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29 DE Code § 10213. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 29 - State Government|Chapter 102. Delaware Legislative Oversight and Sunset Act|§ 10213. Final report.

§ 10213. Final report. (a) On or before May 30 of the calendar year in which an agency under review is automatically terminated in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, the Committee shall present its final report to the General Assembly and to the Governor. The final report must contain a complete description of the agency and its objectives, including all subagencies or programs within the agency; a review of all material obtained pursuant to §§ 10207-10211 of this title; a determination of whether or not there is genuine public need for the agency, and whether the agency is satisfactorily meeting that need; recommendations of the Committee; and other matters or information that the Committee may wish to include. (b) The final report required by subsection (a) of this section must contain the Committee's review schedule of those agencies recommended for review during the year following the final report. The review schedule for that year must contain no less than 4 agencies and should take into consideration the following:  (1) Any agency whose review is being continued to the following year. (2) Any agency automatically scheduled for review. (3) Any agency added by the General Assembly. (4) Any agency added by the Committee by 6 affirmative votes. (c) The Committee may, by 6 affirmative votes, add agencies to, remove agencies from, or replace agencies on the Committee's review schedule. 62 Del. Laws, c. 301, §  3;  68 Del. Laws, c. 23, §  1;  68 Del. Laws, c. 159, §  5;  76 Del. Laws, c. 221, §  1;  80 Del. Laws, c. 260, §  1;
29 DE Code § 10214. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 29 - State Government|Chapter 102. Delaware Legislative Oversight and Sunset Act|§ 10214. Committee recommendations and authority to recall an agency.

§ 10214. Committee recommendations and authority to recall an agency. (a) In its final report concerning an agency, the Committee may recommend 1 or more of the following:  (1) The continuance of the agency, as is; termination of the agency; termination of any program within the agency; the consolidation, merger, or transfer of the agency or of functions of the agency to another agency; or continuation, hold over, or termination of the agency unless or until certain conditions are met or modifications are made, by legislation or otherwise, within a specified period of time. (2) Budget appropriation limits for an agency. (3) In general or specific terms, legislation which the Committee considers necessary to carry out its decision as to whether an agency should be continued or terminated. (b) When the Committee has released an agency from review, it may recall the agency to a public hearing before the Committee to consider making additional recommendations under subsection (a) of this section if either of the following circumstances apply:  (1) The agency has the ability to meet a certain condition or make a modification that the Committee recommended, but fails to do so. (2) The Committee recommended legislation to amend the agency's governing statute or a related statute, but, for any reason, the legislation failed to be enacted into law.62 Del. Laws, c. 301, §  3;  68 Del. Laws, c. 159, §  5;  76 Del. Laws, c. 221, §  1;  80 Del. Laws, c. 260, §  1;  81 Del. Laws, c. 191, §  1;  81 Del. Laws, c. 238, § 1;
29 DE Code § 10215. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 29 - State Government|Chapter 102. Delaware Legislative Oversight and Sunset Act|§ 10215. Review schedules.

§ 10215. Review schedules. (a) An agency that has successfully completed a review under this chapter or that has been re-established is not subject to another review until the sixth year following its last review, unless the Committee believes that a sooner review is reasonable and necessary. The termination date in a review schedule does not apply to an agency recommended for continuance. (b) An agency which has been recommended for termination or reorganization, but which nevertheless is continued by legislative action or otherwise, must be placed on the Committee's review schedule for review at the end of 4 calendar years from the date of the agency's originally scheduled review date. An agency which is reorganized in accordance with the recommendation of the Committee must be placed on the review schedule for review at the end of 4 calendar years from the date of the agency's originally scheduled review date. 62 Del. Laws, c. 301, §  3;  68 Del. Laws, c. 159, §  5;  76 Del. Laws, c. 221, §  1;
29 DE Code § 10216. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 29 - State Government|Chapter 102. Delaware Legislative Oversight and Sunset Act|§ 10216. Termination of an agency; re-establishment.

