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SPONSOR: Rep. Carson & Sen. Paradee
Bolden Brown
Griffith Hansen
Williams Sturgeon
Briggs King Buckson
Hensley Lawson
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY
HOUSE BILL NO. 196
AN ACT MAKING A ONE-TIME SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING
JUNE 30, 2024 TO THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE (Three-fourths of all
members elected to each house thereof concurring therein):
Section 1. There is hereby appropriated $194,560,278 (One Hundred Ninety-Four Million, Five Hundred 1
Sixty Thousand, Two Hundred Seventy-Eight Dollars) in General Funds to the Office of Management and 2
Budget, Contingencies and One-Time Items (10-02-11) for the following purposes: 3
(01-08-02) Technology $2,000,000 4
(02-06-10) Equipment $14,600 5
(10-02-11) ERP Cloud Migration $2,000,000 6
(10-02-11) Education Salary Supplement Contingency $3,000,000 7
(10-02-11) Volunteer Fire Service Pension Liability Reduction $4,625,000 8
(10-02-11) Technology $ 2,213,400 9
(10-02-11) Landlord Obligations & Tenant Remedies $17,200 10
(10-02-11) Delaware Health Information Network (DHIN) $3,000,000 11
(10-02-11) Mentoring Program Needs $75,000 12
(10-02-32) Other Post-Employment Benefits $50,997,200 13
(10-08-01) Housing Investments $30,000,000 14
(12-05-06) Delaware EARNS $300,000 15
(15-01-01) Technology $2,489,800 16
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(15-01-01) Equipment $48,300 17
(15-02-01) Equipment $3,800 18
(16-02-01) Program Supplement $15,000 19
(20-01-02) Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery $253,800 20
(20-16-10) Equipment $4,000 21
(25-06-01) Marijuana Control Act $1,034,600 22
(35-01-20) Equipment $655,000 23
(35-02-01) Technology $2,050,000 24
(35-02-01) Medicaid $69,100,000 25
(35-02-01) Program Supplement $1,780,600 26
(35-02-01) Medicaid – Doula Services Contingency $250,000 27
(35-05-10) Health Disparities & Health Inequity Program $250,000 28
(35-05-20) Evaluation and Assessment of School Facilities $262,800 29
(35-05-20) Residential Lead Remediation $2,000, 000 30
(35-05-20) Marijuana Control Act $16,800 31
(35-06-10) Delaware Medicaid Enterprise System Integration $223,300 32
(35-07-01) Program Supplement $1,595, 000 33
(35-14-01) Home Modifications Program $600,000 34
(37-01-50) Technology $250,800 35
(37-01-50) Security and Safety Equipment $81,100 36
(38-01-03) Prison Research Innovation Network $97,500 37
(38-01-14) Technology $3,000 38
(38-04-04) Equipment $63,200 39
(38-04-08) Security and Safety Equipment $10,700 40
(38-04-40) Engineering Study – Clearfield House $100,000 41
(38-06-02) Security and Safety Equipment $60,200 42
(38-06-08) Equipment $101,700 43
(38-06-13) Technology $33,400 44
(38-06-14) Technology $55,500 45
(40-03-02) Equipment $1,500,000 46 Page 3 of 6
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(40-04-05) Tree for Every Delawarean $500,000 47
(40-04-05) Electric Grid Resiliency Grant Match $1,100,500 48
(45-01-20) Equipment $41,600 49
(45-02-10) Equipment $42,000 50
(45-04-10) Marijuana Control Act $835,000 51
(45-05-10) Marijuana Control Act $14,000 52
(45-06-08) Equipment $36,778 53
(45-06-09) Security and Safety Equipment $229,600 54
(45-06-11) Equipment $220,000 55
(45-06-12) Specialty Vehicle Equipment $147,100 56
(45-06-12) Security and Safety Equipment $256,600 57
(65-01-04) Tree for Every Delawarean $119,500 58
(65-01-06) Marijuana Control Act $7,000 59
(65-01-11) Marijuana Control Act $7,000 60
(70-01-01) Technology $108,000 61
(70-01-01) Presidential Primary – Poll Worker Increase $200,000 62
(70-01-01) Presidential Primary $439,000 63
(70-02-01) Presidential Primary $993,500 64
(70-03-01) Presidential Primary $751,600 65
(70-04-01) Presidential Primary $356,700 66
(75-02-01) Equipment $50,000 67
(75-03-01) Equipment $32,500 68
(95-01-05) Filter First Initiative $3,800,000 69
(95-02-02) Wilmington Schools Initiative $1,040,000 70
Section 2. The funding by the State of Delaware of 27 pay periods in Fiscal Year 2024 does not obligate 71
the local school districts for the payment of the local share of employee’s salaries for a 27th pay period. The local 72
school districts’ Board of Education will independently address the funding of the 27 pay periods in the Fiscal 73
Year 2024. The first pay date for the school year 2023- 2024 for 10-month employees will be the second pay date 74
in September (9/22/2023). Employees who elect 22 pay cycles will be paid the same amount of annual salary as if 75
they had elected to be paid over 26 pay cycles. This section applies only to those staff members that are employed 76 Page 4 of 6
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for the entire 2022- 2023 school year. Those employees that begin employment or end employment during the 77
course of the 2022- 2023 school year shall be subject to a ‘days worked’ calculation and shall not be entitled to the 78
27th pay. 79
Section 3. Section 1 of this Act makes an appropriation to the Office of Management and Budget, One-80
Times and Contingencies (10- 02-11) of $3,000,000 in Education Salary Supplement Contingency . These funds 81
shall be used as one-time support for local education agencies (LEAs) to ensure that all education employees 82
