Delaware 152nd General Assembly (2023-2024) Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 7 R · 1 D cosponsors

HB 22 — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ASSAULT.

Last action — Tabled in Committee

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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 152nd General Assembly (2023-2024). 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

School personnel report that school safety is a significant issue that affects whether or not they stay in the profession. This Act makes recklessly or intentionally causing physical injury to an employee, contractor, or subcontractor of a public or private elementary school or secondary school an assault in the second degree. This Act may be cited as “The School Personnel Protection Act”. This Act is a substitute for and differs from House Bill No. 22 by specifying that the person must recklessly or intentionally cause physical injury to the employee, contractor, or subcontractor while on school property or at a school-sponsored event in order for the provision to apply.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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This bill adds provisions that classify recklessly or intentionally causing physical injury to school personnel as assault in the second degree.

  • § 612

    felony; or → a class C felony.

    This change defines the offense of assaulting law enforcement and school personnel more clearly by specifying that such acts are classified as a class C felony.

  • § 612

    employee, contractor, or subcontractor of a public or private elementary or secondary school → employee, contractor, or subcontractor of a public or private elementary or secondary school while the employee, contractor, or subcontractor is performing or attempting to perform a work-related duty on school property or at a school-sponsored event.

    This change limits the applicability of the assault charge to incidents that occur on school property or during school-sponsored events.

Action History

  1. Tabled in Committee

  2. Adopted in lieu of the original bill HB 22, and Assigned to Education Committee in House

Sponsors

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9 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 53 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (53)

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Subjects

public-safety education
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 22 do?
School personnel report that school safety is a significant issue that affects whether or not they stay in the profession. This Act makes recklessly or intentionally causing physical injury to an employee, contractor, or subcontractor of a public or private elementary school or secondary school an assault in the second degree. This Act may be cited as “The School Personnel Protection Act”. This Act is a substitute for and differs from House Bill No. 22 by specifying that the person must recklessly or intentionally cause physical injury to the employee, contractor, or subcontractor while on school property or at a school-sponsored event in order for the provision to apply.
Who sponsors HB 22?
HB 22 is sponsored by David L. Wilson (Republican), Bryant L. Richardson (Republican), Brian Pettyjohn (Republican), Michael F. Smith (Republican), Daniel B. Short (Republican), Shannon Morris (Republican), Franklin D. Cooke (Democratic), Lyndon D. Yearick (Republican), and Stell Parker Selby.
What is the current status of HB 22?
This bill died with 152nd General Assembly (2023-2024). 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 22?
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