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2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 48. LOTTERIES › Subchapter III. Interactive Fantasy Contests › § 4863. Registration.

§ 4863. Registration.
(a) (1) No operator shall administer, manage, or otherwise make available an interactive fantasy sports platform to persons located in Delaware unless registered with the Director pursuant to § 4864 of this title. A registrant may use multiple interactive fantasy sports platforms and offer multiples types of contests. This subchapter, and any and all rules and regulations adopted under the authority of this subchapter, shall apply only to interactive fantasy sports contests for which an authorized player pays an entry fee.
(2) [Repealed.]
(b) Registration issued by the Director shall remain in effect for 3 years. The Director shall establish a process for renewal.
(c) The Director shall publish a list of all operators registered in Delaware pursuant to this subchapter on a state website for public use.
(d) Interactive fantasy sports contests offered by a registrant in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter shall not constitute gambling as defined in §§ 1401-1431 of Title 11.
(e) The Director shall promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of this subchapter, including the development of the initial form of the application for registration. Such regulations shall provide for the registration and operation of contests in Delaware and shall include responsible protections with regard to compulsive play and safeguards for fair play.
(f) Registration as an Interactive Fantasy Sports Operator only grants the registrant the privilege to operate interactive fantasy sports contests in the State in accordance with the rules and limitations of this chapter.
81 Del. Laws, c. 105, §  1;  82 Del. Laws, c. 69, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 48. LOTTERIES › Subchapter III. Interactive Fantasy Contests › § 4866. Powers and duties of the Director.

§ 4866. Powers and duties of the Director.
(a) The Director shall promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of and effectuate the policy and objectives of this subchapter as the Director may deem necessary or advisable, including the development of the initial form of the application for registration. Such regulations shall provide for the registration and operation of contests in Delaware and shall include, without limitation, responsible protections with regard to compulsive play and safeguards for fair play. Such regulations may regulate the conduct and operation of contests and platforms, protect contestants and promote the fairness, honesty and integrity of contests. Provided, however, the Director shall not promulgate resolutions or limitations addressing any of the following:
(1) Rules or the administration of an individual game or contest.
(2) The statistical makeup of a game or contest.
(3) The digital platform of a platform operator.
(b) The Director shall have the following powers and duties for purposes of administrating, regulating, and enforcing the provisions of this subchapter:
(1) All powers and duties assigned by this subchapter, as well as all powers necessary and properly to fully and effectively execute this subchapter.
(2) To approve and deny applications for registration to conduct contests in Delaware state, and to suspend, refuse to renew, or revoke any registration issued to a registrant under this subchapter.
(3) To review each platform and contest offered by an operator or registrant.
(4) To accept and investigate complaints of any kind from an authorized player and attempt to mediate such complaints where appropriate.
(5) To investigate alleged violations of this subchapter.
(6) To initiate proper enforcement proceedings where such action is deemed by the Director to be necessary or appropriate.
(7) All powers and duties assigned by this subchapter.
81 Del. Laws, c. 105, §  1;  82 Del. Laws, c. 69, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 48. LOTTERIES › Subchapter III. Interactive Fantasy Contests › § 4867. Annual report.

§ 4867. Annual report.
(a) Each registrant shall annually submit a report to the Director no later than June 30 of each year, which shall include all of the following information as it shall apply to accounts held by authorized players located in Delaware:
(1) The number of accounts held by authorized players on all platforms offered by the registrant, and the number of accounts held by highly experienced players on all platforms offered by the registrant.
(2) The total number of new accounts established in the preceding year, as well as the total number of accounts permanently closed in the preceding year.
(3) The total number of entry fees received from authorized players.
(4) The total number of prizes awarded to authorized players.
(5) The total amount of interactive fantasy sports revenue received by the registrant.
(6) The total amount of authorized players that requested to exclude themselves from contests.
(7) Any additional information that the Director deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this subchapter.
(b) Upon the submission of such annual report, to such extent that the Director deems it to be in the public interest, the Director shall be authorized to conduct a financial audit of any registrant, at any time, to ensure compliance with this subchapter.
(c) The Director shall annually publish a report based on the aggregate information provided by all registrants pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, which shall be published on a state website no later than 180 days after the deadline for the submission of individual reports as specified in subsection (a) of this section.
81 Del. Laws, c. 105, §  1;  82 Del. Laws, c. 69, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 48. LOTTERIES › Subchapter III. Interactive Fantasy Contests › § 4868. Fees.

§ 4868. Fees.
[Transferred to § 2301(d)(3) of Title 30 by 81 Del. Laws, c. 371, § 1, effective August 10, 2018.]
81 Del. Laws, c. 105, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 48. LOTTERIES › Subchapter III. Interactive Fantasy Contests › § 4869. Disposition of fees.

