CHAPTER 293
FORMERLY
SENATE BILL NO. 266
AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CERTAIN GRANTS-IN-AID FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2015; SPECIFYING CERTAIN PROCEDURES, CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF SUCH FUNDS, AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2015 APPROPRIATIONS ACT.
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. Funds are hereby appropriated to the following grants-in-aid in the amounts listed:
Accounting Code Organization/Description Amount
(25-01-01) County Seat Package $2,880,543
(35-05-10) Office of Director – Division of Public Health
Delaware Adolescent Program, Inc. (DAPI) $879,800 $885,080
(35-05-30) Emergency Medical Services
Paramedic Program Operations $9,132,560 $10,243,504
(35-14-01) Services for Aging & Adults with Physical Disabilities - Senior Centers Amount
NEW CASTLE COUNTY
Absalom Jones $205,375
Brandywine $246,850
Chesapeake & Delaware $154,564
Cornerstone $128,188
DeLaWarr $230,628
Howard Weston $433,422
Jewish Comm. Center $145,108
Mid-County $278,616
M.O.T. $274,131
New Castle $161,008
Newark $426,076
Oak Grove $220,826
Sellers $164,417
Totals $3,069,209
KENT COUNTY
Frederica $188,255
Harrington $128,978
Harvest Years $113,037
Lillian Smith $76,237
Mamie Warren $182,681
Milford $204,822
Modern Maturity Center $502,721
Totals $1,396,731
SUSSEX COUNTY
Bridgeville $153,893
Cape Henlopen $211,115
Coastal Leisure CHEER $126,006
Georgetown CHEER $118,818
Greenwood CHEER $127,024
Harbour Lights $209,354
Indian River $166,163
Laurel $247,692
Lewes $117,405
Long Neck Pelican Cove CHEER $156,134
Milton CHEER $126,056
Nanticoke $227,299
Roxana CHEER $129,278
Totals $2,116,237
CITY OF WILMINGTON
Clarence Fraim $204,411
Claymore $237,036
Jimmy Jenkins $101,310
Los Abuelos $60,563
Peoples Settlement $95,849
Saint Anthony's $171,441
Saint Patrick's $175,262
Salvation Army $98,067
South Wilmington $52,610
West Center City $103,585
Wilmington $191,157
Totals $1,491,291 $1,438,681
STATE TOTAL $8,073,468 $8,020,858
(45-01-01) Department of Safety and Homeland Security - Office of Secretary
Aid to Local Law Enforcement $330,480
Emergency Illegal Drug Enforcement (EIDE) $220,320
Local Police Coordination $81,274
Total - Department of Safety and Homeland Security $632,074
TOTAL - Section 1 $21,598,445 $22,662,059
Category/Description
Section 2. Funds are hereby appropriated to the following grants-in-aid in the amounts listed:
One- Times
Adult Basic Education $50,000 $30,000
Claymont Renaissance Development Corporation $65,000
Claymont Renaissance Special Assessment District Research $20,000
Curfew Center Program (Wilmington) $10,000
Elsmere Boxing Club $17,100
Houston Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. $2,268
Indian River Senior Center $7,500
Ministry of Caring $50,000
Nemours Child Health Services Study $50,000
Aquaculture $75,000
Brain Injury Trust Fund $15,000
Delaware Sports Commission $80,000
Ellendale Volunteer Fire Company – substation in service November 2012 $9,912
Laurel Fire Department – substation in service April 2012 $18,400
Paramedic Instructional Program Expansion $350,000 $194,650
University of Delaware Transportation Study $40,000
One Times Total $598,312 $486,518
Boys and Girls Club - Elder Swim $76,500
Bridgeville CHEER $3,794
Bridgeville Senior Citizens Center- Homebound $4,774
Coastal Leisure CHEER Homebound $3,550
Creative Grandparenting-Connecting Generations-Central Office $30,600
Creative Grandparenting-Connecting Generations-Seasons of Respect $96,329
Creative Grandparenting-Connecting Generations-Creative Mentoring $226,300
Delaware Senior Olympics $32,558
Generations Home Care-Geriatrics $149,328
Generations Home Care- Medical Transportation $20,074
Georgetown CHEER Senior Services-Homebound $7,222
Greenwood CHEER Senior Services - Homebound $7,222
Harvest Years Senior Center Shopping Program $11,506
Laurel CHEER - Homebound $3,794
Long Neck CHEER SR Services-Homebound $12,730
Meals on Wheels Delaware $8,935
Meals on Wheels of Lewes and Rehoboth $58,262
Milton CHEER -Homebound $12,730
Ministry of Caring-Frances Norton Community Center $49,572
Modern Maturity Center - Meals on Wheels $50,000
Modern Maturity Center - Wellness $16,365
Nanticoke Senior Center- Physical Fitness $4,896
Nanticoke Senior Center-Homebound $7,222
Newark Senior Center - Homebound $12,730
Roxana CHEER Senior Services-Homebound $12,730