receive the Fiscal Year 2024 salary supplement for non-administrator public education employees paid pursuant 83
to 14. Del. C. §1305, in addition to the general salary increase provided to all state employees, regardless of 84
funding source. 85
(a) The Office of Management and Budget, in collaboration with the Department of Education 86
shall establish the process, collection, and criteria for LEAs to identify the affected positions 87
fully funded with local and/or federal funds and the anticipated funding needs to ensure the 88
salary supplement is provided for positions. 89
(b) Employees paid pursuant to 14 Del. C. §1305 who also receive a salary supplement for 90
administrative responsibilities pursuant to 14 Del. C. §1306, §1307, and §1321 shall not be 91
eligible to receive the salary supplement. 92
(c) The supplement shall be effective the first day of the first full pay cycle of the fiscal year. 93
(d) The Department of Education, Office of Management and Budget, and Office of the Controller 94
General shall determine the allocations for this supplement for each local education agency 95
prior to the disbursement of funds. 96
(e) For any future salary supplements, increases, or adjustments for education positions that affect 97
positions which are 100% funded by federal and/or local funds, it is the intent of the General 98
Assembly that LEAs will be required to provide those supplements, increases, or adjustments 99
through non- state funding resources. 100
Section 4. Section 1 of this Act appropriates $3,000,000 to the Office of Management and Budget, One-101
Times and Contingencies (10-02-11) to support DHIN and the Health Care Claims Database. These state funds 102
will provide match to leverage federal resources. 103
Section 5. Section 1 of this Act appropriates $50,997,200 to the Office of Management and Budget, 104
Pensions (10-02-32) for Other Post-Employment Benefits. As directed by Executive Order 52, the Director of 105 Page 5 of 6
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Office of Management and Budget shall transfer these funds to the Other Post-Employment Benefits Fund as 106
established by 29 Del. C. § 5281. 107
Section 6. Section 1 of this Act appropriates $30,000,000 to the Delaware State Housing Authority (10 -08-108
01) for Housing Investments. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the Delaware State Housing Authority is 109
authorized to utilize the funds allocated to address the housing crisis through state program s designed to transform 110
communities and neighborhoods through affordable housing initiatives, accelerate the creation of affordable 111
housing communities, and preserve existing affordable housing inventory. DSHA shall administer these funds and 112
is authorized to use no more than the greater of 7.5 percent or $2,250,000 of the appropriated amount for the 113
support of DSHA administrative functions associated with this initiative. 114
Section 7. Section 1 of this Act provides an appropriation of $250,000 for Medicaid – Doula Services 115
Contingency. These funds shall be used for technology system upgrades to the Department of Health and Social 116
Services, Medicaid and Medical Assistance, Other Items: Medicaid (35-02-01), contingent upon the passage of 117
House Bill 80 or similar legislation of the 152nd General Assembly. 118
Section 8. Section 1 of this Act appropriates $600,000 to the Department of Health and Social Services, 119
Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities (DSAAPD) (35-14-01) for home 120
improvements and modifications allowing DSAAPD clients to safely age in place. 121
Section 9. Section 1 of this Act appropriates $5 00,000 to the Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy (40-122
04-05) and $119,500 to the Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (65-01-04) for the Tree for Every 123
Delawarean initiative. These funds shall only be used for planting trees that are approved by the Delaware Native 124
Species Commission. 125
Section 10. Section 1 of this Act provides an appropriation of $36,778 for Equipment to the Department of 126
Safety and Homeland Security, State Police, State Bureau of Identification (45-06-08). Of this amount, $8,778 of 127
these funds shall be contingent upon the passage of Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 46 or similar legislation of 128
the 152nd General Assembly. 129
Section 11. Section 1 of this Act appropriates $200,000 to the State Election Commissioner (70-01-01) for 130
Presidential Primary – Poll Worker Pay Increase. These funds shall be used to provide an increase in 131
compensation for polling place staff as determined by the Elections Commissioner. 132
Section 12. Section 1 of this Act appropriates $1,040,000 to the Department of Education, District and 133
Charter Operations, Other Items (95-02-02) to provide a one-year extension of the memorandum of understanding 134
with Christina School District for the Wilmington School s Initiative. 135 Page 6 of 6
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SYNOPSIS
This Act appropriates $ 194,560,278 to provide one-time funded projects through the Office of Management and
Budget.