This Act aligns state special education law with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and its implementing regulations, and also clarifies that a parent’s representative may obtain copies of a student’s special education records.
This bill resolves an internal inconsistency in the Insurance Code regarding the timing of payment of taxes for captive insurance companies and surplus lines brokers. Sections 1917 and 6914 of the Insurance Code specifically address the amount and timing of taxes due for surplus lines brokers and captive insurance companies, respectively. Surplus lines brokers and captive insurance companies will continue to pay premium taxes in accordance with Sections 1917 and 6914, respectively, as they have historically.
Section 1 of this Act amends § 144 of Title 8 to provide safe harbor procedures for acts or transactions in which one or more directors or officers as well as controlling stockholders and members of control groups have interests or relationships that might render them interested or not independent with respect to the act or transaction. Under revised § 144(a), certain acts or transactions involving such directors or officers will be protected if approved or recommended by a majority of the disinterested directors, either serving on a board of directors or a committee of the board of directors, or approved or ratified by a majority of the votes cast by the disinterested stockholders entitled to vote thereon, in each case upon disclosure or in full knowledge of the material facts giving rise to the conflict or potential conflict. If a majority of the directors are not disinterested directors with respect to the act or transaction, any such disinterested director approval or recommendation must be provided through a disinterested director committee. In addition, the amendments define what parties constitute a controlling stockholder or control group and provide safe harbor procedures that can be followed to insulate from challenge specified acts or transactions from which a controlling stockholder or control group receives a unique benefit. Under new § 144(b), a controlling stockholder transaction that does not constitute a “going private transaction” may be entitled to the statutory safe harbor protection if it is negotiated and approved or recommended, as applicable, by a majority of the disinterested directors then serving on the committee, or is conditioned on the approval or ratification by disinterested stockholders and is approved or ratified by a majority of the votes cast by the disinterested stockholders. Under new § 144(c), a controlling stockholder transaction that constitutes a “going private transaction” may be entitled to the statutory safe harbor protection if it is negotiated and approved or recommended, as applicable, by a majority of the disinterested directors then serving on the committee and is conditioned on the approval of or ratification by disinterested stockholders and is approved or ratified by a vote of a majority of the votes cast by the disinterested stockholders. With respect to any approval or recommendation by a committee, the safe harbor only applies if the act or transaction or controlling stockholder transaction, as applicable, was approved by a committee consisting of at least 2 directors, all of whom, in the first instance, have been determined by the board of directors to be disinterested directors. Revised § 144 provides that any approval or recommendation, as applicable, of disinterested directors or a disinterested director committee must be made in good faith and without gross negligence, making clear that the statute does not displace the common law requirements regarding core fiduciary conduct as contemplated by cases such as Flood v. Synutra International, Inc., 195 A.3d 754 (Del. 2018), and In re MFW Shareholders Litigation, 67 A.3d 496 (Del. Ch. 2013), aff'd sub nom., Kahn v. M & F Worldwide Corp., 88 A.3d 635 (Del.2014). Revised § 144 does not limit the right of any person to seek relief on the grounds that a stockholder or other person aided and abetted a breach of fiduciary duty by one or more directors. Consistent with existing case law, the stockholder or other person must have knowingly participated in a breach of fiduciary duty to establish an aiding and abetting claim. In re Mindbody, Inc., 2024 WL 4926910 (Del. Dec. 2, 2024). The amendments to § 144 also set forth criteria for determining the independence and disinterestedness of directors and stockholders. The amendments provide that controlling stockholders and control groups, in their capacity as such, cannot be liable for monetary damages for breach of the duty of care. Section 144 is intended to provide a comprehensive liability exculpation scheme with respect to the fiduciary duties owed by stockholders and with respect to when the safe harbors in § 144(b) and (c) apply. Section 144 does not provide for the elimination of liability or safe harbors for stockholders who are not controlling stockholders or part of a control group because those stockholders do not owe fiduciary duties to the corporation or other stockholders. The amendments do not displace any safe harbor procedures or other protections available at common law, including processes and procedures that comply with the pre-amendment common law but do not conform to the § 144 safe harbors. The references in § 144 to an act or transaction being “fair as to the corporation and the corporation’s stockholders”, which would apply if the applicable disinterested director and disinterested stockholder safe harbors are not used, is intended to be consistent with the entire fairness doctrine developed in the common law. Section 2 of this Act amends § 220 of Title 8 to define the materials that a stockholder may demand