Delaware Code — 14
Browse 503 sections in division 14 of the Delaware code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 301. Purpose and intent.
- § 302. Definitions [For application of this section, see 85 Del. Laws, c. 253, § 23].
- § 303. Regulations, policies, and procedures.
- § 304. Other duties, powers, and authority.
- § 305. Board composition [For application of this section, see 85 Del. Laws, c. 253, § 23].
- § 306. Quorum and voting.
- § 307. Chair; administration.
- § 308. Meetings of the Board.
- § 309. Secretary; powers and duties.
- § 310. The Interscholastic Athletic Fund: payment of expenses; deposits of receipt.
- § 311. Annual report.
- § 312. Board decision and appeal; State Board’s duties.
- § 313. Transfers; eligibility; periods of ineligibility.
- § 314. Exceptions to ineligibility.
- § 315. Waivers of ineligibility.
- § 316. Appeal of Executive Director’s decision.
- § 317. Forms.
- § 401. School District Enrollment Choice Program; establishment; statement of purpose; application.
- § 402. Definitions [For application of this section, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 316, § 3].
- § 403. Pupil application; withdrawal [For application of this section, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 316, § 3].
- § 404. Receiving district and local education agency procedures.
- § 405. Criteria for approval or disapproval [For application of this section, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 316, § 3].
- § 406. Racial balance.
- § 407. Duration of enrollment in receiving district [For application of this section, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 316, § 3].
- § 408. State and local education funding.
- § 409. Transportation.
- § 410. Interscholastic sports [Repealed].
- § 411. Pupils suspended, expelled, or truant in district of residence.
- § 412. Credits; graduation.
- § 413. Discipline not affected.
- § 414. Intra-district choice.
- § 501. Legislative intent.
- § 502. Potential charter organizers.
- § 503. Legal status.
- § 504. Corporate status.
- § 504A. Powers.
- § 504B. Open meetings.
- § 505. Exemptions; rules and regulations.
- § 506. Restrictions [For application of this section, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 316, § 3].
- § 507. Labor relations.
- § 508. Responsibility for student transportation.
- § 509. School financing.
- § 510. State assistance.
- § 511. Approval procedure [For application of this section to the City of Wilmington, see 80 Del. Laws, c. 17, § 2].
- § 512. Approval criteria.
- § 513. Reporting and oversight.
- § 514. State reports on the charter school program.
- § 514A. Renewals and nonrenewals.
- § 515. Oversight and revocation process.
- § 516. Revocation criteria.
- § 517. Charter transfer to different authorizer.
- § 518. Oversight and revocation for multiple charter holders.
- § 519. Charter school board training.
- § 601. Definitions.
- § 602. Method of computation and payment of tuition charges for nonresident pupils.
- § 603. Exceptions and claims.
- § 604. Special programs.
- § 605. Inmates of children’s homes or institutions.
- § 606. Out-of-state students.
- § 607. Children of district employees who reside out-of-state.
- § 608. Applicability of chapter.
- § 701. Authority of teachers and administrators to control the disruptive behavior of students.
- § 702. Corporal punishment.
- § 703. Student discipline report; school discipline improvement plan.
- § 801. Definitions.
- § 802. Shared decision-making at the school district level.
- § 803. District transition plans and grants.
- § 804. Shared decision-making at the school level.
- § 805. School transition plans and grants.
- § 806. School improvement plans.
- § 807. District and school grants supporting shared decision-making.
- § 808. Review of district and school plans.
- § 1101. Purpose.
- § 1102. Appropriation.
- § 1103. Rules and regulations.
- § 1104. Academic year program to meet certification requirements in critical curricular area.
- § 1105. Summer inservice program.
- § 1106. Teacher Scholarship Loan Program.
- § 1107. Program for persons lacking teaching certification.
- § 1108. Student Loan Program.
- § 1301. Definitions.
- § 1302. Application of chapter.
- § 1303. State supported uniform salary schedules and classifications.
- § 1304. Salaries in excess of state supported uniform salary schedules.
