SB 278 DE

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Like Senate Bill No. 278, Senate Substitute No. 1 for SB 278 requires that the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) regulations for Purchase of Care (POC), this State's child care assistance program, provide authorization for a child care provider that a child will attend during the summer at any time after January 1 because current regulations do not provide authorization for summer care early enough for families to enroll children in summer camps before camps are full. SS 1 for SB 278 differs from SB 278 as follows: • Does not codify the POC eligibility for children in the custody of the Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families. • Revises the requirement that a summer child care provider must be authorized after January 1 so it clearly applies to all children receiving POC assistance. • Clarifies that an authorization for a summer child care provider must be provided in addition to all provider authorizations for the child’s care during the school year. Like SB 278, SS 1 for SB 278 does all of the following: • Adds the name of this State's child care assistance program, "Purchase of Care" or "POC" to Chapter 5 of Title 31. • Codifies the current policy that parent copayments are determined based on household size and income. • Requires that parent copayments also be based on whether the child receives assistance for a full or half day of child care. • Provides that the authorization for a summer child care provider provided in advance of attendance may be for purposes of enrollment only and is subject to meeting eligibility requirements at the time the child attends. • Makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual. This Act is effective immediately because under § 10113 of Title 29, amendments that make existing regulations consistent with changes in basic law are exempt from the procedural requirements under the Administrative Procedures Act.

• Trey Paradee Democratic · primary
• Kerri Evelyn Harris Democratic · primary
• Darius J. Brown Democratic · primary
• Franklin D. Cooke Democratic · primary
• Sarah McBride · primary
• Melanie Ross Levin Democratic · primary
• Stell Parker Selby · primary
• Claire Snyder-Hall Democratic · primary
• Russell Huxtable Democratic · primary
• Dave G. Lawson Republican · primary
• Josue O Ortega Democratic · primary
• Spiros Mantzavinos Democratic · primary
• Brian Pettyjohn Republican · primary
• Marie Pinkney Democratic · primary
• Nicole Poore Democratic · primary
• Bryant L. Richardson Republican · primary
• Ray Seigfried Democratic · primary
• David P. Sokola Democratic · primary
• Laura V. Sturgeon Democratic · primary
• Bryan Townsend Democratic · primary
• John "Jack" Walsh Democratic · primary
• David L. Wilson Republican · primary
• Eric Morrison Democratic · primary
• Edward S. Osienski Democratic · primary
• Cyndie Romer Democratic · primary

1. May 6, 2026 was introduced and adopted in lieu of SB 278 · upper
2. May 18, 2026 Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate · upper
3. May 20, 2026 Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits · upper
4. May 21, 2026 Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT · upper
5. Jun 4, 2026 Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House · lower
6. Jun 16, 2026 Amendment HA 1 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill · upper
7. Jun 18, 2026 Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 9 On Its Merits · lower
8. Jun 18, 2026 Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House · lower
9. Jun 23, 2026 Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 4 On Its Merits · lower
10. Jun 30, 2026 Amendment HA 1 to SS 1 - Passed In House by Voice Vote · lower
11. Jun 30, 2026 Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT · lower
12. Jul 1, 2026 Suspension of Rules in Senate · upper
13. Jul 1, 2026 Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT · upper