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HS1FORHB425 • 2025

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO EMPLOYEES AND SALARY SUPPLEMENTS.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO EMPLOYEES AND SALARY SUPPLEMENTS.

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Passed Legislature

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

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Last action
2026-07-01
Official status
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO EMPLOYEES AND SALARY SUPPLEMENTS.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO EMPLOYEES AND SALARY SUPPLEMENTS.

What This Bill Does

  • AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO EMPLOYEES AND SALARY SUPPLEMENTS.
  • This Act increases the salary supplement for school counselors and school nurses from 6% to 12% upon national certification.
  • It further clarifies that salary supplements only apply if the employee is employed in the applicable profession and permits the DOE to identify additional positions subject to a salary supplement in Department regulations.
  • This Substitute includes school social workers in those employees eligible for a 12% salary supplement.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-07-01 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT

  2. 2026-06-25 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits

  3. 2026-06-24 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits

  4. 2026-06-24 Delaware General Assembly

    Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate

  5. 2026-06-18 Delaware General Assembly

    Amendment HA 1 to HS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

  6. 2026-06-18 Delaware General Assembly

    Amendment HA 1 to HS 1 - Defeated By House. Votes: 4 YES 34 NO 3 ABSENT

  7. 2026-06-18 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By House. Votes: 36 YES 1 NO 4 ABSENT

  8. 2026-06-18 Delaware General Assembly

    Assigned to Education Committee in Senate

  9. 2026-06-16 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 6 On Its Merits

  10. 2026-06-16 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 6 On Its Merits

  11. 2026-06-11 Delaware General Assembly

    Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House

  12. 2026-06-10 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 1 Favorable, 12 On Its Merits

  13. 2026-06-09 Delaware General Assembly

    Adopted in lieu of the original bill HB 425, and Assigned to Education Committee in House

Official Summary Text

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO EMPLOYEES AND SALARY SUPPLEMENTS.
This Act increases the salary supplement for school counselors and school nurses from 6% to 12% upon national certification. It further clarifies that salary supplements only apply if the employee is employed in the applicable profession and permits the DOE to identify additional positions subject to a salary supplement in Department regulations.
This Substitute includes school social workers in those employees eligible for a 12% salary supplement.