Delaware 151st General Assembly (2021-2022) Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 10 D · 2 R cosponsors

HB 254 — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PUPIL AND STUDENT IDENTIFICATION CARDS.

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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced June 23, 2021. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 17 sponsors

    4 primary, 13 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (10 D · 2 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

This Act requires all public schools that serve pupils in grades 7-12 that issue pupil identification cards to have printed on the identification cards the telephone or text numbers for the National Suicide Prevention and National Domestic Violence Hotlines and allows them to add the National Sexual Assault, Teen Dating Violence and Bullying Hotlines. The Act requires all public institutions of higher learning in Delaware, which issue student identification cards, to print on the student identification cards the telephone or text numbers for National Suicide Prevention, Domestic Violence Hotlines and local campus police or campus security telephone numbers and allows the institutions to add the National Sexual Assault Hotline number. This Act will be implemented for the 2022-2023 school year.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

58 added · 10 removed

58 line(s) added, 10 removed.

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McBride DELAWARE STATE SENATE 151st GENERAL ASSEMBLY SENATE AMENDMENT NO.
McBride & Sen.
1 TO HOUSE BILL NO.
Brown & Rep.
254 AMEND House Bill No.
Dorsey Walker Reps.
254 by deleting line 7 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
Baumbach, Briggs King, Chukwuocha, Heffernan, K.
“(2) National Domestic Violence Hotline:
Johnson, Minor-Brown, Mitchell, S.
1-800-799-7233 (SAFE).” SYNOPSIS This amendment corrects a typographical error.
Moore, Morrison, Michael Smith, K.
Author:
Williams;
Senator S.
Sens.
McBride SD :
Richardson, Sokola HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 151st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE BILL NO.
FJM :
254 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PUPIL AND STUDENT IDENTIFICATION CARDS.
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:
03/16/2022 10:36 AM 2711510007
Section 1.
Amend Title 14 of the Delaware Code by amending Chapter 41 by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:
§ 4143.
Pupil Identification Cards - Publication of Safety Hotline Numbers.
(a) All public schools serving pupils in grades 7 to 12 that issue pupil identification cards shall have printed on either side of the pupil identification card the following public safety telephone or text numbers:
(1) National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:
1-800-273-8255.
(2) National Domestic Violence Hotline:
1-800-799-7233(SAVE).
(3) Hopeline:
Text “HOPELINE” to 741741.
(b) All public schools serving pupils in grades 7 to 12 that issue pupil identification cards, in addition to printing the required public safety numbers, listed in subsection (a), on the pupil identification cards, may also print the following telephone or text numbers:
(1) National Sexual Assault Hotline:
1-800-656-4673(HOPE).
(2) Teen Dating Violence Hotline:
1-866-331-9474 or Text “loveis” to 22522.
(3) Stop Bullying Now Hotline:
1-800-273-8255(TALK).
(c) In the event any of the numbers listed in subsections (a) or (b) have been updated the most updated numbers shall be printed on the pupil identification card.
(d) If a public school has unissued pupil identification cards, that do not comply with the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, the school may continue to issue the identification cards until they are depleted.
Section 2.
Amend Title 14 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:
Chapter 90B.Student Identification Cards.
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Publication of Safety Hotline Numbers.
(a) Every public institution of higher learning in this State that issues student identification cards shall have printed on either side of the student identification cards the following public safety telephone and text numbers:
(1) National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:
1-800-273-8255.
(2) National Domestic Violence Hotline:
1-800-799-7233(SAVE).
(3) Hopeline:
Text “HOPELINE” to 741741.
(4) Local campus police or campus security phone number.
(b) Every public institution of higher learning in this State that issues student identification cards, in addition to printing the required public safety numbers listed in subsection (a) of this section, on the student identification card, may also print the following telephone number:
(1) National Sexual Assault Hotline:
1-800-656-4673(HOPE).
(c) In the event any of the numbers listed in subsections (a) or (b) of this section have been updated the most updated numbers shall be printed on the student identification cards.
(d) If an institution of higher learning has unissued student identification cards, that do not comply with the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, the institution may continue to issue the identification cards until they are depleted.
Section 3.
This Act takes effect for the 2022-2023 school year.
SYNOPSIS This Act requires all public schools that serve pupils in grades 7-12 that issue pupil identification cards to have printed on the identification cards the telephone or text numbers for the National Suicide Prevention and National Domestic Violence Hotlines and allows them to add the National Sexual Assault, Teen Dating Violence and Bullying Hotlines.
The Act requires all public institutions of higher learning in Delaware, which issue student identification cards, to print on the student identification cards the telephone or text numbers for National Suicide Prevention, Domestic Violence Hotlines and local campus police or campus security telephone numbers and allows the institutions to add the National Sexual Assault Hotline number.
This Act will be implemented for the 2022-2023 school year.
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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor

  2. Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES

  3. Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT

  4. Amendment SA 1 to HB 254 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT

  5. Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits

  6. Amendment SA 1 to HB 254 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

  7. Assigned to Education Committee in Senate

  8. Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT

  9. Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 7 Favorable, 8 On Its Merits

  10. Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House

Sponsors

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4 sponsors · 13 co-sponsors · 45 not signed on

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (13)

Not signed on (45)

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Votes

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Passed 41 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Democratic 16000
Republican 12000
Total 41000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
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 Yea
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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Passed 20 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5000
Democratic 10001
Republican 5000
Total 20001
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Bruce C. Ennis — Yea
Colin Bonini — Yea
Ernesto B Lopez — Yea
Kyle Evans Gay — Yea
Sarah McBride — Yea
Bryan Townsend Democratic Not Voting
Darius J. Brown Democratic Yea
David P. Sokola Democratic Yea
John "Jack" Walsh Democratic Yea
Laura V. Sturgeon Democratic Yea
Marie Pinkney Democratic Yea
Nicole Poore Democratic Yea
S. Elizabeth Lockman Democratic Yea
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 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 11001
Unaffiliated 12001
Democratic 16000
Total 39002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Andria L. Bennett — Not Voting
David Bentz — Yea
Gerald L. Brady — 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 Yea
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 Not Voting
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 254 do?
This Act requires all public schools that serve pupils in grades 7-12 that issue pupil identification cards to have printed on the identification cards the telephone or text numbers for the National Suicide Prevention and National Domestic Violence Hotlines and allows them to add the National Sexual Assault, Teen Dating Violence and Bullying Hotlines. The Act requires all public institutions of higher learning in Delaware, which issue student identification cards, to print on the student identification cards the telephone or text numbers for National Suicide Prevention, Domestic Violence Hotlines and local campus police or campus security telephone numbers and allows the institutions to add the National Sexual Assault Hotline number. This Act will be implemented for the 2022-2023 school year.
Who sponsors HB 254?
HB 254 is sponsored by Ruth Briggs King, Darius J. Brown (Democratic), Bryant L. Richardson (Republican), David P. Sokola (Democratic), Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha (Democratic), Debra Heffernan (Democratic), Kendra Johnson (Democratic), Melissa Minor-Brown (Democratic), Sherae'a Moore (Democratic), Eric Morrison (Democratic), Michael F. Smith (Republican), Kimberly Williams (Democratic), Krista Griffith (Democratic), Sarah McBride, John L. Mitchell, Paul S. Baumbach, and Sherry Dorsey Walker.
What is the current status of HB 254?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced June 23, 2021. Enacted.
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