Delaware Senate Bill 148 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-1)
Status: Passed on July 23 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-07-23 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

This Act creates the Redding Consortium for Educational Equity ("Consortium"), which replaces the Wilmington Education Improvement Commission ("WEIC"). The Consortium has multiple purposes. First, it will recommend policies and practices to the Governor, General Assembly, and Secretary of Education regarding educational equity and educational outcomes in the City of Wilmington and northern New Castle County. Second, the Consortium will monitor educational progress and outcomes for students in the City of Wilmington and for all low-income, English learners and at-risk students in northern New Castle County and report on the same. Third, the Consortium will make recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly regarding improvement in public education in the City of Wilmington and northern New Castle County. Fourth, it will evaluate the need for additional or alternative educational facilities in the City of Wilmington. Fifth, it will develop policy proposals to be introduced through legislation to improve teaching and learning in district and charter schools in the City of Wilmington and northern New Castle County. Sixth, it will develop a proposal for redistricting in the City of Wilmington and northern New Castle County. Seventh, it will research the viability of the New Castle County Tax District and Tax Pool. The Act specifies who will be appointed to the Consortium and how it will be staffed. Its first meeting must occur on or before September 1, 2019.

An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Public Schools.

Sen. Elizabeth Lockman [D]	Rep. Nnamdi Chukwuocha [D]	Sen. David McBride [D]	Sen. Nicole Poore [D]
Sen. Bryan Townsend [D]	Sen. Darius Brown [D]	Sen. Laura Sturgeon [D]	Sen. Anthony Delcollo [R]
Rep. Stephanie Bolden [D]	Rep. Franklin Cooke [D]	Rep. Sherry Dorsey Walker [D]	Rep. Kendra Johnson [D]
Rep. Melissa Minor-Brown [D]	Rep. John Kowalko [D]	Rep. Paul Baumbach [D]

2019-06-30 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 41 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-06-18 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 17 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-07-23		Signed by Governor
2019-06-30		Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
2019-06-25		Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 11 On Its Merits
2019-06-19		Assigned to Education Committee in House
2019-06-18		Passed By Senate. Votes: 17 YES 4 ABSENT
2019-06-18		Amendment SA 2 to SB 148 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 17 YES 4 ABSENT
2019-06-18		Amendment SA 1 to SB 148 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 17 YES 4 ABSENT
2019-06-12		Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
2019-06-11		Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in Senate

Type	Source
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Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=47676&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=SB148
Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocumentEngrossment?engrossmentId=23780&docTypeId=6
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#40955
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#41244