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14 DE Code § 4017. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 40. Public School Employment Relations Act|§ 4017. Injunctions.

§ 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 matters. (b) Where it appears that any public school employee, group of employees, employee organizations or any officer or agent thereof, threaten or are about to do, or are doing, any act in violation of § 4016 of this title, the public school employer may forthwith apply to the Court of Chancery for an injunction against such violation. (c) If an order of the Court enjoining or restraining a violation of § 4016 of this title does not receive immediate compliance, the public school employer shall apply to the Court for appropriate contempt sanctions against any party in violation of such order. Upon a proper showing that any person or organization has failed to comply with such an order, the Court shall, in addition to any other remedy it deems appropriate, fine such violating party an amount on a daily, weekly or monthly basis without limitation as determined by the Court. (d) In determining an appropriate amount for fines imposed pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, the Court shall consider and receive evidence of:  (1) The extent and value of services lost due to the violation of § 4016 of this title. (2) Any unfair labor practices committed by either party during the collective bargaining process. (3) The extent of the wilful defiance or resistance to the Court's order. (4) The impact of the strike on the health, safety and welfare of the public.63 Del. Laws, c. 333, §  1;
14 DE Code § 4018. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 40. Public School Employment Relations Act|§ 4018. Status of existing exclusive representative.

§ 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 and certification until such time as a question concerning representation is appropriately raised under this chapter in accordance with § 4011(b) of this title, or until the Board would find the unit not to be appropriate in accordance with § 4010(f) of this title. 63 Del. Laws, c. 333, §  1;
14 DE Code § 4019. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 40. Public School Employment Relations Act|§ 4019. Fair share fees.

§ 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) of this section, the exclusive representative shall provide the public school employer with the name of each nonmember who is obligated to pay a fair share fee, the amount of the fee that the nonmember is obligated to pay and a reasonable and lawful schedule for deducting said amount from the salary or wages of such nonmember. The public school employer shall deduct the fee in accordance with said schedule and promptly transmit the amount deducted to the exclusive representative. (c) As a precondition to the collection of fair share fees, the exclusive representative shall establish and maintain a procedure that:  (1) Provides nonmembers with an adequate explanation of the basis for the fee; (2) Provides nonmembers with a reasonably prompt opportunity to challenge the amount of the fee before an impartial decision maker; and (3) Provides an escrow for the amounts reasonably in dispute while such challenges are pending. A public school employer shall not refuse to carry out its obligations under subsection (b) of this section on the grounds that the exclusive representative has not satisfied its responsibilities under this subsection. (d) Since fair share fees are collected each school year, in order to avoid undue delays in the receipt of, and determination of the validity of, fair share fees, any suit challenging a fair share fee must be filed within 6 months after receipt of the notice described in subsection (c) of this section, or within 6 months after the nonmember exhausts the procedure described in subsection (c) of this section, whichever is later. 69 Del. Laws, c. 199, §  3;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
14 DE Code § 4201. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 42. Delaware Center for Educational Technology|§ 4201. Legislative intent.

§ 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 standards set by the State of Delaware through the Department of Education and its State Board of Education and to develop the skills needed by a world-class workforce. To these ends, the General Assembly intends for the Delaware Center for Educational Technology to concentrate on the deployment of technology at the school level in a way that will be of maximum effect in improving teaching and learning in Delaware schools. The General Assembly expressly desires to avoid the creation of bureaucracies that duplicate functions of the Department of Education and local school districts and intends that the Delaware Center for Educational Technology operate as an efficient organization making maximum use of existing staff and expertise of state agencies and school districts. 70 Del. Laws, c. 111, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 180, §§  176, 177;
14 DE Code § 4202. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 42. Delaware Center for Educational Technology|§ 4202. Delaware Center for Educational Technology.

