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2023 Delaware Code › Title 14 - Education › Chapter 41. REGULATORY PROVISIONS › Subchapter II. Regulatory Provisions For Nonacademic Training and Related Resources › § 4162. Child safety awareness, prevention, and other nonacademic trainings [For applicability of section, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 407, § 2].

§ 4162. Child safety awareness, prevention, and other nonacademic trainings [For applicability of section, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 407, § 2].
(a) Each school district and charter school shall require its employees to receive 12.5 hours of training every 3 years consisting of all of the following:
(1) Four hours of a child abuse and child safety awareness, prevention, detection, and reporting training program established under § 4163(b)(1) of this title.
(2) Three hours of a school bullying prevention and criminal youth gang detection training program established under § 4164(a) of this title.
(3) Four and one-half hours of a suicide prevention training program established under § 4165(a) of this title, with each school district and charter school employee receiving 90 minutes of such training each year.
(4) One hour of additional, nonacademic training programs that are evidence-based, whenever available, and are related to a training subject required by this subchapter, as selected by the school district or charter school.
(b) Each school district and charter school shall require a school administrator, school nurse, or school counselor serving 1 or more of the grades in grades 7 through 12 to receive 2 hours of a teen dating violence and sexual assault training program established under § 4166(a) of this title every 3 years. This training may be included in paragraph (a)(4) of this section.
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, a school district or charter school shall require all of the following:
(1) That a new school district or charter school employee receive 1 hour of a child abuse detection and reporting training program established under § 4163(b)(1) of this title within 30 days of employment with the school district or charter school, unless the new school district or charter school employee received such training within the last year.
(2) That a new school administrator, school nurse, or school counselor serving 1 or more of the grades in grades 7 through 12 in a school district or charter school receive 2 hours of a teen dating violence and sexual assault training program established under § 4166(a) of this title within 1 year of employment in such position.
(d) A school district or charter school shall provide any in-service training required under this section within the contracted school year as provided in § 1305(e) of this title.
(e) A school district or charter school may provide the trainings required under this section to any of its volunteers or contractors.
(f) The Department shall require early intervention service providers to receive 3 hours of a child abuse and child safety awareness, prevention, detection, and reporting training program established under § 4163(b)(1) of this title.
81 Del. Laws, c. 122, § 5;  83 Del. Laws, c. 213, § 6;  83 Del. Laws, c. 407, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 14 - Education › Chapter 41. REGULATORY PROVISIONS › Subchapter II. Regulatory Provisions For Nonacademic Training and Related Resources › § 4165. Suicide awareness and prevention.

§ 4165. Suicide awareness and prevention.
(a) Suicide prevention training program. —
The Department of Health and Social Services, the Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families, and the Department of Education shall identify and maintain a suicide prevention training program for school district and charter school employees that is evidence-based, whenever available.
(b) Suicide prevention policy. —
Each school district and charter school shall establish a policy which shall require, at a minimum, all of the following:
(1) Recognition of the serious problem of youth suicide.
(2) The development of a suicide prevention program that is consistent with § 122(b)(29) of this title.
(3) That each school within a school district and each charter school establish a committee that is responsible for coordinating the suicide prevention program within that school.
(4) A statement prohibiting retaliation against a school district or charter school employee, a school district or charter schoolvolunteer, or student for reporting the warning signs of suicide.
(5) That a procedure be established for the confidential and anonymous reporting of the warning signs of suicide.
(6) That a procedure be established for communication between school staff members and medical professionals who are involved in treating students for suicide issues.
(c) Accountability. —
Each school district and charter school shall adopt the policy required by subsection (b) of this section and shall submit a copy to the Department of Education by September 1, 2016, and by September 1 of a newly approved charter school's first year of operation. Each school district and charter school shall provide any changes to the policy to the Department within 60 calendar days.
(d) Dissemination of policy. —
Each school district and charter school shall ensure that the policy adopted under this section appears in the student and staff handbook and on its website.
(e) Immunity. —
A school district or charter school employee, school district or charter school volunteer, or student is individually immune from a cause of action for damages arising from reporting warning signs of suicide to the appropriate person using the procedures specified in the school district's or charter school's suicide prevention policy, but there is no such immunity if the act of reporting constituted gross negligence or reckless, wilful, or intentional conduct.
80 Del. Laws, c. 32, §  1;  81 Del. Laws, c. 122, § 5;  83 Del. Laws, c. 387, § 3;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 14 - Education › Chapter 41. REGULATORY PROVISIONS › Subchapter II. Regulatory Provisions For Nonacademic Training and Related Resources › § 4167. Consent education.

