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SB 81 Delaware Senate · 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026)

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

Summary
This Act removes the time restriction that only allowed for certain teachers or specialists who were hired after August 9, 2023, to obtain additional experience credit for purposes of salary computation. This Act would allow for teachers or specialists hired before August 9, 2023, to qualify for the same experience credit for purposes of salary computation.
Issues: ✓ EducationSupports EducationExpands experience credit eligibility for teacher salaries, advancing compensation for more educators by removing hiring-date restrictions.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Sep 2025
Introduced Apr 3, 2025 Signed Sep 2, 2025
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What changed between versions

SA 1 to SB 81 → SA 2 to SB 81 · 3 edits
MINOR
Senate Amendment No. 2 to SB 81 shifts the focus from requiring a valid paraprofessional permit to establishing when credit for years of experience begins. The amendment clarifies that experience credit for teachers and specialists starts upon completion and approval of an application to the employer, rather than requiring a specific permit status.
Scope change
The scope of eligibility for experience credit has been clarified to depend on application approval timing rather than permit possession.
REQUIREMENT

Removed the requirement that a teacher or specialist must hold a valid paraprofessional permit to qualify for salary computation.

TIMELINE

Added provision stating that credit for years of experience as a Title 1 or instructional paraprofessional begins on the date of application completion and approval.

ELIGIBILITY

Modified the eligibility criteria for salary computation credit from permit-based to application-approval-based.

Floor votes · Senate May 14, 2025 · House Jun 26, 2025

How they voted

21–0
Passed
Total votes 21
May 14, 2025
D Democratic15
15 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican6
6 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Amendments
4
Sep 2, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 VACANT
lower
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 9 On Its Merits
lower
May 15, 2025
Introduced
Assigned to Education Committee in House
lower
May 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
May 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amendment SA 2 to SB 81 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
May 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amendment SA 1 to SB 81 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
May 13, 2025
Introduced
Amendment SA 2 to SB 81 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
upper
Apr 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Introduced
Amendment SA 1 to SB 81 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in Senate
upper
15 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Brian Pettyjohn
Brian Pettyjohn
RRepublican
DE
19
P
Photo of Bryan Townsend
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
DE
11
P
Photo of Bryant Richardson
Bryant Richardson
RRepublican
DE
21
P
Photo of Claire Snyder-Hall
Claire Snyder-Hall
DDemocratic
DE
14
P
Photo of Eric Morrison
Eric Morrison
DDemocratic
DE
27
P
Photo of Frank Cooke
Frank Cooke
DDemocratic
DE
16
P
Photo of Jack Walsh
Jack Walsh
DDemocratic
DE
9
P
Photo of Josue Ortega
Josue Ortega
DDemocratic
DE
3
P
Photo of Laura Sturgeon
Laura Sturgeon
DDemocratic
DE
4
P
Photo of Marie Pinkney
Marie Pinkney
DDemocratic
DE
13
P
Photo of Ray Seigfried
Ray Seigfried
DDemocratic
DE
5
P
Photo of Ron Gray
Ron Gray
RRepublican
DE
38
P
Photo of Russ Huxtable
Russ Huxtable
DDemocratic
DE
6
P
Photo of Spiros Mantzavinos
Spiros Mantzavinos
DDemocratic
DE
7
P
Photo of Tizzy Lockman
Tizzy Lockman
DDemocratic
DE
3