Sen. John Edwards
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District SD-021
Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 132
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Two-Year College Transfer Grant; clarification for eligibility. [SB-148]
Two-Year College Transfer Grant. Clarifies that (i) grants are made to institutions on behalf of students, not to students directly, (ii) students entering college during summer 2007 term are eligible, (iii) 3.0 grade point average is required only on completion of associate degree program, and (iv) the award amount is a maximum of $1,000, plus an additional maximum of $1,000 for engineering, mathematics, nursing, teaching, or science students. The bill also removes the requirement that institutions of higher education reduce state financial aid
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Edwards House: Left In Appropriations on 03/03/2008
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Income tax credit, earned; Department of Social Services to provide notice to all applicants. [SB-15]
Notice to recipients; earned income tax credit. Requires the Department of Social Services to provide notice of the federal and state earned income tax credit to all recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), food stamps, or certain medical assistance. Notice shall be mailed to recipients annually and shall include information on the qualifying income levels, the amount of credit available, the process for applying for the credit, and the availability of assistance in applying for the credit.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Edwards Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0086) on 03/04/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Wilderness Road: Virginia's Heritage Migration Route; designating certain highway segments thereas. [SB-150]
Wilderness Road: Virginia's Heritage Migration Route. Designates U.S. Route 11 from Winchester to Bristol, connecting with the Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail in Scott County and continuing west on U.S. Routes 58 and 23, ending at Cumberland Gap National Heritage Park in Lee County where it intersects with the Kentucky Wilderness Road Heritage Highway; and the Fincastle Turnpike and the Carolina Road spurs that branch off in Botetourt County as the "Wilderness Road: Virginia's Heritage Migration Route." This designation shall not affect any other
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Edwards Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0687) on 04/14/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Crisis intervention team pilot programs; established for persons with mental illness, report. [SB-16]
Crisis intervention pilot programs for persons with mental illness. Permits the Department of Criminal Justice Services to establish crisis intervention team pilot programs in areas of the state by January 1, 2009. The crisis intervention team pilot programs shall assist law-enforcement officers in responding to crisis situations involving persons with mental illness, substance abuse problems, or both. By November 1, 2008, the Department shall submit to the Joint Commission on Health Care a report outlining the plan for the program. The Department,
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Edwards Senate: Continued To 2009 In Finance (16-y 0-n) on 02/13/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Medical services; State's lien for payment. [SB-17]
Commonwealth's lien for payment of medical services; reduction. Provides that in the event that the Commonwealth's lien against any recovery from a third party obtained by an injured person whose medical costs were paid in whole or in part by the Commonwealth is compromised under § 2.2-514, this lien shall be reduced by an amount proportionate to the costs, expenses, and attorney fees incurred by the injured person.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Edwards Senate: Continued To 2009 In Finance (13-y 1-n) on 02/05/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Mental health courts; establishment of pilot program, report. [SB-18]
Mental health courts; pilot program. Directs the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court to establish by January 1, 2009, no less than two and no more than five mental health courts in Virginia for nonviolent offenders with serious mental illnesses.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Edwards Senate: Continued To 2009 In Finance (16-y 0-n) on 02/13/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Judges; increases mandatory retirement age. [SB-19]
Mandatory retirement age for judges. Increases the mandatory retirement age for judges from age 70 to age 75. This bill incorporates
Sponsored by: Sen. John Edwards Senate: Continued To 2009 In Courts Of Justice on 02/05/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Carbon monoxide alarms; locality to require installation in certain buildings. [SB-20]
Carbon monoxide detectors in certain buildings. Provides that any locality may, by ordinance, require carbon monoxide alarms be installed in (i) any building containing one or more dwelling units, (ii) any hotel or motel regularly used, offered for, or intended to be used to provide overnight sleeping accommodations, and (iii) any rooming house regularly used, offered for, or intended to be used to provide overnight sleeping accommodations when such structures or buildings contain dwelling units that have an attached garage or carport or are serviced
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Edwards House: Left In General Laws on 03/03/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program; increases annual assessment for physicians. [SB-211]
Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program. Increases the annual assessment for physicians who participate in the Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program from its current level of $5,300 to $5,600, which amount will increase thereafter to a maximum of $6,200. The annual participating hospital assessment will increase from $50 per live birth to $52.50 per live birth in 2008, which amount will increase each year thereafter by $2.50 per live birth to a maximum of $55 per live birth. The size of the board
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Edwards Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0267) on 03/06/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Act; right to confront witnesses. [SB-212]
Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Act; evidence. Allows all parties to a claim under the Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Act to confront and cross-examine witnesses, and provides that a party shall not be precluded from conducting depositions of any witness from whom evidence is elicited. The measure also creates a mechanism for voiding an adverse determination in a claim made pursuant to Chapter 919 of the 2006 Acts of Assembly where a party was denied the opportunity to confront and cross-examine
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Edwards Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0145) on 03/05/2008