Val Longhurst
- Democratic
- Representative
- District 15
Primary
This Act is Nolan’s Law. The purpose of this legislation is to provide more behavioral health supports to school districts and charter schools in the aftermath of a school-connected traumatic event, which is defined as the death of any student, educator, administrator, or other building employee of a public school. The Department of Education is charged with developing guidance, best practices, and written resources for schools dealing with a school-connected traumatic event. The Department must consult with behavioral health specialists and school-based mental health professional organizations such as NAMI, Delaware, Delaware Association of School Psychologists, Delaware School Counselors Association, and the School Social Workers Association of Delaware. The Department must finalize these items by January 1, 2024. This legislation also requires the Department to cover the costs of grief counseling offered to students for up to thirty days after a school-connected traumatic event. In an effort to create a more standardized approach for the occurrence of a school-connected traumatic event, this bill charges each school district and charter school to establish a detailed crisis response policy that must meet a minimum number of required policies and procedures. Policies must be adopted by the school district or charter and distributed to the Department of Education by September 1, 2024.
Signed by Governor
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
Passed By House. Votes: 36 YES 5 ABSENT
Amendment HA 2 to HB 4 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
Amendment HA 2 to HB 4 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
Amendment HA 1 to HB 4 - Stricken in House
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 9 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
Amendment HA 1 to HB 4 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House
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