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Editorial: We are all perfectly imperfect
Editorial: We are all perfectly imperfect It wasn’t that long ago that a madman murdered millions of people because they did not fit into his “perfect race” theory. I would like to think we are better than that - that we value the imperfection in each of us. And yet...
PA HB 1299 5572: Protecting pet sales
HB 1299 5572. This bill is named “Victoria’s Law” after Victoria - a disabled German Shepherd who was rescued from a puppy mill after 10 years of breeding. The legislation was crafted to prohibit the sale of commercially raised dogs, cats, and rabbits in pet stores...
PA SB62 – protecting employees at nonsecure youth shelters
Non-secure youth shelters play a critical role in managing a child’s welfare by providing a range of services for dependent children, as well as young people who are under the jurisdiction of the delinquency system. Unfortunately (at the time this bill was...
VA HB 330: Nursing homes & certified nursing facilities; minimum staffing standards, administrative sanctions.
This legislation sets minimum staffing standards for nursing homes and certified nursing facilities; administrative sanctions; Long-Term Care Services Fund. It requires nursing homes to meet a baseline staffing level based on resident acuity in alignment with the...
VA proposed Bill – Will the Rabies Vax be made optional?
How do you feel about HB 1074 which directs the Board of Health to develop, by regulation, an exemption to the rabies vaccination requirement for animals if a licensed veterinarian certifies in writing that the vaccine would endanger the animal based on an underlying...
NH HB 1308 Protect the Hares
HB 1308 was introduced to prohibit the capture, possession, and propagation of hares and rabbits for hunting dog training and field trials. All snowshoe hares or rabbits held in captivity as of the effective date of this section shall be returned to the wild under the...
Is sexual reassignment a form of child abuse?
HB 1651-FN was legislation that was crafted to add sexual reassignment to the definition of child abuse. It stated that sexual reassignment means subjecting a child to drug treatments or surgery in an attempt to alter the sex the child was assigned at birth. It does...
NH HOUSE BILL 65: Food Allergies
Are you one of the 32 million people in the United States that suffers from food allergies? If you are, or if you know of someone who has food allergies you will want to read on. HOUSE BILL 65 is legislation also called “Rachel’s Law” which mandates that each food...
NC Session Law 2021-146: On the job training for magistrates
We can all agree that magistrates should have training for their job. With that said Session Law 2021-146 modifies the training requirements for magistrates by requiring completion of an annual in-service training course, with a minimum of twelve hours of instruction,...
SC S*0231 Suicide Info on Student Cards
S*0231 took me by surprise. It provides student identification cards issued by public schools and public and private institutions of higher learning must include certain contact information concerning the National Suicide Prevent Lifeline and certain other crisis...
SC S*0425 Helping Vulnerable Adults
This act would authorize financial institutions to decline certain transaction requests in cases of the suspected financial exploitation of vulnerable adults. If they suspect this type of exploitation they are to notify the Department of Social Services and the Office...
SC feed the children – Editorial
Editorial: A bill was introduced in South Carolina to amend the code of laws from 1976 whereby public schools, public school districts, charter schools, and charter school governing bodies may no longer use debt collection agencies to collect or attempt to collect...