Bill Text: DE HB150 | 2019-2020 | 150th General Assembly | Draft


Bill Title: An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Delaware School Safety And Security Fund.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-06-05 - Stricken in House [HB150 Detail]

Download: Delaware-2019-HB150-Draft.html

SPONSOR:

Rep. D. Short & Rep. Jaques & Rep. Hensley & Sen. Lopez

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

150th GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 150

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY FUND.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend § 4140, Title 14 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strikethrough and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

§ 4140. Delaware School Safety and Security Fund [Effective upon fulfillment of the contingency in 81 Del. Laws, c. 427, § 2]

(b) The Department of Education shall administer the Delaware School Safety and Security fund to provide funding to school districts, vocational technical schools, or charter schools (LEAs) for certain expenses incurred on or after the effective date of this section for projects intended to improve school safety or security. The LEA, in conjunction with the Department of Education and Department of Safety and Homeland Security, shall determine which items to apply such funds to and the following expenses for the purposes of this section shall be considered minor capital expenditures and shall be eligible for such funds:

(1) Camera and monitoring equipment.

(2) Vestibule improvements to include framing, glass, hardware, and doors.

(3) Panic button hardware or software to include electronic software applications and technology, cell phone technology and applications.

SYNOPSIS

This bill removes panic button hardware or software as eligible expenses from the fund because the State has established the RAVE Mobile Security System through the Department of Safety and Homeland Security

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