§ 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 districts, the Department of Education and any other organization, public body or other entity specifically designated by the General Assembly for the purpose of carrying out the public education of citizens of Delaware. 70 Del. Laws, c. 111, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 180, §  176;  74 Del. Laws, c. 68, §§  338-340;  75 Del. Laws, c. 88, §  21(7);  77 Del. Laws, c. 84, §  386;  81 Del. Laws, c. 58, § 344;
14 DE Code § 4203. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 42. Delaware Center for Educational Technology|§ 4203. Duties and authorities.

§ 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 achievement standards set by the State of Delaware through the Department of Education and its State Board of Education and to develop the skills needed by a world-class workforce. (2) The Center shall be responsible for providing support to the several school districts and to the Department of Education for the acquisition, implementation and operation of: telecommunications systems and networks; computers; audio and video equipment; transmission equipment and such other equipment and processes necessary to provide modern telecommunications and computing resources. The Center shall also provide support for the training of public education employees in the use, operation and maintenance of such equipment and processes. (3) The Center shall have the capacity to sue and be sued, and the Center and its employees shall be entitled to the same privileges and immunities of any political subdivision of the State pursuant to the Tort Claims Act, Chapter 40 of Title 10. (4) The Center shall consult with and coordinate its activities with the Government Support Services Section of the Office of Management and Budget. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, the Center shall be subject to the same procurement and purchasing policies as required by Title 29 of Chapter 69. (5) The Center shall be subject to the provisions of subchapter IV of Chapter 63 of Title 29 [see now the Department of Technology and Information in Chapter 90C of Title 29], as directed by the Office of Information Systems. The Center shall ensure the ability of public school districts to transmit and receive information in formats acceptable to parties that require access to administrative or educational information as determined by the Governor, the General Assembly or the Department of Education. (6) The Center, in partnership with the Department of Education and the Office of Information Systems, is authorized to establish statewide policies and procedures for the access of state-provided computer networks. This includes, but is not limited to, acceptable use and copyright policies. Statewide policies will be developed through a collaborative process involving major education constituencies. School districts may develop more restrictive policies and procedures, but school districts may not modify their procedures to bypass state requirements.70 Del. Laws, c. 111, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 180, §§  176-178;  73 Del. Laws, c. 143, §  3;  74 Del. Laws, c. 68, §  342;  75 Del. Laws, c. 88, §§  16(2), 22(2);  77 Del. Laws, c. 84, §  386;
14 DE Code § 4204. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 42. Delaware Center for Educational Technology|§ 4204. Finances of the Center.

§ 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 establish special fund accounts for the purpose of receiving donations, grants, gifts and such other contributions that may be presented to it for use in the conduct of its business, subject to approval of the State Clearinghouse Committee. These accounts shall be interest-earning. The Center may accept such restrictions as the grantor or grantors may impose; provided, however, that no such restrictions contravene the laws of the State. These accounts shall be subject to audit by the State Auditor. (c) The General Assembly intends that any funding provided to the Center shall augment, rather than replace, funding for existing programs. Toward this end, any funds provided to local education agencies by the Center shall not be used to reduce expenditures from funds received by districts from other funding sources, including but not limited to: State appropriations, federal grants, local district funding and other nonpublic funding sources. 70 Del. Laws, c. 111, §  1;
14 DE Code § 4205. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 42. Delaware Center for Educational Technology|§ 4205. Reporting requirements.

§ 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 shall include suggested performance measures and shall identify with specificity a strategy to deploy educational technology to meet the duties set forth in § 4203 of this title. (b) On or before September 1 of each year subsequent to 1995, the Center shall report to the Governor, the General Assembly, the Department of Education and the State Board of Education on its progress toward meeting the objectives set forth in its strategic plan, on any update to its strategic plan, on the status of any of its other activities and on the disbursement of moneys for the purposes specified in this chapter. Included in this report shall be plans for future activities, with a detailed implementation schedule, cost estimates and grant/contribution projections. (c) The Center shall provide the Joint Finance Committee with reports from time to time regarding the Center's activities and coordination with other state agencies and related organizations including, but not limited to, the Office of Information Systems, the Department of Education and local school districts. On or after 3 years from June 27, 1995, the Joint Finance Committee shall review the Center's activities and progress in meeting the objectives of this chapter. 70 Del. Laws, c. 111, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 180, §§  176, 179;  77 Del. Laws, c. 84, §  386;
14 DE Code § 4206. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 42. Delaware Center for Educational Technology|§ 4206. Technology block grants.

