Elopement of Students with IEPs and 504 Plans/Guidelines

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

This Act provides guidelines for Delaware schools in addressing elopement of students with IEPs and 504 Plans. This Act requires schools to notify the eloping student’s parent or guardian the same day as the elopement incident and requires that, once a year, the student’s IEP or 504 team review and address a student’s elopement behavior to determine if the IEP or 504 Plan should be adjusted.

Every action

7 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. Apr 9, 2026CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House · House Education
2. Apr 22, 2026CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 12 On Its Merits · House Education
3. Jun 9, 2026HouseSubstituted in House by HS 1 for HB 358
4. Jun 11, 2026HouseHS 1 for HB 358 - Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 1 NO 2 ABSENT
5. Jun 11, 2026SenateHS 1 for HB 358 - Assigned to Education Committee in Senate
6. Jul 1, 2026SenateHS 1 for HB 358 - Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
7. Jul 1, 2026SenateHS 1 for HB 358 - Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 8 cosponsors: 7 Democrats, 1 Republican.

• DH Debra HeffernanD Primary sponsor · District 6
• LV Laura V. SturgeonD Joint sponsor · District 4