Delaware House Bill 300 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 29-11)
Status: Passed on August 3 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-08-03 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

This Act establishes a mental health services unit for Delaware middle schools. The unit is phased in over 3 years, beginning in FY2023, to arrive at a final ratio of 250 full-time equivalent students grades 6-8 for a full-time school counselor, school social worker, or licensed clinical social worker. Additionally a unit ratio of 700 full time equivalent students for grades 6-8 for employment of a full-time school psychologist. This Act defines mental health services as prevention, response, and coordination services delivered to students in elementary schools.

An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Free Public Schools.

Rep. Valerie Longhurst [D]	Sen. Marie Pinkney [D]	Sen. Laura Sturgeon [D]	Rep. Sherry Dorsey Walker [D]
Rep. Debra Heffernan [D]	Rep. Melissa Minor-Brown [D]	Rep. Sherae'a Moore [D]	Rep. Michael Smith [R]
Sen. Colin Bonini [R]	Sen. Darius Brown [D]	Sen. Bruce Ennis [D]	Sen. Kyle Gay [D]
Sen. Stephanie Hansen [D]	Sen. Gerald Hocker [R]	Sen. David Lawson [R]	Sen. Elizabeth Lockman [D]
Sen. Ernesto Lopez [R]	Sen. Spiros Mantzavinos [D]	Sen. Sarah McBride [D]	Sen. Charles Paradee [D]
Sen. Brian Pettyjohn [R]	Sen. Nicole Poore [D]	Sen. Bryant Richardson [R]	Sen. David Sokola [D]
Sen. Bryan Townsend [D]	Sen. Jack Walsh [D]	Sen. David Wilson [R]	Rep. Paul Baumbach [D]
Rep. Stephanie Bolden [D]	Rep. William Bush [D]	Rep. Timothy Dukes [R]	Rep. Kevin Hensley [R]
Rep. Kendra Johnson [D]	Rep. John Kowalko [D]	Rep. Sean Lynn [D]	Rep. Eric Morrison [D]
Rep. Edward Osienski [D]	Rep. Michael Ramone [R]	Rep. Kimberly Williams [D]	Rep. Madinah Wilson-Anton [D]

2022-06-30 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-06-16 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-08-03		Signed by Governor
2022-06-30		Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
2022-06-29		Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
2022-06-22		Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate
2022-06-22		Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits
2022-06-16		Assigned to Education Committee in Senate
2022-06-16		Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
2022-06-16		Amendment HA 1 to HB 300 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
2022-06-14		Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 6 On Its Merits
2022-03-19		Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
2022-03-16		Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 12 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
2022-02-11		Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=79147
Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=79147&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB300
Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GetPdfDocument?fileAttachmentId=572307
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#53527
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#53852