This concurrent resolution designates the week of February 11-17, 2024, as “Children of Alcoholics Week” and calls upon Delawareans to break the silence and talk to their family and friends about alcoholism.
This concurrent resolution designates January 21-27, 2024 as Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists' (CRNA) Week in the State of Delaware.
This concurrent resolution hereby designates January 23, 2024 as ‘Maternal Health Awareness Day” in the State of Delaware.
This concurrent resolution designates February 2024 as “Career and Technical Education Month” in the State of Delaware to urge all citizens to become familiar with the services and benefits offered by the career and technical education programs in their communities, and to support and participate in these programs to enhance their individual skills and productivity.
This Act adds wages earned as a result of required additional work hours to the definition of “compensation” for purposes of calculating pensions in the County and Municipal Police/Firefighter Pension Plan. Currently such mandatory ordered additional work earnings are not included in the pension calculation.
Before October 1, 2020, Delaware was 1 of only 3 states that did not offer some form of adult dental coverage through Medicaid. With the enactment of Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill 92 (150th General Assembly) (Chapter 187 of Volume 82 of the Laws of Delaware) and Senate Bill No. 237 (150th General Assembly) (Chapter 290 of Volume 82 of the Laws of Delaware), Delaware began providing dental care benefits to eligible Medicaid recipients in an amount not to exceed $1,000 per year, with the potential for an additional $1,500 per year for emergency care with the approval of the Department of Health and Social Services ("Department"). This Act streamlines the Medicaid Adult Dental benefit by consolidating the emergency and non-emergency benefits into a single benefit of $2,500.
This Senate Resolution recognizes the We Are The Moms Foundation for its contributions toward raising awareness of firearm violence in the State of Delaware and providing support to victims’ families.
This resolution directs the Delaware Department of Human Resources to publish a report detailing hiring and promotional practices, specifying jobs requiring degrees, outlining findings from the 18-month review of state positions, and providing insights into recent changes' impact on over 350 Family Service positions. The resolution directs the department to present recommendations for extending similar changes to other state jobs. The Secretary and the Department are directed to develop a comprehensive written progress report, encompassing these aspects, to the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2024, ensuring transparency and accountability in the state's pursuit of a more inclusive workforce.
This Senate Concurrent Resolution honors and recognizes the leadership, achievements, and sacrifices of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and urges all citizens of the First State to participate fittingly in the observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on January 15, 2024.
This Concurrent Resolution recognizes January 9, 2024, as "Law Enforcement Appreciation Day" in the State of Delaware.
