4 Governor Markell Declares December 24, 2015, a State Holiday By news.delaware.gov Published On :: Tue, 22 Dec 2015 19:39:32 +0000 Governor Jack Markell announced today that Thursday, December 24, 2015, will be an additional holiday for state government. Full Article Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) Office of Management and Budget Office of the Governor "Governor Markell"
4 Ancient Monuments Preservation Act 1904 By www.lawyersclubindia.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 10:05:38 GMT Ancient Monuments Preservation Act 1904 Full Article
4 Del. Arborist and Tree Care Seminar is March 4 and 5 By news.delaware.gov Published On :: Wed, 05 Feb 2014 21:26:22 +0000 The 2014 Delaware Arborist and Tree Care Seminar will be held on March 4 and 5 at Baywood Greens in Long Neck, Sussex County. Cost is $80 with lunch included. Register at delawaretrees.com. Full Article Department of Agriculture Forest Service arborist Delaware Forest Service International Society of Arboriculture tree care urban and community forestry
4 2014 Arbor Day School Poster Contest Winners By news.delaware.gov Published On :: Wed, 23 Apr 2014 17:52:40 +0000 The Delaware Forest Service has announced the winners of its annual Arbor Day School Poster Contest with a theme of "Trees are terrific... in cities and towns!" This year's statewide winner is Isabella Garber, a fifth-grader at Christ the Teacher School in Newark. Her poster was judged the best overall on the following qualities: artistic expression, originality, neatness, and use of theme. Complete archive of winners at delawaretrees.com. Full Article Department of Agriculture Forest Service Arbor Day Delaware Forest Service Delaware schools education
4 Delaware Forest Service to conduct 74-acre controlled burn near Frankford By news.delaware.gov Published On :: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 14:30:11 +0000 The Delaware Forest Service plans to conduct a prescribed fire on 74 acres west of U.S. Route 113 near the Town of Frankford, Sussex County. The burning could begin as early as Monday, October 27, though officials estimate the date might be closer to mid-week. The actual date of ignition will depend on local weather and fuel conditions. Full Article Department of Agriculture Forest Service Sussex County Delaware Forest Service Delaware State Parks dnrec wildfire
4 Delaware Forest Service awards over $47,000 in urban and community grants By news.delaware.gov Published On :: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 12:44:29 +0000 The Delaware Forest Service's Urban and Community Forestry Program is awarding over $47,000 in competitive grants to fund 14 community-based tree projects in all three Delaware counties. This year, more than half of the successful projects - a total of $29,429.35 - addressed tree management issues such as the removal of hazardous trees. Overall, 11 projects were funded in New Castle County, one in Kent County, and two in Sussex County. Full Article Department of Agriculture Forest Service Arden Chesapeake Bay Delaware Forest Service georgetown Kent County New Castle County Newark urban and community forestry
4 Delaware Forest Service’s 5th Annual Arborist Seminar at Hagley on March 3 and 4 By news.delaware.gov Published On :: Fri, 30 Jan 2015 15:08:47 +0000 The Fifth Annual Delaware Arborist and Tree Care Seminar will be held on March 3 and 4 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day at Hagley Museum & Soda House, 298 Buck Road, Wilmington, DE 19807. Sponsored by the Delaware Forest Service’s Urban and Community Forestry Program, the annual gathering offers classroom lectures, hands-on training, and on-site exhibits offering the latest knowledge and techniques for those interested in proper tree care and safety. This year's topics will include: crane safety for tree care workers, pesticide application, mature tree care and hazard risk assessment, new tree and shrub introductions, and how to use i-Tree to assess and manage urban forests. Cost is $90 with lunch included. Full Article Department of Agriculture Forest Service Delaware Forest Service International Society of Arboriculture tree care urban and community forestry
4 Delaware Forest Service awards $58,409 in urban and community forestry grants By news.delaware.gov Published On :: Fri, 12 May 2017 18:37:27 +0000 The Delaware Forest Service's urban and community program has awarded $58,409 in grants to 22 municipalities, HOA's, and nonprofits to fund planting and management projects to improve tree canopy on public lands and open space in the First State. Over the past 10 years, the program has funded more than $1 million in community-based tree projects in Delaware. Funded by the U.S. Forest Service, Delaware's Urban and Community Grant Program is open to all municipalities, community associations, and certified 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations within the State of Delaware. Funds can only be utilized on public property owned by the municipality, HOA, or nonprofit organization. Grants can range from a minimum of $500 to a maximum of $5,000 in one of two project categories: tree planting or tree management. All applications require a 50-50 cost-share match in either cash or in-kind services within program guidelines. Full Article Department of Agriculture Forest Service Kent County New Castle County Sussex County Delaware Forest Service U.S. Forest Service urban and community forestry grants urban tree canopy