- § 1305. Basic salary schedule for teachers, specialists, nurses, principals, superintendents, and other administrative and supervisory employees [For application of this section, see 85 Del. Laws, c. 324, § 8(m)(6)].
- § 1306. Salary schedule for chief school officers.
- § 1307. Salary schedule for principals subordinate to a chief school officer.
- § 1308. Salary schedules for administrative secretaries, financial secretaries, senior secretaries, secretaries and clerks [For application of this section, see 85 Del. Laws, c. 324, § 8(m)(6)].
- § 1309. Administrative assistant classifications and salary supplement for additional training [For application of this section, see 84 Del. Laws, c. 295, § 8(m)(6)].
- § 1310. Salary schedules for school nurses.
- § 1311. Salary schedule for school custodians [For application of this section, see 84 Del. Laws, c. 295, § 8(m)(6)].
- § 1312. Experience.
- § 1313. Employment requirements [For application of this section, see 85 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 8].
- § 1314. Limitation on salary decreases.
- § 1315. Rules and regulations.
- § 1316. Determination of number of employees and months of employment.
- § 1317. Method of salary payments
- § 1318. Sick leave and absences for other reasons; accumulation of annual leave.
- § 1318A. Donated leave program.
- § 1318B. Leave for bone marrow or organ donation.
- § 1319. Records of absences; proof.
- § 1320. Deduction for unexcused absence.
- § 1321. Salary schedules for certain professional personnel employed by the Department of Education; employment formulae and salary schedules for certain professional personnel employed by the school districts.
- § 1322. Salary schedule for school food service employees [For application of this section, see 85 Del. Laws, c. 324, § 8(m)(6)].
- § 1323. Maternity leave.
- § 1324. Salary schedule for paraprofessionals [For application of this section, see 85 Del. Laws, c. 324, § 8(m)(6)].
- § 1325. Sabbatical leave.
- § 1326. Salary schedule for substitute teachers.
- § 1327. Leave of absence for person in military service.
- § 1328. Teachers of grades 1-12 inclusive entitled to duty-free period.
- § 1329. Employment contracts.
- § 1330. Work week for certain employees.
- § 1331. Statewide Programs for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deaf-Blind including the Delaware School for the Deaf; special staff.
- § 1332. Statewide program for services for students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
- § 1333. Paid leave for birth of a child or adoption of a child.
- § 1334. Annual work year.
- § 1335. Hours per day and per year per salary schedule.
- § 1336. Salary schedule for Department of Education early childhood personnel resulting from early childhood governance reorganization [For application of this section, see 85 Del. Laws, c. 324, § 8(m)(6)].
- § 1337. Public Education Compensation Committee.
- § 1501. Support of free public schools.
- § 1502. Disbursements.
- § 1503. Limitation on terms of contracts.
- § 1504. Audit.
- § 1505. Unauthorized expenditures.
- § 1506. Limitation on use of tax revenues.
- § 1507. School district financial position reports.
- § 1507A. Christina School District financial position reports.
- § 1508. Citizen oversight of district finances.
- § 1509. Transparency of district finances.
- § 1510. Department oversight of district spending [Repealed].
- § 1511. School funding transparency.
- § 1601. Purpose.
- § 1602. Appropriation.
- § 1603. Rules and regulations.
- § 1604. Treatment of severe discipline problems component.
- § 1604A. Site selection for alternative educational facilities.
- § 1605. School and district level component.
- § 1605A. Prevention component.
- § 1606. State Board waiver authority.
- § 1607. Interagency cooperation.
- § 1608. Referral to mental or behavioral health specialist.
- § 1701. Amount to be appropriated by General Assembly.
- § 1702. Divisions of school appropriations.
- § 1703. Unit of pupils.
- § 1703A. Extended Learning Opportunities Subcommittee.
- § 1704. Number of units in a school district; method of calculation; actual unit count; optional unit count.
- § 1705. Determination of amount of appropriation.
- § 1705A. Maximum student-instructor ratio requirements.
- § 1705B. Required reporting regarding maximum student-instructor ratio.