St. Anthony's Community Center, Inc. - City Fare $65,000 $67,500
Aging – Continued
St. Patrick's Center-Grocery Distribution $9,425
Sussex County Senior Services CHEER - Community Center $65,606
Sussex County Senior Services CHEER - Fitness Program $13,342
Sussex County Senior Services CHEER - Home Services $52,510
Sussex County Senior Services CHEER - Mobile Mini Market $12,607
Total - Aging $1,138,213 $787,484
Arts/Historical/Cultural/Tourism
African American Heritage Center of Delaware $10,000
Archaeological Society of Delaware, Inc. $8,000
August Quarterly Festival $12,000
Challenge Program $20,400
Chinese American Community Center $7,300 $10,000
Christina Cultural Arts Center $25,000
City of Delaware City for: Delaware City Day Committee $33,000
City of Harrington Parks & Recreation Department $33,000 $32,000
Claymont Historical Society, Inc. $7,500
Claymont Renaissance Development Corporation $65,000
Darley Society $4,500
Delaware Academy of Science--Iron Hill $31,320
Delaware Afro-American Sports Hall of Fame $6,000
Delaware Agricultural Museum $37,210
Delaware Center for Horticulture $28,519
Delaware Children's Museum $51,000 $76,000
Delaware City Day Committee $33,000
Delaware College of Art and Design $4,896
Delaware First Media Corporation $90,000
Delaware Greenways, Inc. $31,620
Delaware Humanities Forum $40,392
Delaware Military Heritage and Education Foundation $18,360
Delaware Museum of Natural History $12,485
Delaware Nature Society, Inc. $131,000
Delaware Preservation Fund $11,600
Delaware Sports Commission, Inc. $20,000
Delaware Sports Museum $15,096
Delaware State Fair $124,114 $121,614
Delaware State Police Museum, Inc. $22,032
Duck Creek Historical Society $9,670
Fort Delaware Society $13,219
Fort Miles Historical Association $15,000
Friends of the Claymont Stone School $16,279
Friends of the Milford Museum $3,060
Friends Society of Wilmington Parks- Brandywine Park $19,951
Georgetown Historical Society $14,443
Greater Brandywine Village Revitalization $17,136
Greater Harrington Historical Society $16,157
Historic Red Clay Valley, Inc. $17,748
Historical Society of Delaware $120,000 $130,000
Inner City Cultural League $5,000 $7,000
Kent County Tourism Corporation $10,000 $12,000
Lewes Historical Society $12,259
Light Up the Queen Foundation $4,000
Marine Education. Research and Rehabilitation $5,000
Milford Historical Society $4,162
Miss Delaware Scholarship Pageant $2,448
Nanticoke Indians Association $13,831 $21,331
New Castle Historical Society $7,650
New Castle Separation Day $33,000
Arts/Historical/Cultural/Tourism - Continued
New Sweden Center-Kalmar Nyckel Museum Institute $8,935
Old Brandywine Village $17,136
Overfalls Foundation $2,203
Preservation Delaware $11,995
Quaker Hill Historic Preservation Foundation $5,000
Rehoboth Beach Historical Society $6,000
Rehoboth Beach Main Street $11,995
Schwartz Center for the Arts $10,000 $12,500
Seaford Historical Society, Inc./Seaford Museum $6,960
Sister Cities of Wilmington $7,099
Smyrna-Clayton Heritage Association $5,508
Sussex County Return Day, Inc. $10,853
The Everett $30,000
WHYY $175,000
WSCL FM - Salisbury St. University $5,508
Total - Arts/Historical/Cultural/Tourism $1,520,549 $1,497,170
Adult Special Education Program. Inc. $48,960
AHEDD, Inc.-Dover/Wilmington $48,960
AIDS Delaware $60,000 $65,000
Alzheimer's Association – Delaware Chapter $21,157 $26,157
American Diabetes Association $17,136
American Lung Association $9,500 $10,000
ARC of Delaware $12,730
Autism Delaware $10,100
Brain Injury Association of Delaware, Inc. $11,995
Cancer Care Connection $5,100
Cancer Support Community $12,118
Center for Community Education $7,589
Center for Therapeutic and Educational Riding $16,034
Children & Families First - Resource Mothers $46,879 $47,400
Colonial Chapter Paralyzed Veterans, Inc. $45,533
Delaware Association for Blind Athletes $7,466
Delaware Association for the Blind $57,283
Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition $35,000 $36,000
Delaware Care Plan $5,630
Delaware Elwyn Inc. $75,000
Delaware HIV Consortium $5,630
Delaware Hospice, Inc. $177,358
Delaware Pain Initiative $8,078
Delaware Special Olympics $50,000
DFRC, Inc. $23,097
Down Syndrome Association of Delaware $30,000
Easter Seals - Delaware & Maryland Eastern Shore $160,000
Epilepsy Foundation of Delaware $39,168
Exceptional Care for Children $51,000
Goodwill of Delaware $15,300
Hope Medical Clinic, Inc. $25,000
