Delaware Senate Bill 293
Session 153
An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Child Care Licenses For Youth Camps.
Active
Passed House on Jun 30, 2026
Sponsors
23 Sponsors
Sarah McBride
First Action
Apr 30, 2026
Latest Action
Jun 30, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
293
State
Delaware
Session
153
Sarah McBride
grade
Primary
checkPassed on May 21, 2026
Motion Text
SM
Senate Roll Call Votes
Yes
Yes
Other
Yes
Yes
Summary
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, but not identical, to the OCCL license requirements. However, an ACA accredited but license-exempt youth camp is unable to receive POC provider reimbursement because under the state plan for the federal Child Care and Development Fund, license exempt child care providers are not eligible for provider reimbursement.
This Act also codifies the following policies that are in the current OCCL child care licensing regulations:
• A youth camp license and the definition of “youth camp”.
• The requirement that a youth camp must have a valid Division of Public Health permit to be licensed or approved as license exempt.
• The school-age care, programs, and activities that are exempt from child care license requirements.
This Act is effective immediately and § 3003A(c)(4)b. of Title 14 must be implemented no later than December 31, 2026.
This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
SA 1 to SB 293
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06/30/2026
House
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
06/30/2026
House
Amendment HA 1 to SB 293 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
06/17/2026
House
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 1 Favorable, 10 On Its Merits
06/17/2026
Senate
Amendment HA 1 to SB 293 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
06/04/2026
House
Assigned to Education Committee in House
05/21/2026
Senate
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
05/21/2026
Senate
Amendment SA 1 to SB 293 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
05/21/2026
Senate
Amendment SA 1 to SB 293 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
05/12/2026
Senate
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
04/30/2026
Senate
Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in Senate
Sources
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Record Created
May 1, 2026 2:45:22 AM
Record Updated
Jul 1, 2026 1:27:42 AM