# Delaware SB 81: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO TEACHER SALARIES.

Delaware SB 81, AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO TEACHER SALARIES., is a 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026) Senate bill sponsored by S. Elizabeth Lockman (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-09-02 (Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-SB81-153
- As of: 2026-10-11
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## Facts
- Bill: Delaware SB 81
- State: Delaware
- Session: 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026)
- Title: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO TEACHER SALARIES.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-04-03
- Last action: 2025-09-02, Signed by Governor
- Sponsor: S. Elizabeth Lockman (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 18
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (61 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New teachers get credit for paraprofessional work: benefit, medium. Delaware teachers and specialists hired after August 9, 2023 can get salary step credit for past paraprofessional work. Your service must be full-time as a Title I or instructional paraprofessional in a public school. You must have at least 4 years of that work and have held a permit from the Delaw…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: S. Elizabeth Lockman (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Eric Buckson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Frank Burns (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Daniel Cruce (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ronald E. Gray (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeff Hilovsky (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Russell Huxtable (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kimberly Williams (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Larry Lambert (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Eric Morrison (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: DeShanna U Neal (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Josue O Ortega (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Bryant L. Richardson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ray Seigfried (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Claire Snyder-Hall (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Laura V. Sturgeon (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bryan Townsend (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: John "Jack" Walsh (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-26 | House | Passed (SM required) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-05-14 | Senate | Passed (SM required) | pass | 21 | 0 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 2025-09-02: Signed by Governor (Governor)
- 2025-06-26: Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 VACANT (House)
- 2025-05-21: Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 9 On Its Merits (House)
- 2025-05-15: Assigned to Education Committee in House (House)
- 2025-05-14: Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES (Senate)
- 2025-05-14: Amendment SA 2 to SB 81 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES (Senate)
- 2025-05-14: Amendment SA 1 to SB 81 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES (Senate)
- 2025-05-13: Amendment SA 2 to SB 81 - Introduced and Placed With Bill (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Amendment SA 1 to SB 81 - Introduced and Placed With Bill (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in Senate (Senate)

## Bill text

- Current, 2025-04-03: [HTML](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=142035&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=142035&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-SB81-153 (as of 2026-10-11).