HB 188 Delaware House · 152nd General Assembly (2023-2024)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE PUBLIC EDUCATION EQUITY OMBUDSPERSON PROGRAM AND THE EDUCATION EQUITY COUNCIL.

Summary

This Act codifies the Equity Ombudsman program, the purpose of which is to provide students and families encountering inequity in the school system with non-lawyer advocates to assist them. The Educational Equity Council, as a stakeholder council, provides oversight to the Equity Ombudsman program, to provide broad review, analysis and recommendations, for the improvement of student equity and outcomes in Delaware’s public education system.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jun 2023

Committee Review

Jun 2023

House Passage

Jun 2023

Senate Passage

Jun 2023

Signed into Law

Sep 2023

Introduced Jun 2, 2023 Signed Sep 11, 2023

Floor votes · Senate Jun 29, 2023 · House Jun 21, 2023

How they voted

20–0

Passed

Total votes 20

Jun 29, 2023

D Democratic14

14 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican6

6 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Sep 11, 2023

Signed into law

Signed by Governor

executive

Jun 29, 2023

Upper · Passed

Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

upper

Jun 27, 2023

Upper · Passed

Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits

upper

Jun 21, 2023

Introduced

Assigned to Education Committee in Senate

upper

Jun 21, 2023

Lower · Passed

Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT

lower

Jun 21, 2023

Lower · Passed

Amendment HA 1 to HB 188 - Passed In House by Voice Vote

lower

Jun 21, 2023

Introduced

Amendment HA 1 to HB 188 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

lower

Jun 14, 2023

Lower · Passed

Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 2 Favorable, 12 On Its Merits

lower

Jun 2, 2023

Introduced

Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House

lower

6 primary · 0 co-sponsors