Delaware General Assembly

Out of Committee 6/16/16

The General Assembly has ended, the current status is the final status.

4/28/15

Heffernan

Sen. McDowell, Henry, Townsend
Reps. Bolden, Jaques, K. Williams, Keeley, Lynn, Matthews, Osienski

Reps. Barbieri, Potter

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE CREATION OF A UNIT FOR LOW-INCOME STUDENTS.

This Act will create a funding source for students enrolled in Delaware public schools who are determined as low-income according to the Department of Education. This funding source will be in addition to the normal enrollment based funding provided to school districts and charter schools. The low-income unit will provide one unit of funding for every 250 low-income students in grades K-12 where the funding can be used for such purposes as providing additional teachers and paraprofessionals for classroom instruction; additional counselors, school psychologists, social workers, and intervention specialists; Response to Intervention Services; and before and after school programs providing homework assistance, and for support for English language learners. To ensure the low-income resources reach the schools where they are most needed, this Act requires that at least 98% of the units be directed towards the schools that generate the funding unless otherwise waived by a local board of education during a public meeting.

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Takes effect upon being signed into law

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