Delaware Senate Bill 87 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-1)
Status: Passed on July 21 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-07-21 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This Act updates the school stability law for children in the custody of the Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families (DSCYF) following passage of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which reauthorizes the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). ESSA requires Delaware to eliminate the provision awaiting foster care placement under § 202(c), Title 14 in accordance with the federal McKinney Vento Homeless Assistance Act by December 10, 2017, and instead create a distinct provision regarding school stability for children in the custody of DSCYF. [42 U.S.C. §§ 11431 to 11435; ESEA section 1111(g)(1)(E)(i)-(iii)), 20 U.S.C. §6311(g)(1)(E)]. This Act clarifies that children in the custody of DSCYF remain entitled to attend their school of origin if it is in their best interests to do so, or are eligible for immediate enrollment in a new school.

An Act To Amend Titles 13 And 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Public School Enrollment Of Children In The Custody Of The Department Of Services For Children, Youth And Their Families.

Sen. Margaret Henry [D]	Sen. David Sokola [D]	Rep. Earl Jaques [D]	Rep. Melanie Smith [D]
Rep. Kimberly Williams [D]	Sen. Brian Bushweller [D]	Sen. Stephanie Hansen [D]	Sen. Robert Marshall [D]
Sen. Bryan Townsend [D]	Rep. Paul Baumbach [D]	Rep. Stephanie Bolden [D]	Rep. Sean Lynn [D]
Sen. David Wilson [R]

2017-06-30 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 41 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-06-08 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-07-21		Signed by Governor
2017-06-30		Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
2017-06-14		Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 13 On Its Merits
2017-06-09		Assigned to Education Committee in House
2017-06-08		Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
2017-06-07		Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
2017-05-22		Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=25809
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=25809&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=SB87
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#18758
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#19044