CHAPTER 306
FORMERLY SENATE BILL
NO. 477
AS AMENDED BY
SA 21, 22, 26, 27, 29, 30, 32,
33, 34, 35, 36, 41, 42, 46
AND
HA 1, 2, 5, 10, 11, 14, 18, 19,
21, 22, 25, 31, 32
AN ACT TO FURTHER AMELIORATE THE FINANCIAL INTEGRITY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE BY ELIMINATING, RESTRICTING, REDUCING IN WHOLE OR IN PART, OR POSTPONING CERTAIN PROGRAMS, PROJECTS AND VARIOUS EXPENDITURES PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE; TO DECREE CERTAIN BUDGETARY RESTRICTIONS AND PROCEDURES AND TO REPEAL, AMEND OR TEMPORARILY SUSPEND CERTAIN OTHER PERTINENT STATUTORY PROVISIONS.
WHEREAS, it is incumbent upon the General Assembly to insure fiscal responsibility within the government of the State of Delaware by restraining its spending propensities and by minimizing the ever increasing tax burdens imposed upon the citizenry; and
WHEREAS, the emergency legislation enacted by the 126th General Assembly on June 30, 1971, namely House Bills numbered 497, 498, 499, 500, 501, and House Joint Resolution No. 20 embodied certain initial temporary steps toward a solution of the State's fiscal dilemma; and
WHEREAS, House Bill No. 497 directed that the authorized appropriations to the State Departments and Agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30,1972 embodied in House Bill No. 200, as amended, shall be reduced by 5%, it did not direct similar restraint with respect to new programs and supplemental appropriations authorized by the General Assembly in separate legislation; and
• WHEREAS, further reductions in expenditures, including
those of the Legislative Branch, seem appropriate;
NOW THEREFORE,
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Delaware:
Section 1. The Executive, Judicial and Legislative Branches of the Government of the State of Delaware, including all of its Departments, Divisions, and Agencies are hereby directed to eliminate, restrict, reduce or postpone programs, projects and various expenditures previously authorized by the General Assembly as hereinafter prescribed.
Section 2. The following appropriations enumerated in House Bill No. 200 as amended, if not eliminated in whole or in part by the Governor or the Departments and Agencies listed in House Bill No. 497, are hereby rescinded as hereinafter prescribed:
House Bill No. 200, as Amended References
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(01-01-000) General Assembly —
House
2 5 Salaries — Attaches 68,900 60,000
(01-02-000) General Assembly
Senate
2 11 Salaries — Attaches 70,000 50,000
14 Salary of MT/ST Operator 5,500 5,200
(01-03.000) Commission on Modernization of State Laws
2 18 Travel 610
19 Contractual Services 1,000
(01.03-000) Commission on
Interstate Cooperation
2 23 Travel — Legislative 18,000
24 Travel — Other 2,000
Contractual Services
29 Southern Nuclear Board 8,554
30 Other 4,700
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(01-08-000) Legislative Council (01-08-001) Office of Director
35 Salary of Director 20,500 19,950
36 Salary of Asst. Director 15,000 14,640
37 Salaries - Part Time 7,260 7,000
38 Salaries and Wages of Employees 60,760 60,760
42 Travel
45 Capital Outlay 6,900 4,500
(01-08-002) Office of Controller General
3 3 Salary of Controller General 18,375 17,500
4 Salaries and Wages of Employees (1) 17,910 5,480
5 Travel 600 200
7 Supplies and Materials 3,000 1,500
8 Capital Outlay
(02-01-000) Supreme Court
3 19 Contractual Services 8,250 7,500
20 Supplies and Materials 2,750 2,300
(02-02-000) Court of Chancery
3 27 Personal Services 1,000 600
29 Contractual Services 3,050 2,400
(02-03-000) Superior Court