Independent Resources, Inc. $3,794
Jobs for Delaware Graduates $1,406,942 $1,395,197
Kalmar Nyckel Foundation $15,000 $30,000
Kent-Sussex Industries $80,050
Krysti Bingham Cerebral Palsy Foundation $3,000
La Red $21,680
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - Patient Financial Aid $4,896
Mancus Foundation $36,720
March of Dimes Foundation Delaware Chapter $25,000
Disabled/Health/Labor - Continued
Mary Campbell Center $428,066
Mental Health Association In Delaware $35,000
Ministry of Caring - Dental Office $8,078
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill NAMI-DE $81,600 $94,000
National Multiple Sclerosis Society of Delaware $17,136
One Village Alliance, Inc. $12,589
Opportunity Center, Inc. - Employment/Vocational Training $15,300
Paralyzed Veterans of America – Colonial Chapter $45,533
Parent Information Center of Delaware $8,201
Planned Parenthood of DE $30,600
Poison Control Center – Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia $136,620
Practice Without Pressure $13,000 $25,000
Ronald McDonald House of Delaware $34,027
Southbridge Medical Advisory Council (HJCC) $112,118
Special Olympics Delaware $50,000
St. Francis Foundation $6,120
VSA Arts of DE $857
Westside Health, Inc. - Dental Health $8,323
Westside Health, Inc.- Family Medical $58,957
Westside Health, Inc. - Mobile Medical Unit $13,220
Yes U Can Corporation $5,000
Total - Disabled/Health/Labor $3,723,106 $3,732,806
Family and Youth Services
Residential Treatment
Aid in Dover, Inc. $70,258
Gilpin Hall - Home for Aged Women $17,000
Shepherd Place $38,923
Other
American Mothers of Delaware $3,305
Bear - Glasgow YMCA $16,000
Because We Care - after school program $63,526
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Delaware $61,000
Boys & Girls Clubs $103,183
Boys & Girls Clubs - Expanded Statewide Teen Program $7,466
Boys & Girls Clubs - Building Safer Communities I $243,209
Boys & Girls Clubs - Building Safer Communities II $10,649
Boys & Girls Clubs - Smart Moves $182,160
Calvary Baptist Church Summer Camp $5,000
Camp Barnes, Inc. $31,946
Catholic Charities - Casa San Francisco $63,158
Catholic Charities - Home of Divine Province - Bayard House $48,838
Catholic Youth Organization $15,000
Central Delaware YMCA - Youth Program $2,203
Child, Inc. $132,000 $138,000
Children & Families First $540,641
Children and Families First - Family & Workplace Connection $175,032
Communities in School $205,790
Connecting Generations-Central Office $30,600
Connecting Generations-Seasons of Respect $96,329
Connecting Generations-Creative Mentoring $236,300
City of Delaware City for: Delaware City Youth Center $40,000
Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence $10,000
Delaware Ecumenical Council on Children & Families $25,000 $44,280
Delaware Financial Literacy Institute $18,727
Delaware Futures, Inc. $47,198
Family and Youth Services - Continued
Delaware Guidance Services for Children & Youth $261,977
Delaware Law Related Education Center $15,300
Delaware Community Foundation/Delaware Mentoring Council $50,000
Delaware Parents Association $18,727
Delaware Teen Court $7,711
Delaware Volunteer Legal Services $77,112 $82,112
Delaware Wrestling Alliance, Inc. $20,000
Diamond State Classic - IAABO $17,870
Dover YMCA $2,203
Duffy’s Hope $20,000
Elizabeth W. Murphy School, Inc. $14,443
Family Counseling Center of St. Paul’s $7,000
Fleece for Keeps, Inc. $3,000
Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay Inc. $37,811 $87,811
Girls, Inc. - Right Steps/Build It/SMART $35,496
Girls, Inc. - Project Pride $44,309 $30,000
Girls, Inc. - Youth Development Center $131,458
Girls, Inc. – Friendly PEERsuasion $13,544
Hugh O’Brian Youth Foundation of Delaware $3,000
Interfaith Community Housing Delaware, Inc. $17,626
Jewish Family Service of Delaware $74,000
Kind to Kids $10,000 $12,500
Lenape Indian Tribe of Delaware $9,914
Lutheran Community Services, Inc.- Emergency Assistance $12,118
Lutheran Community Services, Inc.-Life Food Pantries $4,162
New Hope Recreation and Development Center $11,873
Newark Children's Center -Community Outreach Programs $2,203
Parents Anonymous of Delaware $20,000 $25,565
Peoples Place II $186,538
Police Athletic League of Delaware $183,600
Police Athletic League of Wilmington $153,269
Prevent Child Abuse Delaware $42,350
Safe Kids Delaware $8,201
SOAR $37,014
Supporting KIDDS $16,157
Sussex Family YMCA $25,582
