29 Del. C. § 4834 — Delaware Code / Title 29 / Chapter 48 / Subchapter I / Section 4834
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        4834. List of persons self-excluded from gaming activity.
Status: in_force

(a) The Director shall provide by regulation for the establishment of a list of persons self-excluded from gaming activity at video lottery facilities or through the Internet lottery. A person may request placement on the list of self-excluded persons by acknowledging in a manner to be established by the Director that the person is a problem gambler and by agreeing that, during the period of voluntary exclusion, the person may not collect any winnings or recover any losses resulting from any gaming activity at a video lottery facility or through the Internet lottery.

(b) A person may request placement on the list of self-excluded persons for any of the following periods:

(1) Lifetime;

(2) Five years;

(3) One year.

(c) The Director shall establish procedures for placements on and removals from the list of self-excluded persons and procedures for the transmittal to operators of a video lottery facility of identifying information concerning self-excluded persons.

(d) The Director shall require licensed agents of video lottery facilities to establish procedures designed to:

(1) Prevent self-excluded persons from engaging in any gaming activity;

(2) Remove them from any forms of advertising or promotions; and

(3) Deny self-excluded persons access to credit, complimentaries, check cashing privileges, and similar benefits.

(e) The list of self-excluded persons shall be confidential and not open to public inspection under Chapter 100 of this title.

(f) A licensed video lottery agent and the directors, officers and employees of a video lottery agent shall not be liable to any self-excluded person or any other party in any judicial proceeding for any harm, monetary or otherwise, that may arise as a result of the failure of the video lottery facility to withhold gaming privileges to a self-excluded person.

(g) A licensed video lottery agent and the directors, officers and employees of a licensed video lottery agent shall not be liable to any self-excluded person or any other party in any judicial proceeding for any harm, monetary or otherwise, which may arise as a result of disclosure in any manner, other than a wilfully unlawful disclosure, of the identity of any self-excluded person.
29 Del. C. § 10209 — Delaware Code / Title 29 / Chapter 102 / Section 10209
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        10209. Full review; hearing notice; committee staff duties; committee duties.
Status: in_force

(a) The purpose of a full review is to evaluate an entity and its statues, policies, rules, regulations, and programs.

(b) Notice of hearing. —

Whenever possible, the Committee shall give 2 weeks’ notice to an entity under full review of a committee hearing related to that entity; however, lack of notice does not affect the lawfulness of a committee action or decision.

(c) Committee staff duties. —

To prepare the committee for a full review of an entity, committee staff shall do all of the following:

(1) Fulfill staff’s duties under § 10207(f) of this title, relating to the entity’s self-report.

(2) Conduct a thorough review of the information that the entity under review provides in its self-report under § 10207(a) of this title.

(3) Obtain, verify, and review each report, audit, or action taken by another entity or organization concerning the entity under review.

(4) Performance evaluation. —

Conduct a performance evaluation of the entity under review.

a. The purpose of a performance evaluation is to do all of the following:

1. Improve the entity’s accountability, effectiveness, and efficiency.

2. Determine how well the entity has served and is serving the public need.

b. A performance evaluation must be based on, at a minimum, all of the following:

1. Program effectiveness, including analysis of both of the following:

A. If the entity is a licensing entity, the extent to which the entity has permitted qualified applicants to be licensed.

B. The extent to which the entity has served the public need, using the criteria for review under § 10211 of this title.

2. Whether the entity has sufficient internal controls to achieve effective and efficient operations and provide a reliable reporting mechanism for internal and external use.

3. Whether the entity has complied with a law or another requirement that affects the entity’s performance, including the extent to which the entity has recommended statutory changes, and whether those changes directly benefit the public or primarily benefit the entity, or another entity or organization, and benefit the public only indirectly.

(5) Prepare a staff report.

a. Staff shall compile and produce a staff report. The staff report must include information that assists the Committee in conducting a thorough review of the entity and meet the Committee’s requirements under this section. The staff report must include at least all of the following:

1. Background information on the entity.

2. Staff’s analysis, conclusions, and recommendations arising from the staff’s independent research and information that the entity submits, including from the entity’s self-report.

3. The entity’s response, if any, to staff’s analysis, conclusions, and recommendations.

4. Additional research that the Committee may request.

b. After staff produces the staff report, staff shall provide the entity an opportunity to review and comment on the report before the submitting the report to the Committee or making the report available to the public.

c. After the Committee and the entity under review receive the staff report, staff shall make the report available to the public.

(d) Committee duties. —

To review an entity, the committee shall do all of the following:

(1) Conduct the review at a public hearing.

(2) Consider the staff report and additional information that the entity under review or committee staff may provide.

(3) Deliberate and consider recommendations in the staff report.

(4) Create additional recommendations that the Committee determines is necessary or appropriate.

(5) Review the implementation of recommendations, if any, contained in an annual report relating to a previous full review or focused review of the entity.

(6) Take testimony relating to the full review or focused review from additional persons at the request of a committee member and approval of the chair.
29 Del. C. § 7905A — Delaware Code / Title 29 / Chapter 79 / Subchapter I / Section 7905A
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        7905A. Office of Womenâs Health.
Status: in_force

Transferred to § 7905 of this title.
29 Del. C. § 6934 — Delaware Code / Title 29 / Chapter 69 / Subchapter III / Section 6934
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        6934. Purchase of used materiel or equipment.
Status: in_force

Any agency may purchase used equipment or other materiel by negotiated purchase, rather than by competitive bidding, as provided in this chapter, if it is demonstrated to the satisfaction of the agency head that the negotiated price is reasonable for the intended use. The contracting agency shall use lifecycle costing analysis as specified in §§ 6902 and 6909A(b) of this title prior to demonstrating to the agency head that the negotiated price is reasonable for the intended use.
29 Del. C. § 905 — Delaware Code / Title 29 / Chapter 9 / Section 905
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        905. Legislative journal; compiling; publication; content; disposition of originals.
Status: repealed

(a) The legislative journals for the Senate and the House of Representatives required under § 10 of Article II of the Delaware Constitution must be published following each general election for the 2-year period immediately preceding the election.

(b) (1) The full title of a bill, joint resolution, or concurrent resolution must be published not more than 3 times in either journal, once when introduced or presented in either House, once when voted on in either House, and once in the index. The full title of a simple resolution must be published in its respective journal only twice, once when introduced and once in the index.

(2) If a bill or resolution is published elsewhere in either journal, the bill or resolution is to be designated only by the initial and number assigned to the bill or resolution at introduction.

(c) The Secretary of the Senate shall prepare the journal text of, and index for, the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives shall prepare the journal text of, and index for, the House of Representatives.

(d) [Repealed.]

(e) The legislative journals must include committee action on a bill or resolution. The committee action on a bill or resolution must include all of the following:

(1) The title to the bill or resolution only by the initial and number assigned to the bill or resolution at introduction.

(2) The action taken on the bill or resolution without naming the members of the committee.

(f) The rules of the Senate must be published in full in the Senate journal and the rules of the House must be published in full in the House journal. Joint rules of the Senate and House must be published in both journals.

(g) (1) The yeas and nays which are required to be published in the journal must be line in compact form.

(2) The certificate of election of not more than 1 member from each county is to be published in full. A brief record that certificates of election of all other members were duly received and found to be correct suffices.

(3) Not more than 1 member’s constitutional oath of office and not more than 1 attache’s or employee’s oath is to be published in full. A brief record that all other oaths were administered suffices.

(h) The publication of the legislative journals is to be done under contract made by the Director of the Division of Legislative Services, or the Director’s designee, and under the supervision of the Secretary of the Senate and Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives, as appropriate. The Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the House, as soon as their respective journals have been published, shall deliver the originals together with all communications, petitions, and other related papers to the State Archivist and Records Administrator for proper disposition.
29 Del. C. § 8003 — Delaware Code / Title 29 / Chapter 80 / Subchapter I / Section 8003
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        8003. Powers, duties and functions of the Secretary.
Status: repealed

The Secretary may:

(1) Supervise, direct and account for the administration and operation of the Department, its divisions, subdivisions, offices, including an Office of Natural Resources and an Office of Environmental Protection, functions, and employees. The Office of Natural Resources may include the Divisions of Fish and Wildlife, Parks and Recreation, and Watershed Stewardship. The Office of Environmental Protection may include the Divisions of Air Quality, Waste and Hazardous Substances, and Water.

(2) Appoint and fix the salary, with the written approval of the Governor, of the following personnel, who may be removed from office by the Secretary, with the written approval of the Governor, and who shall have such powers, duties and functions in the administration and operation of the Department as may be assigned by the Secretary:

a. A Deputy Secretary position in the Department who shall be known as the Deputy Secretary and who shall be qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of the office;

b. A Director of the Division of Fish and Wildlife, who shall be known as the Director of Fish and Wildlife and who shall be qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of the office;

c. A Director of the Division of Parks and Recreation, who shall be known as the Director of Parks and Recreation and who shall be qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of the office;

d. A Director of the Division of Watershed Stewardship, who shall be known as the Director of Watershed Stewardship and who shall be qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of the office;

e. A Director of the Division of Air Quality, who shall be known as the Director of Air Quality and who shall be qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of the office;

f. A Director of the Division of Water, who shall be known as the Director of Water and who shall be qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of the office;

g. A Director of the Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances who shall be known as the Director of Waste and Hazardous Substances and who shall be qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of the office; and

h. [Repealed.]

i. A Director of the Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy, who shall be known as the Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy, who shall serve as the State Energy Coordinator and who shall be qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of the office.

(3) Appoint such additional personnel as may be necessary for the administration and operation of the Department. Those positions in the classified service shall be hired through the Office of Personnel. Those positions not in the classified service shall not be hired through the Office of Personnel and shall not receive an appointment exceeding 180 days in any calendar year. No pro rata share of employee administration costs shall be paid to the Office of Personnel;

(4) Establish, consolidate, abolish or transfer or combine the powers, duties and functions of the divisions, subdivisions and offices within the Department as the Secretary, with the written approval of the Governor, may deem necessary, provided that all powers, duties and functions required by law shall be provided for and maintained;

(5) Make and enter into any and all contracts, agreements or stipulations, and retain, employ and contract for the services of private and public consultants, research and technical personnel and to procure by contract, consulting, research, technical and other services and facilities, whenever the same shall be deemed by the Secretary necessary or desirable in the performance of the functions of the Department and whenever funds shall be available for such purposes. All necessary legal services shall be provided pursuant to Chapter 25 of this title;

(6) Delegate any of the Secretary’s powers, duties or functions to a director of a division except the Secretary’s power to remove employees of the Department or to fix their compensation;

(7) Establish and promulgate such rules and regulations governing the administration and operation of the Department as may be deemed necessary by the Secretary and which are not inconsistent with the laws of this State;

(8) Maintain such facilities throughout the State as may be required for the effective and efficient operation of the Department;

(9) Adopt an official seal or seals for the Department;

(10) To require, prior to any exploration or exploitation of offshore minerals, or any pumping or transfer operation of offshore minerals from a ship to another ship, or from a ship to land, or vice versa, that a bond in the amount of at least $1,000,000 be posted to secure to the State any damages and claims arising from the operations;

(11) The Secretary is empowered to administer and distribute funds in the form of grants to qualified agencies for the construction of treatment works from such funds as may be appropriated from time to time for this purpose.

a. Definitions. — 1. “Council” shall mean the Water Infrastructure Advisory Council.

2. “Department” shall mean the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control.

3. “Inflow and infiltration” shall mean any rainwater, melted snow, ground water or stream water entering a sanitary sewer system designed to transport sewage and industrial wastes only.

4. “Qualified agency” shall mean any legally incorporated town or city, Levy Courts or other governments of the counties, state agencies, nonprofit corporations providing water or wastewater services as a regulated utility pursuant to a certificate of public convenience and necessity granted by the Public Service Commission, and sewer districts authorized by law and organized to provide publicly owned and operated treatment works.

5. “Secretary” shall mean the Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control or the Secretary’s duly authorized representative.

6. “Treatment works” shall mean any device and system used in the storage, treatment, recycling and reclamation of municipal sewage, “domestic wastewater” as defined in Chapter 60 of Title 7, or industrial wastes of a liquid nature, or necessary to recycle or reuse water at the most economical cost over the estimated life of the works, including intercepting sewers, outfall sewers, sewage collection systems, pumping, power and other equipment, and their appurtenances; extensions, improvements, remodeling, additions and alterations thereof; elements essential to provide a reliable recycled supply such as standby treatment units and clear well facilities and improvements to exclude or minimize inflow and infiltration.

b. Treatment works projects. — 1. The Secretary shall promulgate procedures for the administration and distribution of grants.

2. The State’s share of any treatment works shall be a minimum of 25% of the eligible costs as determined by the Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq., only if:

A. The treatment works, having received federal approval, has awarded contracts for start of construction after January 1, 1970;

B. The treatment works has received a grant offer from the Environmental Protection Agency prior to October 18, 1972; or

C. The treatment works has received a grant offer from the Environmental Protection Agency after September 30, 1984, and the treatment works project has not been segmented or phased prior to October 1, 1984, entitling it to a 75% federal grant.

3. The state’s share of any treatment works which has received a grant offer from the federal government pursuant to § 202 of PL 92-500 [33 U.S.C. § 1282] shall be a minimum of 10% of the treatment works cost. The acquisition of real property shall not be included in the project cost.

4. The state’s share of any treatment works may be reduced by the Secretary if the cumulative share of state and federal grants exceed 85% of the total treatment works costs.

5. The Secretary may, with the consent of the Governor, make emergency grants and/or loans to any treatment works if the qualified agency demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, the need for such funds. No project shall receive more than 331/3 percent of the total project cost as state grants except as provided in paragraph (11)c.2.B. of this section.

6. No treatment works project shall receive a state grant unless it is certified by the Secretary to receive priority for funding based on the priority list.

c. Inflow and infiltration control. — 1. The Secretary shall promulgate procedures for making grants to qualified agencies for the purpose of reducing infiltration and inflow into existing sewer systems.

2. No inflow and infiltration reduction project shall receive more than:

A. 10% of the costs of such a project if the project also receives a federal grant;

B. 50% of the costs of such a project if the project is required by the Department to improve the performance of the sewerage system and federal funds are not available;

C. The cost of legal, engineering and administrative services, and the cost of television inspection shall be included in the cost of the inflow and infiltration reduction project.

d. Priority list. — 1. The Secretary shall, at least annually, submit to the Council a list of treatment works projects and inflow-infiltration reduction projects. The list shall be comprised of applications submitted by qualified agencies pursuant to procedures promulgated by the Secretary and arranged in an order of priority.

2. The Council shall hold a public hearing on the list submitted by the Secretary. The Council shall review the testimony received and comment upon, approve or rearrange the priority list. While rearranging the priority list, the Council shall give due recognition to regulations promulgated by the Department and the United States Environmental Protection Agency. The Secretary shall make grants utilizing the priority list and all applicable procedures and regulations.

3. The Secretary’s list shall become the approved list if the Council fails to hold a hearing, comment upon, approve or rearrange the list within 30 days of submission to the Council.

e. Appropriations and disbursements. — The Secretary may allocate up to 15% of the total funds appropriated by the General Assembly for state grants to fund projects specified in paragraph (11)c. of this section.

f. Advancements. — 1. The Secretary may allocate up to 5% of the total funds appropriated by the General Assembly for state grants to a revolving advancement fund.

2. The Secretary may adopt procedures for providing advancement to qualified agencies for the purpose of initiating the necessary planning studies required under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 (33 U.S.C. § 1314 et seq.) and the federal grant regulations promulgated thereunder, or for state funded projects. A qualified agency may receive an advancement when it is demonstrated by such agency to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the referenced planning activities place an undue financial burden on the agency.

3. When a qualified agency receives federal and/or state grants for a project for which an advancement is made, and construction of the project commences, the amount of the advancement shall be subtracted from the state grant payment. In no event shall an advancement under this paragraph entitle a qualified agency to a greater amount of state grant moneys than specified in this paragraph.

4. In the event a qualified agency fails to proceed with the construction of project after the completion of necessary planning studies, the Secretary may seek recovery of moneys advanced to the qualified agency. If the qualified agency refuses to return advancement moneys after written request by the Secretary, the Secretary may seek the recovery of such advancement money in a civil lawsuit in the Superior Court.

(12) The Secretary is empowered to administer a state revolving loan program in accordance with the requirements set forth in Title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act [33 U.S.C. § 1381 et seq.].

a. Definitions. — 1. “Delaware Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund” shall mean the special fund created pursuant to this subsection.

2. “Department” shall mean the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control.

3. “Federal Water Pollution Control Act” shall mean the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq. and regulations promulgated thereunder.

4. “Person” shall mean any individual, trust, firm, joint stock company, federal agency, corporation (including a government corporation), partnership, state, municipality, commission, political subdivision of a state or any interstate body. For purposes of this subsection, the term “municipality” includes a nonprofit corporation providing water or wastewater services as a regulated utility pursuant to a certificate of public convenience and necessity granted by the Public Service Commission.