to inspect pursuant to a request for books and records of the corporation. The amendments also set forth certain conditions that a stockholder must satisfy in order to make an inspection of books and records. The amendments make clear that information from books and records obtained by a stockholder from a production under § 220 will be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any complaint filed by or at the direction of a stockholder on the basis of information obtained through a demand for books and records. New § 220(b)(4) preserves whatever independent rights of inspection exist under the referenced sources and does not create any rights, either expressly or by implication. New § 220(f) provides that if the corporation does not have specified books and records, including minutes of board and committee meetings, actions of board or any committee, financial statements and director and officer independence questionnaires, the Court of Chancery may order the production of additional corporate records necessary and essential for the stockholder’s proper purpose. New § 220(g) provides that a stockholder may obtain additional specific records if the stockholder has made a showing of a compelling need to further a proper purpose for the inspection and has demonstrated by clear and convincing evidence that such specific records are necessary and essential to further such purpose. Section 3 of this Act provides that Sections 1 and 2 of this Act take effect on the enactment of this Act and apply to all acts and transactions, whether occurring before, on, or after the enactment date of this Act, except that Sections 1 and 2 of this Act do not apply to or affect any action or proceeding commenced in a court of competent jurisdiction that is completed or pending, or any demand to inspect books and records made, on or before February 17, 2025. This Act requires a greater than majority vote for passage because § 1 of Article IX of the Delaware Constitution requires the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly to amend the general corporation law.
This Act amends the Public Laws of Delaware relating to the Affordable Housing Production Task Force by extending the deadline for the provision of the final report of the Task Force from March 1, 2025 to April 7, 2025. This Act also makes a technical correction to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
Senate Joint Resolution No. 3 was passed by the 152nd General Assembly and signed by the Governor. SJR No. 3 directed all electric utilities in Delaware that offer net metering to solar customers to participate in a cost-benefit study and analysis of net metering in Delaware being undertaken by the Delaware Sustainable Energy Utility to address issues such as cost burdens and cost shifting to non-solar customers. The DESEU was to issue a report by December 31, 2024. However, due to the scope and complexity of the net metering study, the DESEU requires additional time to issue the report. This resolution reinstates the requirements of SJR No. 3 and extends the DESEU's reporting deadline to complete the cost-benefit study and analysis and finalize and issue a report to April 30, 2025.
This Act amends the Fiscal Year 2025 Bond and Capital Improvements Act to (1) authorize local bond shares to adjust for William Penn High School in the Colonial School District. Further, this Act amends Fiscal Year 2025 Bond and Capital Improvements Act to (2) authorize the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, with concurrence of the Controller General and the Co-Chairs of the Joint Committee on Capital, to transfer any necessary spending authority from the Cultural Access Fund; (3) revise allocations to the City of Dover and Downtown Dover Partnership; (4) revise the allocation for the University of Delaware for Deferred Maintenance from Laboratories to Campus Improvements; (5) revise the State and Local share allocations for the Smyrna Roof Replacement project and authorizes School Construction Market Pressure to be transferrable between Fiscal Years 2023 and 2024 to achieve allocations; (6) adjust School Safety and Security funding from the Department of Safety and Homeland Security, Delaware State Police, Special Investigation to reflect State Bureau of Identification; (7) removes the requirement of school districts and charter schools to obligate prior fiscal year MCI funds prior to utilizing Enhanced MCI; (8) authorize the transfer of any remaining funds from Legislative Hall major and minor capital improvement appropriations to be used for the Legislative Hall Garage/Expansion project; (9) authorize the transfer of any remaining funds from the Domestic Violence Coordinating Feasibility Study to the Criminal Justice Council for Family Justice Center startup costs; (10) authorizes the transfer of funds allocated for the Scannell Readiness Center and up to $500,000 of available Minor Capital Improvements to cover the project for the Bethany Beach Training Barracks; (11) authorizes funds from Capital School District’s Certificate of Necessity (CN 2113A) to be used to support new facilities for the Kent County Community School and Kent County Secondary ILC; (12) authorize the Department of Transportation to use Community Transportation Funds for one-time reimbursements for various projects; (13) reprograms funding from the Community Redevelopment/Reinvestment Fund from Downtown Milford, Inc. to the Delaware State Fair, the Milford District Fee Public Library Commission, and Kent Sussex Industries; (14) authorize the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to perform an adaptive reuse study for the Delaware State Police Troop 7; and (15) remove the deadline date requiring Sussex County Council to adopt § 6961, Title 9 of the Delaware Code.
