Board hears DSBA legislative briefing on three bills affecting schools
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Summary
A board member reported the DSBA legislative committee’s positions on three Delaware bills: SB 227 (dedicated IT funding units), HB 243 (permission to set different tax rates after reassessments), and HB 262 (clarifies timing for adoptive parents’ paid leave).
At the Feb. 10 meeting the board received a DSBA legislative committee update. The committee highlighted three bills of consequence to districts:
- Senate Bill 227: reported as creating dedicated funding for information-technology staff in public schools so IT positions do not compete with instructional units for the same funding.
- House Bill 243: would allow districts to set different tax rates for residential and nonresidential property after reassessments within limits so long as total school tax revenue does not increase; the presenter said New Castle County districts tended to support the bill while many downstate districts opposed it.
- House Bill 262: would clarify when paid leave for adopting parents may begin under the state paid-family-leave program (placement, filing paperwork, or finalization); the DSBA legislative committee voted unanimously to support this bill.
The update was informational; no board-level position was recorded during the meeting itself.