5. “Secretary” shall mean the Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control.

b. Delaware Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund. — There is hereby established a “Delaware Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund” as contemplated by and to be administered pursuant to Title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. All federal capitalization grants received pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, any state reallocations of federal construction grants funds pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, all required matching state funds and all loan repayments received by the State pursuant to any loan agreement made under the Delaware Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund, shall be credited to the Delaware Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund. In addition, all proceeds of obligations issued by the State and supported by a pledge or other interest in the funds in the Delaware Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund, shall be held in or for such Fund. The Delaware Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund shall be deemed to be a special fund and shall be approved by the Governor for the following purposes:

1. To accept and retain the funds and revenues specified herein;

2. To make loans to eligible persons for qualifying purposes under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act;

3. To buy or refinance debt obligations of eligible persons for qualifying purposes under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act;

4. To guarantee or purchase insurance for obligations of eligible persons for qualifying purposes under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act;

5. To make loans to eligible persons to implement a nonpoint source pollution control management program under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act;

6. To make loans to eligible persons to implement an estuary conservation and management program under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act;

7. To be a source of revenue or security for the payment of principal and interest on revenue bonds of the State if the proceeds of the sale of such bonds will be deposited in the Delaware Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund;

8. To earn interest on amounts on deposit in such Fund;

9. To finance the reasonable costs incurred by the State in the administration of the Delaware Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund as permitted under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act;

10. To accomplish any other allowable purpose under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.

The Department is designated as the administering agency of the Delaware Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund and shall have such powers necessary to administer such Fund including, but not limited to, the power to enter into capitalization grant agreements with the Environmental Protection Agency, the power to accept capitalization grant awards made under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the power to manage and make loans from the Fund in accordance with the requirements of the Federal Water Protection Control Act. The Department shall take all actions necessary to secure for the State the benefits of Title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.

c. Standards and procedures. — Before making any loan from the Delaware Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund, the Department shall specify:

1. Standards for the eligibility of borrowers and the type of projects to be financed with loans;

2. Procedures for the preparation, review and approval of the “project priority” list which must contain those projects for which financial assistance is sought;

3. Procedures for submitting applications for financial assistance and procedures for Department approval of such applications;

4. Procedures for completing an environmental review of projects pursuant to paragraph (12)d. of this section;

5. Conditions for financial assistance; and

6. Other relevant criteria, standards or procedures.

Standards and procedures specified under this paragraph shall provide for a final approval by the Water Infrastructure Advisory Council of any loan from the Delaware Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund and the “project priority” list.

d. The Secretary shall conduct an environmental review of projects otherwise qualifying under this subsection which shall be sufficiently consistent with the provisions for environmental review established under 40 C.F.R., Part 6, and the Secretary’s environmental review standards and procedures established in Title 7.

(13) Establish, supervise, direct and account for the operations and functions of the personnel responsible for the enforcement of the laws, regulations, rules, permits, licenses, orders and program requirements of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. In exercising the powers, duties and functions under this paragraph, the Secretary may:

a. Employ enforcement personnel who shall be officially known as law-enforcement officers of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, but who may be designated as Natural Resources Police Officers and shall include environmental protection officers, Fish and Wildlife Agents and park rangers;

b. Classify law-enforcement officers of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control according to rank, title or duties assigned as deemed appropriate;

c. Assign or reassign law-enforcement officers of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control to the divisions, subdivisions and offices of the Department to perform enforcement duties as deemed appropriate;

d. Provide law-enforcement training for law-enforcement officers of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control; and

e. Establish a central filing system to record and maintain a record of violations of statutes, rules, regulations, permit conditions, licenses, orders and program requirements administered by the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control.

(14) The Secretary is empowered to apply for and accept grants which the Secretary deems necessary or desirable to the performance of the functions of the Department, subject to Chapter 76 of Title 29. The Secretary is empowered to administer and distribute those funds in the form of grants to qualified entities when funds are available for such purposes. Qualified entities may include, but are not limited to, state, county and local agencies, educational institutions, not-for-profit organizations, corporations, and other businesses, and individual citizens.

(15) Not, any other law or regulation to the contrary notwithstanding, have authority to enter into any agreement with any person or entity subject to the Secretary’s review or control which requires said person or entity to pay moneys to any third party other than the Department as part of an enforcement action, or to induce the Department to refrain from taking an enforcement action provided said limitation shall not apply for any provision negotiated as part of a settlement agreement or conciliatory order that would allow such person to undertake a supplemental environmental project that would result in an environmental benefit beyond that which is required under existing or anticipated regulations or standards.

(16) a. The Secretary shall be responsible for the administration and operation of the State Energy Office, and shall supervise all the required and discretionary programs currently underway within the State Energy Office. These include programs to promote energy efficient lighting and thermal systems, transportation programs aimed at reducing traffic and fuel usage and the procurement of energy efficient products and services. In addition, the State Energy Office shall work in cooperation with the State Public Service Commission and other State agencies and departments in the promotion of renewable fuels and energy supplies, improving the adequacy and reliability of energy supplies in Delaware and in assessing the environmental consequences of energy usage in Delaware. Further, the Secretary shall develop suitable and appropriate performance measures for the Energy Office and shall submit them as a component of the Department’s annual budget submission.

b. The Secretary shall also be responsible for development of a state facilities energy management plan. The state facilities energy management plan shall be developed in conjunction with the Division of Facilities Management to ensure that energy conservation methods are employed in all new and existing facilities owned by state agencies or local school districts. The plan shall be approved by the Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and Director of the Office of Management and Budget. The state facilities energy management plan shall provide for, but not be limited to:

1. Development and maintenance of energy conservation standards for the purpose of reviewing the design, construction, renovation and maintenance of facilities owned by state agencies or local school districts;

2. A program of energy audits of facilities owned by state agencies or local school districts in cooperation with designated representatives of said facilities;

3. Development, maintenance and distribution to facilities owned by state agencies or local school districts of guidelines, recommendations and technical assistance for energy conservation measures to be employed, installed and monitored in said facilities;

4. A detailed description of the estimated energy and monetary savings, and environmental benefits.
29 Del. C. § 5029 — Delaware Code / Title 29 / Chapter 50 / Subchapter I-B / Section 5029
§ Â
        5029. Findings and determinations for assistance [Transferred].
Status: in_force

Transferred to § 8729A of this title by 81 Del. Laws, c. 49, § 1, effective July 1, 2017, by virtue of § 23 of the act.
29 Del. C. § 7914 — Delaware Code / Title 29 / Chapter 79 / Subchapter I / Section 7914
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        7914. Volunteer services.
Status: repealed

There are established within the Department of Health and Social Services the programs and functions of volunteer services involving all of the powers, duties and functions heretofore performed within the Division of Volunteer Services of the Department of Community Affairs pursuant to former § 8629 [repealed] of Title 29, as follows, which shall be performed by the Director, or the Director’s duly authorized designee, with the approval of the Secretary:

(1) Encourage and enable persons from all walks of life and from all age groups to perform constructive volunteer services;

(2) Establish methods for supporting and promoting private sector leadership and responsibility for meeting public needs;

(3) Promote communication and collaboration between public and private volunteer programs in the State and between the State and the private sector’s initiatives in meeting human needs;

(4) Develop, implement and maintain a volunteer clearing house to disseminate information on volunteer opportunities in the State;

(5) Develop strategies for more effective contributions of time, talent and resources for community projects by businesses, foundations, religious and civic groups and others;

(6) Collect, maintain and share information on private initiatives, community, partnerships and creative solutions undertaken by businesses, foundations, voluntary organizations, religious institutions and other private sector groups in the State, in order to promote their broader use;

(7) Provide, or arrange for training and technical assistance to public and private organizations engaged in volunteer recruitment and programming;

(8) Develop, implement and maintain a State plan for public recognition and support of individual volunteer efforts and successful or promising private sector initiatives and public/private partnerships which address community needs;

(9) Identify obstacles to private sector initiatives and citizen participation and develop resources and systems which not only eliminate such obstacles but which also provide new incentives to encourage citizens and the private sector to volunteer and/or undertake new community service initiatives;

(10) Directly administer those statewide volunteer programs which are currently administered within the Department of Health and Social Services and any other such volunteer program which may subsequently be assigned to this Department by the Governor or the General Assembly;

(11) Serve as the State’s liaison to the Federal ACTION Agency and to other appropriate national and state organizations which relate to this section; and

(12) Assume such other powers, duties and functions as the Secretary may assign which are in keeping with this section and not otherwise inconsistent with the law.
29 Del. C. § 821 — Delaware Code / Title 29 / Chapter 8 / Subchapter II / Section 821
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        821. Boundaries of the General Assembly House of Representative Districts.
Status: repealed

The boundaries of the General Assembly House of Representative districts shall be described as follows:

(1) First Representative District. —

The First Representative District shall consist of that portion of New Castle County contained in the following census blocks:

a. In census tract 000200, blocks 1000 through 1021, 2000 through 2031, 3000 through 3018, 4000 through 4012, 5000 through 5018, and 6000 through 6020.

b. In census tract 000300, blocks 1000 through 1010, 2000 through 2015, and 3000 through 3024.

c. In census tract 000400, blocks 1000 through 1018, 2000 through 2019, and 3000 through 3030.

d. In census tract 000500, blocks 1000 through 1012, 2000 through 2012, 3000 through 3011, and 4000 through 4012.

e. In census tract 000601, blocks 1000 through 1018, 1020, and 1021.

f. In census tract 000602, blocks 1001, 1006 through 1008, 1012, 1014 through 1016, 3000 through 3003, and 3009 through 3011.

g. In census tract 001100, blocks 1000, 1001, 1003 through 1014, 2000 through 2003, 2008 through 2010, and 3000 through 3014.

h. In census tract 001200, blocks 2008 through 2014, 2017 through 2021, 2023, and 2024.

i. In census tract 001300, block 1013.

j. In census tract 001400, blocks 1002 through 1006.

k. In census tract 002800, blocks 1000 through 1002.

l. In census tract 010704, blocks 1002 through 1016, 1022 through 1026, 1028, and 3000 through 3008.

m. In census tract 010800, blocks 3006, 3014, 3021, and 3022.

(2) Second Representative District. —

The Second Representative District shall consist of that portion of New Castle County contained in the following census blocks:

a. In census tract 00500, blocks 4006 and 4008.

b. In census tract 000601, census blocks 1019, 2000 through 2014, and 3000 through 3016.

c. In census tract 000602, blocks 1000, 1002 through 1005, 1009 through 1011, 1013, 1017 through 1019, 2000 through 2022, 3004 through 3008, and 3012 through 3016.

d. In census tract 000900, blocks 1000 through 1015, 2000 through 2008, and 3000 through 3019.

e. In census tract 001100, blocks 2004 through 2007.

f. In census tract 001400, blocks 1000, 1001, 1016 through 1019.

g. In census tract 001500, blocks 1000 through 1004, 1008, and 1009.

h. In census tract 001600, blocks 1000 through 1017, and 2000 through 2002.

i. In census tract 002100, blocks 2023 through 2026.

j. In census tract 002700, blocks 1000 through 1049, and 2000 through 2020.

k. In census tract 002800, blocks 1003 through 1071, 2000 through 2006, and 2009 through 2047.

l. In census tract 002900, blocks 1000 through 1023, 2000 through 2013, and 3000 through 3009, and 4000 through 4011.

m. In census tract 003002, blocks 1000 through 1038, and 2000 through 2032.

n. [Repealed.]

o. In census tract 012500, block 2004.

p. In census tract 012900, blocks 1000 through 1019, 2000 through 2014, 3000 through 3018, 3023, and 3030 through 3033.

q. In census tract 980100, blocks 1000 through 1015.

r. In census tract 990100, blocks 0006 and 0007.

(3) Third Representative District. —

The Third Representative District shall consist of that portion of New Castle County contained in the following census blocks:

a. In census tract 001300, blocks 3022 through 3026.

b. In census tract 001400, blocks 1007 through 1015, 1020, 1021, and 2000 through 2023.

c. In census tract 001500, blocks 1005 through 1007, 1010, 1011, and 2000 through 2016.

d. In census tract 001600, blocks 2003 through 2013, and 3000 through 3013.

e. In census tract 002100, blocks 1000 through 1016, and 2000 through 2022.

f. In census tract 002200, blocks 1000 through 1015, 2000 through 2009, and 3000 through 3007.

g. In census tract 002300, blocks 1000 through 1010, 2000 through 2010, and 3000 through 3017.

h. In census tract 002400, blocks 1000 through 1018, 2000 through 2024, 3000 through 3037, 4000 through 4006, 4008 through 4020, and 4022.

i. In census tract 002500, blocks 1000 through 1017, 2000 through 2002, 2005 through 2008, and 3000 through 3017.

j. In census tract 002600, blocks 1000 through 1008, 2000 through 2021, 3000 through 3014, and 4000 through 4011.

k. In census tract 002800, blocks 2007 and 2008.

(4) Fourth Representative District. —

The Fourth Representative District shall consist of that portion of Sussex County contained in the following census blocks:

a. In census tract 050701, blocks 1000 through 1005, 1011 through 1024, 2000, and 2011 through 2040.

b. In census tract 050703, blocks 1002, 1004, 1006 through 1009, 1012 through 1014, 1016, 1018 through 1032, 2000 through 2016, 2018, and 2019.

c. In census tract 050706, blocks 1000 through 1054, 2000 through 2054, and 3000 through 3025.

d. In census tract 050707, blocks 1000 through 1030, and 2000 through 2031.

e. In census tract 050708, blocks 1000 through 1039.

f. In census tract 050709, blocks 1000 through 1035, and 2000 through 2023.

g. In census tract 050710, blocks 1000 through 1053, and 2000 through 2021.

h. In census tract 050711, blocks 1000 through 1030, and 2000 through 2021.

i. In census tract 051010, blocks 1006 through 1008, and 1010 through 1013.

j. In census tract 051012, blocks 1000 through 1023, and 2000 through 2012.

k. In census tract 051013, blocks 1000 through 1030, and 2016 through 2018.

l. In census tract 051014, blocks 1000 through 1018, and 2000 through 2019.

m. In census tract 051015, blocks 2000 through 2004.

(5) Fifth Representative District. —

The Fifth Representative District shall consist of that portion of New Castle County contained in the following census blocks:

a. In census tract 014903, blocks 4000 through 4008, 4012, 6000 through 6004, and 6009.

b. In census tract 014906, blocks 2000 through 2017, 3000 through 3007, and 3009 through 3015.

c. In census tract 014907, blocks 3000 through 3006.

d. In census tract 014908, blocks 1000 through 1003, and 2000 through 2002.

e. In census tract 014909, blocks 1000 through 1004, 2000 through 2007, 3000 through 3013, and 4000 through 4012.

f. In census tract 016301, blocks 1000 through 1017, 2000, and 2001.

g. In census tract 016306, blocks 1000 through 1002, 1014, 2000 through 2016, and 3000 through 3011.

h. In census tract 016307, blocks 1000 through 1021, 1024, and 1026 through 1028.

(6) Sixth Representative District. —

The Sixth Representative District shall consist of that portion of New Castle County contained in the following census blocks:

a. In census tract 010502, blocks 1002 through 1023, 2000 through 2047, 3000 through 3022, and 4001 through 4023.

b. In census tract 010703, blocks 1000 through 1017, and 2000 through 2015.

c. In census tract 010704, blocks 1000, 1001, 1017 through 1021, 1027, and 2000 through 2036.

d. In census tract 010800, blocks 1000 through 1025, 2000 through 2031, 3000 through 3005, 3007 through 3013, and 3015 through 3020.

e. In census tract 010900, blocks 1000 through 1015, 2000 through 2016, and 3000 through 3021.

f. In census tract 011000, blocks 1000 through 1030, 2000 through 2015, and 3000 through 3025.

g. In census tract 011400, blocks 1000 through 1009, 2000 through 2019, and 3000 through 3019.

h. In census tract 011600, blocks 1000, 1001, 1006 through 1011, 1016 through 1018, 2003 through 2006, 2032, 3018, 3019, 3027, 3037, and 3038.

i. In census tract 990100, blocks 0005 and 0008.

(7) Seventh Representative District. —

The Seventh Representative District shall consist of that portion of New Castle County contained in the following census blocks:

a. In census tract 010104, blocks 1000 through 1052, and 2000 through 2012.

b. In census tract 010105, blocks 1000 through 1021, and 2000 through 2013.

c. In census tract 010106, blocks 1000 through 1009, 2000 through 2003, and 3000.

d. In census tract 010200, blocks 1000 through 1011, and 2000 through 2010.

e. In census tract 010300, blocks 1000 through 1022, 2000 through 2015, and 3000 through 3010.

f. In census tract 010400, blocks 1000 through 1021, 2000 through 2018, 3000 through 3026, and 4000 through 4021.

g. In census tract 010502, blocks 1000, 1001, 4000, and 5000 through 5027.

h. In census tract 011100, blocks 1000 through 1072.

i. In census tract 011204, block 2029.

j. In census tract 990100, blocks 0001 through 0004.

(8) Eighth Representative District. —

The Eighth Representative District shall consist of that portion of New Castle County contained in the following census blocks:

a. In census tract 016609, blocks 1000 through 1021.

b. In census tract 016610, blocks 1000 through 1042, 2000 through 2018, 3000 through 3051, and 4000 through 4030.

c. In census tract 016612, blocks 1000 through 1003, 1005 through 1016, 2000 through 2041, and 3037 through 3039.

d. In census tract 016613, blocks 1000 through 1009, 2000 through 2007, 3000 through 3018, and 4000 through 4021.

e. In census tract 016614, blocks 1000 through 1027, 2000 through 2038, and 2040 through 2046.

f. In census tract 016806, blocks 1000 through 1003, 1007 through 1011, 1029 through 1031, 2016, and 2017.

g. In census tract 016808, blocks 2008, 2009, 2011 through 2014, and 2025.

(9) Ninth Representative District. —

The Ninth Representative District shall consist of that portion of New Castle County contained in the following census blocks:

a. In census tract 016608, blocks 1000 through 1049, and 2000 through 2073.

b. In census tract 016611, blocks 1000 through 1043, and 3000 through 3086.

c. In census tract 016612, blocks 1004, 3000 through 3036, 3040, and 3041.

d. In census tract 016614, blocks 2039, and 3000 through 3051.

e. In census tract 016807, blocks 1000 through 1017.

f. In census tract 016808, blocks 1000 through 1008, 2000 through 2007, 2010, 2015 through 2018, 2024, 2037, 3000 through 3007, 3022, 4000 through 4022, and 5000 through 5010.

g. In census tract 016904, blocks 1000 through 1009, 1013 through 1018, 1042 through 1044, and 1075.

h. In census tract 990100, blocks 0019 through 0024.

