DelawareDelaware schools must make type 1 diabetes guidance available to parents
Delaware's health department must post existing type 1 diabetes materials online, and local education agencies must make them available to students' parents or guardians.
What it does
Since August 1, 2026, local education agencies must make type 1 diabetes materials available to parents or guardians of students enrolled in their schools.
The health department must post existing type 1 diabetes information online in consultation with the education department. It covers warning signs, screening, and care after diagnosis.
Argument forParents may seek screening sooner when the materials explain warning signs and advise them to contact their child's doctor.
Argument againstSome parents might miss the guidance because schools must make it available but do not have to ensure each family reads it.
More detail
Local education agencies must make the materials available to parents or guardians. This covers parents or guardians of students enrolled in each agency's schools. This duty took effect on August 1, 2026.
Delaware's health department must post existing type 1 diabetes materials on its website. The materials cover type 1 diabetes, its warning signs, testing, and care. The health department must consult the education department. The materials advise parents to ask the student's doctor whether warning signs call for immediate screening. After a diagnosis, they advise parents to plan treatment with that doctor, possibly with a specialist. This duty took effect on August 1, 2026.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- Jul 21Signed by Governor Matt MeyerBecame Law
- Jun 26Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 VACANTPassed House
- Vote recorded Passage. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 18Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 9 On Its MeritsMinor
- Jun 12Assigned to Education Committee in HouseMinor
- Jun 11Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENTPassed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 10Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 4 On Its MeritsMinor
- May 21Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in SenateIntroduced
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