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 Back | 147th General Assembly
House Bill # 90 w/HA 1 |
| Primary Sponsor: | K. Williams | Additional Sponsor(s): Sen. Poore |
| CoSponsors: | Reps. Barbieri, Baumbach, Bennett, Bolden, Jaques, Q. Johnson, Keeley, Kowalko, Longhurst, Miro, Mitchell, Osienski, Schwartzkopf, Scott, Viola; Sens. Blevins, Henry, Peterson, Sokola, Townsend |
| Introduced on : | 04/23/2013 | |
| Long Title: | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO EDUCATION AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ENROLLMENT CHOICE PROGRAM. |
Synopsis of Orginal Bill:
(without Amendments) | This bill updates the school choice program, which has not received substantive attention since 1998. This bill aims to make it easier for parents to navigate the choice process by standardizing application forms and deadlines across traditional and charter schools. More specifically, the bill requires all local education agencies to accept a standard application form provided by the Department of Education, which must be available on the Department’s website. Further, the bill seeks to eliminate discrimination by districts against choice students by: (1) allowing districts to request supplemental application information from choice students only to the extent it requires the same information from attendance zone students; (2) limiting the supplemental criteria a receiving district may use to evaluate choice applications—after that, districts must use a lottery system; and (3) removing the provision that allows districts to reject applications of students with special needs. Districts would also be required to accept choice students until each school and/or program has reached 85% of its capacity. Districts would be required to hold a public information session about choice and enrollment opportunities by October 31 and report estimated capacity and projected enrollment information to the Department of Education by November 30; those estimates may be revised until January 30. Finally, the bill will create a task force to consider the current landscape of all school enrollment preferences to include magnet, vocational technical, and charter schools, and to develop recommendations as necessary.
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| Current Status: | Signed On 06/03/2013 |
| Volume Chapter | 79:35 | | |
| Date Governor acted: | 06/03/2013 | | |
Full text of Legislation:
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Full text of Legislation:
(in MS Word format) | Legis.Docx (Microsoft Word is required to view this document.) |
| Fiscal Notes/Fee Impact: | Not Required |
| Amendments: |
HA 1 to HB 90 - Passed
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| Committee Reports: |
House Committee Report 04/24/13 F=2 M=6 U=0---->
Senate Committee report 05/08/13 F=0 M=4 U=0-----> |
| Voting Reports: |
House vote: () Passed 5/7/2013 4:34:56 PM------->
Senate vote: () Passed 5/14/2013 2:40:46 PM-------> |
| Engrossed Version: |
Engrossment-------> |
Actions History:
| Jun 03, 2013 - Signed by Governor
May 14, 2013 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
May 08, 2013 - Reported Out of Committee (EDUCATION) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
May 07, 2013 - Assigned to Education Committee in Senate
May 07, 2013 - Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 41 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
May 07, 2013 - Amendment HA 1 - Passed in House by Voice Vote
May 01, 2013 - Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
Apr 24, 2013 - Reported Out of Committee (EDUCATION) in House with 2 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits
Apr 23, 2013 - Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House
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