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DE HB28

Bill

Status

Introduced

12/19/2024

Primary Sponsor

Daniel Short

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Origin

House of Representatives

153rd General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Removes the phased-in tax rate caps for Sussex County Vocational-Technical High School District, eliminating references to the 26.50 cents (2021), 27.50 cents (2022), and 28.50 cents (2023) rates per $100 of property value, leaving only the 29.50 cents rate for 2024 and thereafter

  • Deletes the entire section (§ 2605) that imposed enrollment caps on Sussex County Vo-Tech, which had limited enrollment to 1,300-1,450 students in grades 9-12 depending on school year

  • Eliminates the lottery-based admission requirements that had capped admissions from any single Sussex County school district based on proportional eighth grade enrollment

  • Removes restrictions on admission preferences, which had been limited to siblings of current students and children of district employees

  • Aligns Sussex County Vocational-Technical High School District with the same operational rights and privileges as Kent County (Polytech) and New Castle County vocational-technical schools

Legislative Description

An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Sussex County Vocational Technical High School.

Last Action

Stricken in House

3/20/2025

Committee Referrals

Education12/19/2024

Full Bill Text

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