DE HB148 | 2015-2016 | 148th General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-3)
Status: Passed on August 4 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-08-04 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-3)
Status: Passed on August 4 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-08-04 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to create the Wilmington Education Improvement Commission as recommended by the recent report on Strengthening Wilmington Education, prepared by the Wilmington Education Advisory Committee. The Wilmington Education Improvement Commission (WEIC) shall serve as a State advisory committee for the administration of planning, recommending and implementing changes to improve the quality and availability of education for children in Pre-K through 12 in the city of Wilmington and advise the State on improvements for all schools within the State with high concentrations of children living in poverty. Specifically, the WEIC will develop a transition plan, including a timeline, for the provision of necessary services to affected schools and students. WEIC shall also develop a resource plan regarding transitional resources to effectively implement school district realignment. Both the transition plan and resource plan must be submitted first to the State Board of Education and then to the General Assembly and the Governor for final approval. Both are due for submission and related action by December 31, 2015. The membership of the WEIC will reflect broad interests throughout the Wilmington educational community including the leadership, staff, students and parents from the affected districts, charter schools, union representatives, , and community and government leaders. The WEIC mandate from the Governor and General Assembly is to work with and across all governmental agencies, educational entities and private and nonprofit institutions to promote and support the implementation of all recommended changes from the Wilmington Education Advisory Committee (WEAC). The WEIC also will also monitor the progress of implementation and recommend policies and actions to the Governor and General Assembly to facilitate progress and to promote the continuous improvement of public education on dimensions addressed by the WEAC recommendations.
Title
An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Public Schools.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2015-06-23 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2015-06-18 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-06-18 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-04 | Senate | Signed by Governor |
| 2015-06-23 | House | Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 40 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| 2015-06-18 | Senate | Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 0 NO 1 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| 2015-06-18 | Senate | Amendment SA 1 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| 2015-06-17 | Senate | Reported Out of Committee (EDUCATION) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits |
| 2015-06-16 | Senate | Amendment SA 1 - Introduced and Placed With the Bill in Senate |
| 2015-06-16 | Senate | Assigned to Education Committee in Senate |
| 2015-06-09 | House | Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 32 YES 1 NO 6 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| 2015-06-09 | House | Amendment HA 1 - Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| 2015-06-09 | House | Necessary rules are suspended in House |
| 2015-06-09 | House | Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| 2015-06-03 | House | Reported Out of Committee (EDUCATION) in House with 6 Favorable, 8 On Its Merits |
| 2015-05-14 | House | Introduced in House and assigned to Education Committee |
| 2015-05-14 | House | Assigned to Education Committee in House |
