Bill Text: DE SB104 | 2017-2018 | 149th General Assembly | Draft
Bill Title: An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Education Minimum Requirements.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-06-06 - Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in Senate [SB104 Detail]
Download: Delaware-2017-SB104-Draft.html
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SPONSOR: |
Sen. Lawson |
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Sen. Richardson; Reps. Outten, Wilson |
DELAWARE STATE SENATE
149th GENERAL ASSEMBLY
SENATE BILL NO. 104
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO EDUCATION MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:
Section 1. Add new Section to Title 14 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strikethrough and insertions as shown by underline as follows:
§ 4138. Minimum requirements to move into next higher grade level.
The minimum requirements to move into the next higher grade level shall be as follows:
(1) Grades one through eight students are required to pass each year before moving to the next grade level:
1. Mathematics
A. Which can include basic mathematics, intermediate mathematics, advance mathematics, business mathematics, applied mathematics or algebra.
B. Fifty percent (50%) of these mathematics courses will provide training without the use of a calculator, except where an IEP or 504 plan specifies the use of a calculator.
2. Science
3. History
4. English/Language Arts
(2) Grades nine through eleven students are required to pass each year before moving into the next grade level:
1. Mathematics
A. Student choices which will include basic mathematics, intermediate mathematics, advance mathematics, business mathematics, applied mathematics, algebra or other provided mathematic courses for a secondary level.
B. Fifty percent (50%) of these mathematics courses will provide training without the use of a calculator, except where an IEP or 504 plan specifies the use of a calculator.
2. Science
3. History
4. English/Language Arts
(3) Twelfth grade students are required to pass before graduating:
1. Mathematics
2. English/Language Arts
3. Life skills program
4. The State Board’s required credits
SYNOPSIS
This Act sets the minimum educational courses for each grade. It does not set the curriculum for these courses or how they will be presented within the classrooms. The life skills program replaces the half credit currently listed as part of the 3 1/2 electives required for graduation, and is not an additional half credit added to the graduation requirements.
Author: Senator Lawson
