Delaware · Senate Bill 252 · 152nd General Assembly

Educator Preparation Programs/Audits/Require/Education/Dept. of

  1. Introduced Mar 20, 2024
  2. In committee Mar 20, 2024
  3. Passed the Senate Apr 23, 2024
  4. Passed the House Jun 18, 2024
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jun 30, 2024

What it does

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

Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 252 is identical to Senate Bill No. 252 except that SS 1 for SB 252 corrects a spelling error in the synopsis to avoid confusion. This Act requires that the Department of Education (Department) perform audits of educator preparation programs (program) to assess compliance with the evidence-based reading instruction requirements, known as the "science of reading", that were…

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Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 252 is identical to Senate Bill No. 252 except that SS 1 for SB 252 corrects a spelling error in the synopsis to avoid confusion. This Act requires that the Department of Education (Department) perform audits of educator preparation programs (program) to assess compliance with the evidence-based reading instruction requirements, known as the "science of reading", that were enacted on June 30, 2021, by Senate Bill No. 133 (151st). If a program is not compliant with these requirements, the audit findings must specifically identify each area in which the program is not compliant, and the Department must require that the program take corrective action for each non-compliant area. If a program is compliant with all of the science of reading requirements, the Department shall award the program a specific distinction. This Act also requires that the Department use these audits to identify how teacher preparation in reading instruction can be improved and that the audit findings be included in the reports the Department already publishes about educator preparation programs.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeAdopted in lieu of the original bill SB 252, and Assigned to Education Committee in Senate · Senate Education
  2. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits · Senate Education
  3. SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT20–0 vote
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Education Committee in House · House Education
  5. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 10 On Its Merits · House Education
  6. HousePassed By House. Votes: 41 YES41–0 vote
  7. GovernorSigned 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.

All 3 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.