Delaware House Bill 452
Session 153
An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association And Background Checks For Child-Serving Entities.
Active
Passed Senate on Jul 1, 2026
Sponsors
4 Sponsors
First Action
Jun 4, 2026
Latest Action
Jul 1, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
452
State
Delaware
Session
153
Sarah McBride
grade
Primary
checkPassed on June 18, 2026
Motion Text
3/4
House Roll Call Votes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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Yes
Summary
Although the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association is a unit of the Department of Education, officials are currently allowed to serve without completing background checks before serving. This Act provides that in the event an official for the DIAA is not an individual required to undergo a background check under the law that requires employees, contractors, and volunteers of the Department of Education to meet certain background check requirements, the DIAA must promulgate regulations requiring background checks of officials that meet the same requirements as those for employees, contractors, and volunteers of the Department.
This Act further requires that officials complete diversity and anti-discrimination training, and requires student athletes to complete annual sportsmanship and anti-harassment training.
This Act also clarifies that member schools must fully cooperate with DIAA investigations of alleged regulatory violations.
Finally, this Act makes technical corrections to existing code to conform to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
This Act takes effect on the earlier of July 1, 2027 or the date of notice in the Register of Regulations that regulations implementing this Act have been promulgated.
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07/01/2026
Senate
Passed By Senate. Votes: 13 YES 3 NO 2 NOT VOTING 3 ABSENT
06/24/2026
Senate
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
06/18/2026
Senate
Assigned to Education Committee in Senate
06/18/2026
House
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
06/17/2026
House
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 9 On Its Merits
06/04/2026
House
Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House
Sources
Open States
Record Created
Jun 4, 2026 11:59:53 PM
Record Updated
Jul 1, 2026 7:21:43 AM