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signed · Delaware · House Jun 27, 2017

HB 141: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO FAMILY COURT PROCEDURE.

This Act authorizes the Family Court to interview a child outside the presence of the parties for the purpose of obtaining the child's testimony and ascertaining the truth of a matter asserted by a party to a Protection from Abuse proceeding. The Court may permit counsel to be present during the interview and ask the child questions. The Court may also permit a party who is not present for the interview to submit questions of fact for the Court to use in interviewing the child. Interviews under this Act must be made a part of the record.
Sean Lynn (D) Margaret Rose Henry (D) · 7 co-sponsors
passed · Delaware · House Jun 23, 2017

HJR 5: RELATING TO IMPROVING MEDICAL OUTCOMES BY ESTABLISHING STATEWIDE METRICS FOR EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES.

This resolution directs the Delaware Emergency Medical Services Oversight Council and the Office of Emergency Medical Services to establish statewide metrics for emergency room wait times, with such information being publicly reported on a regular basis and available to emergency responders.
Val Longhurst (D) Charles Potter Jr. (D) · 6 co-sponsors
in committee · Delaware · Senate Jun 22, 2017

SB 81: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 13 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CHILD SUPPORT.

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 post-release, including the ability to pay child support. Delaware Family Court Rules will consider a term of incarceration that exceeds 1 year as evidence of a diminished earning capacity but the incarcerated parent needs to file a motion asking the Family Court for relief from the Child Support Order. The vast majority of incarcerated parents do not have independent income, resources, or assets with which to pay an obligation of child support consistent with their pre-incarceration circumstances. This Act automatically suspends child support orders when a defendant is incarcerated or involuntarily committed for over 180 days unless the defendant has the means to pay support while incarcerated or involuntarily committed, the defendant is incarcerated for a crime of domestic violence against the custodial relative or the supported child, or is incarcerated for failure to comply with an order to pay child support.
James Johnson (D) Margaret Rose Henry (D) Charles Potter Jr. (D) · 5 co-sponsors
in committee · Delaware · Senate Jun 22, 2017

SB 118: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 31 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CHILD WELFARE.

This bill would prohibit individuals with an adjudication of delinquency involving physical or sexual assault crimes against another child or an adult from being an employee, volunteer, or contractor for a child-serving entity. Such prohibition shall last for 10 years following the date of adjudication. These crimes are: reckless endangering in the first degree; abuse of a pregnant female in the second degree; abuse of a pregnant female in the first degree; strangulation; assault in the second degree; assault in the first degree; vehicular assault in the first degree; vehicular homicide in the second degree; vehicular homicide in the first degree; criminally negligent homicide; manslaughter; murder by abuse or neglect in the second degree; murder by abuse or neglect in the first degree; murder in the second degree; murder in the first degree; promoting suicide; abortion; unlawful sexual contact in the second degree; unlawful sexual contact in the first degree; rape in the fourth degree; rape in the third degree; rape in the second degree; rape in the first degree; sexual extortion; bestiality; continuous sexual abuse of a child; dangerous crime against a child; sex offender unlawful sexual conduct against a child; sexual abuse of a child by a person in a position of trust, authority or supervision in the first degree; sexual abuse of a child by a person in a position of trust, authority or supervision in the second degree; dangerous crime against a child; female genital mutilation; dealing in children; abandonment of child; endangering the welfare of a child; child abuse in the second degree; child abuse in the first degree; crime against a vulnerable adult; sexual exploitation of a child; dealing in child pornography; subsequent convictions of sexual exploitation of a child or dealing in child pornography; possession of child pornography; sexual offenders, prohibitions from school zones; sexual solicitation of a child; and promoting sexual solicitation of a child. Under Title 31, Section 309(b)(4), the term "Child-serving entity" is defined to mean: a. The DSCYF; which includes any employee or volunteer of DSCYF or 1 of its contractors who have regular direct access to children and/or adolescents under the age of 18, but who do not provide child-care services at a facility as referred to in paragraph (b)(4)b. of this section; b. Residential child-care facilities in Delaware which are under contract with or operated directly by DSCYF; c. Public and private schools, including employees of the Department of Education; d. Child-care providers as defined in § 342 of title 31; e. Youth camps or summer schools that are exempt from child-care licensing requirements; and f. Facilities and individuals registered and eligible for Federal Child Care Development Block Grant funds through the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services.
Robert Marshall (D) John L. Mitchell (D)
in committee · Delaware · House Jun 22, 2017

HB 256: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CHILD RESTRAINTS IN MOTOR VEHICLES.

This Act requires children 2 years of age or younger to be secured in a rear-facing child passenger restraint system, until the child outgrows the maximum weight and height limits designated by the car seat manufacturer or until the child weighs 40 or more pounds or is 40 or more inches tall. The law takes effect 1 year after its enactment into law to allow residents of this state sufficient time to become aware of the rear-facing car seat requirement.
Melanie George Smith (D) · 6 co-sponsors
in committee · Delaware · House Jun 21, 2017

HB 254: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO METHOD OF PAYMENT OF STATE OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES.

This bill changes the calculation of biweekly pay for State officials and employees to compensate for the 27th pay period that occurs approximately every 11 years. This calculation is used by the Federal government to fairly spread the impact of the 27th pay over all pay periods. The last leap year resulted in an additional 58 million dollar cost.
Brian Pettyjohn (R) Ruth Briggs King (R) · 2 co-sponsors
in committee · Delaware · House Jun 21, 2017

HB 251: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 3 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ADVANCE DEPOSIT WAGERING.

Advance deposit wagering (“ADW”) has been the only growing segment of the pari-mutuel industry for more than a decade, is practiced nationwide especially in all of our surrounding states, and has been practiced by Delaware residents without authority or regulation, providing no contribution to the State’s racing industry. This Amendment provides for proceeds of advance deposit wagering that is conducted in the state to be used to support and improve the horse racing industry in Delaware by improving purses, supporting breeding, and ensuring that the industry is adequately regulated for the protection of all participants.
Jack Walsh (D) Kim Williams (D) Charles Potter Jr. (D) · 6 co-sponsors
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