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HB267 • 2025

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO READING COMPETENCY.

Education

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: K. Williams
Last action: 2026-05-13
Official status: Out of Committee 5/13/26
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Act for Reading Competency Reporting

This act changes how schools report student reading problems to the Department of Education from annually to three times a year.

What This Bill Does

Changes reporting requirements from once a year to three times a year for school districts and charter schools.
Requires schools to report on students who might have trouble with reading, including signs of dyslexia.
Includes information about literacy help being given to these students.

Who It Names or Affects

School districts
Charter schools

Terms To Know

disaggregated by grade and school: Breaking down the data into smaller groups based on grades and individual schools.
literacy intervention approaches: Special help given to students who are having trouble reading.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens if a school fails to report the required information.
It is unclear how this change will affect schools' resources or workload.

Amendments

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HA 1

1 • K. Williams

Passed 5/5/26

Plain English: Legislation Document SPONSOR: Rep.

Legislation Document SPONSOR: Rep.
K.
Williams HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE AMENDMENT NO.
1 TO HOUSE BILL NO.

Bill History

2026-05-13 Delaware General Assembly
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
2026-05-13 Delaware General Assembly
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
2026-05-05 Delaware General Assembly
Amendment HA 1 to HB 267 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
2026-05-05 Delaware General Assembly
Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 ABSENT
2026-05-05 Delaware General Assembly
Assigned to Education Committee in Senate
2026-04-15 Delaware General Assembly
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 16 On Its Merits
2026-04-09 Delaware General Assembly
Amendment HA 1 to HB 267 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2026-01-13 Delaware General Assembly
Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House

Official Summary Text

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO READING COMPETENCY.
This Act provides that each school district and charter school must report three times a year, instead of annually, to the Department of Education, the number and percentage of students, disaggregated by grade and by individual school, identified with a potential reading deficiency, including characteristics of dyslexia, pursuant to mandated literary screening, and the literacy intervention approaches being provided.

Current Bill Text

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Legislation Document

SPONSOR:

Rep. K. Williams & Sen. Sturgeon

Reps. Berry, S. Moore, Harris

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 267

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO READING COMPETENCY.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend § 158, Title 14 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

§ 158. Reading screening.

(d)

Beginning in 2023, each

Each

school district and charter school

shall

must

report

annually

to the Department, on or before October 31,

March 1, and June 30 of each year,

the number and percentage of students, disaggregated by grade and by individual school, identified with a potential reading deficiency, including characteristics of dyslexia, pursuant to the screening mandated in subsection (b) of this section, and the literacy intervention approaches being provided.

Section 2. Amend § 4145, Title 14 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

§ 4145. Evidence-based reading curricula.

(c)

Beginning October 31, 2023,

On or before October 31, March 1, and June 30 of each year,

each school district and charter school

shall annually

must

report all of the following to the Department for the Department’s annual report:

(1) The curricula adopted under this section.

(2) The individuals identified under paragraph (b)(3) of this section and each individual’s responsibilities for approving and providing professional development required under paragraphs (b)(2) and (b)(4) of this section.

(3) How the school district or charter school will ensure that educators have access to and have successfully completed the professional development required under paragraph (b)(4) of this section.

SYNOPSIS

This Act provides that each school district and charter school must report three times a year, instead of annually, to the Department of Education, the number and percentage of students, disaggregated by grade and by individual school, identified with a potential reading deficiency, including characteristics of dyslexia, pursuant to mandated literary screening, and the literacy intervention approaches being provided.