HB 12 Delaware House · 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO TEACHER ACADEMY SCHOLARSHIPS.

Summary

This Act creates a scholarship for students who have completed a Delaware Teacher Academy and are enrolled in a Delaware Educator Preparation Program. This scholarship supplements the Educator Support Scholarship and is intended to fill a $2500 funding gap for aspiring educators who are in their first year at an Educator Preparation Program. No more than 35 scholarships may be awarded. The scholarship will be expanded based on interest and funding in subsequent school years and will continue as funding is available.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Jun 2026

Signed into Law

Jul 2026

Introduced Jan 22, 2025 Signed Jul 23, 2026

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What changed between versions

HA 1 to HB 12 → Bill Text · 3 edits

MINOR

The House Amendment No. 1, which would have delayed the Teacher Academy scholarship start date from the 2025-2026 school year to 2026-2027, was not adopted. The final bill text retains the original 2025-2026 start date and presents the complete statutory language for the new scholarship program. Additional sponsors were added to the bill.

TIMELINE

The proposed delay of the scholarship start date from 2025-2026 to 2026-2027 was rejected. The final bill keeps the original timeline, making scholarships available to students entering or enrolled in an educator preparation program beginning in the 2025-2026 school year.

SCOPE

Additional sponsors were added: Sen. Sturgeon as co-sponsor, plus a full list of House and Senate cosponsors (Reps. Burns, Lambert, Neal, Hilovsky, S. Moore, Ross Levin, Gorman, Harris, Romer; Sens. Hansen, Hoffner, Walsh, Lockman, Poore, Sokola).

TECHNICAL

The document was converted from a standalone House Amendment (a single-line change to line 30) into the full consolidated bill text with all statutory sections included.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 25, 2026 · House Mar 10, 2026

How they voted

21–0

Passed

Total votes 21

Jun 25, 2026

D Democratic15

15 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

Jul 23, 2026

Signed into law

Signed by Governor

executive

Jun 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

upper

Mar 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 7 Favorable

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Introduced

Assigned to Education Committee in Senate

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed By House. Votes: 37 YES 4 ABSENT

lower

Mar 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Amendment HA 1 to HB 12 - Passed In House by Voice Vote

lower

Mar 10, 2026

Introduced

Amendment HA 1 to HB 12 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

lower

Jan 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 2 Favorable, 11 On Its Merits

lower

Jan 22, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House

lower

14 primary · 0 co-sponsors