4 Blackbird State Forest tree planting on April 13 & 14 By news.delaware.gov Published On :: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 19:58:42 +0000 Volunteers are needed to plant 2,000 hardwood seedlings at Blackbird State Forest on Saturday and Sunday, April 13 and 14, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Two seniors from Middletown High School, Bryan Alberding and Nick Kupsick, are leading the project in cooperation with the Delaware Forest Service and the DNREC Nonpoint Source Program (NPS), which is funding the trees. The project will take place on Blackbird State Forest's Naudain Tract, 2076 Harvey Straughn Road, Townsend, Delaware 19734. The rain date is April 27 and 28, 2019. Full Article Department of Agriculture Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Division of Watershed Stewardship Forest Service New Castle County News Blackbird State Forest Chesapeake Bay Delaware Forest Service DNREC Nonpoint Source Program Middletown High School
4 Amends Notification No. 41/1999 â Customs, dated the 28th April, 199 By www.lawyersclubindia.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 12:18:28 GMT Amends Notification No. 41/1999 – Customs, dated the 28th April, 1999 - This notification exempts specified g Full Article
4 Seeks to amend noti.No.146/94-Customs dated 13.07.94 so as to modify conditions for shooting equipment imported by Renowned Shooters By www.lawyersclubindia.com Published On :: Thu, 7 Oct 2010 14:58:38 GMT Seeks to amend noti.No.146/94-Customs dated 13.07.94 so as to modify conditions for shooting equipment Full Article
4 Rescinds Notification No. 44/2010-Customs, dated the 9th April,2010 By www.lawyersclubindia.com Published On :: Thu, 7 Oct 2010 15:15:20 GMT Rescinds NotificationFull Article
4 Exemption from taxable service of marketing of lottery u/s 94 of FA, 1994 By www.lawyersclubindia.com Published On :: Fri, 8 Oct 2010 22:50:49 GMT Exemption from taxable service of marketing of lottery u/s 94 of FA, 1994 Full Article
4 Website Design 4th Portfolio of Website Designer India - H K Digital Online By www.hkdigitalonline.com Published On :: View A Collection of Website Design by H K Digital Online. Our latest website design portfolio. Featureing our latest complete many industry projects for web and print. Full Article
4 १४ एप्रिलनंतर काय? By www.loksatta.com Published On :: 2020-04-10T08:38:36+05:30 करोनाचा वाढता प्रादुर्भाव आणि कोसळत जाणारी अर्थव्यवस्था पाहता केंद्र तसेच राज्य सरकारसमोर ‘इकडे आड, तिकडे विहीर’, अशी परिस्थिती उद्भवलेली दिसत आहे. Full Article कव्हर स्टोरी लोकप्रभा Coronavirus
4 Delaware State Police Troop 4 By bids.delaware.gov Published On :: 4/22/2020 Agency: OMB Closing Date: 6/29/2020 Full Article
4 Howard Stair Replacement – Contract 2004 By bids.delaware.gov Published On :: 4/15/2020 Agency: NCC Closing Date: 5/18/2020 Full Article
4 Air Charter Services 2020 Football Season - Contract No. 20-04-30-13 By bids.delaware.gov Published On :: 4/15/2020 Agency: DSU Closing Date: 5/19/2020 Full Article
4 HB 34 By legis.delaware.gov Published On :: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 00:00:00 -0400 AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF REHOBOTH BEACH RELATING TO MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS AND VOTING. This Act amends the Charter of the City of Rehoboth Beach to make Sections 3 through 7 gender-neutral, to provide travel reimbursement at the Internal Revenue Service rate rather than the Sussex County Sheriff’s rate, to reduce the ownership requirement for non-resident freeholders for voter eligibility from six months to thirty days, to make the City’s process to purge individuals from the Books of Registered Voters consistent with the State’s process at 15 Del. C §1704(g), to allow for voter registration up to thirty days prior to the Annual Municipal Election, to amend the definition of real property to include condominiums created under the Delaware Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act, to reduce the durational residency requirement for voter eligibility from six months to thirty days, to define “domicile,” and to clarify that all voting provisions in the City Charter (including annual municipal elections, annexation elections and borrowing and bond issuance elections) shall be construed in accordance with the principle of “one person, one vote,” and removes any form of artificial entity voting from annexation elections and borrowing and bond issuance elections. Full Article Delaware - Signed
