Provides that an employee who leaves work during a school year for no more than four hours to attend school conferences or classroom activities related to the employee's child if the conference or classroom activities cannot be scheduled during non-work hours may not be penalized.
Establishes the "secure our data act"; relates to cybersecurity protection by state entities; requires the office of information technology services to develop standards for data protection of state entity-maintained information.
Requires the office of court administration to study racial disparities in jury selection pools and juror selection and make recommendations that can be undertaken to reduce or eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in jury selection pools and juror selection.
Creates substance use prevention and recovery resource materials which include age-appropriate information on the risks of drug use, overdoses, and how to include resources from outside of the school district to improve instruction.
Creates a pilot program to encourage homeownership among persons and groups who are currently underrepresented in homeownership and/or have seen a marked decline in rates of homeownership over the last decade; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.
Establishes a housing task force addressing affordable housing for millennials in suburban counties to provide a continuing forum to discuss concerns and issues related to the formulation of state policy designed to help address this issue.