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SB227 - An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Information Technology Staff In Schools.
Laura Sturgeon, Cyndie Romer, William G. Bush
Last updated 9 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
This Act creates dedicated information technology units for Delaware public schools. Currently, the State does not provide funding units for information technology employees, leaving districts and charter schools to finance these positions from a variety of funding streams. Information technology personnel are paid across various scales, including the salary scales for educators, custodians, and paraprofessionals. This creates inconsistency and impacts schools ability to hire other personnel such as teachers and counselors. For example, if a school or district funds an information technology position using the same unit that funds teacher salaries, that is one less teacher that the district or school can hire. This Act, which stems from the Public Education Compensation Committees October 2023 recommendations, prevents this scenario and ensures consistent funding for information technology staff at salary levels that are competitive regionally. This Act is effective July 1, 2025.
STATUS
Introduced
HB203 - An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Equity And Inclusion In Financial Literacy For All High School Students In Delaware Act.
Jeff Hilovsky, Spiros Mantzavinos, Brian Guy Pettyjohn
Last updated 9 months ago
24 Co-Sponsors
With 60% of U.S. households living paycheck to paycheck, 40% of Americans having less than $300 in savings, 33% of Americans having saved nothing for retirement, 95% of Americans having not saved enough for retirement, and 87% of American teens admitting not understanding their finances, financial literacy education in Delaware high schools is needed.
STATUS
Introduced
SB257 - An Act To Amend Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Rental Car Insurance Coverage.
William Charles Paradee, William G. Bush, Bryan Townsend
Last updated 2 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
This Act changes Delawares law related to liability insurance for rental vehicles. Under the Act, the minimum level of coverage required for a vehicle owners policy of liability insurance under § 2902 of this title is also required for a vehicle owners rental of a vehicle.
STATUS
Passed
SB216 - An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Long Term Care Facilities And Services And Civil Penalties.
Spiros Mantzavinos, Bryan Townsend, Brian Guy Pettyjohn
Last updated 4 months ago
16 Co-Sponsors
This Act increases the civil penalties for violations of the statutes in Title 16, Chapter 11 related to Long Term Care Facilities and the regulations adopted pursuant to it. For violations that the Department determines pose a serious threat to the health and safety of a resident, the minimum penalty in Section 1109 of Title 16 is increased from $1,000 per violation to $2,000, and the maximum penalty is increased from $10,000 to $20,000 per violation. Each day of a continuing violation constitutes a separate violation. For violations that do not constitute a serious threat to the health and safety of a resident, the maximum penalty is increased from $5,000 to $10,000 per violation. The civil penalties in Section 1109(a)(2) for violations that pose a serious threat to the health and safety of a resident were established in 1998 and have not been increased since then. The maximum civil penalty in Section 1109(c) for violations that do not constitute a serious threat to the health and safety of a resident was set at $10,000 in 1998, but was later reduced to $5,000 in 2000, and has not been increased since then. This Act also repeals the provision which places a cap on the civil penalties for continuing violations.
STATUS
Passed
SB215 - An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To State Inspections Of Long-term Care Facilities.
Spiros Mantzavinos, Bryan Townsend, Brian Guy Pettyjohn
Last updated 4 months ago
29 Co-Sponsors
This Act requires the Department of Health and Social Services to inspect long-term care facilities on an annual basis.
STATUS
Passed
HB284 - An Act To Amend Title 18 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Workers Compensation Insurance.
William G. Bush, Spiros Mantzavinos, Sherry Dorsey Walker
Last updated 4 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
This is a clean-up bill that moves certain workers compensation-related provisions in Chapter 25 of Title 18 to Chapter 26 of Title 18, the latter of which shall exclusively govern workers compensation filings. The bill also makes technical corrections to conform with the Legislative Drafting Manual.
STATUS
Passed
SCR123 - Recognizing The 100th Anniversary Of The Establishment Of Diplomatic Relations Between The United States Of America And Ireland.
John Walsh, Bryan Townsend, Krista Griffith
Last updated 9 months ago
23 Co-Sponsors
This Senate Concurrent Resolution recognizes the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the United States of America and Ireland.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB121 - An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Child Protection Accountability Commission
Kyle Evans Gay, Krista Griffith, Sherry Dorsey Walker
Last updated 9 months ago
19 Co-Sponsors
This Act codifies that the Child Protection Accountability Commission, in conjunction with the Department of Services for Children, Youth, and their Families, is responsible for developing, maintaining, and conducting child abuse mandatory reporting, multidisciplinary response, and related trainings under this Chapter.
STATUS
Passed
SJR3 - Directing All Electric Utilities In Delaware That Offer Net Metering To Solar Customers To Participate In A Cost-benefit Study And Analysis Of Net Metering, Including Cost Burdens And Cost Shifting, To Be Undertaken By The Delaware Sustainable Energy Utility.
Stephanie L. Hansen, Debra J. Heffernan, Sophie Phillips
Last updated 9 months ago
19 Co-Sponsors
This resolution directs all electric utilities in Delaware that offer net metering to solar customers to participate in a cost-benefit study and analysis of net metering in Delaware being undertaken by the Delaware Sustainable Energy Utility to address issues such as cost burdens and cost shifting to non-solar customers.
STATUS
Passed
HB345 - An Act To Amend Title 31 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Coverage For Doula Services.
Melissa Minor-Brown, Elizabeth Lockman, Kendra Johnson
Last updated 5 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
This Act requires Medicaid coverage for additional postpartum visits with a doula upon recommendation of a licensed practitioner or clinician.
STATUS
Passed
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