Equity Ombudsman Program/Codify

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

This Act codifies the Equity Ombudsman program, the purpose of which is to provide students and families encountering inequity in the school system with non-lawyer advocates to assist them. The Educational Equity Council, as a stakeholder council, provides oversight to the Equity Ombudsman program, to provide broad review, analysis and recommendations, for the improvement of student equity and outcomes in Delaware’s public education system.

Every action

9 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. Jun 2, 2023CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House · House Education
2. Jun 14, 2023CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 2 Favorable, 12 On Its Merits · House Education
3. Jun 21, 2023HouseAmendment HA 1 to HB 188 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
4. Jun 21, 2023HouseAmendment HA 1 to HB 188 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
5. Jun 21, 2023HousePassed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT39–0 vote
6. Jun 21, 2023CommitteeAssigned to Education Committee in Senate · Senate Education
7. Jun 27, 2023CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits · Senate Education
8. Jun 29, 2023SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES21–0 vote
9. Sep 11, 2023GovernorSigned by Governor

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 3 cosponsors: 3 Democrats.

• SM Sherae'a MooreD Primary sponsor · District 8
• NO Nnamdi O. ChukwuochaD Joint sponsor · District 1
• KW Kimberly WilliamsD Joint sponsor · District 19
• SE S. Elizabeth LockmanD Joint sponsor · District 3