This Act modifies the effective date of Chapter 459, Volume 84 of the Laws of Delaware from February 1, 2025 to June 2, 2025, which was enacted to allow One-Stop business registration by making trade name registrations fully online. It codifies existing practice with respect to the registration of trade names for corporations and LLCs and adds a $25 annual license fee for Delaware corporations and LLCs not doing business in Delaware but desiring a Delaware trade name registration.
After enactment of Senate Substitute No. 1 to Senate Bill No. 174 of the 152nd General Assembly (Chapter 446 of Volume 84 of the Laws of Delaware), it was discovered that Senate Substitute No. 1 to Senate Bill No. 174 would, if implemented, jeopardize the qualified federal tax status of the Delaware Public Employees Retirement System by giving individuals who are Justices of the Peace, Commissioners of the Superior Court, Family Court, and Court of Common Pleas (“Commissioners”), and Magistrates in Chancery (“Magistrates”), as of the effective date, an election to participate in the Judicial Pension Plan at a different rate of pre-tax contribution than presently required for those individuals under the State Employees’ Pension Plan (3% or 5%, depending on start date). Based on this information, the Board of Pension Trustees voted unanimously on December 10, 2024, to delay implementation of Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 174. This Act does the following: (1) Revises § 5601 and 5605 of Title 29 to allow for Justices of the Peace, Commissioners, and Magistrates who first qualify for the State Judicial Pension Plan on the effective date of this Act to elect to remain in the State Employees’ Pension Plan or participate in the State Judicial Pension Plan at the same pre-tax rate each individual was contributing under the State Employees’ Pension Plan (3% or 5%). (2) Sets the mandatory pre-tax contribution rate of any subsequently appointed State judicial officer at 5%. Any Justice of the Peace, Commissioner, or Magistrate as of the effective date who is appointed to a new position within the state judiciary after the effective date of this Act will also be subject to the mandatory 5% contribution rate. (3) Delays the effective date of Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 174 until January 26, 2025, the effective date of this Act.
House Substitute No. 2 to House Bill 212 prohibits manufactured home community owners from increasing rent if the rent was increased by 5 percent or more the previous year or rental period, instead permitting an increase capped at 3 percent. This Act does not prohibit a community owner from increasing rent to market rent in phases as called for in current law, even if doing so would otherwise violate the prohibition on increasing rent after a 5 percent or more increase. It also allows a greater increase where more than 50% of the homeowners use the property as a second residence. This Act clarifies that penalties of rent reduction and repayment of excess rent will be imposed for a community owner who increases rent in violation of any provision of Title 25, Chapter 70. It also requires community owners to annually provide certain information relating to the lot rental assistance program to its homeowners and to certify to DEMHRA its compliance with the program requirements, and allows DEMHRA to request further information about the program as needed. It requires enrollment in the lot rental assistance program to remain open year-round. It requires community owners to provide specified contact information to DEMHRA within 60 days of taking ownership, possession, or control of a manufactured housing community. This House Substitute No. 2 requires the Manufactured House Ombudsperson Office to hold 2 meetings in each county per year where it offers information about lot rental assistance and other programs and services homeowners may be eligible for.
This Act updates the definition of "sexual orientation" throughout the Delaware Code by adding asexuality and pansexuality. Asexuality refers to individuals with little to no sexual attraction to other individuals, although asexual individuals may desire emotionally intimate relationships with other individuals. Pansexuality refers to individuals who are attracted sexually or romantically, or both, to another individual regardless of that individual's sex or gender identity. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
This bill amends the Merit System of Personnel Administration by allowing for preference in hiring for casual seasonal employees who are performing the same job duties of a posted merit position.
