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in committee · Delaware · House May 11, 2017

HB 96: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 19 AND 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE AND CHAPTER 298, VOLUME 80 OF THE LAWS OF DELAWARE RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING FOR STATE EMPLOYEES.

This bill makes compensation a mandatory subject of bargaining for any group of employees who have joined together for purposes of collective bargaining and certified a labor organization to serve as their exclusive collective bargaining representative. The bill also eliminates any deadline for reaching an agreement pertaining to compensation.

Ed Osienski (D) Michael Mulrooney (D) Robert Marshall (D) Helene M. Keeley (D) John L. Mitchell (D) · 5 co-sponsors

in committee · Delaware · House May 11, 2017

HB 55: AN ACT TO AMEND THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.

This Act increases the age requirement for compulsory school attendance in Delaware from 16 to 18 years of age. The age increase is phased in over a two-year period; accordingly, there is a one-year interim period where the compulsory school attendance age requirement will be 17 years old. The Act further provides that a child may be exempt from the age requirement for compulsory school attendance if the child has received a high school diploma or a certificate of performance or obtains permission to withdraw from school from the superintendent of the district in which the child is enrolled or from the president of the board of the charter school in which the child is enrolled. To obtain a waiver from the date of enactment of this Act until August 31, 2018, a child must be at least 16 years old. To obtain a waiver on or after September 1, 2018, a child must be at least 17 years old. The Act preserves the exemption under which a child may be excused from compulsory attendance upon request of the child's parent or legal guardian coupled with supporting written documentation from a qualified health professional.

passed both · Delaware · House May 11, 2017

HCR 28: RECOGNIZING SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS AND COMMENDING THEIR SKILLS AND CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE CITIZENS OF DELAWARE.

This Concurrent Resolution recognizes and commends speech-language pathologists and audiologists throughout this State for their work with citizens of this State to lead independent, productive, and fulfilling lives.

passed both · Delaware · House May 10, 2017

HCR 22: COMMENDING THE NOMINEES AND RECIPIENTS OF THE 2017 DELAWARE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE AND COMMITMENT IN STATE SERVICE.

This concurrent resolution commends the nominees and recipients for the 2017 Delaware Award for Excellence and Commitment in State Service.

passed · Delaware · House May 10, 2017

HR 13: RECOGNIZING MAY 10, 2017 AS "NATIONAL SCHOOL NURSE DAY".

This Resolution recognizes the important work of school nurses and declares May 10, 2017 as "National School Nurse Day" in Delaware.

passed both · Delaware · House May 10, 2017

HCR 23: DESIGNATING MAY 10, 2017, AS “EARLY CHILDHOOD ADVOCACY DAY” IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.

This concurrent resolution proclaims May 10, 2017, as “Early Childhood Advocacy Day” to affirm the importance of quality early learning for every citizen and every sector of our State, to celebrate the accomplishments of the past year, and to rededicate ourselves to our shared responsibility for the construction and support of a Delaware early childhood system that will positively impact children, families, communities, and workforce and economic development across the State.

in committee · Delaware · House May 10, 2017

HB 129: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO AGRITOURISM.

The intent of this act is to promote agritourism activities within this State by broadly defining what constitutes agritourism.

passed · Delaware · House May 10, 2017

HB 125: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE EXTREME CRIMES PROTECTION ACT.

This act will be known as the Extreme Crimes Protection Act. This Act revises Delaware's death penalty statute to ensure its compliance with the United States Constitution, as interpreted by the United State Supreme Court in Hurst v. Florida, and by the Delaware Supreme Court in Rauf v. State. In accord with those cases, this Act will require that before a death sentence can be imposed, a jury (unless the Defendant waives their right to one) must first determine unanimously and beyond a reasonable doubt: that at least 1 statutory aggravating circumstance exists; which (if any) statutory and non-statutory aggravating circumstances alleged by the State exist; and whether all of the aggravating circumstances found to exist outweigh all of the mitigating circumstances found to exist. This Act also revises Delaware's death penalty statute to comply with the United State Supreme Court's holding in Hall v. Florida, interpreting standards set forth in Atkins v. Virginia. This Act adopts the term "intellectual disability" used by the United State Supreme Court.

passed both · Delaware · House May 10, 2017

HB 56: AN ACT CONCURRING IN A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE IV, SECTION 37 OF THE DELAWARE CONSTITUTION OF 1897, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE COURT ON THE JUDICIARY.

This Act is the second leg of a constitutional amendment that would add the Chief Magistrate to the Court on the Judiciary. Like all judges within the state, the judges of the Justice of the Peace Court are subject to the jurisdiction of the Court on the Judiciary. This amendment makes it so that the presiding judge of each of the six state courts serves as a member.

passed both · Delaware · House May 10, 2017

HCR 6: CREATING THE DELAWARE ANTI-DUMPING AND ANTI-LITTERING SOLUTIONS TASK FORCE.

Seeking to address the pervasive problems of littering and illegal dumping in Delaware, this concurrent resolution would create the Delaware Anti-Dumping and Anti-Littering Solutions Task Force. The task force would be charged with developing actionable strategies for curtailing littering and illegal dumping in The First State and delivering a report to the General Assembly and the governor as to how these policies could be implemented and financed. The task force would be required to report no later than April 1, 2018.

passed both · Delaware · House May 10, 2017

HCR 27: RECOGNIZING AND HONORING THE DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ON THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF ITS FOUNDING ON MAY 10, 1917.

This Resolution recognizes May 10, 2017, as the 100th Anniversary of the Delaware Department of Transportation.

in committee · Delaware · House May 9, 2017

HB 162: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 6 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE INVESTOR PROTECTION UNIT AND THE PROTECTION OF VULNERABLE ADULTS.

This bill mandates reporting to the Director of Investor Protection by a broker-dealer or investment adviser that has a reasonable belief that financial exploitation of an eligible adult has occurred or been attempted. It also enables broker-dealers and investment advisers to delay disbursement from an account of an eligible adult where financial exploitation is suspected. This also includes definitions of “eligible adult,” “financial exploitation” and “qualified individual” to be inserted into the Securities Act.