§ 4167. Consent education.
(a) Educational programming. —
Beginning in the 2020-2021 school year, each school district and charter school serving 1 or more of the grades 7 through 12 shall provide age- and developmentally-appropriate, evidence-informed instruction on the meaning of consent and respecting others' personal boundaries as part of health standard programming related to comprehensive healthy relationships.
(b) Reporting. —
(1) Each school district and charter school shall designate an individual responsible for overseeing the implementation of the educational programing provided under subsection (a) of this section. Each school district and charter school shall provide the name and contact information for the individual designated under this subsection to the Department of Education no later than September 15 of each year.
(2) Each individual designated under paragraph (b)(1) of this section shall report to the Department of Education no later than November 15 of each year regarding how the educational programming has been implemented by that individual's school district or charter school.
(3) The Department of Education shall submit a written report to the Governor, the members of the General Assembly, and the Director of the Division of Research no later than January 15 of each year. The report must include the educational programing provided under subsection (a) of this section and how the curriculum has been implemented by each school district and charter school under subsection (a) of this section.
82 Del. Laws, c. 212, § 2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 14 - Education › Chapter 41. REGULATORY PROVISIONS › Subchapter II. Regulatory Provisions For Nonacademic Training and Related Resources › § 4168. Regulatory authority.

§ 4168. Regulatory authority.
The Department of Education may promulgate regulations necessary to implement and enforce this chapter.
81 Del. Laws, c. 122, § 5;  82 Del. Laws, c. 212, §§   2, 3;
2023 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;
2023 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;
2023 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;
2023 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;
2023 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;
2023 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;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 14 - Education › Chapter 43. Healthy Schools Indoor Environment Standards and Portal › § 4301. Definitions.

§ 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 potential health factors within a specific school, including air quality, mold levels, and other potentially harmful toxins.
(3) “Occupational Safety and Health Administration” (OSHA) refers to the federal agency created under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 [29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq.] to ensure safe and healthful working conditions for workers by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education, and assistance.
(4) “Routine indoor air monitoring program” means testing procedures, testing protocols, and testing frequency established by the Division of Public Health in accordance with this chapter.
(5) “School activity hours” means any time of day in which students or school personnel occupy school facilities throughout the year.
(6) “Standard 62.1” means the American National Standards Institute/American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers Standard 62.1 as updated or amended entitled “Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality.”
81 Del. Laws, c. 93, § 1;  83 Del. Laws, c. 435, § 2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 14 - Education › Chapter 43. Healthy Schools Indoor Environment Standards and Portal › § 4302. Public school indoor air quality.

§ 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 Public Health must take into consideration indoor air quality recommendations provided by OSHA and industry best practices, such as Standard 62.1. The program must be developed by individuals with expertise in indoor air quality and industry professionals having detailed knowledge and experience with Standard 62.1 and must be developed in consultation with the Department of Education and Delaware school districts. The Division of Public Health shall publish the air quality monitoring program guidelines on the Department of Health and Social Services website.
(b) On or before January 1, 2024, the Division of Public Health shall establish reporting requirements for local and regional boards of education.
(c) On or before January 1, 2024, the Division of Public Health shall establish a contractor certification program for public school indoor air quality services.
(d) Once the contractor certification program is established, local and regional boards of education entering into contracts for indoor air quality remediation may do so only with contractors certified by the Division of Public Health to provide public school indoor air quality services.
83 Del. Laws, c. 435, § 2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 14 - Education › Chapter 43. Healthy Schools Indoor Environment Standards and Portal › § 4303. Procedures for indoor air quality complaints in public schools.

§ 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 complaints and for reporting such complaints to the superintendent.
(2) Make available on the district's website the procedure for any party to file such a complaint with the identified individual.
(b) Complaints received by the school district must be reported to the school board at the next regularly-scheduled meeting.
(c) Indoor air quality complaints filed under this section must be investigated by the local board of education.
83 Del. Laws, c. 435, § 2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 14 - Education › Chapter 43. Healthy Schools Indoor Environment Standards and Portal › § 4304. . . Collaboration with local school districts.

