Delaware General Assembly

Signed 10/12/21

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

4/13/21

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Sen. Hansen
Reps. Longhurst, Lambert, Mitchell, Osienski, K. Williams

Sen. Townsend, Ennis, Gay, Lawson, Lockman, Mantzavinos, S. McBride, Paradee, Pettyjohn, Pinkney, Sokola, Sturgeon, Walsh, Wilson, Lopez
Reps. Bush, Cooke, Dukes, Griffith, Heffernan, K. Johnson, Minor-Brown, S. Moore, Morrison, Ramone, Shupe, Wilson-Anton, Dorsey Walker, Schwartzkopf

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO EDUCATION AND THE DELAWARE STUDENT EXCELLENCE EQUALS DEGREE ACT.

The purpose of this act is to open up The Delaware Student Excellence Equals Degree Act (SEED Act) to adult Delaware residents, who are not recent high school graduates. Currently, about 56% of Delawareans age 25-64 lack a post-secondary degree. This expansion of the SEED grant program will encourage adult learners to return to school to enhance their knowledge and skills and increase their job opportunities. Adult individuals with a high school diploma or less education were significantly impacted by Covid-19-related job loss. This legislation can help to mitigate the effects of the pandemic on those adults. Tennessee has instituted a similar program called the Tennessee Reconnect Act.

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