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HB15 - An Act To Amend Title 18 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Ovarian Cancer.
Valerie J. Longhurst, Nicole Poore, Debra J. Heffernan
Last updated 6 months ago
36 Co-Sponsors
This Act requires all individual, blanket, and group health insurance policies to cover annual ovarian cancer screening tests for women at risk for ovarian cancer. It further expands the scope of monitoring tests available to women subsequent to ovarian cancer treatment.
STATUS
Passed
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 5 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
HB16 - An Act To Amend Titles 29 And 31 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Ovarian Cancer.
Valerie J. Longhurst, Nicole Poore, Debra J. Heffernan
Last updated 3 months ago
23 Co-Sponsors
This Act requires that Medicaid and State employee health plans cover: (1) ovarian cancer monitoring tests for women treated for ovarian cancer; and (2) annual screening tests for women at risk for ovarian cancer.
STATUS
Enrolled
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 7 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
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 3 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
HB313 - An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Mammograms.
DeShanna U. Neal, Marie Pinkney, Sherry Dorsey Walker
Last updated about 2 months ago
21 Co-Sponsors
This Act ensures that all female inmates in DDOC custody, at level IV or V, receive annual or biennial screening mammograms as recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force.
STATUS
Passed
HB340 - An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Family Justice Centers.
Krista Griffith, Kyle Evans Gay, Nicole Poore
Last updated 3 months ago
36 Co-Sponsors
This Act authorizes the creation of Family Justice Centers within Delaware to provide victims of crime with a single source to obtain resources and support services.
STATUS
Enrolled
HCR95 - Recognizing The Month Of March As Multiple Sclerosis Month In Delaware.
DeShanna U. Neal, Kyra L. Hoffner, Sherry Dorsey Walker
Last updated 6 months ago
36 Co-Sponsors
This House Concurrent Resolution recognizes the month of March 2024 as Multiple Sclerosis Month in the State of Delaware.
STATUS
Engrossed
SCR129 - Designating March 26, 2024, As Epilepsy Awareness Day" In Delaware.
Kyra L. Hoffner, Krista Griffith, DeShanna U. Neal
Last updated 6 months ago
15 Co-Sponsors
This Concurrent Resolution designates March 26, 2024, as "Epilepsy Awareness Day" in Delaware and calls upon State agencies and the people of Delaware to undertake suitable efforts to increase epilepsy awareness.
STATUS
Engrossed
SCR132 - Proclaiming April 2024 As "second Chance Month" In The State Of Delaware.
Darius Brown, Kyra L. Hoffner, Franklin D. Cooke
Last updated 6 months ago
20 Co-Sponsors
This Senate Concurrent Resolution proclaims April 2024 as "Second Chance Month" in the State of Delaware.
STATUS
Engrossed
BIOGRAPHY
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Representative from Delaware district HD-013
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Delaware House
BIRTH
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Deshanna U Neal was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her parents were both in the medical field, and she followed in their footsteps to become a pharmacist. After earning degrees from Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy and University of Mississippi, Neal worked in hospital, retail, and long-term care pharmacy settings. In 2020, Neal ran to represent Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House. During her campaign, she emphasized expanding access to affordable healthcare and bringing more infrastructure investment to the district. Though unsuccessful in her Congressional bid, Neal continues to be active in politics and pharmacy.read less
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