3 37 Salaries and Wages of Employees (60) 488,000 459,000
43 Supplies and Materials 12,500 11,500
(02-04-000) Common Pleas Court -
Kent County
4 9 Other Contractual Services 5,000 4,600
(02-05-000) Common Pleas Court -Sussex County
4 17 Personal Services -
Public Defender 750 500
(02-06-000) Common Pleas Court -New Castle County
4 30 Other Personal Services 1,000 500
33 Supplies and Materials 3,000 2,500
(02-07-000) Family Court -
Kent and Sussex Counties
4 40 Personal Services - Masters 14,000 12,000
41 Travel 18,000 15,000
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(02-11-000) New Castle County
Law Library
5 30 Capital Outlay 14,000 12,750
(02-12-000) Council on
Administration of Justice
5 33 Travel
34 Contractual Services
6 15-19 (02-14-000) Court on the Judiciary
(10-01-000) Office of the Governor
6 29 Contractual Services 19,500 17,500
(10-02-001) Budget Office
6 41 Contractual Services 11,000 10,400
42 Supplies and Materials 3,000 2,000
(10-02-006) Budget Commission
7 3 Contingency - Emergency Fund 300,000 200,000
4 Contingency - Boiler and Roof Repairs 50,000 5,000
5 Rents - Court Spaces 353,000 253,000
(10-03-000) State Planning Office
7 12 Travel 1,000 750
13 Contractual Services 21,000 20,000
(12-02-000) Auditor of Accounts
8 6 Travel 3,000 1,500
7 Contractual Services 5,000 3,500
8 Supplies and Materials 9,000 6,000
9 Capital Outlay 8,000 7,000
(12-03.000) Insurance Commissioner
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200
300
5,000
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8 15 Personal Services 2,150 1,000
16 Travel 3,855 3,000
22 Self-Insurance Fund* 225,000*
(*The elimination of this term is dependent upon and shall become effective only upon the passage of Senate Bill No. 50 Involving the transfer of $1,000,000 from the Capital Investment Fund to the Self Insurance Fund).
(20-06-000) Division of Archives and Cultural Affairs
(20.06-001) Office of Director
10 30 Salaries and Wages of Employees (16) 107,307 102,457
38 Film 4,000 3,500
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(20-06-002) National Historic
Register Program
11 6 Personal Services 250
7 Travel 450 350
8 Contractual Services 700 500
9 Supplies and Materials 600 ,400
(20-06-004) John Dickinson Mansion
11 22 Salaries and Wages of Employees (2) 19,452 15,400
(20-06-010) New Castle Historic
Building
12 5 Contractual Services 3,100 3,000
7 Capital Outlay 500 250
(20-06-012) Archaeological Board
12 18 Travel 600 300
(20-06-016) Delaware State Arts
Council
12 44 Contingency — Programs 25,885 10,885
(25-05-000) Division of Accounting
13 16 Supplies and Materials 4,500 3,750
(25-07-012) Bond Issuing Officers
14 17 Expense of Issuing Bonds 35,000 25,000
(25-08-000) Veterans Service
Division
14 32 Contractual Services 6,000 5,500
(30-00-000) Department of
Administrative Services
14 45 Contingency — Federal Grants 20,000
Coordination Program
(30-08-011) Public Service Commission
17 23 Salary of Executive Secretary 10,500
27 Supplies and Materials 2,480 1,200
(35.05-003) Emily P. Bissell Hospital
20 8 Travel 1,700 800
14 Supplies and Materials — Food 71,000 56,000
(35.05-000) Delaware Home and
Hospital
20 24 Travel 2,000 1,400
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(35-06-002) Delaware State Hospital
22 13 Salaries & Wages of Employees 5 ,190,081 4140,081*
(35-06-003) Mental Hygiene Clinics
22 30 Personal Services 500 200
32 Contractual Services 42,000 36,000
(35-06-005) Hospital for the
Mentally Retarded
23 7 Other Personal Services 25,000 22,000
11 Other Contractual Services 140,000 132,000
23 36-43 (35-06-008) Alcoholic Services 233,000 233,000•
•See Section 4 of this Act.
