Title 14 — Education

§ 4011A. Majority verification procedure. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, an employee organization may file a petition with the Board requesting certification as the exclusive representative of an appropriate bargaining unit based on a verification that o…

§ 4012. Employee organizations required to register and submit annual reports. Every employee organization which has or seeks recognition as a representative of public school employees under this chapter shall file with the Board a registration report, signed by its president or …

§ 4013. Collective bargaining agreements. (a) Collective bargaining shall commence at least 90 days prior to the expiration date of any current collective bargaining agreement or, in the case of a newly certified exclusive representative, within a reasonable time after certificat…

§ 4014. Mediation. (a) If, after a reasonable period of negotiations over the terms of an agreement or after a reasonable time following certification of an exclusive representative, no agreement has been signed, the parties may voluntarily submit to mediation. If, however, no ag…

§ 4015. Binding interest arbitration. (a) Within 7 working days of receipt of a petition or recommendation to initiate binding interest arbitration, the Board shall make a determination, with or without a formal hearing, as to whether a good faith effort has been made by both par…

§ 4016. Strikes prohibited. (a) No public school employee shall strike while in the performance of that public school employee’s official duties. (b) No public school employee shall be entitled to any daily pay, wages, reimbursement of expenses, benefits or any consideration in l…

§ 4017. Injunctions. (a) Chancery Court is vested with the authority to hear and determine all actions alleging violation of § 4016 of this title. Suits to enjoin violations of § 4016 of this title will have priority over all matters on the Court’s docket except other emergency m…

§ 4018. Status of existing exclusive representative. An employee organization that has been certified as the exclusive representative of a bargaining unit deemed to be appropriate prior to the effective date of this chapter shall so continue without the requirement of an election…

§ 4019. Fair share fees. (a) If the provisions of a collective bargaining agreement so provide, each nonmember of a bargaining unit shall be required to pay the exclusive representative a fair share fee. (b) To implement fair share fee agreements in accordance with subsection (a)…

§ 4020. Bargaining unit information and access. (a) Within 14 calendar days from the date of hire of a bargaining unit employee, a public employer must provide the following contact information of the bargaining unit employee to an exclusive representative in a secure format agre…

§ 4201. Legislative intent. The Delaware Center for Educational Technology is intended to create a modern educational technology infrastructure in Delaware’s public schools for the purpose of enabling students, through the use of technology, to meet the academic achievement stand…

§ 4202. Delaware Center for Educational Technology. There is hereby established the Delaware Center for Educational Technology (Center). The Center shall be a public education agency, created for the purpose of coordinating the use of technology by Delaware’s several school distr…

§ 4203. Duties and authorities. To achieve the purposes set forth in § 4201 of this title: (1) The Center shall be responsible for deploying and/or assisting in the deployment of educational technology to enable students, through the use of technology, to meet the academic achiev…

§ 4204. Finances of the Center. (a) The Center shall be authorized to receive state appropriations, federal moneys, and local school district funding and shall follow state and federal policies and procedures for the investment of such funds. (b) The Center shall be authorized to…

§ 4205. Reporting requirements. (a) No later than 6 months after the establishment of the Center, the Center shall provide the Governor, the General Assembly, the Department of Education and the State Board of Education with the Center’s initial strategic plan. The strategic plan…

§ 4206. Technology block grants. This act creates a Technology Block Grant to be administered by the Delaware Center for Educational Technology (DCET) and the Department of Education (DOE). DCET shall administer a noncompetitive application process to determine grant awards to lo…

§ 4301. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “HVAC system” means the equipment, distribution network, and terminals that provide, either collectively or individually, heating, ventilation, or air conditioning to a building. (2) “Indoor environment” means the overall potentia…

§ 4302. Public school indoor air quality. (a) On or before January 1, 2024, the Division of Public Health shall establish a routine indoor air quality monitoring program and standards that includes allowable ranges for temperature and humidity in public schools. The Division of P…

§ 4303. Procedures for indoor air quality complaints in public schools. (a) On or before May 1, 2025, each school district superintendent shall do all of the following: (1) Identify an individual within each school district to be responsible for receiving indoor air quality compl…

§ 4304. . Collaboration with local school districts. The Division of Public Health and the Department of Education shall collaborate with local school districts to identify information and technical resources to guide schools in improving the indoor environment based on the requi…

§ 4305. Indoor environment portal. The Division of Public Health shall provide technical expertise and information that are consistent with the requirements of this chapter to support to local school districts in addressing indoor environment concerns via an information portal on…

§ 4306. . Notification to school districts. The Department of Education shall provide notification to local school districts of the newly created portal at least once per school year.81 Del. Laws, c. 93, § 1; 83 Del. Laws, c. 435, § 2;

§ 4307. Access to the Division of Public Health Every public school within a local school district shall post the contact number for the Division of Public Health in a location for public display.81 Del. Laws, c. 93, § 1; 83 Del. Laws, c. 435, § 2;

§ 4308. Cooperation with the Division of Public Health The Division of Public Health has the authority to make unannounced visits to any public school within a local school district for the purpose of complying with this chapter. No public school official may attempt to prohibit …

§ 4401. Adult sexual misconduct in schools policy [For applicability of section, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 408, § 2]. Each school district and charter school shall establish a policy which shall require, at a minimum, all of the following: (1) A provision establishing appropriate and …

