DELAWARE STATE SENATE

151st GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

SENATE BILL NO. 13

AMEND Senate Bill No. 13 by deleting line 13 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 

“ § 9003B. Consideration of criminal history; prohibited acts; disclosure of policy. ”

FURTHER AMEND Senate Bill No. 13 by deleting lines 37 through 41 in their entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 

" (3) After an applicant has been accepted for admission, an institution may consider the applicant's criminal conviction history if the applicant applies for or enrolls in a teacher preparation program or other program, offered by the institution, for which information pertaining to the applicant's criminal conviction history is disclosed to a state agency in connection with a licensing or certification process. The purpose of such consideration shall be limited to the offering of counseling as provided in paragraph (c)(4) of this section. "

FURTHER AMEND Senate Bill No. 13 after line 48 and before line 49 by inserting the following: 

“ (d) Each academic institution shall publish any policy adopted pursuant to this section on its publicly accessible website or, if no policy has been adopted, a statement describing the academic institution's compliance with this section. ”

FURTHER AMEND Senate Bill No. 13 on line 53 by deleting “ December 15 ” and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“ June 1 ”

FURTHER AMEND Senate Bill No. 13 after line 60 and before line 61 by inserting the following: 

“ (3) The annual report shall include all application forms used by any academic institution whose data is reported under this section. ”

SYNOPSIS

This Amendment provides that after an applicant has been accepted, an academic institution may consider the applicant's criminal conviction history, for the limited purpose of offering counseling, if the applicant applies for or enrolls in any program that requires information pertaining to the applicant's criminal conviction history to be disclosed to a state agency.

This Amendment also requires each academic institution to disclose on its website any policy concerning its consideration of applicants' criminal conviction history or, if no policy has been adopted, a statement describing the academic institution's compliance with § 9003B of Title 14 of the Delaware Code.

Finally, this Amendment changes the date by which the Department of Education shall compile, complete, and submit an annual report of admissions for each academic institution to the Controller General from December 15 to June 1, and requires the annual report to include the application forms used by each academic institutions.

Author: Senator Pinkney