(10) Tenth Representative District. —

The Tenth Representative District shall consist of that portion of New Castle County contained in the following census blocks:

a. In census tract 011201, blocks 1000 through 1012, and 2000 through 2010.

b. In census tract 011202, blocks 1000 through 1033, and 2000 through 2034.

c. In census tract 011203, blocks 1000 through 1017, 2000 through 2009, and 3000 through 3016.

d. In census tract 011204, blocks 1000 through 1019, 2000 through 2028, and 2030.

e. In census tract 011205, blocks 1000 through 1016, and 2000 through 2008.

f. In census tract 011206, blocks 1000 through 1022, and 2000 through 2026.

g. In census tract 011300, blocks 1000 through 1017, and 2000 through 2012.

h. In census tract 011700, blocks 4000 through 4005, and 4009 through 4017.

(11) Eleventh Representative District. —

The Eleventh Representative District shall consist of all of the following:

a. That portion of Kent County contained in the following census blocks:

1. In census tract 040100, blocks 1000 through 1043, 2003 through 2039, 3000 through 3014, and 4000 through 4020.

2. In census tract 040201, blocks 1031 through 1040, 1042 through 1044, and 1079 through 1081.

3. In census tract 041802, blocks 3006 through 3011, 3017, and 3019 through 3021.

4. In census tract 041804, blocks 2010, 2011, 2013 through 2023, and 2031.

5. In census tract 041900, blocks 1000 through 1006, 1008, 1026 through 1029, 1032 through 1051, 2000 through 2015, and 3000 through 3021.

b. That portion of New Castle County contained in the following census blocks:

1. In census tract 016805, blocks 1000 through 1030.

2. In census tract 016806, blocks 1004 through 1006, 1012 through 1028, 1032 through 1034, 2000 through 2015, 2018 through 2038, and 3000 through 3048.

3. In census tract 016808, blocks 2019 through 2023, 2026 through 2036, 2038, and 3008 through 3021.

4. In census tract 016901, blocks 1000 through 1041, and 2000 through 2037.

5. In census tract 016904, blocks 1010 through 1012, 1019 through 1041, 1045, 1046, 1049 through 1055, and 1085.

(12) Twelfth Representative District. —

The Twelfth Representative District shall consist of that portion of New Castle County contained in the following census blocks:

a. [Repealed.]

b. In census tract 001100, block 1002.

c. In census tract 001200, blocks 1000 through 1017, 2000 through 2007, 2015, 2016, and 2022.

d. In census tract 001300, blocks 1000 through 1012, 1014 through 1032, 2000 through 2025, 3000 through 3021, 3027, and 4000 through 4029.

e. In census tract 011500, blocks 1000 through 1011, 2000 through 2019, and 3000 through 3027.

f. In census tract 011600, blocks 1002 through 1005, 1012 through 1015, 2000 through 2002, 2007 through 2031, and 2033.

g. In census tract 011700, blocks 1000 through 1024, 2000 through 2027, 3000 through 3017, 3020 through 3026, 3028 through 3036, 4006 through 4008, and 4018 through 4036.

h. In census tract 011800, blocks 1000 through 1031, 2000 through 2026, 3000 through 3013, and 4000 through 4047.

i. In census tract 011900, blocks 1000 through 1016, 1018 through 1029, 1032 through 1035, 1038 through 1042, 2000 through 2005, 3000 through 3011, 3014 through 3021, and 3023.

j. In census tract 013501, blocks 1000, 1001, 1004 through 1006, 1010 through 1012, 4000 through 4016, and 5000 through 5012.

(13) Thirteenth Representative District. —

The Thirteenth Representative District shall consist of that portion of New Castle County contained in the following census blocks:

a. In census tract 002400, blocks 4007 and 4021.

b. In census tract 002500, blocks 1018 through 1020, 2003, 2004, and 2009 through 2013.

c. In census tract 011900, blocks 1017, 1030, 1031, 1036, 1037, 3012, 3013, 3022, and 3024.

d. In census tract 012000, blocks 3013 through 3016, 3019, 3027, and 3028.

e. In census tract 012100, blocks 1000 through 1017, 2000 through 2015, and 3000 through 3023.

f. In census tract 012200, blocks 1000 through 1021, 2000 through 2016, 3000 through 3016, and 4000 through 4025.

g. In census tract 012300, blocks 1000 through 1028, and 2000 through 2016.

h. In census tract 012400, blocks 1000 through 1034, 2000 through 2014, 3000 through 3020, and 4000 through 4029.

i. In census tract 012500, blocks 1000 through 1023, 2000 through 2003, 2005 through 2016, 3000 through 3021, 4000 through 4011, 5000 through 5017, and 6000 through 6015.

j. In census tract 012600, blocks 1000 through 1013, 2000 through 2019, and 3000 through 3030.

k. In census tract 012700, blocks 1000, 1001, 1016, 1017, 5000, 5006, 5017, and 5018.

l. In census tract 012900, blocks 3026 through 3029, 3034 through 3049, and 3054.

(14) Fourteenth Representative District. —

The Fourteenth Representative District shall consist of that portion of Sussex County contained in the following census blocks:

a. In census tract 050904, blocks 1012, 1015, 1017 through 1019, 1031 through 1044, 2013 through 2023, and 2026 through 2046.

b. In census tract 050905, blocks 1003, 1008, 1010, 1015, 1039, 1049, and 1051.

c. In census tract 051008, blocks 1000 through 1020, 2000 through 2018, and 3000 through 3040.

d. In census tract 051009, blocks 1000 through 1011, 2000 through 2025, and 3000 through 3022.

e. In census tract 051010, blocks 1000 through 1005, 1009, 2000 through 2013, and 3000 through 3009.

f. In census tract 051011, blocks 1000 through 1018, 2000 through 2014, and 3000 through 3012.

g. In census tract 051015, blocks 1000 through 1022.

h. In census tract 051016, blocks 1000 through 1019, and 2000 through 2033.

i. In census tract 051017, blocks 1000 through 1029, 2000 through 2047, and 3000 through 3014.

j. In census tract 051101, blocks 1000 through 1018, 2000 through 2022, and 3000 through 3035.

k. In census tract 051102, blocks 1000 through 1027, 2000 through 2037, and 3000 through 3031.

l. In census tract 051103, blocks 1000 through 1013, blocks 2000 through 2058, and 3000 through 3003.

m. In census tract 98000, blocks 1000 through 1016.

n. In census tract 99000, blocks 0007 through 0009.

(15) Fifteenth Representative District. —

The Fifteeth Representative District shall consist of that portion of New Castle County contained in the following census blocks:

a. In census tract 014808, blocks 1013 through 1019, 3000 through 3014, and 4002 through 4011.

b. In census tract 014809, blocks 1000 through 1005, 2000 through 2021, 3000 through 3011, 4000 through 4025, and 5000 through 5007.

c. In census tract 016301, blocks 2002 through 2017, 3000 through 3048, and 4000 through 4007.

d. In census tract 016307, blocks 1022, 1023, and 1025.

e. In census tract 016308, blocks 2021, 2023 through 2025.

f. In census tract 016401, 1000 through 1014, 2000 through 2029, 3000 through 3020, 4000 through 4004, 4006, 4007, and 4013.

g. In census tract 016404, blocks 1029, 1031 through 1037, 1041 through 1047, 1049 through 1070 and 1075.

(16) Sixteenth Representative District. —

The Sixteenth Representative District shall consist of that portion of New Castle County contained in the following census blocks:

a. In census tract 001902, blocks 1000 through 1044, 2000 through 2027, 3019 through 3022, 3024 and 3025.

b. In census tract 015100, blocks 1000 through 1002, 1017, 1045, and 2010 through 2012.

c. In census tract 015200, blocks 5000 through 5022.

d. In census tract 015400, blocks 1000 through 1033, and blocks 2000 through 2014.

e. In census tract 015502, blocks 1000 through 1039, and 2000 through 2027.

f. In census tract 015600, blocks 1000 through 1026, and 2000 through 2023.

g. In census tract 015802, blocks 1000 through 1022, and 2000 through 2017.

h. In census tract 015900, blocks 1000 through 1020, 2000 through 2013, and 3000 through 3021.

i. In census tract 016000, blocks 1000 through 1011, and 2000 through 2011.

j. In census tract 016100, blocks 1000 through 1026, and 2000 through 2022.

k. In census tract 16200, blocks 1000 through 1002, 2000 through 2011, 3000 through 3007, and 3015.

l. In census tract 990100, blocks 0009 through 0013.

(17) Seventeenth Representative District. —

The Seventeenth Representative District shall consist of that portion of New Castle County contained in the following census blocks:

a. In census tract 012700, blocks 3023, 3024, 5028, and 5029.

b. In census tract 012900, blocks 3050 through 3053.

c. In census tract 013800, blocks 2002 through 2010, 2015 through 2019, 2022, 2038, 3000, 3001, 3006, 3007, 3009, 3011 through 3014, 3016, and 3017.

d. In census tract 015000, blocks 1000 through 1042, 2000 through 2007, 3000 through 3011, 3017, 3018, 3020, 4000 through 4004, and 5000 through 5010.

e. In census tract 015100, blocks 1003 through 1016, 1018 through 1044, and 2000 through 2009.

f. In census tract 015200, blocks 1000 through 1013, 2000 through 2013, 3000 through 3014, 4000 through 4012, and 5023 through 5030.

g. In census tract 016200, blocks 1003 through 1020, 3008 through 3014, 3016, and 3017.

h. In census tract 016308, blocks 1000 through 1021, 2000 through 2020, 2022, 2026, and 2027.

i. In census tract 016309, blocks 1000 through 1034, and 2000 through 2041.

j. In census tract 016404, blocks 1000 through 1028, 1030, 1038 through 1040, 1048, 1071 through 1074, 2000 through 2042, and 3000 through 3014.

k. In census tract 990100, blocks 0014 through 0018.

(18) Eighteenth Representative District. —

The Eighteenth Representative District shall consist of that portion of New Castle County contained in the following census blocks:

a. In census tract 013615, blocks 1003 through 1014.

b. In census tract 013800, blocks 1000 through 1026, 2011 through 2014, 2020, 2021, 2023 through 2044, 3008, 3010, 3015, and 3018 through 3030.

c. In census tract 013905, blocks 3000 and 3001.

d. In census tract 013906, blocks 1000 through 1002, 1014, and 1016.

e. In census tract 014000, blocks 1005 through 1007, 2000 through 2009, 3000 through 3006, and 4000 through 4016.

f. In census tract 014100, block 1000.

g. In census tract 014904, blocks 1000 through 1029, and 2000 through 2020.

h. In census tract 014906, blocks 1000 through 1015, and 3008.

i. In census tract 014907, blocks 1000 through 1013, and 2000 through 2014.

j. In census tract 015000, blocks 3012 through 3016, and 3019.

k. In census tract 016306, blocks 1003 through 1013.

(19) Nineteenth Representative District. —

The Nineteenth Representative District shall consist of that portion of New Castle County contained in the following census blocks:

a. In census tract 012000, blocks 1000 through 1014, 2000 through 2029, 3000 through 3012, 3017, 3018, 3020 through 3026, and 3029 through 3039.

b. In census tract 012100, block 1006.

c. In census tract 012700, blocks 1002 through 1015, 1018 through 1028, 2000 through 2019, 3000 through 3022, 4000 through 4010, 5001 through 5005, 5007 through 5016, 5019 through 5027, 5030, and 5031.

d. In census tract 013000, blocks 1000 through 1017, and 2000 through 2018.

e. In census tract 013100, blocks 1000 through 1015, 2000 through 2010, and 3000 through 3009.

f. In census tract 013200, blocks 1000 through 1011, 2000 through 2008, and 3000 through 3004.

g. In census tract 013300, blocks 1000 through 1018, and 2000 through 2006.

h. In census tract 013400, blocks 1000 through 1012, 2000 through 2011, and 3000 through 3005.

i. In census tract 013501, blocks 2000 through 2020.

j. In census tract 013614, blocks 2000 through 2002, and 2004 through 2026.

k. In census tract 013615, blocks 3000 through 3025.

l. In census tract 013800, blocks 2000, 2001, and 3002 through 3005.

(20) Twentieth Representative District. —

The Twentieth Representative District shall consist of that portion of Sussex County contained in the following census blocks:

a. In census tract 050200, block 2018.

b. In census tract 050801, blocks 1018, 1020, 1021, 1028 through 1034, 2000 through 2033, and 3000 through 3038.

c. In census tract 050804, blocks 1000 through 1006, and 2000 through 2011.

d. In census tract 050805, blocks 1000 through 1025, and 2000 through 2075.

e. In census tract 050806, blocks 1000 through 1032, 2000 through 2021, 3000 through 3007, and 4000 through 4041.

f. In census tract 050807, blocks 1000 through 1013, and 2000 through 2037.

g. In census tract 050808, blocks 1000 through 1023, 2000 through 2038, and 3000 through 3015.

h. In census tract 050903, blocks 1000 through 1029, and 2000 through 2036.

i. In census tract 050904, blocks 1000 through 1011, 1013, 1014, 1016, 1020 through 1030, 2000 through 2012, 2024, and 2025.

j. In census tract 050905, blocks 1000 through 1007, 1009, 1011 through 1014, 1016 through 1038, 1040 through 1048, 1050, 2000 through 2024, 3001 through 3030, and 3032.

k. In census tract 051011, blocks 1019 through 1032.

l. In census tract 990000, blocks 0003 through 0006.

(21) Twenty-first Representative District. —

The Twenty-first Representative District shall consist of that portion of New Castle County contained in the following census blocks:

a. In census tract 013300, blocks 2007 through 2017.

b. In census tract 013604, blocks 1000 through 1016, 2000 through 2025, and 3000 through 3008.

c. In census tract 013607, blocks 1008 through 1012, 1015, 2000 through 2004, 3000 through 3003, and 4000 through 4013.

d. In census tract 013608, blocks 1000 through 1021, and 2000 through 2011.

e. In census tract 013610, blocks 1010 and 1011.

f. In census tract 013611, blocks 1000 through 1021, 2001, 2002, 3000 through 3008, 4000, and 4001.

g. In census tract 013612, blocks 3016 through 3018.

h. In census tract 013613, blocks 2000 through 2018, and 3000 through 3015.

i. In census tract 013614, blocks 1000 through 1008, and 2003.

j. In census tract 013615, blocks 1000 through 1002, and 2000 through 2013.

k. In census tract 013700, blocks 1000 through 1006, 1021, 3000 through 3011, 3014, and 3015.

(22) Twenty-second Representative District. —

The Twenty-second Representative District shall consist of that portion of New Castle County contained in the following census blocks:

a. In census tract 013501, blocks 1002, 1003, 1007 through 1009, and 3000 through 3022.

b. In census tract 013505, blocks 1000 through 1004, and 2000 through 2016.

c. In census tract 013506, blocks 1000 through 1009, 1011, 2000, 2001, and 3000 through 3010.

d. In census tract 013507, blocks 1000 through 1019.

e. In census tract 013508, blocks 1000 through 1019, 2000 through 2024, and 3000 through 3017.

f. In census tract 013607, blocks 1000 through 1007, 1013, and 1014.

g. In census tract 013612, blocks 1000 through 1011, 2000 through 2006, 3000 through 3015, 3019, and 3020.

h. In census tract 013613, blocks 1000 through 1011.

(23) Twenty-third Representative District. —

The Twenty-third Representative District shall consist of that portion of New Castle County contained in the following census blocks:

a. In census tract 013506, blocks 1010, and 2002 through 2017.

b. In census tract 013610, blocks 1000 through 1009, 1012 through 1017, 2000 through 2012, 3000 through 3017, and 4000 through 4009.

c. In census tract 013611, block 2000.

d. In census tract 013700, blocks 3012 and 3013.

e. In census tract 014200, blocks 1014, 1023 and 1033.

f. In census tract 014301, blocks 1000 through 1027.

g. In census tract 014302, blocks 1000 through 1007, 2000 through 2011, and 3000 through 3018.

h. In census tract 014403, blocks 1000 through 1021, 2000 through 2018, and 3000 through 3008.

i. In census tract 014404, blocks 1000 through 1053, 1055 through 1066, and 2000 through 2017.

j. In census tract 014501, blocks 1000 through 1023.

(24) Twenty-fourth Representative District. —

The Twenty-fourth Representative District shall consist of that portion of New Castle County contained in the following census blocks:

a. In census tract 013700, blocks 1007 through 1020, 1022, and 2000 through 2011.

b. In census tract 013901, blocks 1000 through 1013, 2000 through 2010, and 3000 through 3012.

c. In census tract 014000, blocks 1000 through 1004.

d. In census tract 014100, blocks 1001 through 1018, 2000 through 2016, and 3000 through 3012.

e. In census tract 014200, blocks 1000 through 1022, 1024 through 1032, and 1034 through 1045.

f. In census tract 014502, blocks 1000 through 1008, 1012 through 1021, 1025, 1030, and 1035 through 1037.

g. In census tract 014702, blocks 1000 through 1009, and 1040.

h. In census tract 014703, blocks 1000 through 1015, 2000 through 2015, 3000 through 3015, and 4000 through 4009.

i. In census tract 014705, blocks 1000 through 1015, 2000 through 2021, and 3000 through 3026.

