An Act To Amend Title 14, Title 29, And Title 30 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Senior Property Tax. [HB-268]
This bill converts the senior property tax credit from a credit against the school taxes imposed and collected at the county level to a means-tested refundable income tax credit to be administered by the Department of Finance, Division of Revenue. For eligible seniors who do not file a personal income tax because their income falls below the threshold set by the Code, the Division will issue a rebate in the amount for which that person is eligible. The Division is authorized to promulgate whatever forms or rules are necessary to administer this
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HB-268: An Act To Amend Title 14, Title 29, And Title 30 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Senior Property Tax.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Williams
Passed By House. Votes: 21 Yes 14 No 6 Absent on 06/30/2018
HB-276: An Act To Amend Title 9 And Title 30 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Intercepting Payments To The Delaware Manufactured Home Relocation Trust Fund To Collect Debts Owed To A County Or To The State.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis
Introduced And Assigned To Manufactured Housing Committee In House on 12/14/2017
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An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Educator Licensure. [HB-286]
Enactment of the Every Student Succeeds Act amended the Individuals with Disability Education Act (IDEA) by mandating that special education teachers must have obtained full certification and may not be working under emergency certifications. The Delaware Department of Education must stop issuing emergency certifications in special education in order for for the State to continue receiving $36 million in federal IDEA funding for our schools.
HB-286: An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Educator Licensure.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Bushweller
Signed By Governor on 01/29/2018
An Act Proposing An Amendment To Article I Of The Delaware Constitution Relating To Equal Protection. [HB-299]
This is the first leg of an amendment to the Delaware Constitution to provide equal rights on the basis of sex. There is no Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution. While Congress passed the Amendment in 1972, it was not ratified by the requisite number of states by the 1982 deadline. Delaware, however, was one of the first states to ratify the Amendment. About half of the states across the country have passed Equal Rights Amendments to their state constitutions in order to provide protection against discrimination based on sex.
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HB-299: An Act Proposing An Amendment To Article I Of The Delaware Constitution Relating To Equal Protection.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Bentz
Stricken In House on 06/12/2018
An Act To Amend Titles 14 And 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Family Leave. [HB-3]
This legislation requires that all full-time employees of the State, including employees of school districts, continuously in the employ of the state for at least one year, shall be eligible for 12 weeks of paid leave upon the birth or adoption of a child 6 years of age or younger. Both parents would be eligible for such leave. Employees shall continue to have the right, as they do under current law, to use accrued sick leave for maternity and paternity purposes. This legislation leaves intact the rights of persons adopting a child over 6 years
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HB-3: An Act To Amend Titles 14 And 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Family Leave.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Bentz
Signed By Governor on 06/30/2018
An Act To Amend Titles 5 And 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Prize-linked Savings Program. [HB-31]
This bill authorizes the use of prize-linked savings accounts in the State of Delaware. These accounts have been used in a number of countries and several U.S. states to promote savings, especially among persons with low-income and first-time savers. A deposit into the program makes the entrant eligible for a prize. The principal in the account remains untouched. The first large-scale program of this nature in the U.S. was launched in Michigan about 6 years ago, and the program has subsequently expanded to Nebraska, North Carolina and Washington.
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HB-31: An Act To Amend Titles 5 And 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Prize-linked Savings Program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Hocker
Signed By Governor on 05/02/2017