| HB 18 | Signed | Osienski | This Act revises the requirements for the shape of a Complete Community Enterprise Districts (“District”) to maximize the use of transit, walking, and bicycling by residents and employees. Specifically, this Act does all of the following:
1. Eliminates the minimum size.
2. Requires the District to contain more than 1 parcel and that part of at least 1 parcel be within a ½ mile from a bus or rail stop or station.
3. Requires the District to include adjacent neighborhoods within a ½ mile from a bus or rail stop or station.
4. Prohibits a district from being in the shape of a linear corridor and requires that each parcel of land in the District is zoned to maximize the use of transit, walking, and bicycling.
5. Requires that a District be part of a master development plan that maximizes the use of transit, walking, and bicycling by residents and employees.
This Act also repeals the definition of "isoperimetric quotient" because the term is being removed and replaced with paragraphs (3), (7), and (9) of § 2104 of Title 2, in the revised requirements for a Complete Community Enterprise District.
| AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 2 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO COMPLETE COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE DISTRICTS. |
| HB 20 w/ HA 1 | Signed | Longhurst | This bill requires all public and charter schools which have students in grades 6-12 to provide free feminine hygiene products in 50% of the bathrooms used by students who can have a menstrual cycle. This bill also requires schools to publish on its website and post in its common areas the locations of the bathrooms where the hygiene products are provided. Finally, this bill provides that each school must consult with its school nurse regarding the products to be provided. | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE PROVISION OF FREE FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS. |
| HB 33 w/ HA 1 + SA 1 | Signed | K. Johnson | This bill changes the relationship between physicians and physician assistants from supervisory to collaborative, in recognition of the evolving role of physician assistants and reflecting the education, training, and experience required for licensing, which emphasizes the team-based practice model. The bill retains a 1:4 ratio of physician assistants to physicians, unless a regulation of the Board increases or decreases the number. This limit of 1:4 does not apply to physicians and physician assistants who practice in the same physical office or facility building, such as an emergency department. This bill adds 2 physician assistants members recommended by the Regulatory Council for Physician Assistants to the Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline in lieu of 2 public members. The bill authorizes physician assistants to participate as uncompensated volunteers in public or community events. | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS. |
| HB 70 | Signed | Chukwuocha | This Act revises the bureaus established within the Department of Correction.
This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing language to the standards of the Delaware Drafting Manual. | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ESTABLISHMENT OF BUREAUS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION. |
| HCR 17 | Passed | Longhurst | This House Concurrent Resolution designates March 24, 2021 as "Equal Pay Day" in the State of Delaware. | DESIGNATING MARCH 24, 2021 AS "EQUAL PAY DAY" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE. |
| SA 1 to HB 33 | Passed | Lockman | This Amendment strikes House Amendment 1 to House Bill No. 33 in its entirety and makes technical corrections to House Bill No. 33 to conform it to the requirements of the Legislative Drafting Manual and clarifies that the Regulatory Council for Physician Assistants is authorized to recommend, not elect, individuals from its membership for appointment to the Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline by the Governor. | |
