An Act To Amend Titles 6, 16, 18, And 31 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Treatment For Substance Abuse. [HB-100]
The denial by private and public health benefit administrators of adequate coverage for substance abuse treatment has been identified as a major source of failed treatment efforts by persons addicted to controlled substances. These denials have also been identified as a cause of the shortage of adequate treatment facilities in Delaware. This Act seeks to ensure that persons with private and public insurance coverage have the ability to insist that they receive the substance abuse coverage to which they are entitled by law and by their insurance
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HB-100: An Act To Amend Titles 6, 16, 18, And 31 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Treatment For Substance Abuse.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Bentz
Signed By Governor on 05/30/2017
An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Services For Adults With Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities. [HB-104]
The state is currently funding service providers at 75% of the market rate established in a 2014 study that was done by DHSS. This bill would mandate an increase in the rates paid to service providers according to the recommendations of the market study, so that by fiscal year 2021 the state would fund service providers at 100% of the benchmarked rate. These rate increases are necessary to increase the hourly wages of Direct Support Professionals (DSPs), to improve recruitment and retention of these positions, to decrease staff turnover, and to
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HB-104: An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Services For Adults With Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson
Signed By Governor on 09/04/2018
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An Act To Amend Title 30 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Earned Income Tax Credit. [HB-113]
This bill changes the earned income tax credit from nonrefundable to refundable. This bill creates a table for the percentage of earned income credit for tax years 2018 and after. Currently, if spouses file a joint federal return but separate State returns, only the spouse with the higher taxes due can use the State earned income tax credit. This bill eliminates that limitation starting with tax year 2018 and provides that the credit shall be divided equally between such spouses.
HB-113: An Act To Amend Title 30 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Earned Income Tax Credit.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Bentz
Amendment Sa 1 To Hb 113 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 Yes on 07/01/2018
An Act To Amend Chapter 18, Title 22 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Municipal Special Development Districts. [HB-115]
This Act amends the definition of "municipality" in 22 Del. C. 1801(4) to allow the City of Dover to take advantage of the economic development opportunities afforded by Municipal Special Development Districts, and enables such municipality to pledge the special tax levied on the property in the special development district to the payment of bonds issued by other issuers in the State for the purposes of the municipal special development district financing act.
HB-115: An Act To Amend Chapter 18, Title 22 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Municipal Special Development Districts.
Sponsored by: Rep. William Outten
Signed By Governor on 05/30/2017