§ 4869. Disposition of fees.
[Transferred to § 2301(d)(3) of Title 30 by 81 Del. Laws, c. 371, § 1, effective August 10, 2018.]
81 Del. Laws, c. 105, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 48. LOTTERIES › Subchapter III. Interactive Fantasy Contests › § 4871. Contests authorized.

§ 4871. Contests authorized.
Interactive fantasy sports contests registered and conducted pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter are hereby authorized.
81 Del. Laws, c. 105, §  1;  82 Del. Laws, c. 69, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 48. LOTTERIES › Subchapter III. Interactive Fantasy Contests › § 4873. Unregistered practice.

§ 4873. Unregistered practice.
(a) Where the Director has determined, upon notice and hearing pursuant to Chapter 101 of this title, that an operator has administered, managed or otherwise made available an interactive fantasy sports platform to persons located in Delaware regulated by this subchapter without having lawfully registered or that an operator or registrant previously registered under this subchapter is engaged in a practice regulated by this subchapter notwithstanding that the operator's registration has been suspended or revoked, the Director may issue a cease and desist order. In addition to the power to issue a cease and desist order, the Director may seek a injunctive relief prohibiting such unlawful practice and seek the imposition of other civil penalties defined by this subchapter.
(b) Upon notice and hearing pursuant to Chapter 101 of this title, the Director may fine any operator or registrant who violates such cease and desist order not less than $1,000 or more than $5,000 for each offense. Each day a violation continues may be deemed a separate offense in the Director's discretion.
81 Del. Laws, c. 371, § 1;  82 Del. Laws, c. 69, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 49. OFFICE OF HIGHWAY SAFETY › § 4901. Office of Highway Safety established.

§ 4901. Office of Highway Safety established.
There is established the Office of Highway Safety, which Office shall be under the direction and supervision of the Department of Safety and Homeland Security pursuant to Chapter 82 of this title.
60 Del. Laws, c. 631, §  1;  76 Del. Laws, c. 391, §  2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 49. OFFICE OF HIGHWAY SAFETY › § 4902. Coordinator; personnel; merit system.

§ 4902. Coordinator; personnel; merit system.
(a) The Office of Highway Safety shall be administered by a Coordinator. The Office shall employ such personnel as required to meet the federal guidelines for a state agency responsible for highway safety in accordance with the Highway Safety Act of 1966, as amended [23 U.S.C. § 401 et seq.].
(b) All employees of the Federal-State Highway Safety Coordinator's Office, heretofore established pursuant to executive order, including the Coordinator and Deputy Coordinator, shall be transferred to the Office of Highway Safety, and shall be deemed to be employees of such Office and employees of the State in classified service with all the benefits accrued as merit employees as of July 22, 1976.
60 Del. Laws, c. 631, §  1;  68 Del. Laws, c. 84, §  157;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 49. OFFICE OF HIGHWAY SAFETY › § 4903. Powers, duties and functions.

§ 4903. Powers, duties and functions.
The Office of Highway Safety shall have all the powers, duties and functions heretofore vested in the Federal-State Highway Safety Coordinator's Office established by executive order and such other powers, duties and functions conferred and mandated by the Highway Safety Act of 1966, as amended [23 U.S.C. § 401 et seq.].
60 Del. Laws, c. 631, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 49. OFFICE OF HIGHWAY SAFETY › § 4904. Federal merit system standards.

§ 4904. Federal merit system standards.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the Office is authorized and directed to take such action with respect to matters involving personnel as may be necessary to insure the continued eligibility of this State for grants-in-aid under any federal law or program.
60 Del. Laws, c. 631, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 51. GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 5101. Oath of office; fee.

§ 5101. Oath of office; fee.
Every person elected or appointed to any public office of trust or profit in this State, before entering upon the duties of such office, shall take and subscribe the oaths or affirmations set forth in article XIV of the Delaware Constitution. Such oaths, reduced to writing, duly signed and certified, shall be recorded in the office of the recorder of the county of the official's residence. No fee shall be required by the recorder of any person appointed by the Governor to serve as a volunteer member of an advisory council.
Code 1852, §§  435, 440;  Code 1915, §  377;  Code 1935, §  346;  29 Del. C. 1953, §  5101;  61 Del. Laws, c. 387, §  2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 51. GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 5102. Oath to support Constitution.

§ 5102. Oath to support Constitution.
Every officer and employee of the State or any political subdivision thereof shall take an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State before commencing duties as such officer or employee.
48 Del. Laws, c. 264, §  1;  29 Del. C. 1953, §  5102;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 51. GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 5103. Payment of debts as condition of employment.

