Delaware 151st General Assembly (2021-2022) Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 15 R · 9 D cosponsors

HB 388 — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY FUND.

Last action — Signed by Governor

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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 has been enacted into law. Introduced April 28, 2022. Enacted.

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High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 31 sponsors

    7 primary, 24 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (15 R · 9 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

This act authorizes the application of funds from the Delaware School Safety and Security Fund, which is subject to available appropriations, for the retention of constables to be utilized by the LEAs.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

57 added · 20 removed

57 line(s) added, 20 removed.

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Hensley HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 151st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE AMENDMENT NO.
Hensley & Rep.
1 TO HOUSE BILL NO.
Heffernan & Rep.
388 AMEND House Bill No.
Longhurst & Rep.
388 on line 7 by deleting the phrase “with $5,000,000,”.
S.
FURTHER AMEND House Bill No.
Moore & Rep.
388 on line 14 by inserting after the word “capital” the phrase “, supporting implementation and programming expenditures”.
Bush & Sen.
FURTHER AMEND House Bill No.
Hansen & Sen.
388 on line 25 by deleting the phrase “Active shooter training” and inserting in lieu thereof the phrase “Lock down drills”.
Sturgeon Reps.
FURTHER AMEND House Bill No.
Briggs King, Collins, Dukes, Gray, Matthews, Osienski, Ramone, Schwartzkopf, D.
388 by inserting after line 30 the following:
Short, Shupe, Michael Smith, Spiegelman, Vanderwende, K.
“(15) Comprehensive school threat assessments.
Williams, Yearick;
(16) Prevention training and other programs effectively that teach youth and adults how to prevent school violence, shootings, and other harmful actions.
Sens.
Programs and training should be aligned with Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) competencies for Social-Emotional Learning including relationship skills, social awareness, responsible decision-making and self-awareness.”.
Bonini, Ennis, Hocker, Lawson, Mantzavinos, Pettyjohn, Poore, Richardson, Wilson HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 151st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE BILL NO.
SYNOPSIS This amendment replaces the term "Active shooter training" with the phrase "Lock down drills".
388 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY FUND.
Additionally, the amendment allows funds from the Delaware Safety and Security Fund to be used for "comprehensive school threat assessments and for prevention training and programs that teach how to prevent school violence, shootings, and other harmful actions".
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:
Section 1.
Amend § 4140, Title 14 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:
§ 4140.
Delaware School Safety and Security Fund [Effective upon fulfillment of the contingency in 81 Del.
Laws, c.
427, § 2] (a) There is hereby created the Delaware School Safety and Security Fund to provide partial or full funding to school districts, vocational technical schools, or charter schools (LEAs) for projects intended to improve school safety or security.
The fund shall initially be funded with $5,000,000, and shall thereafter be subject to available appropriations.
The Department of Education shall maintain a list of all eligible schools, which shall be limited to high schools, middle schools, and elementary schools.
(b) The Department of Education shall administer the Delaware School Safety and Security fund to provide funding to school districts, vocational technical schools, or charter schools (LEAs) for certain expenses incurred on or after the effective date of this section for projects intended to improve school safety or security.
The LEA, in conjunction with the Department of Education and Department of Safety and Homeland Security, shall determine which items to apply such funds to and the following expenses for the purposes of this section shall be considered minor capital expenditures and shall be eligible for such funds:
(1) Camera and monitoring equipment.
(2) Vestibule improvements to include framing, glass, hardware, and doors.
(3) Panic button hardware or software to include electronic software applications and technology, cell phone technology and applications.
(4) Door locks, window locks, or similar items.
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04/27/2022 09:40 AM (5) Magnet security systems.
(6) Swipe card systems.
(7) Visitor pass cameras and security systems.
(8) Door jamb opening sensors.
(9) Active shooter training.
(10) Motion detectors.
(11) Security lighting.
(12) Bus camera security systems.
(13) Bus GPS location systems.
(14) Restraint training.
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(c) In addition to the expenses allowed under subsection (b) of this section, the LEA, in conjunction with the Department of Education and the Department of Safety and Homeland Security, may apply such funds to pay for constables to be utilized by the LEA.
(c)(d) The funds appropriated to the Delaware School Safety and Security Fund shall be distributed to the Department of Education and shall be allocated proportionately to LEAs based upon the previous year Division I unit count as certified in §§ 1704 and 1710 of this title.
For purposes of this section, the provisions of § 7528(b) of Title 29 shall not apply.
(d)(e) The Department of Education and the Department of Safety and Homeland Security shall create a review process and establish a list of criteria for reviewing such requests from LEAs.
(e)(f) Charter schools shall not be eligible for improvements that would be considered major capital expenditures.
SYNOPSIS This act authorizes the application of funds from the Delaware School Safety and Security Fund, which is subject to available appropriations, for the retention of constables to be utilized by the LEAs.
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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor

