Rep. Charles Potter

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District HD-001
Party Democrat
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State (Delaware)
Delaware 147th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The School District Enrollment Choice Program. [HB-337]
This bill promotes uniformity in the timing of the application process for school districts, charter schools, magnet schools, and career and technical education schools.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Kowalko Signed By Governor on 06/25/2014

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Delaware 147th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Related To Professional Licensing. [HB-339]
This bill amends the Delaware Code concerning barber licensing by permitting the merger of classroom instruction and an apprenticeship to attain licensure. Specifically, a combined 600 classroom instructional hours and 1500 apprenticeship hours will qualify the candidate for licensure barber licensure. This bill also inserts cosmetologist apprentice language in the appropriate subsection.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Margaret Henry Signed By Governor on 08/13/2014

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Delaware 147th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Establishing A School Safety And Security Fund. [HB-34]
This Act establishes the Delaware School Safety and Security Fund to allow eligible public schools to compete for grant awards to partially or fully fund projects intended to improve school safety or security. The Department of Education shall administer the competitive grant program. This Act further requires all funding to be awarded by a five-member committee consisting of representatives from the Department of Education, Department of Safety and Homeland Security, the Office of Management and Budget, the Governor’s office, and the Delaware Association (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Introduced And Assigned To Education Committee In House on 03/07/2013

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Delaware 147th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 19 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Public Employment Relations. [HB-341]
This bill allows for collective bargaining in each of the defined units when a majority of the identified employees are recognized. In addition, specific dates and timeframes are added.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Kowalko Assigned To Appropriations Committee In House on 06/17/2014

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Delaware 147th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Titles 10 And 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Nonviolent Drug Offenders. [HB-343]
This bill amends Title 16 (Health and Safety) by substituting the “Delaware Crime Prevention and Rehabilitation Act” (DCPRA) for the “First offenders controlled substance diversion program.” Specifically, the DCPRA extends its coverage beyond first offenders to those that are by definition “nonviolent drug offenders.” Under this Act sentencing of these offenders mandatorily will emphasize an individualized drug treatment and rehabilitation component that is crafted by treatment providers and delivered at Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation centers (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Kowalko Introduced And Assigned To Health & Human Development Committee In House on 05/15/2014

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Delaware 147th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Penalties For Possession And Purchase Of Deadly Weapons By Persons Prohibited. [HB-36]
This Act increases certain minimum sentences required for the use of firearms by persons prohibited.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Signed By Governor on 07/18/2013

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Delaware 147th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Contractual Limitation Periods. [HB-363]
Delaware common law currently permits contracting parties to effectively opt into a 20 year limitations period by entering into a contract under seal. Absent compliance with the requirements for a contract under seal, the statute of limitations for breach of contract claims is generally three years or, in the case of contracts governed by Article 2 of the Delaware UCC, four years. Subsection (c) gives clear statutory authorization to the parties’ freedom to contract beyond the three or four year statutory period without resorting to the use of a (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Melanie Smith Signed By Governor on 07/22/2014

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Delaware 147th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Chapter 38, Title 12 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Creation, Regulation, Operation And Dissolution Of Domestic Statutory Trusts. [HB-364]
This bill makes the following changes to Delaware Statutory Trust Act (the “Act”) to keep it current and to maintain its national preeminence. The following is a section-by-section review of the proposed amendments of the Act. Section 1. This section amends 3803(d) of the Act to clarify that a defense of usury shall not apply to obligations of a beneficial owner or trustee of a statutory trust owed to a beneficial owner or trustee of a statutory trust when the obligations arise under the governing instrument or a separate agreement in writing. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Signed By Governor on 07/23/2014

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Delaware 147th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 31 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Child Care. [HB-366]
This bill allows a licensee or a potential licensee of Child Care to appeal a decision by the Secretary of DSCYF to revoke, suspend or deny their application for a license. This appeal would go to Superior Court on the record and pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act. Currently, there is no direct appeal right to Superior Court for a licensee or potential licensee. The bill also makes minor changes to the administrative hearings, to bring them into compliance with the Administrative Procedures Act. Finally, the bill codifies the process (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Harris McDowell Signed By Governor on 07/21/2014

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Delaware 147th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Penalties For Possession Of A Firearm During The Commission Of A Felony. [HB-37]
Currently 1447A punishes the possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony but does not differentiate between persons having a firearm in their possession and persons who use the firearm during the commission of a crime. This Act makes this distinction and provides enhanced penalties for those displaying and discharging a firearm, and causing serious physical injury to a non-participant during the commission of a crime. This Act further, like the current statute, provides enhanced penalties for those who have twice before been convicted (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Reported Out Of Committee (appropriations) In House With 4 On Its Merits on 04/01/2014

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