Permits car rental company to submit application to register motor vehicle to Department of Transportation that does not include primary ownership record for motor vehicle and authorizes department to issue registration plates under certain circumstances.
Directs Department of Transportation to prepare report on maximum weight limits of vehicles powered by electricity and submit report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to transportation on or before September 15, 2020. ] Sunsets January 2, 2021. ] Provides limited exemption from maximum weight limitations for vehicles powered primarily by means of electric battery.
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.
Adds Department of Education employees, school district board members and public charter school governing body members to list of mandatory reporters of child abuse.
Removes from conditions for increases in fuel taxes scheduled for 2022 and 2024 requirement related to compliance with laws requiring least cost ] least-cost for construction of public improvements by contracting agencies scheduled to receive fuel tax revenue from increases. Replaces removed condition with requirement that Department of Transportation withhold increased revenues from contracting agency that is materially noncompliant with least cost laws for construction of public improvements until contracting agency is found to be materially compliant with such laws or enters into agreement to remedy noncompliance ] Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries has found to have violated least-cost laws for construction of public improvements within five years immediately preceding date of finding, or to have breached agreement to remedy a violation, until final resolution of violation or breach . Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
In memoriam: Evangeline Mary Kelsch "Vange" Bigham, 1945-2018.
Expands Telecommunication Devices Access Program to include provision of communication facilitators.
In memoriam: Mary Katherine "Kappy" Eaton, 1924-2018.
In memoriam: Former Speaker of the House of Representatives and state Senator Grattan Kerans, 1941-2019.
Repeals sunset on moratorium on oil, gas and sulfur leasing in territorial sea. Prohibits Department of State Lands from leasing submerged and submersible lands within territorial sea for exploration, development or production of oil, gas or sulfur in territorial sea or for activities in furtherance of exploration, development or production within federal waters adjacent to territorial sea.
