Rep. Helene Keeley

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District HD-003
Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 0

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To School Curriculum And World Languages. [HB-345]
This bill recognized American Sign Language as a World Language for purposes of school curriculum.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Harris McDowell Signed By Governor on 06/10/2010

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Crimes And Criminal Procedure [HB-346]
This bill makes it illegal to knowingly possess visual depictions of the intentional torture or killing of an animal. For a person to be found guilty under this statute, such person must knowingly and voluntarily possess the depiction. The underlying act must also be illegal under existing Delaware or federal law. For example, under Delaware law, acts of animal cruelty, cockfighting and dogfighting are illegal, and this law would ban the intentional depiction of such acts. This law is also intended to apply to the fetish videos of women wearing (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Bushweller Introduced And Assigned To Judiciary Committee In House on 03/30/2010

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Mandatory Reporting Of School Crimes. [HB-347]
This Act implements recommendations of the Legislative Subcommittee of the School Discipline Task Force created by House Resolution No. 22 of the 145th General Assembly. Under current Delaware law, school officials have a mandatory obligation to report to the police and, in certain instances, initiate criminal prosecution of specific misdemeanor offenses (Assault in the 3rd Degree, Unlawful Sexual Contact in the 3rd Degree, Offensive Touching and Terroristic Threatening) committed by students over the age of 9. This Act would raise the age to 12. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Signed By Governor on 08/25/2010

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Specific Offenses. [HB-348]
This purpose of this Act is to provide greater protections for Delaware’s vulnerable and infirm adults, individuals the General Assembly considers to be particularly at risk of physical, emotional and/or financial exploitation. The Act creates a new criminal offense, Crime Against the Vulnerable or Infirm, which imposes enhanced penalties in more than 60 criminal offenses if the victim is a vulnerable or infirm adult.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. William Carson Hs 1 For Hb 348 - Passed By Senate. Votes: Passed 19 Yes 0 No 0 Not Voting 2 Absent 0 Vacant on 06/30/2010

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Parental Involvement In Schools. [HB-350]
Section 1 of this bill would require schools to seek the signature from each parent of a parent/school compact at the beginning of each school year, reflecting an updated Parents’ Declaration of Responsibilities to be prepared by the State and parent organizations. Existing law encourages, but does not require, that parents be asked to sign such a compact. Section 2 of this bill would significantly expand the parental involvement portion of schools’ Delaware Public Education Profiles, in order to inform the public about which schools are diligently (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Hocker Stricken on 05/13/2010

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Fiscal Projections. [HB-358]
This bill adds incoming revenue, if any, as part of a full-cost analysis of fiscal projections, often referred to as fiscal notes or F/N. Consideration would be given to the economic implications caused by action of the General Assembly in creating jobs and the revenue that might be generated, as well as predictable revenue calculated by contract or direct action.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Assigned To Finance Committee In Senate on 06/17/2010

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Freedom Of Information Act. [HB-369]
This Bill deems as public reports any non-security reports regarding State agencies paid for by public funds, including accreditation reports of all State agencies, but only after all personal identification data of students, patients, wards of the State, and recipients of State services are redacted.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Passed By House Of Representatives. Votes: Passed 37 Yes 0 No 0 Not Voting 4 Absent 0 Vacant on 06/29/2010

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 26 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Energy Efficiency Resource Standards. [HB-378]
This bill strikes 1500(8) of Title 26 of the Delaware Code which has the unintended consequence of mandating a decoupled design mechanism.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Kowalko Signed By Governor on 07/27/2010

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 30 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Economic Development Incentives. [HB-380]
This proposed tax credit intends to create incentives for existing businesses to partner with the State in the effort to create new employment opportunities for Delaware citizens, and to stimulate the Delaware economy by expanding the tax base. A finder’s fee, a tool used commonly by businesses, is an arrangement by which an intermediary finds, introduces, and brings together parties to a business opportunity. This bill creates a tax credit program that would award each Sponsor Firm and each New Business Firm with a $500 annual tax credit per Delaware (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Signed By Governor on 06/16/2010

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 15 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Elections. [HB-381]
Current Delaware law allows individuals 18 and older, and those who will turn 18 before the next general election, to register to vote through the Division of Motor Vehicles. This act would allow 16 year olds to register to vote through the Division of Motor Vehicle at the time they first apply for their driver’s license. Such individuals, however, will not be allowed to vote unless they will turn 18 before the next general election.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Harris McDowell Signed By Governor on 09/08/2010

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