Maddy summaryThis Senate Concurrent Resolution officially recognizes May 13, 2025, as Delaware Local Government Day in the State of Delaware. It serves to acknowledge the role of local governments within the state.
This resolution recognizes May 13, 2025, as "LYTE Day" in Delaware to honor the work of Leading Youth Through Empowerment and its impact on Delaware students and families.
This Act creates a right to free legal counsel for certain relatives seeking to terminate parental rights and adopt a child in the relative’s family who has been in the custody of the Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families (“Department”). The right to free legal counsel applies at all stages of the termination of parental rights proceedings, including any appeals. This Act also requires the Department or a licensed agency with which the Department contracts to prepare and file the social study and report required as part of the termination of parental rights and adoption proceedings at no cost to the relative. To qualify for free legal counsel, all of the following must be true: 1. The petitioner must be a relative of the child. Relative means as defined in § 1101 of Title 13. 2. The petitioner has guardianship of the child who is the subject of the termination of parental rights and adoption petitions. 3. The guardianship order was entered in favor of the petitioner when the child was in Department custody and is in effect throughout the termination of parental rights and adoption proceedings. 4. The petitioner filed the guardianship petition that resulted in the guardianship order on or after July 1, 2026. 5. The Family Court determines that the petitioner is indigent. This Act is a substitute for and differs from Senate Bill No. 79 in 2 ways. First, it adds an indigency requirement that the petitioner must meet to qualify for free legal counsel in termination of parental rights and adoption proceedings. Second, it provides that free legal counsel for guardians seeking termination of parental rights and adoption is only available if the underlying petition for guardianship of the child is filed on or after July 1, 2026, when this Act goes into effect.
Maddy summarySenate Concurrent Resolution 64 designates May 2025 as "Small Business Month" in the State of Delaware. This resolution serves as a formal recognition of the importance and contributions of small businesses within the state.
Maddy summarySCR 67 is a concurrent resolution that officially designates May 2025 as "Foster Care Month" across the State of Delaware. This action aims to recognize the foster care community within the state.
This Resolution honors all mothers in Delaware who have lost a child as a result of gun violence. This Resolution also encourages public awareness of the lasting impact that gun violence has on our communities and residents in Delaware.
Maddy summaryThis resolution designates the month of May as "National Nurses Month" in the State of Delaware. It formally recognizes and honors the vital contributions of nurses across the state.
This Act requires the State to have a migrant education program to ensure that migrant children’s educational needs are met. The program must provide the same services that were provided or were required to be provided under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act on January 19, 2025. If federal funding is insufficient to meet the needs of migratory education, the Delaware Department of Education must identify, transfer, or request the appropriation of supplemental funding from the State or other sources to ensure no interruption in services.
This Concurrent Resolution designates May 7, 2025, as "4-H Day" in the State of Delaware and calls upon Delaware's citizens to recognize the many contributions of the State's 4-H programs.
Maddy summarySenate Bill 68 establishes the specific fees, known as pilotage rates, that will be charged by the Pilots' Association for the Bay and River Delaware. This bill sets these rates for the years 2026, 2027, and 2028.
