SPONSOR:

Rep. Matthews & Sen. Townsend

Reps. K. Williams, Baumbach, Bolden, Keeley, Osienski, D. Short; Sen. Walsh

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

149th GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 88

AS AMENDED BY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SALARIES FOR SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend Section 1326, Title 14 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

§ 1326. Salary schedule for substitute teachers.

Each substitute teacher shall be paid in accordance with the following classification schedule:

Class A. — A substitute teacher who holds or is eligible to hold a valid Delaware educator license or valid educator license from another state; or such a license that has expired shall be paid $104 per day.

Class B. — A substitute teacher who holds a bachelor's degree or is a student currently enrolled in an accredited institution of higher education, who has earned at least 60 credits, and is enrolled in a program that will culminate in the student becoming eligible for a teaching license in the State of Delaware shall be paid $83 per day.

Class C. — A substitute teacher who does not meet the requirements for Class A or Class B classification but who is recommended to the Secretary of Education by the chief school officer of a Delaware school district shall be paid $66 per day.