HB 4

  • Delaware House Bill
  • 152nd General Assembly (2023-2024)
  • Introduced in House May 16, 2023
  • Passed House May 16, 2023
  • Passed Senate Jun 29, 2023
  • Signed by Governor Aug 16, 2023

An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Mental Health Services For School Trauma.

Abstract

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.

Bill Sponsors (19)

Votes


Jun 29, 2023

May 16, 2023

Actions


Aug 16, 2023

Office of the Governor

Signed by Governor

Jun 29, 2023

Senate

Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

Jun 07, 2023

Senate

Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits

  • Committee-Passage
  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
Education

May 16, 2023

House

Passed By House. Votes: 36 YES 5 ABSENT

Senate

Assigned to Education Committee in Senate

  • Introduction
  • Referral-Committee
Education

House

Amendment HA 2 to HB 4 - Passed In House by Voice Vote

House

Amendment HA 2 to HB 4 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

House

Amendment HA 1 to HB 4 - Stricken in House

May 10, 2023

House

Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 9 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits

  • Committee-Passage
  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
Education

May 04, 2023

House

Amendment HA 1 to HB 4 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

Apr 25, 2023

House

Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House

  • Introduction
  • Referral-Committee
Education

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Bill Text PDF HTML
HA 2 to HB 4 HTML PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Note PDF

Sources

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