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HB33 - An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Funding For Prekindergarten Special Education.
Kimberly Williams, Laura Sturgeon, Debra J. Heffernan
Last updated over 1 year ago
21 Co-Sponsors
This Act increases funding for preschool children with disabilities who are not counted in either "intensive" or "complex" special education units by revising the current ratio of 12.8 students per unit to 8.4 students per unit for preschool children included in the basic unit count. This is the same ratio in effect as of July 1, 2023, for K-3 basic special education. The Act also consolidates the K-3 Basic Special Education Unit with the 4-12 Basic Special Education Unit as the ratio is the same for each group as of July 1, 2023.
STATUS
Passed
HB52 - An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Adult Correction Healthcare Review Committee.
Melissa Minor-Brown, Marie Pinkney, Kyra L. Hoffner
Last updated over 1 year ago
17 Co-Sponsors
This bill adds a Delaware licensed psychiatrist as a voting member of the Adult Correction Healthcare Review Committee.
STATUS
Passed
SCR3 - Requesting That The Division Of Substance Abuse And Mental Health Assess The Feasibility Of Replacing The Delaware Psychiatric Center.
Stephanie L. Hansen, Nicole Poore, Melissa Minor-Brown
Last updated almost 2 years ago
12 Co-Sponsors
This Senate Concurrent Resolution requests that the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health assess the feasibility of replacing the Delaware Psychiatric Centers (DPC) facilities, including gathering input regarding DPCs current and future needs, and provide a report detailing the findings of this work by December 31, 2023.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB60 - An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To School Employee Leave.
Laura Sturgeon, Bryan Townsend, Kimberly Williams
Last updated over 1 year ago
15 Co-Sponsors
This Act provides teachers and other school employees with the same protection to be absent without a loss of pay as State merit employees for all of the following reasons:
STATUS
Passed
HB60 - An Act To Amend Titles 18, 29, And 31 Relating To Breast Cancer Screening And Diagnostic Procedures.
Cyndie Romer, Nicole Poore, Valerie J. Longhurst
Last updated over 1 year ago
25 Co-Sponsors
To prevent Delawareans from facing exorbitant costs for potentially life-saving screenings and follow-up tests, and to allow providers to use clinical judgement in the use of breast cancer examination tools based on established national standards, this Act requires that all insurance policies issued or renewed in this State include coverage of supplemental and diagnostic breast examinations on terms that are at least as favorable as the coverage of annual screening mammograms. The Act covers all group, blanket, and individual health insurance policies (except specified accident, specified disease, hospital indemnity, Medicare supplement, long-term care or other limited benefit health insurance policies) as well as the State employee healthcare plan and Medicaid.
STATUS
Passed
SCR7 - Designating February 28, 2023, As "rare Disease Day" In The State Of Delaware.
Bryan Townsend, Paul S. Baumbach, Krista Griffith
Last updated almost 2 years ago
3 Co-Sponsors
This Senate Concurrent Resolution recognizes February 28, 2023, as "Rare Disease Day" in Delaware.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB85 - An Act To Amend Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Special License Plates.
Stephanie T. Bolden, Marie Pinkney, Elizabeth Lockman
Last updated over 1 year ago
11 Co-Sponsors
This Act creates a special license plate for retired state legislators. This Act shall be known as "The Senator Margaret Rose Henry Act".
STATUS
Passed
HB77 - An Act Concurring In A Proposed Amendment To § 3, Article Ii Of The Delaware Constitution Relating To The Residency Of The Members Of The General Assembly.
Paul S. Baumbach, Kyle Evans Gay, David L. Wilson
Last updated over 1 year ago
26 Co-Sponsors
This Act is the second leg of a constitutional amendment to the Delaware Constitution that would require legislators to remain domiciled in the districts they represent for the entirety of their term of office. The first leg of this constitutional amendment was House Bill No. 395 of the 151st General Assembly, published in Chapter 362 of Volume 83 of the Laws of Delaware. On passage of this second leg by this General Assembly this amendment will become part of the Delaware Constitution.
STATUS
Enrolled
HB1 - An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Marijuana.
Edward S. Osienski, William Charles Paradee, Kyra L. Hoffner
Last updated over 1 year ago
31 Co-Sponsors
This Act removes all penalties for use or possession of a personal use quantity of marijuana and marijuana accessories. It further specifies that the adult sharing of a personal use quantity or less of marijuana is legal activity for those 21 years of age or older and that those 21 or older may possess, use, display, purchase, or transport accessories and personal use quantities of marijuana without penalty. When transporting in a vehicle, those items must be in a closed container or otherwise not readily accessible to anyone inside the vehicle. The statute also specifies certain activities which remain unlawful. Finally, the definition of "personal use quantity" of marijuana is updated to include not only 1 ounce or less of leaf marijuana, but also equivalent amounts of marijuana product in other forms.
STATUS
Passed
HB65 - An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Bereavement Leave.
Debra J. Heffernan, Nicole Poore, Valerie J. Longhurst
Last updated over 1 year ago
21 Co-Sponsors
According to the Mayo Clinic, miscarriages occur in about 20% of all pregnancies, and generally, in the first 12 weeks. According to the Centers for Disease Control, 1 out of every 100 American pregnancies ends in stillbirth. Black women have a significantly higher risk of miscarrying 43% higher when compared to white women. Black mothers are also more than twice as likely to experience stillbirth compared to Hispanic and white mothers.
STATUS
Passed
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