AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29, CHAPTER 90D OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES.
Summary
This Act does all of the following: (1) Creates a Director of Classification/Compensation and Talent Acquisition and a Director of Training and Human Resource Solutions. (2) Changes the name of the Director of Personnel Management to Director of Talent Management. (3) Directs the Director of Talent Management to assume a central leadership role for the development and maintenance of the Department of Human Resources. (4) Renames the Division of Diversity and Inclusion to the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. (5) Renames the Division of Labor Relations and Employment Practices to the Division of Employee and Labor Relations. (6) Renames the Division of Statewide Benefits to The Division of Statewide Benefits and Insurance Coverage. (7) Removes references to the Blood Bank due to lack of State participation with the program. (8) Increases membership within the Commission for Women and the Delaware Women's Hall of Fame Committee. (9) Expands the duties and role of the Delaware Commission for Women to subsume the responsibilities of the Delaware Women's Workforce Council. (10) Removes the statutory language creating the Delaware Women's Workforce Council. (11) Establishes The Division of Classification/Compensation and Talent Acquisition and the Division of Training and Human Resources Solutions with its associated powers, duties, and functions. (12) Makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
House Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Jun 1, 2023
Signed Jun 30, 2023
Floor votes · House Jun 22, 2023
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Jun 30, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 ABSENT
lower
Jun 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 4 On Its Merits
lower
Jun 15, 2023
Introduced
Assigned to Administration Committee in House
lower
Jun 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
upper
Jun 7, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 7 On Its Merits
upper
Jun 1, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
P
Jack Walsh
DDemocratic
P
RB
Ruth Briggs King
RRepublican
P
Val Longhurst
DDemocratic
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