Delaware · House Bill 33 · 152nd General Assembly

Preschool Children/Increased Funding/Disabilities

HB 33 Sponsored by Kimberly Williams Withdrawn

  1. Introduced Dec 15, 2022
  2. In committee Dec 15, 2022
  3. Withdrawn  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

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 in effect as of July 1, 2023, for K-3 basic special education. The Act also creates a new…

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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 in effect as of July 1, 2023, for K-3 basic special education. 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, 2023.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House · House Education
  2. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 7 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits · House Education
  3. HouseSubstituted in House by HS 1 for HB 33
  4. HouseHS 1 for HB 33 - Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
  5. HouseHS 1 for HB 33 - Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 6 On Its Merits
  6. HouseHS 1 for HB 33 - Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
  7. SenateHS 1 for HB 33 - Assigned to Education Committee in Senate
  8. SenateHS 1 for HB 33 - Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 6 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
  9. SenateHS 1 for HB 33 - Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate
  10. SenateHS 1 for HB 33 - Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
  11. SenateHS 1 for HB 33 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
  12. HS 1 for HB 33 - Signed by Governor

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 16 cosponsors: 15 Democrats, 1 Republican.

All 16 cosponsors

From Delaware's official records (legis.delaware.gov), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.