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in committee · Delaware · Senate Apr 12, 2022

SB 193: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE REVISED UNIFORM LAW ON NOTARIAL ACTS.

This Act adopts the Uniform Law Commission’s (“ULC”) Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts (“Revised Uniform Law”). As our State continues to recover from COVID-19, chief among the changes in the Revised Uniform Law relevant to our State’s current situation are those that permit notarial acts to be performed for a remotely located individual, an individual who is not in the physical presence of the individual performing the notarial act. These revisions include recent amendments made by the ULC to respond to areas the law needed to address discovered during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the need to have tangible documents ink-signed and notarized and the administration of oaths taken by remotely located individuals. Adoption of this Act will expand on Governor Carney’s authorization for remote notarization to be performed by licensed Delaware attorneys by allowing all notarial officers authority to perform remote notarization. In addition to including provisions similar to those from the Uniform Law on Notarial Acts that provide integrity in the process of performing notarial acts, the Revised Uniform Law does the following: (1) Provides the authority to notarize electronic documents on par with notarization of tangible documents, including authority for the Secretary of State to regulate notarization of electronic documents. (2) Requires a notary public to maintain a journal of all notarial acts the notary public performs. (3) Adopts new licensing procedures for notaries public, including minimum requirements for commissioning and grounds to deny, suspend, or revoke commissions. (4) Prohibits a notary public from acting in a deceptive or fraudulent manner. Current Delaware law on notarial acts is an adoption of the Uniform Law on Notarial Acts, approved by the Uniform Law Commission in 1982. This Act would bring Delaware law on notarial acts into conformity with at least 19 other states, including Pennsylvania and Maryland, which both currently allow remote notarization and notarization of electronic records.
Stephanie Hansen (D) Ernesto B. Lopez (R) Jesse Vanderwende (R)
passed both · Delaware · House Apr 12, 2022

HCR 69: CELEBRATING DEMEC DAY AND RECOGNIZING THE DELAWARE MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC CORPORATION AND THE COMMUNITY-OWNED NOT FOR PROFIT ELECTRIC UTILITIES THROUGHOUT DELAWARE.

This Concurrent Resolution recognizes the Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation and community-owned, not-for-profit electric utilities throughout Delaware for their dedication to serving their communities with energy saving programs and carbon reduction projects. This Resolution also celebrates DEMEC’s upcoming 43rd anniversary and over 100 years of reliable electric service from Delaware’s local public power utilities by proclaiming April 13, 2022, as DEMEC Day.
Stephanie Hansen (D) Bill Bush (D) · 3 co-sponsors
in committee · Delaware · House Apr 7, 2022

HB 169: AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF LEWES RELATING TO THE MANNER AND METHOD OF CONDUCTING ANNUAL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS AND FISHING ALONG THE DELAWARE BAY SHORE.

This bill amends the Charter for the City of Lewes to permit the City of Lewes to utilize the State's Voter Registration System in connection with municipal elections, as authorized by Subchapters IV and V of Chapter 75 of Title 15 of the Delaware Code. This bill also amends the appointment process for an incumbent Councilperson or the Mayor in the event there is no challenger at the time of the Lewes municipal elections. This bill also deletes provisions that are redundant or in conflict with provisions that are redundant or in conflict with provisions of State law relating to municipal elections, specifically Chapter 75 of Title 15. This bill also provides that if a vacancy occurs in the Office of Mayor or City Councilperson, the person chosen to fill the vacancy shall be deemed to have been elected. This Act amends the Charter of the City of Lewes to permit the City Council to restrict fishing on the Delaware Bay shore, northwest of the Ferry terminal.
Ernesto B. Lopez (R) Stephen Smyk (R)
passed both · Delaware · Senate Apr 7, 2022

SCR 78: HONORING DELAWARE MEALS ON WHEELS FOR PROVIDING INVALUABLE AND IRREPLACEABLE SERVICES FOR OUR POPULATION

This Senate Concurrent Resolution honors the Meals on Wheels program for providing invaluable and irreplaceable service to our aging population. Additionally, the Modern Maturity Center in Kent County is the program's backbone, delivering nutritious meals to seniors and individuals with disabilities at significant risk of hunger and isolation.
Bill Carson (D) Dave Lawson (R) Trey Paradee (D) · 30 co-sponsors
passed · Delaware · Senate Apr 7, 2022

SCR 82: SUPPORTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S REVIEW OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATIONS AND EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN THESE REQUIREMENTS TO INCLUDE DEMONSTRATED KNOWLEDGE OF THE ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF EVIDENCE-BASED READING INSTRUCTION.

This Senate Concurrent Resolution supports the Department of Education's review of the requirements for educator certification and efforts to strengthen these requirements to include demonstrated knowledge of the essential components of evidence-based reading instruction, known as the "science of reading".
Debra Heffernan (D) Kim Williams (D) Laura Sturgeon (D) · 23 co-sponsors
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