§ 5103. Payment of debts as condition of employment.
No agency of the State shall employ or retain upon its payroll any person who refuses or neglects to make an effort to pay, by making regular partial payments on any unsecured debt, duly contracted for by such person while in the employ of the State. Whoever refuses or neglects to comply with or violates this section shall thereafter be disqualified for membership or employment on any such agency.
40 Del. Laws, c. 79, §§  1, 2;  Code 1935, §  444;  29 Del. C. 1953, §  5103;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 51. GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 5104. Saturday as holiday.

§ 5104. Saturday as holiday.
Saturday shall be a legal holiday throughout each year for all elective and appointive officials, deputies, clerks and other employees of the State, except members of the State Police, employees of the Department of Safety and employees assigned to rotating and shift work. Saturday shall be a holiday for employees of the Department of Safety throughout the year excepting the last 2 Saturdays of each quarter. During the periods stated, state offices affected hereby shall not be open for business on Saturdays.
Code 1935, §  3321;  47 Del. Laws, c. 247;  48 Del. Laws, c. 197;  48 Del. Laws, c. 297, §§  1, 2;  29 Del. C. 1953, §  5104;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 51. GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 5106. Employee salary deductions.

§ 5106. Employee salary deductions.
(a) Upon receipt of written authorization from any state employee, the Secretary of Finance shall deduct from the employee's salary such sum as the employee shall direct for state provided employee benefits. Effective upon the implementation of the new payroll system, deductions shall be in equal amounts and withheld from all paychecks received by the employee, with the exception of deductions for employee health, life and dental insurance premiums which shall be withheld from the first 2 paychecks received during any month. The Secretary of Finance will set forth rules of practice and procedure with regard to employee deductions.
(b) For employee salary deductions excluding state provided employee benefits:
upon receipt of written authorization from any state employee, the Secretary of Finance shall deduct from the employee's salary such sum as the employee shall in writing direct for deductions. Deductions shall be withheld from all paychecks received by the employee, with the exception of dues paid to the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, which shall be withheld from the first 2 paychecks received during any month. The Secretary of Finance will set forth rules of practice and procedure with regard to deductions for employees.
(c) Subsection (b) of this section shall not be effective until implementation has been approved by the State Treasurer, Secretary of Finance, Director of the Office of Management and Budget and Controller General.
(d) Salary reductions voluntarily taken pursuant to subsection (b) of this section shall not affect the compensation used in the calculation of pension benefits under any state pension plan.
42 Del. Laws, c. 75, §§  1, 2;  29 Del. C. 1953, §  5106;  54 Del. Laws, c. 190;  56 Del. Laws, c. 53, §  1;  68 Del. Laws, c. 84, §  63;  69 Del. Laws, c. 64, §  114;  71 Del. Laws, c. 354, §§  34-36;  72 Del. Laws, c. 94, §  128;  72 Del. Laws, c. 258, §  32;  75 Del. Laws, c. 88, §§  21(13), 26(2);
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 51. GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 5107. Cancellation of bond on expiration of term; petition; notice; order of Court.

§ 5107. Cancellation of bond on expiration of term; petition; notice; order of Court.
(a) At any time after the expiration of the term of office of any state or county officer in this State who is required to give bond or other obligation with surety for the faithful performance of duties as such officer, such officer may present a petition to the Superior Court of the particular county in which the bond or other obligation is filed or recorded in such form as shall be prescribed by the Court, stating all of the facts proper and necessary to lay before the Court and the reasons for asking that the bond or other obligation theretofore entered into by such officer should be cancelled and satisfied of record.
(b) Before any hearing shall be had upon the petition, the petitioner shall cause a copy of the petition to be published in 1 or more newspapers published in the county at least once a week for 3 successive weeks, and in addition thereto the Court may require such additional notice of the filing of the petition as it deems advisable.
(c) Upon the presentation of any such petition, by such officer, as stated in subsection (a) of this section, to the Superior Court of the particular county in which the bond or obligation is filed or recorded, the Court shall inquire into all the facts and circumstances of the particular case, and, if satisfied from the evidence presented that the officer has performed all of the duties lawfully required of the officer and has properly accounted for all moneys or other property or things of value coming into the officer's hands as such officer and there are no reasons why the bond or other official obligation of such officer should not be cancelled and satisfied of record, then the Court may make an order that the bond or other official obligations of such officer be cancelled and that the recorder of deeds of the county where the bond or other official obligation is recorded shall mark the same satisfied of record.
36 Del. Laws, c. 111, §§  1, 2;  Code 1935, §§  351, 352;  46 Del. Laws, c. 55;  29 Del. C. 1953, §  5107;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 51. GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 5108. Action against officer for state moneys.

