Requires members on school athletic teams to receive annual training to learn how to recognize symptoms of concussion and how to seek proper medical treatment.
Establishes refundable credit against personal income taxes for purchase of qualifying gun safes. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2017, and before January 1, 2019. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Transportation for deposit in Safe Routes to Schools Fund for grant awards under safe routes to schools program. Directs Department of Transportation to expend at least $20 million out of funds received from State Highway Fund for safe routes to schools infrastructure projects. Requires department to submit biennial report relating to progress and funding of safe routes to schools programs and infrastructure projects to Legislative Assembly. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Appropriates moneys to plan, establish and operate new school-based health centers, to increase student access to school-based mental health providers and to fund pilot program that uses trauma-informed approaches. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Provides that language-based computer coding may satisfy any world language requirements in public schools and second language requirements in community colleges and post-secondary institutions of education. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Restricts sale and delivery of marijuana paraphernalia. Creates violation for unlawful sale or delivery of marijuana paraphernalia. Punishes by maximum of $2,000 fine.
Prohibits transfer of firearm by gun dealer or private party if Department of State Police is unable to determine whether recipient is qualified to receive firearm. Modifies definition of relationship status pertaining to types of court orders and misdemeanor convictions that cause person to be prohibited from possessing firearms. Provides that conviction for stalking causes person to be prohibited from possessing firearm unless person obtains relief from prohibition. Punishes unlawful possession by maximum of one year's imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both.
Prohibits transfer of energy-related tax credit held by tax-exempt or governmental entity. Provides for purchase by State Department of Energy of credit held by tax-exempt or governmental entity. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2017. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires Department of Transportation to study options for improving highway infrastructure in this state. Sunsets January 2, 2020.
Establishes monthly salary for members of Legislative Assembly for months, any portion of which Legislative Assembly meets in organizational, regular or emergency session. Retains existing salary for pay periods beginning before January 1, 2019, and for interim months thereafter during which Legislative Assembly does not meet in session. Becomes operative January 1, 2019.
Requires transportation network company or other employer to conduct or have other person conduct test to determine whether individual that transportation network company or other employer intends to engage as participating driver has used or is using controlled substance. Prohibits transportation network company from permitting individual to connect to digital network and accept requests for prearranged rides and prohibits employer from permitting or directing individual to accept requests for prearranged rides if individual has used or is using controlled substance. Requires Director of Transportation to adopt rules to specify standards for conducting and interpreting results of test. Permits director to impose civil penalty on transportation network company or other employer that fails to conduct test, permits individual to connect to digital network for purpose of accepting requests for prearranged rides or permits or directs individual to accept prearranged rides. Becomes operative January 1, 2018. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Allows labor arbitrator to consider county economic factors such as cost of living in addition to population in establishing base pay for employees.