4 HB 44 w/ HA 1 By legis.delaware.gov Published On :: Tue, 09 Apr 2019 00:00:00 -0400 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS.This bill eliminates all references to physical paper copies of professional licenses for professions administrated by the Division of Professional Regulation. This bill would eliminate the need for the Division to print and mail over 80,000 paper licenses every two years thus cutting down on administrative and supply costs and eliminating unnecessary paper production and waste. Full Article Delaware - Signed
4 HB 43 By legis.delaware.gov Published On :: Tue, 09 Apr 2019 00:00:00 -0400 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS.This bill eliminates the requirement under several provisions of Title 24 that applicants for professional licenses as well as adult entertainment establishments submit notarized applications. This bill would allow for a policy change at the Division of Professional Regulation to remove the notarization requirement for all licensing applications, which will make the application process more economically and logistically available. Full Article Delaware - Signed
4 HB 64 By legis.delaware.gov Published On :: Wed, 15 May 2019 00:00:00 -0400 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 17 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DELAWARE BYWAYS PROGRAM.This legislation clarifies the type of signage that can be installed along or within the control zone of a designated Delaware Byway and puts the state into compliance with federal regulations. Full Article Delaware - Signed
4 HB 104 w/ HA 1 By legis.delaware.gov Published On :: Wed, 05 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0400 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH COMMISSION.This bill addresses the Behavioral and Mental Health Commission and functionally narrows its scope to peer review responsibilities. This peer review function provides independent oversight to Delaware’s mental health system without authority to force changes on the State. Much of the current broader responsibilities of the larger Commission overlap with the Governor’s Advisory Committee to DSAMH. The proposed changes do not replace or eliminate the Addiction Action Committee. This is merely to ensure that all commissions and committees have their own discrete area in which to focus. Full Article Delaware - Signed
4 SS 1 for SB 48 w/ HA 1 By legis.delaware.gov Published On :: Fri, 07 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0400 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTING.This Act requires that bidders for public works contracts that are above a minimum value and required to provide the prevailing wage include approved craft training programs for journeyman and apprentice levels if the contract is not for a federal highway project. This Substitute Act differs from Senate Bill No. 48 as follows: 1. Creates a definition of "craft training". 2. Eliminates requirements that conflict with the prevailing wage requirements. 3. Increases the number of total employees that require a contractor or subcontractor to provide craft training, from 6 to 10. 4. Requires the craft training requirement to be in the final contract. 5. Requires the suspension of a contractor or subcontractor who fails to comply with the craft training requirement and prohibits a contractor or subcontractor who fails to comply with the craft training requirement from bidding on a public works project for 5 years. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual. Full Article Delaware - Signed
4 SB 34 w/ SA 1 By legis.delaware.gov Published On :: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0400 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE CREATING A PRESCRIPTION OPIOID IMPACT FUND.This Act creates a Prescription Opioid Impact Fund (“Fund”) through a prescription opioid impact fee (“Fee”) that is paid by pharmaceutical manufacturer. The anticipated revenue from the Fee is $2.8 million in 2020, $2.7 million in 2021, and $2.5 million in 2022.: 1. The fee is based on the total of the Morphine Milligram Equivalent (“MME”) in each manufacturer’s products dispensed in Delaware, based upon data already reported to the Prescription Monitoring Program (“PMP”). The PMP data contains the mandatory reports by pharmacists of every prescription opioid dispensed in the State. The PMP data does not include prescription opioids administered in hospitals, provided directly to patients by hospice, or dispensed by veterinarians. 2. The fee is assessed on manufacturers who exceed a threshold of 100,000 MMEs dispensed each quarter. 