(35.07-002) Public Welfare
24 15 Travel 5,315 4,700
17 Contractual Services —
Blue Cross Contract 140,000 120,000•
*See Section 3(0 of this Act
(35-07-003) Blind
24 42 Other Contractual Services 13,000 12,000
47 Contingency —
Stand Construction 5,000 2,000
(35-08-002) Adult Corrections
25 14 Salaries — Shift Differential 148,000 135,000
(35-08-003) Juvenile Correction
25 37 Contingency — Boys Group Home 47,500 37,500
(35-10-000) Division of Youth
Affairs
26 3 Salaries and Wages of Employees (1.5) 26,304 13,000
4 Travel 2,000 1,000
5 Contractual Services 2,000 1,000
(40-00-000) Department of Natural Resources and
Environmental Control
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(40-05.002) Wildlife
27 14 Personal Services
(40-05-003) Fisheries
27 28 Boat Repairs
32 Fisheries — New Boats
35.38 Atlantic State Marine Fisheries
44 Wetlands Mapping
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4,000 1,500
1,650 — 0 —
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15,000
65,000
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(40-05-005) Technical Service 27 41 Personal Services
(40-06-002) Parks and Recreation
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100
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28 12 Personal Services 100
13 Travel 3,100 2,500
18 Recreation Assistance Fund 400,000 300,000
(40-06-003) Forestry and Fire
Protection
23 Personal Services — Fire Wardens 1,300 300
(40-07-000) Division of Soil and Water Conservation
29 5 Travel 1,000 750
a Other Contractual Services 7,000 6,000
(40-08-000) Division of Environmental Control
(40-08-001) Office of the Director
29 24 Travel 2,625 1,800
(40-08-005) Mosquito Control
30 2 Salaries — Part Time 14,000 13,000
3 Salaries — Overtime 2,000 1,000
9 Other Contractual Services 20,000 15,000
(45.00-000) Department of Public Safety
(45-01-000) Office of the Secretary
30 23 Contractual Services 3,000 1,500
24 Supplies and Materials 1,310 800
(45.05-000) Office of Administration
30 32 Contractual Services 2,400 1,000
33 Supplies and Materials 2,050 1,500
(45.07-000) Division of Motor
Vehicles
31 25 Other Supplies and Materials 57,475 50,000
(45-08-000) Division of
Civil Defense
31 33 Travel 800 400
35 Supplies and Materials 3,300 2,800
(45.11-000) Delaware Agency to Reduced Crime
32 10 Aid to Local Law
Enforcement Agencies 550,000 400,000
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(50-05-000) Office of
Economic Opportunity
32 47 Opportunities Industrialization
Center 200,000 175,000
(50.06-000) Office of Human
Relations
33 2 Salary of Director 16,500 15,750
3 Salaries & Wages of Employees (9) 75,100 70,850
5 Travel 7,000 6,000
6 Contractual Services 10,750 9,750
(50.08-000) State Development
33 14 Salaries — Overtime 820 300
(50-09-000) Division of Housing
33 32 Travel 2,000 1,200
(55-05-000) Division of Highways
35 13.14 Contingency Fund — Overtime
Contractual Snow Removal
Ice Control 300,000 200,000
(55-06-000) Division of
Transportation
35 23 Other Personal Services 10,000 2,000
(60-07-003) Apprenticeship and
Training
36 18 Travel 400 200
(60.07-004) Industrial Accident
Board
36 28 Contractual Services 9,165 8,265
29 Supplies and Materials 2,200 1,000
30 Capital Outlay 300 200
(70-03-000) Kent County Department
of Elections
40 24 Salary of Extra Help 4,500 2,000
29 Other Personal Services 700
34 Other Contractual Services 12,700 3,000
(70-04-000) Sussex County
Department of Elections
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(75-01-000) State Fire
Marshal's Office
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41
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25
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Travel
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1,800
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1,300
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(76-00-000) Delaware National Guard
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42
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4
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Travel
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6,500
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4,500
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8
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Other Supplies and Materials
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23,400
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20,000
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(95-01-002) Services to School
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Districts and Others
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45
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6
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Substitutes in Districts
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790,000
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395,000
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Section 3. The following programs and projects and related appropriations previously authorized by separate legislation as hereinafter identified, are hereby eliminated, restricted, reduced or postponed as more specifically hereinafter prescribed:
(a) The new program establishing the Family Court for the State of Delaware, created by Senate Bills No.s 100, 101, and 102, as amended, and approved by the Governor on June 9, 1971 are hereby reaffirmed, except as to the appropriation of $400,000 in Section 5 of Senate Bill No. 100, which appropriation is hereby reduced to $285,000 thus postponing the full implementation of the new program until after June 30, 1972, to be then funded through the normal budgetary procedure.
