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DelawareSB 90153rd General Assembly (2024–2026)SenateWALLET

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE STATE INSPIRE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.

Sponsored By: Trey Paradee (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Use leftover Inspire funds for graduate school

If you finish your bachelor's before your eligibility period ends, you keep a remaining Inspire grant balance. That balance equals your grant per semester times the semesters left in your eligibility period. You can use this balance to pay graduate tuition at Delaware State University. You can use it anytime within 10 years after you complete your bachelor's. Other Inspire rules still apply, but you do not need full-time or continuous enrollment.

Inspire program: two semesters, 24 credits

The law defines an academic year as two consecutive semesters starting in fall. It sets full-time at at least 24 credits each academic year. It confirms the program applies at Delaware State University. These rules make timing and load clearer and can help planning, but students under 24 credits do not count as full-time.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Trey Paradee

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Stephanie T. Bolden

    Democratic • House

  • Darius J. Brown

    Democratic • Senate

  • Eric Buckson

    Republican • Senate

  • William Bush

    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

  • Kendra Johnson

    Democratic • House

  • Kimberly Williams

    Democratic • House

  • Kamela T Smith

    Democratic • House

  • Larry Lambert

    Democratic • House

  • S. Elizabeth Lockman

    Democratic • Senate

  • Spiros Mantzavinos

    Democratic • Senate

  • Marie Pinkney

    Democratic • Senate

  • Nicole Poore

    Democratic • Senate

  • Cyndie Romer

    Democratic • House

  • Melanie Ross Levin

    Democratic • House

  • Sherae'a Moore

    Democratic • House

  • Ray Seigfried

    Democratic • Senate

  • David P. Sokola

    Democratic • Senate

  • Laura V. Sturgeon

    Democratic • Senate

  • Bryan Townsend

    Democratic • Senate

  • John "Jack" Walsh

    Democratic • Senate

  • David L. Wilson

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 60 • No: 0

House vote • 6/26/2025

Passed (SM required)

Yes: 40 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/20/2025

Passed (SM required)

Yes: 20 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by Governor

    9/19/2025Governor

  2. Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 VACANT

    6/26/2025House

  3. Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 2 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits

    6/18/2025House

  4. Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House

    6/12/2025House

  5. Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 1 Favorable, 11 On Its Merits

    6/11/2025House

  6. Assigned to Education Committee in House

    5/21/2025House

  7. Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT

    5/20/2025Senate

  8. Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits

    5/15/2025Senate

  9. Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate

    5/13/2025Senate

  10. Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits

    4/17/2025Senate

  11. Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in Senate

    4/3/2025Senate

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