An Act to Amend Title 14 of the Delaware Code Relating to Free Public Schools.
It became law on Aug 19, 2021.
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- Became law
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- House
- Sponsors
- +48
- Latest action
- Aug 19, 2021
What it does
This Act establishes a mental health services unit for Delaware elementary schools. The unit is at a ratio of 250 full-time equivalent students grades K-5 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 K-5 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. Mental Health disorders are the most common health problem for school aged youth. According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), one in five youth are affected by a mental…
Where it stands
This bill passed and is now law.
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Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Bill Bush
- Bryan Townsend
- Darius Brown
- Dave Sokola
- Debra Heffernan
- Ed Osienski
- Eric Morrison
- Kim Williams
- Kyle Gay
- Larry Lambert
- Laura Sturgeon
- Marie Pinkney
- Mike Smith
- Pete Schwartzkopf
- Rae Moore
- Ruth Briggs King
- Sarah McBride
- Sherry Dorsey Walker
- Tim Dukes
- Tizzy Lockman
- Val Longhurst
- Andria L. Bennett
- Bill Carson
- Brian Pettyjohn
- Bruce C. Ennis
- Bryan Shupe
- Charles Postles
- Danny Short
- David Bentz
- Ernesto B. Lopez
- Frank Cooke
- Gerald L. Brady
- Jack Walsh
- Jeff Spiegelman
- John A. Kowalko
- John L. Mitchell
- Kendra Johnson
- Kevin Hensley
- Krista Griffith
- Madinah Wilson-Anton
- Melissa Minor-Brown
- Mike Ramone
- Nicole Poore
- Nnamdi Chukwuocha
- Paul Baumbach
- Sean Lynn
- Sean Matthews
- Spiros Mantzavinos
- Stephanie Bolden
- Stephanie Hansen
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Where it goes next
It is law in Delaware. What happens now is up to the agency that carries it out, the courts, and the place itself.