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SB146 • 2025

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON TYPE 1 DIABETES.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON TYPE 1 DIABETES.

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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
Poore
Last action
2025-05-21
Official status
Out of Committee 5/21/25
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill specifies that both departments must work together to post information on type 1 diabetes, rather than just one department.

Law Requiring Schools to Share Type 1 Diabetes Information

This law requires Delaware's Department of Education, working with the Department of Health and Social Services, to post information about type 1 diabetes on their website. School districts must provide this information to parents or guardians.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Department of Health and Social Services, in consultation with the Department of Education, to post existing materials on type 1 diabetes on their website.
  • Each school district shall make these informational materials available to the parents or guardians of students enrolled in their districts.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Parents and guardians of students in Delaware
  • School districts in Delaware

Terms To Know

Type 1 Diabetes
A condition where the body does not make insulin, a hormone that controls blood sugar.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The exact date this law will take effect is not clear.
  • It does not specify how the information should be shared with parents or guardians.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

SA 1

1 • Poore

PWB 5/21/25

Plain English: Legislation Document SPONSOR: Sen.

  • Legislation Document SPONSOR: Sen.
  • Poore DELAWARE STATE SENATE 153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY SENATE AMENDMENT NO.
  • 1 TO SENATE BILL NO.
  • 146 AMEND Senate Bill No.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-21 Delaware General Assembly

    Amendment SA 1 to SB 146 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

  2. 2025-05-21 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits

  3. 2025-05-14 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in Senate

Official Summary Text

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON TYPE 1 DIABETES.
This Act requires the Department of Health and Social Services, in consultation with the Department of Education, to post existing materials on type 1 diabetes to their website. Each school district shall make the informational materials available to the parents or guardians of students enrolled in their districts.

Current Bill Text

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SPONSOR:

Sen. Poore & Rep. Hilovsky

Sens. Pettyjohn, Wilson; Reps. Collins, Gray, K. Johnson, Ross Levin

DELAWARE STATE SENATE

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SENATE BILL NO. 146

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON TYPE 1 DIABETES.

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

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

§ 4150. Type 1 diabetes informational material.

(a) The Department of Health and Social Services, in consultation with the Department of Education, shall post existing appropriate informational materials on type 1 diabetes on the Department of Health and Social Services' website. Each school district shall make the informational materials available to the parents or guardians of students enrolled in their districts.

(b) The informational materials shall include all of the following:

(1) A description of type 1 diabetes.

(2) A description of the risk factors and warning signs associated with type 1 diabetes.

(3) A recommendation that the parents or guardians of a student displaying warning signs of type 1 diabetes consult with the student’s primary care provider to determine if immediate screening for type 1 diabetes is appropriate.

(4) A description of the screening process for type 1 diabetes and the implications of test results.

(5) A recommendation that, following a type 1 diagnosis, parents or guardians should consult with the student’s primary care provider to develop an appropriate treatment plan, which may include consultation with and examination by a qualified specialist, such as an endocrinologist.

Section 2. If this Act is enacted before or on August 1, 2025, this Act takes effect on August 1 of the first full year following its enactment into law. If this Act is enacted after August 1, 2025, this Act takes effect on August 1 following its enactment into law.

SYNOPSIS

This Act requires the Department of Health and Social Services, in consultation with the Department of Education, to post existing materials on type 1 diabetes to their website. Each school district shall make the informational materials available to the parents or guardians of students enrolled in their districts.

Author: Senator Poore