Delaware Bills

passed both · Delaware · Senate Jun 27, 2019

SCR 59: RECOGNIZING SEPTEMBER 2019 AS "PROSTATE CANCER AWARENESS" MONTH IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.

This Concurrent Resolution recognizes September 2019 as "Prostate Cancer Awareness Month" in the State of Delaware

Dave Wilson (R) Jesse Vanderwende (R) · 18 co-sponsors

passed both · Delaware · House Jun 27, 2019

HCR 52: A RESOLUTION URGING THE DIRECTOR OF THE DELAWARE DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH TO DESIGNATE ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND OTHER DEMENTIAS AS PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES.

This resolution urges the Director of the Delaware Division of Public Health to designate Alzheimer's Disease and other dementias as public health issues.

passed both · Delaware · Senate Jun 27, 2019

SCR 60: CREATING AN ADMINISTRATIVE LAW IMPROVEMENT TASK FORCE FOR THE PURPOSE OF REVIEWING AND IMPROVING THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ACT, PROCESSES FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW OF DECISIONS BY ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNALS, AND PROCESSES FOR DISPUTES INVOLVING LAND USE AND REAL PROPERTY, INCLUDING THE LANDLORD TENANT CODE.

This Concurrent Resolution recreates the Administrative Law Improvement Task Force (“Task Force”) to continue the Task Force’s work begun during the 149th General Assembly and issue its report by March 2, 2020. Specifially, the Task Force was charged with reviewing Delaware’s Administrative Procedures Act and other related statutes for the purpose of making recommendations to modernize Delaware’s administrative tribunal process, including judicial review of administrative tribunal decisions and processes for disputes involving land use and real property, including the Landlord Tenant Code.

passed both · Delaware · House Jun 27, 2019

HCR 57: ESTABLISHING A PHARMACY REIMBURSEMENT TASK FORCE.

This Concurrent Resolution establishes a task force to study pharmacy reimbursement practices in Delaware and the best practices and laws of other states to develop recommendations for action by the General Assembly or others.

passed both · Delaware · Senate Jun 27, 2019

SCR 61: REMEMBERING THE 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARRIVAL OF ENSLAVED AFRICANS IN ENGLISH NORTH AMERICA AND THE TRAGIC HISTORY OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN SERVITUDE THAT AROSE FROM THAT EVENT.

This Senate Concurrent Resolution marks the 400th Anniversary of the arrival of the first known Africans in English North America at Point Comfort, Virginia in 1619. It addresses the history of American slavery which grew out of that event, ultimately involving 15 American states including Delaware, and serving as a major cause of the American Civil War. Finally the resolution urges all Delawareans to familiarize themselves with this history and honors African Americans for overcoming this terrible reality to build a culture of extraordinary richness which has enriched all our lives.

passed both · Delaware · House Jun 27, 2019

HCR 59: ACKNOWLEDING JUNE AS LGBTQA+ PRIDE MONTH AND THE 50TH ANNIVESARY OF STONEWALL.

This Concurrent Resolution acknowledges June as LGBTQA+ Pride Month and recognizes the 50th Anniversary of Stonewall.

passed both · Delaware · Senate Jun 27, 2019

SCR 65: PROVIDING FOR A STRATEGIC REVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES AND PRESENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING A COMPREHENSIVE RESTRUCTURING THEREOF TO THE JOINT FINANCE COMMITTEE.

The Department of Health and Human Services (“DHSS”) was established in 1970 by legislative enactment with a broad and crucial mandate: to supervise the health, well being, and life of Delaware citizens. In the decades since, the population of Delaware has increased, and the needs of Delaware citizens have required increasingly complex and costly medical interventions; particularly for those most vulnerable among us, such as the elderly and those suffering from addiction. To serve this broad array of individual needs, DHSS has adapted to provide personalized and individualized services to citizens at a level of direct care. Additionally, the broad language of DHSS’ authorizing statute has required it to maintain focus on other policy initiatives, such as promoting public health and administering healthcare through Medicaid while maintaining compliance with state and Federal laws and regulations, which themselves have grown in complexity. Given the advancements in both individualized care and the policy landscape, this Resolution creates a committee designed to investigate whether to reorganize or restructure the Department as a means to reaffirm its original purpose. Its goal is to ensure that Delawareans receive high-quality care on an individualized basis, and will recommit the Department to its important policy objectives, such as maximizing efficiency and reducing cost.

passed · Delaware · House Jun 27, 2019

HB 133: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT.

This Act amends the Delaware Governmental Accountability Act to make the annual budget process part of a performance management system of strategic planning, performance metrics and performance budgeting, dedicated to continuous process improvement that makes government more efficient, reduces costs and eliminates waste in the process and operations that deliver goods and services to taxpayers, customers and employees of State government.

in committee · Delaware · House Jun 27, 2019

HB 254: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO EDUCATOR LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, EVALUATION, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND PREPARATOR PROGRAMS.

This act will allow a critical need reimbursement to be distributed directly to an institute of higher education or Secretary of Education approved Alternative Routes to Teacher Licensure and Certification program for an eligible teacher who is taking noncredit-bearing seminars or workshops or credit-bearing coursework in order to attain standard certification in a state-approved critical need area.

in committee · Delaware · House Jun 27, 2019

HB 253: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 31 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SBI PROVIDING SUBSEQUENT CRIMINAL HISTORIES OF THOSE APPLYING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS, PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND YOUTH CAMPS.

In addition to criminal background checks that are to be done upon application, this bill further permits SBI to release subsequent criminal histories of any individuals applying to public and private schools, including substitute teachers, and individuals applying to any private school or youth camp.

passed · Delaware · Senate Jun 27, 2019

SB 150: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION.

This Act requires the Department of Education (“Department”) to establish a uniform kindergarten registration process. The Department must establish a uniform kindergarten registration process by the 2021 through 2022 school year and the school districts and charter schools must use the process beginning with the 2022 through 2023 school year. This Act requires the uniform kindergarten registration process to be Internet-based and in paper form and in English and Spanish. This Act also requires that certain information must be provided in the process and that the Internet-based uniform kindergarten registration process must include certain features. Finally, this Act requires the Department to establish a kindergarten registration date 6 weeks before the school choice program deadline, provide training to certain school district and charter school employees regarding the uniform kindergarten registration process, and issue guidelines for privacy of information submitted as part of the registration process.

in committee · Delaware · Senate Jun 27, 2019

SB 171: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO URGENT CARE FACILITIES.

This Act establishes a new subchapter of Title 16 regulating urgent care facilities. It requires such facilities, existing and new, to obtain a license from DHSS, which requires the urgent care facility to either be accredited by an approved accrediting body or be seeking such accreditation. If the urgent care facility is seeking accreditation, it can operate on a provisional license for nine months. If accreditation is not obtained, the urgent care facility can apply once for a renewal of a provisional license. Operating without a license or accreditation will subject urgent care facilities to fines. The Act grants DHSS the power to promulgate various regulations to enforce the Act. DHSS can also make and enforce orders to protect the public health and share information with the Division of Professional Regulation. The Act requires each urgent care facility in the State to enroll in the Delaware Health Information Network ("DHIN") and to notify a patient's primary care provider through DHIN to facilitate the coordination of care.

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