§ 5108. Action against officer for state moneys.
Action may be brought in the name of the State against any officer for money received by or legally chargeable to the officer for fines, forfeitures or fees appertaining to the funds of the State.
Code 1852, §  2244;  Code 1915, §  4095;  Code 1935, §  4586;  29 Del. C. 1953, §  5108;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 51. GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 5110. Election of employee to public office; leave.

§ 5110. Election of employee to public office; leave.
In the event any employee of this State, including any employee of the public schools, is elected to any public office provided for by the Constitution of the State or the Delaware Code, such employee shall be granted such leave of absence without pay as is reasonable and necessary to perform the duties in such office. Upon the completion of such leave, the employee shall be reinstated in the position which the employee held at the time such leave of absence was granted.
29 Del. C. 1953, §  5110;  52 Del. Laws, c. 93;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 51. GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 5111. Benefits to surviving spouse of persons elected to state or county office.

§ 5111. Benefits to surviving spouse of persons elected to state or county office.
Whenever a person who has been elected to any office of the State or the counties by the qualified voters of the State shall die while in office and shall leave a spouse surviving, an amount equal to one half of the salary which would have been paid to such person for the unexpired term of such office shall be paid to the surviving spouse from the state or county general fund, as the case may be, in the same manner as previously paid to the person in office.
29 Del. C. 1953, §  5111;  53 Del. Laws, c. 407;  54 Del. Laws, c. 33, §§  1, 2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 51. GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 5112. Employees not to be supplied with, nor reimbursed for, food consumed during working hours; exceptions.

§ 5112. Employees not to be supplied with, nor reimbursed for, food consumed during working hours; exceptions.
(a) No full-time employee of the State whose salary is paid by the State shall receive any additional stipend for the purchase of food, be supplied with food or be reimbursed for food that was consumed during normal working hours within the State.
(b) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to:
(1) Employees of state agencies who regularly receive wages in kind in addition to their salaries;
(2) Employees of the Division of Small Business;
(3) The expenditures of funds for food supplies as part of employee recognition activities established pursuant to § 5950 of this title;
(4) The expenditures of funds for food supplied as part of an agency training function, such as a retreat or workshop, held away from the agency's home location.
(5) State Police recruits during the period of their training; or
(6) Circumstances where approval has been granted by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Controller General.
29 Del. C. 1953, §  5112;  53 Del. Laws, c. 401, §  9;  62 Del. Laws, c. 393, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 444, §  2;  69 Del. Laws, c. 458, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 118, §  29;  73 Del. Laws, c. 310, §  4;  75 Del. Laws, c. 88, §  21(13);  81 Del. Laws, c. 49, §  3;  81 Del. Laws, c. 374, § 17;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 51. GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 5113. Leave for Olympic competition.

§ 5113. Leave for Olympic competition.
(a) The State shall grant to any employee leave from employment to participate as a member of the United States Team in any competition sanctioned by the United States Olympic Committee. Any leave so granted shall not exceed the time required for actual participation in the competition, plus a reasonable time for travel and return from the site of the competition and a reasonable time for precompetition training with the team at the site, or 90 working days, whichever is less. The State shall compensate the employee at the employee's regular rate of pay during any leave granted for participation in such Olympic competition. Pay for each day of leave shall not exceed the amount the employee would receive for a standard workday and the employee shall not be paid for any day spent on such leave for which the employee would not ordinarily receive pay as part of the employee's regular employment.
(b) For purposes of subsection (a) of this section the term “employee” includes all those individuals who are employed by the State and receive a paycheck from the State for such work as they normally do for the State.
(c) For the purposes of subsection (a) of this section the term “United States Team” includes any group leader, coach, official, trainer or athlete who is a member of the official delegation of the United States in competition sanctioned by the United States Olympic Committee.
(d) The Department of Human Resources shall implement this section by the adoption of appropriate rules and regulations.
61 Del. Laws, c. 538, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  81 Del. Laws, c. 66, §  24;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 51. GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 5114. Membership in Blood Bank of Delaware.

§ 5114. Membership in Blood Bank of Delaware.
(a) The State shall pay the annual dues for membership in Blood Bank of Delaware for each officer, employee and retiree of the State not otherwise covered under an individual or group program of Blood Bank of Delaware. Officers, employees and retirees otherwise covered by an individual or group plan may elect the benefits provided by this section.
(b) For the purpose of this section, an employee is one who works at least 30 hours per week, 130 hours per month or the regularly scheduled fulltime hours of the employing agency.
(c) Membership in Blood Bank of Delaware provides dependent coverage; therefore, where spouses are employees or retirees of the State, either may choose membership and no monetary benefit shall accrue to the other spouse.
(d) All persons receiving the benefits of this section must comply with Blood Bank of Delaware membership obligations.
(e) The Secretary of the Department of Human Resources shall be responsible for the administration of this section.
63 Del. Laws, c. 80, §  41;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  72 Del. Laws, c. 94, §  77;  72 Del. Laws, c. 204, §  2;  75 Del. Laws, c. 88, §  20(6);  81 Del. Laws, c. 66, §  25;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 51. GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 5115. Protection of public employees reporting suspected violation of law.

