This House Concurrent Resolution outlines the need for expansion of the exchange network between school and county libraries and requests that the Secretary of State develop and implement such expansion.

Co-Prime Sponsor: Poore; Status: Passed

This bill: (1) increases the number of directors on the Board and allows the Board to appoint four additional directors; (2) implements clarifying language; (3) sunsets the former Advisory Council to replace it with a subcommittee structure to allow greater participation from members of the public and to allow the Corporation to appoint and receive assistance and expertise from a greater variety of experts; and (4) allows the Board of Directors to amend the Certificate of Incorporation with approval from the General Assembly.

Co-Prime Sponsor: Poore; Status: Signed

This Act makes a technical correction to the charter of the New Castle City Municipal Services Commission. This changed language was passed in HB 344 of the 148th General Assembly, but, for technical reasons, it was not reflected in the Charter.

Prime Sponsor: Poore; Status: Signed

This legislation is based on information technology (“IT”) recommendations of the Government Efficiency and Accountability Review (“GEAR”) Board established by Governor Carney’s Executive Order Four. This act modernizes Chapter 90C of Title 29 of the Delaware Code and authorizes the establishment of a shared IT services model for state agencies. The shared services model centralizes the following duties and related executive branch personnel under DTI: technology end user support, cyber security, network management, server management, data management, IT project management, software application development/support, IT procurement oversight, IT fiscal planning, IT standards, and technology governance. This bill also reconstitutes the Technology Investment Council to increase state agency representation. The bill authorizes DTI to establish a transparent chargeback process for technology services in coordination with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Controller General. In addition to facilitating the delivery of technology services in a consistent and comprehensive manner, technology centralization will position the State to stay abreast of technologies to enable innovation and enhance services to Delawareans. IT centralization also supports regulatory compliance requirements (e.g. IRS, CJIS), network and data security, and provides controls for the overall State IT landscape and spend.

Prime Sponsor: Poore; Status: Passed

Under current Delaware law, the county sheriff’s offices are required to appraise goods that are being levied upon to pay debts. In addition, the sheriff’s offices can be held liable to pay the debts of a judgment debtor if, for example, they inadvertently neglect to make a return on a writ of execution. The appraisal provisions in Title 10 of the Delaware Code addressed in this act are out-of-date and impractical to implement. On the subject of the liability of the sheriff’s offices, it is a questionable policy to require the sheriff’s office to pay the debt of a judgment debtor for an inadvertent mistake in handling the procedure to levy upon and sell the debtor’s property. This act repeals the appraisal provisions in Title 10 related to the sheriff’s offices. It also repeals provisions imposing liability on the sheriff’s office to pay debt obligations of debtors who fail to pay their bills, when the sheriff’s office commits an error through neglect.

Prime Sponsor: Poore; Status: Passed

RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE.

Prime Sponsor: Poore; Status: Passed

Significant legislation sponsored or co-sponsored by Senator Poore during the 2015 session.

HB-200

Senate Sponsor[s]: Poore

Updates regulations for handicapped parking spaces to meet federal ADA standards and increases penalties for people illegally parking in a handicapped space from $100 to $250 for a first offense and from $200 to $500 for subsequent offenses.

Status: House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee Health and Welfare

Significant legislation sponsored or co-sponsored by Senator Poore during the 2015 session.

HB-119

Senate Sponsor[s]: Poore, Hall-Long

Senate Co-sponsor[s]: Bushweller

Synopsis: Removes the prohibition on selling alcohol to people with a mental condition or mental disability.

Status: Signed into law

Significant legislation sponsored or co-sponsored by Senator Poore during the 2015 session.

HB-60

Senate Sponsor[s]: Peterson, McDowell

Senate Co-sponsor[s]: Poore

Creates the Achieving a Better Life Experience program, which builds on federal legislation allowing creation of tax-advantaged savings accounts, similar to 529 college savings programs, to allow people with disabilities to save for qualified disability or education expenses. Establishes a seven-member board to oversee the program.

Status: Signed into law