United Cerebral Palsy of Delaware, Inc. $77,479
Urban Youth Golf Program Association $55,570
Total - Family and Youth Services $3,857,082 $4,261,656
1212 Program $39,040
Addictions Coalition of Delaware, Inc. $53,720
Brandywine Counseling, Inc. $21,050
Catholic Charities - Substance Abuse & Outpatient Services $88,250
City of Dover Police Department-Substance Abuse $28,030
Delaware Association for Children of Alcoholics $45,530
Hogar Crea International $10,520
House of Pride $26,310 $26,308
Kent/Sussex County Counseling Services $12,240
Limen House $52,510
Martin Luther King Center $45,000
Open Door, Inc. $156,420 $155,888
People's Settlement Association $38,920 $38,000
SODAT $35,300
Sojourner's Place $20,000
YMCA Resource Center, Inc. $63,150
Total- Alcohol/Drug Abuse $735,990 $734,536
Neighborhood/Community Services
A Center for Relational Living $32,000 $37,000
American Red Cross - Emergency Response and Readiness $94,540
Be Ready Community Development Corporation $6,800
Bernard and Ruth Siegel Jewish Community Center $15,130
Best Buddies $15,000 $20,000
Better Homes of Seaford, Inc. $23,460
Brandywine Community Resource Council $465,860
Civil Air Patrol-Cadet Program $12,340
Community Design Center $26,520
Community Legal Aid Society $126,672 $136,672
Community Outreach and Prevention Education $5,000
Contactlifeline $98,020
Cornerstone - West Community Development Corporation $4,380
CSO, Inc. $30,000
Delaware Aerospace Education Foundation $70,000 $80,464
Delaware Center for Justice $13,870
Delaware Coalition for Literacy $6,420
Delaware Community Reinvestment Action Council, Inc. $5,000
Delaware Crime Stoppers $20,000
Delaware Helpline $9,180
Delaware Housing Coalition $38,800
Delaware Manufactured Homeowners Association $1,400
Delaware Mentor Program $19,270
Delaware Rural Water Association. - Non-Transient Water $2,650
Delaware Rural Water Association - Transient Water $13,050
Delaware Rural Water Association $15,700
Delaware Safety Council, Inc. $39,980
Delmarva Clergy In Action $7,140
Delmarva Safety Association $1,590
Delaware Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals $10,200
Dover Interfaith Housing $15,000
Eastlawn Area Human Center, Inc. $84,450
Edgemoor Community Center, Inc. $224,400
Elsmere Recreation Inc. $173,400
Faithful Friends $15,000
Family Help, Inc. $5,000
First State Community Action $75,000
Food Bank of Delaware $205,620
Gateway House $5,100
Glory Hall Veteran’s Home $1,000
Gumboro Community Center $25,300 $32,800
Hilltop Lutheran Neighborhood Center $119,340
Hockessin Community Center $92,820
Home of the Brave Foundation $10,000
Homeless Planning Council of Delaware $10,000
Homeward Bound, Inc. $68,030
Hope Dining Room $1,590
Housing Opportunity of Northern DE. Inc. $8,770
Ingleside Homes, Inc. Senior Services $51,100
Inter-Neighborhood Foundation $9,280
Junior Achievement of Delaware $83,138 $93,138
Junior League of Wilmington $5,100
Kappa Mainstream Leadership $25,500
Kent County SPCA $3,060
Kingswood Community Center $12,950
La Esperanza $50,000
Neighborhood/Community Services - Continued
Latin American Community Center $134,440
Literacy Volunteers of America - Northern Delaware $5,200
Methodist Action Program $38,300
Milford Housing Development Corporation $76,900
Ministry of Caring - Emmanuel Dining Room $93,260
Ministry of Caring - House of Joseph I $49,560
Ministry of Caring - House of Joseph II $38,880
Ministry of Caring - Job Placement $33,400
Ministry of Caring - Mary Mother of Hope House I $82,000
Ministry of Caring - Mary Mother of Hope Houses II & III $80,800
NCALL Research, Inc. $49,720 $44,720
Nehemiah Gateway Community Development Corporation $60,000
Neighborhood House $77,200
Neighborhood House/Southern New Castle County $67,400
New Knollwood Civic Association $24,600
Newark Area Welfare Committee $6,120
Pet-Assisted Visitation Volunteer Services, Inc. $5,000
Pencader Hundred Community Center, Inc. $4,320
People to People International $4,800
Project Reach Out $5,900
Read Aloud Delaware $209,550 $219,550
Reading Assist Institute $330,000
Richardson Park Community Action $34,000
River's Edge Association $49,500
Rosehill Community Center $240,640
Salvation Army- Statewide Crisis Alleviation $161,660
Seamen's Center, Inc. of Wilmington $4,800 $2,000
Service Corps of Retired Executives - SCORE $12,000 $14,800
Slaughter Neck Community Action Committee $37,300 $30,000
Southern Delaware Horse Retirement $3,500 $3,000