(25) Twenty-fifth Representative District. —

The Twenty-fifth Representative District shall consist of that portion of New Castle County contained in the following census blocks:

a. In census tract 014402, blocks 1000 through 1028, and 2000 through 2042.

b. In census tract 014404, blocks 1054, and 2018.

c. In census tract 014502, blocks 1009 through 1011, 1022 through 1024, 1026 through 1029, 1031 through 1034, 1038 through 1046, and 2000 through 2025.

d. In census tract 014702, blocks 1010 through 1039, 1041 through 1050.

e. In census tract 014706, blocks 2011, 2014, and 2015.

f. In census tract 014803, blocks 1000 through 1009, 2000 through 2021, and 3000 through 3019.

g. In census tract 014808, blocks 2000 through 2008, 2010 through 2012, 2014 through 2016, 2018 through 2021, and 2031.

h. In census tract 014813, blocks 1000 through 1023, 2000 through 2008, and 3000 through 3002.

i. In census tract 014814, blocks 1000 through 1012, 1018, and 2000 through 2011.

(26) Twenty-sixth Representative District. —

The Twenty-sixth Representative District shall consist of that portion of New Castle County contained in the following census blocks:

a. In census tract 013903, blocks 1000 through1010, 2000 through 2007, and 3000 through 3012.

b. In census tract 013905, blocks 1000 through 1005, 2000 through 2003, and 3002 through 3005.

c. In census tract 013906, blocks 1003 through 1013, 1015, 2000 through 2019, and 3000 through 3010.

d. In census tract 014706, blocks 1000 through 1007, 2000 through 2010, 2012, and 2013.

e. In census tract 014808, blocks 1000 through 1012, 2009, 4000, and 4001.

f. In census tract 014903, blocks 1000 through 1011, 2000 through 2015, 3000 through 3006, 4009 through 4011, 5000 through 5004, and 6005 through 6008.

(27) Twenty-seventh Representative District. —

The Twenty-seventh Representative District shall consist of that portion of New Castle County contained in the following census blocks:

a. In census tract 014808, blocks 2013, 2017, and 2022 through 2030.

b. In census tract 014809, blocks 1006 through 1011.

c. In census tract 014810, blocks 1000 through 1036, 2000 through 2017, and 3000 through 3017.

d. In census tract 014811, blocks 1000 through 1027, 2000 through 2005, and 3000 through 3017.

e. In census tract 014812, blocks 1000 through 1012, 2000 through 2007, and 3000 through 3022.

f. In census tract 014814, blocks 1013 through 1017.

g. In census tract 016401, blocks 4005, 4008 through 4012, and 4014.

h. In census tract 016609, blocks 2000 through 2015, 3000 through 3022.

i. In census tract 016611, blocks 2000 through 2010.

(28) Twenty-eighth Representative District. —

The Twenty-eighth Representative District shall consist of all of the following:

a. That portion of Kent County contained in the following census blocks:

1. In census tract 040201, blocks 1000 through 1030, 1045 through 1075, 2000 through 2031, 3000 through 3015.

2. In census tract 040203, blocks 1000 through 1045, 2000 through 2028, 3000 through 3047.

3. In census tract 040204, blocks 1000 through 1098, 3000 through 3002.

4. In census tract 040205, blocks 1000 through 1032, 2000 through 2023, 3000 through 3022.

5. In census tract 040501, blocks 1000 through 1030, 2009 through 2022, 2024 through 2031, 3000, 3004 through 3006.

6. In census tract 040502, blocks 1000 through 1042, 2000 through 2031.

7. In census tract 041000, blocks 1000 through 1008, 3000 through 3004, 3031, 3049.

8. In census tract 043202, blocks 1000 through 1061, 1063, 1087.

9. In census tract 990000, blocks 0001 through 0003.

b. That portion of New Castle County contained in the following census blocks:

1. In census tract 016904, blocks 1047, 1048, 1056 through 1074, and 1076 through 1084.

(29) Twenty-ninth Representative District. —

The Twenty-ninth Representative District shall consist of that portion of Kent County contained in the following census blocks:

a. In census tract 040100, blocks 2000 through 2002, 2006, and 2021 through 2025.

b. In census tract 040201, blocks 1041, 1076 through 1078.

c. In census tract 040204, blocks 2000 through 2034, 3003 through 3025.

d. In census tract 040206, blocks 1000 through 1163.

e. In census tract 040501, blocks 2000 through 2008, 2023, 3001 through 3003, 3007 through 3028.

f. In census tract 040700, blocks 1000, 1001, 1009, 1010.

g. In census tract 041802, blocks 1026 through 1036, 1042 through 1052, 3000 through 3005, 3012 through 3016, and 3018.

h. In census tract 041803, blocks 1000 through 1079, 2000 through 2062.

i. In census tract 041804, blocks 2000 through 2009, 2012, 2024 through 2030, 3005 through 3014.

j. In census tract 043300, blocks 1000, 1001, 1017 through 1024.

(30) Thirtieth Representative District. —

The Thirtieth Representative District shall consist of that portion of Kent County contained in the following census blocks:

a. In census tract 041802, blocks 1053 through 1056.

b. In census tract 041900, blocks 1007, 1009 through 1025, 1030, and 1031.

c. In census tract, 042000, blocks 1000 through 1030, and 2000 through 2047.

d. In census tract 042100, blocks 1000 through 1013, 1017 through 1020, 1026, 1027, 1033 through 1040, 1042 through 1050, 2001 through 2013, 2017, 2055, 2059, 2060, 2067, 2079, and 2080.

e. In census tract 042801, blocks 1000 through 1067.

f. In census tract 042802, blocks 1000 through 1064, 2000 through 2028, 2030, 2042 through 2044, 2052 through 2064, 2069 through 2072, 2076, and 3000 through 3025.

g. In census tract 042900, blocks 1000 through 1045, 2047 through 2049, and 2051 through 2059.

h. In census tract 043000, blocks 1000 through 1041, 2000 through 2085, 3000 through 3044.

i. In census tract 043100, blocks 1000 through 1064, 2000 through 2099, 2100 through 2119.

(31) Thirty-first Representative District. —

The Thirty-first Representative District shall consist of that portion of Kent County contained in the following census blocks:

a. In census tract 040700, blocks 1002 through 1008, 1011 through 1013, 2000 through 2003, and 3000 through 3020.

b. In census tract 040900, blocks 1000 through 1034, and 2000 through 2010.

c. In census tract 041300, blocks 1000 through 1003, 1005 through 1008, 2000 through 2012, 2019 through 2021, 2031 through 2047, 2060, and 2061.

d. In census tract 041400, blocks 1000 through 1086, 1089 through 1092, and 2000 through 2030.

e. In census tract 041500, blocks 1000 through 1011.

f. In census tract 041802, blocks 1000 through 1011, 1013, and 2000 through 2033.

g. In census tract 041804, blocks 1000 through 1016, 3000 through 3004, and 3015 through 3019.

h. In census tract 043300, blocks 1002 through 1016, 1025 through 1032, 2000 through 2010, and 3000 through 3042.

(32) Thirty-second Representative District. —

The Thirty-second Representative District shall consist of that portion of Kent County contained in the following census blocks:

a. In census tract 041000, blocks 1009 through 1056, 2000 through 2028, 3005 through 3030, 3032 through 3048.

b. In census tract 041101, blocks 1000 through 1008, 2000 through 2008, 3000 through 3007.

c. In census tract 041200, blocks 1000 through 1032, 1046 through 1049, 2000 through 2031, 3000 through 3017.

d. In census tract 041300, blocks 1004, 1009 through 1022, 2013 through 2018, 2022 through 2030, 2048 through 2059.

e. In census tract 041500, blocks 1012 through 1037, 2000 through 2023.

f. In census tract 041600, blocks 1000 through 1021, and 1055.

g. In census tract 042203, blocks 2000 through 2031, 3000 through 3024.

h. In census tract 043202, blocks 1062, 1064 through 1086.

i. In census tract 980000, blocks 1000 through 1024.

j. In census tract 990000, blocks 0004, 0005, and 0007.

(33) Thirty-third Representative District. —

The Thirty-third Representative District shall consist of that portion of Kent County contained in the following census blocks:

a. In census tract 042206, blocks 1000 through 1022, 2000 through 2016.

b. In census tract 042207, blocks 1000 through 1038.

c. In census tract 042208, blocks 1000 through 1022, 2000 through 2049.

d. In census tract 042500, blocks 1000 through 1070, 2000 through 2007, 3000 through 3031.

e. In census tract 042802, blocks 2029, 2031 through 2041, 2045 through 2051, 2065 through 2068, 2073 through 2075, 2077, and 2078.

f. In census tract 042900, blocks 2000 through 2046, 2050.

g. In census tract 043202, blocks 2000 through 2036, 3000 through 3053, 4000 through 4033.

h. In census tract 043400, blocks 1000 through 1106, 2000 through 2029, 3000 through 3068.

i. In census tract 990000, block 0006.

(34) Thirty-fourth Representative District. —

The Thirty-fourth Representative District shall consist of that portion of Kent County contained in the following census blocks:

a. In census tract 041200, blocks 1033 through 1045, and 1050.

b. In census tract 041400, blocks 1087 and 1088.

c. In census tract 041500, blocks 2024 and 2025.

d. In census tract 041600, blocks 1022 through 1056.

e. In census tract 041701, blocks 1000 through 1048, 2000 through 2015, 3000 through 3024, and 4000 through 4026.

f. In census tract 041702, blocks 1000 through 1019, 2000 through 2026.

g. In census tract 041802, blocks 1012, 1014 through 1025, 1037 through 1041.

h. In census tract 042100, blocks 1014 through 1016, 1021 through 1025, 1028 through 1032, 1041, 2000, 2014 through 2016, 2018 through 2054, 2056 through 2058, 2061 through 2066, 2068 through 2078.

i. In census tract 042203, blocks 1000 through 1029.

j. In census tract 042204, blocks 1000 through 1017, 2000 through 2041.

k. In census tract 042205, blocks 1000 through 1034, 2000 through 2030.

(35) Thirty-fifth Representative District. —

The Thirty-fifth Representative District shall consist of that portion of Sussex County contained in the following census blocks:

a. In census tract 050101, blocks 1005, 1006, 1013 through 1043, 2003 through 2015.

b. In census tract 050200, blocks 1001 through 1008, 1010 through 1054.

c. In census tract 050302, blocks 1000 through 1047, 2000 through 2045, 3000 through 3052.

d. In census tract 050303, blocks 1000 through 1044, 2000 through 2083.

e. In census tract 050304, blocks 1000 through 1078, 2000 through 2039, 3000 through 3081.

f. In census tract 050406, blocks 1000 through 1010.

g. In census tract 050407, blocks 1000 through 1020, 1032, 2000 through 2025, 3000, and 3001.

h. In census tract 050408, blocks 1000 through 1026, 2000 through 2002, 2029.

i. In census tract 050501, blocks 1005 through 1009, 1017, 1042, 2000 through 2021, 3000 through 3017, 3030, 3050 through 3056, 3065 through 3067, 3069 through 3079.

(36) Thirty-sixth Representative District. —

The Thirty-sixth Representative District shall consist of that portion of Sussex County contained in the following census blocks:

a. In census tract 050101, blocks 1000 through 1004, 1007 through 1012, 2000 through 2002, and 3000 through 3040.

b. In census tract 050103, blocks 1000 through 1042, 2000 through 2044, 3000 through 3037, and 4000 through 4066.

c. In census tract 050104, blocks 1000 through 1049, 2000 through 2052, and 3000 through 3029.

d. In census tract 050105, blocks 1000 through 1030, 2000 through 2038, 3000 through 3018, and 4000 through 4027.

e. In census tract 050200, blocks 1000, 1009, 2000 through 2017, 2019 through 2021, and 3000 through 3088.

f. In census tract 050503, blocks 2000 through 2008, 2010, and 2015.

g. In census tract 050801, blocks 1000 through 1017, 1019, and 1022 through 1027.

h. In census tract 050905, blocks 3000, 3031, 4000 through 4022.

i. In census tract 990000, blocks 0001 and 0002.

(37) Thirty-seventh Representative District. —

The Thirty-seventh Representative District shall consist of that portion of Sussex County contained in the following census blocks:

a. In census tract 050501, blocks 1000 through 1004, 1010 through 1016, 1018 through 1041, 1043, 1044, 3018 through 3029, 3031 through 3049, 3057 through 3064, 3068, 3080, and 3081.

b. In census tract 050503, blocks 1000 through 1061, 2009, 2011 through 2014, 2016 through 2034, and 3000 through 3041.

c. In census tract 050505, blocks 1000 through 1058.

d. In census tract 050506, blocks 1000 through 1052, and 2000 through 2039.

e. In census tract 050601, blocks 1000, 1002 through 1029, 1033 through 1076, 1079 through 1081, 1090, 1093 through 1096, and 1098.

f. In census tract 050701, blocks 1006 through 1010, 2001 through 2010, and 3000 through 3039.

g. In census tract 050804, blocks 1004, 1007 through 1040, and 2012 through 2046.

h. In census tract 050805, block 1022.

i. In census tract 051013, blocks 2000 through 2015.

(38) Thirty-eighth Representative District. —

The Thirty-eighth Representative District shall consist of that portion of Sussex County contained in the following census blocks:

a. In census tract 051201, blocks 1000 through 1039, and 2000 through 2024.

b. In census tract 051202, blocks 1000 through 1028, and 2000 through 2037.

c. In census tract 051203, blocks 1000 through 1016, 2000 through 2007, 3000 through 3002, and 4000 through 4020.

d. In census tract 051204, blocks 1000 through 1027, 2000 through 2028, 3000 through 3008, and 4000 through 4027.

e. In census tract 051205, blocks 1000 through 1042, and 2000 through 2026.

f. In census tract 051302, blocks 1000, 1001, 1017 through 1023, 1031, 1033, 1057, 1058, 2000 through 2025, 2031, 2041 through 2043, and 3000 through 3079.

g. In census tract 051307, blocks 1000 through 1077.

h. In census tract 051308, blocks 1000 through 1046, and 3002.

i. In census tract 051309, blocks 1000 through 1016, and 2000 through 2019.

j. In census tract 051310, blocks 1000 through 1033.

k. In census tract 051311, blocks 1000 through 1041, and 2000 through 2008.

l. In census tract 051312, blocks 1000 through 1025, 2019 through 2021, 2035 through 2038, and 2041.

m. In census tract 051313, blocks 1000 through 1028, 2000 through 2044, and 3000 through 3040.

n. In census tract 051314, blocks 1000 through 1035, and 2000 through 2045.

o. In census tract 990000, block 0010.

(39) Thirty-ninth Representative District. —

The Thirty-ninth Representative District shall consist of that portion of Sussex County contained in the following census blocks:

a. In census tract 050401, blocks 1000 through 1063, and 2000 through 2058.

b. In census tract 050403, blocks 1000 through 1021, and 2000 through 2070.

c. In census tract 050405, blocks 1000 through 1051, and 2000 through 2117.

d. In census tract 050406, blocks 1011 through 1051, 2000 through 2048, 3000 through 3035, and 4000 through 4042.

e. In census tract 050407, blocks 1021 through 1031, 1033 through 1048, and 3002 through 3037.

f. In census tract 050408, blocks 1024, 2003 through 2028, 2030 through 2034, and 3000 through 3022.

g. In census tract 051701, blocks 2000 through 2018.

h. In census tract 051801, blocks 1000 through 1005, 1008 through 1011, and 2000 through 2007.

(40) Fortieth Representative District. —

The Fortieth Representative District shall consist of that portion of Sussex County contained in the following census blocks:

a. In census tract 050601, blocks 2004, 2005, 2011 through 2024, 2030, 3003 through 3007, 3013 through 3027, 3030, 3035, 3037 through 3039.

b. In census tract 051701, blocks 1000 through 1028, 1033 through 1043, 2016, 2019 through 2058, 3000 through 3045.

c. In census tract 051702, blocks 1011, 1012, 1020 through 1026, 1028 through 1035, 1113, 1116, 2000 through 2057, 3000 through 3077.

d. In census tract 051801, blocks 1006, 1007, 1012 through 1036, 2008 through 2032, 3000 through 3024, 4000 through 4041.

e. In census tract 051802, blocks 1000 through 1075, 2000 through 2028, 3000 through 3035.

f. In census tract 051900, blocks 1000 through 1060, 2000 through 2049, 3000 through 3061.

(41) Forty-first Representative District. —

The Forty-first Representative District shall consist of that portion of Sussex County contained in the following census blocks:

a. In census tract 050601, blocks 1001, 1030 through 1032, 1077, 1078, 1082 through 1089, 1091, 1092, 1097, 2000 through 2003, 2006 through 2010, 2025 through 2029, 2031, 3000 through 3002, 3008 through 3012, 3028, 3029, 3031 through 3034, 3036.

b. In census tract 050603, blocks 1000 through 1039, 2000 through 2047.

c. In census tract 050604, blocks 1000 through 1054, 2000 through 2024, 3000 through 3065.

d. In census tract 050703, blocks 1000, 1001, 1003, 1005, 1010, 1011, 1015, 1017, and 2017.

e. In census tract 051302, blocks 1002 through 1016, 1024 through 1030, 1032, 1034 through 1056, 2026 through 2030, 2032 through 2040.

f. In census tract 051308, blocks 2000 through 2021, 3000, 3001, 3003 through 3031.

g. In census tract 051312, blocks 2000 through 2018, 2022 through 2034, 2039, 2040, 2042.

h. In census tract 051400, blocks 1000 through 1039, 2000 through 2037, 3000 through 3049.

i. In census tract 051501, blocks 1000 through 1053, 2000 through 2030.

j. In census tract 051502, blocks 1000 through 1042, 2000 through 2048, 3000 through 3052.

k. In census tract 051701, blocks 1029 through 1032, and 1044.

l. In census tract 051702, blocks 1000 through 1010, 1013 through 1019, 1027, 1036 through 1112, 1114, and 1115.
29 Del. C. § 10605 — Delaware Code / Title 29 / Chapter 106 / Section 10605
§ Â
        10605. Special language and communication assistance for housing matters [For application of this section, see 84 Del. Laws, c. 454, Â 2][Expires Sept. 30, 2026, pursuant to 84 Del. Laws, c. 454, Â 4].
Status: in_force

(a) The Office of the Manufactured Housing Ombudsperson within the Department of Justice shall directly or indirectly provide interpretation and translation services, or other auxiliary aids, to help tenants with LEP or disabilities to better understand and participate in matters related to manufactured housing leases and evictions under Parts III and VI of Title 25.

