Rep. Ruth Briggs King

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District HD-037
Party Republican
Bills Introduced 23

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 152nd General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Proficiency On Student Assessments. [HB-192]
This Act requires that the superintendent, school leader, or equivalent chief school officer who oversees a school or a charter school where students have single-digit proficiency in English language arts or mathematics, or both, collaborate with the Department of Education and school building-level administration to create a short-term plan to raise performance so that the school no longer has single-digit proficiency. This Act also requires the creation of a long-term plan for how to further improve student performance on State assessments and (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. David Lawson Amendment Sa 1 To Hb 192 - Introduced And Placed With Bill on 06/25/2024

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Delaware 152nd General Assembly

An Act To Amend Titles 14 And 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Concussion Protection In Youth Athletic Activites. [HB-193]
In 2016, the General Assembly passed HB 404, the Concussion Protection in Youth Athletic Activities Act (CPYAAA). This Act clarifies the requirements of CPYAAA and enables the Division of Public Health, in consultation with the State Council for Persons with Disabilities, to promulgate regulations to broadly implement the Act. This Amendment adds the requirement for non-scholastic athletic activity organizations to develop policies and procedures for advising athletes, coaches, officials, parents, and guardians of the signs and symptoms of concussion (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ronald Gray Signed By Governor on 09/21/2023

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Delaware 152nd General Assembly

An Act To Amend Titles 16 And 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Temporary Staffing Agencies Serving Long-term Care Facilities. [HB-204]
This bill grants authority to the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) to adopt regulations related to the operation of temporary staffing agencies that staff temporary nurses and other staff positions in long-term care facilities in the State and assigns oversight within DHSS to the Division of Health Care Quality. The bill requires temporary staffing agencies to (1) register annually with the Division of Health Care Quality; (2) validate the qualifications of all provided staff provided; (3) maintain records of all provided staffs credentials, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John Walsh Signed By Governor on 09/19/2024

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Delaware 152nd General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Membership Of The State Employee Benefits Committee. [HB-152]
This Act revises the membership of the State Employee Benefits Committee by removing the Delaware retiree appointed by the Governor and adding 2 members who are eligible to receive health care insurance under Chapter 52 of Title 29 under a pension or retirement plan. The President Pro Tem of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives each appoint 1 of these members.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Hocker Reported Out Of Committee (administration) In House With 5 On Its Merits on 06/13/2023

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Delaware 152nd General Assembly

Designating August 31, 2023, As "international Overdose Awareness Day" In The State Of Delaware. [SJR-2]
This resolution designates August 31, 2023, as "International Overdose Awareness Day" in the State of Delaware, affirms the importance of overdose awareness, and encourages expanded efforts to keep Delaware residents properly informed of the grief that comes from losing a loved one to overdose.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Baumbach Signed By Governor on 08/03/2023

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Delaware 152nd General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Designation Of A State Dance. [HB-180]
This Act designates Maypole dancing as the official dance of Delaware.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. David Wilson Passed By House. Votes: 38 Yes 3 Absent on 06/15/2023

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Delaware 152nd General Assembly

An Act Proposing An Amendment To Section 3 Of Article Iv Of The Delaware Constitution Relating To The Appointment Of Judges. [HB-166]
This Act is the first leg of a constitutional amendment that requires the Governor to select judicial candidates from a list provided by a Judicial Nominating Commission. Although the Governor currently selects judicial nominees through a Judicial Nominating Commission created by Executive Order, this bill codifies the Judicial Nominating Commission into the State Constitution. The Judicial Nominating Commission shall consist of 12 members appointed by the Governor, provided that 4 members reside in New Castle County; 4 members reside in Kent County; (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. David Wilson Introduced And Assigned To Administration Committee In House on 05/18/2023

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Delaware 152nd General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To School Resource Officer Funding. [HB-167]
This Act is a substitute for House Bill No. 167. Like House Bill No. 167, this Act establishes school resource officer units to fund school resources officers in all Delaware public schools. Specifically, this Act funds at least 1 school resource officer in each charter school and in each school in a school district, regardless of enrollment, and provides for additional school resource officers for schools with over 1,000 students.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. David Wilson Adopted In Lieu Of The Original Bill Hb 167, And Assigned To Appropriations Committee In House on 06/21/2023

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Delaware 152nd General Assembly

Designating The Month Of May 2023 As "lyme Disease Awareness Month" In The State Of Delaware. [SCR-58]
This Senate Concurrent Resolution designates the month of May 2023 as "Lyme Disease Awareness Month" in the State of Delaware.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Hocker Introduced In Senate on 05/18/2023

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An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To School Construction. [HB-169]
This Act requires the Secretary of Education to publish and deliver to the General Assembly a report detailing requests for certificates of necessity that are not included in the proposed capital budget and the reasons for the rejection and a ranking of the rejected projects by need. The report is also required to include a breakdown of the current and previous 5 years of state spending committed through the certificate of necessity process, as well as a report on which priority level (1, 2, or 3) all approved and rejected applications are given.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. David Wilson Signed By Governor on 08/09/2023

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