STEHM, Inc. $34,000
Sussex Community Crisis Housing Services $26,200
Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research $42,800
USO Delaware Inc. $25,000 $30,000
Victims’ Voices Heard, Inc. $10,000 $13,920
Way Home $33,200
West End Neighborhood House $61,080 $66,080
West Side New Beginnings $3,000
Wilmington Enterprise Community $3,000 $1,500
YWCA of Delaware/Building Bridges $337,170 $347,170
TOTAL - NEIGHBORHOOD/COMMUNITY SERVICES $5,160,420 $5,040,554
Total – Section 2 $16,733,672 $16,540,724
Section 3. (a) There is appropriated to the listed fire companies the following sums to be used for the prevention and extinguishment of fires throughout the State and for the maintenance of apparatus and equipment:
New Castle County
Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Co. Newark $26,787
Belvedere Volunteer Fire Company Belvedere 26,787
Brandywine Hundred Fire Co. No. 1 Bellefonte 26,787
Christiana Fire Co. Christiana 26,787
Claymont Fire Co. Claymont 26,787
Cranston Heights Fire Co. Cranston Heights 26,787
Delaware City Fire Co. Delaware City 26,787
Elsmere Fire Co. Elsmere 26,787
Five Points Fire Co. No. 1 Richardson Park 26,787
Goodwill Fire Co. No. 1 New Castle 26,787
Hockessin Fire Co. Hockessin 26,787
Holloway Terrace Fire Co. Holloway Terrace 26,787
Mill Creek Fire Co. Marshallton 26,787
Minquadale Fire Co. Minquadale 26,787
Minquas Fire Co. No. 1 Newport 26,787
Odessa Fire Co., Inc. Odessa 26,787
Port Penn Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Port Penn 26,787
Talleyville Fire Co., Inc. Talleyville 26,787
Townsend Fire Co., Inc. Townsend 26,787
Volunteer Hose Co., Inc. Middletown 26,787
Wilmington Manor Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Wilmington Manor 26,787
Kent County
Bowers Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Bowers $26,787
Camden-Wyoming Fire Co. Camden 26,787
Carlisle Fire Co. Milford 26,787
Cheswold Volunteer Fire Co. Cheswold 26,787
Citizens Hose Co. No. 1, Inc. Smyrna 26,787
Clayton Fire Co. Clayton 26,787
Dover Fire Department Dover 26,787
Farmington Volunteer Fire Co. Farmington 26,787
Felton Community Fire Co. Felton 26,787
Frederica Volunteer Fire Co. Frederica 26,787
Harrington Fire Co. Harrington 26,787
Hartly Volunteer Fire Co. Hartly 26,787
Houston Volunteer Fire Co. Houston 26,787
Leipsic Volunteer Fire Co. Leipsic 26,787
Little Creek Volunteer Fire Co. Little Creek 26,787
Magnolia Volunteer Fire Co. Magnolia 26,787
Marydel Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Marydel 26,787
South Bowers Fire Co. South Bowers 26,787
Sussex County
Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Co. Bethany Beach $26,787
Blades Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Blades 26,787
Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Co. Bridgeville 26,787
Dagsboro Volunteer Fire Co. Dagsboro 26,787
Delmar Fire Department Delmar 26,787
Ellendale Volunteer Fire Co. Ellendale 26,787
Frankford Volunteer Fire Co. Frankford 26,787
Georgetown Fire Co., Inc. Georgetown 26,787
Greenwood Volunteer Fire Co. Greenwood 26,787
Gumboro Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Gumboro 26,787
Indian River Volunteer Fire Co. Indian River 26,787
Laurel Fire Department, Inc. Laurel 26,787
Lewes Fire Department, Inc. Lewes 26,787
Millsboro Fire Co. Millsboro 26,787
Millville Volunteer Fire Co. Millville 26,787
Milton Volunteer Fire Co. Milton 26,787
Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Co. Rehoboth Beach 26,787
Roxana Volunteer Fire Co. Roxana 26,787
Seaford Volunteer Fire Dept., Inc. Seaford 26,787
Selbyville Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Selbyville 26,787
Slaughter Beach Memorial Fire Co. Slaughter Beach 26,787
TOTAL $1,607,220
(b) There is appropriated to the listed fire companies the following sums to be used for the maintenance and operation of ambulances in the public service:
New Castle County
Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Co. Newark $4,536
Belvedere Volunteer Fire Company Belvedere 4,536
Brandywine Hundred Fire Co., No. 1 Bellefonte 4,536
Christiana Fire Co. Christiana 4,536
Claymont Fire Co. Claymont 4,536
Cranston Heights Fire Co. Cranston Heights 4,536
Delaware City Fire Co. Delaware City 4,536
Elsmere Fire Co. Elsmere 4,536
Five Points Fire Co. No. 1 Richardson Park 4,536
Goodwill Fire Co. No. 1 New Castle 4,536
Hockessin Fire Co. Hockessin 4,536
Holloway Terrace Fire Co. Holloway Terrace 4,536
