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HB 128 Delaware House · 151st General Assembly (2021-2022)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN.

Summary
This Act permits the extension of special education and related services to those students with a disability who turn 21 during the 2020-2021 school year to address unfinished learning as a result of the pandemic which resulted in the COVID-19 Declaration of a State of Emergency for the State of Delaware Due to a Public Health Threat declared by the Governor on March 12, 2020. The IEP for the child must be revised to reflect the specific basis for extending services and the specific education and related services that will be provided.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Mar 23, 2021 Signed Jun 3, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 19, 2021 · House May 13, 2021

How they voted

20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
May 19, 2021
D Democratic13
13 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican7
7 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Jun 3, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
May 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
May 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
upper
May 13, 2021
Introduced
Assigned to Education Committee in Senate
upper
May 13, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
lower
May 13, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amendment HA 1 to HB 128 - Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
lower
May 6, 2021
Introduced
Amendment HA 1 to HB 128 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
Apr 1, 2021
Introduced
Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
lower
Mar 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 4 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits
lower
Mar 23, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House
lower
6 primary · 18 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Debra Heffernan
Debra Heffernan
DDemocratic
DE
6
P
Photo of Kim Williams
Kim Williams
DDemocratic
DE
19
P
Photo of Krista Griffith
Krista Griffith
DDemocratic
DE
12
P
Photo of Laura Sturgeon
Laura Sturgeon
DDemocratic
DE
4
P
Photo of Nicole Poore
Nicole Poore
DDemocratic
DE
12
P
Photo of Val Longhurst
Val Longhurst
DDemocratic
DE
15
Co
Photo of Bill Bush
Bill Bush
DDemocratic
DE
29
Co
BC
Bruce C. Ennis
DDemocratic
DE
14
Co
Photo of Bryan Townsend
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
DE
11
Co
Photo of Dave Sokola
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
DE
8
Co
Photo of Ed Osienski
Ed Osienski
DDemocratic
DE
24
Co
Photo of Eric Morrison
Eric Morrison
DDemocratic
DE
27
Co
EB
Ernesto B. Lopez
RRepublican
DE
6
Co
GL
Gerald L. Brady
DDemocratic
DE
4
Co
Photo of Jack Walsh
Jack Walsh
DDemocratic
DE
9
Co
JA
John A. Kowalko
DDemocratic
DE
25