§ 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 local school districts and charter schools. Funds provided by this act shall be used for the purpose of supporting the maintenance, replacement, personnel and/or contractual requirements to maintain a system of technology within the school districts. Such funding distribution shall be calculated using a funding formula based on a per pupil cost of technology maintenance. Notwithstanding the formula, each district shall be guaranteed a minimum level of block grant support. The formula developed shall be approved by the co-chairs of the Joint Finance Committee. It shall be the responsibility of the Department of Education, in consultation with DCET, to receive and disburse the block grant funds. The Department shall also be charged with the authority to verify the use of the funds and shall require each school district to annually report on expenditures of the funds. 72 Del. Laws, c. 450, §  1;
14 DE Code § 4301. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 43. Healthy Schools Indoor Environment Portal|§ 4301. Definitions.

§ 4301. Definitions. As used in this chapter:  (1) “Indoor environment” means the overall potential health factors within a specific school, including air quality, mold levels, and other potentially harmful toxins.81 Del. Laws, c. 93, § 1;
14 DE Code § 4302. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 43. Healthy Schools Indoor Environment Portal|§ 4302. Collaboration with local school districts.

§ 4302. 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.  81 Del. Laws, c. 93, § 1;
14 DE Code § 4303. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 43. Healthy Schools Indoor Environment Portal|§ 4303. Indoor environment portal.

§ 4303. Indoor environment portal. The Division of Public Health shall provide technical expertise and information support to local school districts in addressing indoor environment concerns by establishing an information portal on the Delaware Health and Social Services website.  81 Del. Laws, c. 93, § 1;
14 DE Code § 4304. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 43. Healthy Schools Indoor Environment Portal|§ 4304. Notification to school districts.

§ 4304. 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;
14 DE Code § 4305. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 43. Healthy Schools Indoor Environment Portal|§ 4305. Access to the Division of Public Health

§ 4305. 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;
14 DE Code § 4306. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 43. Healthy Schools Indoor Environment Portal|§ 4306. Cooperation with the Division of Public Health

§ 4306. Cooperation with the Division of Public Health The Division of Public Health shall have 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 shall attempt to prohibit any unannounced visit by the Division of Public Health when acting pursuant to this chapter. 81 Del. Laws, c. 93, § 1;
14 DE Code § 5101. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 51. Charter|§ 5101. Corporate status, membership and perpetuity.

§ 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 shall constitute the membership of the corporation. Code 1852, §§  775, 781;  13 Del. Laws, c. 513, §§  l, 6;  18 Del. Laws, c. 625;  25 Del. Laws, c. 108;  26 Del. Laws, c. 122;  27 Del. Laws, c. 117, §  1;  Code 1915, §§  2327, 2339;  32 Del. Laws, c. 166, §  1;  Code 1935, §§  2768, 2781;  14 Del. C. 1953, §  5101;
14 DE Code § 5102. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 51. Charter|§ 5102. Purpose.

§ 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, military tactics and such other subjects as are related to and will contribute to the achievement of the objectives of a land-grant state University. Code 1852, §  781;  13 Del. Laws, c. 513, §  2;  27 Del. Laws, c. 117, §§  1, 2;  Code 1915, §  2328;  28 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  32 Del. Laws, c. 166, §  1;  Code 1935, §  2769;  14 Del. C. 1953, §  5102;
14 DE Code § 5103. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 51. Charter|§ 5103. Nonsectarian, nonpartisan institution.

