DE HB473

Requires compassion center applicants to disclose labor peace agreements with bona fide labor organizations and maintain such agreements as an ongoing material condition of certification.

Expands applicant evaluation criteria to include employment standards (living wages at 300% of federal poverty level, health coverage, paid leave), workplace safety plans, and history of labor/employment violations for the applicant and any related businesses.

Requires compassion centers and safety compliance facilities to promptly report legal proceedings, investigations, and judgments against themselves or their owners and to provide sufficient compensation supporting workers' families and cost of living.

Eliminates the 5-year background check requirement for volunteers at compassion centers and safety compliance facilities.

Expands Department authority to evaluate compassion center registration renewals using the same competitive criteria as initial applications, including pesticide-free marijuana plans and disciplinary history.