DE SB 81
enactedAN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO TEACHER SALARIES.
Delaware · 2025-2026 Regular Session (153rd General Assembly) · upper
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Quick answers
Did DE SB 81 pass?
Yes. DE SB 81 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-09-02): Signed by Governor
What is DE SB 81 about?
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.
Who sponsors DE SB 81?
Claire Snyder-Hall, Josue O Ortega, Marie Pinkney and 13 others are the primary sponsors of DE SB 81.
Description
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.
- Introduced
- 2025-04-03
- Latest action
- 2025-09-02 — Signed by Governor
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Claire Snyder-Hallprimary
- Josue O Ortegaprimary
- Marie Pinkneyprimary
- Eric Morrisonprimary
- Spiros Mantzavinosprimary
- Ronald E. Grayprimary
- John "Jack" Walshprimary
- Bryan Townsendprimary
- Laura V. Sturgeonprimary
- Ray Seigfriedprimary
- Bryant L. Richardsonprimary
- Russell Huxtableprimary
- Sarah McBrideprimary
- Franklin D. Cookeprimary
- Brian Pettyjohnprimary
- S. Elizabeth Lockmanprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2025-09-02
Signed by Governor
executive-signature
2025-06-26
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 VACANT
passage
2025-05-21
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 9 On Its Merits
committee-passage
2025-05-15
Assigned to Education Committee in House
introduction,referral-committee
2025-05-14
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
passage
2025-05-14
Amendment SA 2 to SB 81 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
amendment-passage
2025-05-14
Amendment SA 1 to SB 81 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
amendment-passage
2025-05-13
Amendment SA 2 to SB 81 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
amendment-introduction
2025-04-17
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-15
Amendment SA 1 to SB 81 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
amendment-introduction
2025-04-03
Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in Senate
introduction,referral-committee
Versions
Documents
Votes
SM
2025-05-14 · pass · 21-0
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: yes
- 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
SM
2025-06-26 · pass · 40-0
Member-level votes (40)
- 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: yes
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