AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO STATE HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS.
Summary
This Substitute Bill makes the following changes to House Bill No. 287: 1. It changes the name of the new diploma to a "Diploma of Alternate Achievement Standards" instead of a "Diploma of Modified Performance Standards." 2. It adds a requirement that a student must be eligible to take a statewide alternate assessment to receive the new diploma. 3. The Act takes effect in the academic year after enactment.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
House Passage
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Mar 2018
Signed into Law
Apr 2018
Introduced Mar 6, 2018
Signed Apr 18, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Mar 29, 2018 · House Mar 20, 2018
How they voted
21–0
Passed
Total votes 21
Mar 29, 2018
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
R
Republican10
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Apr 18, 2018
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Mar 29, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Mar 28, 2018
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 3 On Its Merits
upper
Mar 20, 2018
Introduced
Assigned to Education Committee in Senate
upper
Mar 20, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 34 YES 4 NO 2 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT
lower
Mar 20, 2018
Lower · Passed
Amendment HA 1 to HS 1 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 14, 2018
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 11 On Its Merits
lower
Mar 6, 2018
Introduced
Adopted in lieu of the original bill HB 287, and Assigned to Education Committee in House
lower
2 primary · 13 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kim Williams
DDemocratic
P
Nicole Poore
DDemocratic
Co
CC
Catherine Cloutier
RRepublican
Co
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
Co
Ed Osienski
DDemocratic
Co
HM
Helene M. Keeley
DDemocratic
Co
Jack Walsh
DDemocratic
Co
JA
John A. Kowalko
DDemocratic
Co
JJ
John J. Viola
DDemocratic
Co
JL
John L. Mitchell
DDemocratic
Co
MR
Margaret Rose Henry
DDemocratic
Co
MG
Melanie George Smith
DDemocratic
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