  2. Passed By Senate. Votes: 17 YES 4 NO

  3. Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits

  4. Assigned to Education Committee in Senate

  5. Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT

  6. Amendment HA 2 to HB 388 - Passed In House by Voice Vote

  7. Amendment HA 1 to HA 1 - Defeated By House. Votes: 3 YES 36 NO 2 ABSENT

  8. Amendment HA 1 to HB 388 - Passed In House by Voice Vote

  9. Amendment HA 2 to HB 388 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

  10. Amendment HA 1 to HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

  11. Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 8 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits

  12. Amendment HA 1 to HB 388 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

  13. Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House

Sponsors

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7 sponsors · 24 co-sponsors · 31 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (7)

Co-sponsors (24)

Not signed on (31)

31 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

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Passed 17 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3200
Democratic 9200
Republican 5000
Total 17400
% of votes cast 81%19%0%0%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Bruce C. Ennis — Yea
Colin Bonini — Yea
Ernesto B Lopez — Yea
Kyle Evans Gay — Nay
Sarah McBride — Nay
Bryan Townsend Democratic Yea
Darius J. Brown Democratic Yea
David P. Sokola Democratic Yea
John "Jack" Walsh Democratic Yea
Laura V. Sturgeon Democratic Yea
Marie Pinkney Democratic Nay
Nicole Poore Democratic Yea
S. Elizabeth Lockman Democratic Nay
Spiros Mantzavinos Democratic Yea
Stephanie L. Hansen Democratic Yea
Trey Paradee Democratic Yea
Brian Pettyjohn Republican Yea
Bryant L. Richardson Republican Yea
Dave G. Lawson Republican Yea
David L. Wilson Republican Yea
Gerald W. Hocker Republican Yea

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Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Democratic 15001
Republican 12000
Total 40001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Andria L. Bennett — Yea
Charles "Bud" M. Freel — Yea
David Bentz — Yea
John A. Kowalko — Yea
John L. Mitchell — Yea
Michael Ramone — Yea
Paul S. Baumbach — Yea
Peter C. Schwartzkopf — Yea
Ruth Briggs King — Yea
Sean Matthews — Yea
Sherry Dorsey Walker — Yea
Stephen Smyk — Yea
Valerie Longhurst — Yea
Debra Heffernan Democratic Yea
Edward S. Osienski Democratic Yea
Eric Morrison Democratic Yea
Franklin D. Cooke Democratic Yea
Kendra Johnson Democratic Yea
Kimberly Williams Democratic Yea
Krista Griffith Democratic Yea
Larry Lambert Democratic Yea
Madinah Wilson-Anton Democratic Yea
Melissa Minor-Brown Democratic Not Voting
Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha Democratic Yea
Sean M. Lynn Democratic Yea
Sherae'a Moore Democratic Yea
Stephanie T. Bolden Democratic Yea
William Bush Democratic Yea
William J. Carson Democratic Yea
Bryan W. Shupe Republican Yea
Charles S Postles Jr. Republican Yea
Daniel B. Short Republican Yea
Jeffrey N. Spiegelman Republican Yea
Jesse R. Vanderwende Republican Yea
Kevin S Hensley Republican Yea
Lyndon D. Yearick Republican Yea
Michael F. Smith Republican Yea
Richard G. Collins Republican Yea
Ronald E. Gray Republican Yea
Shannon Morris Republican Yea
Timothy D. Dukes Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety education
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 388 do?
This act authorizes the application of funds from the Delaware School Safety and Security Fund, which is subject to available appropriations, for the retention of constables to be utilized by the LEAs.
Who sponsors HB 388?
HB 388 is sponsored by Kevin S Hensley (Republican), Stephanie L. Hansen (Democratic), Laura V. Sturgeon (Democratic), Debra Heffernan (Democratic), Sherae'a Moore (Democratic), William Bush (Democratic), Gerald W. Hocker (Republican), Dave G. Lawson (Republican), Spiros Mantzavinos (Democratic), Brian Pettyjohn (Republican), Nicole Poore (Democratic), Bryant L. Richardson (Republican), David L. Wilson (Republican), Richard G. Collins (Republican), Timothy D. Dukes (Republican), Ronald E. Gray (Republican), Edward S. Osienski (Democratic), Daniel B. Short (Republican), Bryan W. Shupe (Republican), Michael F. Smith (Republican), Jeffrey N. Spiegelman (Republican), Jesse R. Vanderwende (Republican), Kimberly Williams (Democratic), Lyndon D. Yearick (Republican), Peter C. Schwartzkopf, Michael Ramone, Sean Matthews, Ruth Briggs King, Bruce C. Ennis, Colin Bonini, and Valerie Longhurst.
What is the current status of HB 388?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 28, 2022. Enacted.
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