An Act To Amend Title 31 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Background Checks For Child-serving Entities. [HB-266]
This bill addresses an on-going problem relating to background checks for employees, volunteers, and contractors of child-serving entities. Currently, a person working a child-serving entity who obtains the required background check must undergo another background check when that person obtains employment at another child-serving entity even if that background check had recently been completed. This put an undue burden on the employee and the State Bureau of Identification who run the background checks. This bill would allow an employee, volunteer,
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HB-266: An Act To Amend Title 31 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Background Checks For Child-serving Entities.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis
Introduced And Assigned To Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee In House on 01/09/2020
An Act To Amend Title 9 Of The Delaware Code Relating To New Castle County Property Tax Rates And Municipalities. [HB-264]
This Act represents one of the recommendations of the Local Service Functions Task Force created by House Concurrent Resolution No. 54. This Act revises the process by which the New Castle County tax rate for owners of real property in municipalities is calculated to reflect fire company contributions made by the municipality. This process does not consider as an in-kind contribution from New Castle County or a municipality the property tax that a fire company does not pay because real property owned by fire companies is exempt from taxation. Because
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HB-264: An Act To Amend Title 9 Of The Delaware Code Relating To New Castle County Property Tax Rates And Municipalities.
Sponsored by: Sen. Catherine Cloutier
Signed By Governor on 02/20/2020
An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Buildings And Grounds. [HB-271]
The National League of Families POW/MIA flag, is "a symbol of our Nation's concern and commitment to resolving as fully as possible the fates of Americans still prisoners, missing, or unaccounted for in all U.S. wars" 36. U.S.C. 902. In 1989 the United States required the National League of Families POW/MIA flag be flown on Armed Forces Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day, National POW/MIA Recognition Day, and Veterans Day. In 2012, Delaware required the National POW/MIA flag to be flown on National POW/MIA Recognition Day. This bill expands
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HB-271: An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Buildings And Grounds.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Hocker
Introduced And Assigned To Administration Committee In House on 01/09/2020
An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Optional Mid-year Unit Count. [HB-238]
This Act permits a school district to conduct on the last day of January an optional unit count of pupils who enrolled after the actual unit count was conducted and certified by the Department of Education. A school district will qualify for one-half of the value of the Division I and Division II state financial support for each additional unit under the optional unit count.
HB-238: An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Optional Mid-year Unit Count.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Ramone
Amendment Ha 1 To Hs 1 - Introduced And Placed With Bill on 03/27/2020
An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Delaware Health Care Commission. [HB-257]
This substitute act establishes a Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Program for new primary care providers to be administered by the Delaware Health Care Commission. Under the loan repayment program, the Health Care Commission may award education loan repayment grants to new primary care providers of up to $50,000 per year for a maximum of 4 years. Priority consideration may be given to DIMER-participating students and participants in Delaware-based residency programs. Sites eligible to apply for grants on behalf of their new primary care providers
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HB-257: An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Delaware Health Care Commission.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Bentz
Assigned To Appropriations Committee In House on 01/28/2020
An Act To Amend Title 6 And Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Related To Equal Accommodations In Parking. [SB-202]
This Act clarifies that a person with a special license plate or permit for persons with disabilities which limit or impair the ability to walk may park for an unlimited period where the length of time is otherwise limited and must be able to park in a metered parking space for at least 1 hour. This Act clarifies that it is a violation of the state equal accommodations law to prohibit parking as authorized for a person with a special license plate or permit for persons with disabilities which limit or impair the ability to walk.
SB-202: An Act To Amend Title 6 And Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Related To Equal Accommodations In Parking.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Hocker
Introduced And Assigned To Transportation Committee In Senate on 01/15/2020
HCR-69: Requesting The Division Of Research, The Office Of Management And Budget, And The Delaware Department Of Technology And Information Cooperate In Creating An Implementable Plan To Stream Live Audio And Video Of All General Assembly Public Floor Proceedings And Committee Action; Record All Such Material; And Make These Recordings Available To The Public Via A Web-based Archive.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Lawson
Introduced And Assigned To Administration Committee In House on 01/16/2020
You have voted HCR-69: Requesting The Division Of Research, The Office Of Management And Budget, And The Delaware Department Of Technology And Information Cooperate In Creating An Implementable Plan To Stream Live Audio And Video Of All General Assembly Public Floor Proceedings And Committee Action; Record All Such Material; And Make These Recordings Available To The Public Via A Web-based Archive..
Extending The Division Of Developmental Disabilities Services Task Force. [SCR-67]
The Division of Developmental Disabilities Services Task Force was established under Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 62 of the 150th General Assembly. The Task Force has met regularly since August 2019, but needs additional time to complete its work. This Concurrent Resolution extends the due date of the Task Force's final report to July 31, 2020.
SCR-67: Extending The Division Of Developmental Disabilities Services Task Force.
Sponsored by: Rep. Debra Heffernan
Passed In House By Voice Vote on 01/30/2020