DE HB480 | 2021-2022 | 151st General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-1)
Status: Passed on August 25 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-08-25 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-1)
Status: Passed on August 25 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-08-25 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Summary
This Act amends the Delaware Code relating to financial assistance for education in order to promote and support the states high demand career fields and reduce student debt for Delaware residents. The Act clarifies the Delaware Higher Education Offices role in administering programs. Professional incentive scholarship loan programs will generally be replaced with the career-based scholarship program and the educator support scholarship and mental health services scholarship programs will be established. In addition, a loan repayment program is created for speech-language pathology and mental health professions to attract and retain these professionals in Delaware schools. Career-based and educator support scholarships will be made to Delaware students who intend to pursue careers in specific fields identified as areas of need in Delaware. Academic scholarships will be awarded to Delaware students in memory of elected officials and other distinguished citizens. Need-based scholarships will be awarded to Delaware students so that they will not be denied the opportunity of an education because of financial need.
Title
An Act To Amend Titles 14, 16, 29, And 30 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Financial Assistance For Education.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2022-06-30 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-06-21 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-06-21 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2022-08-25 | Signed by Governor | |
2022-06-30 | Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES | |
2022-06-29 | Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits | |
2022-06-21 | Assigned to Education Committee in Senate | |
2022-06-21 | Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT | |
2022-06-15 | Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 3 Favorable, 14 On Its Merits | |
2022-06-10 | Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House |