Education Committee, Delaware House of Representatives
The Education Committee is a standing committee of the Delaware House of Representatives.
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Per the House Rules, committees of the Delaware House of Representatives are assigned by the Speaker of the House.[1] Committees are assigned at the beginning of each legislative session.[2] Any vacancies that have occurred will be filled by the Speaker of the House.[3] The Speaker shall appoint a chairperson of each committee, and may designate a vice-chairperson to act as the chairperson in the chairperson's absence.[4] Four members or a majority make up a committee's quorum.[5]
See rules: House Resolution 3
Function
“ | Each bill, resolution or other legislative matter assigned to a standing committee shall pass through a prescribed deliberative process before being brought to the floor of the House, unless it is sooner petitioned out of committee. Such deliberative process shall include regularly scheduled, pre-announced meetings whereby the committee or subcommittee, after notice to the Sponsor, makes time available for each formal Sponsor to explain the legislation and answer possible questions, considers an analysis of the proposed legislation and receives testimony from the general public.[6][7] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
House Education Committee, 2025-2026 |
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Democratic members (10) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
House Education Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (10) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
House Education Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (11) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
House Education Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (11) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
Education Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (10) | Republican members (7) | |||
• Earl Jaques, Jr., Chair | • Joseph Miro | |||
• Kimberly Williams, Vice chair | • Harvey Kenton | |||
• Stephanie Bolden | • Ruth Briggs King | |||
• David Bentz | • Timothy Dukes | |||
• Charles Potter Jr. | • Kevin S. Hensley | |||
• Debra Heffernan | • Charles S. Postles, Jr. | |||
• Sean Matthews | • Michael Ramone | |||
• Melanie George Smith | ||||
• Edward Osienski | ||||
• Sean M. Lynn |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Education Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (9) | Republican members (5) | |||
• Earl Jaques, Jr., Chair | • Timothy D. Dukes | |||
• Kimberly Williams, Vice chair | • Kevin S. Hensley | |||
• Michael Barbieri | • Harvey R. Kenton | |||
• Stephanie Bolden | • Joseph Miro | |||
• Debra Heffernan | • Michael Ramone | |||
• Sean M. Lynn | ||||
• Sean Matthews | ||||
• Edward S. Osienski | ||||
• Charles Potter, Jr. |
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
Education Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (9) | Republican members (5) | |||
• Darryl Scott, Chair | • Donald Blakey | |||
• Kimberly Williams, Vice Chair | • Timothy Dukes | |||
• Michael Barbieri | • Harvey Kenton | |||
• Stephanie Bolden | • Joseph Miro | |||
• Debra Heffernan | • Jeffrey Spiegelman | |||
• Earl Jaques, Jr. | ||||
• John Kowalko | ||||
• Edward Osienski | ||||
• Charles Potter |
2011-2012
Education Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (9) | Republican members (5) | |||
• Teresa Schooley, Chair | • Ruth Briggs King | |||
• Darryl Scott, Vice Chair | • Joseph Miro | |||
• S. Quinton Johnson | • Harvey R. Kenton | |||
• Michael Barbieri | • Donald Blakey | |||
• Stephanie Bolden | • Nick Manolakos | |||
• Debra Heffernan | ||||
• Earl Jaques, Jr. | ||||
• John Kowalko | ||||
• Edward Osienski |
2009-2010
Education Members, 2009 | ||||
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Democratic members (8) | Republican members (6) | |||
• Teresa Schooley, Chair | • Thomas Kovach | |||
• Darryl Scott, Vice Chair | • Nick Manolakos | |||
• S. Quinton Johnson | • Joseph Miro | |||
• Michael Mulrooney | • William Oberle, Jr. | |||
• Michael Barbieri | • Donald Blakey | |||
• John Kowalko | • Ruth Briggs King | |||
• Earl Jaques, Jr. | ||||
• Robert Walls |
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 8(a))
- ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 28(b))
- ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 8(b))
- ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 28(a))
- ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 32)
- ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 22, 2021(Rule 34(a))
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.