republic-os/legislation/us/states/de/149/sb-87.md

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Bill	AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 13 AND 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOL ENROLLMENT OF CHILDREN IN THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES.	This Act updates the school stability law for children in the custody of the Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families (DSCYF) following passage of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which reauthorizes the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). ESSA requires Delaware to eliminate the provision “awaiting foster care placement” under § 202(c), Title 14 in accordance with the federal McKinney Vento Homeless Assistance Act by December 10, 2017, and instead create a distinct provision regarding school stability for children in the custody of DSCYF. [42 U.S.C. §§ 11431 to 11435; ESEA section 1111(g)(1)(E)(i)-(iii)), 20 U.S.C. §6311(g)(1)(E)]. This Act clarifies that children in the custody of DSCYF remain entitled to attend their school of origin if it is in their best interests to do so, or are eligible for immediate enrollment in a new school.	us/states/de	Delaware General Assembly	149	SB 87	Delaware SB 87 (149)	bill		enacted	David P. Sokola Earl G. Jaques Jr. Kimberly Williams Margaret Rose Henry Melanie George Smith	1	7	2	2017-05-22	2017-07-21	openstates	ocd-bill/251cfe9b-f0b8-4198-904a-3e5b2f3c617e	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=25809	63ea1a58672c4dfe5c76fff64744d319e9b03fa38b19eaa12e8d04b9f351ade8	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-de

Delaware SB 87 (149) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 13 AND 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOL ENROLLMENT OF CHILDREN IN THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES.

This Act updates the school stability law for children in the custody of the Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families (DSCYF) following passage of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which reauthorizes the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). ESSA requires Delaware to eliminate the provision “awaiting foster care placement” under § 202(c), Title 14 in accordance with the federal McKinney Vento Homeless Assistance Act by December 10, 2017, and instead create a distinct provision regarding school stability for children in the custody of DSCYF. [42 U.S.C. §§ 11431 to 11435; ESEA section 1111(g)(1)(E)(i)-(iii)), 20 U.S.C. §6311(g)(1)(E)]. This Act clarifies that children in the custody of DSCYF remain entitled to attend their school of origin if it is in their best interests to do so, or are eligible for immediate enrollment in a new school.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Bill Text (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• SM — 41–0 (pass) · lower
• SM — 21–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• David P. Sokola — primary (person)
• Earl G. Jaques Jr. — primary (person)
• Kimberly Williams — primary (person)
• Margaret Rose Henry — primary (person)
• Melanie George Smith — primary (person)
• Brian J. Bushweller — cosponsor (person)
• Bryan Townsend — cosponsor (person)
• David L. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
• Paul S. Baumbach — cosponsor (person)
• Robert Marshall — cosponsor (person)
• Sean M. Lynn — cosponsor (person)
• Stephanie T. Bolden — cosponsor (person)
• Stephanie L. Hansen — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2017-05-22 Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in Senate introduction, referral-committee
• 2017-06-07 Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits committee-passage
• 2017-06-08 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES passage
• 2017-06-09 Assigned to Education Committee in House introduction, referral-committee
• 2017-06-14 Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 13 On Its Merits committee-passage
• 2017-06-30 Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES passage
• 2017-07-21 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/251cfe9b-f0b8-4198-904a-3e5b2f3c617e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).