Rep. Lyndon Yearick

This Act removes the exemption for private schools and youth camps that allows them to use a name, rather than fingerprint, based background check or to choose not to do background checks at all for employees, contractors, or volunteers. The Act also provides that when the federal “rap back system” becomes available, the SBI may provide subsequent federal criminal history information for individuals who have had a background check performed. This Act also authorizes the Superintendent of State Police to promulgate regulations relating to re-use of a criminal background check. Authority is given to Department of Education to pay the costs of background checks for its employees. This bill also adds clarifications for when the Department of Education is the employer. This Act also corrects existing typos in § 309 of Title 31 and makes clarifying changes to the processing of background checks when the Department of Education is the employer.

This Act sets forth the procedures by which a health care provider licensed in another state may provide health care services in this State, including the process by which the Division of Professional Regulation must grant a temporary license.

This concurrent resolution proclaims the week of May 15-21, 2022 as Delaware Grown Week. It has been eight years since the General Assembly first partnered with the Delaware Department of Agriculture to establish this annual observation to facilitate better, healthier relationships between Delaware farmers and local consumers. Successful passage of this resolution will continue this worthy collaboration.

This concurrent resolution designates the month of May 2022 as "Lyme Disease Awareness Month" in the State of Delaware.

This Act allows licensed distributors to apply for a shippers license to provide direct shipments of wine, beer, and spirits to consumers.

This Concurrent Resolution recognizes the month of May 2022 as Mental Health Awareness Month.

This Concurrent Resolution recognizes Christian Holy Week and Passover in the State of Delaware.

This concurrent resolution recognizes the month of May 2022 as "Healthy Vision Month" in the State of Delaware.

This Act creates the Delaware Education Right to Know Act to give parents, guardians, and other education stakeholders more information and opportunities to evaluate public and charter school education in Delaware and to express concerns to school officials.

All three counties in Delaware have been plagued with thefts of catalytic converters, which contain precious metals having significant monetary value in the scrap metal industry. This Act adds catalytic converters to the list of items for which scrap metal processors shall create a record and provide information when acquired. Amending Section 24(b)(1) to specifically include catalytic converters as items that the industries regulated by Chapter 23 must report will enhance enforcement of this Chapter and assist law enforcement by providing a mechanism to follow-up on thefts of converters and to obtain solvability factors in the ever-growing trend associated with thefts of converters. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.