CALENDAR OF EVENTS/HEARING NOTICES
CALENDAR
April 2021
PUBLIC NOTICE
On March 12, 2020, Governor Carney issued a declaration of a state of emergency for the state of Delaware due to a public health threat. The State of Emergency allows all public meetings of executive branch public bodies, including the SBE, to be conducted electronically, either by means of telephone conference call or video-conference call.
In accordance with the State of Emergency, the State Board of Education is currently holding meetings electronically. The meeting information can be accessed via the public meeting calendar (https://publicmeetings.delaware.gov/Search?q=&AnyAll=Any&AgencyID=22&StartDateInclusive=2020-08-01). Members of the public can join the meeting via the web or telephone.
Meeting materials are available on the State Board of Education's eBoard site (https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/index.aspx?s=190001). (If you are having technical difficulties accessing the site, please try a different browser.)
Division of Professional Regulation
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Delaware Board of Nursing, pursuant to 24 Del. C. § 1904(c), proposes to revise its regulations to add a requirement that nurses provided workforce data upon renewal and reinstatement. In addition, the proposed changes clarify all renewal and reinstatement requirements. Finally, the proposed changes add "gender identity and expression" to the list of bases upon which a nurse shall not discriminate against a patient.
The Board will hold a telephonic public hearing on the proposed regulation changes on May 12, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. The telephone number will be posted at least seven days prior to the hearing on the Delaware public meeting calendar and Division of Professional Regulation website. Written comments should be sent to Dr. Pamela Zickafoose, Executive Director of the Delaware Board of Nursing, Cannon Building, 861 Silver Lake Blvd., Dover, DE 19904. Written comments will be accepted until May 27, 2021 pursuant to 29 Del. C. § 10118(a).
