Delaware 151st General Assembly (2021-2022) Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 9 D · 2 R cosponsors

HB 54 — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO OPTIONAL MID-YEAR UNIT COUNT.

Last action — Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 151st General Assembly (2021-2022). It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

This Act establishes an optional mid-year unit count and associated funding provisions. School districts and charter schools that elect to participate in the optional mid-year unit count shall receive state financial support for each additional unit, or fraction thereof, in an amount determined by the annual Appropriations Act.

Bill Text

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This Act establishes an optional mid-year unit count for school districts and charter schools in Delaware, allowing them to receive additional state funding based on unit growth after the standard count.

  • Chapter 17, Title 14

    § 1704A Optional mid-year unit count.

    Creates a new section for an optional mid-year unit count.

  • § 1704A

    (a) The Department of Education shall conduct an “optional mid-year unit count” on the last day of January for all school districts and charter schools.

    Mandates an optional mid-year unit count on January 31 for all districts and schools.

  • § 1704A

    (b) The Department of Education shall annually (after January 31) certify and report the “optional mid-year unit count” as required in § 1710 of this title.

    Requires annual certification and reporting of the mid-year unit count by the Department of Education.

  • § 1704A

    (c) School districts and charter schools that elect to participate in the optional mid-year unit count shall receive state financial support for each additional unit, or fraction thereof, in an amount determined by the annual Appropriations Act.

    Provides financial support to participating schools based on additional units counted mid-year.

  • § 1704A

    (d) Funding associated with the additional units generated by the optional mid-year unit count shall be utilized only in schools which experienced unit growth between the last school day in September and the last school day in January.

    Restricts the use of funding from additional units to schools that experienced actual growth.

  • § 1710

    § 1710. Certification of number of units by Secretary of Education. ---The number of units in each school district as calculated under § 1704 → § 1710. Certification of number of units by Secretary of Education. ---The number of units in each school district as calculated under § 1704 and § 1704A of this title shall be certified by the Secretary of Education as soon as such calculations are completed.

    Updates existing law to include units calculated from the new mid-year count.

Action History

  1. Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits

  2. Assigned to Education Committee in Senate

  3. Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT

  4. Suspension of Rules in House

  5. Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 8 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits

  6. Adopted in lieu of the original bill HB 54, and Assigned to Education Committee in House

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4 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 50 not signed on

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Votes

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Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12001
Democratic 16000
Republican 12000
Total 40001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Andria L. Bennett — Yea
David Bentz — Yea
Gerald L. Brady — Yea
John A. Kowalko — Yea
John L. Mitchell — Yea
Michael Ramone — Yea
Paul S. Baumbach — Yea
Peter C. Schwartzkopf — Yea
Ruth Briggs King — Yea
Sean Matthews — Yea
Sherry Dorsey Walker — Yea
Stephen Smyk — Not Voting
Valerie Longhurst — Yea
Debra Heffernan Democratic Yea
Edward S. Osienski Democratic Yea
Eric Morrison Democratic Yea
Franklin D. Cooke Democratic Yea
Kendra Johnson Democratic Yea
Kimberly Williams Democratic Yea
Krista Griffith Democratic Yea
Larry Lambert Democratic Yea
Madinah Wilson-Anton Democratic Yea
Melissa Minor-Brown Democratic Yea
Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha Democratic Yea
Sean M. Lynn Democratic Yea
Sherae'a Moore 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
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

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 54 do?
This Act establishes an optional mid-year unit count and associated funding provisions. School districts and charter schools that elect to participate in the optional mid-year unit count shall receive state financial support for each additional unit, or fraction thereof, in an amount determined by the annual Appropriations Act.
Who sponsors HB 54?
HB 54 is sponsored by Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha (Democratic), Laura V. Sturgeon (Democratic), Sherae'a Moore (Democratic), Kimberly Williams (Democratic), Stephanie L. Hansen (Democratic), Debra Heffernan (Democratic), Kevin S Hensley (Republican), Kendra Johnson (Democratic), Larry Lambert (Democratic), Melissa Minor-Brown (Democratic), Michael F. Smith (Republican), and Paul S. Baumbach.
What is the current status of HB 54?
This bill died with 151st General Assembly (2021-2022). It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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