3. The Fee is calculated at a rate of either 1 penny per MME for a name brand prescription opioid dispensed and reported in the PMP or ¼ of a penny per MME for a prescription opioid that is a generic. The Act also provides that Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Services, after receiving recommendations from the Behavioral Health Consortium, the Addiction Action Committee, and the Overdose System of Care Committee, will award grants and contracts from the money in the Fund for the following activities: 1. Opioid addiction prevention. 2. Opioid addiction services, including the following: 3. Inpatient and outpatient treatment programs and facilities, including short-term and long-term residential treatment programs and sober living facilities. 4. Treating substance use disorder for the under-insured and uninsured. 5. Emergency assistance relating to prescription opioids, including purchasing Naloxone. 6. Administrative costs of implementing the Fee and Fund, up to 15% of the amount in the Fund. Finally, this Act expires in 5 years, unless terminated sooner or extended by the General Assembly, so that the Fee is only continued if it is effective and is not creating negative unintended consequences. Full Article Delaware - Signed
4 SB 42 By legis.delaware.gov Published On :: Thu, 13 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0400 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES.This Act expands applicability of the Delaware State Fair Centennial Limited Edition Special License Plate to vehicles with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of up to 26,000 pounds, and clarifies that vehicles owned by artificial entities qualify for this plate. This Act also removes a provision regarding vans, as that language is antiquated and no longer necessary. Full Article Delaware - Signed
4 HB 45 By legis.delaware.gov Published On :: Thu, 13 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0400 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MANUFACTURED HOME COMMUNITIES.This Act is the product of the Manufactured Home Owners and Community Owner’s Act Task Force (“Task Force”), established by HR No. 24 of the 149th General Assembly. This Act makes technical and substantive revisions to the Manufactured Home Owners and Community Owners Act that were approved by all voting and nonvoting members of the Task Force. The specific changes are as follows: 1. Chapter 70 of Title 25 is reorganized so that it is easier to read and specific provisions are easier to identify. • Section 7026 is broken into separate sections in a new Subchapter V, with headings to indicate the topic of the different provisions. The reorganized subsections of § 7026 are shown with strike through where the subsection is currently located and underline in the new location, but no substantive changes are made to the subsections. 2. Technical corrections that improve consistency, clarity, and conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual, including all of the following: • Oxford commas added. • “Shall not” is replaced by “must not” or “may not.” • “Pursuant to [reference to paragraph, statute, title]” replaced by “under.” • “Including, but not limited to,” is replaced with “including.” • Long paragraphs that contain lists are revised into outline form. • Semi-colons at the end of items in a list are replaced with periods. • “And/or” is replaced by “and” or “or.” • “All of the following” or “any of the following” is inserted prior to lists. • Corrects the references to the Department of Justice. • Corrects spelling errors and inconsistent hyphenation and phrasing of terms. • Moves all definitions to the definitions section. 3. Corrections that, while substantive, provide clarity and codify current practices, including all of the following: • Removes the definition of “hold over” because the term is not used in Chapter 70. • Clarifies language regarding the content of a rental agreement summary. • Clarifies language regarding lease renewals. • Clarifies language regarding holdover tenancies. • Eliminates inconsistent language about the amount of notice required before a rent increase. • Provides specific authority for Delaware Manufactured Housing Relocation Authority (“DEMHRA”) to spend funds for DEMHRA’s responsibilities under Subchapter VI. • Corrects an incorrect statement in the penalty provision of Subchapter VI because DEMHRA does not, under existing law, have the authority or responsibility to approve rent increases. 4. The following substantive changes are made: • Requires that a receipt be provided to a tenant for a cash payment of rent within 3 days of the payment and that records of cash receipts for rent be maintained for 3 years. • Revises the procedure for scheduling a meeting when a rent increase is proposed and adds requirements for the content of the notice provided to homeowners of the deadline to request arbitration. • Removes the model bylaws because they are no longer necessary. • Simplifies the amount of relocation assistance provided to home owners. • Explicitly permits relocations assistance for a home moved out of State or to land that is not in a manufactured home community. This Act takes effect 180 days from enactment. Full Article Delaware - Signed
