DE HB421 | 2015-2016 | 148th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on June 14 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-06-14 - Stricken
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on June 14 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-06-14 - Stricken
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Summary
This bill would mandate an increase in payments made to Direct Support Professionals – persons who are caregivers for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in a home or community setting. These rate increases are necessary in order to keep people with intellectual and developmental disabilities safe and integrated to the maximum extent possible in their local communities.
Title
An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code With Respect To The Division Of Developmental Disabilities Services.
Sponsors
| Rep. Melanie Smith [D] | Sen. Bethany Hall-Long [D] | Rep. Ruth Briggs King [R] | Rep. Ruth Briggs King [R] |
| Rep. Debra Heffernan [D] | Rep. Kevin Hensley [R] | Sen. Bryan Townsend [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-14 | House | Stricken |
| 2016-06-14 | House | Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House |
