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SB78 • 2025

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

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

Education Housing
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Last action
2026-01-20
Official status
Stricken in Senate
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 DISCRIMINATION.

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

What This Bill Does

  • AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DISCRIMINATION.
  • This Act prohibits discrimination in public schools, including school districts and charter schools, based on race, ethnicity, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protective hairstyle, body size, pregnancy or childbirth or related conditions, disability, genetic information, socioeconomic status, familial status, immigration status, or housing status.
  • Under this Act, the Department of Education is required to update its regulations to align the protected classes therein with those in the general non-discrimination provision created by this Act.
  • In addition to creating this non-discrimination provision [§ 136 of Title 14], this Act also does the following: 1.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-20 Delaware General Assembly

    Stricken in Senate

  2. 2025-04-09 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits

  3. 2025-03-24 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 DISCRIMINATION.
This Act prohibits discrimination in public schools, including school districts and charter schools, based on race, ethnicity, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protective hairstyle, body size, pregnancy or childbirth or related conditions, disability, genetic information, socioeconomic status, familial status, immigration status, or housing status. Under this Act, the Department of Education is required to update its regulations to align the protected classes therein with those in the general non-discrimination provision created by this Act.

In addition to creating this non-discrimination provision [§ 136 of Title 14], this Act also does the following:

1. Aligns the protected classes in § 506, pertaining to restrictions on charter schools, with the newly created non-discrimination provision in § 136 of Title 14.
2. Amends the definition of bullying in § 4161 of Title 14 to include written, electronic, verbal, or physical acts th