4 HB 94 By legis.delaware.gov Published On :: Thu, 13 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0400 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 13 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CHILD SUPPORT LIENS ON INSURANCE CLAIM PAYMENTS.This Act will increase payments of child support arrears or retroactive support from payments for settlements and awards from negligence, personal injury, and workers compensation cases by requiring that all insurers share information with an insurance claim data collection organization. The Division of Child Support Services ("Division") uses an insurance claim data collection organization to match individuals who are in arrears on child support or who owe retroactive child support with individuals with insurance claims based upon negligence, personal injury, or workers' compensation cases. The data collection organization performs a data match of the claimants provided by insurers and child support obligors provided by the Division. The data collection organization provides reports of matches to the Division so that the Division can issue a lien against the insurance claim to collect the child support arrears or retroactive support. Currently, some insurers voluntarily submit claim information to the insurance claim data collection organization and in 2018, $424,977 in unpaid child support was collected through this process. This Act requires that all insurers submit claim information to the insurance claim data collection organization and is expected to collect an additional $150,000 - $200,000 in unpaid child support. This Act also allows written notice of a lien or action to perfect the lien to be sent by electronically or by first class mail to conform to industry practices. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual. Full Article Delaware - Signed
4 HB 141 w/ HA 1 By legis.delaware.gov Published On :: Thu, 13 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0400 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE MEDICAL MARIJUANA ACT.New daily persistent headache (NDPH) is a rare headache disorder characterized by daily and unremitting headaches that can last up to 3 days. Headache onset is abrupt and the throbbing, pressure-like pain is usually on both sides of the head. In order to be diagnosed with this syndrome, a patient has chronic daily headaches that are present more than 15 days a month for more than 3 months. The age of onset ranges from 6 to greater than 70 years old. It is found to be more common in females in both the adult and pediatric populations. Currently, there is no specific treatment for NDPH. Instead, most are treated similarly to migraines with prescriptions to opiates or narcotics such as gabapentin. In order to avoid the development of medication overuse or addiction, however, physicians do not advise patients to use pain relievers for more than 9 days a month even though the pain persists for many days more than that. Moreover, NDPH is an intractable headache disorder that is unresponsive to standard headache therapies. This bill adds new daily persistent headache and chronic debilitating migraines to the list of chronic or debilitating medical conditions for which a child under 18 may qualify as a patient to receive marijuana oil upon certification by a physician in accordance with the terms of the Delaware Medical Marijuana Act. This bill also adds new daily persistent headache to the list of chronic or debilitating medical conditions that qualifies an adult to be eligible for the use of medical marijuana. Full Article Delaware - Signed
4 HB 24 w/ HA 1 By legis.delaware.gov Published On :: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0400 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO COPAYMENT OR COINSURANCE FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.This Act would prohibit insurers and pharmacy benefit managers from engaging in the practice of "clawbacks". When the total cost of a prescription drug to an insurer or pharmacy benefits manager is less than a patient's co-pay, the insurer or pharmacy benefits manager keeps the difference in a practice known as a "clawback". According to a March 2018 report issued by the University of Southern California's Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics based on the Center’s analysis of 2013 data from a large commercial insurer combined with data on national average drug reimbursements, almost 25% of filled pharmacy prescriptions involved a patient co-payment that exceeded the average reimbursement paid by the insurer by more than $2.00. The report further noted that overpayments were more likely to occur on claims for generic drugs than brand drugs and that the total overpayments in the Center’s sample amounted to $135 million. Full Article Delaware - Signed
