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SB293 • 2025

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CHILD CARE LICENSES FOR YOUTH CAMPS.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CHILD CARE LICENSES FOR YOUTH CAMPS.

Children Education
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Last action
2026-07-01
Official status
Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CHILD CARE LICENSES FOR YOUTH CAMPS.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CHILD CARE LICENSES FOR YOUTH CAMPS.

What This Bill Does

  • AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CHILD CARE LICENSES FOR YOUTH CAMPS.
  • This Act simplifies the licensing requirements for youth camps that are accredited by the American Camp Association (ACA) by requiring that the Department of Education's Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) deem a youth camp as meeting all equivalent health and safety requirements necessary for a youth camp license if the youth camp has ACA accreditation through August 30 of the current calendar year.
  • By streamlining the OCCL licensing requirements for youth camps, this Act also increases the availability of summer child care that is eligible for provider reimbursement from the Purchase of Care (POC) program.
  • Under existing OCCL regulations, a youth camp has the option of applying for either license exempt status or a license.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-07-01 Delaware General Assembly

    Suspension of Rules in Senate

  2. 2026-07-01 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT

  3. 2026-06-30 Delaware General Assembly

    Amendment HA 1 to SB 293 - Passed In House by Voice Vote

  4. 2026-06-30 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT

  5. 2026-06-17 Delaware General Assembly

    Amendment HA 1 to SB 293 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

  6. 2026-06-17 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 1 Favorable, 10 On Its Merits

  7. 2026-06-04 Delaware General Assembly

    Assigned to Education Committee in House

  8. 2026-05-21 Delaware General Assembly

    Amendment SA 1 to SB 293 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

  9. 2026-05-21 Delaware General Assembly

    Amendment SA 1 to SB 293 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT

  10. 2026-05-21 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT

  11. 2026-05-12 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits

  12. 2026-04-30 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 CHILD CARE LICENSES FOR YOUTH CAMPS.
This Act simplifies the licensing requirements for youth camps that are accredited by the American Camp Association (ACA) by requiring that the Department of Education's Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) deem a youth camp as meeting all equivalent health and safety requirements necessary for a youth camp license if the youth camp has ACA accreditation through August 30 of the current calendar year. By streamlining the OCCL licensing requirements for youth camps, this Act also increases the availability of summer child care that is eligible for provider reimbursement from the Purchase of Care (POC) program.

Under existing OCCL regulations, a youth camp has the option of applying for either license exempt status or a license. To obtain a license, a youth camp must meet very detailed and specific requirements that are challenging, if not impossible, for many youth camps. ACA accreditation requires that a camp satisfies health and safety requirements that are similar and equivalent