Sen. Kathleen Taylor

Requires the Department of Human Services to administer a program to provide medical assistance to employed individuals with disabilities without regard to the individuals' income or resources. Allows consideration of income when determining cost-sharing for the program. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Makes requirements for noncompetition agreements applicable to agreements regarding solicitation of employer's employees or customers. Provides an administrative remedy for employees alleging violation of requirements applicable to noncompetition agreements.

Establishes the COFA Shared Services Office to assist COFA citizens in applying for and accessing benefits and services. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Requires the Bureau of Labor and Industries to study issues related to safeguarding protected labor relations activities. Directs the bureau to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to business and labor no later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.

Prohibits employers from imposing requirements that employees speak only English in the workplace unless the employer can demonstrate that the requirement is justified by business necessity and applicable only in limited circumstances. Requires employers to provide notice to employees.

Requires school districts to submit specified information to the Department of Education related to talented and gifted children. Directs the department to issue annual district and state report cards based on the submitted information.

Prohibits the State Treasurer from renewing investments in or making new investments in a private market fund if the managers of the fund have stated an intention to invest in fossil fuels, subject to fiduciary duties. Sunsets on January 2, 2031.

Directs those agencies that administer certain state laws to use specific criteria to determine whether an individual is an employee or independent contractor and to cooperate in adopting rules to facilitate consistency in the application of the statutory provisions concerning independent contractors and the provisions of the Act. Creates a rebuttable presumption that an individual who performs work for remuneration for a hiring entity is an employee when the employment status of the individual is at issue.

Requires the Department of Corrections to study residence requirements for women upon release from a Department of Corrections institution. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary not later than September 15, 2026.

Requires persons with ownership interests in at least 200 acres of irrigated land used for agriculture to annually report information about fertilizer application to the State Department of Agriculture. Authorizes the department and the Department of Environmental Quality to take certain actions related to the information. Directs the State Department of Agriculture to report on the information to committees or interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to agriculture on or before September 15 of each odd-numbered year. Authorizes the imposition of civil penalties for a violation.