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Delaware Codifies Public School Data Reports and Requires Website Links on School Choice Pages

Original title: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DELAWARE PUBLIC EDUCATION PROFILES.

Last action · September 2, 2025: Signed by GovernorSponsors: Bryan Shupe and 6 others

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What This Bill Does

Delaware updates its education laws to codify current Department of Education reporting practices, requiring annual school performance reports to include career pathway lists and mandating direct links to these reports on both the main Department website and the school choice website.

Why it matters

Parents and residents gain guaranteed, direct online access to school and career pathway options across all public high schools.

Background
  • The Delaware Department of Education annually publishes school performance reports to inform families about academic outcomes across public schools. context

Who It Affects

Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Department of Education

Must update website layouts to host required links and modify annual reports to include high school career pathways.

Directly affected

Students and Parents

Gain guaranteed online access to school proficiency rates and career pathway offerings through prominent website links.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where can parents find the school performance data reports online?
The Department of Education is required to provide a link to the reports on the home page of its website as well as on the school choice website.
What new information must be included in high school performance reports?
The reports must include a list of career pathways offered at the high school.

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Where This Stands

Current status: Signed into law.

Procedural history

13 actions
  1. Sep 2, 2025Office of the GovernorEnrolled
    Signed by Governor
  2. Jul 1, 2025HouseFloor
    Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 1 ABSENT 1 VACANT
  3. Jun 30, 2025SenateFloor
    Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
  4. Jun 30, 2025SenateCommittee
    Amendment SA 2 to HB 29 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
  5. Jun 30, 2025SenateCommittee
    Amendment SA 1 to HB 29 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
  6. Mar 19, 2025HouseCommittee
    Amendment SA 1 to HB 29 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
Show 7 earlier actions
  1. Mar 19, 2025SenateCommittee
    Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
  2. Jan 30, 2025SenateIntroduced
    Assigned to Education Committee in Senate
  3. Jan 30, 2025HouseFloor
    Passed By House. Votes: 37 YES 4 ABSENT
  4. Jan 30, 2025HouseCommittee
    Amendment HA 1 to HB 29 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
  5. Jan 30, 2025HouseCommittee
    Amendment HA 1 to HB 29 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
  6. Jan 22, 2025HouseCommittee
    Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 16 On Its Merits
  7. Dec 19, 2024HouseIntroduced
    Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House

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Voting Record

Motion succeededHouse7/1/2025Open StatesOfficial roll call ↗

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39

Yes
39
No
0
Present
0
Not voting
0
Abstain
0

How they voted (39)

15 more members
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Motion succeededHouse1/30/2025Open StatesOfficial roll call ↗

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Total

37

Yes
37
No
0
Present
0
Not voting
0
Abstain
0

How they voted (37)

13 more members

Lobbying Activity

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Full breakdown

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Discoveries

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policy shift90% confidence

Codification of Administrative Practice

The legislation formally encodes existing Department of Education data-sharing practices into state law.

Connected Entities

Department of Education, Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual
OrganizationDepartment of Education“Publishes annual public school data reports and education-related data.”Map →
OrganizationDelaware Legislative Drafting Manual“Provides drafting standards for technical corrections in state law.”Map →

Sources

Open source document

legis.delaware.gov

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  • Controversy5
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