Mill Creek Fire Co. Marshallton 4,536
Minquadale Fire Co. Minquadale 4,536
Minquas Fire Co. No. 1 Newport 4,536
Odessa Fire Co., Inc. Odessa 4,536
Port Penn Volunteer Fire Co. Port Penn 4,536
Talleyville Fire Co., Inc. Talleyville 4,536
Townsend Fire Company, Inc. Townsend 4,536
Volunteer Hose Co., Inc. Middletown 4,536
Wilmington Manor Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Wilmington Manor 4,536
Kent County
Bowers Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Bowers $4,536
Camden-Wyoming Fire Co. Camden 4,536
Carlisle Fire Co. Milford 4,536
Cheswold Volunteer Fire Co. Cheswold 4,536
Felton Community Fire Co. Felton 4,536
Frederica Volunteer Fire Co. Frederica 4,536
Greenwood Volunteer Fire Co. Greenwood 4,536
Harrington Fire Co. Harrington 4,536
Hartly Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Hartly 4,536
Houston Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Houston 4,536
Leipsic Volunteer Fire Co. Leipsic 4,536
Magnolia Volunteer Fire Co. Magnolia 4,536
Marydel Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Marydel 4,536
Sussex County
Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Company Bethany Beach $4,536
Blades Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Blades 4,536
Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Co. Bridgeville 4,536
Dagsboro Volunteer Fire Co. Dagsboro 4,536
Delmar Fire Department Delmar 4,536
Ellendale Volunteer Fire Co. Ellendale 4,536
Frankford Volunteer Fire Co. No. 1 Frankford 4,536
Gumboro Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Gumboro 4,536
Laurel Fire Department, Inc. Laurel 4,536
Lewes Fire Department, Inc. Lewes 4,536
Millsboro Fire Co. Millsboro 4,536
Millville Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Millville 4,536
Milton Volunteer Fire Co. Milton 4,536
Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Rehoboth Beach 4,536
Roxana Volunteer Fire Co. Roxana 4,536
Seaford Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Seaford 4,536
Selbyville Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Selbyville 4,536
Slaughter Beach Memorial Fire Co. Slaughter Beach 4,536
TOTAL $231,336 $235,872
(c) There is appropriated to the listed fire companies the following sums to be used for the maintenance and operation of rescue trucks in the public service:
New Castle County
Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Co. Newark $4,536
Belvedere Volunteer Fire Company Wilmington 4,536
Brandywine Hundred Fire Co. No. 1 Bellefonte 4,536
Christiana Fire Co. Christiana 4,536
Claymont Fire Co. Claymont 4,536
Cranston Heights Fire Co. Cranston Heights 4,536
Delaware City Fire Co. Delaware City 4,536
Elsmere Fire Co. Elsmere 4,536
Five Points Fire Co. No. 1 Richardson Park 4,536
Goodwill Fire Co. No. 1 New Castle 4,536
Hockessin Fire Co. Hockessin 4,536
Holloway Terrace Fire Co. Holloway Terrace 4,536
Mill Creek Fire Co. Marshallton 4,536
Minquadale Fire Co. Minquadale 4,536
Minquas Fire Co. No. 1 Newport 4,536
Odessa Fire Co., Inc. Odessa 4,536
Port Penn Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Port Penn 4,536
Talleyville Fire Co., Inc. Talleyville 4,536
Townsend Fire Co., Inc. Townsend 4,536
Volunteer Hose Co., Inc. Middletown 4,536
Wilmington Manor Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Wilmington Manor 4,536
Kent County
Bowers Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Bowers $4,536
Camden-Wyoming Fire Co. Camden 4,536
Carlisle Fire Co. Milford 4,536
Cheswold Volunteer Fire Co. Cheswold 4,536
Citizens Hose Co. No. 1, Inc. Smyrna 4,536
Clayton Fire Co. Clayton 4,536
Dover Fire Department Dover 4,536
Ellendale Volunteer Fire Co. Ellendale 4,536
Farmington Volunteer Fire Co. Farmington 4,536
Felton Community Fire Co. Felton 4,536
Frankford Volunteer Fire Company Frankford 4,536
Frederica Volunteer Fire Co. Frederica 4,536
Georgetown Fire Co. Georgetown 4,536
Greenwood Fire Co. No. 1 Greenwood 4,536
Gumboro Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Gumboro 4,536
Harrington Fire Co. Harrington 4,536
Hartly Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Hartly 4,536
Houston Volunteer Fire Co. Houston 4,536
Leipsic Volunteer Fire Co. Leipsic 4,536
Little Creek Volunteer Fire Co. Little Creek 4,536
Magnolia Volunteer Fire Co. Magnolia 4,536
Marydel Volunteer Fire Co. Marydel 4,536
Sussex County
Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Co. Bethany Beach $4,536
Blades Volunteer Fire Co. Blades 4,536
Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Co. Bridgeville 4,536
Dagsboro Volunteer Fire Co. Dagsboro 4,536
Delmar Fire Department Delmar 4,536
Indian River Volunteer Fire Co. Indian River 4,536
Laurel Fire Dept., Inc. Laurel 4,536
Lewes Fire Department, Inc. Lewes 4,536
Millsboro Fire Co. Millsboro 4,536
Millville Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Millville 4,536
Milton Volunteer Fire Co. Milton 4,536
Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Rehoboth Beach 4,536
Roxana Volunteer Fire Co. Roxana 4,536
Seaford Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. Seaford 4,536
Selbyville Fire Co., Inc. Selbyville 4,536
Slaughter Beach Memorial Fire Co. Slaughter Beach 4,536
South Bowers Fire Co. South Bowers 4,536
TOTAL $272,160
(d) There is appropriated to the listed fire companies the following sums to be used for the maintenance of aerial or platform trucks and for the training of personnel in the techniques of extinguishing high-rise fires throughout Delaware:
New Castle County
Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Co. Newark $5,292
Brandywine Hundred Fire Co., No. 1 Bellefonte 5,292
Christiana Fire Co. Christiana 5,292
Claymont Fire Co. Claymont 5,292
Delaware City Fire Co. Delaware City 5,292
Elsmere Fire Co. Elsmere 5,292
Five Points Fire Co. No. 1 Richardson Park 5,292
Goodwill Fire Co. No. 1 New Castle 5,292
Hockessin Fire Co. Hockessin 5,292
Mill Creek Fire Co. Marshallton 5,292
Talleyville Fire Co., Inc. Talleyville 5,292
Volunteer Hose Co., Inc. Middletown 5,292
Wilmington Manor Volunteer Fire Co. Wilmington Manor 5,292
Kent County
Bowers Volunteer Fire Co. Bowers $5,292
Carlisle Fire Co. Milford 5,292
Citizens' Hose Co., No. 1, Inc. Smyrna 5,292
Clayton Fire Company Clayton 5,292
Dover Fire Department Dover 5,292
Harrington Fire Co. Harrington 5,292
Frederica Fire Co. Frederica 5,292
Hartly Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Hartly 5,292
Sussex County
Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Co. Bethany Beach $5,292
Delmar Fire Department, Inc. Delmar 5,292
Georgetown Fire Co., Inc. Georgetown 5,292
Indian River Fire Company Indian River 5,292
Laurel Fire Volunteer Fire Department Laurel 5,292
Lewes Fire Department, Inc. Lewes 5,292
Millsboro Fire Co. Millsboro 5,292
Millville Volunteer Fire Co. Millville 5,292
Milton Volunteer Fire Co, Inc. Milton 5,292
Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Rehoboth Beach 5,292
Roxanna Fire Company Roxanna 5,292
Seaford Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Seaford 5,292
Selbyville Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Selbyville 5,292
TOTAL $179,928
(e) There is appropriated to the listed fire companies the following sums to be used for the maintenance and operation of rescue boats in the public service:
New Castle County
Delaware City Fire Co. Delaware City $3,276
Goodwill Fire Co. No. 1 New Castle 3,276
Holloway Terrace Fire Co. Holloway Terrace 3,276
Port Penn Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Port Penn 3,276
Memorial Fire Company Slaughter Beach 3,276
Minquas Fire Co. No. 1 Newport 3,276
Kent County
Bowers Volunteer Fire Company Bowers Beach $3,276
Dover Fire Department Dover 3,276
Citizens Hose Company Smyrna 3,276
Leipsic Volunteer Fire Co. Leipsic 3,276
Little Creek Volunteer Fire Co. Little Creek 3,276
Magnolia Volunteer Fire Co. Magnolia 3,276
South Bowers Fire Co. South Bowers 3,276
Sussex County
Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Co. Bethany Beach $3,276
Blades Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Blades 3,276
Dagsboro Volunteer Fire Company Dagsboro 3,276
Indian River Volunteer Fire Co. Indian River 3,276
Laurel Fire Department, Inc. Laurel 3,276
Lewes Fire Department, Inc. Lewes 3,276
Memorial Fire Company Slaughter Beach 3,276
Millville Volunteer Fire Co. Millville 3,276
Milton Volunteer Fire Co. Milton 3,276
Millsboro Volunteer Fire Co. Millsboro 3,276
Rehoboth Volunteer Fire Co., Inc Rehoboth 3,276
Roxana Volunteer Fire Co. Roxana 3,276
Seaford Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Seaford 3,276
TOTAL $81,900
(f) There is appropriated to the Mayor and Council of Wilmington the following sums to be used for:
(i) the prevention and extinguishment of fires throughout
the City of Wilmington and for the maintenance of the
apparatus and equipment of the 7 fire companies organized