4 SB 64 By legis.delaware.gov Published On :: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0400 AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF GEORGETOWN RELATING TO THE POWER TO IMPOSE AND COLLECT A LODGING TAX.This Act amends the Charter of Georgetown to give the Town Council the authority to impose and collect a lodging tax, as permitted by § 908 of Title 22. Full Article Delaware - Signed
4 SB 60 w/ HA 4 By legis.delaware.gov Published On :: Thu, 20 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0400 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CRIMES.This bill clarifies that in order to be found guilty of prostitution the person must be 18 years or older. Full Article Delaware - Signed
4 HJR 4 By legis.delaware.gov Published On :: Tue, 25 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0400 THE OFFICIAL GENERAL FUND REVENUE ESTIMATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020.This Resolution provides the official revenue, refund, and unencumbered funds estimates for Fiscal Year 2020. Full Article Delaware - Signed
4 HB 46 w/ HA 2, HA 4 + SA 2 By legis.delaware.gov Published On :: Tue, 25 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0400 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO A DELAWARE MANUFACTURED HOME OWNER ATTORNEY FUND.This Act creates a Delaware Manufactured Home Owner Attorney Fund ("Attorney Fund") by collecting a $0.50 monthly assessment per lot from manufactured home owners who rent a lot in a community governed by the Manufactured Home Owners and Community Owners Act. The Attorney Fund will be administered by the Department of Justice to contract with an attorney or agency who will provide legal representation and advocacy for manufactured home owners enforcing existing rights in disputes with community owners. This Act does all of the following: 1. Clarifies that tenants and landlords continue to each pay half of the monthly assessment, currently $5.00, which is deposited in the Delaware Manufactured Home Relocation Trust Fund. 2. Directs $0.50 of each tenant’s portion of the monthly assessment to the Attorney Fund. 3. Reduces the obligation of the landlord by $0.50 for each rented lot. This Act is drafted so that if both this Act and House Bill No. 45 are enacted in 2019, the changes made by this Act will be incorporated into the revisions to Chapter 70 of Title 25 made by House Bill No. 45. Sections 1 and 2 make the same technical corrections as House Bill No. 45 and Sections 1 and 3 make additional technical corrections, to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual. Full Article Delaware - Signed
4 HB 40 w/ SA 1 By legis.delaware.gov Published On :: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0400 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 7 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE FORT DUPONT REDEVELOPMENT AND PRESERVATION CORPORATION.This bill: (1) increases the number of directors on the Board and allows the Board to appoint four additional directors; (2) implements clarifying language; (3) sunsets the former Advisory Council to replace it with a subcommittee structure to allow greater participation from members of the public and to allow the Corporation to appoint and receive assistance and expertise from a greater variety of experts; and (4) allows the Board of Directors to amend the Certificate of Incorporation with approval from the General Assembly. Full Article Delaware - Signed
4 HB 114 w/ HA 1 + SA 1 By legis.delaware.gov Published On :: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0400 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 13 AND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PUBLIC ACCESS TO VITAL STATISTICS RECORDS.This Bill raises the time periods for public access to individual vital records from 72 years to 80 years after the date of birth, and from 40 years to 50 years after the date of death or marriage. Full Article Delaware - Signed
4 HB 149 By legis.delaware.gov Published On :: Sun, 30 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0400 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE RECOUPMENT OF OVERPAYMENT OF BENEFITS.This Act disqualifies an individual who obtained an overpayment of benefits through fraud from receiving future unemployment benefits until the total overpayment, penalties, and interest are repaid in full. This change does not apply to fraud overpayments established by final decision before the effective date of this Act. This Act also broadens the manner in which a notice of overpayment may be delivered and removes the 5 year deadline for filing actions to collect overpayments due to the Department. This Act takes effect 60 days after its enactment into law. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual. Full Article Delaware - Signed
