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SB279 • 2025

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL-BASED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL-BASED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS.

Education
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Last action
2026-06-30
Official status
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 NO
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 SCHOOL-BASED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL-BASED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS.

What This Bill Does

  • AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL-BASED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS.
  • This Act clarifies the pay schedule for school-based occupational therapists.
  • Due to varying program lengths, such as accelerated programs, and the different methods of how colleges and universities award credits, it is challenging to accurately and equitably determine the appropriate lane on the salary schedule for school-based occupational therapists.
  • This Act creates a uniform baseline for school-based occupational therapists on the salary schedule in a manner similar to other school-based clinicians such as audiologists and speech-language pathologists.

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. 2026-06-30 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 4 On Its Merits

  2. 2026-06-30 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 NO

  3. 2026-06-18 Delaware General Assembly

    Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House

  4. 2026-06-17 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 10 On Its Merits

  5. 2026-05-13 Delaware General Assembly

    Assigned to Education Committee in House

  6. 2026-05-12 Delaware General Assembly

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

  7. 2026-05-12 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT

  8. 2026-05-05 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits

  9. 2026-05-05 Delaware General Assembly

    Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate

  10. 2026-04-15 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in Senate

Official Summary Text

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL-BASED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS.
This Act clarifies the pay schedule for school-based occupational therapists. Due to varying program lengths, such as accelerated programs, and the different methods of how colleges and universities award credits, it is challenging to accurately and equitably determine the appropriate lane on the salary schedule for school-based occupational therapists. This Act creates a uniform baseline for school-based occupational therapists on the salary schedule in a manner similar to other school-based clinicians such as audiologists and speech-language pathologists.