Provides that form or document issued by public body asking person to identify person's race or ethnicity must allow person to select multiple races or ethnicities and include certain categories of race or ethnicity ]. Becomes operative July 1, 2023.
Allows defendant in eviction action to apply for order setting aside judgment.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Modifies allowed and prohibited uses of restraint of students by public education programs. Prescribes reporting requirements for use of restraint or seclusion. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.
Requires prospective contractor to state in bid or proposal for public contract whether and extent to which prospective contractor will use conflict minerals in performing public contract and whether prospective contractor's disclosures, policies, practices and procedures with respect to procuring conflict minerals comply with Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas. Requires contracting agency to give preference to prospective contractor that complies with provisions in guidance document. Permits contracting agency to give additional weight in evaluating bid or proposal to prospective contractor with most thorough description of disclosures, policies, practices and procedures. ] Requires state contracting agency to give preference to each prospective contractor that meets requirements of Act to extent that procurement requires or will use conflict minerals. Becomes operative January 1, 2020 ] 2021 . Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Declares that lung cancer is public health priority. Urges increased awareness of risk factors, screening options and treatment alternatives.
Directs Department of Transportation to erect and maintain roadside memorial signs for firefighters killed in line of duty. Requires payment of fee before department may erect sign.
Prohibits use of dogs ] dog to extract inmate from cell in correctional facilities for other than specified purposes ].
Makes unlawful employment practice for employer to request employee to ] enter agreement that would prevent employee from disclosing or discussing conduct that constitutes unlawful discrimination, including sexual assault. Allows civil and administrative remedies for violation against unlawful employment practice. Provides that employer may, in certain circumstances, enter into settlement, separation or severance agreement that includes provision that would prevent employee from disclosing or discussing such conduct or that would prohibit employee from seeking reemployment with employer as term or condition of agreement. Allows civil and administrative remedies for violation against unlawful practice. Makes unlawful employment practice for any person to aid, abet, incite, compel, coerce or conceal any acts prohibited under provisions of Act and any acts that constitute certain types of unlawful discrimination. Clarifies that employer's withholding of certain information from person who is owner, president, partner or corporate officer of employer, during course of employer's investigation, is not unlawful employment practice, provided that employer makes person aware of ongoing investigation. ] Allows person who is owner, president, partner or corporate officer to be held individually liable for engaging in prohibited acts. ] Requires all employers to adopt written policy containing procedures and practices for reduction and prevention of certain types of unlawful discrimination, including sexual assault. Requires employers to post notice ] make policy available to employees in workplace and provide employees with copy of policy at time of hire. Requires Bureau of Labor and Industries to make available on bureau's website model procedures or polices that employers may use to establish employer policies. Makes voidable any agreement to pay severance pay to person found to have engaged in conduct that violates employer's policies or provisions of Act and such violations were substantial contributing factor in causing separation from employment . Extends timeline for filing complaint with Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries alleging certain unlawful employment practices. Extends statute of limitations from one year to seven ] five years to file civil action for certain violations of law. Provides that extended statute of limitations applies to certain conduct that occurs on or after effective date of Act. Requires commissioner to adopt any rules necessary to implement certain provisions of Act no later than 90 days after effective date. Becomes operative January ] October 1, 2020. Permits commissioner to adopt rules and take any action before operative date of Act that is necessary to enable bureau to exercise duties, powers and functions conferred on bureau. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Allows student to wear dress uniform issued by Armed Forces of United States during high school graduation ceremony if certain conditions are met. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
