AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO EDUCATION ENROLLMENT OF MILITARY-CONNECTED STUDENTS.
Summary
This Act allows the parent or guardian of a military-connected student to preliminarily enroll the student by remote registration in a school district where the parent or guardian is in the active military of the United States or in full-time status during active service with a force of the Delaware National Guard, if the parent or guardian is being transferred to Delaware under military orders and is transferred to or is pending transfer to a military installation within Delaware.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
House Passage
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Sep 2021
Introduced May 6, 2021
Signed Sep 15, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jun 22, 2021 · House Jun 8, 2021
How they voted
20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
Jun 22, 2021
D
Democratic13
100% Yea
R
Republican7
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Sep 15, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Jun 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
upper
Jun 8, 2021
Introduced
Assigned to Education Committee in Senate
upper
Jun 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
lower
Jun 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amendment HA 1 to HB 173 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
lower
Jun 3, 2021
Introduced
Amendment HA 1 to HB 173 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
May 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 10 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
lower
May 6, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House
lower
5 primary · 22 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Bush
DDemocratic
P
BC
Bruce C. Ennis
DDemocratic
P
Kyle Gay
DDemocratic
P
Mike Smith
RRepublican
P
Nnamdi Chukwuocha
DDemocratic
Co
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
Co
Charles Postles
RRepublican
Co
Darius Brown
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Wilson
RRepublican
Co
Debra Heffernan
DDemocratic
Co
Ed Osienski
DDemocratic
Co
EB
Ernesto B. Lopez
RRepublican
Co
Frank Cooke
DDemocratic
Co
JA
John A. Kowalko
DDemocratic
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