SB-35: An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Adoption Of The Recognition Of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis
Signed By Governor on 09/15/2017
You have voted SB-35: An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Adoption Of The Recognition Of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact Act..
An Act To Amend Title 18 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Coverage For Serious Mental Illness And Drug And Alcohol Dependency. [SB-41]
In an effort to reduce overdose deaths relating to the growing epidemic of opioid addiction, this Act requires carriers to provide coverage for medically necessary inpatient treatment of alcohol and drug dependencies and prohibits carriers from imposing precertification, prior authorization, pre-admission screening, or referral requirements for the diagnosis and treatment, including in-patient treatment, of drug and alcohol dependencies. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative
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SB-41: An Act To Amend Title 18 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Coverage For Serious Mental Illness And Drug And Alcohol Dependency.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Bentz
Signed By Governor on 05/30/2017
You have voted SB-50: An Act To Amend Title 14 And Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Establishment Of A Community College Infrastructure Fund..
An Act To Amend Title 13 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Children In Dscyf Custody. [SB-56]
This bill implements a portion of the federal requirements in the bipartisan Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act to promote greater normalcy for youth in foster care. Specifically, it provides a limitation from liability provision for foster parents who exercise the reasonable and prudent parent standard for those youth in their care to allow their participation in age appropriate activities. Section 2523(b) provides certain criteria to determine whether a decision is reasonable and prudent, including: the wishes of the child;
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SB-56: An Act To Amend Title 13 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Children In Dscyf Custody.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis
Signed By Governor on 08/17/2017
An Act To Amend Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To A Multistate Nurse Licensure Compact. [SB-59]
This Act replaces the current multistate nurse licensure compact with an enhanced version. The enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact allows for registered nurses and licensed practical nurses to have one multistate license, with the privilege to practice in their home state and other compact states. Under the enhanced version, all nurses practicing under a multistate license must meet a minimum set of licensure requirements, including a fingerprint federal criminal background check. Nurses who fail to meet these requirements will not be eligible for
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SB-59: An Act To Amend Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To A Multistate Nurse Licensure Compact.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis
Signed By Governor on 06/30/2017
An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Educator Licensure, Certification, And Preparation Programs. [SB-62]
This bill aligns requirements for initial licensure for school nurses to the unique role they play in Delaware public schools. It requires school nurses to hold a Bachelors Degree in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited college or university, maintain a registered nurse license, and be certified in CPR and in the use of an AED. It also requires school nurses to complete 90 clock hours of training approved by the Department of Education. And finally it requires schools nurses to complete three years of supervised clinical nursing experience and achieve
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SB-62: An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Educator Licensure, Certification, And Preparation Programs.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Wilson
Assigned To Education Committee In House on 05/18/2017
An Act To Amend Title 13 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Child Support. [SB-81]
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, on average, an incarcerated parent with a child support order has the potential to leave prison with nearly $20,000 in child support debt, having entered the system with around half that amount owed. This national statistic is consistent with Delaware, where the average child support debt for those currently incarcerated in Delaware is $10,000. Failing to recognize the inability to pay while incarcerated undermines the obligor's ability to make a successful transition and meet their obligations
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SB-81: An Act To Amend Title 13 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Child Support.
Sponsored by: Sen. Margaret Henry
Reported Out Of Committee (judicial & Community Affairs) In Senate With 3 On Its Merits on 06/22/2017
An Act To Amend Titles 10 And 13 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Abused, Dependent, Neglected, And Delinquent Children. [SB-86]
This Act authorizes the Family Court to appoint an education decision maker for abused, dependent, neglected, and delinquent children and children in the custody of the Department of Services for Children, Youth, and Their Families under Chapter 25 of Title 13 to assist with education stability, discipline, and other education issues when a parent or guardian is unavailable or unable to make such decisions or consents to the appointment. This Act does not supplant the educational surrogate parent program under § 3132 of Title 14.
SB-86: An Act To Amend Titles 10 And 13 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Abused, Dependent, Neglected, And Delinquent Children.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Wilson
Signed By Governor on 07/21/2017
SB-87: An Act To Amend Titles 13 And 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Public School Enrollment Of Children In The Custody Of The Department Of Services For Children, Youth And Their Families.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Wilson
Signed By Governor on 07/21/2017
You have voted SB-87: An Act To Amend Titles 13 And 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Public School Enrollment Of Children In The Custody Of The Department Of Services For Children, Youth And Their Families..