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SB114 - An Act To Amend Title 8 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The General Corporation Law.
Kyle Evans Gay, Bryan Townsend, Darius Brown
Last updated about 1 year ago
18 Co-Sponsors
Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4 of this Act amend §§ 152, 153, 157 and 160 of Title 8.
STATUS
Passed
HCR28 - Designating March 30, 2023, As Atheist Awareness Day In Delaware.
Eric A. Morrison, Laura Sturgeon, Kyra L. Hoffner
Last updated over 1 year ago
7 Co-Sponsors
This Concurrent Resolution designates March 30, 2023, as Atheist Awareness Day in Delaware.
STATUS
Engrossed
HCR19 - Recognizing The Easterseals/cai Volleyball Challenge And The Volleyball Ambassador, Carolyn Jerzak In The 17th Year Of Democrat And Republican Team Participation.
Valerie J. Longhurst, Nicole Poore, Kevin S. Hensley
Last updated over 1 year ago
20 Co-Sponsors
This resolution recognizes the Easterseals/CAI Volleyball Challenge occurring March 25 at William Penn High School and March 26 at Delaware State University, an event that raises funds for an organization providing services and support to Delawareans with disabilities and senior citizens and their families.
STATUS
Engrossed
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
HB7 - An Act To Amend Title 31 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Pediatric Inpatient Behavioral Health Enhancement.
Valerie J. Longhurst, Nicole Poore, Debra J. Heffernan
Last updated over 1 year ago
16 Co-Sponsors
This Act requires Delaware Medicaid to provide an enhancement to the acute care per diem rate for psychiatric facilities for hard to place pediatric behavioral health inpatients. The per diem enhancement is limited to an inpatient stay of 14 days. The applicability of the per diem enhancement is determined based on whether admission criteria is met. This Act also creates a Quality Oversight Committee designed to identify quality metrics for facilities admitting patients as well as provide biennial recommendations to the General Assemblys Joint Finance Committee regarding eligibility categories and enhancement rates.
STATUS
Introduced
SCR49 - Recognizing May 7-13, 2023, As "youth Health Awareness And Prevention Week" In The State Of Delaware.
Stephanie L. Hansen, Nicole Poore, Melissa Minor-Brown
Last updated over 1 year ago
13 Co-Sponsors
This concurrent resolution designates May 7-13, 2023, as "Youth Health Awareness and Prevention Week" in the State of Delaware.
STATUS
Engrossed
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 about 2 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
HCR42 - Recognizing The Month Of May 2023 As Mental Health Awareness Month.
Valerie J. Longhurst, Nicole Poore, Sherry Dorsey Walker
Last updated over 1 year ago
22 Co-Sponsors
This Concurrent Resolution recognizes the month of May 2023 as Mental Health Awareness Month.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB114 - An Act To Amend Titles 16 And 25 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Recovery Housing.
Kerri Evelyn Harris, Marie Pinkney, Elizabeth Lockman
Last updated about 1 year ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Substance use disorder constitutes a severe threat to the health and welfare of the citizens of Delaware. Recovery residences address the needs of individuals in recovery from substance use disorder by providing a safe and healthy living environment and a community of supportive recovering peers to which residents are accountable. Recovery residences support the recovery of individuals with substance use disorder and help prevent relapse, criminal justice system involvement, and overdose. Ensuring the certification of recovery residences according to nationally recognized evidence-based standards protects residents and communities from the harm caused by poorly managed or fraudulent recovery residences.
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
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Delaware district HD-015
COMMITTEES
Delaware House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Valerie J. Longhurst was born in Wilmington, Delaware. She earned her B.A. in Elementary Education in 1978 from the University of Delaware. Longhurst taught elementary school in the Red Clay Consolidated and Brandywine School Districts from 1978 to 1998. She was also an educational trainer and curriculum writer for the Delaware Department of Education. In 1998, Longhurst was elected to the Delaware House of Representatives. She serves on the Education, Gaming & Parimutuels, Revenue & Finance, and Transportation/Land Use and Infrastructure Committees. Longhurst was elected Speaker of the House in 2017, becoming Delaware’s first female House Speaker.read less
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