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HB183 - An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Endangering The Welfare Of A Child.
Krista Griffith, Kyle Evans Gay, Bryan Townsend
Last updated over 1 year ago
29 Co-Sponsors
This Act revises the existing crime of endangering the welfare of a child by providing or permitting a child to consume or inhale unprescribed controlled substances in the following ways:
STATUS
Passed
SCR69 - Recognizing May 25, 2023, As Stop The Bleed Day In The State Of Delaware.
Marie Pinkney, Melissa Minor-Brown, Kerri Evelyn Harris
Last updated over 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
This resolution recognizes May 25, 2023, as Stop the Bleed Day in Delaware.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB90 - An Act To Amend Title 6 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Medical Debt.
Kimberly Williams, Spiros Mantzavinos, Sherry Dorsey Walker
Last updated over 1 year ago
12 Co-Sponsors
This Act requires large health-care facilities to provide information to uninsured patients regarding eligibility and the application process for medical assistance. Information must be provided at the time of service or prior to discharge, and again with each billing statement. When patients receive emergency care, information must be provided within 5 days of discharge.
STATUS
Introduced
SB152 - An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Rights Of Long-term Care Facility Residents.
Spiros Mantzavinos, Brian Guy Pettyjohn, Kendra Johnson
Last updated about 1 year ago
21 Co-Sponsors
This Act expands the rights of long-term care facility residents by ensuring that long-term care facility residents are entitled to care that recognizes cultural differences and preferences and that long-term care facility residents are made aware of their rights in a language and format that is accessible to the resident. This Act also requires the Department of Health and Social Services to prepare a standardized notice listing all rights detailed in § 1121 of Title 16 in a language and format that is accessible to each resident or their authorized representative.
STATUS
Passed
HB200 - An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To School-based Mental Health Services.
Valerie J. Longhurst, Marie Pinkney, Debra J. Heffernan
Last updated 4 months ago
26 Co-Sponsors
This Act establishes a mental health services unit for Delaware high schools. The unit is phased in over 3 years, beginning in FY2024, to arrive at a final ratio of 250 full-time equivalent students grades 9-12 for a full-time school counselor, school social worker, or licensed clinical social worker. Additionally, a unit ratio of 700 full time equivalent students for grades 9-12 for employment of a full-time school psychologist. This Act defines mental health services as prevention, response, and coordination services delivered to students in high schools. Mental Health disorders are the most common health problem for school aged youth. According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), one in five youth are affected by a mental health disorder. Additionally, 50% of lifetime mental illnesses begin by age 14. Untreated mental illness leads to negative outcomes including increased risk of dropout, homelessness, substance abuse, other chronic illnesses, incarceration, and possibly suicide. According to the National Alliance on Mental Health, ninety percent of people who have taken their own life have had an underlying mental health condition, and suicides are on the rise. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, suicides are now the second leading cause of death for youth ages 10-14. Delaware schools need trained and experienced mental health professionals to provide prevention and support programs and services to students. This bill will lower ratios of students to counselors and increase access to mental health services for high school students. Districts and charters should prioritize the hiring of school counselors who provide mental health services over those who provide career counseling.
STATUS
Passed
HCR32 - Recognizing April 4, 2023, As Delta Day At The Delaware Capital.
Stephanie T. Bolden, Darius Brown, Stell Parker Parker Selby
Last updated over 1 year ago
24 Co-Sponsors
This Concurrent Resolution recognizes the contributions of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. chapters in the State of Delaware and declares April 4, 2023, to be Delta Day at the Delaware Capital.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB103 - An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure For Residential Dwellings.
Sarah McBride, Krista Griffith, Sophie Phillips
Last updated over 1 year ago
17 Co-Sponsors
Electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming more and more popular. Between 2012 and 2016, EV sales grew at an annual rate of 32%. In 2017, growth in sales reached 45%. Batteries for EVs have become much cheaper in the last 10 years, enabling EVs to compete with traditional, fossil-fueled vehicles. In addition, major vehicle manufacturers are pledging to go all electric. Some researchers are predicting that EV sales will outnumber those of traditional, combustion engine vehicles by 2040. However, only minimal electrical charging infrastructure is available today.
STATUS
Passed
HB150 - An Act To Amend Title 31 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Medical Coverage For All Delaware Children.
Krista Griffith, Sarah McBride, Debra J. Heffernan
Last updated over 1 year ago
23 Co-Sponsors
This bill is the Cover All Delaware Children Act. Many children who are undocumented do not have access to routine or preventative healthcare, including vaccinations and physicals, because they cannot afford the services. Instead they may rely upon emergency room visits when untreated conditions worsen. Providing publicly funded healthcare coverage to low-income children greatly improves their health and long-term outcomes. Medicaid coverage is linked to fewer chronic conditions, better overall health, improved oral health, and fewer hospitalizations and emergency room visits.
STATUS
Introduced
HB177 - An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Compassionate Leave
Debra J. Heffernan, Nicole Poore, Sherry Dorsey Walker
Last updated over 1 year ago
11 Co-Sponsors
This bill increases the amount of Compassionate Leave for eligible employees of the State upon the death of an immediate family member.
STATUS
Passed
SCR98 - Recognizing The Importance Of Compassionate Release And Making A Commitment To Consider Modifications To Delaware's Early Release Framework For Incarcerated People.
Bryan Townsend, Elizabeth Lockman, Marie Pinkney
Last updated over 1 year ago
12 Co-Sponsors
This resolution recognizes that the compassionate release of incarcerated peoplesuch as elderly individuals experiencing infirmities, in addition to individuals in terminal or severe medical circumstancescan promote individual and community-wide justice while preserving public safety and realizing fiscal efficiencies. The resolution acknowledges the merit of immediately considering early release of all statutorily eligible incarcerated persons and commutation for individuals who would be eligible if Delaware were to have a stronger model of compassionate release, encourages all stakeholders involved in such consideration to assist, and pledges that the General Assembly will explore and consider potential modifications to Delawares early-release framework.
STATUS
Engrossed
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