DelawareSB 107153rd General Assembly (2024–2026)Senate

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS.

Sponsored By: Laura V. Sturgeon (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

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School psychologists must meet training standards

Compact states must require home-state license applicants to graduate from a qualifying school psychology program and pass a qualifying national exam. Applicants must complete at least 1,200 supervised internship hours. At least 600 of those hours must be in a school.

School psychologists gain cross-state licensing options

Delaware joins the school psychologist licensing Compact, which takes effect when the seventh state enacts it. Member states must grant equivalent licenses to applicants with active home-state licenses who complete Commission requirements, background checks, and fees. Psychologists must maintain home-state renewals, including continuing education, and follow each state's practice rules and any added state-specific requirements. Renewing an equivalent license requires another application, background check, and renewal fee. Delaware must enforce the Compact, which overrides conflicting state rules but leaves nonconflicting rules in force.

Military families gain flexible licensing status

The Compact gives eligible school psychologists special home-state licensing status when they are active-duty military members or their spouses. The relevant member state can be their permanent home or main state of practice. It can also be a member state they moved to under Permanent Change of Station orders. This helps them use the equivalent-license process after military moves.

School psychologists get license transition protections

States leaving the Compact must immediately notify licensees when a withdrawal law is enacted or membership is terminated. They must recognize Compact-granted licenses for at least 6 months after that notice. Withdrawal takes effect 180 days after the state enacts its repeal law. The licensing authority must keep reporting investigations and disciplinary actions until withdrawal takes effect.

States share school psychologist oversight records

Member states must enact substantially similar Compact laws, maintain equivalent-license lists, investigate complaints, and follow Compact and Commission rules. Required exchanges cover identity and license data, disciplinary actions, specified alternative-program information, application denials and reasons, and whether investigation information exists. States must provide requested investigation and discipline records and protect them at least as securely as their own comparable records. Before disclosing another state's records, they must tell that state what they intend to disclose and why. Required exchanges apply despite conflicting state law, but states retain ownership and control of their information and its handling.

School psychologists face possible licensing fees

States can charge school psychologists for equivalent licenses. The Compact Commission can charge licensee fees and annual state assessments when other income falls short of its approved budget. State assessments follow a formula set by Commission rule. A state removed from the Compact still owes obligations incurred through its termination date, including those extending beyond that date. The law sets no fee amounts and does not directly charge residents for a state's debts.

Interstate licensing officials gain lawsuit protections

Commission personnel receive civil liability protection for actions within their duties, or reasonably believed to be within those duties. The Commission must defend them and cover related settlements and judgments. These protections exclude intentional, willful, or wanton misconduct. Only member states can enforce the Compact against the Commission; individuals and other groups cannot. School psychologists remain liable for professional malpractice.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

Laura V. Sturgeon
Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

Eric Buckson
Republican • Senate
Frank Burns
Democratic • House
Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha
Democratic • House
Daniel Cruce
Democratic • Senate
Stephanie L. Hansen
Democratic • Senate
Kyra L. Hoffner
Democratic • Senate
Russell Huxtable
Democratic • Senate
Kimberly Williams
Democratic • House
Larry Lambert
Democratic • House
S. Elizabeth Lockman
Democratic • Senate
Sean M. Lynn
Democratic • House
Eric Morrison
Democratic • House
DeShanna U Neal
Democratic • House
Edward S. Osienski
Democratic • House
Cyndie Romer
Democratic • House
Melanie Ross Levin
Democratic • House
Ray Seigfried
Democratic • Senate
John "Jack" Walsh
Democratic • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 61 • No: 0

House vote • 6/30/2025

Passed (SM required)

Yes: 40 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/13/2025