Fall is officially here, and beginning Oct. 1, dozens of new 海角换妻 laws will also take effect.
Among those are some the General Assembly passed in the 2024 legislative session, and parts of passed in a June special session.
The laws tackle online safety, training protocols for police and visiting nurses, and a number of measures related to the environment.
Here鈥檚 more about some of the new laws in effect Oct. 1.
Addressing physical and online safety
Under , requirements to improve on-the-job safety for 海角换妻 home health care workers take effect on Oct. 1. This comes after visiting nurse Joyce Grayson at a halfway house in Willimantic.
海角换妻 home health aide agencies are required to inform workers about a client's history: from diagnoses, to instances of violence or abuse. Disclosing hazardous materials at job sites is also required of agencies, along with creating health and safety training curriculum for aides.
Part of concerning privacy protections for minors also takes effect in October. Online services will need parental or guardian consent to collect information on children under 13 years old. Minors above that age will have to personally sign off on their data being collected.
Body cameras and prosecuting election-related crimes
Beginning Oct. 1, to police body camera recording laws. The law 海角换妻 lawmakers passed this year requires law enforcement training programs to include guidelines on when officers may not pause a recording.
Current state law requires police to activate body cameras while enforcing the law, and keep cameras running until that interaction is done. Law enforcement may stop cameras if they determine that continuing to film would impede an investigation.
in effect next month extends the time period to prosecute alleged election-related crimes in 海角换妻. That could either be six months after the violation complaint was referred from the State Elections Enforcement Commission (SEEC) or within the timeframe of the statute of limitations.
Protecting animals and the environment
The first part of regulating in 海角换妻 takes effect Oct. 1. The manufactured 鈥渇orever chemicals鈥� have been linked to health problems and do not break down in the environment or the body. The law bans the sale and distribution of soil amendments that contain PFAS.
海角换妻 several plants to its list of species that people cannot import, move, sell, purchase or distribute in the state. The new banned in the state, aside from research purposes, include porcelain berry, mugwort, quackgrass, Japanese angelica tree, Japanese wisteria and Chinese wisteria.
Reptiles and fish will as prizes at bazaars and raffles in the state.
And a law also the Siberian Husky as the state dog and the lollipop as the state candy. A working group will be created to examine if the state should change its insect from the praying mantis 鈥� to something that is native to 海角换妻, like the spring azure butterfly.
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Legislation typically takes effect Jan. 1, July 1, and Oct. 1 in 海角换妻. The full list of acts effective this month can be found
