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HB 67 Delaware House · 149th General Assembly (2017-2018)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL PROPERTY AND HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS.

Summary
As a public school safety measure, this bill requires that any door to a classroom will be equipped with a lock that can be locked from either side of the door. Many doors are currently not capable of locking from the inside. Locking the door(s) to a classroom from inside the classroom would enable precluding a school intruder from entering that classroom. The Act permits schools 5 years from the date of enactment to bring existing structures into compliance with this requirement. New construction and major renovations must comply with the requirement immediately upon enactment.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 9, 2017 Last action Jun 21, 2018
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Actions timeline

Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
1
May 11, 2017
Introduced
Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
lower
Apr 5, 2017
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 5 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
lower
Mar 9, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House
lower
3 primary · 7 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Dave Sokola
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
DE
8
P
EG
Earl G. Jaques Jr.
DDemocratic
DE
27
P
JE
Joseph E. Miro
RRepublican
DE
22
Co
AD
Anthony Delcollo
RRepublican
DE
7
Co
BC
Bruce C. Ennis
DDemocratic
DE
14
Co
Photo of Dave Wilson
Dave Wilson
RRepublican
DE
18
Co
Photo of Gerald Hocker
Gerald Hocker
RRepublican
DE
20
Co
Photo of Jack Walsh
Jack Walsh
DDemocratic
DE
9
Co
MR
Margaret Rose Henry
DDemocratic
DE
2
Co
Photo of Sean Lynn
Sean Lynn
DDemocratic
DE
31