This Concurrent Resolution recognizes March 2022 as "Rare Kidney Disease Awareness Month" in Delaware.
Thirty-three states and the District of Columbia have established a process for compensating individuals who have been wrongly convicted. This Act creates such a process for Delaware.
This Concurrent Resolution encourages Delaware sports organizations to utilize services offered by the U.S. Center for SafeSport. This Concurrent Resolution describes the authority of SafeSport and its initiatives to protect athletes in every sport.
This Senate Concurrent Resolution requests that the Department of Health & Social Services explore strategies for Medicaid to provide coverage for Prescription Digital Therapeutics authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat substance use disorder and opioid use disorder.
This Act establishes the Office of New Delawareans to help improve the lives and economic prosperity of those foreign-born individuals who come to Delaware and of all Delawareans generally.
This resolution recognizes March 11, 2022 as COVID-19 Day of Remembrance in the State of Delaware.
Under current Delaware law, if a labor dispute constitutes a lockout, employees are immediately eligible for unemployment benefits. Additionally, current law permits an individual to collect unemployment benefits beginning the third week of a labor dispute, other than a lockout. This Act mandates that the 2-week disqualification period does not apply if either: (1) The labor dispute is caused by the failure or refusal of the employer to comply with an agreement or contract between the employer and the individual, including a collective bargaining agreement with a union representing the individual, or a State or federal law pertaining to hours, wages, or other conditions of work. (2) The employer hires a permanent replacement worker for the individual’s position. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
This Act establishes the Baby Bond Account Fund (“Fund”) to deposit $2,000 in an account for an individual born on or after January 1, 2022, into a household with an annual household income that does not exceed 200% of the federal poverty level. The Plans Management Board, established under § 2722 of Title 29, is to then invest and otherwise administer the money in the individual accounts in the Fund. Once the individual turns 18 years old, the individual may request a distribution from the individual’s account for certain qualified expenses. The money in the individual’s account is excluded from the individual’s federal adjusted gross income for purposes of state taxation. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
This Concurrent Resolution designates March 8th, 2022 as International Women’s Day in Delaware.
This Resolution expresses the General Assembly's strong support for Ukraine in its war against the invasion by the Russian Federation (“Russia”) and for the severe economic sanctions imposed on Russia by President Biden's administration. This Resolution further demands that Russia immediately cease its violent, illegal, and immoral assault on the sovereign nation of Ukraine.
