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HB308 - An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Sexual Assault Policies For Institutions Of Higher Education.
Kimberly Williams, Stephanie L. Hansen, Laura Sturgeon
Last updated 5 months ago
15 Co-Sponsors
This Act mandates that employees of institutions of higher education and students receive training in sexual assault prevention. Although the current law makes training available, it has not been required. This Act further changes the reporting period in which academic institutions must report information on campus sexual assaults from the calendar year to the academic year. Finally, this Act requires the DOJ to post the annual reports from the previous 5 years on its website and to include the aggregate data from the previous 5 years in each report so that data trends are easily identified.
STATUS
Enrolled
HB304 - An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Department Of Technology And Information And Criminal Background Checks.
Cyndie Romer, David P. Sokola
Last updated 3 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
This Act mandates that all individuals who have received a conditional offer of employment with DTI and any contractor or third party that requires access to DTI systems, facilities, or data, must undergo a state and federal criminal background check through the State Bureau of Identification.
STATUS
Passed
HB307 - An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Financial Assistance For Higher Education For Victims Of Human Trafficking.
Kimberly Williams, Nicole Poore, Laura Sturgeon
Last updated 9 months ago
20 Co-Sponsors
This Act provides a tuition waiver for victims of human trafficking who are enrolled in the University of Delaware, Delaware State University, or Delaware Technical Community College.
STATUS
Introduced
HB318 - An Act To Amend Title 10 And Title 19 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Exemptions In Bankruptcy And Debt Proceedings.
Paul S. Baumbach, David P. Sokola, Larry D. Lambert
Last updated 4 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
This Act increases the exemption in bankruptcy and other debt proceedings for a debtors personal residence from $125,000 to $200,000. The exemption has been limited to $125,000 since 2012 while home prices have increased dramatically in the intervening years. It also increases the exemption for tools of the trade and for a vehicle to $25,000 from $15,000.
STATUS
Passed
SB229 - An Act To Amend Title 19 Of The Delaware Code Relating To An Employee's Right To Inspect Personnel Files.
Laura Sturgeon, Kimberly Williams, Kyle Evans Gay
Last updated 9 months ago
13 Co-Sponsors
This Act extends the right of employees to inspect their own personnel files to former employees. Under this Act, an employer must permit a former employee to inspect the employee's own personnel files that exist at the time of the request. This Act does not create or change any requirements regarding the length of time that an employer must retain personnel files of former employees.
STATUS
Introduced
HB17 - An Act To Amend Title 19 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Sick Time And Safety Leave.
Eric A. Morrison, Marie Pinkney, Sherry Dorsey Walker
Last updated 7 months ago
21 Co-Sponsors
This Act requires all employers in the State to provide employees with a minimum of 1 hour of earned sick time and safety leave for every 30 hours worked. For employers of fewer than 10 employees, the time may be unpaid, job-protected time instead of paid time. Accrued earned sick time and safety leave may be used by the employee for time off with pay at the employees same wage and benefit rate to deal with the mental and physical health needs of either the employee or an employees family member and other specified purposes. Earned sick time and safety leave may also be used to address the consequences of domestic violence for such things as meeting with lawyers, obtaining services from victim service organizations, temporary relocation and the like.
STATUS
Introduced
HB18 - An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Merit System Of Personnel Administration.
Edward S. Osienski, John Walsh, Bryan Townsend
Last updated 5 months ago
16 Co-Sponsors
This bill amends the Merit System of Personnel Administration by allowing for preference in hiring for casual seasonal employees who are performing the same job duties of a posted merit position.
STATUS
Enrolled
HB311 - An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To A Safe School Zone.
Cyndie Romer, David P. Sokola, Kyle Evans Gay
Last updated 3 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
In many states acts of violence have been committed with the use of firearms on college and university campuses that have resulted in both injury and death to students and faculty. This Act adds post-secondary colleges and universities to the Safe School Zone criminal offense so that any person who knowingly possesses a firearm, as defined in Title 11, while in or on a college or university facility or campus may be charged with this additional offense. The same exceptions set forth in the statute will apply to a college or university.This Act also adds commissioned security guards to the categories of individuals who may possess a firearm while acting in their official capacity within a Safe School Zone. A person convicted under this section will be guilty of a Class E felony. This Act also makes a technical correction to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
STATUS
Passed
HB312 - An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To School Boards.
Kimberly Williams, Laura Sturgeon, David P. Sokola
Last updated 5 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
School board members are currently required to engage both in financial responsibility training and a training to understand educational and legal issues about due process and special education. This Act will require that a school board president inform each new member of the board of the training obligation. A school board president must also send a letter by January 15 of every year to any school board member who has not fulfilled the training obligation by January 1 following that members election or appointment.
STATUS
Enrolled
SB159 - An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Blood Bank.
David P. Sokola, Valerie J. Longhurst, Kyle Evans Gay
Last updated 6 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
This Act removes membership with the Blood Bank of Delaware as a recognized benefit by the State due to changes in policies in how hospitals and insurance companies bill for blood replacement and blood replacement procedures.
STATUS
Passed
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