DE HB55 | 2017-2018 | 149th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-1)
Status: Introduced on January 25 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-05-11 - Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 25 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-05-11 - Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Summary
This Act increases the age requirement for compulsory school attendance in Delaware from 16 to 18 years of age. The age increase is phased in over a two-year period; accordingly, there is a one-year interim period where the compulsory school attendance age requirement will be 17 years old.
Title
An Act To Amend The Delaware Code Relating To School Attendance.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-11 | Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House | |
| 2017-04-26 | Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 10 On Its Merits | |
| 2017-01-25 | Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House |
