An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Crimes Against Children And Specific Offenses. [SB-229]
This Act implements one of the recommendations made in the Final Report of the Independent Review of the Earl Brian Bradley Case which was commissioned by the Governor and was issued on May 10, 2010. The Act clarifies who is in a “position of trust, authority or supervision over a child” and may therefore be subject to the enhanced penalties associated with the crimes defining sexual abuse of children. This Act also consolidates those provisions of the present criminal code concerning rape and unlawful sexual conduct that contain “position of trust”
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SB-229: An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Crimes Against Children And Specific Offenses.
Sponsored by: Rep. William Outten
Signed By Governor on 06/30/2010
An Act To Amend Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Board Of Medical Practice. [SB-233]
This Bill mandates that the Board of Medical Practice shall adopt rules and regulations establishing guidelines for the imposition of discipline against physicians and the members of other professions regulated by the Board. The Bill gives the Board one year from the date of enactment to adopt these rules and regulations.
SB-233: An Act To Amend Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Board Of Medical Practice.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Marshall
Signed By Governor on 07/12/2010
An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Judicial Branch Emergencies. [SB-25]
This legislation provides for the operation of the courts in the event of an emergency due to natural or manmade causes that destroys or severely damages one or more court facilities or severely impacts the ability to staff the courts. Although 20 Del. C. 3116 provides for the Governor to suspend the provisions of regulatory statutes prescribing the conduct of state business, and the orders, rules, and regulations of state agencies if strict compliance would in any way prevent, hinder or delay necessary action in coping with the emergency or disaster,
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SB-25: An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Judicial Branch Emergencies.
Sponsored by: Sen. Harris McDowell
Signed By Governor on 05/19/2009
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