(b) The Department of Justice shall directly or indirectly provide interpretation and translation services, or other auxiliary aids, to help tenants with LEP or disabilities or individuals with LEP or disabilities to better understand and participate in matters related to the following:

(1) Residential leases and evictions under Part III of Title 25, not related to manufactured housing.

(2) Residential home purchase and foreclosure.

(c) The Department of Justice may limit or otherwise modify the scope of services provided under this section to ensure that the cost of providing special language and communication assistance does not exceed the funding allocated for it to do so and to ensure that the number of staff required to provide special language and communication assistance does not exceed the number of staff available.
29 Del. C. § 9020 — Delaware Code / Title 29 / Chapter 90 / Section 9020
§ Â
        9020. Drug testing required.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department is authorized and required to conduct drug testing as set forth in this section of any employee or prospective employee accepting a safety, security-sensitive, or child care position, as determined by policy and regulations adopted by the Department. The following apply to drug testing by the Department:

(1) Preemployment testing. —

The Department shall test an applicant for employment as a safety, security-sensitive, or child care employee for the use of a drug specified in subsection (b) of this section.

(2) Random testing. —

A safety, security-sensitive, or child care employee is subject to random testing for illegal use of a drug specified in subsection (b) of this section.

(3) Reasonable suspicion testing. —

The Department may conduct a drug test based on a reasonable suspicion that a safety, security-sensitive, or child care employee is impaired by a drug specified in subsection (b) of this section.

(b) (1) An individual employed by, or applicant offered employment with, the Department as a safety, security-sensitive, or child care employee shall submit to drug testing required under subsection (a) of this section and regulations adopted by the Department.

(2) The Department may adopt regulations to implement and enforce this section. The Department shall adopt regulations that require drug testing for the following drugs:

a. Marijuana or cannabis.

b. Cocaine.

c. Opiates.

d. Phencyclidine (“PCP”).

e. Amphetamines.

f. Any other controlled substances or controlled prescription drugs specified by the Department in the regulations adopted under this section.

(c) Conditional hire. —

Notwithstanding paragraph (a)(1) of this section, the Department may hire an applicant on a conditional basis before receiving the results of the drug test required under paragraph (a)(1) of this section if the Department receives evidence confirming the applicant submitted to the required drug test. The final employment of an applicant conditionally hired under this subsection is contingent on the Department’s receipt of satisfactory results of the required drug test.

(d) (1) The Department shall adopt policies and procedures for imposing sanctions on a safety, security-sensitive, or child care employee who wilfully refuses to submit to random or reasonable suspicion testing or whose drug test indicates that the employee has illegally used or consumed a drug specified in subsection (b) of this section.

(2) The sanctions imposed under paragraph (d)(1) of this section may include referral to the State’s Employee Assistance Program, suspension, or termination.

(3) An employee may not be sanctioned when the employee has used or consumed the drug detected according to the directions and terms of a lawfully-obtained prescription for the drug.
29 Del. C. § 5821 — Delaware Code / Title 29 / Chapter 58 / Subchapter III / Section 5821
§ Â
        5821. Findings; definitions [Effective May 22, 2026].
Status: in_force

(a) There are numerous elected or appointed officials who are also employed by state agencies, educational and other institutions, and political subdivisions of this State.

(b) The General Assembly believes that the taxpayers of this State should not pay an individual more than once for coincident hours of the workday.

(c) This State should have in place clear policies and procedures to ensure that the taxpayers of this State as a whole, and of the various political subdivisions of this State, are not paying elected or appointed officials from more than 1 tax-funded source for duties performed during coincident hours of the workday.

(d) As used in this subchapter:

(1) “Commission” means the Public Integrity Commission.

(2) “Dual compensation” means the receipt of compensation for coincident hours of work as an elected or appointed official and as an employee.

(3) “Dual employment” means simultaneously serving as an elected or appointed official and as an employee.

(4) “Elected or appointed official” means an individual elected or appointed to a paid office of this State or a political subdivision of this State.

(5) “Employee” means an individual employed by a state agency or political subdivision of this State other than as an elected or appointed official.

(6) “Institution of higher education” means any public or private educational institution located in this State which provides a program of education beyond the high school level and awards an associate’s, bachelor’s, or advanced degree and that receives moneys from this State, including by an appropriation in the annual appropriations act.

(7) “Political subdivision of this State” means a county, municipality, school district, authority, or other similar entity of this State authorized by law to impose taxes or spend public funds. “Political subdivision of this State” does not include an institution of higher education.

(8) “Public funds” means moneys appropriated by this State or any political subdivision of this State.

(9) “State agency” means as defined in § 5804 of this title. “State agency” does not include an institution of higher education.

(10) “Workday” means as follows:

a. For a state agency, as defined by other law or policy of this State.

b. For a political subdivision of this State, as defined by a law or policy adopted by the political subdivision of this State.(a) There are numerous elected state officials and other paid appointed officials who are also employed by state agencies, educational and other institutions, and other jurisdictions of government within the State.

(b) The members of the General Assembly believe that the taxpayers of Delaware should not pay an individual more than once for coincident hours of the workday.

(c) The State should have in place clear policies and procedures to ensure that taxpayers of the State as a whole, and of its various governmental jurisdictions, are not paying employees or officials from more than 1 tax-funded source for duties performed during coincident hours of the workday.
29 Del. C. § 4703 — Delaware Code / Title 29 / Chapter 47 / Section 4703
§ Â
        4703. Appointment of professional and other personnel.
Status: in_force

(a) The Director of the Division of Forensic Science shall appoint, with the approval of the Secretary of the Department of Safety and Homeland Security, a Chief Medical Examiner, who shall be a board-certified pathologist, with preference given to applicants with training and experience in the field of forensic pathology. The Chief Medical Examiner shall serve at the pleasure of the Director of the Division of Forensic Science and shall be subject to removal with or without cause by the Director of the Division of Forensic Science or the Secretary of the Department of Safety and Homeland Security.

(b) The Director of the Division of Forensic Science may appoint, with the approval of the Department of Safety and Homeland Security Assistant Medical Examiners who shall be physicians with 2 years or more of training or experience in pathology, necessary numbers of Deputy Medical Examiners who shall be practicing physicians and a toxicologist who shall have a Ph.D. degree in toxicology or pharmacology or a master’s degree in toxicology or pharmacology with a minimum of 3 years of experience in analytical toxicology, at such compensation as shall be determined by the Department of Safety and Homeland Security. The Director of the Division of Forensic Science may also appoint, in accordance with the state merit system regulations, technical, clerical and other personnel, as may be necessary for proper administration of the Division.

(c) The Director of the Division of Forensic Science may employ, with the approval of the Department of Safety and Homeland Security, physicians on a contract basis for part-time services, as may be required. Except as otherwise provided, all professional, technical and clerical personnel appointed in accordance with this section are directly responsible to the Director of the Division of Forensic Science and are subject to removal by the Director of the Division of Forensic Science or the Secretary of the Department of Safety and Homeland Security for cause, in accordance with any state merit system regulations applicable to the position.

(d) The Director of the Division of Forensic Science or his or her designee may conduct pre-employment drug testing of any contractor or prospective employee accepting a position with the Division, random drug testing of employees, and testing upon reasonable suspicion that an employee is impaired by an illegal drug. The timing, procedures, and specific controlled substances of any drug testing shall be conducted in accordance with policies or regulations adopted by the Division. The Division is further authorized to conduct preemployment criminal background checks of any contractor or prospective employee accepting a position with the Division, and such persons are subject to criminal background checks from time to time while working in or for the Division.

(e) The Director of the Division of Forensic Science and Chief Medical Examiner shall be subject to the same Department of Safety and Homeland Security policies and procedures with respect to overtime, vacation and leave time, and compensatory time as other Department of Safety and Homeland Security division directors. The Director of the Division of Forensic Science, Chief Medical Examiner, Assistant Medical Examiners, Deputy Medical Examiners, forensic toxicologists, and forensic chemists shall not be permitted to maintain or engage in employment, or to work as an independent contractor, outside of the Division of Forensic Science without prior written approval of the Secretary. Such prior written approval must be issued for each employer or contract for private outside employment.
29 Del. C. § 10407 — Delaware Code / Title 29 / Chapter 104 / Section 10407
§ Â
        10407. Review of regulations of executive branch agencies.
Status: in_force

In accordance with the provisions of this section, each executive branch agency shall conduct a periodic review of regulations promulgated by such agency to determine which regulations, if any, should be modified or eliminated. The review process hereunder shall commence no later than January 1, 2016, and shall recommence on a recurring basis every 4 years. Reviews by executive branch agencies hereunder shall be conducted in accordance with the following procedures:

(1) Each executive branch agency shall be assigned a 3-month regulatory review period by the Office of the Governor or any executive branch agency designated thereby. During such regulatory review period, each executive branch agency shall solicit public input, and shall conduct its own in-depth internal review, to identify regulations promulgated by such agency 4 years ago or more for possible modification or elimination.

(2) During its regulatory review period, each executive branch agency:

a. Shall conduct at least 1 public hearing in each county, notice of which shall be provided in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act, § 10101 et seq. of this title (“APA”);

b. Shall accept recommendations and input, in person, by mail, by fax, and via an online submission form; and

c. Shall adopt procedures to allow for the submission of anonymous recommendations and input.

(3) At the conclusion of its regulatory review period, each executive branch agency shall evaluate the comments, proposals, and recommendations received or generated, and shall submit any revisions (i.e., regulations to be eliminated or modified) to the Register of Regulations for publication in accordance with the APA.

(4) No later than 12 months from the commencement of any regulatory review process described herein, the Office of the Governor, or any executive branch agency designated thereby, shall submit a report to General Assembly detailing the regulations eliminated or modified as a result of such process.

(5) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each executive branch agency shall be required to consider only those regulations adopted pursuant to the APA 4 years ago or more for which it has direct promulgating authority. In connection herewith, no executive branch agency shall be required to consider regulations administered by an executive branch agency but require adoption or amendment by a board, commission, or other agency, including but not limited to regulations administered by the Department of State’s Division of Professional Regulation that define standards of conduct or qualifications of individuals applying for licensure or as licensed professionals. If an executive branch agency does not have any regulations adopted pursuant to the APA 4 years ago or more for which it has direct promulgating authority, it shall not be subject to the procedures described in this section.

(6) In connection herewith, the Office of the Governor, or any executive branch agency designated thereby, may promulgate guidelines to assist executive branch agencies in implementing the requirements of this section. Such guidelines shall be subject to the APA, and may include but shall not be limited to:

a. Coordinating the regulatory review period of each executive branch agency to maximize public input, and to minimize the administrative burden imposed upon such agency and the Register of Regulations to the extent possible;

b. Requirements relating to the timing and content of any notice to be published by each executive branch agency in connection with its regulatory review period; and

c. A description of procedures to allow for the submission of anonymous recommendations and input.
29 Del. C. § 8922 — Delaware Code / Title 29 / Chapter 89 / Subchapter II / Section 8922
§ Â
        8922. Drug testing required.
Status: in_force

(a) Random testing. — All Department employees in security sensitive positions shall be subject to random testing for the illegal use of drugs.

(b) Pre-employment testing. — The Department shall test all security sensitive applicants and applicant employees for the illegal use of drugs.

(c) Incident triggered testing. — All Department employees in security sensitive positions shall be subject to incident triggered testing.

(d) Reasonable suspicion testing. — The Department may, acting through its supervisory personnel, conduct a drug test based on a reasonable suspicion that the appearance or conduct of the Department employee in a security sensitive position is indicative of being impaired by an illegal drug. The questioned conduct or appearance should be witnessed and must be documented in writing by a supervisor where practicable.

(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the Department’s authority pursuant to any other statute, regulation, policy, procedure, contract or other source of authority to test any Department employee for drugs.
29 Del. C. § 5839 — Delaware Code / Title 29 / Chapter 58 / Subchapter IV / Section 5839
§ Â
        5839. Violation and penalties.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who knowingly fails to register as a lobbyist as required by this subchapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(b) Any person who knowingly furnishes false information in any registration, authorization or report required by this subchapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(c) Any person who fails to file an authorization or report, as required by this subchapter shall be deemed to have voluntarily cancelled registration as a lobbyist and shall be prohibited from reregistering or acting as a lobbyist until all delinquent authorizations and/or reports have been filed. Any person who fails to timely file a report pursuant to § 5835 of this title shall pay a late fee of $25 for the first day and $10 for each subsequent day the report is delinquent. The maximum late filing fee shall be $100. The Commission may waive the late filing fee if the Commission determines that the circumstances make imposition of the fee inappropriate. The fee(s) is payable through the Public Integrity Reporting System database maintained by the Commission. All revenue generated by the late filing fees shall be deposited in an appropriated special fund account for the Commission. These funds shall be used to fund all costs necessary to defray the expenses of administration of § 5835 of this title.

(d) The Commission may refer to the Commission Counsel for investigation and/or refer any suspected violation of this subchapter to the Attorney General for investigation and prosecution. The Speaker of the House, the presiding officer of the Senate, the Legislative Council or any member of the General Assembly shall refer, or any other person may refer, any suspected violation of this subchapter to the Commission and/or the Attorney General of the State.

(e) The Superior Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction over all offenses under this subchapter.
29 Del. C. § 5095 — Delaware Code / Title 29 / Chapter 50 / Subchapter VIII / Section 5095
§ Â
        5095. Legislative findings; authorization [Transferred].
Status: in_force

Transferred to § 8795A of this title by 81 Del. Laws, c. 49, § 1, effective July 1, 2017, by virtue of § 23 of the act.
29 Del. C. § 8061 — Delaware Code / Title 29 / Chapter 80 / Subchapter II / Section 8061
§ Â
        8061. Delaware Voluntary Clean Energy Financing Program based on property assessments (D-PACE) or other local assessments.
Status: in_force

(a) The General Assembly finds and declares that:

(1) The production and efficient use of energy will continue to play a central role in the economic future and environmental sustainability of Delaware and the nation as a whole; and

(2) The development, production, and efficient use of clean energy will strengthen the economy, improve the public and environmental health of this State, and contribute to the energy security of our nation; and

(3) The financing of clean energy systems and energy efficient technologies, and the powers conferred and expenditures made pursuant to this statute, will serve a valid public purpose and that the enactment of this section is expressly declared to be in the public interest.

(b) It is the purpose and intent of the General Assembly:

(1) To establish a voluntary commercial property assessed clean energy program in the State to provide access to financing for clean energy systems and energy efficient technologies with free and willing commercial property owners of both existing properties and new construction within the State.

(2) To utilize the Sustainable Energy Utility and the unique capabilities and qualities inherent within its structure and finances to launch a commercial voluntary assessed clean energy program that ensures the private capital markets can participate in this program.

(c) Definitions. — (1) “Benefit assessment” means a voluntary property assessment or other government service fee assessment, as authorized by this section, which is the mechanism through which a commercial property owner repays the financing for the qualifying energy improvements;

(2) “Benefited property owner” means an owner of qualifying commercial real property who desires to install qualifying energy improvements and provides free and willing consent to the benefit assessment against the qualifying commercial real property;

(3) “Clean energy systems” means renewable energy power generation including solar photovoltaic and thermal, wind, biomass, or geothermal and including waste heat recovery and other zero or net-zero emission energy sources available with advancing technology;

(4) “Commercial property” means any real property other than a residential dwelling containing less than 5 dwelling units;

(5) “County” means any county as defined in Title 9, and as authorized by this legislation or the SEU to issue benefit assessments;

(6) “Delaware Voluntary Property Assessed Clean Energy Program” or “D-PACE Program” means a program that facilitates reductions in energy production and consumption and utilizes the benefit assessments authorized by this section as security for the financing of these qualifying energy improvements;

(7) “Energy efficient technologies” means any device or piece of equipment, used in conjunction with existing infrastructure and appliances or as a replacement, that reduces energy consumption, but does not itself generate energy;

(8) “Energy utilities” means Delmarva Power and Light, Chesapeake Utilities, Delaware Electric Co-operative, Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation, or their successors as defined in Chapter 10 of Title 26;

(9) “Participating county” means a county that has entered into a written agreement, as approved by its legislative body, with the D-PACE Program pursuant to which the county has agreed to levy benefit assessments for qualifying energy improvements for benefited commercial property owners within such county and costs reasonably incurred in performing such duties;

(10) “Qualifying commercial real property” means any commercial property located in the State, regardless of ownership, that meets the qualifications established for the D-PACE Program;

(11) “Qualifying energy improvements” means any construction, renovation or retrofitting of energy efficient technology, clean energy systems, or qualifying waste heat recovery technologies that are permanently fixed to qualifying commercial real property;

(12) “Qualifying waste heat recovery technologies” means equipment and processes that capture the waste thermal energy from electric generation and other waste heat sources for use in nonpower generating commercial/industrial processes, including but not limited to space and water heating, in qualifying commercial real estate where fossil fuel power generation is not the principal business;

(13) “SEU” means the Sustainable Energy Utility as defined in this chapter; and

(14) “Third-party capital provider” means 1 or more entities, other than the SEU, that provides financing to benefited property owners for energy improvements.

