Delaware Senate Bill 90
Session 153
An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Delaware State Inspire Scholarship Program.
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Sep 19, 2025
Sponsors
21 Sponsors
Sarah McBride
First Action
Apr 3, 2025
Latest Action
Sep 19, 2025
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
90
State
Delaware
Session
153
Sarah McBride
grade
Primary
checkPassed on May 20, 2025
Motion Text
SM
Senate Roll Call Votes
Yes
Other
Yes
Yes
Yes
Summary
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.
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09/19/2025
Office of the Governor
Signed by Governor
06/26/2025
House
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 VACANT
06/18/2025
House
Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 2 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
06/12/2025
House
Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
06/11/2025
House
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 1 Favorable, 11 On Its Merits
05/21/2025
House
Assigned to Education Committee in House
05/20/2025
Senate
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
05/15/2025
Senate
Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
05/13/2025
Senate
Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate
04/17/2025
Senate
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
04/03/2025
Senate
Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in Senate
Sources
Open States
Record Created
Apr 3, 2025 4:08:09 PM
Record Updated
Sep 24, 2025 6:21:23 PM