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: 2026-06-25
Official status: Passed 6/25/26
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill text contains conflicting dates: it references 'Beginning in 2023' while legislative actions occurred in 2026. The effective date is not explicitly stated.

HB267: More Frequent Reporting on Student Reading Skills

This law requires Delaware school districts and charter schools to report student reading data three times a year instead of once.

What This Bill Does

Changes reporting from one time per year to three specific dates each year.
Sets new report due dates as March 1, June 30, and October 31 annually.
Requires schools to list the number and percentage of students with potential reading issues.
Asks for data broken down by grade level and individual school building.
Includes information on literacy intervention methods being used.

Who It Names or Affects

Public school districts in Delaware
Charter schools operating in the state

Terms To Know

Reading deficiency: A struggle with reading skills that may include signs of dyslexia.
Disaggregated data: Information separated into smaller groups, such as by grade or school name.

Limits and Unknowns

The official text does not state a specific date when this law officially takes effect.
The bill mentions dates starting in 2023, but the legislative action occurred in 2026.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HA 1

1 • K. Williams

Passed 5/5/26

Plain English: This amendment changes when schools must submit reading data and updates what information is included in the Department of Education's yearly report.

It removes a requirement for submitting mid-year reports on March 1st, leaving only October 31st and June 30th deadlines.
It requires the annual report to include long-term data analysis for every school district and charter school based on their submissions.
It changes the deadline for the Department of Education's yearly report from December 31st to August 30th.

The amendment text does not explain exactly how 'longitudinal data analysis' will be calculated or presented in the final report.
While it removes a state-level mid-year deadline, the synopsis notes that local schools may still need to review this data internally.

Bill History

2026-06-25 Delaware General Assembly
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
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, Griffith

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.