- § 1706. Determination of amount of Division II appropriation.
- § 1707. Division III equalization funding.
- § 1708. Form of appropriation.
- § 1709. Use of appropriation for purpose other than that designated.
- § 1710. Certification of number of units by Secretary of Education.
- § 1711. Salaries in excess of state supported uniform salary schedules.
- § 1712. Transfer of appropriation of closed and consolidated district.
- § 1713. State School Fund income and General Fund.
- § 1714. Acquisition of school sites, Advanced Planning and Real Property Acquisition Fund; purchase; sale; repayment.
- § 1715. Unit of pupils for kindergartens.
- § 1716. Unit for academic excellence.
- § 1716A. Related services unit and funding.
- § 1716B-1716D. §§ 1716B-1716D. Gifted or talented unit and funding; disruptive pupil referral unit and funding; Education Refinement Program unit and funding.
- § 1716E. Mental health services unit and funding for grades K through 5.
- § 1716F. Mental health services unit and funding for middle school.
- § 1716G. Substitute teachers.
- § 1716H. Mental health services unit and funding for high school.
- § 1717. Employment of personnel.
- § 1718. Matching federal funds.
- § 1719. Adjustment of appropriations.
- § 1720. Adult education.
- § 1721. Autistic unit and funding.
- § 1722. Accounting for textbooks, subject matter materials and other school property entrusted to individual students.
- § 1723. Comprehensive school discipline improvement programs.
- § 1724. Academic Achievement Awards Pilot Program.
- § 1725. Tracking of school district use of unit funds.
- § 1726. Opportunity Fund.
- § 1727. Public Education Funding Commission [For application of this section, see 85 Del. Laws, c. 328, § 1].
- § 2001. Definitions.
- § 2002. Establishment of standard formula.
- § 2003. Determination of costs for state aid.
- § 2004. Construction of facilities exceeding the standard formula.
- § 2005. Satellite schools.
- § 2006. Subdivision impact and permit fees.
- § 2101. Definitions.
- § 2102. Power of district to issue bonds.
- § 2103. Temporary use of funds.
- § 2104. Faith and credit of district; exemption of bonds from taxation.
- § 2105. Validity of bonds; incontestability.
- § 2106. Procedure governing sale of bonds to State.
- § 2107. Limitation on amount of bonds that may be issued.
- § 2108. Terms and form of bonds.
- § 2109. Designation, numbering and date of bonds.
- § 2110. Place of payment of principal and interest.
- § 2111. Signing and sealing bonds.
- § 2112. Temporary bonds.
- § 2113. Cancellation and destruction of paid bonds and coupons.
- § 2114. Replacement of lost, destroyed or defaced bonds.
- § 2115. Rules and regulations governing fiscal records pertaining to bonds.
- § 2116. Taxing power of district.
- § 2117. Assessment list; objections; posting; hearing.
- § 2118. Assessment, levy and collection of taxes.
- § 2119. Report of tax collections and payment of collected taxes.
- § 2120. Jurisdiction of justices of the peace.
- § 2121. Authority to tax; scope of this chapter.
- § 2122. Election to authorize bond issue; rules governing; referendum to transfer tax funds.
- § 2123. Election results; publication of results.
- § 2124. Purchase of land for school purposes.
- § 2301. Definitions.
- § 2302. Gifts of buildings or grounds; title.
- § 2303. Condemnation.
- § 2304. Financing and construction funded before Code recodification.
- § 2305. Sidewalks.
- § 2306. Safety features in new school construction or major renovations [For applicability of this section, see 81 Del. Laws, c. 267, § 3].
- § 2307. School building maintenance standards.
- § 2400. Purpose.
- § 2401. Staffing.
- § 2402. Qualifications.
- § 2403. Job duties.
- § 2404. Salary.
- § 2405. Department of Correction training program.
- § 2406. Security classification.
- § 2407. Renewal of training.
- § 2408. Governor’s Advisory Council’s review.
- § 2409. Assignment of duties.
- § 2410. Hiring of prison employees.
