Advocacy Day took place at Legislative Hall in Dover on May 16, bringing a small but determined group of advocates out to meet with elected officials on important prevention issues. They covered physical activity in elementary schools, proposed funding for walking and biking paths, and CPR for graduation. The timing was good since SB 214, to increase physical activity in public elementary schools, was heard and passed by the Senate Education Committee that day.
Delaware – Focus on Students
- Senate Bill 214, to provide daily physical activity during the school day in grades K-5, passed through the Senate but did not advance in the House.
- House Bill 299 was introduced to ensure that an entire generation of Delawareans knows how to save a life by making CPR a graduation requirement.
- Work to increase funding for the state’s built environment to promote walkability and bikability netted a 90% increase in the state budget—$13.25 million for a healthier Delaware.
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