This Act requires that a board or commission created after the effective date of this Act submit the initial adopted rules and regulations pertaining to the licensure, maintenance, and standards of the board or commission to the Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee, shall review the rules and regulations and make recommendations in accordance with § 10212 of Title 29.
This Act prohibits insurance companies from frequently attempting to settle claims with their insureds for less than an amount a reasonable person would believe to be fair based on a common, verifiable compilation of valuation data, such as the NADA guides.
This bill would allow Delaware residents two new deductions from personal income tax. The first is a deduction from taxable income of up to $2,500 for contributions to a “529” College Savings Plan. The second is a deduction from taxable income of up to $2,500 for contributions to a “529A” Savings Account – a special account for meeting the needs of certain individuals with disabilities. Under this Act, a Delaware resident taxpayer would be eligible for the deduction regardless of whether they made a contribution to a 529 or 529A plan sponsored by the State of Delaware or another state or institution, so long as the plans met federal criterion.
This bill would prevent an employer operating a nursing facility or similar facility from employing or continuing to employ a person with an adjudication of delinquency deemed disqualifying by DHSS's regulations.
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, on average, an incarcerated parent with a child support order has the potential to leave prison with nearly $20,000 in child support debt, having entered the system with around half that amount owed. This national statistic is consistent with Delaware, where the average child support debt for those currently incarcerated in Delaware is $10,000. Failing to recognize the inability to pay while incarcerated undermines the obligor's ability to make a successful transition and meet their obligations post-release, including the ability to pay child support. Delaware Family Court Rules will consider a term of incarceration that exceeds 1 year as evidence of a diminished earning capacity but the incarcerated parent needs to file a motion asking the Family Court for relief from the Child Support Order. The vast majority of incarcerated parents do not have independent income, resources, or assets with which to pay an obligation of child support consistent with their pre-incarceration circumstances. This Act automatically suspends child support orders when a defendant is incarcerated or involuntarily committed for over 180 days unless the defendant has the means to pay support while incarcerated or involuntarily committed, the defendant is incarcerated for a crime of domestic violence against the custodial relative or the supported child, or is incarcerated for failure to comply with an order to pay child support.
This bill would prohibit individuals with an adjudication of delinquency involving physical or sexual assault crimes against another child or an adult from being an employee, volunteer, or contractor for a child-serving entity. Such prohibition shall last for 10 years following the date of adjudication. These crimes are: reckless endangering in the first degree; abuse of a pregnant female in the second degree; abuse of a pregnant female in the first degree; strangulation; assault in the second degree; assault in the first degree; vehicular assault in the first degree; vehicular homicide in the second degree; vehicular homicide in the first degree; criminally negligent homicide; manslaughter; murder by abuse or neglect in the second degree; murder by abuse or neglect in the first degree; murder in the second degree; murder in the first degree; promoting suicide; abortion; unlawful sexual contact in the second degree; unlawful sexual contact in the first degree; rape in the fourth degree; rape in the third degree; rape in the second degree; rape in the first degree; sexual extortion; bestiality; continuous sexual abuse of a child; dangerous crime against a child; sex offender unlawful sexual conduct against a child; sexual abuse of a child by a person in a position of trust, authority or supervision in the first degree; sexual abuse of a child by a person in a position of trust, authority or supervision in the second degree; dangerous crime against a child; female genital mutilation; dealing in children; abandonment of child; endangering the welfare of a child; child abuse in the second degree; child abuse in the first degree; crime against a vulnerable adult; sexual exploitation of a child; dealing in child pornography; subsequent convictions of sexual exploitation of a child or dealing in child pornography; possession of child pornography; sexual offenders, prohibitions from school zones; sexual solicitation of a child; and promoting sexual solicitation of a child. Under Title 31, Section 309(b)(4), the term "Child-serving entity" is defined to mean: a. The DSCYF; which includes any employee or volunteer of DSCYF or 1 of its contractors who have regular direct access to children and/or adolescents under the age of 18, but who do not provide child-care services at a facility as referred to in paragraph (b)(4)b. of this section; b. Residential child-care facilities in Delaware which are under contract with or operated directly by DSCYF; c. Public and private schools, including employees of the Department of Education; d. Child-care providers as defined in § 342 of title 31; e. Youth camps or summer schools that are exempt from child-care licensing requirements; and f. Facilities and individuals registered and eligible for Federal Child Care Development Block Grant funds through the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services.
This bill would prohibit a person, who was adjudicated a delinquent for a crime that would otherwise be a felony if the person was not a minor, from being a qualified voter for a period of 10 years.
This Act requires children 2 years of age or younger to be secured in a rear-facing child passenger restraint system, until the child outgrows the maximum weight and height limits designated by the car seat manufacturer or until the child weighs 40 or more pounds or is 40 or more inches tall. The law takes effect 1 year after its enactment into law to allow residents of this state sufficient time to become aware of the rear-facing car seat requirement.
This bill changes the calculation of biweekly pay for State officials and employees to compensate for the 27th pay period that occurs approximately every 11 years. This calculation is used by the Federal government to fairly spread the impact of the 27th pay over all pay periods. The last leap year resulted in an additional 58 million dollar cost.
Advance deposit wagering (“ADW”) has been the only growing segment of the pari-mutuel industry for more than a decade, is practiced nationwide especially in all of our surrounding states, and has been practiced by Delaware residents without authority or regulation, providing no contribution to the State’s racing industry. This Amendment provides for proceeds of advance deposit wagering that is conducted in the state to be used to support and improve the horse racing industry in Delaware by improving purses, supporting breeding, and ensuring that the industry is adequately regulated for the protection of all participants.
This Act increases State tax levied and imposed on both domestic and foreign limited liability companies. This increase generates additional revenue for the State of Delaware.
This Act removes the ability of members of the Interagency Resource Management Committee to appoint designees to serve in their stead.
