Delaware General Assembly

Signed 8/11/15

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

6/17/15

Peterson

Reps. Bolden, Heffernan

Sen. Bushweller, Hall-Long, Lopez, Marshall, McBride
Reps. Bennett, Keeley, Longhurst, Lynn, Mitchell, Osienski, K. Williams

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 11, 16 AND 31 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR CHILD-SERVING ENTITIES.

The Joseph R. “Beau” Biden III Child Protection Act is the result of the work of the Delaware Background Checks Task Force, which was established by Executive Order 42. This legislation will consolidate into one chapter and section of the code the background checks that must be completed for individuals who seek to work or volunteer for a child-serving entity. The legislation will address inconsistencies as to what types of background checks those individuals who seek to work or volunteer for a child-serving entity must have and the types of criminal convictions and/or what level of entrance on the Child Protection Registry will prohibit an individual from working or volunteering with such an entity. Finally, this legislation includes individuals who seek to work with a private school or youth camp, who previous to this legislation, were not required to have background checks on staff or volunteers.

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