HB 77 — Fiscal Note/Fee Impact

… BILL NO. 77 SPONSOR: Representative Morrison DESCRIPTION: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO TRAINING FOR SCHOOL BOARDS. Assumptions: 1. This Act becomes effective upon signature by the Governor. 2. This Act requires …

… mes effective upon signature by the Governor. 2. This Act requires each school board member to complete the following training at the beginning of their term on the school board: a) Requirements for school board meetings. b) Best practices re …

… t. 3. The Department of Education is directed to develop regulations regarding the criteria, material, and method of training. Each school district or charter school is responsible for offering training, which may be delegated to or purchased …

… ng the criteria, material, and method of training. Each school district or charter school is responsible for offering training, which may be delegated to or purchased from another entity. 4. According to the Department of Elections, there are …

… bers on charter schools’ boards of directors statewide. 5. According to the Delaware School Board Association, this training is currently offered to all new and returning school board members annually. Although this training is offered at no …

… Association, this training is currently offered to all new and returning school board members annually. Although this training is offered at no cost to the board members, the Delaware School Board Association estimates that it costs around $1,0 …

… nually. The costs of this are paid through Association funds. 6. Local education agencies may elect to offer their own training outside of what is offered by the Delaware School Board Association. According to the Department of Education, it is …

… attorneys who already provide services to individual school districts and charter schools may be utilized to provide trainings required by this Act. a) The exact cost of training is expected to include attorney’s fees at an agreed upon hourly …