HB 144

  • Delaware House Bill
  • 151st General Assembly (2021-2022)
  • Introduced in House Mar 10, 2022
  • House
  • Senate
  • Governor

An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Funding For Prekindergarten Special Education.

Abstract

This Act increases funding for preschool children with disabilities who are not counted in either “intensive” or “complex” special education units by revising the current ratio of 12.8 students per unit to 8.4 students per unit for children 3 years of age and older enrolled in a preschool program. This is the same ratio that will be in effect for K-3 basic special education after the passage of HB86 in 2021. The Act also creates a new “preschool 2” unit with a ratio of 7 students per unit. This is to accommodate 2-year-olds with disabilities who are enrolled in school district programs. The Office of Child Care Licensing requires a 1:7 ratio for classrooms that have 2-year-olds in them. The preschool funding change is effective July 1, 2022.

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Mar 10, 2022

House

Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House

  • Introduction
  • Referral-Committee
Appropriations

Mar 09, 2022

House

Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 7 Favorable, 9 On Its Merits

  • Committee-Passage
  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
Education

Jan 19, 2022

House

Adopted in Lieu of Original HB 144 and Assigned to Education Committee in House

  • Introduction
  • Referral-Committee
Education

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