Title 29, State Government

§ 6331. Data on legislative and judicial expenses. (a) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall determine the actual expenses of each last preceding legislative session. (b) On or before November 15, annually, estimates of the financial needs of the state judicia…

§ 6332. Hearings on estimates; attendance by Governor-elect. (a) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall provide, by the giving of such notice as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget deems necessary, for public hearings on any and all estimates to…

§ 6333. Date of completion of estimate review; power of revision. (a) On or before December 15, annually, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall complete a review and revision of the estimates of all agencies of the State asking or receiving financial aid. (b) …

§ 6334. Contents of budget plan to be submitted upon completion of review; zero-based budgeting. (a) Upon the completion of the review and revision of estimates of all the agencies of the State, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit to the Governor an i…

§ 6335. Changes in budget plan by Governor; submission of proposed budget and Budget Appropriation Bill to General Assembly. (a) (1) The Governor, upon receipt of the report of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget under § 6334 of this title, may make such changes i…

§ 6336. Consideration of the budget and Budget Appropriation Bill by a joint committee of the General Assembly. The standing committees of each House in charge of the Budget Appropriation Bill shall sit jointly in open session while considering the budget and the Budget Appropria…

§ 6337. Changes in Budget Appropriation Bill by General Assembly; limitation. The General Assembly may increase, decrease or eliminate items in the Budget Appropriation Bill in any way that is not contrary to the Constitution of the State, except as hereinafter provided, but neit…

§ 6338. Amendment of the Bill by the Governor before final action by the General Assembly. The Governor may, before final action thereon by the General Assembly, amend or supplement the Budget Appropriation Bill to correct an error or oversight or in case of an emergency, by deli…

§ 6339. Supplementary appropriations; limitation. Any further or special appropriations shall be known as supplementary appropriations. Every such appropriation shall be embodied in a separate bill limited to some single work, object or purpose therein stated and called herein a …

§ 6340. Other employment costs (fringe benefits). (a) There shall be included, immediately following the lines for items which provide for salaries or wages of state employees in any department, division or agency budget, appropriation or supplementary appropriation request or bi…

§ 6341. Grants-in-aid [Effective until July 1, 2028]. No appropriation for a grant-in-aid shall be made otherwise than pursuant to an act by the General Assembly, passed with the concurrence of 3/4 of all the members elected to each House.63 Del. Laws, c. 196, § 2;

§ 6342. Preparation of annual capital budget. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall prepare, and amend as necessary, a program of state public works, major capital improvement projects and other facilities undertaken or recommended to be undertaken by the Stat…

§ 6343. Advanced Planning and Real Property Acquisition Fund. (a) A nonappropriated special fund is created to be known as the “Advanced Planning and Real Property Acquisition Fund,” hereafter referred to in this subchapter as “Fund.” (b) The Fund shall be interest earning with s…

§ 6344. Withdrawals from the Fund. (a) Before any sum is withdrawn from the Fund for advanced planning or advanced real property acquisition, a request shall be made by the state agency, reorganized school district or vocational-technical school district desiring to erect or reno…

§ 6345. Reversion of unused funds. Any moneys for advanced planning or for advanced real property acquisition provided by the Budget Commission to a state agency, reorganized school district or vocational-technical school district which shall not be used by the agency or district…

§ 6346. Reimbursement of the Fund. (a) Upon the funding of a capital project for which advance planning funds or advance real property acquisition funds have been provided from the Fund, a refund shall be made to the Fund from such funding by the State Treasurer from the appropri…

§ 6347. Authorization for sale of school district bonds. In the case of a school district, use of funds authorized by this subchapter to purchase real property may constitute authorization for the sale of district bonds by the State after referendum as provided in § 7506 of this …

§ 6348. Authorization for sale of school district bonds [Transferred]. Transferred by 74 Del. Laws, c. 367, § 15, effective, July 19, 2004.

§ 6349. Grants-in-aid [Effective July 1, 2028]. (a) No appropriation for a grant-in-aid shall be made otherwise than pursuant to an act by the General Assembly, passed with the concurrence of ¾ of all the members elected to each House. (b) To be eligible for a grant-in-aid, an or…

§ 6351. Short title. This subchapter is known and may be cited as the “DuPont-Cook Financial Responsibility Act.”85 Del. Laws, c. 275, § 1;

§ 6352. Purpose. The purpose of this subchapter is to preserve the Delaware Economic & Financial Advisory Council’s structure under executive order, while strengthening continuity, transparency, and clarity.85 Del. Laws, c. 275, § 1;

§ 6353. Delaware Economic & Financial Advisory Council; establishment. The Delaware Economic & Financial Advisory Council (“DEFAC”) is hereby established. 85 Del. Laws, c. 275, § 1;

§ 6354. Membership. (a) DEFAC consists of at least 25, but no more than 34, members, including all of the following: (1) Four members of the General Assembly, as follows: a. One member from each of the House of Representatives’ majority and minority caucuses, who the Speaker of t…

§ 6355. Duties. DEFAC shall do all the following: (1) Meet in March, May, June, October, and December of each year, and when the Governor or chair deems necessary. (2) Serve in a general advisory capacity to the Governor and the Department of Finance. (3) Advise the Governor, the…

§ 6356. Proceedings. (a) A majority of DEFAC members must be present at a meeting in order to have a quorum and conduct official business. A quorum consists of a majority of the members. A vacancy in membership is not counted for quorum. (b) A roll call vote of all DEFAC members …

§ 6357. DEFAC Health Care Spending Benchmark Subcommittee. (a) The DEFAC Health Care Spending Benchmark Subcommittee (“Subcommittee”) is established. (b) The Subcommittee consists of the following: (1) A subcommittee chair and vice chair, each of whom must be a DEFAC member and h…

§ 6358. Cooperation of State agencies and others; staffing and financial support. (a) Upon an affirmative vote of DEFAC, the Department of Finance and other State agencies shall provide data, assistance, detailed financial reporting, and analysis support to DEFAC. The data and as…