Title 14 — Education

§ 2102. Power of district to issue bonds. The school board of any district may issue bonds for the purpose of carrying out any plan or program for the acquisition of lands or the acquisition or construction of buildings or for improvements to lands or buildings as may be authoriz…

§ 2103. Temporary use of funds. The school board of any district may advance funds which by law may be used only for stated purposes and which are not immediately required for the purpose or purposes for which the same were raised, or otherwise made available for the purpose or p…

§ 2104. Faith and credit of district; exemption of bonds from taxation. The faith and credit of the district which issues bonds under this chapter is hereby expressly pledged for the full and complete payment of the principal of and interest on any bonds authorized to be issued u…

§ 2105. Validity of bonds; incontestability. When any bonds shall be sold and delivered pursuant to this chapter, the certification by the Department of Elections conducting the election pursuant to § 1083(d)(2) of this title and the certification by the school board of the distr…

§ 2106. Procedure governing sale of bonds to State. The school board of any district, with the exception of the Board of Public Education in Wilmington, shall sell any bonds to be issued pursuant to the authority contained in this chapter or pursuant to any other provision of law…

§ 2107. Limitation on amount of bonds that may be issued. A school board shall not issue bonds, except for the purpose of refunding outstanding bonds, in an amount which would cause the aggregate amount of bonded debt of the district, less the amount of sinking funds on hand for …

§ 2108. Terms and form of bonds. The bonds shall be in such denomination or denominations, in such form and shall bear such rate of interest as shall be determined by the State pursuant to § 7506 of Title 29; provided, however, that the school board of any district shall be consu…

§ 2109. Designation, numbering and date of bonds. Any bonds issued pursuant to this chapter shall be designated by the name of the district issuing the bonds and the year in which the bonds are issued. The bonds shall be numbered consecutively and shall bear date as of the date a…

§ 2110. Place of payment of principal and interest. The principal of and interest on the bonds shall be payable at a state or national bank within or without the State designated by the issuing officers as that term is defined in § 7401 of Title 29.32 Del. Laws, c. 160, § 53; 34 …

§ 2111. Signing and sealing bonds. The bonds shall be signed by the president or chairperson and 1 other member of the school board. The school board may adopt a seal to be used in the execution of the bonds. The school board may, in lieu of the signatures required by this sectio…

§ 2112. Temporary bonds. Until bonds in definite form can be prepared, the school board issuing the bonds may cause temporary bonds with appropriate coupons to be prepared which shall be executed and signed as provided in §§ 2108-2111 of this title, which said temporary bonds sha…

§ 2113. Cancellation and destruction of paid bonds and coupons. After any bonds issued under the authority of this chapter or the coupons annexed thereto shall have been paid, they shall be immediately cancelled, a record of payment shall be made and the bonds or coupons destroye…

§ 2114. Replacement of lost, destroyed or defaced bonds. The school board of any district may issue a new bond to replace an unmatured bond which has been lost, destroyed or defaced, upon the written request of the owner thereof, the owner’s legal representatives, successors or a…

§ 2115. Rules and regulations governing fiscal records pertaining to bonds. The Permanent Budget Commission shall promulgate and enforce rules and regulations governing the fiscal records to be maintained by the State Treasurer and the districts pertaining to bonds of such distri…

§ 2116. Taxing power of district. The authority to issue bonds shall be construed to be authority to provide funds for the payment of the interest and annual payments on such bonds, which without further authority shall be provided for by an additional tax levy on the property su…

§ 2117. Assessment list; objections; posting; hearing. The school board of the district in which the tax is to be levied under § 2116 of this title shall use the assessment list of the county in which that district is located, in order to determine all the taxables of the distric…

§ 2118. Assessment, levy and collection of taxes. (a) Based on the total value of all taxable property as shown on the county assessment list and on the amount to be raised, the board of the district shall fix the rate of taxation plus 10 percent for delinquencies. (b) The board …

§ 2119. Report of tax collections and payment of collected taxes. (a) Each receiver of taxes and county treasurer shall, on the first day of each month, make a report to the school board of the district for which the receiver or treasurer is collecting taxes, to the State Treasur…

§ 2120. Jurisdiction of justices of the peace. Whoever, being a receiver of taxes and county treasurer of any county, or other person authorized to collect school taxes, or a member of any school board, fails, neglects or refuses to perform all or any of the duties imposed upon t…

§ 2121. Authority to tax; scope of this chapter. The board of education of any school district which has issued bonds under the authority of any former school law of this State shall levy and collect taxes to provide funds for the payment of the interest on the bonds and for the …

§ 2122. Election to authorize bond issue; rules governing; referendum to transfer tax funds. (a) Before any school board issues bonds under this chapter, it shall call a special election. (b) At any such special election every person qualified to vote under § 1077 of this title m…

§ 2123. Election results; publication of results. (a) If at an election called under § 2122(a) of this title a majority of the vote cast shall be for the bond issue, then bonds to the amount voted upon shall be issued as provided for by this chapter, but if at such election a maj…

§ 2124. Purchase of land for school purposes. Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit any school board, with the prior approval of the Department of Education, from purchasing or from entering into contracts relating to the acquisition of lands for school purposes, if the school b…

§ 2301. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “District” means a reorganized school district. (2) “Evaluation detail component” is a site inspection template and assessment system that allows for individual district comment, incorporated within the facilities evaluation instr…

§ 2302. Gifts of buildings or grounds; title. School boards may receive donations of playgrounds, school grounds and school sites, or of buildings already built suitably located and adapted to school purposes, but in no case shall any site be built upon or any building accepted u…

