SB 293 DE

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This Act simplifies the licensing requirements for youth camps that are accredited by the American Camp Association (ACA) by requiring that the Department of Education's Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) deem a youth camp as meeting all equivalent health and safety requirements necessary for a youth camp license if the youth camp has ACA accreditation through August 30 of the current calendar year. By streamlining the OCCL licensing requirements for youth camps, this Act also increases the availability of summer child care that is eligible for provider reimbursement from the Purchase of Care (POC) program. Under existing OCCL regulations, a youth camp has the option of applying for either license exempt status or a license. To obtain a license, a youth camp must meet very detailed and specific requirements that are challenging, if not impossible, for many youth camps. ACA accreditation requires that a camp satisfies health and safety requirements that are similar and equivalent, but not identical, to the OCCL license requirements. However, an ACA accredited but license-exempt youth camp is unable to receive POC provider reimbursement because under the state plan for the federal Child Care and Development Fund, license exempt child care providers are not eligible for provider reimbursement. This Act also codifies the following policies that are in the current OCCL child care licensing regulations: • A youth camp license and the definition of “youth camp”. • The requirement that a youth camp must have a valid Division of Public Health permit to be licensed or approved as license exempt. • The school-age care, programs, and activities that are exempt from child care license requirements. This Act is effective immediately and § 3003A(c)(4)b. of Title 14 must be implemented no later than December 31, 2026. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

• 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
• Mara Gorman Democratic · primary

1. Apr 30, 2026 Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in Senate · upper
2. May 12, 2026 Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits · upper
3. May 21, 2026 Amendment SA 1 to SB 293 - Introduced and Placed With Bill · upper
4. May 21, 2026 Amendment SA 1 to SB 293 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT · upper
5. May 21, 2026 Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT · upper
6. Jun 4, 2026 Assigned to Education Committee in House · lower
7. Jun 17, 2026 Amendment HA 1 to SB 293 - Introduced and Placed With Bill · upper
8. Jun 17, 2026 Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 1 Favorable, 10 On Its Merits · lower
9. Jun 30, 2026 Amendment HA 1 to SB 293 - Passed In House by Voice Vote · lower
10. Jun 30, 2026 Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT · lower
11. Jul 1, 2026 Suspension of Rules in Senate · upper
12. Jul 1, 2026 Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT · upper