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SB81 • 2025

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

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

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Lockman
Last action
2025-09-02
Official status
Signed 9/2/25
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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

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

What This Bill Does

  • AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO TEACHER SALARIES.
  • This Act removes the time restriction that only allowed for certain teachers or specialists who were hired after August 9, 2023, to obtain additional experience credit for purposes of salary computation.
  • This Act would allow for teachers or specialists hired before August 9, 2023, to qualify for the same experience credit for purposes of salary computation.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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SA 1

1 • Lockman

Passed 5/14/25

Plain English: Legislation Document SPONSOR: Sen.

  • Legislation Document SPONSOR: Sen.
  • Lockman DELAWARE STATE SENATE 153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY SENATE AMENDMENT NO.
  • 1 TO SENATE BILL NO.
  • 81 AMEND Senate Bill No.
SA 2

2 • Lockman

Passed 5/14/25

Plain English: The amendment clarifies when teachers or specialists can start earning salary credits for their previous work as Title 1 or instructional paraprofessionals.

  • Teachers and specialists will now receive credit on the salary schedule from the date an application to the employer is completed and approved.

Bill History

  1. 2025-09-02 Delaware General Assembly

    Signed by Governor

  2. 2025-06-26 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 VACANT

  3. 2025-05-21 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 9 On Its Merits

  4. 2025-05-15 Delaware General Assembly

    Assigned to Education Committee in House

  5. 2025-05-14 Delaware General Assembly

    Amendment SA 1 to SB 81 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

  6. 2025-05-14 Delaware General Assembly

    Amendment SA 2 to SB 81 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

  7. 2025-05-14 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

  8. 2025-05-13 Delaware General Assembly

    Amendment SA 2 to SB 81 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

  9. 2025-04-17 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits

  10. 2025-04-15 Delaware General Assembly

    Amendment SA 1 to SB 81 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

  11. 2025-04-03 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 TEACHER SALARIES.
This Act removes the time restriction that only allowed for certain teachers or specialists who were hired after August 9, 2023, to obtain additional experience credit for purposes of salary computation. This Act would allow for teachers or specialists hired before August 9, 2023, to qualify for the same experience credit for purposes of salary computation.

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Legislation Document

SPONSOR:

Sen. Lockman & Rep. K. Williams

Sens. Buckson, Cruce, Huxtable, Richardson, Seigfried, Sturgeon, Townsend, Walsh; Reps. Burns, Chukwuocha, Gray, Hilovsky, Lambert, Morrison, Neal, Ortega, Snyder-Hall

DELAWARE STATE SENATE

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SENATE BILL NO. 81

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

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

Section 1. Amend § 1312, Title 14 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

§ 1312. Experience.

(g) In the case of a teacher or specialist with at least 4 years of full-time experience as a Title 1 or instructional paraprofessional in a public school who has been issued a permit by the Department of Education or an equivalent agency in another state prior to becoming a teacher or specialist, the teacher or specialist is given 1 year of experience credit on the salary schedule under § 1305 of this title for every 2 years of full-time experience as such a paraprofessional in a public school.

This subsection only applies to teachers hired after August 9, 2023.

SYNOPSIS

This Act removes the time restriction that only allowed for certain teachers or specialists who were hired after August 9, 2023, to obtain additional experience credit for purposes of salary computation. This Act would allow for teachers or specialists hired before August 9, 2023, to qualify for the same experience credit for purposes of salary computation.

Author: Senator Lockman