Bill Text: DE HCR138 | 2025-2026 | 153rd General Assembly | Draft
Bill Title: This Concurrent Resolution Commends Taylor Richey, The 2026 Delaware Behavioral Health Professional Of The Year, And All The District/charter Network Behavioral Health Professionals Of The Year.
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-2)
Status: (Engrossed) 2026-06-09 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT [HCR138 Detail]
Download: Delaware-2025-HCR138-Draft.html
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SPONSOR: |
Rep. Chukwuocha & Rep. K. Williams & Sen. Sturgeon |
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Reps. Osienski, Bolden, K. Johnson, Morrison, Neal, Ross Levin, Kamela Smith, Yearick; Sens. Sokola, Huxtable, Pettyjohn |
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 138
THIS CONCURRENT RESOLUTION COMMENDS TAYLOR RICHEY, THE 2026 DELAWARE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR, AND ALL THE DISTRICT/CHARTER NETWORK BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS OF THE YEAR.
WHEREAS, behavioral health professionals work each day with more than 140,000 children who attend 250 Delaware public schools in 19 school districts and 23 charter schools; and
WHEREAS, behavioral health professionals strive for excellence in their profession when they know that the community supports them and appreciates their efforts on behalf of our children; and
WHEREAS, the Behavioral Health Professional of the Year Program identifies local representatives who embody the best qualities of all Delaware behavioral health professionals; and
WHEREAS, the Delaware Behavioral Health Professional of the Year Program recognizes outstanding service by school employees who provide mental health support to students and their families; and
WHEREAS, School Social Worker, Taylor Richey, from the Woodbridge School District, has been named Delaware Behavioral Health Professional of the Year for 2026; and
WHEREAS, 19 of the other school districts and the Delaware Charter Network have chosen a 2026 District/Charter Behavioral Health Professional of the Year, namely:
Appoquinimink School District: Debra Taylor, School Counselor, Townsend Elementary School,
Brandywine School District: Tina Lombardo, School Counselor, Mount Pleasant Elementary School,
Caesar Rodney School District: Nicole Boris, School Counselor, Nellie Stokes Elementary School
Cape Henlopen School District: Terri Tipton, School Social Worker, Sussex Consortium
Capital School District: Heather Barcus, School Nurse, Hartly Elementary School
Christina School District: Angelique “Angel” Boyce, School Nurse, Sarah Pyle Academy
Colonial School District: Nicole Irwin, School Social Worker, John Leach School
Delaware Charter School Network: Dawnyel Furlong, School Nurse, Sussex Academy Elementary School
Indian River School District: Denise Parsons, School Nurse, Selbyville Middle School
Lake Forest School District: Jennifer Satterfield, School Counselor, Lake Forest Central Elementary School
Laurel School District: Logan Downes, School Nurse, Laurel High School
Milford School District: Angel Mills, School Counselor, Morris Early Childhood Center
New Castle County Vo-Tech School District: Kristan Garofalo, School Counselor, Hodgson Vocational Technical High School
POLYTECH School District: Andrea Spence, School Counselor, POLYTECH High School
Red Clay Consolidated School District: Kelly R. Nichol, School Psychologist, Conrad Schools of Science
Seaford School District: Rhonda Bailey, School Social Worker, Blades Elementary School
Smyrna School District: Dina Pennington, School Counselor, Sunnyside Elementary School
Sussex County Vocational Technical School District: Krista Schirmer, School Counselor, Sussex Technical High School
Woodbridge School District: Taylor Richey, School Counselor, Woodbridge Early Childhood Education Center
NOW, THEREFORE:
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the 153rd General Assembly of the State of Delaware, the Senate concurring therein, that the Members do hereby commend Taylor Richey for the well-deserved designation as 2026 Delaware Behavioral Health Professional of the Year.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the entire membership of the Delaware General Assembly hereby extends heartfelt gratitude to Taylor Richey, Delaware Behavioral Health Professional of the Year, and to each of the fellow Behavioral Health Professionals of the Year for 2026 for their many contributions to the betterment of education in Delaware.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that suitably prepared copies of this House Concurrent Resolution be presented to Taylor Richey and each of the District/Charter Network Behavioral Health Professionals of the Year.
SYNOPSIS
This House Concurrent Resolution commends the 2026 Delaware Behavioral Health Professional of the Year, Taylor Richey and all of the District/Charter Network Behavioral Health Professionals of the Year.