§ 5115. Protection of public employees reporting suspected violation of law.
(a) For purposes of this section, the following words, terms and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
(1) “Elected official” shall mean the Auditor of Accounts, a state, school district, county or municipal official elected by popular vote of same and employees of said offices.
(2) “Public employee” shall mean any full-time or part-time employee of the State, its school districts, or a county or municipal government.
(b) No public employee shall be discharged, threatened or otherwise discriminated against with respect to the terms or conditions of employment because that public employee reported, in a written or oral communication to an elected official, a violation or suspected violation of a law or regulation promulgated under the law of the United States, this State, its school districts, or a county or municipality of this State unless the employee knows that the report is false.
(c) An employee who alleges a violation of this section may bring a civil action for appropriate injunctive relief, actual damages, or both, within 90 days after the occurrence of the alleged violation of this section.
64 Del. Laws, c. 97, §  1;  69 Del. Laws, c. 230, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 51. GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 5116. Leave of absence upon adoption of child.

§ 5116. Leave of absence upon adoption of child.
(a) Any employee of the State who has been continuously employed on a full-time basis for at least 1 year at the time of application for leave under this section is entitled to 6 weeks unpaid leave upon the adoption of a minor child who is over 6 years of age. Said employee shall be entitled to be reinstated in the position held at the time of the granting of the leave of absence. Neither vacation leave nor sick leave shall be accumulated during such leave of absence without pay under this section.
(b) Any employee of the State who has been continuously employed on a full-time basis for at least 1 year at the time of application for leave under this section shall be entitled to utilize accumulated sick leave to travel out of the United States for the purpose of adopting a child from a foreign country. Before leave shall be granted the employee must provide documentation that they have applied for the adoption and that the travel is required for the adoption to be approved. Once the adoption has been approved the employee's leave will be pursuant to the Family and Medical Leave Act, [29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.]. Said employee shall be entitled to be reinstated in the position held at the time of the granting of the leave of absence. Neither vacation nor sick leave shall be accumulated during such leave of absence, either with or without pay, under this subsection.
(c) The State Personnel Commission is empowered to adopt appropriate rules and regulations to implement this section.
64 Del. Laws, c. 419, §  1;  75 Del. Laws, c. 115, §§  1, 2;  81 Del. Laws, c. 285, § 2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 51. GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 5117. Employees neither supplied with, nor reimbursed for, parking expenses associated with commutation to work; exceptions.

§ 5117. Employees neither supplied with, nor reimbursed for, parking expenses associated with commutation to work; exceptions.
(a) No state agency may rent parking spaces for employees' or state officials' private vehicles. It is the intent of this section to clearly establish that state employees are liable for the full cost of commuting to and from work, including the cost of parking, and that the State will not participate in the payment of any of that commuting cost, including parking costs.
(b) This section does not alter the existing policy of reimbursing employees for expenses incurred while traveling on state business.
(c) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to the use of rented parking spaces, as part of an approved employee recognition program established pursuant to § 5950 of this title.
(d) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to any commuter benefit approved by the Department of Transportation pursuant to subchapter V of Chapter 20 of Title 30.
65 Del. Laws, c. 87, §  25;  67 Del. Laws, c. 444, §  3;  68 Del. Laws, c. 426, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 51. GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 5118. Unauthorized use of state mail services and/or state-paid-for postage.

§ 5118. Unauthorized use of state mail services and/or state-paid-for postage.
(a) Any person who uses state mail services and/or state-paid-for postage for such person's own personal use or for the benefit or use of any person, committee, organization or association not entitled thereto is guilty of a class C misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than $300 per each occurrence.
(b) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection all envelopes, wrappers, labels or cards used to transmit state-paid-for mail shall bear in a conspicuous manner the words “OFFICIAL BUSINESS, PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE $300” and an endorsement above the warning showing the name of the agency, authority, board, bureau, commission or office from which, or officer from whom, it is transmitted.
(2) The Executive Office of the Governor (DDB-10-01-01) may exempt themselves from the requirements of paragraph (b)(1) of this section.
(c) Each House of the General Assembly shall prescribe for itself such rules and regulations which shall govern the use of state mail services and state-paid-for postage and it shall take such other action as it considers necessary and proper for the members and members-elect to conform to its rules.
66 Del. Laws, c. 55, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 51. GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 5119. Leave for volunteer emergency duty.