§ 10216. Termination of an agency; re-establishment. (a) If the Committee recommends the termination of an agency and the agency is not re-established by an act of the General Assembly, the agency is automatically terminated at the end of June 30 immediately following the date of the Committee's final report. (b) When an agency is terminated pursuant to this chapter, each lesser-included agency of the terminated agency is also terminated at the same time and under the same conditions, unless the lesser-included agency is specifically exempted from termination by the Committee or by law enacted before the end of June 30 immediately following the date of the Committee's final report. (c) If the Committee recommends the reorganization of an agency under review or a merging of the agency with another agency, the agency under review must be terminated on the June 30 following the final report, unless prior to June 30 a bill is introduced setting forth a proposed reorganization or merger. If the bill is not enacted into law within 7 months from the date of its introduction, the agency is automatically terminated. (d) If the Committee recommends continuance of an agency, but only upon its meeting certain conditions or making certain modifications, the agency terminates 6 months from the date of the final report or on the termination date recommended by the Committee, whichever is later, unless the conditions have been met or the modifications have been made to the satisfaction of the Committee. (e) A bill to re-establish an agency that has been recommended for termination or reorganization must relate only to that specific agency, and the name of the affected agency must be set forth in the title of the bill. 62 Del. Laws, c. 301, §  3;  68 Del. Laws, c. 159, §  5;  76 Del. Laws, c. 221, §  1;  80 Del. Laws, c. 260, §  1;
29 DE Code § 10217. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 29 - State Government|Chapter 102. Delaware Legislative Oversight and Sunset Act|§ 10217. Concluding year for terminated agencies.

§ 10217. Concluding year for terminated agencies. (a) Notwithstanding the termination of an agency, it may continue in temporary existence until the end of the next succeeding calendar year in order to properly conclude its business. Unless otherwise provided by law, termination does not reduce or otherwise limit the power and authority of a terminated agency during its concluding year. Upon the expiration of the concluding year, all rights, powers, and functions of the agency cease. Any unobligated or unexpended appropriations of an agency terminated under this chapter lapse at the end of the concluding year. (b) At the end of a terminated agency's concluding year, money in a dedicated fund of a state agency must be immediately transferred to the General Fund of the State Treasury, unless otherwise provided for by law. Any law or portion of a law which dedicates money to a specific fund of a terminated state agency is automatically repealed at the end of the agency's concluding year. (c) If a terminated agency is funded in the Budget Appropriation Act for each year of the General Assembly, the agency has no authority to spend or obligate any of the funds after December 31 of the concluding year, unless specifically provided for by law. (d) If a terminated agency is part of a larger agency, all property and records in the custody of the terminated agency must be transferred at the end of its concluding year to the next largest entity of which the terminated agency was a part. If the terminated agency was itself the largest entity or was an independent agency, the property and records must be transferred to the Secretary of State. (e) If a terminated agency has any outstanding bonded indebtedness remaining at the end of its concluding year, the responsibility for the management of the repayment of the bonded indebtedness through the continuation of the agency's functions, limited merely to the repayment function, is vested in the State Treasurer. Any claims by the agency and any claims against the agency continue and may not be terminated with the agency. (f) All Delaware Code references to a terminated agency are invalid upon the expiration of the agency's concluding year, unless specifically retained. 62 Del. Laws, c. 301, §  3;  68 Del. Laws, c. 159, §  5;  76 Del. Laws, c. 221, §  1;
29 DE Code § 10218. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 29 - State Government|Chapter 102. Delaware Legislative Oversight and Sunset Act|§ 10218. Merit system employees.

§ 10218. Merit system employees. If the termination of an agency or of an agency's programs or activities results in unemployment for a person employed under the Merit System of Personnel Administration [Chapter 59 of this title], the unemployed person is entitled to first preference in all other state employment opportunities which arise thereafter for which the unemployed person is qualified. The unemployed person has the right of first refusal for state employment opportunities until the person obtains permanent employment. 62 Del. Laws, c. 301, §  3;  68 Del. Laws, c. 159, §  5;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  76 Del. Laws, c. 221, §  1;
29 DE Code § 10219. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 29 - State Government|Chapter 102. Delaware Legislative Oversight and Sunset Act|§ 10219. Monitoring of recommendations.

§ 10219. Monitoring of recommendations. During each legislative session, the staff of the Committee shall monitor legislation affecting agencies that have undergone review by the Committee and shall periodically report to the members of the Committee any proposed changes which might modify prior recommendations of the Committee. 76 Del. Laws, c. 221, §  1;  80 Del. Laws, c. 260, §  1;
29 DE Code § 10301. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 29 - State Government|Chapter 103. Business Registration and Licensing System|§ 10301. Findings and purpose.

