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AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR VOLUNTEERS IN EDUCATION.

DE · session 153 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced May 21, 2026

Latest action (Jul 23, 2026) Signed by Governor

Summary

Delaware HB 443 clarifies that all individuals serving or seeking to serve as mentors to students through a mentoring program under the Department of Education must undergo state and federal criminal background checks. The bill requires that these mentors be subject to continued criminal record monitoring for one year.

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Official abstract

This Act provides clarification that all individuals currently or prospectively serving as mentors to one or more students through a mentoring program under the Department of Education must submit to state and federal criminal background checks, and that they are subject to continued criminal record monitoring for 1 year.

Sponsors (6)

Action history (8)
  1. May 21, 2026 Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House · lower
  2. Jun 17, 2026 Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 10 On Its Merits · lower
  3. Jun 18, 2026 Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES · lower
  4. Jun 18, 2026 Assigned to Education Committee in Senate · upper
  5. Jun 24, 2026 Re-Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate · upper
  6. Jun 25, 2026 Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 7 On Its Merits · upper
  7. Jun 30, 2026 Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT · upper
  8. Jul 23, 2026 Signed by Governor · executive

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