(b) The new expanded Anti-Drug-Abuse program enacted by the General Assembly in House Bills Nos. 305 and 333, as amended, and approved by the Governor on July 9, 1971, are hereby reaffirmed except as to the appropriation of $476,808 in Section 1 of House Bill No. 305, which appropriation is hereby reduced to $330,000 thus postponing the full implementation of the new program until after June 30, 1972, to be then funded through the normal budgetary procedure.
(c) Senate Bill No. 340, as amended, and approved by the Governor on July 1, 1971, creating the Delaware American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, is hereby reaffirmed, except as to the appropriation of $33,500 in Section 2 thereof, which appropriation is hereby reduced to $2,000 thus postponing the implementation of this new program until after June 30, 1972, to be then funded through the normal budgetary procedure.
(f) The reduction of $20,000 in Contractural Services —Blue Cross Contract prescribed by Section 2 of this Act is hereby decreed in contemplation of the implementation of the "Family Multiple Form Medicaid Drug Claim" procedure under the "Prescription Drug Claim Program" which the Department of Health and Social Services is hereby directed to implement immediately.
(h) The new Administrative Office of the Courts created by House Bill No. 139, approved by the Governor on May 14, 1971, is hereby reaffirmed, except as to the appropriation of $50,000 in Section 2 thereof, which appropriation is hereby reduced to $35,000.
(i) Any new personnel employed to implement the new experimental programs established and funded by House Bill No. 199, as amended, and House Bill No. 237, approved by the Governor on June I6, 1971, dealing with Vocational Rehabilitation of Public Assistance Recipients, and House Bills No. 305 and 333, as amended, and approved by the Governor on July 9, 1971, dealing with Anti-Drug-Abuse, or any new personnel employed to replace existing personnel transferred to these new programs, shall not be covered by the provision of Chapters 14 and 40, Title 14 of the Delaware Code nor be covered by the provisions of Chapter 13 of Title 19 of the Delaware Code, until such time as the General Assembly shall approve the permanent establishment and funding of such new programs. If such personnel shall then be subsequently employed on a permanent basis, they shall be entitled to credit for past service in these new programs in accordance with the aforesaid Delaware Code chapters.
Section 5. The following changes in the Delaware Code, are hereby enacted as hereinafter prescribed:
(a) Section 1328, Title 14, Delaware Code, relating to teachers' duty-free periods, is hereby repealed.
(b) Effective September I, 1971, the fees of jurors prescribed by Section 8901, Title 10, Delaware Code, shall be reduced from $20 per day to $15 per day, with the mileage allowance remaining at 10 cents per mile as at present.
(e) The second and third paragraphs of Section 503 (a), Title 31, Delaware Code, added by House Bill No. 405, approved by the Governor on July 10, 1969, relating to welfare payments, are hereby repealed in their entirety.
(f) Section 1318, Title 14, Delaware Code, is hereby amended by striking paragraph (f) of Section 1318 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
(f) An employee may be absent without loss of pay no more than one day per fiscal year for any one of the following reasons:
(1) To attend the graduation exercises of a member of the immediate family defined as father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, husband, wife, parent-in-law, or any relative who resides in the same household.
(2) To attend all courts pursuant to a subpoena where the employee is not a party to the proceeding.
(3) To be given a physical examination for selective service purposes.
(4) Marriage of the employee.
(5) To attend the settlement of the estate of a member of the immediate family.
(6) To attend the settlement for sale or purchase of a home.
(7) An automobile accident when the employee is involved.
(8) The moving of the employee's homestead.
(9) The death of a close friend of the employee.
Such absences must be approved by the Chief School Officer and shall be included in the sick leave of the employee.
Section 1318, Title 14, Delaware Code, is hereby further amended by adding thereto a new paragraph (h) to read as follows:
(h) Any absence not covered in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), or (g) of this section shall be considered unexcused.
(i) Amend Title 6, Delaware Code, by deleting Chapter 72 in its entirety.