§ 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 requirements of this chapter.
81 Del. Laws, c. 93, § 1;  83 Del. Laws, c. 435, § 2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 14 - Education › Chapter 43. Healthy Schools Indoor Environment Standards and Portal › § 4305. Indoor environment portal.

§ 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 the Delaware Health and Social Services website.
81 Del. Laws, c. 93, § 1;  83 Del. Laws, c. 435, § 2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 14 - Education › Chapter 43. Healthy Schools Indoor Environment Standards and Portal › § 4306. . . Notification to school districts.

§ 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;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 14 - Education › Chapter 43. Healthy Schools Indoor Environment Standards and Portal › § 4307. Access to the Division of Public Health

§ 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;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 14 - Education › Chapter 43. Healthy Schools Indoor Environment Standards and Portal › § 4308. Cooperation with the Division of Public Health

§ 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 any unannounced visit by the Division of Public Health when acting pursuant to this chapter.
81 Del. Laws, c. 93, § 1;  83 Del. Laws, c. 435, § 2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 14 - Education › Chapter 44. Adult Sexual Misconduct in Schools Policy [For applicability of chapter, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 408, § 2] › § 4401. Adult sexual misconduct in schools policy [For applicability of section, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 408, § 2].

§ 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 inappropriate interactions between adult employees, contractors, coaches, and volunteers and students.
(2) A provision prohibiting adult sexual misconduct in schools which shall apply to employees, contractors, coaches, and volunteers.
(3) A provision prohibiting any sexual relationship between a student, even if the student is an adult, and a school district or charter school employee while the student is a current student.
(4) A provision emphasizing the mandatory reporting requirements of § 903 of Title 16.
(5) A procedure for notifying the Department of Education and law enforcement of suspected adult sexual misconduct.
(6) A provision delineating preferred and prohibited methods of electronic communications between school employees, contractors, coaches, and volunteers and students.
(7) A provision that substantiated incidents of adult sexual misconduct will be reported in future reference checks for employment or volunteer work.
(8) A provision requiring the development of hiring practices to screen for adult sexual misconduct in school employees, contractors, coaches, and volunteers.
83 Del. Laws, c. 408, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 14 - Education › Chapter 45. Grow Your Own Educator Program › § 4503. Definitions.

§ 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 school established under Chapter 5 of this title.
(2) “Candidate” means a student enrolled in a public school or a post-secondary institution of higher learning in Delaware.
(3) “Department” means the Department of Education.
(4) “District” means a reorganized school district.
(5) “Educator” shall have the meaning set forth in § 1202 of this title.
(6) “High-need school” means any school either:
a. In the top quartile in 3 or more of the following:
1. Percentage of low-income students.
2. Percentage of English learners.
3. Percentage of minority students.
4. Percentage of students with disabilities; or
b. Has 90% of its students classified as low-income, English learners, or minority.
(7) “Low-income students” means students within the statewide metric determined by the Department of Education utilizing direct certification for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
(8) “Minority student” means students who are members of a racial or ethnic group other than the racial or ethnic group that represents the majority of the State's population.
(9) “Program” means a Grow Your Own Educator Program as established under this chapter.
(10) “Students with disabilities” means students who because of mental, physical, emotional, developmental, speech or learning disability problems, as defined by the Department of Education rules and regulations, require special education and related services in order to develop their own capabilities.
(11) “Teacher academies” means high school programs of study that prepare students for education careers by providing a career and technical education.
83 Del. Laws, c. 428, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 14 - Education › Chapter 45. Grow Your Own Educator Program › § 4504. District or charter school Grow Your Own Educator Programs.

§ 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 middle school, or through nontraditional routes, and continuing through their postsecondary education and training and culminating in their being hired, as an educator, by the district or charter school.
(b) The Department, under the Program, will establish a competitive grant process for applicants to apply for grants to develop their own Grow Your Own Educator Program.
83 Del. Laws, c. 428, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 14 - Education › Chapter 45. Grow Your Own Educator Program › § 4505. Grant applications.

