House Bill 73 – Expands an existing program allowing Delaware National Guardsmen to receive financial assistance for a master’s degree. It does not allocate any additional funding above the amount already appropriated in the fiscal 2009 budget for the existing financial assistance program. The legislation also allows guardsmen to receive less than a 2.0 GPA on an individual course but still retain their funding if they maintain at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA. (On a 4.0 scale, a 2.0 is a “C” grade.) Currently, if a guardsman receives less than a 2.0 GPA in any one class, she or he would lose funding for the entire semester or session.

Status: SIGNED

House Bill 114  – Exempts active military personnel and their spouses from having to pay the $25 fee for a copy of their marriage license or certificates. Military personnel and their spouses are required to file multiple copies of their marriage licenses/certificates to apply for and prove eligibility for a wide array of military entitlements and benefits.

Status: SIGNED

House Bill 187 – Permanently designates the Friday before Mother’s Day of each year as Military Spouse Appreciation Day.

Status: SIGNED