(d) The SEU shall establish a D-PACE Program in the State to fund qualifying energy improvements to commercial real property, such that the improvements, property, and owner or owners fulfill the requirements enumerated herein, and those established by the SEU as part of the administration of the program.

(1) If a benefited property owner requests D-PACE financing from the SEU or a third-party capital provider for qualifying energy improvements under this section, the SEU shall:

a. Require performance of an SEU approved energy audit or feasibility analysis of such qualifying energy improvements on the qualifying commercial real property that assesses the expected energy cost savings over the useful life of such improvements unless a qualifying energy improvement is deemed automatically qualified by the SEU;

b. Require an evaluation of the property owner’s credit, history, and other financial obligations, before approving such financing;

c. If financing is approved, either by the SEU or the third-party capital provider, require the participating county to levy a benefit assessment on the qualifying commercial real property with the property owner in a principal amount sufficient to pay the costs of the improvements and any associated costs covered by the D-PACE Program that will benefit the qualifying commercial real property;

d. Impose requirements and criteria to ensure that the proposed improvements are consistent with the purpose of the D-PACE Program;

e. Impose requirements and conditions on the financing to ensure timely repayment, including, but not limited to, procedures for placing a lien on a property as security for the repayment of the benefit assessment;

f. Require that written consent for a superior lien from all existing properly recorded lien holders be obtained before any improvements are financed or made; and

g. Allow the property owner to rescind any D-PACE financing agreement entered into, with either the SEU or a third-party capital provider, not later than 3 business days after such an agreement.

(2) SEU shall collect fees to offset costs associated with executing the program, including but not limited to, administrative costs, conducting feasibility studies, and monitoring and verifying project results.

(3) The SEU may serve as an aggregating entity for the purpose of securing public, foundation, or private third-party financing for qualifying energy improvements pursuant to this section.

(4) The SEU may use the services of 1 or more private, public or quasi-public third-party administrators to administer, provide support, or obtain financing for the D-PACE Program.

(5) The benefit assessment:

a. May cover up to 100% of project costs, including but not limited to, application fees, audits, equipment, maintenance, labor, and other costs directly related to the project over the project’s life;

b. May also cover a portion of the D-PACE Program costs;

c. May be neither extinguished nor accelerated in the event of default or bankruptcy; and

d. Shall be levied and collected as to assessment payments currently and past due in the same manner as the property assessments of the participating county government on real property.

(6) The benefit assessment shall constitute a lien against the qualifying commercial real property on which the qualifying energy improvements are made. This lien shall:

a. Be superior to any other liens except the lien for other property taxes and other governmental service assessments of the participating county and other municipalities and share the same senior lien as other property taxes and governmental service assessments to the extent only of the amount of the DPACE assessments, penalties and fees currently due and/or in arrears;

b. Remain with the real property upon sale, including sale or transfer by operation of a tax monition sale or mortgage foreclosure, regardless of method; and

c. In the event of default or delinquency, be pursued in the same manner as with other property assessments, with respect to any penalties, fees and remedies and lien priorities; provided that notwithstanding any other provision of law including without limitation the provisions regarding the discharge of liens contained in §§ 8761 and 8773 of Title 9, a tax sale or other foreclosure sale brought by the SEU or a third-party capital provider with respect to D-PACE assessments shall not have the effect of extinguishing any subordinate mortgage liens against the qualifying commercial real property. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of law:

1. The SEU and third-party capital providers shall not have the authority to pursue a foreclosure of benefit assessment liens by the monition method established pursuant to § 8721 et seq. of Title 9 but shall have the authority to pursue a foreclosure of benefit assessment liens by attachment methods pursuant to § 8771 et seq. of Title 9 and § 8741 et seq. of Title 9.

2. The tax collecting authority in a monition sale may collect in such sale, in addition to taxes, D-PACE assessments but to the extent only of the D-PACE assessments, penalties, and fees currently due or in arrears.

3. The provisions above with respect to not extinguishing subordinate mortgage liens shall not apply in the case of a sale by monition method brought by a tax collecting authority, regardless of whether D-PACE assessments are collected at such sale.

4. The SEU and third-party capital providers shall not be required to, nor shall they have the authority to, unless so directed by the applicable tax collecting authority, foreclose liens for property taxes and other governmental service assessments or collect such taxes and assessments in a sale with respect to D-PACE assessments.

5. The SEU and third-party capital providers shall not be required to pay proceeds upon a tax or other sale to collect D-PACE assessments to holders of subordinate mortgage liens.

d. Notwithstanding any other provision of law:

1. At the time of a transfer of property ownership including foreclosure, the past due balances of any special assessment under this subchapter shall be due for payment, but future payments shall continue as a lien on the property.

2. In the event of a foreclosure action, the past due balances described in paragraph (d)(6)d.1. of this section immediately above shall include all payments on an assessment under this subchapter that are due and unpaid as of the date the action is filed, and all payments on the assessment that become due after that date and that accrue up to and including the date title to the property is transferred to the mortgage holder, the lien holder, or a third party in the foreclosure action. The person or entity acquiring title to the property in the foreclosure action shall be responsible for payments on the assessment that become due after the date of such acquisition.

(7) The liens created by benefit assessments may be assigned as follows:

a. Any participating county may assign to the SEU any and all liens filed by the tax collector, as provided in the written D-PACE agreement between participating county and the SEU;

b. The SEU may sell or assign, for consideration, any and all liens received from the participating county;

c. The assignee or assignees of such liens shall have and possess the same powers and rights at law or in equity as the participating county and its tax collector with regard to the precedence and priority of such lien, the accrual of interest, the fees and expenses of collection, and lien enforcement including, but not limited to, foreclosure and a suit on the debt; and

d. Costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by the assignee as a result of any foreclosure action or other legal proceeding brought pursuant to this section and directly related to the proceeding shall be assessed in any such proceeding against each person having title to any property subject to the proceedings. Such costs and fees may be collected by the assignee at any time after demand for payment has been made by the assignee.

(8) The SEU shall allow third-party capital providers to provide loans directly to benefited property owners in lieu of, or in addition to, the SEU providing such loans.

(9) Pursuant to the purpose and objectives outlined herein, and with respect to the responsibilities of administering the D-PACE Program, the SEU shall develop program guidelines governing the terms and conditions under which financing may be made available to the D-PACE Program, in consultation with the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy, energy utilities, the banking industry, local governments, and commercial property owners;

The program guidelines document shall include:

a. Underwriting criteria, which at a minimum must include verification of ownership, an assessment of property debt and value, an ability to pay evaluation, and for all financing arrangements by the SEU and third-party capital providers a savings to investment ratio evaluation;

b. A requirement that the life of the improvements is greater than the term of the financing;

c. Qualifications for improvements, including but not limited to: minimum project life for cost-effective, permanent application; minimum project value, consistent with ensuring the recapture of applicable administrative costs; maximum project value and project value relative to property value, consistent with local and national renewable and energy efficiency credit/funding programs and ensuring mortgage lender support; and maximum renewable energy project size consistent with local and national credit/funding programs, and with local energy service company (utility) regulations;

d. Recommended energy efficiency improvements to qualified commercial property owners seeking financing for clean energy generation systems;

e. Criteria for approving energy audits and auditors, selecting engineering reports for feasibility analyses, and determining the appropriate method of analyzing expected energy performance for D-PACE projects;

f. Standards for the processes of approval, financing, construction, repayment, including optional repayment at the time of sale of the property and SEU, third-party capital provider, and/or participating county actions of recourse in the event of default;

g. Standards for monitoring and verifying the energy and cost savings and other relevant outcomes of D-PACE funded projects, consistent with the project scale and scope, as well as the goals of the D-PACE Program;

h. A requirement to educate the property owner about the costs and risks associated with participating in the D-PACE Program established by this section, including but not limited to, the effective interest rate of the benefit assessment, fees charged by the SEU to administer the program, and the risks related to the failure of the property owner to pay the benefit assessment; and

i. Greater detail on all program specifications, processes, and party duties as assigned to the SEU in this section, as well as all necessary program guidelines and other specifications consistent with the administration of a statewide D-PACE Program not listed herein.

(e) The SEU shall have the authority to:

(1) Use principal and interest payments from existing benefit assessments to fund other projects;

(2) Use other legally available funds for project financing, including but not limited to, existing revenues, federal, state, local, or philanthropic grants, or private financing, notes, or other obligations;

(3) Impose fees to offset costs associated with executing the financing, including but not limited to, administrative costs, attorneys’ fees, conducting feasibility studies, and monitoring and verifying project results;

(4) Specify whether these fees are to be collected at certain steps or intervals, or added into the project financing;

(5) Set a fixed or variable rate of interest for the repayment of the financing amount at the time the financing is arranged, or allow a third-party capital provider to set the interest rate, provided that party is financing the improvements;

(6) Enter into a financing agreement with the owner of qualifying commercial real property, to include billing and receiving payments from the participants (in the same manner property and government service assessments are collected); with approval of the participating county, transfer the rights and authorities of the financing agreement, including but not limited to billing and receiving payments, to a third-party capital provider, such that the party is directly financing the qualified energy improvement.

(7) Establish a D-PACE loss reserve.

(f) The D-PACE Program shall not be operational and available for commercial property owner participation/financing until a comprehensive program guideline document is adopted by the SEU Board of Directors. Prior to submission to the Board of Directors for adoption, the SEU shall:

(1) Organize a public hearing regarding the program guidelines document;

(2) Publish a notice to include the time, date, place of the public hearing, and a summary of the nature of the guidelines in at least 2 Delaware newspapers of general circulation, and by electronic posting on the SEU website, a minimum of 20 days prior to such hearing; and

(3) Provide the SEU Board of Directors minutes of the public hearing with the submission of the program guidelines.
29 Del. C. § 5210 — Delaware Code / Title 29 / Chapter 52 / Section 5210
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        5210. Authority and duties of the State Employee Benefits Committee [For application of this section, see 85 Del. Laws, c. 176, Â 4].
Status: in_force

The State Employee Benefits Committee established by § 9602 of this title shall have the following powers, duties and functions under this chapter:

(1) Control and management of the State employees group health insurance program provided for in this chapter.

(2) Authority to establish the State employees group health insurance program on an insured or self-insured basis.

(3) Selection of the carriers or third-party administrators deemed to offer the best plan to satisfy the interests of the State and its employees and pensioners in carrying out the intent of this chapter.

(4) Authority to adopt rules and regulations for the general administration of the Delaware state employees group health insurance program (program), which must include all of the following for program participants:

a. Beginning January 1, 1993, a spousal coordination of benefits policy that applies to the spouse of a program participant when the spouse is eligible for health-care coverage through the spouse’s own employer.

b. Beginning July 1, 2011, the spousal coordination of benefits policy under paragraph (4)a. of this section also applies to a retired spouse of a program participant when the spouse is collecting a retirement benefit through the spouse’s own employment and is eligible for retiree health-care coverage through that retirement benefit.

c. Beginning July 1, 2027, a pensioner coordination of benefits policy for eligible pensioners who were first employed on or after January 1, 2015, that applies to an eligible pensioner if the eligible pensioner is eligible for health-care coverage through their employer and that health-care coverage is not through a plan under this chapter. The policy under this paragraph (4)c. must be comparable to the spousal coordination of benefits policy under paragraph (4)a. of this section.

(5) Authority to make and enter into any and all contracts with any agency of the State, or any outside agency, for the purpose of assisting in the general administration of this chapter.

(6) Whenever the balance of the fund equity of the Employees’ Health Insurance Fund exceeds the amount determined by the State Employee Benefits Committee to be sufficient to meet anticipated claims plus a reasonable reserve, the State Employee Benefits Committee, in its sole discretion, may transfer the excess balance or any part of it to the OPEB Fund, established pursuant to Chapter 52B of this title, to provide a source for the future payment of retiree health benefits or the Disability Insurance Program, pursuant to Chapter 52A of this title.

(7) Ensure that carriers administering plans for group health insurance under this chapter comply with all requirements and provisions concerning pre-authorization set forth in Chapter 33, subchapter II, and Chapter 35, subchapter V of Title 18.
29 Del. C. § 8913 — Delaware Code / Title 29 / Chapter 89 / Subchapter I / Section 8913
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        8913. Financial liability of committed person.
Status: in_force

(a) In the event any person, juvenile or adult is committed to a prison or correctional institution, and in the event a court of this State has not ordered payment of the full cost of care, the Department may require such payments from such juvenile or adult while on work release or similar programs, as it may deem appropriate, provided that the total payment shall not exceed the actual cost of care while on the work release program.

(b) The Commissioner of the Department shall have the power to promulgate any rules and regulations not contrary to the laws of the State which the Commissioner deems necessary to carry out this section and such rules and regulations shall have the full force and effect of law.

(c) Any court of this State committing a person to the jurisdiction of the Department may, in its discretion, order said person, and such other persons liable for the payment of costs under this section over which the court has jurisdiction, to pay for the cost of care, treatment or both in such amounts as may be fixed by the Department under this chapter.

(d) The “cost of care, treatment or both” per diem for a facility shall be deemed to mean the total disbursements made by or on behalf of such facility during a fiscal year, divided by the number of inmate or patient-days during such fiscal year. Such cost shall be computed based on the experience of the previous fiscal year and the revised rate shall be charged beginning on the first day of the fourth month following the end of said fiscal year. In the event the facility has not been operational during the previous fiscal year, the “cost of care, treatment or both” shall be the amount determined by the Department within the guideline of available appropriations and anticipated inmate or patient-days. In the event a facility provides various services that have substantially different costs, and such different costs may be reasonably identified, the Department may determine the “cost of care, treatment or both” based upon the particular service provided.

(e) The Department, after full investigation of collectibility and/or reasons for nonpayment, shall proceed for the recovery of the moneys owed for such care, treatment or both in an action to be brought in any court of the State in the name of the Department, where such action is deemed justified. The Department of Justice of the State shall represent the Department in such cases and any costs to the State arising from such action shall be paid by the State Treasurer from moneys in the General Fund not otherwise appropriated.
29 Del. C. § 6348 — Delaware Code / Title 29 / Chapter 63 / Subchapter III-B / Section 6348
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        6348. Authorization for sale of school district bonds [Transferred].
Status: in_force

Transferred by 74 Del. Laws, c. 367, § 15, effective, July 19, 2004.
29 Del. C. § 9012 — Delaware Code / Title 29 / Chapter 90 / Section 9012
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        9012. Transfer of appropriated funds.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of state law, any sums appropriated to any division, commission, department, council, agency or person affected by this chapter and any funds appropriated for the provision of child protective services, child mental health services, youth correctional services and youth probation services which, on the effective date of this chapter, are unencumbered, encumbered or unexpended and any authorized positions affected by this chapter shall be and are hereby appropriated and transferred to the Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families. The Budget Director and the Controller General are hereby authorized and directed to make such transfers of funds and positions as may be required to carry out this chapter.
29 Del. C. § 10134 — Delaware Code / Title 29 / Chapter 101 / Subchapter IV / Section 10134
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        10134. Revoking, suspending, annulling or withdrawing licenses.
Status: in_force

No license shall be revoked, suspended, annulled or withdrawn unless the licensee fails to comply with the lawful requirements for retention of such license.
29 Del. C. § 9401 — Delaware Code / Title 29 / Chapter 94 / Section 9401
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        9401. Purpose of chapter.
Status: in_force

This chapter is designed to provide a formal review procedure for the disposition of real property no longer needed by the State for public purposes.
29 Del. C. § 7951 — Delaware Code / Title 29 / Chapter 79 / Subchapter IV / Section 7951
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        7951. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(a) “Department” means the Department of Health and Social Services.

(b) “Emergency housing shelter” refers to a temporary housing intervention for a period of 90 days or less operated by a qualified organization that provides short-term housing and supportive services that address the needs of persons experiencing homelessness. The shelter must be a facility which meets all local building codes.
29 Del. C. § 4502 — Delaware Code / Title 29 / Chapter 45 / Section 4502
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        4502. Membership; qualifications; terms  [Effective until July 1, 2028].
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (e) of this section, the Commission consists of no more than 18 members who are appointed by the Governor.

(2) The members appointed under paragraph (a)(1) of this section serve at the pleasure of the Governor.

(b) (1) A member appointed under paragraph (a)(1) of this section or a member serving in accordance with subsection (e) of this section may be removed by the Governor for gross inefficiency, misfeasance, nonfeasance, malfeasance, or neglect of duty in office. The Governor may consider a member who is in neglect of duty in office to have resigned and may accept the member’s resignation.

(2) A member is deemed in neglect of duty if the member is absent from 3 consecutive, regular Commission meetings or attends less than 50% of Commission meetings in a calendar year, unless a majority of the Commission excuses the member for good cause.

(c) All members of the Commission must identify as a person of Hispanic descent, be a person of Hispanic origin, or have a proven track record of working with people of Hispanic descent in Delaware.

(d) All members of the Commission must be part of at least 1 of the following:

(1) The business community.

(2) The education community.

(3) The health-care community.

(4) A Delaware state government agency.

(5) The nonprofit community.

(6) The legal community.

(7) The finance community.

(8) The arts or cultural community.

(e) (1) The chair and members of the Delaware Hispanic Commission created by the Governor’s executive order are the chair and members of the Commission created by this chapter and serve at the pleasure of the Governor.

(2) If the chair becomes vacant, then the Governor shall appoint a replacement chair.

(f) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (e) of this section, the officers of the Delaware Hispanic Commission created by the Governor’s executive order are, subject to the Commission’s bylaws, the officers of the Commission created by this chapter.(a) The Commission consists of 17 members. Membership is composed as follows:

(1) Nine members appointed by the Governor, 3 from each county in the State.

(2) Three members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

(3) Three members appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.

(4) Notwithstanding § 4503(b) of this title, after the other appointing authorities have appointed 15 members in accordance with paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(3) of this section, the Commission shall appoint 2 members by an affirmative vote of a majority of all appointed members.