§ 5119. Leave for volunteer emergency duty.
Any state employee, who is an active volunteer firefighter or active auxiliary member may, with the approval of the agency which employs such person, be permitted to respond to fire, rescue, ambulance or other emergency calls during regular hours of employment without loss of pay, vacation, sick leave or personal leave credit.
69 Del. Laws, c. 38, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 51. GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 5120. Paid leave for birth of a child or adoption of a child.

§ 5120. Paid leave for birth of a child or adoption of a child.
(a) Any full-time employee, who has been employed by the State for at least 1 year, shall be entitled to 12 weeks of paid leave upon the birth of a child of the employee, or upon the adoption by the employee of a child who is 6 years of age or younger.
(b) Notwithstanding the exhaustion of any benefits provided under the Family and Medical Leave Act (29 U.S.C. § 2601 et. seq.), in the event a mother who is a full-time employee has a pregnancy complication that warrants a prolonged or extended hospitalization of the mother or the infant in the antepartum or immediate postpartum period, including giving birth to monoamniotic twins, or multiples of 3 or more, the mother shall be entitled to unpaid leave for at least 6 weeks following the discharge of the newborn or newborns from the hospital or other medical facility.
(c) The entitlement to leave under subsection (a) of this section shall expire at the end of the 12-month period beginning on the date of such birth or adoption.
(d) Without regard to length of employment, a full-time or part-time employee of the State shall be entitled to use accumulated sick leave upon the birth of a child of the employee, or upon the adoption of a child who is 6 years of age or younger pursuant to the rules adopted by the Merit Employee Relations Board or State Personnel Office.
(e) The rights and benefits described in this section shall run concurrently with any rights and benefits available under the Family Medical Leave Act, 29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq. and short-term disability benefit pursuant to § 5253 of Title 29 for the birth of a child.
(f) No state agency, board, department or other employing officer or agency of this State may alter or terminate the benefits of or terminate the employment of any full-time employee as a result of taking parental leave pursuant to this section.
72 Del. Laws, c. 174, §  2;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  81 Del. Laws, c. 166, §  1;  81 Del. Laws, c. 285, § 3;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 51. GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 5121. Leave for serving on veteran funeral detail.

§ 5121. Leave for serving on veteran funeral detail.
Any state employee who is a veteran or a member of the National Guard Reserve may serve on 1 veteran funeral detail per calendar year without loss of pay, vacation, sick leave or personal leave credit.
73 Del. Laws, c. 76, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 51. GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 5122. Leave for bone marrow or organ donation.

§ 5122. Leave for bone marrow or organ donation.
(a) Definitions. — (1) “Bone marrow” means the soft material that fills human bone cavities.
(2) “Bone marrow donor” means a person from whose body bone marrow is taken to be transferred to the body of another person.
(3) “Organ” means a human organ that is capable of being transferred from the body of a person to the body of another person.
(4) “Organ donor” means a person from whose body an organ is taken to be transferred to the body of another person.
(b) In any calendar year, a state employee is entitled to the following leave in order to serve as a bone-marrow donor or organ donor:
(1) No more than 7 days of leave to serve as a bone marrow donor;
(2) No more than 30 days of leave to serve as an organ donor.
(c) A state employee may use the leave provided by this section without loss or reduction of pay, leave to which the employee is otherwise entitled, credit for time or service, or performance or efficiency rating.
(d) This section applies to employees who are included in a collective bargaining unit, unless a collective bargaining agreement contains provisions dealing with leave for bone marrow and organ donation.
73 Del. Laws, c. 76, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 51. GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 5123. Employee housing.

§ 5123. Employee housing.
An agency may provide housing for an employee without reduction in salary provided such housing is on the site of the principal location of employment and further provided that the head of the department or agency has determined that such location of the employee is necessary to the operation of the agency and that the employee has no other employment. No agency shall provide an employee with a housing allowance or compensation for housing.
73 Del. Laws, c. 310, §  5;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 51. GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 5124. Unpaid leaves of absence.

§ 5124. Unpaid leaves of absence.
(a) An unpaid leave of absence may not be granted to a state employee for the purpose of serving a term of incarceration imposed upon the employee after a conviction as defined in § 222(3) of Title 11.
(b) The term “state employee” means an employee in any position of state employment, except a constitutionally created position or an elected position. State employees include, but are not limited to:
classified service positions; merit comparable positions; school district employees; and employees of the Delaware State Police.
77 Del. Laws, c. 11, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 51. GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 5125. Bereavement leave.