- § 2411. Trained correctional officers.
- § 2601. Power of county vocational-technical high school districts and county vocational-technical school districts to levy taxes for school purposes.
- § 2602. Establishment and notification of tax rate.
- § 2603. Collection, deposit and disbursement of school taxes.
- § 2604. Report of school tax collections and payment of collected taxes.
- § 2605. Enrollment in the Sussex County Vocational-Technical High School District.
- § 2801. Purpose.
- § 2802. Local authority.
- § 2803. Local funds.
- § 2804. Rules and procedures.
- § 2805. Special provisions.
- § 2901. Regulations governing design and operation of school buses; annual student bus passes.
- § 2902. Violation of regulations; compliance clause in contracts; penalty.
- § 2903. Breach and cancellation of contract.
- § 2904. Minimum insurance coverage requirements.
- § 2905. Rules and regulations regarding the transportation of students of public and nonpublic, nonprofit elementary and high schools.
- § 2906. Transportation of pupils to special schools.
- § 2907. Safety requirements for public school buses.
- § 2908. Renewal of transportation contracts; transfer; letters of commitment.
- § 2909. Transportation of certain pupils.
- § 2910. School bus drivers; drug and alcohol testing.
- § 2911. Safety standards for other vehicles.
- § 3201. Purpose.
- § 3202. Administration.
- § 3203. Vocational Youth Organization Fund.
- § 3204. Grants.
- § 3301. Definitions.
- § 3302. Vocational rehabilitation.
- § 3303. Eligibility for rehabilitation.
- § 3304. Duties of Department of Labor — Rehabilitation Division.
- § 3305. Cooperation with Industrial Accident Board.
- § 3306. Gifts and donations.
- § 3307. Acceptance of federal Vocational Rehabilitation Act; cooperation with federal agencies.
- § 3308. Acceptance of federal vocational education acts.
- § 3309. Cooperation with United States Office of Education.
- § 3310. Duties of State Board of Education in the area of vocational-technical education (career and technical education).
- § 3501. Part-time schools or classes for children having employment certificates.
- § 3502. Financing costs.
- § 3503. Excusing nonestablishment of part-time schools or classes.
- § 3504. Failure to establish part-time schools or classes.
- § 3505. Employment certificates, permits, badges and records.
- § 3506. Private schools; child labor law records.
- § 3507. School attendance requirements for employed children.
- § 3508. District and hours of school attendance.
- § 3509. Time spent in school as hours of legal employment.
- § 3510. Employment on farm, in home or domestic service.
- § 3511. Revocation of employment certificate.
- § 3512. Penalty for failure to attend.
- § 3513. Child Labor Law penalties applicable to employer.
- § 3514. Enforcement of part-time school attendance.
- § 3515. Americanization of foreign born non-English speaking residents.
- § 3601-3606. §§ 3601-3606. Statement of purpose; requirements to receive benefits; vested rights; eligible institutions; extent of benefit; administration of chapter [Repealed].
- § 3701. Report on destruction of school property.
- § 3702. Governor’s allocation of General Fund.
- § 3703. Replacement of property; disbursements.
- § 3704. Cost records.
- § 3705. Prompt replacement of property.
- § 3801. Declaration of purpose [Repealed].
- § 3802. Definitions [Repealed].
- § 3803. Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health [Repealed].
- § 3804. State Drug-free School Advisory Committee [Repealed].
- § 3805. Local drug-free school advisory committees [Repealed].
- § 3806. Utilization of funds [Repealed].
- § 3807. State Board of Education; Department of Safety and Homeland Security [Repealed].
- § 3901. Fund for retired and disabled teachers.
- § 3902. Retirement benefits.
- § 3903. Disability benefits.
- § 3904. Application for benefits.
- § 3905. Investigation of application and eligibility.
- § 3906. Payment of benefits.
- § 3907. Unexpended appropriations.
- § 3908. Adjustment of benefits.
- § 3909. Increases in pensions.
- § 3910. Death benefits.
- § 4001. Statement of policy.