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This Act streamlines and modernizes the State Early Childhood Education Program in § 3001 of Title 14, also referred to as State-funded early care and education, as follows: (1) Adds definitions. (2) Provides the Department of Education (Department) with a general grant of authority to provide early childhood educational services. (3) Subject to available appropriations, § 3001(c) of this Act requires the Department…
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This Act streamlines and modernizes the State Early Childhood Education Program in § 3001 of Title 14, also referred to as State-funded early care and education, as follows: (1) Adds definitions. (2) Provides the Department of Education (Department) with a general grant of authority to provide early childhood educational services. (3) Subject to available appropriations, § 3001(c) of this Act requires the Department to provide free, full-day early childhood educational services for preschool-age children who satisfy eligibility requirements developed by the Department. This provision incorporates elements of epilogue language from the FY 2024 Annual Appropriation Act regarding the Redding Consortium and the Early Childhood Assistance Program (ECAP). (4) Allows for common standards and processes across programs. (5) Requires the early childhood educational services under § 3001(c) to align with quality standards in the categories of learning environment and curriculum, qualifications and professional development, family and community partnerships, and management and administration. (6) Aligns the length of contracts with the Head Start program, while clarifying that contracts under this section must comply with State procurement standards under Chapter 69 of Title 29. (7) Updates the Code to reflect that the Department uses a quality improvement system instead of Delaware Stars for Early Success. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual and for clarity.
Every action
9 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Education Committee in Senate · Senate Education
CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits · Senate Education
SenateAmendment SA 1 to SB 305 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
SenateAmendment SA 1 to SB 305 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES21–0 vote
SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
CommitteeAssigned to Education Committee in House · House Education
CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 2 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable · House Education
HousePassed By House. Votes: 34 YES 3 NO 4 ABSENT34–3 vote
GovernorSigned by Governor
Roll calls
3 recorded votes: 3 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.