§ 5125. Bereavement leave.
(a) Definitions. —
(1) “Miscarriage” means a loss of pregnancy prior to 20 weeks gestation.
(2) “Other loss” includes a diagnosis that negatively impacts pregnancy and loss of pregnancy including termination regardless if medically necessary.
(3) “State employee” means any full-time or part-time employee of the State.
(4) “Stillbirth” is a loss of pregnancy from 20 weeks gestation or more.
(b) Any state employee shall be entitled to a maximum of 5 days of paid bereavement leave for the miscarriage, stillbirth, or other loss suffered by the employee.
84 Del. Laws, c. 76, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 51. GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 5126. Compassionate leave.

§ 5126. Compassionate leave.
(a) For purposes of this section:
(1) “Immediate family” means the employee's spouse or domestic partner; parent, stepparent or child of the employee, spouse or domestic partner; employee's grandparent or grandchild; employee's sibling; or any minor child for whom the employee has assumed and carried out parental responsibilities.
(2) “State employee” means any benefit-eligible full-time or part-time employee of the State hired to work 30 or more hours. “State employee” does not include casual seasonable employees as defined by § 5903(17)a. of this title, or an individual in an equivalent casual seasonal position with an employer covered by State employee benefits.
(b) Upon the death of an immediate family member, a state employee shall be granted 37.5 hours (37.5 hour weekly schedule) or 40 hours (40-hour weekly schedule) leave with pay, or on a pro-rata basis for part-time Delaware state employees.
(c) An employee requesting leave under this section must supply supporting documentation if requested.
(d) An employee may request approval for a person not specified as immediate family under subsection (a)(1) of this section.
84 Del. Laws, c. 77, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 52. HEALTH CARE INSURANCE › § 5203. Specifications of the coverage.

§ 5203. Specifications of the coverage.
(a) The basic health care insurance plan for state employees shall be equivalent to the “minimum creditable coverage” as defined by applicable federal law and include coverage for contraceptive methods under § 5203A of this title.
(b) The plan shall be for regular employees and eligible pensioners under 65 years of age and for employees and eligible pensioners over 65 years of age who are not entitled to services, rights or benefits under the federal Medicare Program (U.S. Public Law 89-97, as amended) [42 U.S.C. § 1395 et seq.]; and a plan which is supplemental to Medicare parts A and B, or constructed as a plan under Medicare part C, for eligible pensioners entitled to services, rights or benefits under the federal Medicare Program.
(c) (1) The basic plan must provide coverage for chronic care management and primary care and coverage at a reimbursement rate that is not less than the Medicare reimbursement for comparable physician services.
(2) Coverage for chronic care management must not be subject to patient deductibles, copayments, or fees.
(3) If a comparable Medicare reimbursement rate is not available, a plan shall reimburse for services at the rates generally available under Medicare for services such as office visits and prolonged preventive services, which may be further delineated by regulation.
(d) The plan may not place any annual or lifetime numerical limitations on physical therapy or chiropractic care visits for the purpose of treating back pain.
29 Del. C. 1953, §  5203;  57 Del. Laws, c. 319;  57 Del. Laws, c. 350;  69 Del. Laws, c. 64, §  66;  72 Del. Laws, c. 204, §  4;  78 Del. Laws, c. 14, §§  6, 7;  81 Del. Laws, c. 323, § 3;  81 Del. Laws, c. 392, §§   8, 10;  81 Del. Laws, c. 430, §§   4, 7;  82 Del. Laws, c. 141, § 24;  83 Del. Laws, c. 237, § 8;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 52. HEALTH CARE INSURANCE › § 5204. Selection of the group insurance carrier.

§ 5204. Selection of the group insurance carrier.
(a) The health-care insurance coverage shall be provided through a carrier incorporated under the laws of this State or legally authorized to transact business within this State, having adequate servicing facilities to carry out the terms of the contract.
(b) The health-care insurance coverage shall be provided by a carrier offering, at the employee's or pensioner's own expense, optional supplemental or extended benefits coverage to each regular employee or eligible pensioner and similar hospital, surgical/medical and supplemental or extended coverage for such employee's or pensioner's spouse and dependents.
29 Del. C. 1953, §  5204;  57 Del. Laws, c. 319;  68 Del. Laws, c. 84, §  24;  69 Del. Laws, c. 64, §  67;  72 Del. Laws, c. 204, §  5;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 52. HEALTH CARE INSURANCE › § 5206. Duties of State Treasurer.