§ 10301. Findings and purpose. The General Assembly finds that it is necessary to establish a centralized program for business registration and licensing in order to make it convenient and easy for businesses, especially small businesses, to use. The General Assembly also finds that it is necessary to establish a procedure which will reduce the total number of licenses required to do business in this State. This can be accomplished by development of a computerized system capable of storing, retrieving and exchanging license information as well as issuing and renewing master licenses while at the same time allowing the authority for determining if any requested license shall be issued to remain with the agency authorized to issue the license. 64 Del. Laws, c. 12, §  1;
29 DE Code § 10302. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 29 - State Government|Chapter 103. Business Registration and Licensing System|§ 10302. Definitions.

§ 10302. Definitions. As used in this chapter:  (1) [Repealed.] (2) “License” means the whole or part of any agency permit, license, certificate, approval, registration, charter or any form or permission required by law, including agency rule, to engage in any activity. (3) “Master license” means the document designed for public display issued by the system which certifies individual state agency approval for licenses the State requires for any person subject to this chapter. (4) [Repealed.] (5) “System” means the business registration and licensing center established by this chapter.64 Del. Laws, c. 12, §  1;  69 Del. Laws, c. 458, §  1;  81 Del. Laws, c. 49, §  3;
29 DE Code § 10305. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 29 - State Government|Chapter 103. Business Registration and Licensing System|§ 10305. Maximum period for agency review.

§ 10305. Maximum period for agency review. Each agency administering licenses shall publish, prior to January 1, 1985, regulations prescribing the maximum period of review for each specific license or permit administered by that agency. No license or renewal for which proper and timely application has been made shall be withheld or denied because of the failure of an agency to act within the prescribed maximum period of review. Each agency will remit the application or license fee to any business if its request for a license or permit is not acted upon within the prescribed maximum period for agency review. Nothing within this section shall restrict an agency from denying approval for failure of the applicant to comply with the applicable laws and regulations. 64 Del. Laws, c. 457, §  4;
29 DE Code § 10306. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 29 - State Government|Chapter 103. Business Registration and Licensing System|§ 10306. Distribution of license renewal application.

§ 10306. Distribution of license renewal application. Every state agency shall regularly mail or distribute to Delaware businesses the renewal form or application necessary for retention or renewal of any regularly renewable license. No license shall be withheld, or denied, if the administering agency failed to provide the applicant with the information necessary for a proper and timely renewal or retention of a license. 64 Del. Laws, c. 457, §  5;
29 DE Code § 10308. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 29 - State Government|Chapter 103. Business Registration and Licensing System|§ 10308. Cooperation of state agencies.

§ 10308. Cooperation of state agencies. The General Assembly hereby directs all state agencies to offer their full cooperation in the implementation of this chapter. 64 Del. Laws, c. 12, §  1;  64 Del. Laws, c. 457, §  7;
29 DE Code § 10401. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 29 - State Government|Chapter 104. Regulatory Flexibility Act|§ 10401. Short title.

§ 10401. Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Regulatory Flexibility Act.” 64 Del. Laws, c. 51, §  1;
29 DE Code § 10402. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 29 - State Government|Chapter 104. Regulatory Flexibility Act|§ 10402. Declaration of policy.

§ 10402. Declaration of policy. (a) The General Assembly finds and declares that:  (1) Numerous instances of obtaining compliance with state regulatory and reporting requirements impose inequitable demands on individuals of limited means and on small businesses. (2) Regulatory efforts to protect the state's health, safety and economic welfare have imposed burdensome legal, accounting and consulting costs upon individuals, organizations and businesses of limited resources and are adversely affecting competition in that sphere of the marketplace. (3) The scope and volume of regulations already in effect have created high entry barriers in many small industries and has discouraged potential entrepreneurs from introducing beneficial products and processes. (4) The practice of treating all regulated individuals, organizations and businesses in uniform manner for purposes of regulatory and reporting requirements has led to inefficient use of regulatory agency resources, enormous enforcement problems and, in some cases, action inconsistent with the legislative intent of health, safety and economic welfare legislation. (5) Government information collection has not adequately weighed the privacy rights of individuals and organizations against the government's need for information because the design of the regulatory process has encouraged regulators to treat information as a free good. (6) The deep public dissatisfaction with the regulatory process has stemmed in large part from a public perception of burdensome regulations failing to correct key state problems. (b) It is the purpose of this chapter to establish as a principle of regulatory policy that regulatory and reporting requirements fit the scale of those being regulated, that fewer, simpler requirements be made of individuals and small businesses and that to achieve these ends agencies be empowered and encouraged to issue regulations which apply differently to individuals and small businesses than to larger entities. 64 Del. Laws, c. 51, §  1;
29 DE Code § 10403. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 29 - State Government|Chapter 104. Regulatory Flexibility Act|§ 10403. Definitions [For application of this section, see 80 Del. Laws, c. 112, 7; and 80 Del. Laws, c. 113, 8].

