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Subchapter I. General Provisions
§ 301. Definitions. - As used in this chapter: (1) “Abuse” or “abused child”...
§ 302. Intent and purpose of chapter. - The intent and purpose of this chapter are to: (1)...
§ 303. General powers and duties of Division in respect to children. - In order that the State may more effectively exercise the...
§ 305. Use of other child welfare agencies. - The Division of Child Protective Services may utilize services of...
§ 306. Binding minors prohibited. - No court, organization, institution, individual or corporation may bind any...
§ 307. Bringing or sending nonresident children into State regulated; penalty. - (a) No person or corporation of this State or any...
§ 308. Vaccinations. - Every person who is unable to pay for vaccination and...
§ 309. Background checks for child-serving entities and other organizations. - (a) A background check for employees or volunteers of child-serving...
§ 310. Breast-feeding. - Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, a mother...
§ 311. Penalties regarding background checks for child-serving entities and personal information disclosure. - (a) Any child-serving entity which fails to comply with the...
Subchapter II. Maternal and Child Death Review Commission
§ 320. Declaration of legislative intent; definitions. - (a) The General Assembly hereby declares that the health and...
§ 321. Organization and composition. - (a) The Maternal and Child Death Review Commission is hereby...
§ 322. Voting. - Except as expressly provided in this subchapter, an affirmative vote...
§ 323. Powers and duties. - (a) The Commission shall have the power to investigate and...
§ 324. Confidentiality of records and immunity from suit. - (a) The records of the Commission and of all committees,...
Subchapter IV. Placement of Dependent Children
§ 351. DSCYF assessment required; exceptions. - (a) Before any person, institution, agency, association, corporation, or organization...
§ 352. Regulation of placement system and of homes where children are placed. - The Division of Child Protective Services may examine the circumstances...
§ 353. Duty of placement agencies to comply with Division's rules. - Any person, agency, institution, association, corporation or organization placing any...
§ 354. Power of placement agencies to remove dependent children; penalty for refusal to comply. - (a) All agencies or organizations, engaged in the placement of...
§ 355. Penalties. - Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, whoever violates this...
§ 356. Kinship Care Program. - (a) The Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their...
Subchapter V. Private Child Welfare Agencies
§ 361. Children's Home, Inc. - (a) The Children's Home, Inc., a corporation of this State,...
§ 362. The Elizabeth W. Murphey School, Inc. — Admission to School. - Either parent or, if there are no parents, the guardian...
§ 363. The Elizabeth W. Murphey School, Inc. — Powers over children in custody of School; discharge and appeal. - The Elizabeth W. Murphey School, Inc., in which any such...
§ 364. The Elizabeth W. Murphey School, Inc. — Surrender of child; instrument as evidence. - The surrender of any such child shall be by an...
Subchapter VI. Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children [Effective upon enactment by 35 states and upon promulgation of rules by the Interstate Commission]
§ 381. Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children; enactment [Effective until enactment of the new Compact by 35 states and upon promulgation of rules by the Interstate Commission]. - The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children is enacted...
§ 382. Financial responsibility; default in Compact [Effective until enactment of the new Compact by 35 states and upon promulgation of rules by the Interstate Commission]. - Financial responsibility for any child placed pursuant to this Compact...
§ 383. Notices; Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families [Effective until enactment of the new Compact by 35 states and upon promulgation of rules by the Interstate Commission]. - The “appropriate public authorities” as used in Article III of...
§ 384. “Appropriate authority”; Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families [Effective until enactment of the new Compact by 35 states and upon promulgation of rules by the Interstate Commission]. - As used in paragraph (a) of Article V of this...
§ 385. Financial commitment; approval [Effective until enactment of the new Compact by 35 states and upon promulgation of rules by the Interstate Commission]. - The officers and agencies of this State and its subdivisions,...
§ 386. Other related statutes; provisions met if performed as contemplated by Compact [Effective until enactment of the new Compact by 35 states and upon promulgation of rules by the Interstate Commission]. - Any requirements for visitation, inspection or supervision of children, homes,...
§ 387. Out-of-state placement restrictions; not applicable if made pursuant to Compact [Effective until enactment of the new Compact by 35 states and upon promulgation of rules by the Interstate Commission]. - Section 307 of this title shall not apply to placements...
§ 388. Jurisdiction of court; placement pursuant to Compact [Effective until enactment of the new Compact by 35 states and upon promulgation of rules by the Interstate Commission]. - Any court having jurisdiction to place delinquent children may place...
§ 389. Governor; appointment of officer to coordinate activities of Compact [Effective until enactment of the new Compact by 35 states and upon promulgation of rules by the Interstate Commission]. - As used in Article VII of this Compact, the term...
§ 381. Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children; enactment [Effective upon enactment by 35 states and upon promulgation of rules by the Interstate Commission]. - The State of Delaware hereby enters into the Interstate Compact...
Subchapter VII. Child Day-Care Centers
§ 390. Definition. - As used in this subchapter: “Child day-care center” means a...
§ 391. Intent and purposes. - The intent and purposes of this subchapter are to: (1)...
§ 392. General powers and duties of Division in respect to children in day-care centers. - In order that the State may provide day-care facilities and...
§ 393. Application for aid; requirements. - Application for aid under this subchapter shall be made to...
§ 394. Investigation of applications. - Whenever the Division of Social Services receives notification of an...
§ 395. Grant of aid; notification; payment. - Upon the completion of the investigation, the Division of Social...
§ 396. Periodic reconsideration and changes in amount of aid. - All grants made under this subchapter shall be reconsidered by...
§ 397. Federal financial participation. - The State Treasurer shall receive all money paid to the...