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HB93 • 2025

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Lynn
Last action
2025-06-12
Official status
Out of Committee 6/11/25
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Restricting School Officers' Cooperation with Federal Immigration Enforcement

The bill limits how school resource officers and constables can work with federal agencies on immigration issues.

What This Bill Does

  • Makes it against the rules for school resource officers and constables to help federal law enforcement with immigration unless they get permission from Delaware's Attorney General first.
  • Requires that any request for cooperation must be in writing, submitted at least three days before the activity starts, and include details about why the cooperation is needed, who will be affected, and how it will happen.

Who It Names or Affects

  • School resource officers and constables in Delaware public schools
  • Federal law enforcement agencies that want to cooperate with school officials on immigration matters

Terms To Know

Attorney General
The top lawyer for the state of Delaware who gives legal advice and approval.
School resource officers
Police officers assigned to work in schools to help keep students safe.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify what happens if school officials do not follow the rules about getting permission.
  • The bill does not say how often or under what circumstances federal agencies might request cooperation from school resource officers and constables.
  • It is unclear how this law will be enforced or what penalties there are for breaking it.

Amendments

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HA 1

1 • Lynn

PWB 6/12/25

Plain English: The amendment adds language to clarify that state law enforcement can only cooperate with federal agencies in civil immigration matters, and it sets a 48-hour deadline for the Attorney General to respond to such cooperation requests.

  • Adds 'civil' before 'immigration' on line 5 of HB93 to specify that cooperation is limited to civil immigration enforcement activities.
  • Inserts new section (c) after line 18, setting a 48-hour deadline for the Attorney General's response to requests for cooperation in civil immigration matters.
  • The amendment does not provide details on what happens if the Attorney General responds negatively within the 48-hour period.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-12 Delaware General Assembly

    Amendment HA 1 to HB 93 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

  2. 2025-06-11 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 2 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits

  3. 2025-03-27 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House

Official Summary Text

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
This Act restricts school resource officers and school constables from cooperating with federal law enforcement agencies in immigration matters without permission from the Delaware Attorney General.

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SPONSOR:

Rep. Lynn & Rep. Ortega & Sen. Hoffner & Sen. Pinkney

Reps. Burns, Griffith, K. Johnson, Morrison, Neal, Phillips, Snyder-Hall, Wilson-Anton, Lambert, Gorman, Romer, Berry

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 93

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend Subchapter I, Chapter 41, Title 14 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

§ 4112G. Federal law enforcement cooperation; restrictions.

(a) School resource officers and school constables are prohibited from cooperating with a federal agency in activity related to immigration enforcement unless the specific cooperation requested by a federal agency is first authorized by the Delaware Attorney General.

(b) Authorization under subsection (a) of this section must be requested by the supervising authority of the school resource officer or school constable seeking authorization for cooperation. The request for cooperation must:

(1) Be in writing.

(2) Be submitted at least 72 hours prior to the date of the activity.

(3) State the name of the enforcement agency making the request.

(4) State the reason for the request.

(5) Provide the dates and duration of the activity.

(6) Give a detailed description of the scope of the activity, including:

a. The purpose of the activity.

b. A list of records sought.

c. The names of individuals who may be impacted by the activity.

d. The manner in which the activity will be carried out.

SYNOPSIS

This Act restricts school resource officers and school constables from cooperating with federal law enforcement agencies in immigration matters without permission from the Delaware Attorney General.