megawatts of offshore wind electricity generation by 2035, 15,800 megawatts of offshore wind electricity generation by 2040, at least 18,000 megawatts of offshore wind electricity generation by 2045 and at least 20,000 megawatts of offshore wind electricity generation by 2050.
Provides for a premium reduction for physicians and licensed midwives who complete a risk management strategies course in obstetrics or midwifery.