Delaware General Assembly

Signed 8/16/23

The General Assembly has ended, the current status is the final status.

4/25/23

Longhurst

Reps. Heffernan, Minor-Brown, S. Moore, Neal, Michael Smith, Dorsey Walker
Sen. Sturgeon

Reps. Chukwuocha, Hensley, Hilovsky, Morrison, Osienski, Parker Selby, K. Williams
Sen. Gay, Hoffner, Huxtable, Lockman, S. McBride

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 RELATING TO SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.

According to a recent CDC survey, the COVID pandemic exacerbated an existing mental health crisis for students. One in 5 school aged children has a mental health condition, and 45% of children may have experienced a traumatic event. This bill provides for excused absences for the mental or behavior health of a student and requires that any student taking more than 2 such excused absences will be referred to a behavioral health specialist. This bill provides a supplemental tool to identify students struggling with mental and behavioral health issues and legitimizes these struggles faced by many students. Moreover, this bill makes clear that the mental and behavioral health of students is a priority in this State.

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8/16/23

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