Section 6. It is hereby decreed that on and after the effective date of this Act no individual employment contracts shall be executed with any employee of the State of Delaware, its Departments or Agencies, local school districts or institutions of higher education subsidized by the State of Delaware with the following exceptions:
Employment contracts on an annual basis only may be executed with professional educators only who are employed by the State Board of Education, local school districts and institutions of higher education subsidized by the State of Delaware, provided that such contracts shall include a provision that the amount of compensation shall be subject to such change as many be necessitated by the funds made available for such purpose and further provided that such contracts shall not become effective and binding until such funds shall have been definitively appropriated.
(e) Beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, the several amounts are hereby appropriated as follows:
DEPARTMENT
(95.04-000) Delaware State Advisory Council on Vocational Education
Salaries and Wages of Employees (1) $ 8,400
Contractual Services 950
Supplies and Materials 350
Capital Outlay 300
TOTAL — Delaware State Advisory Council on Vocational Education $10,000.
Section 8. The total funds appropriated to local School Districts as enumerated and listed on Pages 46 through 61 of House Bill No. 200, as amended, amounting to $76,897,628 are hereby reduced by 2%, or $1,537,952 to $75,359,676 and the State Board of Education is hereby charged with the responsibility for implementing this reduction with the cooperation of the local School Districts.
Section 9. Under House Bill No. 497, approved by the Governor on July 1, 1971, certain reductions of line item budgetary amounts were made in (40-08-000) Division of Environmental Control. This Division has the responsibility for monitoring, controlling, and developing a solid waste control program, as prescribed by the Laws of Delaware, Volume 58, Chapter 52.
Therefore, certain budgetary amounts are restored for the following line items for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972:
DEPARTMENT
(40-08-000) Division of Environmental Control
Salaries and Wages of Employees (2) $18,950
Travel 350
Supplies and Materials 2,900
Capital Outlay 2,800
TOTAL — Division of Environmental Control $25,000
Section 10. The directors, department heads or other proper persons of every agency, department and/or division of this State shall, on or before January 1, 1972, submit a report to the members of the General Assembly setting forth each and every federal grant such agency, department and/or division receives, including but not limited to, the terms of such federal grants, the ratio of federal-state funding under such federal grants over the next three years, and any other relevant matters.
Section 11. Notwithstanding any other provision in House Bill 200 of the 126th General Assembly to the contrary, the total amount appropriated in said House Bill 200 to the following combination of State agencies, excluding any appropriations in said bill to said agencies for debt service, pensions, health and welfare grants, Municipal Street Aid, Social Security and health insurance, is hereby reduced by an additional sum of $500,000:
10-00-000 Executive Offices
20-00-000 Department of State
25-00-000 Department of Finance
30-00-000 Department of Administrative Services
35.00-000 Department of Health & Social Services
40-00-000 Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control \
45-00-000 Department of Public Safety
50-00-000 Department of Community Affairs and Economic Development 55-00-000 Department of Highways and Transportation
60-00-000 Department of Labor
65-00-000 Department of Agriculture
Section 12. Purchase orders initiated by any Department or Agency of the State Government for items chargeable against Capital Outlay authorizations in House Bill No. 200, as amended, shall be approved by the Budget Director before execution.
Section 13. Further amend House Bill No. 200, as amended, and approved by the Governor on July 1, 1971 by revising all totals therein to conform with all pertinent changes made in compliance with House Bill No. 497 and House Joint Resolution No. 20, approved by the Governor on July 1, 1971, as well as all changes made by this Act, as amended.
Section 14. Further amend House Bill No. 200, as amended and approved by the Governor on July 1, 1971, by striking subsection (f) of Section 10 of said Bill in its entirety, as the same appears on page 68 of said bill.
Section 15. Severability
If any section, subsection, sentence, phrase or word of this Act or circumstances arising out of the application thereof shall be declared unconstitutional under the Constitution of the State of Delaware or of the the United States by a state or federal court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this Act shall be unimpaired and shall continue in full force and effect and proceedings thereunder shall not be affected.
Section 16. All provisions of this Act shall become effective as of June 30, 1971.
Approved August 3, 1971.