(b) (1) Members appointed under paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(4) of this section serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority and may be removed by the member’s appointing authority for gross inefficiency, misfeasance, nonfeasance, malfeasance, or neglect of duty in office.

(2) An appointing authority may consider that appointing authority’s member who is in neglect of duty in office or ceases to meet a county representation to have resigned and may accept the member’s resignation.

a. A member is deemed in neglect of duty if the member is absent from 3 consecutive, regular Commission meetings or attends less than 50% of Commission meetings in a calendar year, unless a majority of the Commission excuses the member for good cause.

b. A member ceases to meet a residency requirement if the member is no longer a resident of the county in which the member resided when appointed to the Commission and the residency was a requirement of the appointment.

(c) All members of the Commission must identify as a person of Hispanic descent, be a person of Hispanic origin, or have a proven track record of working with people of Hispanic descent in Delaware.

(d) All members of the Commission must be part of at least 1 of the following:

(1) The business community.

(2) The education community.

(3) The health-care community.

(4) A Delaware state government agency.

(5) The nonprofit community.

(6) The legal community.

(7) The finance community.

(8) The arts or cultural community.

(e) The Commission shall elect 1 chair and 1 vice chair from among its members. If the chair becomes vacant, the Commission shall elect a new chair at its next meeting. If the vice chair becomes vacant, the Commission shall elect a new vice chair at its next meeting.

(f) In addition to duties that the Commission may create in its bylaws, the chair of the Commission has all of the following duties:

(1) Setting a date, time, and place for meetings of the Commission.

(2) Supervising the preparation and distribution of meeting notices, agendas, minutes, and other documents prepared by or on behalf of the Commission.

(g) If the chair becomes vacant, then the vice chair shall perform the duties of the chair until a replacement is elected by the Commission. If there is no vice chair, then the Secretary of State, or the Secretary’s designee, shall perform the duties of the chair until a replacement is elected by the Commission.
29 Del. C. § 8308A — Delaware Code / Title 29 / Chapter 83 / Subchapter I / Section 8308A
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        8308A. State Pension Advisory Council.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established a State Pension Advisory Council. The purpose of the Advisory Council shall be to advise the State Board of Pension Trustees on administration of pension plans sponsored by the State. This shall include, but not be limited to, the establishment of rules, administrative procedures and hearing procedures. Further, the State Pension Advisory Council members will provide for communications between the State Board of Pension Trustees, the State Pension Office and the state employees represented. The State Pension Advisory Council shall make recommendations to the State Board of Pension Trustees, the General Assembly of Delaware and its committees, the State Pension Office and state employees on all matters the Council deems appropriate.

(b) The State Pension Advisory Council shall develop bylaws to govern the administration of this section.

(c) A chairperson, first vice chairperson and second vice chairperson shall be elected in accordance with the bylaws of the Advisory Council. The elected officers shall act for the Advisory Council as directed by the members of the Council.

(d) The State Pension Advisory Council shall have access to all public meetings of the State Board of Pension Trustees and to all information available to the State Board of Pension Trustees except reports of the Medical Committee and individual personnel files.

(e) The State Pension Advisory Council shall be composed of representatives of the following organizations or their successors:

(1) American Association of University Professors (AAUP) — Independent Chapters.

(2) American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 81 (AFSCME).

(3) Judicial branch of government through the administrative office of the courts.

(4) Delaware Association of School Administrators (DASA).

(5) Delaware National Guard (DNG).

(6) Delaware Nurses Association (DNA).

(7) Delaware Retired School Personnel Association (DRSPA).

(8) Delaware State Education Association (DSEA).

(9) Delaware School Food Service Association (DSFSA).

(10) Delaware State Troopers Association (DSTA).

(11) University of Delaware Staff Association (UDSA).

(12) The State Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP).

(13) International Association of Firefighters Local 1590 City of Wilmington Firefighters.

(f) Representatives of member organizations shall be selected through due process of the bylaws of that organization or, if the employees of a state agency are not organized, through appointment by the administrative office providing administrative services for those employees.

(g) Each organization represented on the Advisory Council shall notify the Chairperson of the State Board of Pension Trustees and the Chairperson of the State Pension Advisory Council when a new representative is selected.

(h) Reasonable support services for the State Pension Advisory Council shall be provided by the State Pension Office.

(i) Up to 2 at-large, ad hoc members may be added to the Advisory Council in order to provide expertise needed for Council members to understand matters before the State Board of Pension Trustees.

(j) When a member group or organization fails to send a representative to meetings of the State Pension Advisory Council for a period of 1 year, the group or organization shall automatically lose its representation on the Advisory Council.
29 Del. C. § 4805 — Delaware Code / Title 29 / Chapter 48 / Subchapter I / Section 4805
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        4805. Director â Powers and duties.
Status: in_force

(a) The Director shall have the power and the duty to operate and administer the state lottery and to promulgate such rules and regulations governing the establishment and operation of the lottery as the Director deems necessary and desirable in order that the lottery be initiated at the earliest feasible time and in order that the system shall produce the maximum amount of net revenues consonant with the dignity of the State and the general welfare of the people. The rules shall provide for all matters necessary or desirable for the efficient and economical operation and administration of the system and for the convenience of the purchasers of lottery tickets and the holders of winning tickets, and the players of all state lottery games including, the following:

(1) Type and number of games to be conducted;

(2) Price or prices of tickets for any game;

(3) Numbers and sizes of the prizes on the winning tickets;

(4) Manner of selecting the winning tickets;

(5) Manner of payment of prizes to the holders of winning tickets;

(6) Frequency of the drawings or selections of winning tickets;

(7) Number and types of locations at which tickets may be sold and the sports lottery and keno may be conducted;

(8) Method to be used in selling tickets;

(9) Licensing of agents to sell tickets or host keno; provided, that, no person under the age of 18 shall be licensed as an agent;

(10) Manner and amount of compensation, if any, to be paid to licensed agents, other than video lottery agents, necessary to provide for the adequate availability of games to prospective buyers and for the convenience of the public;

(11) Apportionment of the total revenues accruing from the sale of tickets among:

a. Payment of prizes to the holders of winning tickets;

b. Payment of costs incurred in the operation and administration of the state lottery system, including the expenses of the office and the costs resulting from any contract or contracts entered into for promotional, advertising or operational services or for the purchase or lease of gaming equipment and materials;

c. Repayment of the moneys appropriated to the State Lottery Fund pursuant to § 3 of 59 Del. Laws, c. 348; and

d. Payment of earnings to the General Fund of the State.

(12) Such other matters necessary or desirable for the efficient and economical operation and administration of the game and for the convenience of the purchasers of tickets and the holders of winning tickets and the players of the video lottery, the sports lottery, Internet lottery, keno, and table games;

(13) Value of bills, coins or tokens needed to play the video lottery machines, sports lottery machines and table games;

(14) Licensing of agents for video lotteries;

(15) Payout from video lottery machines, provided that such payouts shall not be less than 87% on an average annual basis, and further provided that video lottery agents may return a payout greater than 87% but not greater than 95% upon 10 days written notice to the Director, and further provided that video lottery agents may, with the approval of the Lottery Director, return a greater payout percentage than 95%;

(16) A licensure requirement and enforcement procedure for officers, directors, key employees, gaming employees, gaming room service employees, sports lottery operations employees, and persons who own directly or indirectly 10% or more of such agent, in accordance with § 4828 of this title;

(17) A licensure requirement and enforcement procedure for service companies in accordance with § 4829 of this title;

(18) Standards for advertising, marketing and promotional materials used by video lottery agents;

(19) Regulations and procedures for the accounting and reporting of the payments required under §§ 4815 and 4819 of this title;

(20) The registration, kind, type, number and location of video lottery machines, sports lottery machines and table games on the licensee’s premises, subject to the Director’s obligations set forth in § 4820(b) of this title;

(21) The on-site security arrangements for video lottery agents and sports lottery agents;

(22) Requiring the reporting of information about video lottery agents, sports lottery agents, their employees, vendors and finances necessary or desirable to ensure the security of the lottery system. None of the information disclosed pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, § 10001 et seq. of this title;

(23) The reporting and auditing of financial information of licensees including, but not limited to, the reporting of profits or losses incurred by licensees and the reporting by licensees of such employment and payroll information as is necessary for the Director to determine compliance with § 10148(1) of Title 3 or § 100048 of Title 3 as the case may be. None of the information disclosed pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, § 10001 et seq. of this title;

(24) a. A registration requirement and enforcement procedure for any employee organization representing or seeking to represent employees who are employed by a Delaware video lottery agent. Any employee organization may at any time file with the office an application for registration as an employee organization. However, an employee organization shall be required to file such registration application within 10 business days after it secures a signed authorization card from any employee who is employed by a Delaware video lottery agent.

Any registration statement filed by an employee organization after the signature of an authorization card but prior to the employee organization’s petition for election shall not be subject to disclosure by the Lottery Office to any video lottery agent;

b. Every key employee of an employee organization shall be required to register with the office at the same time as the application for registration is filed under paragraph (24)a. of this section or within 30 days after the date on which such individual is elected, appointed or hired, whichever is later;

c. The application for registration by an employee organization or key employee of such employee organization may be denied or registration revoked under the following circumstances:

1. If such employee organization or key employee of such employee organization is in violation of standards established under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Procedure Prohibition Against Certain Persons Holding Office, 29 U.S.C § 504(a);

2. The applicant’s competence, honesty or integrity pose a threat to the public interest of the State or to the reputation of or effective regulation and control of the lottery based on the applicant’s associations or by virtue of the fact that the applicant has been convicted of a felony crime of moral turpitude or has been arrested for an act constituting racketeering under § 1502(9)a., b.2. or b.4. through 10. of Title 11 within 10 years prior to applying for registration hereunder or at any time thereafter. Any employee or employee organization denied registration based on an arrest for an act constituting racketeering under § 1502(9)a., b.2. or b.4. through 10. of Title 11 may apply for reconsideration of registration if subsequently acquitted or a nolle prosequi is entered or the charge is otherwise dismissed. In such instances, the Lottery Office shall reconsider the applicant’s registration based on the criteria previously set forth in this subsection;

3. The organization or individual has knowingly made or caused to be made any written statement to any representative of the office or the Delaware State Police or any oral response to an official inquiry by the office, its employees or agents which was at the time and in light of circumstances under which it was made false or misleading;

4. The organization or key employee thereof holds or obtains a direct financial interest in any video lottery agent, provided the employee organization is provided a 30-day period to divest of any such direct financial interest.

The Division of Gaming Enforcement shall conduct the background checks required by this paragraph. The failure of any key employee to satisfy the requirements of paragraphs (a)(24)c.1. through 4. of this section may constitute grounds for suspension of the registration of the employee organization if the organization does not remove the key employee from the key employee’s duties as defined in § 4803(o) of this title. The employee organization will be given a reasonable opportunity to remove or replace any key employee found to be in violation of paragraphs (a)(24)c.1. through 4. of this section;

d. The entity or individual filing a registration form is under a continuing duty to promptly notify the Director of any changes in disclosed information;

e. The Secretary of Finance shall, within a reasonable time, if requested by the Director, appoint a hearing officer to determine whether the application for registration shall be denied or the registration suspended or revoked. The hearing officer shall be required to hold a hearing in conformance with the requirements of § 10131 of this title. In any hearing, the Delaware Uniform Rules of Evidence shall be in effect. The denial of an application of registration or the suspension or revocation of a registration shall be bound by the provisions of §§ 10133 and 10134 of this title. The hearing officer’s decision to deny an application of registration or to suspend or revoke a registration shall be appealable to the Superior Court under the Delaware Administrative Procedures Act (Chapter 101 of this title). All applications for registration shall be deemed approved unless the Director notifies the applicant within 60 days of the Director’s decision not to approve and to appoint a hearing officer under this paragraph, or unless extenuating circumstances require a longer period, in which case the Director shall act with all deliberate speed to complete the process. Any employee organization may continue to provide services to employees of a Delaware video lottery agent during the review of the application process and the appeal process, except where the employee organization is found in violation of paragraph (a)(24)c.4. of this section or there has been a previous violation of paragraphs (a)(24)c.1. through 3. of this section by the employee organization within the previous 10 years;

f. Information requested in the application of registration provided for under this paragraph shall be adopted as part of the office’s official rules and regulations upon notice and opportunity for a hearing under the Delaware Administrative Procedures Act [Chapter 101 of this title];

(25) The Director shall adopt procedures under the Delaware Administrative Procedures Act (Chapter 101 of this title) for employment investigations of the honesty, integrity, reputation and associations of office employees in order to determine that the employee’s employment does not pose a threat to the public interest of the State or the integrity of the office. The procedures and any rules and regulations shall require any person seeking employment for compensation with the office for a position which has direct access to lottery ticket sales agents, video lottery agents, sports lottery agents, or vendors to submit such person’s fingerprints and other relevant information in order to obtain the individual’s entire federal and state criminal history record. Upon the Director’s request, the Division of Gaming Enforcement shall conduct the investigations required under such rules and regulations. The rules and regulations shall require new employees to submit fingerprints for purposes of the state and federal criminal history checks;

(26) Type and number of sports lottery games to be conducted, the location and licensure of facilities where the sports lottery be conducted pursuant to § 4825 of this title, the price or prices for any sports lottery games, the rules for any sports lottery games, and the payout and manner of compensation to be paid to winners of sports lottery games;

(27) Type and number of table games to be conducted, the price or prices for any table games, the rules for any table games, the payout and manner of compensation to be paid to winners of table games, and the minimum and maximum wagers for any table games;

(28) The licensure and location of facilities where keno games may be conducted, the price or prices for any keno games, the rules for any keno games, and the payout and manner of compensation to be paid to winners of keno games;

(29) The regulations and procedures for the display and presentation of messages concerning responsible gaming and the regulations, procedures and training for identification of and assistance to compulsive gamblers;

(30) The provision of complimentary services, gifts, transportation, cash, food, nonalcoholic beverages, entertainment or any other thing of value by a video lottery agent to a guest;

(31) The procedures for the review and evaluation of licensing applications, including the forms of applications, procedures for fingerprinting and other means of identification, procedures for hearings, and grounds and procedures for the approval, denial, revocation or suspension of a license;

(32) Procedures relating to internal management controls of video lottery agents, including accounting controls and employee and supervisory organizational charts and responsibilities;

(33) Standards for the manufacture, sale, distribution, maintenance, repair, and servicing of video lottery machines and table game equipment; and

(34) Standards for the conduct of the Internet lottery in accordance with this chapter.

(b) The Director shall also have the power and it shall be the Director’s duty to:

(1) Appoint such deputy directors as may be required to carry out the functions and duties of the office. Each deputy director shall have had 3 years’ management experience in areas pertinent to the prospective responsibilities and an additional 3 years of experience in the same field.

(2) Within the limit of the funds made available in § 3 of 59 Del. Laws, c. 348, and proceeding from the sale of lottery tickets and generated by the operations of video lottery agents, appoint such professional, technical, and clerical assistants and employees as may be necessary to perform the duties imposed upon the office by this subchapter.

(3) In accordance with this subchapter, license as agents to sell lottery tickets persons who will best serve, by location or accessibility, the public convenience and promote the sale of lottery tickets. The Director may require a bond from every agent so licensed in such amount as the Director deems necessary. Every licensed agent shall prominently display the agent’s license or a copy thereof.

(4) Enter into contracts for the operation of any game or part thereof and into contracts for the promotion of the game or games. This authorization is to be construed to include, but not be limited to, contracting with any racing or other sporting association to conduct sporting events within any racetrack or sports field in the State, the outcome of which shall determine the winners of a state game or, as an alternative, to affiliate the determination of the winners of a game with any racing or sporting event held within or without the State, and, including agreements with other state, provincial or international lotteries for participation in lottery games. All contracts for other than professional services in an amount greater than $2,000 shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder in the manner prescribed by state bidding laws. No contract awarded or entered into by the Director may be assigned by the holder thereof except by specific approval of the Director.

(5) Make arrangements for any person or organization, including banks, to perform such functions, activities or services in connection with the operation of the system as the Director may deem advisable.

(6) Suspend or revoke any license issued pursuant to this subchapter or the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder.

(7) Certify and report monthly to the State Treasurer the total lottery revenues, prize disbursements and other expenses for the preceding month, and to make an annual report to the Governor and the General Assembly, which report shall include a full and complete statement of revenues, prize disbursements and other expenses and recommendations for such changes in this subchapter as the Director deems necessary or desirable.

(8) Report immediately to the Governor and members of the General Assembly any matters which shall require immediate changes in the laws of the State in order to prevent abuses and evasions of this subchapter or the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder or to rectify undesirable conditions in connection with the administration or operation of the gaming system. Such a report shall be disclosed to the public immediately upon issuance.

(9) Carry on a continuous study and investigation of the system:

a. For the purpose of ascertaining any defects in this subchapter or in the rules and regulations issued hereunder by reason whereof any abuses in the administration and operation of the lottery or any evasion of this subchapter or the rules and regulations may arise or be practiced;

b. For the purpose of formulating recommendations for changes in this subchapter and the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder to prevent such abuses and evasions;

c. To guard against the use of this subchapter to benefit organized gambling and crime or criminals in any manner whatsoever; and

d. To insure that this law and the rules and regulations shall be in such form and be so administered as to serve the true purpose of this subchapter.

(10) Make a continuous study and investigation of:

a. The operation and administration of similar laws which may be in effect in other states and countries;

b. Any literature on the subject which from time to time may be published or available;

c. Any federal laws which may affect the operation of the lottery; and

d. The reaction of Delaware citizens to existing and potential features of the games with a view to recommending or effecting changes that will tend to serve the purposes of this subchapter.

