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SA1TOSJR11 • 2025

This Amendment to Senate Joint Resolution 11 changes the temporary Chair of the Delaware Juvenile Justice Educational Transitions Task Force to be the State Senate majority caucus member who is appointed to serve on the Task Force by the Senate Pro Tempore of the Senate.

This Amendment to Senate Joint Resolution 11 changes the temporary Chair of the Delaware Juvenile Justice Educational Transitions Task Force to be the State Senate majority caucus member who is appointed to serve on the Task Force by the Senate Pro Tempore of the Senate.

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Pinkney
Last action
2025-06-17
Official status
Passed 6/17/25
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details about the nature of the technical corrections made, only that they were made.

Changing the Chair of a Delaware Juvenile Justice Group

The bill changes who leads a group that helps young people in Delaware's juvenile justice system.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the temporary chair of the Delaware Juvenile Justice Educational Transitions Task Force to be a State Senate majority caucus member appointed by the Senate Pro Tempore.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Members of the Delaware Juvenile Justice Educational Transitions Task Force
  • The State Senate majority caucus

Terms To Know

Task Force
A group set up to deal with a specific issue, in this case helping young people transition from juvenile justice.
Senate Pro Tempore
The person who leads the Senate when the President of the Senate is not present or acting as President.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify how long the new chair will serve.
  • Does not provide details on what technical corrections were made.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-17 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT

  2. 2025-06-16 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced and Placed With Bill

Official Summary Text

This Amendment to Senate Joint Resolution 11 changes the temporary Chair of the Delaware Juvenile Justice Educational Transitions Task Force to be the State Senate majority caucus member who is appointed to serve on the Task Force by the Senate Pro Tempore of the Senate.

This Amendment also makes technical corrections.

Current Bill Text

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SPONSOR:

Sen. Pinkney

DELAWARE STATE SENATE

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 11

AMEND Senate Joint Resolution No. 11 on line 51 by deleting "Controller General serve" after "the" and before "as" therein and inserting in lieu thereof "State Senator from the majority caucus who is appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to the Task Force serves".

FURTHER AMEND Senate Joint Resolution No. 11 on line 52 by deleting "task force" after "the" and before "by" therein and inserting in lieu thereof "Task Force".

FURTHER AMEND Senate Joint Resolution No. 11 on line 83 by deleting "Commission" after "a" and before "meeting" therein and inserting in lieu thereof "Task Force".

FURTHER AMEND Senate Joint Resolution No. 11 on line 84 by deleting "Commission" after "the" and before "is" therein and inserting in lieu thereof "Task Force".

FURTHER AMEND Senate Joint Resolution No. 11 on line 94 by deleting "force" after "Task" and before "except" therein and inserting in lieu thereof "Force".

FURTHER AMEND Senate Joint Resolution No. 11 on line 127 by deleting "Controller General" after "the" and before "of" therein and inserting in lieu thereof "State Senator from the majority caucus who is appointed to the Task Force".

FURTHER AMEND Senate Joint Resolution No. 11 on line 128 by deleting "Controller General " after "the" and before "with" therein and inserting in lieu thereof "temporary Chair ".

SYNOPSIS

This Amendment to Senate Joint Resolution 11 changes the temporary Chair of the Delaware Juvenile Justice Educational Transitions Task Force to be the State Senate majority caucus member who is appointed to serve on the Task Force by the Senate Pro Tempore of the Senate.

This Amendment also makes technical corrections.

Author: Senator Pinkney