top priorities for delaware

A coordinated list compiled by the Association of Chambers of Commerce of Delaware, of which the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce proudly participates.

Regulations and Permitting

• Implement the Ready in 6 initiative by identifing specific policies, procedures, laws and regulations that slow the permitting process and offer solutions

Health Insurance and Health Care Costs

• Focus on underwriting regulations at the Department of Insurance to allow varied options for employer health care policies, including association plans with essential health benefits

​ Workforce Development

• Focus on technical and vocational training
• Identify currently untapped Pathways program material
• Identify work-based learning programs to partner/expand/develop curriculum
• Work with technical schools to support vocational study
• Help develop coding curriculum for general education across the state
• Support the many employment opportunities in healthcare, technology, and building and industrial trade labor markets.
  

Infrastructure and Technology

• Support the creation of a Clean Water Trust Fund, which will not only provide the infrastructure necessary to provide clean drinking water to every Delawarean but will also address flooding and storm water remediation
  
• Bring more broadband options to Sussex and Kent counties and advanced technologies throughout the state

Tourism

• Create a statewide accommodations tax for person-to-person short-term rentals like Airbnb
  
• Ensure Delaware beaches remain family-friendly

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past studies:

Analysis of Delaware Permit Competitiveness
(Ready in 6)

Delaware's Coastal Zone Act:
​A Call for Modernization

Delaware Growth Agenda
The Delaware Business Roundtable

The Truth About Delaware's Global Brand

Unequal Pay: Comparing State & Private Sector Employee Compensation in Delaware
Andrew G. Biggs, Ph.D., presented by DPPI

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