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HB 86 Delaware House · 151st General Assembly (2021-2022)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING.

Summary
This Act provides increased funding for kindergarten through third grade students identified as eligible for basic special education services. Currently, basic special education is provided for students in fourth through twelfth grade who are identified as eligible for basic special education and related services; there is no additional unit funding for students in kindergarten through third grade who may be eligible for basic special education services. The Act adds a designation of “K-3 Basic Special Education (basic)” and over three years reduces the number of students comprising a unit from the current 16.2 to 8.4. This Act will increase the unit count funding for K-3 Basic Special Education (basic) students by School Year 2023-2024, Fiscal Year 2024, to be consistent with the 8.4 unit of pupils currently available to students in grades 4 through 12. Sections 1 through 3 of this Act change the funding chart currently in the Code to subsections and provides for a decrease in the ratio between the number of students enrolled and the unit count for basic special education from 16.2 currently to 12.2 in Fiscal Year 2022, 10.2 in Fiscal Year 2023, and 8.4 in Fiscal Year 2024. Section 4 of this Act delays the effect of each Section until the start of each new fiscal year in the 3-year cycle over which this Act’s changes are intended to occur.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
House Passage
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Jul 2021
Introduced Jan 27, 2021 Signed Jul 30, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jun 22, 2021 · House Jun 10, 2021

How they voted

20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
Jun 22, 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
12
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Jul 30, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Jun 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
upper
Jun 15, 2021
Introduced
Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate
upper
Jun 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
upper
Jun 10, 2021
Introduced
Assigned to Education Committee in Senate
upper
Jun 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 NO
lower
Jun 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 4 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
lower
Mar 25, 2021
Introduced
Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 7 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits
lower
Jan 27, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House
lower
24 primary · 15 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Bill Bush
Bill Bush
DDemocratic
DE
29
P
Photo of Bill Carson
Bill Carson
DDemocratic
DE
28
P
Photo of Bryan Townsend
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
DE
11
P
Photo of Dave Sokola
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
DE
8
P
Photo of Debra Heffernan
Debra Heffernan
DDemocratic
DE
6
P
Photo of Ed Osienski
Ed Osienski
DDemocratic
DE
24
P
Photo of Eric Morrison
Eric Morrison
DDemocratic
DE
27
P
Photo of Jack Walsh
Jack Walsh
DDemocratic
DE
9
P
JA
John A. Kowalko
DDemocratic
DE
25
P
JL
John L. Mitchell
DDemocratic
DE
13
P
Photo of Kim Williams
Kim Williams
DDemocratic
DE
19
P
Photo of Laura Sturgeon
Laura Sturgeon
DDemocratic
DE
4
P
Photo of Madinah Wilson-Anton
Madinah Wilson-Anton
DDemocratic
DE
26
P
Photo of Mike Ramone
Mike Ramone
RRepublican
DE
21
P
Photo of Mike Smith
Mike Smith
RRepublican
DE
22
P
Photo of Nicole Poore
Nicole Poore
DDemocratic
DE
12
P
Photo of Nnamdi Chukwuocha
Nnamdi Chukwuocha
DDemocratic
DE
1
P
Photo of Pete Schwartzkopf
Pete Schwartzkopf
DDemocratic
DE
14
P
Photo of Rae Moore
Rae Moore
DDemocratic
DE
8
P
Photo of Sean Lynn
Sean Lynn
DDemocratic
DE
31
P
Photo of Sean Matthews
Sean Matthews
DDemocratic
DE
10
P
Photo of Tizzy Lockman
Tizzy Lockman
DDemocratic
DE
3
P
Photo of Trey Paradee
Trey Paradee
DDemocratic
DE
17
P
Photo of Val Longhurst
Val Longhurst
DDemocratic
DE
15
Co
AL
Andria L. Bennett
DDemocratic
DE
32
Co
BC
Bruce C. Ennis
DDemocratic
DE
14
Co
DB
David Bentz
DDemocratic
DE
18
Co
Photo of Frank Cooke
Frank Cooke
DDemocratic
DE
16
Co
GL
Gerald L. Brady
DDemocratic
DE
4
Co
Photo of Kendra Johnson
Kendra Johnson
DDemocratic
DE
5
Co
Photo of Krista Griffith
Krista Griffith
DDemocratic
DE
12
Co
Photo of Kyle Gay
Kyle Gay
DDemocratic
DE
5
Co
Photo of Larry Lambert
Larry Lambert
DDemocratic
DE
7
Co
Photo of Marie Pinkney
Marie Pinkney
DDemocratic
DE
13