DE HB286 | 2017-2018 | 149th General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-1)
Status: Passed on January 29 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-01-29 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-1)
Status: Passed on January 29 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-01-29 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
Enactment of the Every Student Succeeds Act amended the Individuals with Disability Education Act (IDEA) by mandating that special education teachers must have obtained full certification and may not be working under emergency certifications. The Delaware Department of Education must stop issuing emergency certifications in special education in order for for the State to continue receiving $36 million in federal IDEA funding for our schools.
Title
An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Educator Licensure.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2018-01-25 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2018-01-23 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 41 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-23 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 41 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-29 | Signed by Governor | |
| 2018-01-25 | Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT | |
| 2018-01-24 | Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits | |
| 2018-01-23 | Assigned to Education Committee in Senate | |
| 2018-01-23 | Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES | |
| 2018-01-23 | Amendment HA 1 to HB 286 - Passed In House by Voice Vote | |
| 2018-01-17 | Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 11 On Its Merits | |
| 2018-01-09 | Amendment HA 1 to HB 286 - Introduced and Placed With Bill | |
| 2018-01-04 | Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House |
