Title 29 — State Government

§ 6501. Definitions. (a) As used in this chapter, the term “agency” shall have the same meaning as defined in § 6301 of this title. (b) As used in this chapter the term “agency agent” shall mean an authorized official of the agency or the architect or construction manager designa…

§ 6502. Annual estimates of expenditures. (a) On or before November 15, annually, each agency shall report to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget on official blanks furnished for such purpose, an estimate in itemized form showing the amount needed for the ensuing …

§ 6503. Form of estimate blanks. (a) On or before September 1, annually, the official estimate blanks, which must be used in making the reports required by § 6502 of this title, shall be furnished by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to each of the boards, commi…

§ 6504. Accounting of receipts and expenditures. Each agency shall keep a detailed account of all receipts and expenditures under such appropriate headings, classifications and arrangements as may be prescribed by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and used in th…

§ 6505. Payment of appropriations; limitations. (a) The moneys appropriated in the Budget Appropriation Bill shall be paid by the State Treasurer from the General Fund except as otherwise provided by law. (b) Nothing contained in Titles 14 and 31 shall be construed as authorizing…

§ 6506. Limitation of expenditures to appropriations. No money shall be drawn by any agency from any fund in the State Treasury in excess of the amount appropriated by the General Assembly to the agency.37 Del. Laws, c. 81, § 18; Code 1935, § 5416; 29 Del. C. 1953, § 6506;

§ 6507. Fiscal year. The fiscal year of all agencies shall begin on July 1 in each calendar year, and end on June 30 of the succeeding calendar year.37 Del. Laws, c. 81, § 19; Code 1935, § 5417; 29 Del. C. 1953, § 6507;

§ 6508. Annual report [Repealed]. Repealed by 66 Del. Laws, c. 303, § 32, effective July 1, 1988.

§ 6509. Agency records, open to audit. All accounts, records, documents, papers and writings which in anywise pertain or relate to the financial accounts of any agency shall be open to inspection by any certified public accountant selected under Chapters 29 and 63 of this title.4…

§ 6510. Interference with audit; penalty. Any member of any agency, or any officer or agent or servant or employee of any agency, who interferes with or prevents, or tries to prevent, any certified public accountant or accountants selected under Chapters 29 and 63 of this title f…

§ 6511. Payment of funds to fair associations; approval of statement by Secretary of Finance; unexpended appropriations [Repealed]. Repealed by 67 Del. Laws, c. 47, § 81, effective July 1, 1989.

§ 6512. Order or requisition; necessity; form; approval; duplicates. (a) It shall be unlawful for any agency to create any indebtedness or incur any obligation for personal services, work or labor or for property, materials or supplies, except by written, printed or electronic re…

§ 6513. Statement of account. No account or statement of indebtedness for any personal service, work or labor or for property, materials or supplies performed for, or furnished to, any agency shall be valid unless made out on a form prescribed by the Director of the Office of Man…

§ 6514. Method of presenting form of indebtedness; exceptions. (a) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget may indicate to every agency the manner and method in which any and every form of indebtedness, including salaries of officers and employees, shall be presented …

§ 6515. Approval of bills or statements of account; voucher or warrant for payment. (a) No money shall be drawn from the Treasury of this State to pay the salaries and expenses of employees of this State, or to defray the expenses of any agency, or for or on account of any contra…

§ 6516. Payment of bills or statements of account. (a) The approval of any bill, invoice or statement by the Secretary of Finance, or the presentation of any payment transaction approved by him or her, shall be considered full authority for the payment of the same by the State Tr…

§ 6517. Secretary of Finance to safeguard and systematize expenditure. The Secretary of Finance may make such requirements as will tend to safeguard or systematize the expenditure of the State’s money; but the Secretary of Finance shall make no requirement that will unnecessarily…

§ 6518. Examination of bills and accounts by Secretary of Finance; grounds for disapproval. (a) The Secretary of Finance shall examine all bills, statements, accounts and demands against the State and the Secretary of Finance may require affidavits that articles have been furnish…

§ 6519. Expenditures not to exceed appropriations. (a) No order or requisition shall be made, nor any engagement entered into, nor shall any expense be incurred by any agency which will result in an expenditure of money in excess of the appropriation made to such agency. No oblig…

§ 6519A. Expenditures to firms that discriminate on basis of sex prohibited. No order or requisition shall be made, nor any engagement entered into, nor shall any expense be incurred by any agency which will result in an expenditure of money to any person or firm that directly or…

§ 6520. Advances to agencies; regulation and security. (a) No greater sum than is necessary to meet expenses then incurred shall be drawn from the Treasury of this State for or on account of any agency. An agency which is authorized to expend any moneys on behalf of this State ma…

§ 6521. Use of unexpended appropriations to meet unpaid requisitions. The Secretary of Finance during the last month of the fiscal year may set aside, from unexpended appropriations, a sum sufficient to pay all bills for which requisitions have been issued in accordance with this…

§ 6522. Disposal of spoiled checks. If a check of the State Treasurer is spoiled and becomes useless, a note of such fact shall be made on the stub thereof and the check shall be cancelled and handed to the Secretary of Finance, who shall file the same with the bills and vouchers…

§ 6523. Accounting of receipts, expenditures and property; access to books and records. The Secretary of Finance shall keep a distinct account, under appropriate heads, of all receipts and expenditures of state moneys. The Secretary of Finance shall keep a like account of all sta…

§ 6524. Statement of property under agency control. Every agency shall furnish the Secretary of Finance annually with a distinct statement of all qualifying property of the State under the control or jurisdiction of the agency, and the cost price of such property. Such statement …

§§ 6525, 6526. Payroll statement; stamping audited vouchers [Repealed]. Repealed by 70 Del. Laws, c. 509, §§ 11, 12, effective July 12, 1996.

§ 6527. Delinquencies to be reported by Secretary of Finance. Upon the discovery of any delinquency in any agency, the Secretary of Finance shall forthwith report the same to the General Assembly, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Attorney General who sh…

§ 6528. Transfer of funds. (a) No transfer of funds from 1 item of account to another on the books of any agency shall be made without the approval of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. (b) No transfer of appropriated general funds from 1 item of account to anot…

§ 6529. Control of agency expenditures. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget is hereby empowered and directed to exercise, subject to the approval of the Governor, such control over the monthly and/or quarterly rates of agency expenditures of funds appropriated to …

§ 6530. Other employment costs (fringe benefits). The Secretary of Finance and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall promulgate such budgetary, accounting, funding and reporting rules and regulations as shall be necessary to implement § 6340 of this title.29 D…

§ 6531. Reimbursement for cost of goods and services provided. (a) All state agencies and departments which provide goods and services to any other state agency, state department or to any other governmental agency, person, corporation, partnership or business organization on a r…

§ 6532. Cost-of-living salary supplements [Repealed]. Repealed by 61 Del. Laws, c. 116, § 86(b), effective July 1, 1977.

§ 6533. Limitation on appropriations; advisory benchmark; Budget Stabilization Fund. (a) The following terms, as used in this section, shall be defined as follows: (1) “Appropriation” shall include automatic appropriations and continuing appropriations. An automatic appropriation…

§ 6534. Revenue estimates. (a) The Governor shall submit to all members of the General Assembly and the Controller General an estimate of anticipated General Fund revenues by major categories for the current and next immediate fiscal year. Such report shall be made not later than…