Sen. David Sokola

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District SD-008
Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 80

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To An Academic Achievement Award Program. [SB-151]
This Act creates a pilot Academic Achievement Awards program, which would use federal stimulus funds to make financial awards to schools that significantly close the achievement gap and schools that exceed their adequate yearly progress for two or more consecutive years. The awards are focused on schools that have high percentages of economically disadvantaged students.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. David Sokola Signed By Governor on 08/13/2009

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 26 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Customer Sited Energy Resources. [SB-153]
This bill prepares Delaware for a new technology, grid-integrated electric vehicles with vehicle-to-grid power. This technology provides electrical storage and other services to the grid; it does not generate new power and thus over time will not receive a net credit due to net metering.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Signed By Governor on 09/21/2009

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Civil Administrative Procedures. [SB-159]
The purpose of this legislation is to create a uniform process for licensing boards to use hearing panels to conduct hearings regarding disciplinary complaints and complaints of unlicensed practice. The recommendations of the hearing panel are not final until approved by a majority vote of members present at a properly convened board meeting.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Kowalko Signed By Governor on 07/08/2009

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 30 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Pharmacies. [SB-162]
This Bill creates an assessment of 2% of gross receipts from any pharmacy in Delaware not participating in the Medicaid program. It requires all collected funds to be deposited in a special fund dedicated to Medicaid related expenses.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Harris McDowell Assigned To Finance Committee In Senate on 01/12/2010

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Professions And Occupations. [SB-164]
This bill allows the boards of Accountancy, Landscape Architecture, Architects, Podiatry, Chiropractic, Cosmetology & Barbering and Aestheticians, Dental Examiners, Electrical Examiners, Plumbing/HVACR Examiners, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Examiners of Optometry, Pharmacy, Physical Therapists and Athletic Trainers, Professional Land Surveyors, Dietetics/Nutrition, Real Estate Commission, Real Estate Appraisers, Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Professionals, Funeral Services, Veterinary Medicine, Psychology, Geology, Speech Pathologists, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Kowalko Signed By Governor on 08/18/2009

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Bicycle And Motor Vehicle Safety. [SB-168]
This bill would create a safe-passing zone between a motor vehicle and a bicycle, when the motor vehicle is overtaking a bicycle traveling in the same direction. If a three-foot-wide passing space is not possible, then the driver of the motor vehicle is to slow down to increase the margin for passing safely beyond the bicycle. This bill is supported by the Delaware Bicycle Council, and is based on similar legislation in Rhode Island.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Helene Keeley Introduced And Assigned To Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee In House on 06/30/2009

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Obstruction Of Ingress And Egress To Health Care Facilities. [SB-169]
This Bill will make obstructing ingress to or egress from a health care facility a Class B misdemeanor.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Introduced And Assigned To Judiciary Committee In House on 06/30/2009

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 18 Of The Delaware Code Creating A Delaware Health Insurance Pool. [SB-17]
This Bill creates a statewide health insurance purchasing pool to allow individuals and small businesses to obtain the most favorable premiums possible from the private insurance market. Author: Senator Blevins

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Assigned To Health & Social Services Committee In Senate on 01/27/2009

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Speech/language Pathology, Audiology And Hearing Aid Dispensers. [SB-170]
This bill implements the 2009 Join Sunset Committee recommendations. It changes the Board composition to more accurately reflect the licensee population. This bill also amends the definition of “practice of audiology” allowing audiologists to have a combined license to dispense hearing aids without meeting the licensure requirements for hearing aid dispensers. This change is appropriate because audiologists are trained to dispense hearing aids. Further, this bill amends the licensure requirements for audiologists from a master’s degree and completion (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Colin Bonini Signed By Governor on 07/10/2009

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Chapter 16 Of Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Adult Entertainment. [SB-179]
This bill implements the recommendations of the Joint Sunset Committee’s review regarding the Commission of Adult Entertainment Establishments. This bill: Clarifies the intent of the General Assembly to include that the health, safety and welfare of the people of the State are imperiled by the widespread operation of adult oriented retail businesses without reasonable time, place and manner limitations on such businesses; Defines “Adult oriented retail establishment" as any commercial establishment, business or service, or portion thereof, which (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Colin Bonini Signed By Governor on 07/16/2009

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