Title 29 — State Government

§ 10201. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Committee” means the Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee established by this chapter. (2) “Committee staff” means the employees of the Division of Legislative Services who are assigned to support the Committee. (3) …

§ 10202. Declaration of policy. (a) It is essential to the maintenance of a healthy state economy and a government that has the confidence of its citizens that the State establish a system of periodic legislative review of its entities. The review of entity performance and activi…

§ 10203. Committee composition; chair and vice chair; appointment; quorum; reimbursement; hearings. (a) The Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee is composed of 5 members of the Senate appointed by the President Pro Tempore and 5 members of the House of Representatives…

§ 10204. Committee staff; appropriations. (a) Employees of the Division of Legislative Services and of the Office of the Controller General serve as the permanent staff of the Committee. (b) The Committee may, by the affirmative vote of at least 6 members, provide for other assis…

§ 10205. Committee rules and regulations. The Committee may adopt rules or regulations necessary to carry out the activities and goals of this chapter.62 Del. Laws, c. 301, § 3; 76 Del. Laws, c. 221, § 1; 80 Del. Laws, c. 260, § 1; 84 Del. Laws, c. 66, § 5;

§ 10206. Committee subpoena powers. (a) (1) The Committee may issue process to a witness at any place in this State and compel the witness’s attendance or compel the production of a document, book, record, paper, or other object that may be necessary or proper for the purpose of …

§ 10207. Entity self-report. (a) Self-report for full review. — An entity under full review shall forward to committee staff a self-report that includes all of the following information: (1) A chart or diagram showing the greater entity of which it is a part, if any, and each ent…

§ 10208. Confidentiality; Freedom of Information Act. (a) Committee staff shall treat as confidential each record or communication that an entity submits relating to the entity’s focused review or full review, unless any of the following apply: (1) Disclosure is necessary to enab…

§ 10209. Full review; hearing notice; committee staff duties; committee duties. (a) The purpose of a full review is to evaluate an entity and its statues, policies, rules, regulations, and programs. (b) Notice of hearing. — Whenever possible, the Committee shall give 2 weeks’ not…

§ 10210. Public hearings. (a) (1) From January through March each year, unless the needs of the General Assembly require otherwise, the Committee shall convene an initial hearing for each entity under full review or focused review that the chair schedules, to provide an opportuni…

§ 10211. Criteria for full review. (a) Standard. — (1) In conducting a full review of an entity, the Committee shall assess the entity based on each of the following: a. Whether the entity is meeting a genuine Delaware state need. b. Whether the entity should and can be strengthe…

§ 10212. Focused review. (a) The Committee may conduct a focused review of an entity if the Committee determines that a full review of the entity is not appropriate or necessary. The purpose of a focused review is to evaluate a component within an entity, such as a specific statu…

§ 10213. Annual report; review selection. (a) Annual report. — The Committee shall submit an annual report, compiled by committee staff and approved by the Committee, to the General Assembly, the Governor, and the Director and the Librarian of the Division of Legislative Services…

§ 10214. Committee recommendations; authority to recall entity. (a) For each entity under full review or focused review, the Committee may recommend 1 or more of the following: (1) a. Continuance of the entity as is. b. Termination of the entity. c. Termination of a program withi…

§ 10215. Subsequent review; continuation of operations during review. (a) An entity that has successfully completed a full review under this chapter or that has been re-established is not subject to another full review until the sixth year following its last full review, unless t…

§ 10216. Entity termination; reorganization or merger; re-establishment. (a) Automatic termination. — If the Committee recommends the termination of an entity and the entity is not re-established by an act of the General Assembly, the entity automatically terminates effective Jul…

§ 10217. Concluding year for terminated entity; fiscal matters. (a) Concluding year. — If the Committee recommends terminating an entity and legislation terminating the entity is not introduced in the same calendar year that the Committee makes the recommendation to terminate, th…

§ 10218. Merit system employees. If the termination of an entity or an entity’s program or activity results in unemployment for an individual employed under the Merit System of Personnel Administration [Chapter 59 of this title], the unemployed individual is entitled to first pre…

§ 10219. Monitoring recommendations. During each legislative session, committee staff shall do all of the following: (1) Monitor legislation affecting the entity for at least 2 years after an entity’s full review or focused review concludes. (2) Periodically report to the Committ…