HB 438 Summary

• Removes the word "exceptional" from "exceptional rehabilitation" in Title 11, §4217(c) of the Delaware Code, changing the standard to simply "rehabilitation"

• Adds a new subsection (e) to Title 11, §4217 defining "rehabilitation" as "the process of restoring an individual to a useful and constructive place in society especially through some form of vocational, correctional, or therapeutic retraining"

• Addresses confusion within the Department of Correction caused by the undefined term "exceptional rehabilitation" in the original statute

• Aligns the statutory language with the original intent and a common dictionary definition of rehabilitation