Rep. William Outten

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District HD-030
Party Republican
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State (Delaware)
Delaware 146th General Assembly

An Act To Rename The Women's Treatment Center In Honor Of Hazel D. Plant. [HB-208]
This Bill renames the Women’s Treatment Center after Representative Hazel D. Plant, in honor of her long and dedicated service to the State of Delaware, and her special interest in women’s issues and the corrections system.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. William Outten Signed By Governor on 11/01/2011

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Delaware 146th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Chapter 15, Volume 77 Of The Laws Of Delaware Relating To Educator Licensure And Certification. [HB-239]
This bill repeals the sunset provision included in Chapter 15, Volume 77 of the Laws of Delaware, House Bill No. 102 of the 145th General Assembly. House Bill No. 102 authorized the Teach for America (TFA) program as an alternative route to teacher licensure and certification. The law was signed by the Governor on April 20, 2009 and will sunset on April 20, 2012. For the 2011-2012 school year, there are 46 TFA teachers working in 18 Delaware schools in three districts and six charter schools. Those teachers contribute to the education of approximately (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. William Outten Signed By Governor on 03/22/2012

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Delaware 146th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 26 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards. [HB-247]
This bill freezes the minimum percentage of renewable energy (Renewable Portfolio Standard - RPS) a retail-electricity supplier or municipal electric company must provide to customers at the proportion achieved as of January 1, 2012. The intent of the freeze is to give policy-makers a chance to reassess the state’s energy strategy in light of the many changes that have occurred over the last several years including the failure of the Bluewater Wind off-shore wind farm project; the decrease in natural gas prices; and actions that have made Delaware (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Introduced And Assigned To Energy Committee In House on 01/19/2012

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Delaware 146th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Specific Offenses. [HB-256]
This bill ensures that when a person fails to report a missing child and that child becomes a neglected child as a result of the failure to report, that person can be charged with the crime of endangering the welfare of a child.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Signed By Governor on 05/21/2012

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Delaware 146th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Registration Of Vehicles. [HB-263]
This act creates a special license plate for veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Colin Bonini Hs 1 For Hb 263 - Passed By Senate. Votes: Passed 20 Yes 0 No 0 Not Voting 1 Absent 0 Vacant on 04/26/2012

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Delaware 146th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 26 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards. [HB-27]
This Act will permit municipal electric companies and rural electric cooperatives that elect to develop and implement a program comparable to the State’s renewable energy portfolio standards (“RPS”) to utilize conservation, energy efficiency and demand-side management programs, in addition to renewable energy resources, to achieve RPS compliance. Conservation, efficiency and demand-side management programs meet or exceed many of the positive attributes associated with renewable energy resources. Such measures are non-polluting, non-invasive to the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Introduced And Assigned To Energy Committee In House on 01/25/2011

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Delaware 146th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 30 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Delaware Tax Credits. [HB-275]
This Act establishes the Veterans’ Opportunity Credit, which shall be awarded to employers hiring qualified veterans. The credit shall equal 10% of a qualified veteran’s wages, up to a maximum of $1,500. Employers may take the credit in the year the qualified veteran is hired and the two subsequent tax years.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Signed By Governor on 07/31/2012

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Delaware 146th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 7 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Low Emission Vehicle Program. [HB-279]
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control by regulation has adopted the California Low Emission Vehicle Program effective for all new model year 2014 and subsequent motor vehicles. This bill requires the General Assembly to approve any such program before it can become effective in Delaware. The action of the Department adopts all provisions of the California Code of Regulations and adopts any order or enforcement action taken by the California Air Resources Board as such regulations and actions existed on December 1, 2010.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Introduced And Assigned To Natural Resources Committee In House on 03/21/2012

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Delaware 146th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 3 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Nutrient Management Commission. [HB-282]
The purpose of this act is to provide more equitable representation of Delaware’s diverse agricultural operations within the governing body of the Nutrient Management Program. Currently, Delaware’s significant equine industry has no representative on the Nutrient Management Commission. This act will provide for that representation.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Signed By Governor on 06/25/2012

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Delaware 146th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 9 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Sussex County Government [HB-283]
This bill makes the Delaware law consistent in Sussex and Kent Counties by giving Sussex County government the same discretion as Kent County government to enact its personnel rules administratively. As the law currently governs, Sussex County is required to refer all proposed personnel rules to the county’s Personnel Board, which requires adequate public notice and a formal public hearing. After the Personnel Board review and recommendation, the law requires the county government to adopt the proposed rule by ordinance, which requires a second (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. William Outten Assigned To Community/county Affairs Committee In Senate on 04/25/2012

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