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DE SB24

Bill

Status

Passed

9/2/2025

Primary Sponsor

Bryan Townsend

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Origin

Senate

153rd General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Creates a "majority verification procedure" allowing employee organizations to be certified as exclusive bargaining representatives without an election if over 50% of employees in a bargaining unit sign dated authorization signatures

  • Applies the new certification process to both public school employees (Title 14) and general public employees (Title 19)

  • Requires the Board to certify the employee organization without ordering an election when the petition demonstrates over 50% employee support through verified signatures

  • Makes technical corrections throughout both statutes, including replacing "30 percent" with "30%" and "10 percent" with "10%" formatting, and changing "and/or" to "or"

  • Maintains existing election-based certification processes as an alternative pathway when an employee organization has at least 30% but not over 50% support

Legislative Description

An Act To Amend Titles 14 And 19 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Public School Employment Relations Act And The Public Employment Relations Act.

Last Action

Signed by Governor

9/2/2025

Committee Referrals

Labor5/21/2025
Labor5/7/2025

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