§ 5206. Duties of State Treasurer.
Upon written authorization the State Treasurer shall withhold from the employee's salary or eligible pensioner's benefits such sums as are necessary for the payment of premium or subscription charges for the optional supplemental or extended benefits coverage and for spouse or dependent coverage.
29 Del. C. 1953, §  5206;  57 Del. Laws, c. 319;  62 Del. Laws, c. 158, §  2;  72 Del. Laws, c. 94, §  76;  72 Del. Laws, c. 204, §  6;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 52. HEALTH CARE INSURANCE › § 5207. Temporary employees.

§ 5207. Temporary employees.
Any person not a “regular officer or employee” but employed by a state agency and who works the regularly scheduled full-time hours of the employing agency or at least 30 or more hours per week or 130 hours per month (with allowable interruptions) shall be eligible for the health care insurance established under this chapter provided such person authorize in writing a payroll deduction from such person's salary of the amount of the premium for said insurance.
64 Del. Laws, c. 145, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 52. HEALTH CARE INSURANCE › § 5208. Employees of labor organizations.

§ 5208. Employees of labor organizations.
Any labor organization representing the state employees may elect to participate in the health-care insurance plans provided by the provisions of this chapter for their regularly scheduled full-time regular employees who work in the State. The full cost of such coverages shall be remitted to the State by the labor organization no later than the first day of each calendar month for which coverage is being provided. The benefits provided to such employees and the cost of coverage shall be the same as provided to state employees covered by this chapter. Any labor organization wanting to participate in the state Group Health Insurance Program shall be governed by all provisions, rules and regulations of this chapter.
69 Del. Laws, c. 291, §  36;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 52. HEALTH CARE INSURANCE › § 5210. Authority and duties of the State Employee Benefits Committee.

§ 5210. Authority and duties of the State Employee Benefits Committee.
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 State employees group health insurance program.
(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.
72 Del. Laws, c. 204, §  7;  76 Del. Laws, c. 70, §  10;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 52. HEALTH CARE INSURANCE › § 5211. Coverage for treatment of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric acute onset neuropsychiatric syndrome.

§ 5211. Coverage for treatment of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric acute onset neuropsychiatric syndrome.
The plan shall provide coverage for treatment of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric acute onset neuropsychiatric syndrome, including the use of intravenous immunoglobulin therapy.
81 Del. Laws, c. 400, § 3;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 52. HEALTH CARE INSURANCE › § 5212. Cost sharing in prescription insulin drugs.

§ 5212. Cost sharing in prescription insulin drugs.
(a) For purposes of this section, “prescription insulin drug” means a drug containing insulin that is dispensed under Chapter 47 of Title 16 for the treatment of diabetes.
(b) The plan must provide coverage for prescription insulin drugs that does all of the following:
(1) Caps the total amount that a covered individual is required to pay for covered prescription insulin drugs at no more than $100 per month for each enrolled individual, regardless of the amount or types of insulin needed to fill the covered individual's prescriptions. The $100 per month cap includes deductible payments and cost-sharing amounts charged once a deductible is met.
(2) Includes at least 1 formulation of each of the following types of prescription insulin drugs on the lowest tier of the drug formulary developed and maintained by the carrier:
a. Rapid-acting.
b. Short-acting.
c. Intermediate-acting.
d. Long-acting.
(3) For purposes of paragraph (b)(2) of this section, the “lowest tier of the drug formulary” means either of the following:
a. If the prescription insulin drug is a generic drug, the lowest tier for generic drugs.
b. If the prescription insulin drug is a brand-name drug, the lowest tier for brand-name drugs.
(c) The cap on the amount a covered individual is required to pay under paragraph (b)(1) of this section applies to an enrolled individual who is in compliance with all coordination of benefits policies of the plan, including spousal coordination of benefits.
82 Del. Laws, c. 250, § 3;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 52. HEALTH CARE INSURANCE › § 5213. Coverage for epinephrine autoinjectors.

§ 5213. Coverage for epinephrine autoinjectors.
(a) For purposes of this section, “epinephrine autoinjector” means a single-use device used for the automatic injection of a premeasured dose of epinephrine into the human body.
(b) The plan shall provide coverage for medically-necessary epinephrine autoinjectors by including at least 1 formulation of epinephrine autoinjectors on the lowest tier of the drug formulary developed and maintained by the carrier.
83 Del. Laws, c. 42, § 3;  84 Del. Laws, c. 36, § 3;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 52. HEALTH CARE INSURANCE › § 5214. Coverage for insulin pumps.

§ 5214. Coverage for insulin pumps.
(a) For purposes of this section, “insulin pump” means a small, portable medical device that is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to provide continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion.
(b) The plan shall provide coverage for a medically-necessary insulin pump at no cost to a covered individual, including deductible payments and cost-sharing amounts charged once a deductible is met.
83 Del. Laws, c. 241, § 3;