§ 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 and regulations.
(c) The grant application must include a description of the following:
(1) Applicant's vision for the Program and process to develop this vision which must include input from students, educators, paraprofessionals, and cultural liaisons in the community.
(2) Applicant's recruitment and hiring goals as they relate to educator diversity.
(3) Applicant's staff retention goals, specifically in regard to educators of color, including current and projected hiring needs based on current staff data.
(4) Applicant's goals and/or strategies to ensure the Program will:
a. Support candidates accepted into the Program through their postsecondary education, student teaching/residency, certification, licensure, and hiring.
b. Stress diversity, equity, and inclusion in the approach to recruiting, supporting and retaining candidates.
c. Create clear partnerships and connections between any current or proposed high school teacher academies and institutions of higher education partners to accelerate and improve credential and degree attainment.
d. Assist accepted candidates with obtaining state scholarships, loan forgiveness, and alternative routes to certification programs such as the Christa McAuliffe Teacher Program, Delaware Teacher Corps Incentive Program, Speech-Language Pathologist Incentive Program, Critical Needs Reimbursement Program, and High Needs Loan Repayment Program.
e. Seek candidates from community-based organizations, parents, and paraprofessionals who can be developed through earn and learn models.
f. Propose incentives for accepted candidates to remain employed long-term in applicant's district or charter school.
g. Propose how Program will align with applicant's current mentoring and induction programs for new teachers.
(5) Applicant's current and proposed partnerships with institutions of higher education and community-based organizations to develop and implement the Program.
(6) Applicant's plan for collecting and providing all data required by the Department for purposes of evaluating the effectiveness of the Program.
(7) Applicant's plan to continue and sustain the Program beyond any grant awards as well as leverage other funding to support the Program.
(8) Applicant's success in implementation of the Program, ability to leverage other funding to support the Program, and other best practices that are a result of the grant, should the applicant apply for continued funding under the grant beyond the initial 2-year period.
83 Del. Laws, c. 428, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 14 - Education › Chapter 45. Grow Your Own Educator Program › § 4506. Timeline and distribution of grant funds.

§ 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.
(2) Contingent upon the availability of sufficient funds.
(b) Where there are insufficient funds to award a grant to every applicant who satisfies the requirements of this chapter, the Department will give priority to applicants who meet the following criteria:
(1) Recruit candidates that reflect the diversity of the student population and community.
(2) Develop programs that support teachers and the placement of candidates in high-need schools.
(3) Increase opportunities in the high school teacher academies to support more diverse participants, integrate culturally responsible curriculum, provide meaningful work-based learning opportunities, and accelerate postsecondary credits and credentials during high school.
(4) Create apprenticeship programs in education.
(5) Expand year-long teacher residency models.
83 Del. Laws, c. 428, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 14 - Education › Chapter 45. Grow Your Own Educator Program › § 4507. Use of grant funds.

§ 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 contractors hired to assist in the design and implementation of the Program, including technical assistance.
(3) Review and upgrade of teacher academies and other existing programs that will complement and support the Program.
(4) Revise applicant's existing programs and policies to support candidates accepted into the Program who work in educational professional roles such as paraprofessionals.
(5) Hire substitute teachers to enable educators to lend their time to support the Program.
(6) Provide career ladder opportunities and monetary compensation for highly effective educators to serve as leaders and provide coaching and mentoring for their colleagues and candidates participating in the Program.
(7) Provide candidates last-dollar support for postsecondary education, including tuition, student fees, books, technology, credentialing fees, transportation, and support for passing state testing requirements for licensure if the candidate makes a formal commitment to teach in a Delaware high-need school, for a minimum of 3 years, after obtaining their Delaware teachers license or certification.
(8) Provide financial incentives for candidates including paid internships, residency, apprenticeship and professional learning opportunities.
(9) Partner with institutions of higher education to provide tutoring, academic counseling, cohort models, assistance with credential requirements, and support for taking and passing state testing requirements for licensure.
(10) Expand teacher residency models or develop a teacher apprenticeship model in which candidates can learn while earning a salary and participating in competency-based educator preparation.
83 Del. Laws, c. 428, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 14 - Education › Chapter 45. Grow Your Own Educator Program › § 4508. Funding.

§ 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 Program.
83 Del. Laws, c. 428, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 14 - Education › Chapter 45. Grow Your Own Educator Program › § 4509. Annual reporting.

