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LAWS OF DELAWARE
VOLUME 85
CHAPTER 118
153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY
FORMERLY
SENATE BILL NO. 105
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE ENHANCED 911 EMERGENCY REPORTING SYSTEM SERVICE BOARD.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:
Section 1. Amend § 10005, Title 16 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:
§ 10005. Enhanced 911 Emergency Reporting System Service Board.
(c)(1) The Board shall be comprised of 7 members, is comprised as follows:
a. 6 of whom are Five members, appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. consent of a majority of all the members elected to the Senate.
b. One member of the Board shall be the The Chief Information Officer of the Department of Technology and Information Information, or a designee of the Chief Information Officer.
c. The Secretary, or a designee of the Secretary.
(2) The Governor shall designate a chairperson who shall serve an unlimited term at the pleasure of the Governor. The Secretary, or a designee of the Secretary, serves as Chair of the Board.
(3) At least 3 members shall have appointed under paragraph (c)(1)a. of this section must have technical or financial expertise on telecommunications issues and at least 1 member shall be appointed under paragraph (c)(1)a. of this section must be a representative from the Delaware Association of County Governments.
(4) The term of each member, excluding the chairperson who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor and the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Technology and Information Information, or the Chief Information Officer’s designee, shall be for 3 years except that for the initial members of the Board, 2 members shall be appointed for a term of 1 year, 2 members shall be appointed for a term of 2 years, and 2 members shall be appointed for a term of 3 years. designee, and the Secretary, or the Secretary’s designee, is 3 years.
(5) The members of the Board shall be permitted to appointed under paragraph (c)(1)a. of this section may attend a meeting of the Board by proxy no more than 3 times in a calendar year. A proxy vote shall have has the same force and effect as if the proxy vote had been taken by a vote of the actual appointed member of the Board who designated the proxy.
Section 2. On the enactment date of this Act, the term of the member appointed by the Governor under § 10005(c) of Title 16 of the Delaware Code to be Chair of the Enhanced 911 Emergency Reporting System Service Board is terminated and this Act applies.
Approved July 30, 2025