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SB231 • 2025

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS.

Education Labor
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Pinkney
Last action
2026-03-11
Official status
Senate Finance 3/11/26
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide information on whether the act affects other types of school employees beyond social workers.

Act for School Social Workers

This act adds a salary supplement for school social workers who pass the ASWB National Clinical Exam and hold an LCSW license.

What This Bill Does

  • Adds a salary supplement of 6% to the base salary for school social workers who have passed the ASWB National Clinical Examination and hold an LCSW license.
  • Updates existing law to match standards set by the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

Who It Names or Affects

  • School social workers in Delaware who meet certain certification requirements.

Terms To Know

ASWB National Clinical Exam
A national exam that school social workers must pass to qualify for a salary supplement under this act.
LCSW License
Licensed Clinical Social Worker license required by the act for school social workers to receive a salary supplement.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify when it will take effect.
  • It only affects those who meet the certification and licensing requirements after its passage.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-11 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Legislative Oversight & Sunset) in Senate with 5 Favorable

  2. 2026-03-11 Delaware General Assembly

    Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate

  3. 2026-01-21 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced and Assigned to Legislative Oversight & Sunset Committee in Senate

Official Summary Text

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS.
This Act provides that School Social Workers who have successfully passed the Association of Social Work Boards National Clinical Examination and hold a Licensed Clinical Social Worker License with a salary supplement. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

Current Bill Text

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Legislation Document

SPONSOR:

Sen. Pinkney & Rep. Chukwuocha

Sens. Hansen, Hoffner, Huxtable, Seigfried, Sturgeon; Reps. Berry, Heffernan, Neal, Romer, Ross Levin, Kamela Smith, Snyder-Hall

DELAWARE STATE SENATE

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SENATE BILL NO. 231

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS.

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

Section 1. Amend Chapter 13, Title 14 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

§ 1305. Basic salary schedule for teachers, nurses, principals, superintendents, and other school employees [For application of this section, see 84 Del. Laws, c. 295, § 8(m)(6)].

(l) In addition to the base salary derived from subsections (a) and (b) of this section, an employee who has achieved certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards or from an equivalent program approved by the State Board shall receive a salary supplement equal to 12% of the base salary so derived. An employee shall receive a salary supplement equal to 6% of base salary so derived for receiving any of the following national certifications:

(1) Certificate of clinical competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)—speech pathologists and audiologists.

(2)

Nationally-certified

Nationally certified

school counselor from the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC).

(3) Music therapist—Board-certified from the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT).

(4)

Nationally-certified

Nationally certified

school psychologist from the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP).

(5)

Nationally-certified

Nationally certified

school nurse from the National Board for Certification of School Nurses (NBCSN).

6) Occupational therapist advanced certification from the American Occupational Therapy Association or the Occupational Therapist Registered from the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy.

(7) School-based physical therapists who have passed the National Physical Therapy Exam (NPTE) as administered by the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT).

(8) School Social Workers who have successfully passed the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) National Clinical Examination and hold a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) license.

SYNOPSIS

This Act provides that School Social Workers who have successfully passed the Association of Social Work Boards National Clinical Examination and hold a Licensed Clinical Social Worker License with a salary supplement. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

Author: Senator Pinkney