Throughout 2023, the Code Revisors provided the General Assembly with potential technical corrections that the Code Revisors identified as the Code Revisors revised the Delaware Code to reflect legislation that was enacted by the 152nd General Assembly in 2023 or as the Code Revisors reviewed titles of the Code. While technical in nature, these changes are beyond the authority of the Code Revisors to make and can only be done by the General Assembly through legislation. This Act also includes technical corrections identified outside of those provided by the Code Revisors. This Act requires a greater than majority vote for passage to err on the side of caution because some of the sections of the Delaware Code being revised may require a super-majority vote under the Delaware Constitution. This Act also makes also makes basic technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual. Section 1. This section corrects a grouping and phrasing error in § 718(b) of Title 4 from House Bill No. 83 of the 136th General Assembly. Section 2. This section corrects a stylistic error in § 1304 of Title 4, from House Bill No. 2 of the 152nd General Assembly, by removing the redundant words “but not limited to” following “including” as recommended by the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual. Sections 3 and 4. These sections correct errors in §§ 1314(b)(4)c. and 1354(e)(2) and (f), from House Bill No. 2 of the 152nd General Assembly, by making clear that the location of the licensed premises is relevant to the statutes, and not the location of the license itself. Section 5. This section corrects a stylistic error in § 3311(c)(2) of Title 5, from House Bill No. 97 of the 152nd General Assembly, by removing the impression that the “officer” immediately following must also be a “controlling person” with respect to applicants. Section 6. This section implements the intent of House Bill No. 131 of the 152nd General Assembly by deleting language in the concluding paragraph § 73-304(c) of Title 6 which had been improperly removed without striking in the original bill. Section 7. This section corrects an error in § 7502A(c) of Title 7, from House Bill No. 190 of the 152nd General Assembly, by making it more clear that notice to the Chair of revocation of a representative or designee should come from the entity or official authorizing them to act as representative or designee. Section 8. This section corrects a stylistic error in § 10002(16) of Title 7, from House Bill No. 99 of the 152nd General Assembly, by conforming the definition of “state agency” to the definition adopted in § 6902 of Title 29. Section 9. This section corrects a stylistic error in § 1101A(3)b.7. of Title 9, from House Bill No. 11 of the 151st General Assembly, by conforming a “911 communications” reference to accepted style as approved by the Federal Communications Commission and the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual. Section 10. This section conforms § 1077(c) of Title 10, from Senate Bill No. 69 of the 137th General Assembly, to the requirements of § 608 of Title 29 by substituting language respectful to persons with disabilities. Section 11. This section corrects an error in § 4319(b) of Title 10, from House Bill No. 167 of the 152nd General Assembly, by making clear that a CISM (consultation, risk assessment, education, intervention, and other crisis intervention services) team member or trained peer support member need not be requested to disclose proceedings, communications, and records in order to decline producing only one category of those items so listed. Section 12. This section corrects an error in § 7209(a) of Title 10, from House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill No. 264 of the 151st General Assembly, by substituting “sexual violence protective order” (as referenced in § 7202 of Title 10) for the inaccurate reference to a “sexual violence protection order.” Section 13. This section corrects an error in § 7708(a) of Title 10, from House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill No. 222 of the 149th General Assembly, by substituting “lethal violence protective order” (as referenced in § 7701 of Title 10) for the inaccurate reference to a “lethal violence protection order.” Section 14. This section corrects stylistic errors in § 472(c) of Title 11, from House Substitute No. 2 for House Bill No. 142 of the 152nd General Assembly, by rearranging existing language so that all qualifying language appears before the affected legal categories listed within the statute and by numbering the included categories to conform to Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual style. Section 15. This section corrects an error in § 612(d) of Title 11, from House Bill No. 343 of the 144th General Assembly, by recognizing in (d) the differing class C felony offense in paragraph (a)(12) of the section. Section 16. This section corrects an error in § 832(b)(2)a. of Title 11, from House Bill No. 78 of the 150th General Assembly, by revising an inaccurate internal reference. Section 17. This section corrects an error in § 1103D(a)(1)a. of Title 11, from House Bill No. 182 of the 152nd General Assembly, by correcting the impression that the definition of “torture” requires that the elements of §§ 1103, 1103A, 1103B, and 1103C all be present to satisfy paragraph (a)(1) of the section. Section 18. This section corrects a stylistic error in § 1334(a)(2) of Title 11, from House Bill No. 57 of the 144th General Assembly, by conforming a “911 dispatchers” reference to accepted