Rep. Traci Koster

Solar Facilities; Authorizes county to adopt ordinance requiring that certain solar facilities be properly decommissioned; authorizes county to presume that solar facility has reached end of its useful life; authorizes solar facility owner to rebut presumption in certain manner; authorizes county to require certain financial assurance & certain updates from solar facility owner; authorizes county to take action to complete decommissioning of solar facility; requires county to allow solar facility owner specified amount of time to commence & complete decommissioning before taking such action.

Court-ordered Sealing of Criminal History Records; Revises eligibility requirements for court-ordered sealing of criminal history records; authorizes courts to seal additional adjudications of guilt in certain circumstances.

Behavioral Health Managing Entities; Requires DCF to contract biennially for specified functions; requires department to contract for recommendations for certain transparency improvements; requires department to prepare & present to Governor & Legislature specified final report by specified date; requires managing entities to report required data to department in standardized electronic format; provides requirements for such format; requires managing entities to electronically submit to department certain documents in specified format & with specified metadata; requires managing entities to submit certain specific measures to department; requires department to post & maintain such measures on its website by specified date every month; provides exception; provides requirements for such measures; requires managing entities to report each measure using standard methodology determined by department; provides requirements for such measures; provides that implementation of specified requirements is contingent on certain appropriations.

Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact; Creates Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact; provides for recognition of access to social work services, including through telehealth, in member states; provides for development of data system, reporting procedures, & exchange of specified information between member states; specifies licensees practicing in remote state under compact must adhere to laws & rules of that state.

Unlawful Distribution of Controlled Substances Resulting in Death; Defines "dangerous fentanyl or fentanyl analogs" & "distribute"; creates offense of murder in third degree.

Compensation of Victims of Wrongful Incarceration; Expands period during which petition for compensation for wrongful incarceration may be filed; provides that certain persons who had petitions dismissed or who had not previously filed such petitions may file such petitions; removes provisions excluding persons convicted of violent felonies from compensation; removes other exclusions; revises provisions concerning offset of civil judgments in favor of claimants against awards; provides that CFO may not draw warrant to purchase annuity for claimant in certain circumstances; revises provisions concerning continuing appropriations; provides that certain payments are subject to specific appropriation.

Supported Decisionmaking Authority; Requires court to consider needs & abilities of person with developmental disability when determining whether to appoint guardian advocate; provides requirements for petition to appoint guardian advocate; authorizes agent acting for principal to grant supported decisionmaking agreement; prohibits such agreement from acting as durable power of attorney; provides certain communications shall be recognized as communication of principal; provides requirements for examining committee member when determining incapacitated person's ability to exercise his or her rights.

Equitable Distribution of Marital Assets and Liabilities; Requires court to consider certain factors when determining if extraordinary circumstances exist; provides certain actions do not change whether real property is marital property; provides that business interests in closely held business is marital asset; requires court to consider certain factors when determining value of such interest; provides that certain real property is nonmarital asset.

Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day; Designates Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day, which occurs on fourth Thursday in March, as legal holiday.

Short-acting Bronchodilator Use in Public and Private Schools; Authorizes certain public & private school students to carry short-acting bronchodilators & components; provides school district, public school, private school, and parental requirements.