DE SB 246
enactedAN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DRIVER EDUCATION CERTIFICATION.
Delaware · 2025-2026 Regular Session (153rd General Assembly) · upper
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Quick answers
Did DE SB 246 pass?
Yes. DE SB 246 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-21): Signed by Governor
What is DE SB 246 about?
This Act updates how academic eligibility for driver education certification is calculated because many high schools have moved from the traditional 7-period school day to various forms of block scheduling. Under this Act, the Department of Education must establish, through regulations, how equivalent credit is calculated for courses taught on a block schedule or when the full length of a course is less than 1 year. This Act also adds world language to the academic courses from which a student may satisfy the credit requirement. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
Who sponsors DE SB 246?
Stell Parker Selby, David P. Sokola, Marie Pinkney and 3 others are the primary sponsors of DE SB 246, joined by 3 cosponsors.
Description
This Act updates how academic eligibility for driver education certification is calculated because many high schools have moved from the traditional 7-period school day to various forms of block scheduling. Under this Act, the Department of Education must establish, through regulations, how equivalent credit is calculated for courses taught on a block schedule or when the full length of a course is less than 1 year. This Act also adds world language to the academic courses from which a student may satisfy the credit requirement. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-05
- Latest action
- 2026-05-21 — Signed by Governor
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Stell Parker Selbyprimary
- David P. Sokolaprimary
- Marie Pinkneyprimary
- Brian Pettyjohnprimary
- Laura V. Sturgeonprimary
- Kimberly Williamsprimary
- Marie Pinkneycosponsor
- David P. Sokolacosponsor
- Alonna Berrycosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-05-21
Signed by Governor
executive-signature
2026-05-12
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
passage
2026-05-06
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 11 On Its Merits
committee-passage
2026-04-22
Assigned to Education Committee in House
introduction,referral-committee
2026-04-21
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
passage
2026-04-21
Amendment SA 2 to SB 246 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
amendment-passage
2026-04-21
Amendment SA 1 to SB 246 - Stricken in Senate
2026-04-21
Amendment SA 2 to SB 246 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
amendment-introduction
2026-03-11
Amendment SA 1 to SB 246 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
amendment-introduction
2026-03-11
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
committee-passage
2026-03-05
Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in Senate
introduction,referral-committee
Versions
Documents
Votes
SM
2026-04-21 · pass · 20-0
Member-level votes (21)
- Darius J. Brown: yes
- Eric Buckson: yes
- Daniel Cruce: yes
- Stephanie L. Hansen: yes
- Gerald W. Hocker: yes
- Kyra L. Hoffner: yes
- Russell Huxtable: yes
- Dave G. Lawson: other
- S. Elizabeth Lockman: yes
- Spiros Mantzavinos: yes
- Trey Paradee: yes
- Brian Pettyjohn: yes
- Marie Pinkney: yes
- Nicole Poore: yes
- Bryant L. Richardson: yes
- Ray Seigfried: yes
- David P. Sokola: yes
- Laura V. Sturgeon: yes
- Bryan Townsend: yes
- John "Jack" Walsh: yes
- David L. Wilson: yes
2/3
2026-05-12 · pass · 40-0
Member-level votes (41)
- Alonna Berry: yes
- Stephanie T. Bolden: yes
- Frank Burns: yes
- William Bush: yes
- William J. Carson: yes
- Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha: yes
- Richard G. Collins: yes
- Franklin D. Cooke: yes
- Daniel B. Short: yes
- Timothy D. Dukes: yes
- Mara Gorman: yes
- Ronald E. Gray: yes
- Krista Griffith: yes
- Kerri Evelyn Harris: yes
- Debra Heffernan: yes
- Kevin S Hensley: yes
- Jeff Hilovsky: yes
- Valerie Jones Giltner: yes
- Kendra Johnson: yes
- Kimberly Williams: yes
- Kamela T Smith: yes
- Larry Lambert: yes
- Sean M. Lynn: yes
- Michael F. Smith: yes
- Melissa Minor-Brown: yes
- Shannon Morris: yes
- Eric Morrison: yes
- DeShanna U Neal: yes
- Josue O Ortega: yes
- Edward S. Osienski: yes
- Sophie Phillips: yes
- Charles S Postles Jr.: yes
- Cyndie Romer: yes
- Melanie Ross Levin: yes
- Sherae'a Moore: yes
- Bryan W. Shupe: yes
- Claire Snyder-Hall: yes
- Jeffrey N. Spiegelman: yes
- Jesse R. Vanderwende: yes
- Madinah Wilson-Anton: yes
- Lyndon D. Yearick: other
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