DE HB188 | 2023-2024 | 152nd General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Passed on September 11 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-09-11 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Passed on September 11 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-09-11 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
This Act codifies the Equity Ombudsman program, the purpose of which is to provide students and families encountering inequity in the school system with non-lawyer advocates to assist them. The Educational Equity Council, as a stakeholder council, provides oversight to the Equity Ombudsman program, to provide broad review, analysis and recommendations, for the improvement of student equity and outcomes in Delawares public education system.
Title
An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Public Education Equity Ombudsperson Program And The Education Equity Council.
Sponsors
| Rep. Sherae'a Moore [D] | Rep. Nnamdi Chukwuocha [D] | Rep. Kimberly Williams [D] | Sen. Elizabeth Lockman [D] |
| Rep. Kendra Johnson [D] | Rep. Eric Morrison [D] | Rep. Cyndie Romer [D] |
Roll Calls
2023-06-29 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-06-21 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-06-21 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-11 | Signed by Governor | |
| 2023-06-29 | Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES | |
| 2023-06-27 | Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits | |
| 2023-06-21 | Assigned to Education Committee in Senate | |
| 2023-06-21 | Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT | |
| 2023-06-21 | Amendment HA 1 to HB 188 - Passed In House by Voice Vote | |
| 2023-06-21 | Amendment HA 1 to HB 188 - Introduced and Placed With Bill | |
| 2023-06-14 | Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 2 Favorable, 12 On Its Merits | |
| 2023-06-02 | Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House |
