An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Unit Funding. [HB-1]
With the approval of the General Assembly (through Epilogue language) the Delaware Department of Education (DDOE) first piloted the needs based system in two school districts, Brandywine and Seaford. Following the first year of implementation, the needs based structure proved beneficial and provided the districts with more options in the use of resources. Since the 2004-2005 school year, the General Assembly authorized (through Epilogue language) the implementation of the needs based formula in twelve of the nineteen school districts. As of the
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HB-1: An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Unit Funding.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson
Signed By Governor on 02/17/2011
An Act To Amend Title 30 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Manufacturers And Wholesalers. [HB-10]
This Act exempts from the Wholesale Merchants’ Gross Receipts Tax and from the Manufacturers’ Gross Receipts Tax the gross receipts realized in certain intermediate transactions engaged in by petroleum product refiners with certain specialized trade parties during the petroleum refining process. The Act exempts from the Wholesale Merchants’ Gross Receipts Tax the gross receipts from (i) sales of crude oil by a crude oil wholesaler to a petroleum product refiner, (ii) sales of intermediate petroleum products that have been partially refined by a
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HB-10: An Act To Amend Title 30 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Manufacturers And Wholesalers.
Sponsored by: Rep. William Outten
Signed By Governor on 01/28/2011
An Act To Amend Title 7 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Hunting, Trapping, And Fishing Licenses. [HB-116]
This bill allows a nonresident farm owner, who owns but is not an occupant of a farm in this State containing 20 acres or more and where the science of husbandry is practiced, and the immediate members of the family of the nonresident farm owner to hunt, trap, and/or fish on the farm if the farm occupant or resident, if any, gives the owner written permission or if hunting, trapping, and/or fishing is permitted pursuant to a written lease, if any, between the farm owner and the occupant or resident of the farm.
HB-116: An Act To Amend Title 7 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Hunting, Trapping, And Fishing Licenses.
Sponsored by: Rep. William Outten
Reported Out Of Committee (natural Resources & Environmental Control) In Senate With 5 On Its Merits on 06/06/2012
An Act To Amend Title 26 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Self-sufficient Water Supply. [HB-122]
This bill transfers from the Public Service Commission to the Water Supply Coordinating Council the authority to review and approve water conservation plans and certifications of adequate water supply submitted by the investor-owned water utilities. The Council presently reviews such submissions from municipally-owned water utilities, and the Council has the expertise to review submissions from investor-owned utilities efficiently and at less expense to rate payers.
HB-122: An Act To Amend Title 26 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Self-sufficient Water Supply.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson
Signed By Governor on 07/01/2011
An Act To Amend Titles 29 And 30 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Public Utility Tax Rates And The Use Of The Proceeds Thereof. [HB-129]
This Act reduces the general public utility tax rate on electricity and gas from 5.00% to 4.25%. The Act also reduces the rate on electricity and gas distributed to manufacturers, food processors and other agribusinesses from 2.35% to 2.00%. The Act also transfers the first $5 million in proceeds generated by the public utility tax to the new Energy Efficiency Investment Fund, which will be used to finance energy efficiency projects that will reduce overall energy use and create jobs.
HB-129: An Act To Amend Titles 29 And 30 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Public Utility Tax Rates And The Use Of The Proceeds Thereof.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson
Signed By Governor on 07/01/2011
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An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Veteran Preference In State Employment. [HB-136]
Currently Delaware law gives a preference in hiring for state employment to veterans, disabled veterans and the unremarried widow or widower of a veteran. This bill changes the law with respect to spouses of veterans to extend the hiring preference to the spouse of a member of the armed forces who is POW or MIA, as well as the spouse of a veteran who is totally disabled.
HB-136: An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Veteran Preference In State Employment.
Sponsored by: Rep. William Outten
Signed By Governor on 03/28/2012