Delaware House Bill 144 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-1)
Status: Introduced on January 19 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-03-10 - Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #3) [HTML]

This Act increases funding for preschool children with disabilities who are not counted in either intensive or complex special education units by revising the current ratio of 12.8 students per unit to 8.4 students per unit for children 3 years of age and older enrolled in a preschool program. This is the same ratio that will be in effect for K-3 basic special education after the passage of HB86 in 2021. The Act also creates a new preschool 2 unit with a ratio of 7 students per unit. This is to accommodate 2-year-olds with disabilities who are enrolled in school district programs. The Office of Child Care Licensing requires a 1:7 ratio for classrooms that have 2-year-olds in them.

An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Funding For Prekindergarten Special Education.

Rep. Kimberly Williams [D]	Sen. Laura Sturgeon [D]	Sen. Kyle Gay [D]	Rep. Sherry Dorsey Walker [D]
Sen. Bruce Ennis [D]	Sen. Elizabeth Lockman [D]	Sen. Spiros Mantzavinos [D]	Sen. Sarah McBride [D]
Sen. Nicole Poore [D]	Sen. David Sokola [D]	Sen. Jack Walsh [D]	Rep. Paul Baumbach [D]
Rep. David Bentz [D]	Rep. William Bush [D]	Rep. Nnamdi Chukwuocha [D]	Rep. Debra Heffernan [D]
Rep. Kendra Johnson [D]	Rep. Larry Lambert [D]	Rep. Valerie Longhurst [D]	Rep. Sean Lynn [D]
Rep. Melissa Minor-Brown [D]	Rep. John Mitchell [D]	Rep. Sherae'a Moore [D]	Rep. Eric Morrison [D]
Rep. Edward Osienski [D]	Rep. Michael Ramone [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-03-10		Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
2022-03-09		Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 7 Favorable, 9 On Its Merits
2022-01-19		Adopted in Lieu of Original HB 144 and Assigned to Education Committee in House

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