Delaware’s Regulatory Flexibility Act (29 Del. C. §10401 et seq.) requires state executive branch agencies to conduct an in-depth review of existing regulations every four years. In addition, agencies must collect public feedback and consider modifying or eliminating outdated regulations.
This process helps ensure Delaware regulations remain relevant, effective, and efficient.
| Regulation number | Regulation Name | Last Updated | Future plans |
| 220 | Diversity | 3/1/2009 | Update |
| 225 | Prohibition of Discrimination | 12/1/2010 | Update |
| 247 | Delaware Post Secondary Internship Program at The Washington Center (TWC) for Internships and Academic Seminars | 6/1/2019 | Repeal |
| 251 | Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) | 2/1/2020 | Update |
| 258 | Federal Programs General Complaint Procedures* | 1/1/2020 | Update |
| 278 | Nonpublic School Educator Licensure and Certification | 2/1/2005 | Update |
| 282 | Private Business and Trade Schools | 5/1/2019 | Update |
| 284 | Licensure and Certification of Public Education Employees in the Department of Education, in Adult Education and in Prison Education Programs Whose Work Responsibilities are Directly Related to Curriculum and Instruction | 12/1/2015 | Update |
| 410 | Satellite School Agreements | 6/1/2020 | Update |
| 507 | Student Success Planning | 3/1/2019 | Update |
| 605 | Student Rights and Responsibilities | 1/1/2020 | Update |
| 609 | District and School Based Intervention Services | 8/1/2019 | Update |
| 611 | Consortium Discipline Alternative Programs for Treatment of Severe Discipline Problems | 11/1/2019 | Update |
| 614 | Uniform Definitions for Student Conduct which may Result in Alternative Placement or Expulsion | 3/1/2020 | Repeal |
| 616 | Uniform Due Process Procedures for Alternative Placement Meetings and Expulsion Hearings | 1/1/2019 | Update |
| 624 | School District/Charter School Policy Prohibiting Cyberbullying | 1/1/2020 | Update |
| 706 | Credit for Experience for Full Time Active Duty Service in the Armed Forces | 10/1/2016 | Update |
| 725 | School Administrator Contracts and Agreements | 2/1/2010 | Update |
| 727 | Credit for Experience for Educators and for Secretarial Staff | 5/1/2015 | Update |
| 728 | Graduate Level Salary Increments | 10/1/2017 | Update |
| 734 | Financial Responsibility Training | 2/1/2020 | Update |
| 735 | Standardized Financial Reporting and Transparency | 1/1/2020 | Update |
| 742 | Compensation of School District and Charter School Personnel Under Federal Projects | 1/1/2020 | Update |
| 745 | Criminal Background Check for Public School Related Employment | 4/1/2016 | Update |
| 746 | Criminal Background Check for Student Teaching | 4/1/2016 | Update |
| 750 | Support Personnel Salary Supplements for Additional Training | 1/1/2019 | Update |
| 775 | New Teacher Hiring Data Reporting | 6/1/2020 | Update |
| 804 | Immunizations | 6/1/12020 | Update |
| 817 | Medications and Treatments | 10/1/2020 | Update |
| 877 | Tobacco and Smoking Policy | 2/1/12020 | Update |
| 881 | Releasing Students to Persons Other Than Their Parent, Guardian or Relative Caregiver | 1/1/2020 | Update |
| 920 | Educational Programs for English Learners | 2/1/2020 | Update |
| 930 | Supportive Instruction (Homebound) | 12/1/2019 | Update |
| 936 | Child Placing Agencies | 9/1/2020 | Update |
| 1102 | Standards for School Bus Chassis and Bodies Placed in Production on or after March 1, 2002 and on or after March 1, 2003 with Specific Changes for Buses Placed in Production after January 1, 2004 (Terminology and School Bus Types are those described in the National School Transportation Specifications and Procedures (NSTSP), May 2000 | 10/1/2012 | Update |
| 1103 | Standards for School Bus Chassis and Bodies For Buses placed in production on or after January 1, 2007 (Terminology and School Bus Types are Those Described in the National School Transportation Specifications and Procedures (NSTSP), May 2005). | 10/1/2012 | Update |
| 1104 | Standards for School Buses placed in production on or after January 1, 2012 | 11/1/2011 | Update |
| 1105 | Standards for School Buses Placed in Production After January 1, 2017 | 11/1/2011 | Update |
| 1150 | School Transportation | 8/1/2020 | Update |
Recommendations and input can be provided in any of the following ways.
- By email – Comments can be submitted by email.
- In person – Sessions will be held in the following locations.
- New Castle County:
- Tuesday, April 15, 2025, 10:30-11:00 a.m.
- Smyrna Rest Stop, 5500 N DuPont Highway, Smyrna, DE
- Kent County
- Tuesday, April 15, 2025, 11:00-11:30 a.m.
- Townsend Building, Cabinet Room, 401 Federal Street, Dover, DE
- Sussex County
- Tuesday, April 15, 2025, 10:00-10:30 a.m.
- Milford District Office, 906 Lakeview Ave., Milford, DE
- New Castle County:
- By mail – Send written comments to Office of the Secretary, Delaware Department of Education, Townsend Building, 401 Federal St, Dover, DE 19901.
- By fax – Fax comments to (302) 739-4654.
- Delaware’s first regulations review, conducted in 2012 under Executive Order #36, examined 385 regulations. Agencies held over 30 public hearings, amending or deleting 144 regulations.
- In 2015, Governor Jack Markell signed the review into law as the Regulatory Flexibility Act. The next regulations review took place in 2016.
- In 2020, the process was modified for efficiency but was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- In 2025, the process resumed under Delaware Governor Matt Meyer.
