An Act To Amend Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Qualifications Of Psychologists. [SB-236]
This Bill removes the provision that allows for the registration of psychological assistants who hold a master’s degree that is “based on a program of studies that is psychological in content and specifically designed to train and prepare psychologists but who is not working toward full licensure as a psychologist.” Pursuant to the bill, a psychological assistant must have completed all the course requirements for a doctoral degree in psychology. A grandfather provision is included for existing registered psychological assistants who maintain their
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SB-236: An Act To Amend Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Qualifications Of Psychologists.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis
Enact W/o Sign By Governor on 07/17/2010
An Act To Amend Title 7 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Chronic Violator Status. [SB-241]
This Bill revises DNREC's chronic violator program. It adds a purpose section, makes various technical revisions, adds and makes consistent several definitions, clarifies and expands the standard and criteria for chronic violator status, adds categories of factors, types of violations, and conduct to be considered, updates DNREC's authority to promulgate regulations, adds an opportunity for a public hearing, and enhances administrative penalties.
SB-241: An Act To Amend Title 7 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Chronic Violator Status.
Sponsored by: Sen. Margaret Henry
Assigned To Natural Resources & Environmental Control Committee In Senate on 05/04/2010
An Act To Amend Title 16 And Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Nursing Facilities And Similar Facilities. [SB-254]
This Bill will create a State Civil Penalty Trust Fund. Currently, all sanctions which are imposed as a result of the surveys and complaint investigations of this Division are placed in the Long Term Care Residents Trust Fund which is governed by very restrictive federal regulations. It is not compulsory to put the revenue derived from State sanctions into the Long Term Care Trust Fund—but that has been our practice. By splitting the money, and creating a fund which receives civil penalties imposed pursuant to state statutes and regulations, the
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SB-254: An Act To Amend Title 16 And Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Nursing Facilities And Similar Facilities.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis
Signed By Governor on 06/28/2010
An Act To Amend Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Licensing Of Genetic Counselors. [SB-259]
This Bill establishes a new subchapter in Chapter 17 of Title 24. It defines the practice of genetic counseling and specifies the grounds for obtaining the license to practice genetic counseling. It also sets out the grounds for disciplining a licensee and makes the unlicensed practice of genetic counseling a Class G felony.
SB-259: An Act To Amend Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Licensing Of Genetic Counselors.
Sponsored by: Sen. Margaret Henry
Signed By Governor on 06/30/2010
An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Green Energy Fund [SB-266]
This Act will strengthen Delaware’s Green Energy Fund by providing greater discretion to the Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control in order to effectively allocate such funds for the purpose of stimulating the deployment of energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies.
SB-266: An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Green Energy Fund
Sponsored by: Sen. Harris McDowell
Signed By Governor on 07/28/2010
An Act To Amend Title 26 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Net Energy Metering. [SB-267]
This bill will further strengthen net energy metering provisions by providing customers the opportunity to aggregate individual meters for the purpose of allocating net metering credits to electricity accounts other than the account that hosts an energy generating facility. The bill also provides community choice aggregation provisions for community-owned energy generating facilities that are established by a group of customers. Recognizing that not all customers own properties that are favorable for energy generating facilities, the community-owned
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SB-267: An Act To Amend Title 26 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Net Energy Metering.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson
Signed By Governor on 07/28/2010
An Act To Amend Chapter 11 Of Title 12 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Escheats. [SB-272]
This Act improves the administration of the Delaware Abandoned and Unclaimed Property Statute by providing holders with additional clarity and certainty regarding the enforcement of the Delaware abandoned property statute. Section 1 of the Act provides for an administrative review process at the conclusion of an unclaimed property examination. This review process may be invoked at the option of the holder. It will allow the holder to file a written protest, submit additional information in support of the protest and request that the Audit Manager
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SB-272: An Act To Amend Chapter 11 Of Title 12 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Escheats.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson
Signed By Governor on 07/23/2010