[HB-266]
This Bill removes a provision by which either the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court or the Deputy Administrator for the Justice of the Peace Court was required to verify the final disposition of a case before a previously paid fine could be refunded. This Bill changes the practice in the Justice of the Peace Court to mirror that of the Court of Common Pleas, allowing the court clerk, subject to the internal controls now in place in the Court, to verify the final disposition of a case when a fine should be refunded.
HB-266:
Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson
Signed By Governor on 05/21/2012
An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To School Bullying. [HB-268]
This bill requires that all reported incidents of bullying regardless of whether the incidents could be substantiated are reported to the Department of Education by a school district or charter school. The bill also requires that the telephone number of the Department of Justice School Ombudsman be provided to parents, students, faculty and staff and be displayed throughout schools. The bill requires the Department of Education to conduct random audits to ensure compliance with certain bullying reporting requirements by schools. Finally, the bill
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HB-268: An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To School Bullying.
Sponsored by: Rep. Harvey Kenton
Signed By Governor on 07/27/2012
HB-269: An Act To Amend Title 13 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Powers And Duties Of The Department Of Services For Children, Youth And Their Families.
Sponsored by: Rep. Harvey Kenton
Signed By Governor on 07/25/2012
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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.
HB-275: An Act To Amend Title 30 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Delaware Tax Credits.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson
Signed By Governor on 07/31/2012
An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Expungement. [HB-285]
This bill corrects technical errors to House Bill 177, passed in 2011 and dealing with juvenile expungement. Section 1 addresses confusion which has arisen regarding whether a Family Court judge may order expungement of charges arising in other counties. Sections 2, 3 and 4 address an accidental overlap in definitions of sex offenses in House Bill 177. The correction eliminates the overlap between misdemeanor and felony sex offenses and clarifies that a five-year wait applies before application may be made for discretionary expungement of a felony
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HB-285: An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Expungement.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis
Signed By Governor on 07/18/2012
An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Services For Runaway And Homeless Youth. [HB-296]
The existing laws underserve runaway and homeless youth. This Bill will address needs of these youth in crisis in meaningful, effective, efficient, and cost effective ways. This Act establishes a comprehensive system of support resources and services that directly targets the runaway and homeless youth population. Data collection and reporting is also required by this Bill as a means of measuring the effectiveness of the programming and to promote future program design and implementation. This data will also reveal important predictors which can
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HB-296: An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Services For Runaway And Homeless Youth.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis
Assigned To Health & Human Development Committee In House on 04/03/2012
An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Habitual Criminal Offenders. [HB-297]
This Act removes the mandatory minimum sentence for a 4th time felony criminal offender when the 4th felony is a violent felony, permitting the court instead to sentence according to its own discretion and within existing sentencing guidelines. The court retains the right to impose a sentence of life imprisonment in such circumstances.
HB-297: An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Habitual Criminal Offenders.
Sponsored by: Rep. Melanie Smith
Reported Out Of Committee (judiciary) In House With 7 On Its Merits on 06/13/2012
An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Emergency Medical Services Systems. [HB-315]
This bill establishes the Emergency Medical Services for Children program within the Office of Emergency Medical Services, and places the committee chair on the Delaware Emergency Medical Services Oversight Council. This program addresses the pediatric specific needs of Delaware’s children in the Emergency Medical Services system. This program is a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) required performance measure, so its establishment will help preserve federal funding for the Delaware Emergency Medical Services Oversight Council.
HB-315: An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Emergency Medical Services Systems.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis
Signed By Governor on 07/12/2012