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HB263 - An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Meal Debt Restrictions On Student Participation In Extracurricular Activities.
Sherry Dorsey Walker, Brian Guy Pettyjohn, Laura Sturgeon
Last updated about 2 months ago
23 Co-Sponsors
This Act prohibits local education agencies and charter schools from prohibiting a student from participating in a school sponsored extracurricular activity on the basis the student has an outstanding debt for unpaid school meals.
STATUS
Passed
HCR30 - Recognizing The Holy Month Of Ramadan And Muslim Residents Of This State As They Observe Ramadan.
Madinah Wilson-Anton, Laura Sturgeon, Bryan Townsend
Last updated over 1 year ago
34 Co-Sponsors
This Concurrent Resolution recognizes Ramadan and Muslim residents of this State as they observe Ramadan.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB99 - An Act To Amend Titles 7 And 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Climate Change.
Debra J. Heffernan, Stephanie L. Hansen, Bryan Townsend
Last updated about 1 year ago
33 Co-Sponsors
This Act, known as the Delaware Climate Change Solutions Act of 2023, follows the issuance of Delawares Climate Action Plan in 2021, and establishes a statutory target of greenhouse gas emissions reductions over the medium and long term to mitigate the adverse effects of climate change due to anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions on the State. The Act establishes a process of regular updates to the Climate Action Plan to serve as the framework to achieve the targeted emissions reductions and develop resilience strategies for the State, creates Climate Change Officers in certain Key Cabinet-Level Departments who will assist DNREC in the ongoing implementation of the Climate Action Plan, requires State agencies to consider climate change in decision-making, rulemaking, and procurement, and requires an Implementation Report every 2 years on the progress of the State towards meeting the statutory targets.
STATUS
Passed
SB92 - An Act To Amend Title 19 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Public Employment Relations Act.
John Walsh, Edward S. Osienski, Kimberly Williams
Last updated about 1 year ago
8 Co-Sponsors
This bill amends the Delaware Public Employment Relations Act by expanding the jurisdictional application of the Act to employers with less than 100 employees and as few as 25 employees.
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
HB162 - An Act To Amend Titles 9, 12, 16, 24, And 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Human Remains.
Sean M. Lynn, Laura Sturgeon, Eric A. Morrison
Last updated 4 months ago
15 Co-Sponsors
House Bill 162 authorizes the process of natural organic reduction to be used in this State. Natural organic reduction is the gentle, respectful process that accelerates the decomposition of human remains to soil. This process uses large vessels to hold human remains together with straw, wood chips, or other natural materials for about 30 days. The human remains and organic materials, mixed together with warm air, are periodically turned and the process eventually results in reduction of the human remains to a soil material that can then be provided to the deceased individual's family. Natural organic reduction is considered a more eco-friendly cremation alternative, forgoing the usage of formaldehyde and the release of carbon dioxide and mercury into the atmosphere. The process also uses 1/8 the energy of cremation.
STATUS
Passed
HB4 - An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Mental Health Services For School Trauma.
Valerie J. Longhurst, Laura Sturgeon, Debra J. Heffernan
Last updated about 1 year ago
21 Co-Sponsors
This Act is Nolans Law. The purpose of this legislation is to provide more behavioral health supports to school districts and charter schools in the aftermath of a school-connected traumatic event, which is defined as the death of any student, educator, administrator, or other building employee of a public school.
STATUS
Passed
HB193 - An Act To Amend Titles 14 And 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Concussion Protection In Youth Athletic Activites.
Debra J. Heffernan, Nicole Poore, Kyle Evans Gay
Last updated about 1 year ago
16 Co-Sponsors
In 2016, the General Assembly passed HB 404, the Concussion Protection in Youth Athletic Activities Act (CPYAAA). This Act clarifies the requirements of CPYAAA and enables the Division of Public Health, in consultation with the State Council for Persons with Disabilities, to promulgate regulations to broadly implement the Act. This Amendment adds the requirement for non-scholastic athletic activity organizations to develop policies and procedures for advising athletes, coaches, officials, parents, and guardians of the signs and symptoms of concussion and explaining the risk of continuing to practice or compete in athletic events or activities after sustaining a concussion, as well as providing information about returning to academic and athletic events or activities after sustaining a concussion.
STATUS
Passed
HR10 - Relating To The Permanent Rules Of The House Of Representatives Of The 152nd General Assembly.
Peter C. Schwartzkopf, Valerie J. Longhurst, Melissa Minor-Brown
Last updated over 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
This resolution creates the Permanent Rules of the House of Representatives. It is different from the Temporary Rules (House Resolution No. 3) in that it adds Rule 49 governing remote participation, restores Rule 12(b) with modification, and removes rules relating to emergency operations.
STATUS
Introduced
HB5 - An Act To Amend Title 31 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Reimbursement Of School-based Behavioral Health Services.
Valerie J. Longhurst, Nicole Poore, Debra J. Heffernan
Last updated about 2 months ago
22 Co-Sponsors
The States Medicaid Plan still limits the reimbursement of Medicaid-covered, school-based behavioral health services to those provided under an Individualized Educational Program (IEP) or Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP), despite federal policy changes that allow for these services to be provided as a medical necessity without IEP or IFSP documentation. This bill would charge the Department of Health & Social Services to apply to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for a State Plan Amendment that would allow for reimbursement of medically necessary behavioral health services without IEP or IFSP documentation. Local education agencies must use the reimbursed funds to further invest in school-based behavioral health supports.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
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Representative from Delaware district HD-017
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Delaware House
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Melissa Minor Brown, Republican, is running for District 5 State Senate in Oklahoma. She has lived in Oklahoma for over 30 years. Brown is a business owner, minister, and active community volunteer. She serves on the Moore Public Works Authority Board and has served in other local government roles. Brown believes we must protect the unborn, defend the Second Amendment, support law enforcement and first responders, improve education, and create an environment where businesses can thrive and good jobs are available for Oklahomans. She wants to serve with integrity, accountability, and transparency.read less
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