§ 2303. Condemnation. (a) When lands are required for the site of a school house, or for enlarging a school house lot, or for playgrounds or other school purposes and the Department of Education or the school board shall for any cause be unable to contract with the owner or owner…

§ 2304. Financing and construction funded before Code recodification. The School Building Program Acts of 1951, and 1949, being Chapter 148 of Volume 48, Laws of Delaware, and Chapter 2 (Second Special Session) of Volume 47, Laws of Delaware (pages 1076 to 1090), are continued in…

§ 2305. Sidewalks. (a) The engineering, maintenance and construction supervision for sidewalks leading to a school site shall be performed for the district by the State Highway Department except for snow removal. Such sidewalks may be located on land or rights-of-way under the co…

§ 2306. Safety features in new school construction or major renovations [For applicability of this section, see 81 Del. Laws, c. 267, § 3]. (a) For purposes of this section, “major renovation” means a renovation project with costs equal to or greater than the threshold amount est…

§ 2307. School building maintenance standards. (a) On or before January 1, 2024, the Department of Education shall develop the facilities evaluation instrument and inspection cycle in consultation with the Division of Public Health, experts in school facilities maintenance, distr…

§ 2400. Purpose. The Secretary of Education will maintain a Prison Education Program which will provide educational services for the Department of Correction.79 Del. Laws, c. 251, § 1;

§ 2401. Staffing. Staffing for Prison Education Program shall be delineated each year in the Annual Appropriations Act. The qualification of employees for the Prison Education Program shall be the same as the qualification for public education employees pursuant to § 122(c) of th…

§ 2402. Qualifications. The qualifications of employees for the Prison Education Program, except secretaries, shall be the same as those qualifications for employees in public high schools. Teachers/supervisors shall have teaching responsibilities as defined by job responsibiliti…

§ 2403. Job duties. Teachers/supervisors shall have teaching responsibilities as defined by job responsibilities and duties developed by the Department of Education.79 Del. Laws, c. 251, § 1;

§ 2404. Salary. Salary for employees in the Prison Education Program when paid from funds of this State shall be in accordance with regularly adopted salary schedules set forth in Chapter 13 of this title. The salary so computed shall be divided by 0.7 for 10 months employment. I…

§ 2405. Department of Correction training program. Persons hired for the Prison Educational unit shall complete a Department of Correction training program before working within correctional facilities.79 Del. Laws, c. 251, § 1;

§ 2406. Security classification. Prison educational personnel are required to maintain their security classification with the Department of Correction. Loss of security classification shall cause immediate suspension of access to correctional facilities.79 Del. Laws, c. 251, § 1;

§ 2407. Renewal of training. Prison Educational personnel are required to attend correctional security refresher training a minimum of every 3 years. Training shall be developed and provided by Department of Correction’s staff training personnel.79 Del. Laws, c. 251, § 1;

§ 2408. Governor’s Advisory Council’s review. The Governor’s Advisory Council for Exceptional Citizens (GACEC), in its advisory capacity as authorized by § 3111 of this title shall meet annually with Department of Education and Department of Correction designated representatives …

§ 2409. Assignment of duties. Excluding the education associate to operate the Prison Educational Program and 1 secretary, all other employees shall be assigned and perform their duties within the grounds of a correctional facility.79 Del. Laws, c. 251, § 1;

§ 2410. Hiring of prison employees. (a) The Department of Correction shall provide a minimum of 1 member to the employee application review committee and 1 member to the interview committee for the selection of new employees. (b) The Department of Education shall provide names of…

§ 2411. Trained correctional officers. Persons who have completed the correctional officer training and worked within the correctional officer series for a minimum of 6 consecutive years and are currently working within the series, have satisfied the requirements of § 2405 of thi…

§ 2601. Power of county vocational-technical high school districts and county vocational-technical school districts to levy taxes for school purposes [Effective upon fulfillment of 80 Del. Laws, c. 19, § 2]. (a) Any county vocational-technical high school district or county vocat…

§ 2602. Establishment and notification of tax rate. (a) The board of education for each vocational technical high school district shall, no later than the second Thursday in July, deliver its warrant, with a duplicate of the assessment list, to the receiver of taxes and county tr…

§ 2603. Collection, deposit and disbursement of school taxes. (a) The Department of Finance for New Castle County and the Receiver of Taxes and County Treasurer for Kent and Sussex Counties shall collect such taxes in the same manner and at the same time as provided by law for th…

§ 2604. Report of school tax collections and payment of collected taxes. (a) The Department of Finance for New Castle County and each Receiver of Taxes and County Treasurer for Kent and Sussex Counties shall, on the first day of each month, make a report to the school board of th…

§ 2605. Enrollment in the Sussex County Vocational-Technical High School District. (a) [Repealed.] (b) For any school year in which the number of applications for admission exceeds the District’s allowed student enrollment capacity, the Sussex County Vocational-Technical High Sch…

§ 2801. Purpose. It is the intent and purpose of this chapter to encourage the fuller utilization of the educational plants and staff in the school districts of the State.14 Del. C. 1953, § 2801; 58 Del. Laws, c. 572.;

§ 2802. Local authority. Repealed by 72 Del. Laws, c. 6, § 4, effective Feb. 8, 1999.

§ 2803. Local funds. Any local district initiating an expanded school year program must provide such program within the limits of state funding it would receive absent its decision to operate such program; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall preclude a district …