This Act requires each school district and charter school to adopt a policy regarding appropriate relationships between school employees, contractors, coaches, and volunteers and students. The policy must include a provision establishing appropriate and inappropriate interactions; a prohibition against adult sexual misconduct; a prohibition against any sexual relationship between a school employee, contractor, coach, or volunteer and a student; an emphasis on the mandatory reporting obligations under § 903 of Title 16; a procedure for notifying the Department of Education and law enforcement of suspected adult sexual misconduct; guidelines for the preferred and prohibited methods of electronic communication; notice that substantiated incidents of adult sexual misconduct will be reported in future reference checks; and a provision requiring the development of hiring practices to screen for adult sexual misconduct. This Act will be implemented for the 2023-2024 school year.
Senate Bill 291
Legislative Highlights
Senate Bill 12
Thousands of Delawareans are now able to attend Delaware Technical Community College for free thanks to legislation passed by Sen. Nicole Poore. Senate Bill 12 expanded on the landmark Student Excellence Equal Degree program, better known as SEED, which has […]
House Bill 1
Senator Poore served as the Senate prime sponsor for legislation establishing the Delaware Department of Veterans Affairs. During the introduction of House Bill 1 in the Senate, Rep. Bill Carson said, “Ninety-nine percent of Americans wake up every morning and […]
Senate Bill 174
For almost a decade, Delaware has been labeled as the only ‘no kill’ shelter in the country with a consistent save rate at over 90%. The state of Delaware worked diligently with the Brandywine Valley SPCA and the Office of […]
Senate Bill 290
Following several high-profile cases of sexual misconduct, Sen. Nicole Poore sponsored a series of bills to better protect students from child predators and help police better protect victims from sexual exploitation. Passed unanimously by the Senate and the House, Senate […]
