House Amendment 1 to House Bill 15
153rd General Assembly (Present)
Bill Progress
PWB 3/13/25
Amendment is attached to the legislation and awaits consideration
Bill Details
3/13/25
This Amendment does the following:
-It changes the definition of early childhood education and early childhood educators to include prekindergarten, kindergarten, and first through second grade. The original Act included third grade as well.
-It adds and updates definitions for free play, guided play, and play.
-It adds topics that may be included in materials developed to provide ongoing early childhood professional development in play-based learning.
-It makes technical corrections for clarity and to conform to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.