(11) Make available to the State Auditor or the State Auditor’s representative such information as may be required to perform an annual audit as prescribed in Chapter 29 of this title.

(12) Establish state-operated sales offices, without limit as to number or location, as the Director shall deem suitable and economical in order to make lottery tickets more available to the public, which offices shall be operated solely from funds generated by the lotteries permitted by this subchapter.

(13) License as video lottery agents each person, corporation or association which, in 1993, held either a horse racing meet pursuant to Title 3 or Title 28 or a harness horse racing meet pursuant to Title 3 and who satisfies such fitness and background standards as the Director may promulgate pursuant to paragraph (a)(16) of this section. In the event that there shall have been or shall be a change of ownership or such person, corporation or association after the close of the 1993 racing meet then the issuance by the Director of a license to serve as a video lottery agent shall be conditioned upon the Director’s determination that such person, corporation or association shall have met the requirements of § 4806(a)(1)-(4) and (b) of this title and satisfies such fitness and background standards as the Director may promulgate pursuant to paragraph (a)(16) of this section. Change of ownership occurring after the Director has issued a license shall automatically terminate the license 90 days thereafter unless the Director has determined after application to issue a license to the new owner(s) because the new owner(s) have met the requirements of § 4806(a)(1)-(4) and (b) of this title and satisfied such fitness and background standards as the Director may promulgate pursuant to paragraph (a)(16) of this section. Any license granted pursuant to this subsection is a privilege personal to the video lottery agent and is not a legal right. A license granted or renewed pursuant to this subsection may not be transferred or assigned to another person, nor may a license be pledged as collateral. For purposes of this subsection, “a change of ownership” shall have occurred if more than 20 percent of the legal or beneficial interests in such person, corporation or association shall be transferred, whether by direct or indirect means.

(14) Whenever the Director deems necessary, examine all accounts, bank accounts, financial statements and records of the licensee in a licensee’s possession or under its control in which it has an interest and the licensee must authorize all third parties, including parents, subsidiaries or related entities, in possession or control of the accounts or records of the licensee to allow examination of any of those accounts or records by the Director. None of the information disclosed pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, § 10001 et seq. of this title.

(15) Subpoena witnesses and compel the production of books, papers and documents of a licensee in connection with any hearings of the Director and may administer oaths or affirmations to the witnesses whenever, in the judgment of the Director, it may be necessary for the effectual discharge of duties.

If any person refuses to obey any subpoena or to testify or to produce any books, papers or documents, then the Director may apply to the Superior Court of the county in which the Director may be sitting and, thereupon, the Court shall issue its subpoena requiring the person to appear and testify or to produce the books, papers and documents before the Director. Whoever fails to obey or refuses to obey a subpoena of the Superior Court shall be guilty of contempt of court and shall be punished accordingly. False swearing on the part of any witness shall be deemed perjury and shall be punished as such.

(16) Bar, pursuant to §§ 4834 and 4835 of this title, any person from entering the premises of a video lottery agent or from participating in any capacity in the play of any table game, sports lottery game, video lottery game, or Internet lottery game, and, as applicable, procure such assistance from video lottery agents as is appropriate to enforce any such bar.

(17) Impose reasonable fees, as set by the Director and payable to the Office, upon applicants for licenses pursuant to §§ 4828 and 4829 of this title for the conduct of the review and investigation of the applicant, such fees to approximate and reasonably reflect all costs necessary to defray the expenses of the lottery and Division of Gaming Enforcement.

(18) Require video lottery agents to submit regular internal control submissions, which shall contain a narrative description of the internal control system to be utilized by the video lottery facility, including, but not limited to:

a. Accounting controls, including the standardization of forms and definition of terms to be utilized in the gaming;

b. Procedures, forms and, where appropriate, formulas covering the calculation of hold percentages; revenue drop; expense and overhead schedules; complimentary services;

c. Job descriptions and the system of personnel and chain-of-command, establishing a diversity of responsibility among employees engaged in gaming operations and identifying primary and secondary supervisory oversight responsibilities; and personnel practices;

d. Procedures within the cashier’s cage for the receipt, storage and disbursal of chips, cash, and other cash equivalents used in wagering; the cashing of checks; the redemption of chips and other cash equivalents used in gaming;

e. Procedures for the collection and security of moneys at the gaming tables;

f. Procedures for the transfer and recordation of chips between the gaming tables and the cashier’s cage and the transfer and recordation of moneys within the facility;

g. Procedures for the transfer of moneys from the gaming tables to the counting process and the transfer of moneys within the facility for the counting process;

h. Procedures and security for the counting and recordation of table game revenue;

i. Procedures and security standards for the handling and storage of gaming apparatus, including cards, dice, machines, wheels and all other gaming equipment;

j. Procedures and rules governing the conduct of particular games and the responsibility of casino personnel in respect thereto;

k. Procedures for the security, storage and recording of cash, chips, and cash equivalents utilized in gaming operations.

(19) Make Internet lottery games available at such websites and in such a manner as determined by the Office in accordance with this chapter, and utilizing technology to ensure that players are legally eligible to engage in such gaming.

(c) (1) The licenses granted pursuant to paragraph (b)(13) of this section or § 4825 of this title may be revoked or suspended for cause upon 30 days’ written notice to the licensee or due to a change in ownership as set forth in those provisions, but shall otherwise not be subject to expiration or termination. “Cause” shall by way of example and not by limitation include falsifying any application for license or report required by the rules and regulations, the failure to report any information required by the rules and regulations, the material violation of any rules and regulations promulgated by the Director or any conduct by the licensee which undermines the public confidence in the video lottery system or serves the interest of organized gambling or crime and criminals in any manner. A license may be revoked for an unintentional violation of any federal, state or local law, rule or regulation provided that the violation is not cured within a reasonable time as determined by the Director; or a longer period where the video lottery agent has made diligent efforts to cure. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this subsection shall otherwise prohibit the termination or revocation of a license in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted hereunder.

(2) Within 30 days after an adverse determination by the Director, the licensee seeking to appeal the revocation or suspension for cause may demand a hearing before the Lottery Commission and show cause why the Director’s determination was in error. Failure to demand a hearing within the time allotted in this paragraph precludes the person from having an administrative hearing, but in no way affects the person’s right to petition for judicial review.

(3) Upon receipt of a licensee’s demand for a hearing under this subsection, the Lottery Commission shall set a time and place for the hearing. This hearing must not be held later than 30 days after receipt of the demand for the hearing, unless the time of the hearing is changed by the Lottery Commission with the agreement of the Director and the licensee. At the hearing, the licensee shall have the affirmative obligation to demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that the Director’s determination was in error under the criteria for cause established by this subsection and any regulations hereunder.

(4) If, upon completion of the hearing, the Lottery Commission determines that the licensee has met its burden of proof, an order to that effect shall be entered and the license shall be reinstated. If, upon completion of the hearing, the Lottery Commission finds that the licensee has not met its burden of proof, an order shall be entered to that effect. This order is subject to review in the Superior Court pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act (Chapter 101 of this title).

(5) Any decision of the Director relating to the business plan or the number of video lottery machines to be awarded to licensees under § 4820(b) of this title shall be appealable under the Administrative Procedures Act (Chapter 101 of this title) in the manner of a case decision.
29 Del. C. § 5941 — Delaware Code / Title 29 / Chapter 59 / Subchapter IV / Section 5941
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        5941. Duties of state officers and employees.
Status: in_force

All officers and employees of the State shall comply with and aid in all proper ways in carrying out this chapter and the rules, regulations and orders thereunder. All officers and employees shall furnish any records or information which the Secretary or the Board may request for any purpose of this chapter. The Secretary, with the approval of the Board, may institute and maintain any action or proceeding at law or in equity that the Secretary considers necessary or appropriate to secure compliance with this chapter and the rules, regulations and orders thereunder.
29 Del. C. § 2524 — Delaware Code / Title 29 / Chapter 25 / Subchapter II / Section 2524
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        2524. Administrative remedies.
Status: in_force

(a) After notice and an administrative hearing, any violation or apparent threat of violation of any provision of Chapter 25 of Title 6, or of any law or regulation the Division of Consumer Protection is charged to enforce, may be sanctioned by the issuance of a cease and desist order as provided in § 2525 of this title.

(b) If, in any administrative proceeding brought under § 2523 of this title, a person is found to have committed a wilful violation, the Director or hearing officer shall order the violator to pay to the State a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 for each violation.

(c) After the expiration of the 30-day appeal period in which no appeal has been filed, if the violator fails to pay all penalties and restitution or other amounts administratively determined, the Director may file a complaint in any court of competent jurisdiction and obtain a judgment for the amounts that have not been paid. The amounts shall be treated by the court as an unpaid debt, and the merits of the administrative findings may not be contested.
29 Del. C. § 5555 — Delaware Code / Title 29 / Chapter 55A / Subchapter I / Section 5555
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        5555. Optional participation of counties and municipalities.
Status: in_force

Any county or municipality, including state governmental subdivisions, Delaware State Housing Authority, volunteer ambulance company, and volunteer fire company, may elect to participate in the State Employees’ Pension Fund beginning July 1 of any year on or after July 1, 1981. Application to participate shall be by resolution approved by the governing body of the county or municipality, including state governmental subdivisions and the Delaware State Housing Authority, and shall be submitted to the Board in such form as the Board shall determine, not later than 90 days prior to the date participation is to begin, except such time limit may be reduced by the Board. Any such application, upon approval by the Board, shall be irrevocable. Each participating county and municipality, including state governmental subdivisions and the Delaware State Housing Authority, shall provide such information to the Board as it may require for the administration of this chapter.
29 Del. C. § 309 — Delaware Code / Title 29 / Chapter 3 / Section 309
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        309. State bug.
Status: in_force

The lady bug shall be the official state bug for the State.
29 Del. C. § 9032B — Delaware Code / Title 29 / Chapter 90B / Subchapter II / Section 9032B
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        9032B. Powers and duties of chief deputies.
Status: in_force

The chief deputy or, if there is no chief deputy, the deputy employed by each of the officers shall be possessed of all the authority of their respective offices, and in the absence or disability of the duty elected officer, the chief deputy of such officer shall perform all duties of the office, until the vacancy so created shall be filled as required by the Constitution of the State.
29 Del. C. § 9604 — Delaware Code / Title 29 / Chapter 96 / Section 9604
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        9604. Retiree Healthcare Benefits Advisory Subcommittee.
Status: in_force

(a) There is hereby established a Retiree Healthcare Benefits Advisory Subcommittee (“Subcommittee”). The Subcommittee shall be comprised of the Lieutenant Governor, the Insurance Commissioner, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Secretary of Finance, the Secretary of the Department of Human Resources, 1 member of each caucus of the Delaware House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House, and 1 member of each caucus of the Delaware State Senate appointed by the President Pro Tempore. In addition, the Governor shall appoint 1 retired state employee from each County and 1 representative of a union of state employees, the Speaker of the House shall appoint 1 representative of a union of state employees, and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall appoint 1 representative of a union of state employees. The Lieutenant Governor shall serve as Chair, and the members of the majority caucus from the House of Representatives and the Senate shall serve as Co-Vice Chairs of the Subcommittee. Appointed members may not attend Subcommittee meetings through a designee. The Delaware Department of Justice shall provide legal support and the Department of Human Resources shall provide administrative support to the Subcommittee. Additional support shall be provided by the State Office of Pensions and Department of Finance as may be requested by the Chairs.

(b) The General Assembly recognizes the importance and urgency of addressing Delaware retiree healthcare benefits. Thus, the Subcommittee shall have the following powers, duties and functions:

(1) Conduct public meetings and receive public comment about current and future Delaware retiree healthcare benefits, including the previously proposed Medicare Advantage Plan for Delaware retirees, while taking into consideration the previous work of the State Employee Benefits Committee and the Retirement Benefit Study Committee.

(2) In the course of its work, consider how reporting and analyses regarding Medicare Advantage Plans nationwide relate to the terms of the previously proposed Medicare Advantage Plan for Delaware retirees;

(3) Study, review, and evaluate the fiscal and other implications of the extension of the existing Medicare Supplement plan to January 1, 2024.

(4) Evaluate options for continuing to provide strong Delaware retiree healthcare benefits in a fiscally sustainable way, including options to maintain their current coverage similar to residents in other states that offer a choice to buy into a Medicare Supplement plan.

(5) By May 1, 2023, issue findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly about the foregoing as they relate to the Fiscal Year 2024 Delaware budget.
29 Del. C. § 9008B — Delaware Code / Title 29 / Chapter 90B / Subchapter I / Section 9008B
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        9008B. Duty to account for fees.
Status: in_force

(a) Every state row officer in each of the counties shall collect all fees, costs and allowances by law taxable by or payable to such officer, without any deduction, abatement or remission, except fees, costs and allowances payable by the State to such officers and shall keep in a properly indexed record an itemized account showing the amount of each fee, item of cost and allowance by law taxable by or payable to such officer and the service for which the same was rendered or charged, the date of payment and the name of the person paying the same. On or before the fifteenth day of each month, every such officer shall file with the State Treasurer an account of all fees, costs and allowances received by the State Treasurer in the preceding month, which account shall be so itemized that it may be compared with the fees, costs and allowances as entered in the record.

(b) The correctness of the accounts so rendered shall be verified by the affidavit of the officer rendering the same. Each of the officers shall also, on or before the fifteenth day in each month, pay over to the State Treasurer all the fees, costs and allowances so received from any source, which shall be payable to the State Treasurer as provided in § 9007A of this title.
29 Del. C. § 8765A — Delaware Code / Title 29 / Chapter 87A / Subchapter VII / Section 8765A
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        8765A. Exemption from taxation.
Status: in_force

(a) Interest on bonds issued under this subchapter shall be exempt from income taxation by the State or any political subdivision thereof.

(b) Any real or personal property of the Authority which is not used by an assisted person as part of, or in connection with, a project shall be exempt from any and all taxation by the State or any political subdivision thereof.
29 Del. C. § 2543 — Delaware Code / Title 29 / Chapter 25 / Subchapter IV / Section 2543
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        2543. Common Interest Community Ombudsperson; qualifications.
Status: in_force

The Ombudsperson must:

(1) Be a member in good standing of the Bar of this State.

(2) Have at least 5 years of experience in the practice of law in this State.

(3) Have experience in real estate law, including common interest community law.

(4) Have experience in conflict and alternative dispute resolution.

(5) Not engage in any other business or profession that conflicts with the powers and duties of the position or the Office.

(6) Comply with all restrictions on political activity applicable to Department employees pursuant to § 2509A of this title.
29 Del. C. § 9012B — Delaware Code / Title 29 / Chapter 90B / Subchapter I / Section 9012B
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        9012B. Penalties for failure to collect and pay over fees.
Status: in_force

(a) If any state row officer fails, neglects or refuses for 10 days to pay over all fees, costs, allowances and perquisites the officer receives and collects for use of the State, or fails to collect the fees required to be paid by law, or demands or receives from any person any fee or allowance greater than is provided by law, the officer shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both. Such officer shall also be liable in a civil action for the amount of such fees, costs, allowances and perquisites as the officer may have thus illegally withheld.

(b) Whenever any officer is convicted under this section, the officer’s conviction shall operate as a forfeiture of the office, and the officer shall be removed from office by the Governor within 10 days from the date of such conviction.
29 Del. C. § 2541 — Delaware Code / Title 29 / Chapter 25 / Subchapter IV / Section 2541
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        2541. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply:

(1) “Bylaws” shall have the meaning as used in § 81-103 of Title 25.

(2) “Common interest community” shall have the meaning as used in § 81-103 of Title 25 and includes small preexisting cooperatives and planned communities as referenced in § 81-120 of Title 25.

(3) “Common interest community association” shall have the meaning ascribed to “association” or “unit owners’ association” as used in § 81-103 of Title 25 and includes associations or unit owners’ associations for small preexisting cooperatives and planned communities as referenced in § 81-120 of Title 25.

(4) “Declarant” shall have the meaning as used in § 81-103 of Title 25.

(5) “Declaration” shall have the meaning as used in § 81-103 of Title 25.

(6) “Department” means the Department of Justice.

(7) “Executive board” shall have the meaning as used in § 81-103 of Title 25.

(8) “Office” means the Office of the Common Interest Community Ombudsperson.

(9) “Ombudsperson” means the Common Interest Community Ombudsperson.

(10) “Rule” or “rules” shall have the meaning as used in § 81-103 of Title 25.

(11) “Unit” shall have the meaning as used in § 81-103 of Title 25.

(12) “Unit owners” shall have the meaning as used in § 81-103 of Title 25.
29 Del. C. § 7523 — Delaware Code / Title 29 / Chapter 75 / Section 7523
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        7523. Warrants.
Status: in_force

The board of education of each school district shall when and as funds are required (and not until then) for the payment of the expenses of carrying out the school construction program in such school district contemplated by this chapter, including expenses of engineers, architects and other employees of such board of education, draw warrants on the State Treasurer for the moneys required, which warrants shall be signed by the president or vice-president and attested by the secretary or acting secretary of such board of education; such warrants shall be delivered to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget who shall thereupon deliver them to the State Treasurer, and the State Treasurer shall pay the same. If such warrants are countersigned by the superintendent of the school district or the superintendent’s authorized designee, any other signature on the warrants may be a facsimile.
29 Del. C. § 3903 — Delaware Code / Title 29 / Chapter 39 / Section 3903
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        3903. Composition of Commission.
Status: in_force

There shall be a Delaware Commission on Interstate Cooperation. This Commission shall be composed of 9 regular members, namely:

(1) The 3 members of the Senate Committee on Interstate Cooperation;

(2) The 3 members of the House Committee on Interstate Cooperation; and

(3) The 3 members of the Governor’s Committee on Interstate Cooperation.