§ 4501. Title. This chapter shall be known as the “Grow Your Own Educator Program.” 83 Del. Laws, c. 428, § 1;

§ 4502. Establishment; statement of purpose. There is established a Grow Your Own Educator Program to improve the recruitment, retention, and diversity of educators in Delaware’s K-12 public schools.83 Del. Laws, c. 428, § 1;

§ 4503. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Applicant” means a school district, as defined in this title, acting independently, or as part of a consortia with other school districts, or an institution of higher education acting on behalf of school districts, or a charter s…

§ 4504. District or charter school Grow Your Own Educator Programs. (a) District or charter school Grow Your Own Educator Programs will be established to offer support and guidance to candidates who are on a career path towards becoming future educators, starting as early as midd…

§ 4505. Grant applications. (a) The grant application shall be in a form as prescribed by the Department. (b) The applicant must submit a new grant application every 2 years, along with any additional information the Department may request, in accordance with the Program’s rules …

§ 4506. Timeline and distribution of grant funds. (a) The Department will award funds annually to approved grant applicants as follows: (1) Applicants may use funds over a 2-year period to implement the Program, provided the Program was successful in the first year of the grant. …

§ 4507. Use of grant funds. Grant funds, awarded under § 4506 of this title, must be used by the applicant to implement or sustain a Grow Your Own Educator Program, including for any of the following purposes: (1) Design and startup of the Program. (2) Compensate personnel and co…

§ 4508. Funding. (a) Funding appropriated through the annual Appropriations Act for teacher recruitment and retention may be used to implement the Program established under this chapter. (b) The Department is authorized to accept and retain private donations to support the Progra…

§ 4509. Annual reporting. (a) Each fiscal year, the applicant shall provide to the Department the following summary data and any other data requested by the Department which shall be de-identified to the greatest extent possible: (1) The number of candidates served, types of prog…

§ 4510. Rules and regulations. The Department shall adopt and promulgate such rules and regulations as will be necessary for the implementation of the Grow Your Own Educator Program authorized by this chapter.83 Del. Laws, c. 428, § 1;

§ 4601. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Applicant” means any school district, public school, or institute of higher education acting independently, or as part of a consortium with other school districts or public schools. (2) “Public school” means any school that is pa…

§ 4602. Establishment; statement of purpose. (a) The Department of Education, in partnership with the Department of Labor, shall create and administer the Delaware Educator Apprenticeship Program. School districts and charter schools will place participants into positions in scho…

§ 4603. Rules and regulations. The Department of Education shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations as will be necessary for the implementation of the Delaware Educator Apprenticeship Program authorized by this chapter.84 Del. Laws, c. 180, § 1;

§ 4701. Definitions [For application of this section, see 84 Del. Laws, c. 524, § 2]. For purposes of this chapter: (1) “Career and technical education program of study” means programs established by the Department of Education that provide students with rigorous academic content…

§ 4702. Teacher academies [For application of this section, see 84 Del. Laws, c. 524, § 2]. (a) The Department of Education shall update and revise statewide standards and guidelines that apply to all teacher academies throughout the State. By the beginning of the 2025-2026 schoo…

§ 4801. Purpose. Child-centered, play-based learning is the most rigorous and most developmentally-appropriate way for children in the early childhood grade levels to learn literacy, science, technology, engineering, art, and math academic concepts. Therefore, it is the intent of…

§ 4802. Definitions. For purposes of this chapter: (1) “Child-directed” means interaction in which the child is helped to direct and lead play in any way the child wishes unless there is harmful or destructive activity. (2) “Domain” means a specified sphere of activity or knowled…

§ 4803. Program. (a) Early childhood educators are encouraged to create a learning environment that facilitates play-based learning as follows: (1) Create a learning environment that facilitates child-directed experiences based upon developmentally-appropriate, evidence-based and…

§ 5101. Corporate status, membership and perpetuity. (a) The University of Delaware, hereinafter referred to as “the University,” is continued as a corporation and, as such, shall have perpetual succession and existence. (b) The members of the Board of Trustees of the University …

§ 5102. Purpose. The leading object of the University shall be to promote the liberal and practical education of persons of all classes in the several pursuits and professions in life through the teaching of classical, scientific and agricultural subjects, the mechanical arts, mi…

§ 5103. Nonsectarian, nonpartisan institution. The University shall never be managed or conducted in the interest of any party, sect or denomination.13 Del. Laws, c. 513, § 9; Code 1915, § 2342; 32 Del. Laws, c. 166, § 1; Code 1935, § 2784; 14 Del. C. 1953, § 5103;

§ 5104. Powers of University — University Police. (a) The University shall have all the powers and franchises incident to a corporation, including the power to take and hold real and personal estate by deed, devise, bequest, gift, grant or otherwise, and the same to alien, sell, …

§ 5105. Board of Trustees — Composition, selection, term and vacancies. (a) The Board of Trustees of the University shall consist of 28 members, together with the Governor of the State, the President of the University, the Master of the State Grange and the President of the State…

§ 5106. Board of Trustees — Powers. (a) The Board of Trustees shall have the entire control and management of the affairs of the University. The Board may exercise all the powers and franchises of the University, appoint and remove all subordinate officers and agents, and make by…

§ 5107. Board of Trustees — Meetings. (a) There shall be 2 stated meetings of the Board of Trustees every year at such time and place as may be fixed by the bylaws, and occasional meetings may be held on the call of the President, which the President may make at the President’s o…