4 HB 148 By legis.delaware.gov Published On :: Sun, 30 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0400 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING THE DELIVERY OF NOTICES BY THE DELAWARE DIVISION OF UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION.This Act allows the Department of Labor ("Department") to deliver notice by methods other than through mail to reduce costs by using e-mail delivery for certain notices and makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual. Full Article Delaware - Signed
4 HB 154 By legis.delaware.gov Published On :: Thu, 04 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0400 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS.This bill updates the real estate appraisers’ practice act to comply with federal law by clarifying the definition of federally-related transaction and adding a definition for federal financial institutions regulatory agencies. Changes to these definitions would render Delaware’s definitions consistent with federal law. Section two of the bill changes the renewal for appraisal management companies (AMC) from every two years to annually to facilitate the renewal procedure for the Division of Professional Regulation. Section three of the bill eliminates the current allowance in Delaware for a revoked or suspended real estate appraiser to have an ownership interest in an AMC, and section four disallows AMCs from removing an appraiser from its appraiser panel without prior notice. Delaware’s law currently allows AMCs to do so if the appraiser was only added to the panel in the previous 60 days. Federal law does not have any such allowance. Full Article Delaware - Signed
4 SB 54 By legis.delaware.gov Published On :: Thu, 04 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0400 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SIZE AND WEIGHT OF VEHICLES AND LOADS AND MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY - RESPONSIBILITY.This Bill codifies Delaware’s compatibility with certain sections of the Federal Code of Regulations related to weight of vehicles and loads and commercial vehicle safety. Delaware enforces violations contained in the Code of Federal Regulations Parts 374, 385, and 386 and wishes to formally adopt those parts and any subsequent amendments thereto. Full Article Delaware - Signed
4 HB 142 w/ SA 1 By legis.delaware.gov Published On :: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0400 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 13 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COORDINATING COUNCIL.This Act adds one more member, a licensed health care professional knowledgeable in the screening and identification of domestic violence cases appointed by the Council, to the Fatal Incident Review Team of the Domestic Violence Coordinating Council. The Act also updates language regarding victims of domestic violence to include survivors. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual. Full Article Delaware - Signed
4 HB 194 w/ HA 1 By legis.delaware.gov Published On :: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0400 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGERS.Over 80% of pharmaceuticals in the United States are purchased through pharmacy benefits manager (“PBM”) networks. PBMs serve as intermediaries between health plans, pharmaceutical manufacturers and pharmacies, and PBMs establish networks for consumers to receive reimbursement for drugs. Given the scope of PBMs in the healthcare delivery system, this Act is designed to provide enhanced oversight and transparency as it relates PBMs. Specifically, this Act does the following: (1) Requires PBMs to register with the Insurance Commissioner. (2) Permits the Insurance Commissioner to issue cease and desist orders based on fraudulent acts or violations of Chapter 33A of Title 18 committed by PBMs. (3) Requires PBMs to maintain certain records. (4) Permits the Insurance Commissioner to examine the affairs of PBMs. (5) Grants the Insurance Commissioner the authority to enforce Chapter 33A of Title 18 by imposing fines, requiring PBMs to take affirmative actions, and suspending, denying, or revoking a PBM’s registration. In addition, this Act updates existing law regarding maximum allowable cost lists and establishes a more transparent appeals process for a pharmacy to rely on if a PBM does not reimburse the pharmacy the amount owed under their contract or the maximum allowable cost list. Finally, this Act makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual. Full Article Delaware - Signed
4 HB 146 By legis.delaware.gov Published On :: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0400 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.This bill makes three changes to health insurers and their relationships to providers. First, it limits the number of records that can be requested by a payer from a provider for post claim adjudication audits within a specific period of time. Second, it establishes a minimum filling standard for claims to be made. And third, it details requirements for electronic medical claim submissions and payment remittance. The goal is to reduce the overall cost to collect and make the process of claims, payments, and post claim adjudication audits more efficient especially as more insurers require electronic claims. Full Article Delaware - Signed
