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Delaware / State / 153rd General Assembly, 2025

85 Del. Laws c. 103 (HB 160) Switched Delaware National Guard tuition benefits from reimbursement to direct payment to the school

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Expands benefits Has the Guard pay tuition and fees to the school directly instead of reimbursing the member after the member pays.

Amended 14 Del. C. § 3480 so the Guard pays tuition and fees to the institution within 60 days of the member’s bill instead of reimbursing the member afterwards. Effective on approval, July 23, 2025, and implemented on July 1, 2026. Guides telling Guard members to pay first and submit receipts describe the old program.

Progress

Path to law: Bill in a two-chamber legislature

  1. Introduced Done, House
  2. In committee Done, House Education, then Senate Education
  3. Passed one chamber Done, House, 40-0
  4. Passed both chambers Done, Senate, 21-0
  5. Signed by the governor Done,
  6. In effect Done,

Sponsors

  • D. ShortSponsor, House
  • CarsonCo-sponsor, House
  • HarrisCo-sponsor, House
  • K. WilliamsCo-sponsor, House
  • MantzavinosCo-sponsor, Senate
  • PettyjohnCo-sponsor, Senate
  • HilovskyCo-sponsor, House
  • NealCo-sponsor, House
  • RomerCo-sponsor, House
  • Snyder-HallCo-sponsor, House
  • YearickCo-sponsor, House
  • CollinsCo-sponsor, House
  • S. MooreCo-sponsor, House
  • ChukwuochaCo-sponsor, House
  • BucksonCo-sponsor, Senate
  • HansenCo-sponsor, Senate
  • HockerCo-sponsor, Senate
  • SokolaCo-sponsor, Senate
  • WilsonCo-sponsor, Senate
  • LawsonCo-sponsor, Senate

What it touches

  • 14 Del. C. § 3480

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Official record

Read 85 Del. Laws c. 103 (HB 160) on the jurisdiction's own record