An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Auditor Of Accounts. [HB-53]
Currently, all school districts, including vocational schools, are subject to the Auditor of Accounts. Edits to the November 2010 Charter School Manual removed instructions for charter schools to go through Auditor of Accounts when contracting for audits. There is presently no legislative authority to require charter schools to submit to the Auditor of Accounts processes. This bill adds charter schools to the list of entities for audits through the Auditor of Accounts. The bill takes effect so that the Auditor of Accounts shall conduct audits for
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HB-53: An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Auditor Of Accounts.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nicole Poore
Stricken on 06/16/2015
An Act To Amend Volume 79, Chapter 290 Of The Laws Of Delaware Relating To Education. [HB-55]
This bill requires that the State Department of Education include in its ESEA Waiver Renewal Application a request to the U.S. Department of Education an additional year before incorporating the Smarter Balanced Assessment into its evaluations of teachers and principals for personnel decisions. The first time the Smarter Balanced Assessments could factor into such evaluations would be the 2016-2017 school year.
HB-55: An Act To Amend Volume 79, Chapter 290 Of The Laws Of Delaware Relating To Education.
Sponsored by: Rep. Harvey Kenton
Stricken on 01/19/2016
An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Charter Schools. [HB-56]
This bill provides a moratorium on all new charter schools in Delaware until June 30, 2018 or until the State Board of Education develops a strategic plan for the number of charter, district, and vocational-technical schools in the State. Also, the bill requires review and comment from Wilmington’s Mayor and City Council before either a local school district or the Department of Education approves a charter in the City of Wilmington. Lastly, the bill requires the local school board’s approval for a charter school in the City of Wilmington before
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HB-56: An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Charter Schools.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nicole Poore
Signed By Governor on 05/05/2015
An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Classification Of Offenses. [HB-59]
This Act makes changes to the state’s list of statutory violent felonies (“list”). First, the Act adds two crimes, felony Promoting Sexual Solicitation of a Child and felony Resisting Arrest with Force or Violence, to the list. Second, the Act removes non-violent escape after conviction, lower level felony drug possession, and delivery of drug paraphernalia to a minor from the list. Additionally, the changes on line 16 are made to designate a previously undesignated paragraph, in keeping with the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
HB-59: An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Classification Of Offenses.
Sponsored by: Sen. Colin Bonini
Signed By Governor on 06/02/2015
An Act To Amend Titles 10 And 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Savings Accounts To Support Individuals With Disabilities. [HB-60]
This bill creates an Achieving a Better Life Experience (“ABLE”) Program in Delaware, to implement federal legislation enabling the creation of savings accounts with tax advantages similar to 529 accounts, designed to be used by persons with disabilities to save for qualifying disability and education related expenses. The ABLE Program will be overseen by a Board composed of 7 members: a chair appointed by the Governor, the State Treasurer, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Services, a current member of the Board which oversees
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HB-60: An Act To Amend Titles 10 And 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Savings Accounts To Support Individuals With Disabilities.
Sponsored by: Rep. William Outten
Signed By Governor on 06/10/2015
An Act To Amend Titles 16 And 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Midwifery. [HB-70]
This bill creates two types of licensure for the newly created Midwifery Advisory Council, licensed Certified Professional Midwives and licensed Certified Midwives. The bill clarifies that a licensee of the same licensure type should serve on the Panel conducting any disciplinary hearing or temporary suspension hearing of a licensee, clarifies that the Council will promulgate regulations governing the scope of practice of each licensure type with the approval of the Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline, and indicates a preference that the 4
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HB-70: An Act To Amend Titles 16 And 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Midwifery.
Sponsored by: Sen. Colin Bonini
Signed By Governor on 06/09/2015
An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Family Court Juvenile Expungement. [HB-75]
The continued existence and dissemination of juvenile criminal histories hampers an individual’s ability to be a successful and productive member of society. Juvenile criminal histories are a hindrance to employment, education, housing and credit. This act modifies the discretionary expungement provisions to allow more individuals the ability to petition the Court for an expungement. These changes allow the Court to consider an expungement where the individual has demonstrated rehabilitation despite multiple youthful indiscretions. These provisions
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HB-75: An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Family Court Juvenile Expungement.
Sponsored by: Sen. Colin Bonini
Signed By Governor on 06/17/2015
An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Department Of Education. [HB-82]
Pursuant to 14 Del. C. Chapter 1, the Secretary and Department of Education are given authority to promulgate and adopt rules and regulations, consistent with the laws of the State of Delaware, for the administration and supervision of the public education system of this State. Regulation 103 (Accountability for Schools, Districts and the State) was passed giving the Secretary authority to decide and determine collective bargaining rights in certain situations. This legislation is to clarify that the rule-making authority given to the Secretary
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HB-82: An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Department Of Education.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Bushweller
Signed By Governor on 08/17/2015
An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Charter Schools. [HB-83]
This bill requires that all charter schools not discriminate against applicants based on their homes’ location in comparison to the school. The bill also eliminates the possibility of a preference in the charter. Thus, this bill eases the restrictions on the enrollment process for students residing within a 5-mile radius of the school.
HB-83: An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Charter Schools.
Sponsored by: Sen. Harris McDowell
Introduced And Assigned To Education Committee In House on 04/16/2015
An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Public School Enrollees' Immunization Program. [HB-91]
This bill involves the public school immunization program. Currently, the Affidavit of Religious Belief does not expressly alert parents or guardians who file for the religious exemption from the program that the child will be temporarily excluded from school in the event of an epidemic of a vaccine preventable disease. This bill amends the required affidavit so parents or guardians are directly made aware of the possibility of the child’s temporary exclusion from school. The bill also adds that the asserted cause of a medical exemption may be subject
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HB-91: An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Public School Enrollees' Immunization Program.
Sponsored by: Rep. William Outten
Signed By Governor on 07/15/2015