HB256

An Act To Amend Chapter 404 Of Volume 83 And Chapter 108 Of Volume 84 Of The Laws Of Delaware And Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Pupil And Student Identification Cards.

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Requires public schools and institutions of higher learning in Delaware to print public safety hotline numbers on student identification cards.

Delaware HB256 mandates that public schools serving grades 7 to 12 and public institutions of higher learning print specific public safety hotline numbers on student identification cards. These include the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, National Domestic Violence Hotline, Crisis Text Line, Teen Dating Violence Hotline, and Stop Bullying Now Hotline. The bill also allows schools and institutions to print the National Sexual Assault Hotline number. It ensures that any updated numbers are printed on reissued or reprinted cards. The changes take effect for the 2023-2024 school year.

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Roll Call Votes

21 Yea

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0 Nay

Calendar

Apr 15

2:00 PM

Education

Mar 11

3:00 PM

Education

History

May 21

Signed by Governor

Apr 22

Senate

Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

Apr 15

Senate

Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits