Delaware 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026) Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 12 D · 3 R cosponsors

SB 81 — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO TEACHER SALARIES.

Last action — Signed by Governor

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 03, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Matt Meyer (Democratic) on September 02, 2025.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 16 sponsors

    16 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (12 D · 3 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

This Act removes the time restriction that only allowed for certain teachers or specialists who were hired after August 9, 2023, to obtain additional experience credit for purposes of salary computation. This Act would allow for teachers or specialists hired before August 9, 2023, to qualify for the same experience credit for purposes of salary computation.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

21 added · 9 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to SB 81 changes the eligibility criteria for teachers or specialists to receive additional experience credit for salary computation from only those hired after August 9, 2023, to include those hired before that date as well. This means more teachers or specialists will be able to benefit from additional experience credit when calculating their salaries. Additionally, the amendment clarifies that a valid paraprofessional permit is required for this experience credit.

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Lockman DELAWARE STATE SENATE 153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY SENATE AMENDMENT NO.
Lockman & Rep.
1 TO SENATE BILL NO.
K.
81 AMEND Senate Bill No.
Williams Sens.
81 on line 5 by deleting “has been issued a permit” as it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof “has been issued a permit held a valid paraprofessional permit”.
Buckson, Cruce, Huxtable, Richardson, Seigfried, Sturgeon, Townsend, Walsh;
SYNOPSIS This Amendment clarifies that a valid paraprofessional permit is required for a teacher or specialist to qualify for salary computation pursuant to this section.
Reps.
Burns, Chukwuocha, Gray, Hilovsky, Lambert, Morrison, Neal, Ortega, Snyder-Hall DELAWARE STATE SENATE 153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY SENATE BILL NO.
81 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO TEACHER SALARIES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:
Section 1.
Amend § 1312, Title 14 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:
§ 1312.
Experience.
(g) In the case of a teacher or specialist with at least 4 years of full-time experience as a Title 1 or instructional paraprofessional in a public school who has been issued a permit by the Department of Education or an equivalent agency in another state prior to becoming a teacher or specialist, the teacher or specialist is given 1 year of experience credit on the salary schedule under § 1305 of this title for every 2 years of full-time experience as such a paraprofessional in a public school.
This subsection only applies to teachers hired after August 9, 2023.
SYNOPSIS This Act removes the time restriction that only allowed for certain teachers or specialists who were hired after August 9, 2023, to obtain additional experience credit for purposes of salary computation.
This Act would allow for teachers or specialists hired before August 9, 2023, to qualify for the same experience credit for purposes of salary computation.
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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor

  2. Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 VACANT

  3. Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 9 On Its Merits

  4. Assigned to Education Committee in House

  5. Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

  6. Amendment SA 2 to SB 81 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

  7. Amendment SA 1 to SB 81 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

  8. Amendment SA 2 to SB 81 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

  9. Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits

  10. Amendment SA 1 to SB 81 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

  11. Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in Senate

Sponsors

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16 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 46 not signed on

Sponsors (16)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (46)

46 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

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Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 26000
Republican 14000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Claire Snyder-Hall Democratic Yea
Cyndie Romer Democratic Yea
DeShanna U Neal Democratic Yea
Debra Heffernan Democratic Yea
Edward S. Osienski Democratic Yea
Eric Morrison Democratic Yea
Frank Burns Democratic Yea
Franklin D. Cooke Democratic Yea
Josue O Ortega Democratic Yea
Kamela T Smith Democratic Yea
Kendra Johnson Democratic Yea
Kerri Evelyn Harris Democratic Yea
Kimberly Williams Democratic Yea
Krista Griffith Democratic Yea
Larry Lambert Democratic Yea
Madinah Wilson-Anton Democratic Yea
Mara Gorman Democratic Yea
Melanie Ross Levin Democratic Yea
Melissa Minor-Brown Democratic Yea
Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha Democratic Yea
Sean M. Lynn Democratic Yea
Sherae'a Moore Democratic Yea
Sophie Phillips Democratic Yea
Stephanie T. Bolden Democratic Yea
William Bush Democratic Yea
William J. Carson Democratic Yea
Bryan W. Shupe Republican Yea
Charles S Postles Jr. Republican Yea
Daniel B. Short Republican Yea
Jeff Hilovsky Republican Yea
Jeffrey N. Spiegelman Republican Yea
Jesse R. Vanderwende Republican Yea
Kevin S Hensley Republican Yea
Lyndon D. Yearick Republican Yea
Michael F. Smith Republican Yea
Richard G. Collins Republican Yea
Ronald E. Gray Republican Yea
Shannon Morris Republican Yea
Timothy D. Dukes Republican Yea
Valerie Jones Giltner Republican Yea

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Passed 21 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 15000
Republican 6000
Total 21000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Bryan Townsend Democratic Yea
Daniel Cruce Democratic Yea
Darius J. Brown Democratic Yea
David P. Sokola Democratic Yea
John "Jack" Walsh Democratic Yea
Kyra L. Hoffner Democratic Yea
Laura V. Sturgeon Democratic Yea
Marie Pinkney Democratic Yea
Nicole Poore Democratic Yea
Ray Seigfried Democratic Yea
Russell Huxtable Democratic Yea
S. Elizabeth Lockman Democratic Yea
Spiros Mantzavinos Democratic Yea
Stephanie L. Hansen Democratic Yea
Trey Paradee Democratic Yea
Brian Pettyjohn Republican Yea
Bryant L. Richardson Republican Yea
Dave G. Lawson Republican Yea
David L. Wilson Republican Yea
Eric Buckson Republican Yea
Gerald W. Hocker Republican Yea

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Subjects

labor education
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 81 do?
This Act removes the time restriction that only allowed for certain teachers or specialists who were hired after August 9, 2023, to obtain additional experience credit for purposes of salary computation. This Act would allow for teachers or specialists hired before August 9, 2023, to qualify for the same experience credit for purposes of salary computation.
Who sponsors SB 81?
SB 81 is sponsored by Claire Snyder-Hall (Democratic), Josue O Ortega (Democratic), Marie Pinkney (Democratic), Eric Morrison (Democratic), Spiros Mantzavinos (Democratic), Ronald E. Gray (Republican), John "Jack" Walsh (Democratic), Bryan Townsend (Democratic), Laura V. Sturgeon (Democratic), Ray Seigfried (Democratic), Bryant L. Richardson (Republican), Russell Huxtable (Democratic), Franklin D. Cooke (Democratic), Brian Pettyjohn (Republican), S. Elizabeth Lockman (Democratic), and Sarah McBride.
What is the current status of SB 81?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 03, 2025. Enacted.
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