HB 267 Delaware House · 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO READING COMPETENCY.

Summary

This Act provides that each school district and charter school must report three times a year, instead of annually, to the Department of Education, the number and percentage of students, disaggregated by grade and by individual school, identified with a potential reading deficiency, including characteristics of dyslexia, pursuant to mandated literary screening, and the literacy intervention approaches being provided.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Senate Passage

Jun 2026

Signed into Law

Jul 2026

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Signed Jul 23, 2026

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What changed between versions

HA 1 to HB 267 → Bill Text · 6 edits

MODERATE

HB 267 (Delaware) was amended to increase the frequency of reading-related reporting from once per year to three times per year (October 31, March 1, and June 30). The obligation to report is now explicitly placed on each school district and charter school rather than being handled solely by the Department of Education. New specific reporting items were added for evidence-based reading curricula, including details on professional development completion.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded in the sense that individual school districts and charter schools are now directly obligated to submit three-times-per-year reports to the Department, rather than the Department producing a single annual report. The Department's role shifted from primary reporter to recipient of district-level data.

REQUIREMENT

Reporting frequency for reading screening data (Section 158) changed from annual to three times per year: October 31, March 1, and June 30. A start date of 2023 was added.

Section 4145 (evidence-based reading curricula) reporting changed from an annual Department report due December 31, 2023 to three-times-per-year reports by each school district and charter school beginning October 31, 2023.

New specific items that districts and charter schools must report under Section 4145: (1) the curricula adopted, (2) individuals responsible for approving and providing professional development, and (3) how the district will ensure educators complete required professional development.

The Department's annual report requirement including longitudinal data analysis of district and charter school data was removed from Section 4145.

SCOPE

The reporting obligation in Section 158 is now explicitly assigned to 'each school district and charter school' rather than being a general requirement handled by the Department.

TIMELINE

The start date for curriculum reporting moved earlier from December 31, 2023 to October 31, 2023.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 25, 2026 · House May 5, 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

May 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits

upper

May 5, 2026

Introduced

Assigned to Education Committee in Senate

upper

May 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 ABSENT

lower

May 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Amendment HA 1 to HB 267 - Passed In House by Voice Vote

lower

Apr 15, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 16 On Its Merits

lower

Apr 9, 2026

Introduced

Amendment HA 1 to HB 267 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

lower

Jan 13, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House

lower

6 primary · 0 co-sponsors