An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Financial Assistance For Education. [SB-217]
This Act creates a professional loan-to-grant incentive program to encourage Delawareans to pursue careers in nursing at long-term care facilities. Funding for the incentive program is to be appropriated annually by the General Assembly, in an amount not less than $1 million. Qualifying nursing students who agree to fulfill a 4-year service obligation at a long-term care facility may apply for loans to assist with expenses associated with (a) prelicensure education at a (i) State Board of Nursing approved nursing education program that is authorized
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SB-217: An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Financial Assistance For Education.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Wilson
Introduced And Assigned To Education Committee In Senate on 02/26/2024
An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Long Term Care Facilities And Services And Civil Penalties. [SB-216]
This Act increases the civil penalties for violations of the statutes in Title 16, Chapter 11 related to Long Term Care Facilities and the regulations adopted pursuant to it. For violations that the Department determines pose a serious threat to the health and safety of a resident, the minimum penalty in Section 1109 of Title 16 is increased from $1,000 per violation to $2,000, and the maximum penalty is increased from $10,000 to $20,000 per violation. Each day of a continuing violation constitutes a separate violation. For violations that do not
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SB-216: An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Long Term Care Facilities And Services And Civil Penalties.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Wilson
Signed By Governor on 08/01/2024
An Act To Amend Title 30 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Charitable Donations And Income Tax Returns. [HB-24]
This Act creates a new charitable donation option on the Delaware income tax return. It allows taxpayers to direct a donation to the SL24: Unlocke the Light Foundation out of their state tax refund or in addition to the payment of owed tax. The Foundation works to educate the community to end the stigma, myths, and barriers surrounding mental health and to encourage productive conversations regarding mental health and wellness; provide uninsured and underinsured young people the means to get the critical and ongoing health services they need through
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HB-24: An Act To Amend Title 30 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Charitable Donations And Income Tax Returns.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nicole Poore
Signed By Governor on 06/27/2024
An Act To Amend Title 15 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Deep Fakes In Elections. [HB-316]
This Act creates a new elections crime: use of deep fake technology to influence an election. Under this statute it would be a crime to distribute within 90 days of an election a deep fake that is an audio or visual depiction that has been manipulated or created with generative adversarial network techniques, with the intent of harming a party or candidate or otherwise deceiving voters. It is not a crime, nor is there a penalty, if the altered media contains a disclaimer stating This audio/video/image has been altered or artificially generated.
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HB-316: An Act To Amend Title 15 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Deep Fakes In Elections.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nicole Poore
Signed By Governor on 10/09/2024
An Act To Amend Title 18 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Ovarian Cancer. [HB-15]
This Act requires all individual, blanket, and group health insurance policies to cover annual ovarian cancer screening tests for women at risk for ovarian cancer. It further expands the scope of monitoring tests available to women subsequent to ovarian cancer treatment.
HB-15: An Act To Amend Title 18 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Ovarian Cancer.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Hocker
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 Yes on 03/21/2024
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