Delaware 150th General Assembly (2019-2020) Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 5 R · 4 D cosponsors

HB 266 — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 31 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR CHILD-SERVING ENTITIES.

Last action — Introduced and Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 150th General Assembly (2019-2020). It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

This bill addresses an on-going problem relating to background checks for employees, volunteers, and contractors of child-serving entities. Currently, a person working a child-serving entity who obtains the required background check must undergo another background check when that person obtains employment at another child-serving entity even if that background check had recently been completed. This put an undue burden on the employee and the State Bureau of Identification who run the background checks. This bill would allow an employee, volunteer, or contractor who is required to obtain a background check to authorize a child-serving entity to share the results of a background check with another child-serving entity so long as the authorization is in writing and provided to the Office of Child Care Licensing. This bill also requires the Department of Education to establish a procedure to allow employees, volunteers and contractors to authorize the sharing of background checks between child-serving entities.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Introduced and Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House

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2 sponsors · 16 co-sponsors · 44 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (16)

Not signed on (44)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 266 do?
This bill addresses an on-going problem relating to background checks for employees, volunteers, and contractors of child-serving entities. Currently, a person working a child-serving entity who obtains the required background check must undergo another background check when that person obtains employment at another child-serving entity even if that background check had recently been completed. This put an undue burden on the employee and the State Bureau of Identification who run the background checks. This bill would allow an employee, volunteer, or contractor who is required to obtain a background check to authorize a child-serving entity to share the results of a background check with another child-serving entity so long as the authorization is in writing and provided to the Office of Child Care Licensing. This bill also requires the Department of Education to establish a procedure to allow employees, volunteers and contractors to authorize the sharing of background checks between child-serving entities.
Who sponsors HB 266?
HB 266 is sponsored by Michael F. Smith (Republican), Edward S. Osienski (Democratic), Melissa Minor-Brown (Democratic), Kevin S Hensley (Republican), David L. Wilson (Republican), David P. Sokola (Democratic), Brian Pettyjohn (Republican), Trey Paradee, Gerald W. Hocker (Republican), Kendra Johnson (Democratic), Harris B. McDowell, Bruce C. Ennis, Ernesto B Lopez, Paul S. Baumbach, Gerald L. Brady, Earl G. Jaques Jr., John A. Kowalko, and John L. Mitchell.
What is the current status of HB 266?
This bill died with 150th General Assembly (2019-2020). It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 266?
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