Establishes a child tax credit of one thousand dollars ($1,000) per dependent.
Reduces the sales tax from seven percent (7%) to six and one-half percent (6 ½%).
Provides for code blue and code red alerts to trigger certain procedures municipalities must follow during extreme heat or cold to help at-risk individuals with shelter.
Establishes a rare disease advisory council within the department of health and provides guidance and recommendations to educate health care providers and the citizens of the state.
Establishes new programs for free breakfast and lunch meals in all public schools.
Requires free breakfast and lunches to be provided for all elementary and secondary students attending public schools.
Increases the number of state child care licensing inspectors to meet the national recommended average of one inspector for every fifty (50) to sixty (60) child care providers.
Establishes the Higher Education Opportunities for Students with Disabilities Act.
Mandates insurance policies, provides coverage to diagnose & treat infertility for women between 25 & 42 years, including pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) in conjunction with in vitro fertilization (IVF).
