An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Unlawful Sexual Contact. [HB-130]
This bill creates a felony level offense for a person that is a health professional and in the course of providing professional health services to the victim, intentionally has sexual contact with the victim. This bill adds to the existing crime of unlawful sexual contact in the second degree and makes the conduct described therein as a felony offense, rather than a misdemeanor, due to the vulnerability of the victim as a patient seeking services from a health professional.
HB-130: An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Unlawful Sexual Contact.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Wilson
Vetoed By Governor on 08/17/2015
An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Fees For Educator Licensure. [HB-146]
Delaware is one of only a few states that does not charge a fee for educator licensure or for certifications. Delaware processes approximately 10,000 applications for licensure and certification each year, in addition to other processing requests for current educators, such as plus credits. Because of reciprocity agreements and the lack of license fees in our state, the Department of Education processes approximately one to two thousand applications per year from applicants outside of the State of Delaware who do not become employed here. Establishing
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HB-146: An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Fees For Educator Licensure.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis
Signed By Governor on 07/27/2015
An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Periodic Review Of Regulations Adopted By Executive Branch Agencies. [HB-147]
On June 14, 2012, Governor Jack Markell signed Executive Order No. 36 (“EO 36”) to help reduce impediments to economic growth and to improve the efficiency of state government. EO 36 requires each Executive Branch agency to periodically review the regulations on its books for possible modification or elimination. Following a robust public outreach period and in-depth reviews by each agency, the EO 36 resulted in the modification or elimination of more than 100 regulations. The EO 36 process is valuable and should be codified. To that end, this
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HB-147: An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Periodic Review Of Regulations Adopted By Executive Branch Agencies.
Sponsored by: Rep. William Outten
Signed By Governor on 07/22/2015
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An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Public Schools. [HB-148]
The purpose of this bill is to create the Wilmington Education Improvement Commission as recommended by the recent report on Strengthening Wilmington Education, prepared by the Wilmington Education Advisory Committee. The Wilmington Education Improvement Commission (WEIC) shall serve as a State advisory committee for the administration of planning, recommending and implementing changes to improve the quality and availability of education for children in Pre-K through 12 in the city of Wilmington and advise the State on improvements for all schools
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HB-148: An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Public Schools.
Sponsored by: Rep. Harvey Kenton
Signed By Governor on 08/04/2015
An Act To Amend Title 31 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Adult Protective Services. [HB-17]
Chapter 438, Volume 79 of the Laws of Delaware (House Bill 417 from the 147th General Assembly) provides a mechanism for financial institutions to freeze transactions that they suspect are financial exploitation of an elderly person and requires them to report suspected financial exploitation to the proper state or federal agency. Chapter 438, Volume 79 of the Laws of Delaware defined “financial institution” for the first time in Chapter 39 of Title 31. When introduced, House Bill 417 included “broker-dealer”, “investment adviser”, and “federal
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HB-17: An Act To Amend Title 31 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Adult Protective Services.
Sponsored by: Sen. Margaret Henry
Signed By Governor on 06/04/2015