SB 162

  • Delaware Senate Bill
  • 151st General Assembly (2021-2022)
  • Introduced in Senate Jun 10, 2021
  • Passed Senate Jun 09, 2021
  • Passed House Jun 23, 2021
  • Signed by Governor Jul 30, 2021

An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Advisory Council To The Division Of Developmental Disabilities Services.

Abstract

This Act is a result of the Division of Developmental Disabilities Services Task Force ("the Task Force"), which was created under Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 62 and extended by House Bill No. 345, both of the 150th General Assembly. This Act fulfills 2 of the Task Force's many recommendations, by requiring that the chair or vice chair of the Advisory Council to the Division of Developmental Disabilities Services be an individual with a developmental disability, and amending the Advisory Council membership to include the following: - 7 representatives of families, service recipients, and self-advocates who currently receive services from the Division of Developmental Disabilities Services. - 5 representatives of a cross section of service providers in the developmental disabilities community who currently operate within the Division of Developmental Disabilities Services system, including residential service providers, day habilitation service providers, employment service providers, clinical service providers, behavioral or mental health service providers. - 5 professional advocates, representing the following organizations: Delaware Developmental Disabilities Council, State Council for Persons with Disabilities, Disabilities Law Program at Delaware Community Legal Aid Society, Inc., The Arc of Delaware, and Center for Disabilities Studies at University of Delaware.

Bill Sponsors (7)

Votes


Jun 23, 2021

Jun 09, 2021

Actions


Jul 30, 2021

Office of the Governor

Signed by Governor

Jun 23, 2021

House

Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES

Jun 18, 2021

House

Suspension of Rules in House

Jun 15, 2021

House

Reported Out of Committee (Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability)) in House with 2 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits

  • Committee-Passage
  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability

Jun 10, 2021

House

Assigned to Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability) Committee in House

  • Introduction
  • Referral-Committee
Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability)

Jun 09, 2021

Senate

Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

Senate

Amendment SA 1 to SB 162 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

Senate

Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits

  • Committee-Passage
  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
Elections & Government Affairs

Jun 04, 2021

Senate

Amendment SA 1 to SB 162 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

Jun 03, 2021

Senate

Introduced and Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate

  • Introduction
  • Referral-Committee
Elections & Government Affairs

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
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SA 1 to SB 162 HTML PDF

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