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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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March 5, 2024 | DE | SCR 119 | Establishes Student Behavior and School Climate Task Forces | Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (14 - 3) |
Jan. 9, 2024 | DE | SB 187 | Requires that Education Professionals Receive Credit for Post-Secondary Degrees | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 0) |
Jan. 9, 2024 | DE | SB 188 | Authorizes Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 0) |
June 30, 2023 | DE | HB 3 | Extends Allowed Student Absences to Mental Health Issues | Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 6) |
June 30, 2022 | DE | HB 388 | Authorizes School Violence Prevention Programs | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 4) |
June 30, 2022 | DE | SB 13 | Prohibits an Academic Institution from Inquiring about an Applicant's Criminal History | Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 6) |
June 29, 2022 | DE | HB 380 | Establishes Public Attorney Student Loan Repayment Program | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 4) |
June 22, 2021 | DE | HB 92 | Reduces School Board Terms from 5 to 4 years | Bill Passed - Senate (12 - 9) |
May 20, 2021 | DE | HB 198 | Requires Schools to Provide Curricula on Black History | Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 5) |
May 13, 2021 | DE | SB 78 | Requires Any School Board Member Charged with a Violent Felony to be Suspended | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 1) |
April 27, 2021 | DE | SB 12 | Expands the Student Excellence Equals Degree Scholarship Program | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 4) |
June 27, 2019 | DE | HB 79 | Requires Beverages Included in Kids' Meals to be Milk or Water | Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 6) |
March 29, 2018 | DE | SB 85 | Requires Report on School Suspensions | Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 5) |
June 17, 2015 | DE | HB 50 | Authorizes Parents to Opt Children Out of Standardized Tests | Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 7) |
May 8, 2014 | DE | SB 209 | Amends Charter School Laws | Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 7) |
June 23, 2011 | DE | HB 100 | Background Checks for Contractors on School Premises | Bill Failed - Senate (10 - 5) |
July 1, 2008 | DE | SB 300 | 2008-2009 Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 6) |
April 12, 2006 | DE | SB 251 | Full-Day Kindergarten Act | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 2) |