Sen. Harris McDowell

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District SD-001
Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 8

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Education [HB-396]
This Act aligns Delaware law with the federal requirements of the reauthorized Individuals With Disabilities Education Act relating to the content of prior written notice, the requirements for the appointment of educational surrogates, and the applicable timelines for an administrative due process hearing. In December 2004, Congress amended and reauthorized the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. 1400, et seq. This Act also changes the terminology of “handicapped person” to “child with a disability” to reflect the change in federal (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Signed By Governor on 07/23/2010

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 13 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Divorce And Annulment. [HB-410]
Under Delaware law, upon the filing of a petition for divorce or annulment, an automatic preliminary injunction is issued prohibiting both parties from transferring, encumbering or disposing of any property, except in the ordinary course of business or for the necessities of life. This Act would permit a party to a divorce or annulment, while the preliminary injunction is in effect, to take action designed to affect the disposition of property in the event of their death, by providing the other party with notice of the property affected, and specific (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Signed By Governor on 07/23/2010

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Provide A Supplemental Appropriation For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2011 To The Department Of Transportation For The Purpose Of Providing Additional Funding For Municipal Street Aid. [HB-414]
This Act provides a supplemental appropriation of up to $4,000,000 of escheat funds as projected by DEFAC at its June, 2010 meeting, for Municipal Street Aid. These funds are in addition to the budget appropriation. This will help municipalities that lost such funding last year.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. William Outten Introduced And Assigned To Appropriations Committee In House on 05/27/2010

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Titles 10, 11, 16 And 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Drug Laws, Crimes And Criminal Procedure, Sentencing Accountability, Courts And Judicial Procedure, And Motor Vehicles. [HB-443]
This Act substantially revises drug crimes and related offenses. It replaces the current system, where the most serious offense – drug trafficking – is defined solely by the weight of the drugs, where the various felony offenses have little logical relationship to one another, and where possession of one dose of a drug, intended for personal use, often can be prosecuted as a felony. This Bill provides for a structured system of felony offenses, which would be 4752-56 of Title 16, in which the various considerations that are usually considered to (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Harris McDowell Assigned To Executive Committee In Senate on 06/17/2010

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Treatment Of Minors By Physicians Under The Medical Practice Act. [HB-456]
This act would require a physician or physician's assistant treating a person 15 years of age or younger to have another adult in the room when that child is disrobed, partially disrobed or otherwise undergoing certain physical examinations. That additional adult may be either a family member or other caretaker, or an adult staff member or colleague of the licensee. :

  

Sponsored by: Rep. William Outten Signed By Governor on 06/30/2010

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Titles 11, 24 And 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Training On Child Sexual And Physical Abuse, Exploitation And Domestic Violence And The Mandatory Reporting Thereof. [HB-457]
This act implements several recommendations made by Dean Linda Ammons and the Delaware Department of Justice concerning additional training for the medical community and law enforcement on the prevention of child sexual and physical abuse and mandatory reporting obligations. Sections 1 and 2 require that new physicians swear that they have reviewed and acknowledged their duty to report unprofessional conduct to the Board, and training on child abuse and related issues would be required as part of the renewal process. Section 3 empowers the Council (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Signed By Governor on 06/30/2010

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Registration To Practice Medicine. [HB-458]
This act improves the licensure and renewal requirements of Delaware law for physicians. Section 1 requires disclosure an applicant for licensure or renewal to disclose any professional regulatory investigation, and requires physicians to be fingerprinted by the State Bureau of Identification at least every ten years. Section 2 authorizes the State Bureau of Identification to release any subsequent criminal history it receives regarding licensees to the Board of Medical Practice, and Section 3 requires the Board to review that information at least (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Signed By Governor on 06/30/2010

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An Act To Amend Titles 24 And 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Medical Practice Act, The Board Of Medical Practice And The Department Of State. [HB-459]
This act improves the reporting process of the Board of Medical Practice by strengthening the Board's authority to police unprofessional conduct and clarifying and simplifying the Board's administrative procedures to improve the efficiency of the board and its ability to work with law enforcement. This act also makes certain similar changes that would affect all boards administered by the Division of Professional Regulation. Section 1 broadens the scope of hospital disciplinary actions that must be reported to the Board. Some hospitals implement (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Signed By Governor on 07/01/2010

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Student Academic Reward Scholarship At Wilmington University. [HB-461]
This Act creates the Delaware Student Academic Reward Scholarship Program. The goal of this Act is to provide students with an incentive to excel academically in the Student Excellence Equals Degree Program. Specifically this Act provides a tuition scholarship for a baccalaureate degree at Wilmington University for students who complete the Student Excellence Degree Program with a GPA of 3.5 (out of 4.0).

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Harris McDowell Stricken on 06/16/2010

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Crimes And Criminal Procedure. [HB-485]
This bill defines the Division of Professional Regulation as a "criminal justice agency" for purposes of Chapters 85 and 86 of Title 11. As a result, the Division will be provided greater access to information maintained by the State Bureau of Identification and Delaware Criminal Justice Information System (DELJIS). The Division will also be required to promulgate regulations mandating the Division’s reporting of certain information with respect to investigations and complaints that involve alleged criminal conduct into the Criminal Justice Information (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. William Outten Signed By Governor on 06/30/2010

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