Delaware 2023-2024 Regular Session

Delaware House Bill HB174 Latest Draft

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                            SPONSOR:      Rep. S. Moore & Rep. Wilson-Anton & Sen. Pinkney & Sen. Lockman           HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY       HOUSE SUBSTITUTE NO. 1   FOR   HOUSE BILL NO. 174       AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO STUDENT DISCIPLINE REFERRALS.      

     

     SPONSOR:      Rep. S. Moore & Rep. Wilson-Anton & Sen. Pinkney & Sen. Lockman     

SPONSOR: Rep. S. Moore & Rep. Wilson-Anton & Sen. Pinkney & Sen. Lockman

 SPONSOR:  

 Rep. S. Moore & Rep. Wilson-Anton & Sen. Pinkney & Sen. Lockman 

   

 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

 152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY 

   

 HOUSE SUBSTITUTE NO. 1 

 FOR 

 HOUSE BILL NO. 174 

   

 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO STUDENT DISCIPLINE REFERRALS. 

   

      BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:       Section 1. Amend Chapter 16, Title 14 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:   1608. Referral to mental or behavioral health specialist.   After a students second unduplicated infraction resulting in an out-of-school suspension, in a semester, the student must be referred to a school-based mental or behavioral health specialist.      

   

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

   

 Section 1. Amend Chapter 16, Title 14 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows: 

 1608. Referral to mental or behavioral health specialist. 

 After a students second unduplicated infraction resulting in an out-of-school suspension, in a semester, the student must be referred to a school-based mental or behavioral health specialist. 

   

      SYNOPSIS   This Act requires a referral to a school-based mental or behavioral health specialist for any student after their second unduplicated infraction resulting in out-of-school suspension in a semester. This Substitute bill clarifies that the referral is to a school-based mental or behavioral health specialist rather than the school-based problem-solving team and the referral occurs after 2 unduplicated disciplinary violations, in a semester, result in an out-of-school suspension rather than 2 out-of-school suspensions.      

   

 SYNOPSIS 

 This Act requires a referral to a school-based mental or behavioral health specialist for any student after their second unduplicated infraction resulting in out-of-school suspension in a semester. This Substitute bill clarifies that the referral is to a school-based mental or behavioral health specialist rather than the school-based problem-solving team and the referral occurs after 2 unduplicated disciplinary violations, in a semester, result in an out-of-school suspension rather than 2 out-of-school suspensions.