4 HB 242 By legis.delaware.gov Published On :: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0400 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO FEES COLLECTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE.Delaware is currently ranked highest in the nation for form filing fees. This Act ensures that Delaware stays competitive as an insurer domicile by preventing the Insurance Commissioner from charging more than $2000 per filing for form filing fees. Full Article Delaware - Signed
4 SB 74 By legis.delaware.gov Published On :: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0400 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 30, CHAPTER 20 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO NEW ECONOMY JOBS PROGRAM CREDITS.This bill makes modification to the New Economy Jobs Credit allowing qualified employers to pro-rate their job creation activity in the first certified year, ensuring the indexation of the salary threshold is conducted prior to the calendar year to assist with business planning and establishing an incentive to qualified employers to maintain their employment thresholds. Full Article Delaware - Signed
4 SB 84 w/ SA 2 By legis.delaware.gov Published On :: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0400 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE NATIVE SPECIES COMMISSION.This Act revises the Delaware Native Species Commission by doing the following: 1. Adds a member from the Delaware Department of Transportation. 2. Removes the requirement that Governor appointees be citizens of this State. 3. Requires that the members who represent stakeholder commercial interests represent those interests in Delaware. 4. Adds 2 additional public members. Full Article Delaware - Signed
4 SB 114 By legis.delaware.gov Published On :: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0400 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK EXAMINERS.This Act corrects a technical error in House Bill No. 311 of the 149th General Assembly. HB 311 was intended to allow the grandfathering of licenses under Chapter 39, Title 24 to occur up to 2 years after HB 311 was enacted. In fact, however, HB 311's effective date allowed for only 1 year. Under this Act, the grandfathering period will be for the intended period of 2 years. Full Article Delaware - Signed
4 SB 146 By legis.delaware.gov Published On :: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0400 AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE AND APPROVE THE TRANSFER OF CERTAIN STATE OF DELAWARE OWNED REAL PROPERTY IN KENT COUNTY TO THE TOWN OF SMYRNA.This Act authorizes the Department of Health and Social Services to transfer to the Town of Smyrna excess land around the Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill, which borders on Lake Como, for $1.00. The land shall be used to expand the size of the park around Lake Como. Full Article Delaware - Signed
4 SB 140 w/ SA 1 By legis.delaware.gov Published On :: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0400 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO WIRELESS COMMUNICATION LEASES FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY PARK AREAS AND OPEN SPACE.This Act will expand New Castle County’s limited authority to lease park land or land held in public trust to include leases for erecting, maintaining and operating wireless communications facilities. State law currently limits public land leases to those for recreational purposes and related activities. At common law, the State legislature must approve transfers or changes in the use of park land; however, this function may be delegated to municipalities through legislative action. This Act is intended to abrogate the restrictions on permitted uses for public parks, held in a public trust as provided in the common law, including the restrictions set forth in Anderson v. Mayor and Council of Wilmington, 137 A.2d 521 (Del. Ch. 1958) and Lord v. City of Wilmington, 332 A.2d 414 (Del. Ch. 1975), aff'd, 378 A.3d 635 (Del. 1977), and to amend state law to permit specifically a wireless communications lease on such land as minimally intrusive and with the approval of County Council. Full Article Delaware - Signed
4 SB 142 By legis.delaware.gov Published On :: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0400 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ADULT ESTABLISHMENTS.This Act prohibits a new adult entertainment establishment or adult-oriented retail establishment from operating in a building in which an adult entertainment establishment or adult-oriented retail establishment previously operated. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual. Full Article Delaware - Signed