style as approved by the Federal Communications Commission and the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual. Sections 19 and 20. These sections correct an error in the present and future versions of § 1448(a)(11) of Title 11, from House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill No. 222 of the 149th General Assembly, by substituting “lethal violence protective order” (as referenced in Chapter 77 of Title 10) for the inaccurate reference to a “lethal violence protection order.” Section 21. This section corrects an error in § 8404(a)(4)e. of Title 11, from House Bill No. 206 of the 152nd General Assembly, by adding the appropriate missing noun at the beginning of the paragraph and by conforming style to that recommended by the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual. Section 22. This section conforms § 8531(2)a. of Title 11, from House Bill No. 385 of the 146th General Assembly, to § 608 of Title 29 by substituting language respectful to persons with disabilities. Section 23. This section makes corrections in § 1318(f)(1) and (2) of Title 14, from House Bill No. 60 and House Bill No. 61 of the 152nd General Assembly, by addressing a sentence fragment, conforming formatting to the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual, and aligning the notification process in paragraph (f)(2) of the section with that described in paragraph (f)(1) of the section. Section 24. This section makes corrections in § 2702(h)(1) and (j) of Title 14, from House Bill No. 3 of the 152nd General Assembly, by making clear that the differing definitions for an excused absence in paragraphs (h)(1) and (j)(1) of the section are exclusive to the subsections in which they appear and that the introductory paragraph to (j) of the section applies to that subsection alone and not to the entire statute. Section 25. This section makes a correction in § 4143(f)(4) of Title 14, from House Bill No. 198 of the 151st General Assembly, by redesignating that paragraph as subsection (g) of the section due to the fact that the paragraph is the only one in subsection (f) of the section not concerned with educational programming. Section 26. This section makes a corrections in § 1002A(9) of Title 16, from House Bill No. 403 of the 146th General Assembly, by conforming the language to the referenced facilities licensed in Chapter 11 of Title 16. Section 27. This section corrects stylistic errors in § 1161 of Title 16 as enacted by Senate Bill No. 115 of the 140th General Assembly, and as later amended, by conforming the formatting and language to accepted Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual style and by substituting language respectful to persons with disabilities as required by § 608 of Title 29. Section 28. This section implements the intent of House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill No. 193 of the 152nd General Assembly by striking language in § 3003L(6) of Title 16 which had been improperly removed without striking in the original bill. Section 29. This section makes a correction in § 3001Q(8) of Title 16, from House Bill No. 51 of the 152nd General Assembly, by substituting a specific reference to the statute which defines “long-term, acute, or outpatient health-care services” for a reference to Chapter 79 of Title 29 generally. Section 30. This section corrects stylistic errors in § 4769(a)(1) and (b) of Title 16, from House Bill No. 57 of the 144th General Assembly, by conforming a “911 system” reference to accepted style as approved by the Federal Communications Commission, by correcting gender-specific language, and by making adjustments in line with proper Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual style. Section 31. This section conforms § 5520(d) of Title 16, from Chapter 534 of the 118th General Assembly, to the requirements of § 608 of Title 29 by substituting language respectful to persons with disabilities. Sections 32 and 33. These sections correct stylistic errors in the present and future versions of § 9802 of Title 16 as enacted in Senate Substitute 1 to Senate Bill No. 1 of the 135th General Assembly, and as later amended, to conform to proper Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual style. Section 34. This section makes a correction in § 9903(j)(4) of Title 16, from House Bill No. 98 of the 152nd General Assembly, by making clear that the loan grant recipients are limited to either new primary care providers or new dental providers, and not to those institutions only providing both services. Section 35. This section corrects a stylistic error in § 10203(b) of Title 16, from House Bill No. 57 of the 144th General Assembly, by conforming a “911 Committee” reference to accepted style as approved by the Federal Communications Commission and the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual. Section 36. This section conforms language in § 701(23) of Title 18, from Senate Substitute No.1 for House Bill No. 146 of the 141st General Assembly, to that utilized in the referenced § 1702 of that title. Section 37. This section conforms formatting and style in § 1702 of Title 18, from Senate Substitute No.1 for House Bill No. 146 of the 141st General Assembly, to that of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual. Section 38. This section conforms language in § 1750(1) of Title 18, from Senate Substitute No. 1 for House Bill No. 146 of the 141st General Assembly, to proper Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual style. Section 39. This section conforms language in § 1774 