Delaware 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026) Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 9 D · 1 R cosponsors

HB 69 — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO READING COMPETENCY.

Last action — Not Worked in Committee

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 11, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 10 sponsors

    10 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (9 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

This Act updates the DOE’s standards for selecting and and implementing statewide reading screeners and literacy intervention approaches. In summary, this Act does the following: 1. Clarifies factors that the Department must consider when selecting literacy intervention approaches that may be used by schools. 2. Authorizes school districts and charter schools to submit an alternative reading screener to the Department for approval. 3. Requires the Department to annually identify schools with a significant level of students below proficient on the State’s third grade reading assessment for 2 consecutive years. 4. Requires the Department to provide additional supports to schools identified as below proficient.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Not Worked in Committee

  2. Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House

Sponsors

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10 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 52 not signed on

Sponsors (10)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (52)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 69 do?
This Act updates the DOE’s standards for selecting and and implementing statewide reading screeners and literacy intervention approaches. In summary, this Act does the following: 1. Clarifies factors that the Department must consider when selecting literacy intervention approaches that may be used by schools. 2. Authorizes school districts and charter schools to submit an alternative reading screener to the Department for approval. 3. Requires the Department to annually identify schools with a significant level of students below proficient on the State’s third grade reading assessment for 2 consecutive years. 4. Requires the Department to provide additional supports to schools identified as below proficient.
Who sponsors HB 69?
HB 69 is sponsored by John "Jack" Walsh (Democratic), Franklin D. Cooke (Democratic), Edward S. Osienski (Democratic), Marie Pinkney (Democratic), Nicole Poore (Democratic), Bryant L. Richardson (Republican), Laura V. Sturgeon (Democratic), Russell Huxtable (Democratic), Kimberly Williams (Democratic), and Melanie Ross Levin (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 69?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 11, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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