§ 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;
14 DE Code § 5104. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 51. Charter|§ 5104. Powers of University — University Police.

§ 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, transfer and dispose of as occasion may require, and the proceeds thereof to reinvest in other property, funds or securities for the benefit of the University, and in accordance with the spirit and purpose of its charter. (b) (1) The University may appoint such number of police officers as are necessary to preserve the peace and good order of the University, and such officers shall be known as the “University Police” and shall be supervised by a Director. They shall have jurisdiction on the University campuses. (2) The University Police shall be law-enforcement officers of the State and conservators of the peace with the right to investigate and arrest, in accordance with the laws of the State, any person for violation of federal or state laws or applicable county or city ordinances when such violations occur on any property or facilities which are under the supervision, regulation or control of the University of Delaware or on contiguous streets and highways. (3) The provisions of this section shall neither reduce nor restrict the jurisdiction of other duly appointed peace officers who are empowered to enforce federal or state laws or applicable county or city ordinances on the property of the University of Delaware.Code 1852, §  781;  13 Del. Laws, c. 513, §  6;  Code 1915, §  2339;  Code 1935, §  2781;  14 Del. C. 1953, §  5104;  66 Del. Laws, c. 307, §  1;
14 DE Code § 5105. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 51. Charter|§ 5105. Board of Trustees — Composition, selection, term and vacancies.

§ 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 Board of Education, all of whom shall be members of the Board, ex officio. (b) Eight of the trustees shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with the consent of a majority of the members elected to the Senate. At least 1 of the members to be appointed by the Governor shall be a person skilled in the mechanical arts. (c) Twenty of the trustees shall be elected by a majority of the whole Board, as constituted, not less than 5 of whom shall reside in each county in the State, and the election shall not be final until reported to the Senate at its next regular session and confirmed by a majority of all of the members elected thereto. (d) No trustee shall be chosen, elected or appointed for a longer term than 6 years. (e) Any vacancy in the Board caused by the expiration of term, death, resignation or otherwise, of a trustee who was appointed by the Governor, shall be filled by the Governor, so that there shall at all times be 8 members of the Board appointed by the Governor. All other vacancies shall be filled by election by the Board. Code 1852, §  776;  13 Del. Laws, c. 513, §  3;  27 Del. Laws, c. 117, §§  3, 4;  Code 1915, §  2334;  32 Del. Laws, c. 166, §§  1, 2;  Code 1935, §  2776;  14 Del. C. 1953, §  5105;
14 DE Code § 5107. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 51. Charter|§ 5107. Board of Trustees — Meetings.

§ 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 own discretion, and shall make, on the written request of any 2 or more members of the Board. (b) The Secretary of the Board shall give 2 weeks' written notice of all meetings, and the time, place and purpose of occasional meetings shall be stated in the notice thereof, and the proceedings of such meetings shall be confined strictly to the purpose stated therein. Code 1852, §  777;  13 Del. Laws, c. 513, §  4;  Code 1915, §  2335;  Code 1935, §  2777;  14 Del. C. 1953, §  5107;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
14 DE Code § 5108. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 51. Charter|§ 5108. Board of Trustees — Quorum and failure to attend meetings or accept appointment.

§ 5108. Board of Trustees — Quorum and failure to attend meetings or accept appointment. (a) Nine members of the Board of Trustees shall constitute a quorum to do business, but a less number may adjourn. Officers may be appointed for the occasion in the absence of the regular officers. (b) The place of a trustee, who shall be absent from 3 successive stated meetings, shall be vacated unless the Board shall otherwise specially direct, and a vacancy thus created shall be filled as in other cases. A trustee appointed and not accepting at or before the next stated meeting shall be considered as declining and a new appointment shall be made. Code 1852, §§  778, 779;  13 Del. Laws, c. 513, §  5;  Code 1915, §  2336;  Code 1935, §  2778;  14 Del. C. 1953, §  5108;