Modifies crimes of intimidation in the second degree and intimidation in the first degree. Adds status as peace officer or firefighter to list of characteristics of victim that, as perceived by defendant, constitute motive to commit crime.
Defines "cohousing" and allows counties to permit cohousing in lands zoned for rural residential uses under established conditions.
Authorizes local government to waive requirements of land use planning goals to establish and maintain five-year supply of employment lands.
Redirects employee contribution to Public Employees Retirement System to account to be used to pay for pension or other retirement benefits payable to member or member's beneficiary accrued on or after January 1, 2020. For years beginning in 2020, caps at $100,000 annual salary used to calculate final average salary for purposes of system. Changes calculation of final average salary for purposes of system to use five years of salary instead of three years, for salary paid on and after January 1, 2020. Lowers pension factor used to calculate pension benefits of members of system for service performed on and after January 1, 2020. Directs Public Employees Retirement Board to recalculate employer contribution rates to reflect savings attributable to Act. Provides for expedited review of Act by Supreme Court upon petition by adversely affected party. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
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. 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 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. 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 years to file civil action for certain violations of law. Becomes operative January 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.
Requires Department of Human Services to adopt by rule program that provides financial assistance to recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance for purchasing locally grown fruits and vegetables from participating farmers' markets, farm share sites and retail outlets. Requires program match amounts that recipient spends on certain eligible foods. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to department to implement program. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires Department of Revenue, for purpose of enforcing state and local transient lodging taxes, to purchase software that scrapes online data relating to transient lodging rentals. Appropriates moneys to department for such purpose and related procurement costs. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Provides that fixed percentage of certain forecasted video lottery revenues , adjusted for certain allocations to Regional Solutions Program, ] be transferred to counties for economic development. Provides that disbursals to counties from video lottery revenues be adjusted to compensate for differentials between previous ] biennium's forecasted revenues and actual revenues. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Authorizes public schools to provide firearm safety and accident prevention class to all students in first grade. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Establishes that decisions related to immunizations are personal health care decisions and that immunizations may not be mandated as condition of employment for registered nurses or other medical staff unless required by federal law. Makes violation unlawful employment practice.
