Requires public institution of higher education to study cost drivers, administrative productivity, organizational structure, space utilization, and faculty productivity.
Requires health insurance carriers to use federal resource-based relative value scale when determining reimbursement values for evaluation and management billing codes appended by modifier 25.
Provides that former law enforcement officers who retired due to disability are eligible to receive tuition assistance to attend public institution of higher education or proprietary institution licensed to confer academic degrees.
Requires Division of Developmental Disabilities to reopen programs providing functional services to persons with developmental disabilities in same manner as schools.
Clarifies that school bus for purpose of upgraded penalties in "school zone" criminal drug laws includes any bus owned and operated by board of education or by private contractor.
Codifies certain State Police regulations on pre-rental boat safety record retention; requires Superintendent of State Police to audit and publish certain boat rental instruction records.
"Fair Funding for Vulnerable Residents Act"; establishes direct care ratio requirement for certain providers of services to adults or children with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
Clarifies that punitive damages may not be awarded against public entities or public employees acting within the scope of their employment in any action.
Proposes constitutional amendment to require State reimbursement to municipalities for total property tax exemption provided to veterans having permanent and total service-connected disabilities.