Rep. Helene Keeley

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District HD-003
Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 0

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Titles 10 And 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To A Juvenile's Right To Counsel In Family Court And The Justice Of The Peace Court. [HB-6]
This Act codifies a juvenile's right to counsel in Family Court delinquency proceedings. The bill outlines certain circumstances where a juvenile may not waive the right to counsel: where the juvenile is accused of a felony, where the juvenile is in the custody of the Division of Family Services, where the juvenile is under the age of 16, or where the victim of the alleged delinquent act is a family member or guardian or where the family member or guardian has an interest adverse to the juvenile.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Bentz Signed By Governor on 10/12/2017

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Education Assessment. [HB-60]
This bill creates the right for the parent or guardian of a child to opt out of the annual assessment, currently the Smarter Balanced Assessment System.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Hocker Introduced And Assigned To Education Committee In House on 01/26/2017

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Family Leave. [HB-64]
Mothers who give birth to monoamniotic twins are often hospitalized as early as 26 weeks into the pregnancy due to the risk of complications of having twins share a single amniotic sack. Mothers who give birth to multiples of 3 or more often have the same issue of requiring extensive medical pre-natal care. As a result, the benefits provided under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) are often exhausted by the time the mother and children are discharged from the hospital. This bill provides that mothers who are full time state employees (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. David Wilson Signed By Governor on 09/08/2017

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 13 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Child Support. [HB-65]
In many circumstances persons who owe child support have received monetary awards in the form of a court settlement, verdict, judgment, or under a workers compensation award. This Bill requires a prevailing litigant to advise his attorney or insurance carrier of any outstanding child support arrears owed and directs the attorney, insurance carrier or other paying agent to pay the proceeds up to the arrears owed to DCSS to satisfy any outstanding arrearages owed to the custodian. If child support arrears or retroactive support is owed, the lien, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Tabled In Committee on 03/29/2017

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 30 Of The Delaware Code Related To Tax Administration. [HB-66]
Section 1 of this Act provides that the statute of limitations period for a substantial underpayment of a license fee or gross receipts tax will commence at the end of the period for which the license is issued, in order to parallel the normal limitations period for the assessment of an underpayment of this type of tax. Section 2 of this Act provides that notice of a judgment must have been provided to the taxpayer not later than the date of the notice given prior to the revocation of a professional license resulting from non-payment of taxes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Signed By Governor on 05/18/2017

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Juvenile Records. [HB-7]
Recognizing that a criminal charge can have lasting collateral consequences for a juvenile on employment and education opportunities, this bill raises the age in which a juveniles information, such as their name and mug shot, may be released by the state. The bill also seeks to address issues related to the release of such information on publicly-maintained social media pages.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Bentz Reported Out Of Committee (judiciary) In House With 1 Favorable, 8 On Its Merits on 05/17/2017

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Educational Requirements. [HB-70]
Under current educational standards, students are no longer required to be taught cursive writing and many schools have abandoned teaching cursive writing to students. As cursive writing is still an imperative skill in many professions, this bill makes teaching cursive writing a requirement for all public schools in Delaware.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Colin Bonini Signed By Governor on 08/30/2017

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Freedom Of Information Act. [HB-72]
This Act would remove the broad exemption that the University of Delaware and Delaware State University currently receive under the state Freedom of Information Act. In recognition of the sensitive nature of some records held by public universities, this Act would also add some specific exemptions for public universities. Specifically, confidential letters or statements related to admission, employment or honors would not be a public record for purposes of FOIA. Universities would not be required to disclose scholarly research or information related (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Kowalko Introduced And Assigned To House Administration Committee In House on 03/09/2017

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To State Compensation Policy. [HB-73]
This bill requires an elected official or other paid appointed official of this state or any county or political subdivision who is also employed by any state agency, education, or other institution, or any other political subdivision of this State to disclose such employment to the Public Integrity Commission (PIC). This disclosure will assist the PIC and the State Auditor in evaluating if the official is receiving dual compensation for coincident hours of work.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Colin Bonini Reported Out Of Committee (house Administration) In House With 4 On Its Merits on 03/28/2018

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Chapters 198 And 200, Volume 78 Of The Laws Of Delaware Relating To Foreclosures. [HB-76]
This Act extends the Office of Foreclosure Prevention and Automatic Residential Foreclosure Mediation Program an additional two years, from January 18, 2018 until January 18, 2020.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Kowalko Signed By Governor on 07/17/2017

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