This resolution recognizes June 2024, as Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month and urges all Delawareans to wear purple to help spread awareness of Alzheimer's and all other dementias.
This Senate Concurrent Resolution recognizes July 18, 2024, as the 50th anniversary of the Victims’ Compensation Assistance Program in the State of Delaware.
This legislative resolution is a formal request from the State of Delaware asking Maryland to permit the sale of certified Delaware sod within its borders. The bill does not directly change Maryland laws or affect Maryland residents; instead, it serves as a diplomatic appeal to the Maryland government to restore trade reciprocity for Delaware agricultural producers. The text argues that Maryland's current refusal to certify Delaware sod has caused significant financial losses for farmers in both states and urges the removal of these trade barriers. Ultimately, the measure aims to facilitate cross-state commerce by encouraging Maryland officials to allow Delaware-grown sod to be sold legally in the state.
This bill is a symbolic resolution that designates June 26, 2024, as "Staff Appreciation Day" within the Delaware House of Representatives. It directly affects the legislative staff members who support the institution's daily operations, acknowledging their essential role in managing the legislative process. The text highlights the staff's dedication, multitasking abilities, and contributions during challenging times, including the COVID-19 pandemic. By passing this resolution, the House formally expresses gratitude for the hard work and commitment of its employees without changing any laws or policies.
This Act repeals the option of providing health care insurance to state pensioners under Medicare part C, known as a Medicare Advantage Plan. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual. This Act is known as "The Delaware Medicare Supplement Selection Act".
This bill officially designates October 2024 as "Depression Awareness Month" throughout the State of Delaware. It directly affects residents by encouraging the state to promote understanding of depression as a treatable medical condition rather than a personal weakness. The resolution includes a general encouragement for expanded efforts to inform Delawareans about depression awareness, but it does not create new funding, mandate specific programs, or alter existing laws.
This bill designates June 2024 as Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month in Delaware to highlight a neuromuscular disorder that causes muscle weakness and fatigue. The resolution aims to increase public understanding of the condition's symptoms, such as drooping eyelids and breathing difficulties, to encourage early detection and support for affected individuals. By officially recognizing this month, the state intends to draw attention to the disease and the advocacy work of organizations like the Muscle Movement Foundation.
This Senate Concurrent Resolution commemorates the 30th anniversary of the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays, an organization established in 1994 to protect and restore the state's Inland Bays watershed. The bill formally recognizes the center's three decades of work with partners to preserve water quality, restore shorelines, and educate the public about local ecosystems. It does not create new laws or alter existing policies but serves as a ceremonial acknowledgment of the center's contributions to environmental conservation in Delaware.
This Act requires that the superintendent, school leader, or equivalent chief school officer who oversees a school or a charter school where students have single-digit proficiency in English language arts or mathematics, or both, collaborate with the Department of Education and school building-level administration to create a short-term plan to raise performance so that the school no longer has single-digit proficiency. This Act also requires the creation of a long-term plan for how to further improve student performance on State assessments and increase the school’s overall student body achievement proficiency level. This Act does not apply to a school with a plan for comprehensive support and improvement (CSI) or targeted support and improvement (TSI) under 20 U.S.C. § 6311, a school participating in a locally established entity that requires the creation of a plan to improve school performance, or a school required to a create a plan to improve school performance under any other State or federal law. Single-digit proficiency is based on the most recent State assessment data reported under § 124A of Title 14. Under this Act, a superintendent, school leader, or equivalent chief school officer must present the short-term plan and the long-term plan at a school board meeting for approval by the school board. Additionally, the superintendent, school leader, or equivalent chief school officer must provide annual updates, including any proposed changes to the plans as well as information about implementation of the plans. Any changes to the plans must be approved by the school board. The plans must be displayed on the school’s website or webpage and the Department’s website. The short-term plan and the long-term plan must be presented at a school board meeting and displayed on the school’s website or webpage by May 1. The superintendent may stop providing updates about the plans once certain State assessment performance conditions are met. If a school subsequently ceases to meet performance conditions, then the plan must be revised to incorporate strategies to improve performance. This Act also requires the Department to submit an annual report that contains information on schools with single-digit proficiency and schools with an overall student body achievement proficiency level of less than 20% but greater than single-digit proficiency in English language arts or mathematics, including data from prior years. This Act is effective immediately and shall be implemented the first August 1 after enactment of this Act.
This legislative resolution designates September 2024 as Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month in Delaware to highlight the health condition and its impact on the community. The document provides background information on the disease, noting that it affects over 3,000 residents in the state and that the vast majority of patients are from minority backgrounds. It also mentions current efforts by local healthcare providers and a planned statewide data collection program to improve care and policy. Ultimately, the bill serves as a formal acknowledgment rather than a law that changes funding or medical procedures.
The governance of this State relies on the qualifications and performance of the members of the Governor’s cabinet. The General Assembly finds that the confirmation process is an important step to ensure the qualifications and performance of the Governor’s cabinet. This Act is the first leg of a constitutional amendment to require each holdover member of the Governor’s cabinet to be reconfirmed by the Senate at the beginning of each term of the Governor. This Act defines members of the Governor’s cabinet as the principal officer of an executive department made subject to § 10 of Article III of the Delaware Constitution by an Act of the General Assembly. Senate Bill No. 16, as introduced, implements this Act by making the principal officer of the following executive departments subject to this constitutional requirement: (1) The Department of Education. (2) The Department of Military Affairs / Delaware National Guard. (3) The Office of Management and Budget. (4) The Department of Health and Social Services. (5) The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. (6) The Department of Agriculture. (7) The Department of Safety and Homeland Security. (8) The Department of Finance. (9) The Department of Transportation. (10) The Department of Labor. (11) The Delaware State Housing Authority. (12) The Department of State. (13) The Department of Correction. (14) The Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families. (15) The Department of Technology and Information. (16) The Department of Human Resources. This Act requires a greater than majority vote for passage because § 1 of Article XVI of the Delaware Constitution requires the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly to amend the Delaware Constitution. Amending the Delaware Constitution requires not only the passing of the changes in this Act, but also passage of the same changes after the next general election by the next General Assembly. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
This resolution calls on the General Assembly to encourage the Delaware medical community to educate the citizens of Delaware about the forced organ harvesting that occurs in China, in the event they decide to travel to China for an expedited transplant.
