Delaware House Bill 119 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-3)
Status: Enrolled on June 30 2009 - 75% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-06-30 - HS 1 for HB 119 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 15 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 5 ABSENT 1 VACANT
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This Bill takes several steps targeted at allowing local schools and districts to make better decisions at the local level to educate students. Its provisions include: (a) Permitting local districts substantially more discretion with respect to expenditure of state education funds than they have under existing law. However, the bill also establishes a number of safeguards to ensure that those funds are spent in a responsible manner that enhances student achievement, including state approval of local district budgets, a requirement of full transparency for local district expenditures, and the establishment of citizen financial oversight committees for each district. (b) Creation of a process for local schools and districts to seek relief from rules and procedures that impede their ability to properly educate students. (c) Changing of the “unit count date” to a date much earlier in the year that will allow local districts to make earlier job offers to teachers and help them recruit and retain the best teachers in our region. (d) Eliminating caps on the resources that districts can dedicate to some students with disabilities allowing districts to tailor programs for those students, with appropriate state oversight.

An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code With Respect To Public Education.

Rep. Edward Bennett [D]	Sen. Patricia Blevins [D]	Rep. Gerald Brady [D]	Sen. Brian Bushweller [D]
Sen. Bethany Hall-Long [D]	Sen. Margaret Henry [D]	Rep. Quinton Johnson [D]	Sen. Michael Katz [D]
Rep. Helene Keeley [D]	Rep. Valerie Longhurst [D]	Rep. Nick Manolakos [R]	Sen. Robert Marshall [D]
Rep. John Mitchell [D]	Rep. Michael Mulrooney [D]	Sen. Karen Peterson [D]	Rep. Hazel Plant [D]
Rep. Teresa Schooley [D]	Rep. Darryl Scott [D]	Sen. Gary Simpson [R]	Sen. David Sokola [D]
Sen. Liane Sorenson [R]	Sen. Robert Venables [D]	Rep. John Viola [D]	Rep. Robert Walls [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-06-30		HS 1 for HB 119 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 15 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 5 ABSENT 1 VACANT
2009-06-30		HS 1 for HB 119 - Necessary rules are suspended in Senate
2009-06-19		HS 1 for HB 119 - Assigned to Education Committee in Senate
2009-06-16		HS 1 for HB 119 - Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 37 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 4 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2009-06-16		HS 1 FOR HB 119 - Amendment HA 1 - Passed in House by Voice Vote
2009-06-16		HS 1 FOR HB 119 - Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2009-06-10		HS 1 for HB 119 - Reported Out of Committee (EDUCATION) in House with 1 Favorable, 11 On Its Merits
2009-06-04		HS 1 for HB 119 - Assigned to Education Committee in House
2009-04-08		Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis145.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/00b95cb1a05b829485257591006af0d7?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+119/$file/legis.html?open