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type: "Bill"
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title: "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."
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/de"
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legislature: "Delaware General Assembly"
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session: "149"
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identifier: "SB 87"
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citation: "Delaware SB 87 (149)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["David P. Sokola", "Earl G. Jaques Jr.", "Kimberly Williams", "Margaret Rose Henry", "Melanie George Smith"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 7
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2017-05-22"
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last_action: "2017-07-21"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/251cfe9b-f0b8-4198-904a-3e5b2f3c617e"
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source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=25809"
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source_hash: "63ea1a58672c4dfe5c76fff64744d319e9b03fa38b19eaa12e8d04b9f351ade8"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-de"]
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---
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# 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.
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=25809&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=SB87)
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## Votes
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- SM — **41–0** (pass) · lower
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- SM — **21–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- David P. Sokola — primary (person)
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- Earl G. Jaques Jr. — primary (person)
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- Kimberly Williams — primary (person)
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- Margaret Rose Henry — primary (person)
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- Melanie George Smith — primary (person)
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- Brian J. Bushweller — cosponsor (person)
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- Bryan Townsend — cosponsor (person)
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- David L. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
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- Paul S. Baumbach — cosponsor (person)
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- Robert Marshall — cosponsor (person)
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- Sean M. Lynn — cosponsor (person)
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- Stephanie T. Bolden — cosponsor (person)
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- Stephanie L. Hansen — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-05-22** Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2017-06-07** Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
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- **2017-06-08** Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES `passage`
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- **2017-06-09** Assigned to Education Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2017-06-14** Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 13 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
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- **2017-06-30** Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES `passage`
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- **2017-07-21** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/251cfe9b-f0b8-4198-904a-3e5b2f3c617e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).
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