§ 10403. Definitions [For application of this section, see 80 Del. Laws, c. 112, 7; and 80 Del. Laws, c. 113, 8]. As used in this chapter:  (1) “Agency” means any authority, department, instrumentality, commission, offices, board or other unit of state government authorized by law to make regulations or issue licenses. Agency does not include the General Assembly, courts, municipalities, counties or other political subdivisions, joint state-federal, interstate or inter-municipal authorities or their agencies. (2) “Agency regulatory statement” means any analysis or statement required to be submitted for publication by an agency to the Registrar of Regulations in accordance with this chapter. (3) “Executive branch agency” means, for purposes of this chapter only, the Department of Agriculture, Department of Correction, Delaware National Guard, Delaware State Housing Authority, Department of Education, Department of Finance, Department of Health and Social Services, Department of Labor, Office of Management and Budget, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Department of Safety and Homeland Security, Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families, Department of State, Department of Technology and Information, Department of Human Resources and Department of Transportation. (4) “Individual” means any natural person; provided, however, that the term “individual” shall not include any natural person who is affected by a regulation in such person's capacity as an officer, director or employee of an organization which is not a small business. (5) “Small business” means any not-for-profit enterprise, sheltered workshop or business enterprise which is engaged in any phase of manufacturing, agricultural production or personal service, regardless of the form of its organization, when such enterprise or workshop employs fewer than 50 persons, has gross receipts of less than $10,000,000 and is not owned, operated or controlled by another business enterprise.64 Del. Laws, c. 51, §  1;  80 Del. Laws, c. 111, §  1;  80 Del. Laws, c. 112, §  1;  80 Del. Laws, c. 113, §  1;  81 Del. Laws, c. 49, §  3;  81 Del. Laws, c. 66, §  62;
29 DE Code § 10404A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 29 - State Government|Chapter 104. Regulatory Flexibility Act|§ 10404A. Regulatory impact statements [For application of this section, see 80 Del. Laws, c. 112, § 7].

§ 10404A. Regulatory impact statements [For application of this section, see 80 Del. Laws, c. 112, § 7]. (a) Any agency that proposes to adopt or amend any regulation under the Administrative Procedures Act, § 10101 et seq. of this title, that is substantially likely to impose additional costs or burdens upon individuals and/or small businesses shall submit a regulatory impact statement to be published by the Registrar of Regulations as part of the notice requirements set forth in § 10115 of this title. Each regulatory impact statement shall include:  (1) A specific reference to the statutory provision which allows for the adoption or amendment of the rule or regulation and the statutory provisions which address the subject matter of the rule or regulation; (2) A description of the purpose of the regulation; (3) An identification of the individuals and/or small businesses that would be subject to compliance under the regulation; (4) A good-faith estimate by the agency of the potential cost of compliance for individuals and/or small businesses, which at minimum shall include the projected reporting, recordkeeping, and other administrative costs required to comply with the proposed regulation; and (5) A description of any less intrusive or less costly alternative methods of achieving the purpose of the proposed regulation, to the extent such methods are not otherwise described herein. (b) The following regulations are exempt from this section:  (1) Regulations that are not substantially likely to impose additional costs or burdens upon individuals and/or small businesses; provided, however, that any agency making such a determination shall include a statement to that effect as part of the notice requirements set forth in § 10115 of this title; (2) Emergency regulations adopted pursuant to § 10119 of this title; (3) Regulations that are exempt from the procedural requirements of the Administrative Procedures Act, § 10101 et seq. of this title, pursuant to § 10113(b) of this title; (4) Regulations that define standards of conduct or qualifications of individuals applying for licensure or as licensed professionals; (5) Regulations that are required by federal law and have already complied with the federal Regulatory Flexibility Act [5 U.S.C. § 601 et seq.]; and (6) Such other regulations as may be determined from time to time in accordance with this chapter.80 Del. Laws, c. 112, §  3;