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HB 301 Delaware House · 151st General Assembly (2021-2022)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.

Summary
A 2017 survey of Delaware high school students found that during the 12 months before the survey the following occurred: (1) 27.6% of the students felt sad or hopeless almost every day for 2 weeks in a row so that they stopped some usual activities. (2) 16.1% of students seriously considered attempting suicide. (3) 12% of students made a plan about how they would attempt suicide. (4) 7.2% of students attempted suicide. This Act increases student awareness of mental health by requiring the Department of Education, with the approval of the State Board of Education, to establish and implement statewide mental health educational programs for each grade, kindergarten through grade 12, in each school district and charter school in this State. Finally, this Act requires the Department of Education to annually report to the Governor and General Assembly regarding the implementation of this Act.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Apr 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Jun 2022
Signed into Law
Aug 2022
Introduced Feb 11, 2022 Signed Aug 3, 2022
Floor votes · House Mar 22, 2022

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Aug 3, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 30, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
upper
Apr 13, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
upper
Mar 22, 2022
Introduced
Assigned to Education Committee in Senate
upper
Mar 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
lower
Mar 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
Amendment HA 1 to HB 301 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 22, 2022
Introduced
Amendment HA 1 to HB 301 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
Mar 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 10 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
lower
Feb 11, 2022
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House
lower
7 primary · 29 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Debra Heffernan
Debra Heffernan
DDemocratic
DE
6
P
Photo of Melissa Minor-Brown
Melissa Minor-Brown
DDemocratic
DE
17
P
Photo of Mike Smith
Mike Smith
RRepublican
DE
22
P
Photo of Paul Baumbach
Paul Baumbach
DDemocratic
DE
23
P
Photo of Rae Moore
Rae Moore
DDemocratic
DE
8
P
Photo of Sherry Dorsey Walker
Sherry Dorsey Walker
DDemocratic
DE
3
P
Photo of Val Longhurst
Val Longhurst
DDemocratic
DE
15
Co
Photo of Bill Bush
Bill Bush
DDemocratic
DE
29
Co
Photo of Brian Pettyjohn
Brian Pettyjohn
RRepublican
DE
19
Co
BC
Bruce C. Ennis
DDemocratic
DE
14
Co
Photo of Bryan Townsend
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
DE
11
Co
Photo of Bryant Richardson
Bryant Richardson
RRepublican
DE
21
Co
CB
Colin Bonini
RRepublican
DE
16
Co
Photo of Darius Brown
Darius Brown
DDemocratic
DE
2
Co
Photo of Dave Lawson
Dave Lawson
RRepublican
DE
15
Co
Photo of Dave Sokola
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
DE
8
Co
Photo of Dave Wilson
Dave Wilson
RRepublican
DE
18