SJR-17: Affirming The Decision Of The State Board Of Education To Approve The Plan Of The Wilmington Education Improvement Commission And Authorizing Continued Work By The Commission.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis
Signed By Governor on 08/03/2016
You have voted SJR-17: Affirming The Decision Of The State Board Of Education To Approve The Plan Of The Wilmington Education Improvement Commission And Authorizing Continued Work By The Commission..
An Act To Amend Title 19 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Unlawful Employment Practices. [HB-1]
This Act builds on some of the legislation passed by the 148th General Assembly that addressed the wage gap between men and women. When employers ask prospective employees for their wage or salary history, it perpetuates disparities in pay based on gender from one job into another. This Act prohibits employers from inquiring into an applicant's compensation history. An applicant may voluntarily disclose the information if he or she wishes to do so, and the bill explicitly permits discussion and negation of compensation expectations between an employer
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HB-1: An Act To Amend Title 19 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Unlawful Employment Practices.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Bentz
Signed By Governor on 06/14/2017
An Act To Amend Titles 6, 16, 18, And 31 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Treatment For Substance Abuse. [HB-100]
The denial by private and public health benefit administrators of adequate coverage for substance abuse treatment has been identified as a major source of failed treatment efforts by persons addicted to controlled substances. These denials have also been identified as a cause of the shortage of adequate treatment facilities in Delaware. This Act seeks to ensure that persons with private and public insurance coverage have the ability to insist that they receive the substance abuse coverage to which they are entitled by law and by their insurance
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HB-100: An Act To Amend Titles 6, 16, 18, And 31 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Treatment For Substance Abuse.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Bentz
Signed By Governor on 05/30/2017
An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Services For Adults With Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities. [HB-104]
The state is currently funding service providers at 75% of the market rate established in a 2014 study that was done by DHSS. This bill would mandate an increase in the rates paid to service providers according to the recommendations of the market study, so that by fiscal year 2021 the state would fund service providers at 100% of the benchmarked rate. These rate increases are necessary to increase the hourly wages of Direct Support Professionals (DSPs), to improve recruitment and retention of these positions, to decrease staff turnover, and to
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HB-104: An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Services For Adults With Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson
Signed By Governor on 09/04/2018
You have voted HB-104: An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Services For Adults With Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities..
You have voted HB-105: An Act To Clarify Title 29, §6529 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Authority Of The Director Of The Office Of Management And Budget..
An Act To Amend Title 4 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Concert Halls. [HB-111]
This bill changes the number of live music events required for an entity to be a qualified concert hall for purposes of alcohol licensing. Previously a concert hall was required to hold at least 250 live music events per year and be open at least 5 days per week. Pursuant to this change, the 5-day requirement is eliminated and the venue must hold 250 live music events per two-year period.
HB-111: An Act To Amend Title 4 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Concert Halls.
Sponsored by: Sen. Harris McDowell
Signed By Governor on 05/02/2017
HB-112: An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Licenses And Permits Issued To Service Members And Their Spouses By Boards And Commissions Administered By The Division Of Professional Regulation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis
Signed By Governor on 09/29/2017
You have voted HB-112: An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Licenses And Permits Issued To Service Members And Their Spouses By Boards And Commissions Administered By The Division Of Professional Regulation..
An Act To Amend Title 18 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Insurance Coverage Of Certain Cancer Treatments. [HB-120]
This Act requires health insurance policies to cover any medically appropriate drug approved by the FDA for the treatment of stage 4 metastatic cancer without requiring a patient to first prove that the patient failed to respond to a different drug or drugs. This Act is based on a similar bill in Georgia that was inspired by President Jimmy Carters recent battle with cancer.
HB-120: An Act To Amend Title 18 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Insurance Coverage Of Certain Cancer Treatments.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Bentz
Signed By Governor on 09/20/2017