148th General Assembly

House Bill 146

Primary Sponsor(s):

K. Williams

Additional Sponsor(s): Rep. Bennett & Rep. Potter & Sen. Sokola & Sen. Townsend

Co-Sponsors:

Reps. Baumbach, Dukes, Gray, Jaques, Keeley, Lynn, Matthews, Mulrooney, Paradee, Smyk, Spiegelman; Sen. Ennis

Introduced On:

05/14/2015

Long Title:

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO FEES FOR EDUCATOR LICENSURE.

Synopsis of Original Bill:
(without Amendments)

Delaware is one of only a few states that does not charge a fee for educator licensure or for certifications. Delaware processes approximately 10,000 applications for licensure and certification each year, in addition to other processing requests for current educators, such as plus credits. Because of reciprocity agreements and the lack of license fees in our state, the Department of Education processes approximately one to two thousand applications per year from applicants outside of the State of Delaware who do not become employed here. Establishing a $100 fee for new licenses will help deter applicants who apply because of the lack of cost and with the intent to seek reciprocity elsewhere. This will reduce the processing burden and allow the licensure office to better serve the needs of Delaware’s educators.

Current Status:

Signed On 07/27/2015

Date Governor Acted:

07/27/2015

Effective Date:

Volume Chapter:

80:127

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Committee Reports:

House Committee Report 06/03/15 F=5 M=8 U=0---->

Senate Committee report 06/17/15 F=0 M=5 U=0----->

Voting Reports:

House vote: () Passed 6/11/2015 3:22:32 PM------->

Senate vote: () Passed 6/24/2015 4:43:48 PM------->

Fiscal Notes/Fee Impact:

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Actions History:

Jul 27, 2015 - Signed by Governor
Jun 24, 2015 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 17 YES 4 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
Jun 17, 2015 - Reported Out of Committee (EDUCATION) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
Jun 11, 2015 - Assigned to Education Committee in Senate
Jun 11, 2015 - Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 39 YES 1 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
Jun 03, 2015 - Reported Out of Committee (EDUCATION) in House with 5 Favorable, 8 On Its Merits
May 14, 2015 - Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House