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Became Law

The Delaware State Inspire Scholarship Program (Inspire scholarship) pays undergraduate tuition for 8 semesters at Delaware State University (DSU). Some students complete their undergraduate degrees in less than 8 semesters because they take heavier than average course loads each semester or because they earned college credits during high school. This Act aims to reward students for their hard work and provide additional access and opportunity for them to continue their higher education by allowing students to use the Inspire scholarship program towards additional levels of higher education if the student obtains their undergraduate degree before using all 8 semesters of eligibility. Specifically, this Act extends eligibility for Inspire scholarships as follows: 1. Under current law, most students may use Inspire grant money for up to 8 continuous semesters towards a bachelor's degree at DSU. This Act allows students who complete a bachelor's degree in less than 8 continuous semesters to use the remaining Inspire grant money towards a graduate degree program at DSU. 2. The Inspire scholarship program provides additional time for individuals who lived in foster care to complete an undergraduate degree. This Act makes corresponding changes to the eligibility for these individuals so that they also can use remaining Inspire grant money towards a graduate degree at DSU if they complete their undergraduate degree before exhausting the time available to do so. In addition, this Act modifies 2 requirements for eligibility for the Inspire scholarship program for students using the scholarship for a graduate degree program so that students may be enrolled on a part-time basis and are not required to maintain continuous enrollment. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

• Trey Paradee Democratic · primary
• William Bush Democratic · primary
• Darius J. Brown Democratic · primary
• Franklin D. Cooke Democratic · primary
• Sarah McBride · primary
• Melanie Ross Levin Democratic · primary
• Claire Snyder-Hall Democratic · primary
• Russell Huxtable Democratic · primary
• Josue O Ortega Democratic · primary
• Spiros Mantzavinos Democratic · primary
• Marie Pinkney Democratic · primary
• Nicole Poore Democratic · primary
• Ray Seigfried Democratic · primary
• David P. Sokola Democratic · primary
• Laura V. Sturgeon Democratic · primary
• Bryan Townsend Democratic · primary
• John "Jack" Walsh Democratic · primary
• David L. Wilson Republican · primary
• Cyndie Romer Democratic · primary
• Dave G. Lawson Republican · primary
• Brian Pettyjohn Republican · primary

1. Apr 3, 2025 Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in Senate · upper
2. Apr 17, 2025 Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits · upper
3. May 13, 2025 Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate · upper
4. May 15, 2025 Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits · upper
5. May 20, 2025 Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT · upper
6. May 21, 2025 Assigned to Education Committee in House · lower
7. Jun 11, 2025 Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 1 Favorable, 11 On Its Merits · lower
8. Jun 12, 2025 Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House · lower
9. Jun 18, 2025 Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 2 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits · lower
10. Jun 26, 2025 Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 VACANT · lower
11. Sep 19, 2025 Signed by Governor · executive