§ 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 programs that were supported, types of occupations that candidates entered, the participating schools and number of candidates who were employed.
(2) The institutions of higher learning that candidates in the Program attend.
(3) The number of candidates who fulfill the Program's 3-year teaching commitment and the percentage of teachers retained by the school district or charter school beyond 3 years.
(4) Demographic information related to candidates who participate in the Program to gauge the success at recruiting demographically underrepresented groups to the education profession.
(5) The amount of private or federal funding, if any, utilized by the applicant to financially support the Program.
(b) Each fiscal year the Department shall report to the Chairs of the House and Senate Education Committees of the General Assembly and shall include, in its report, the summary data received in subsection (a) of this section.
83 Del. Laws, c. 428, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 14 - Education › Chapter 46. Delaware Educator Apprenticeship Program › § 4601. Definitions.

§ 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 part of a reorganized school district, a vocational school, or a charter school established under Chapter 5 of this title.
84 Del. Laws, c. 180, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 14 - Education › Chapter 46. Delaware Educator Apprenticeship Program › § 4602. Establishment; statement of purpose.

§ 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 schools, alongside teacher mentors, while the participants complete training and education programs to become a credentialed Delaware educator.
(b) The purpose of this program is to support educator recruitment and increase the pipeline of qualified educators for our public schools by utilizing an apprenticeship model for training. This program will complement additional strategies underway through the State's Grow Your Own Educator Program and teacher residency programs by providing a low-cost pathway to become a certified educator to address the educator shortage in Delaware.
(c) In selecting applicants for this program, the Department shall consider all of the following:
(1) An applicant's commitment to Grow your Own Educator programs, including well-developed teacher academies and pathways that start in middle school and extend through high school.
(2) An applicant's established and proposed partnerships with other institutions and programs.
(3) An applicant's commitment to diversifying the workforce and supporting underrepresented populations.
(4) An applicant's commitment to providing on-the-job training, competitive wages and benefits, and long-term hiring opportunities to program participants.
(5) An applicant's commitment to new teacher mentoring programs, including mentor teacher training and support programs.
(d) The Department of Education shall explore and may include the following elements in the design of the Delaware Educator Apprenticeship Program:
(1) Technical assistance services to be provided by programs with expertise in the apprenticeship model.
(2) National credentials that may be available for teacher apprentice programs.
(3) Tax credits available to program participants.
(4) Federal and state funding available for training and educating teacher mentors and apprentices.
(5) Additional incentives for recruiting program participants.
84 Del. Laws, c. 180, § 1;
2023 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;
2023 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;
2023 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;
2023 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;
2023 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;
2023 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;
2023 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;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 14 - Education › Chapter 51. CHARTER › § 5109. Audit of accounts.

§ 5109. Audit of accounts.
The accounting records of the University may be audited by the Auditor of Accounts of the State or such other auditing official as the General Assembly may from time to time appoint. Neither this nor any other law of this State, however, shall hereafter be construed as imposing any duty upon, or creating the occasion for, any state official (with the exception of such state officials as may from time to time also be Trustees of the University) to audit, question or inquire into the receipt, handling or expenditure of any funds coming to the University from any source other than a state appropriation, provided, however, that if the University should hereafter commingle funds which came from a state appropriation with other funds, the audit of state appropriated funds may be made complete even if in the process of doing so, because of such commingling, nonstate funds have to be audited as well.
The University shall continue the practice, which has heretofore been followed on a voluntary basis, of obtaining an annual certified audit of all its financial transactions and making the audit report available to the Board of Trustees.
27 Del. Laws, c. 117, §  5;  Code 1915, §  2337;  32 Del. Laws, c. 166, §  1;  Code 1935, §  2779;  14 Del. C. 1953, §  5109;  54 Del. Laws, c. 256, §  2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 14 - Education › Chapter 51. CHARTER › § 5110. President's report.

§ 5110. President's report.
The President of the University shall each year, not later than December 1, make a report of all the activities of the University, instructional, administrative and financial, for the preceding scholastic and fiscal year, to the Board of Trustees, who shall transmit the same to the Governor to be presented by him or her to the General Assembly at its next regular session.
27 Del. Laws, c. 117, §  6;  Code 1915, §  2338;  32 Del. Laws, c. 166, §  1;  Code 1935, §  2780;  14 Del. C. 1953, §  5110;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;