An Act To Amend Title 29 Relating To The Merit System And The Prison Educational Unit. [SB-82]
Senate Bill 20 of the 147th General Assembly (79 Del. Laws c. 251) formally established the Prison Education program in Chapter 24 of Title 14 of the Delaware Code. Employees of the Prison Education program whose primary job location is within an institution have been eligible to receive hazardous duty pay for several years, this legislation simply updates Title 29 to reflect the authorization already existing in Chapter 24 of Title 14 and in the Budget Act.
SB-82: An Act To Amend Title 29 Relating To The Merit System And The Prison Educational Unit.
Sponsored by: Rep. William Outten
Signed By Governor on 05/19/2016
An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Certified Food Protection Manager Program. [SB-89]
In May 2014, the Department of Health and Social Services (“Department”) promulgated the State of Delaware Food Code, 4458, Title 16 of the Delaware Administrative Code. The State of Delaware Food Code requires all food establishments required to be permitted by the Department to have a certified food protection manager. This Act would require the Department to exempt charitable and fraternal organizations from this requirement. At least 7 other states have created a similar exemption; those states are: Florida, Indiana, Minnesota, Pennsylvania,
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SB-89: An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Certified Food Protection Manager Program.
Sponsored by: Rep. William Outten
Signed By Governor on 10/07/2015
An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Medical Marijuana. [SB-90]
This Act adds intractable epilepsy to the list of debilitating medical conditions for which a physician may supply a written certification for medical marijuana. It also specifically adds disorders such as dystonia which are characterized by involuntary muscle contractions that cause slow, repetitive movements or abnormal postures. Currently no form of medical marijuana is legally available for those with debilitating medical conditions if they are under 18 years old. Medical marijuana oil [cannabidiol oil and THC-A oil] has been proven useful
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SB-90: An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Medical Marijuana.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson
Signed By Governor on 06/23/2015
An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Regulatory Flexibility And Transparency Act Of 2015. [SB-95]
The Regulatory Flexibility and Transparency Act of 2015 improves Delaware’s regulatory environment for individuals and small businesses in several significant ways. Under the Act, whenever an agency proposes to adopt or amend a regulation that is “substantially likely” to impose additional costs or burdens upon individuals and/or small businesses, that agency must prepare both a written regulatory flexibility analysis and a regulatory impact statement to be published by the Registrar of Regulations. The regulatory flexibility analysis requires
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SB-95: An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Regulatory Flexibility And Transparency Act Of 2015.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson
Stricken on 06/02/2015
SCR-2: Creating A Task Force To Study And Make Recommendations Regarding The Division For The Visually Impaired And Statewide Programs For The Blind And Visually Impaired.
Sponsored by: Sen. Colin Bonini
Passed In House By Voice Vote on 01/28/2015
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Supporting A Goal Of A 100% Issuance Rate Of Survivor Care Plans To Cancer Survivors. [SCR-25]
This concurrent resolution is designed to direct the Insurance Commissioner of Delaware and the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services to work with insurance companies and the medical community in order to issue Survivorship Care Plans to 100% of Delaware’s cancer survivors. Survivorship Care Plans are a key tool in treating cancer as a long-term, chronic disease. They assist those who have been diagnosed with cancer manage their long-term care by making their personal medical histories and treatment plans more transparent and portable.
SCR-25: Supporting A Goal Of A 100% Issuance Rate Of Survivor Care Plans To Cancer Survivors.
Sponsored by: Rep. William Outten
Assigned To Health & Human Development Committee In House on 07/01/2015