| SB 96 | Signed | McDowell | In January of 2015, the Office of Civil Rights & Public Trust was created by the Attorney General to establish a centralized office within the Department of Justice for the investigation of matters concerning civil rights enforcement and the prosecution of matters concerning violations of the public trust. This office must remain an independent entity within the Department of Justice to avoid conflicts with other Department of Justice duties and thus effectively enforce laws protecting the public trust and civil rights.
Thus, this Act creates the Division of Civil Rights and Public Trust within the Department of Justice which will be separate from the other Divisions within the Department of Justice and have a Director who reports directly to the Chief Deputy Attorney General, to avoid conflicts of interest with the work of the other Divisions. This Act also clarifies the current scope of the Department of Justice’s ability to investigate and bring civil rights actions to protect the civil rights of all Delawareans. | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. |
| HB 178 w/ HA 1 | Signed | Lynn | This Act reconciles discrepancies between § 8705 of Title 9 of the Delaware Code and § 2903 of Title 25 of the Delaware Code, clarifying that all taxes assessed against real estate by Kent or Sussex Counties are governed by § 8705 of Title 9 and that the date on which Sussex County considers a tax delinquent is July 1.
The Act also clarifies that the duration of a lien for municipal taxes for a municipalities in Kent and Sussex Counties is 10 years unless a period greater than 10 years is provided for in the municipality’s charter. | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9 AND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LIENS FOR TAXES ASSESSED AGAINST REAL PROPERTY. |
| HCR 70 | Passed | Baumbach | This Concurrent Resolution recognizes Delaware libraries for their contributions to their communities and the services they deliver to Delawareans from all walks of life, on the occasion of Delaware Library Legislative Day, Jan. 22, 2020, and encourages all Delawareans to get a library card and use it often. | RECOGNIZING LIBRARIES, LIBRARIANS, LIBRARY WORKERS, AND SUPPORTERS OF LIBRARIES ACROSS DELAWARE ON THE OCCASION OF DELAWARE LIBRARY LEGISLATIVE DAY, 2020. |
| HCR 66 | Passed | Bennett | This Concurrent Resolution extends the due date of the Pharmacy Reimbursement Task Force's report to March 31, 2020. | EXTENDING THE REPORTING DATE FOR THE PHARMACY REIMBURSEMENT TASK FORCE. |
| HCR 68 | Passed | Minor-Brown | This concurrent resolution designates January 19-25, 2020 as Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists' (CRNA) Week in the State of Delaware. | DESIGNATING JANUARY 19-25, 2020 AS CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETISTS' WEEK IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE. |
| HCR 71 | Passed | K. Williams | This Concurrent Resolution recognizes January 2020 as Human Trafficking Awareness Month in Delaware. | RECOGNIZING THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2020 AS "HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS MONTH" IN DELAWARE. |