of Title 18, from House Bill No. 62 of the 152nd General Assembly, to that utilized in the referenced § 5603 of that title. Section 40. This section conforms the formatting and style of § 5603 of Title 18, from House Bill No. 62 of the 152nd General Assembly, to that of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual. Section 41. This section conforms the formatting and style of § 6701B of Title 18, from House Bill No. 160 of the 151st General Assembly, to that of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual. Section 42. This section corrects § 710(5), (27), and (29) of Title 19, from House Bill No. 184 of the 152nd General Assembly, by addressing the mistaken impression in those paragraphs that one might request verification “from” a court order or family medical leave record rather by submission of those documents. Section 43. This section makes clear in § 4803(c) of Title 21, from Senate Bill No. 68 of the 152nd General Assembly, that all car fitting stations sanctioned by the Office of Highway Services, not merely those operated by the Office, are eligible for referral for car seat guidance and education. Section 44. This section implements the intent of House Bill No. 165 of the 152nd General Assembly by removing language from § 2502(23)h. of Title 24 which had been improperly removed from the original bill without appropriate striking. Section 45. This section implements the intent of House Bill No. 117 of the 152nd General Assembly in § 2708(a)(1)a. and b. of Title 24 by substituting words inserted into the original bill without appropriate striking of present language and underlining of new insertions. Sections 46 and 47. These sections implement the intent of Senate Bill No. 141 of the 152nd General Assembly in § 3708(a)(3)d. of Title 24 by making a substitution which had been inserted into the original bill without appropriate striking of present language and underlining of the new insertion and by accordingly adjusting an affected internal reference in § 3709(a) of Title 24. Section 48. This section corrects stylistic errors in § 221(b)(3) of Title 26, from House Bill No. 69 of the 150th General Assembly, by conforming “911 Administrator for the State” references to accepted style as approved by the Federal Communications Commission and the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual. Sections 49 and 50. These sections conform the language in § 904(a)(1) of Title 29, from House Bill No. 453 of the 151st General Assembly, to current practices of the Division. As noted in Section 64 of this Act, Section 49 is contingent upon enactment of House Bill No. 288 of the 152nd General Assembly. Sections 51 through 54. These sections correct stylistic errors in §§ 5501(l), 5522(a)(6), 5527(a)(1), and 5543(a)(3) of Title 29, from House Bill No. 179 of the 149th General Assembly, by conforming “911 operator” references to accepted style as approved by the Federal Communications Commission and the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual. Section 55. This section corrects language in § 7914A(c) and (g) of Title 29, from Senate Bill No. 49 of the 152nd General Assembly, by conforming a reference to the Governor’s Commission on Community and Volunteer Services in the introductory paragraph of (c) of the section to others in the statute and by correcting the impression in subsection (g) of the section that members may be appointed for having committed various enumerated misdeeds. Sections 56 and 57. These sections make corrections in §§ 7970(a)(2) and 7971(b)(5) of Title 29, from House Bill No. 208 of the 149th General Assembly, in order to properly refer to “long-term, acute, or outpatient health-care services” rather than to “long-term, acute, and outpatient health-care services” as referenced in § 122 of Title 16. Section 58. This section makes corrections in § 9008C of Title 29, from House Bill No. 129 of the 142nd General Assembly, by making stylistic changes to conform to appropriate Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual style and by removing an extraneous “both” from paragraph (3) of the section. Section 59. This section corrects an error in § 9011D(a)(3) of Title 29, from Senate Bill No. 161 of the 152nd General Assembly, by substituting an accurate updated internal reference. Section 60. This section makes corrections throughout § 9101 of Title 29, from House Bill No. 368 of the 131st General Assembly, by addressing inconsistent references to the name of the Cabinet Committee on State Planning Issues. Sections 61 and 62. These sections correct errors in Senate Bill No. 134 of the 152nd General Assembly by addressing a typo in § 10212(b)(4) of Title 29 and a grammar error in the introductory paragraph of § 10214(b) of Title 29. Section 63. This section corrects an error in the introductory paragraph of § 1812 of Title 30, from House Bill No. 442 of the 141st General Assembly, by removing the unnecessary statement that “(singular includes plural).” This general rule of construction is already contained in § 304(a) of Title 1. Section 64. This section corrects an error in § 5365(b) of Title 30, from House Bill No. 153 of the 142nd General Assembly, by removing an unnecessary “the” from the text. Section 65. This section makes enactment of House Bill No. 288 of the 152nd General Assembly, implementing the name change of the “Division of Research” to the “Division of Legislative Services,” a prerequisite for enactment of Section 50 of this Act, effective upon the same date as House Bill No. 288 as noted in Section 62 of that Act.
