# Delaware SB 165: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO STUDENT IMPROVEMENT COMPONENT.

Delaware SB 165, AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO STUDENT IMPROVEMENT COMPONENT., is a 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Laura V. Sturgeon (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-09-02 (SS 1 for SB 165 - Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-SB165-153
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Delaware SB 165
- State: Delaware
- Session: 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026)
- Title: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO STUDENT IMPROVEMENT COMPONENT.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-06-05
- Last action: 2025-09-02, SS 1 for SB 165 - Signed by Governor
- Sponsor: Laura V. Sturgeon (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New evaluation safeguards for Delaware educators: benefit, low. Delaware’s Education Department must test a revised student progress measure for evaluating teachers, specialists, and administrators. The pilot starts in at least 3 local education agencies in 2025–2026 and adds at least 6 more in 2026–2027. Agencies must agree to participate, along with their edu…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Laura V. Sturgeon (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kimberly Williams (Democratic), House

## Actions (8)

- 2025-09-02: SS 1 for SB 165 - Signed by Governor (Governor)
- 2025-06-30: SS 1 for SB 165 - Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 1 NOT VOTING 1 VACANT (House)
- 2025-06-18: SS 1 for SB 165 - Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 10 On Its Merits (House)
- 2025-06-12: SS 1 for SB 165 - Assigned to Education Committee in House (House)
- 2025-06-12: SS 1 for SB 165 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT (Senate)
- 2025-06-11: Substituted in Senate by SS 1 for SB 165 (Senate)
- 2025-06-11: Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits (Senate)
- 2025-06-05: Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in Senate (Senate)

## Bill text

- Current, 2025-06-05: [HTML](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=142391&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2)

## Related bills

- HS 1 for HB 449: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DIETITIAN/NUTRITIONIST LICENSURE ACT. (passed house)
- HB 357: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 10 AND 13 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DUTY TO SUPPORT POOR PERSONS. (signed)
- SB 279: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL-BASED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS. (vetoed)
- HB 393: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROTECTIONS FOR PUBLIC UTILITY CONSUMERS. (vetoed)
- SB 231: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS. (vetoed)
- HB 356: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PFAS IN FIREFIGHTING FOAM AND EQUIPMENT. (failed)

## Sources
- [Current (HTML)](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=142391&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2)

## Related
- [HS 1 for HB 449: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DIETITIAN/NUTRITI…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HS1FORHB449-153)
- [HB 357: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 10 AND 13 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DUTY TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HB357-153)
- [SB 279: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL-BASED OCCUPATI…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-SB279-153)
- [HB 393: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROTECTIONS FOR PUBLI…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HB393-153)
- [SB 231: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-SB231-153)
- [HB 356: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PFAS IN FIREFIGHTING…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HB356-153)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-SB165-153 (as of 2026-10-12).