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SJR12 • 2025

EXTENDING THE DELAWARE JUVENILE JUSTICE EDUCATIONAL TRANSITIONS TASK FORCE.

EXTENDING THE DELAWARE JUVENILE JUSTICE EDUCATIONAL TRANSITIONS TASK FORCE.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Pinkney
Last action
2026-04-30
Official status
Signed 4/30/26
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details on what the task force will do after July 31, 2026 or if this extension will lead to changes in current laws or policies.

Extend Delaware Juvenile Justice Education Task Force

This resolution extends the life of a task force studying education improvements for young people who were in jail until July 31, 2026.

What This Bill Does

  • Extends the existence of the Juvenile Justice Educational Transitions Task Force until July 31, 2026.
  • Sets a new deadline for the task force to submit its final report by July 31, 2026.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Juvenile Justice Educational Transitions Task Force

Terms To Know

Juvenile Justice Educational Transitions Task Force
A group studying ways to improve education for young people who were in jail.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what the task force will do after July 31, 2026.
  • It is unclear if this extension will lead to any changes in current laws or policies.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-30 Delaware General Assembly

    Signed by Governor

  2. 2026-04-21 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By House. Votes: 37 YES 1 NO 3 ABSENT

  3. 2026-04-15 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 1 Favorable, 9 On Its Merits

  4. 2026-03-24 Delaware General Assembly

    Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House

  5. 2026-03-19 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT

  6. 2026-03-18 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 6 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits

  7. 2026-03-13 Delaware General Assembly

    Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate

  8. 2026-02-26 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced and Assigned to Corrections & Public Safety Committee in Senate

Official Summary Text

EXTENDING THE DELAWARE JUVENILE JUSTICE EDUCATIONAL TRANSITIONS TASK FORCE.
This Joint Resolution extends the existence of the Juvenile Justice Educational Transitions Task Force (Task Force) and the deadline for the Task Force's final report until July 31, 2026.

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SPONSOR:

Sen. Pinkney & Rep. Griffith

Rep. Harris

DELAWARE STATE SENATE

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 12

EXTENDING THE DELAWARE JUVENILE JUSTICE EDUCATIONAL TRANSITIONS TASK FORCE.

WHEREAS, the Juvenile Justice Educational Transitions Task Force (Task Force) was established by the 153rd General Assembly, with the approval of the Governor, on July 21, 2025, by Senate Joint Resolution No. 11, as amended; and

WHEREAS, the Task Force was directed to compile a final report containing its findings and recommendations regarding the issues assigned to it under SJR No. 11, as amended, and submit the report to the General Assembly, the Governor, the Director and the Librarian of the Division of Legislative Services, and the Delaware Public Archives, no later than December 1, 2025; and

WHEREAS, SJR No. 11, as amended, directed the Task Force to study and report its findings and recommendations on 4 areas related to school program successes and challenges in our State and in other states with respect to educating youth who were formerly incarcerated, whether there are potential program modifications within existing traditional or alternative schools that can be utilized to improve educational outcomes for youth who were formerly incarcerated, and the need and feasibility for a new alternative school primarily designed to educate youth who were formerly incarcerated; and

WHEREAS, the Task Force has determined that additional time is necessary to fulfill this directive.

NOW, THEREFORE:

BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the 153rd General Assembly of the State of Delaware, with the approval of the Governor, that

the existence of the Juvenile Justice Educational Transitions Task Force (Task Force), created by Senate Joint Resolution No. 11, as amended, by the 153rd General Assembly, with approval by the Governor, is extended until the submission of the final report.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that

the chair of the Task Force must submit the final report assigned under SJR No. 11, as amended, no later than July 31, 2026.

SYNOPSIS

This Joint Resolution extends the existence of the Juvenile Justice Educational Transitions Task Force (Task Force) and the deadline for the Task Force's final report until July 31, 2026.

Author: Senator Pinkney