and equipped in the City. $187,509
(ii) the maintenance of aerial or 2 platform trucks and for the
training of personnel in the techniques of extinguishing
high-rise fires throughout the City of Wilmington. $10,584
(iii) the maintenance and operation of a rescue boat in the public service. $3,276
TOTAL $201,369
(g) There is appropriated to the listed fire companies the following sums to help level up the insurance premium tax revenues to be used for the maintenance of apparatus and equipment:
Kent County
Bowers Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Bowers $35,154
Camden-Wyoming Fire Co. Camden 35,154
Carlisle Fire Co. Milford 35,154
Cheswold Volunteer Fire Co. Cheswold 35,154
Citizens' Hose Co. No. 1, Inc. Smyrna 35,154
Clayton Fire Co. Clayton 35,154
Dover Fire Department Dover 35,154
Farmington Volunteer Fire Co. Farmington 35,154
Felton Community Fire Co. Felton 35,154
Frederica Volunteer Fire Co. Frederica 35,154
Harrington Fire Co. Harrington 35,154
Hartly Volunteer Fire Co. Hartly 35,154
Houston Volunteer Fire Co. Houston 35,154
Leipsic Volunteer Fire Co. Leipsic 35,154
Little Creek Volunteer Fire Co. Little Creek 35,154
Magnolia Volunteer Fire Co. Magnolia 35,154
Marydel Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Marydel 35,154
South Bowers Fire Co. South Bowers 35,154
Sussex County
Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Co. Bethany Beach $35,154
Blades Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Blades 35,154
Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Co. Bridgeville 35,154
Dagsboro Volunteer Fire Co. Dagsboro 35,154
Delmar Fire Department Delmar 35,154
Ellendale Volunteer Fire Co. Ellendale 35,154
Frankford Volunteer Fire Co. Frankford 35,154
Georgetown Fire Co., Inc. Georgetown 35,154
Greenwood Volunteer Fire Co. Greenwood 35,154
Gumboro Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Gumboro 35,154
Indian River Volunteer Fire Co. Indian River 35,154
Laurel Fire Department, Inc. Laurel 35,154
Lewes Fire Department, Inc. Lewes 35,154
Millsboro Fire Co. Millsboro 35,154
Millville Volunteer Fire Co. Millville 35,154
Milton Volunteer Fire Co. Milton 35,154
Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Co. Rehoboth Beach 35,154
Roxana Volunteer Fire Co. Roxana 35,154
Seaford Volunteer Fire Dept., Inc. Seaford 35,154
Selbyville Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Selbyville 35,154
Slaughter Beach Memorial Fire Co. Slaughter Beach 35,154
TOTAL $1,371,006
(h) (1) There is appropriated to the listed fire companies the following sums to provide Insurance Rebate Equalization for operations of volunteer fire companies:
Kent County
Bowers Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Bowers $47,666 $40,996
Camden-Wyoming Fire Co. Camden 47,666 40,996
Carlisle Fire Co. Milford 47,666 40,996
Cheswold Volunteer Fire Co. Cheswold 47,666 40,996
Citizens' Hose Co. No. 1, Inc. Smyrna 47,666 40,996
Clayton Fire Co. Clayton 47,666 40,996
Dover Fire Department Dover 47,666 40,996
Farmington Volunteer Fire Co. Farmington 47,666 40,996
Felton Community Fire Co. Felton 47,666 40,996
Frederica Volunteer Fire Co. Frederica 47,666 40,996
Harrington Fire Co. Harrington 47,666 40,996
Hartly Volunteer Fire Co. Hartly 47,666 40,996
Houston Volunteer Fire Co. Houston 47,666 40,996
Leipsic Volunteer Fire Co. Leipsic 47,666 40,996
Little Creek Volunteer Fire Co. Little Creek 47,666 40,996
Magnolia Volunteer Fire Co. Magnolia 47,666 40,996
Marydel Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Marydel 47,666 40,996
South Bowers Fire Co. South Bowers 47,666 40,996
Sussex County
Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Co. Bethany Beach $47,666 $40,996
Blades Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Blades 47,666 40,996
Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Co. Bridgeville 47,666 40,996
Dagsboro Volunteer Fire Co. Dagsboro 47,666 40,996
Delmar Fire Department Delmar 47,666 40,996
Ellendale Volunteer Fire Co. Ellendale 47,666 40,996
Frankford Volunteer Fire Co. Frankford 47,666 40,996
Georgetown Fire Co., Inc. Georgetown 47,666 40,996
Greenwood Volunteer Fire Co. Greenwood 47,666 40,996
Gumboro Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Gumboro 47,666 40,996
Indian River Volunteer Fire Co. Indian River 47,666 40,996
Laurel Fire Department, Inc. Laurel 47,666 40,996
Lewes Fire Department, Inc. Lewes 47,666 40,996
Millsboro Fire Co. Millsboro 47,666 40,996
Millville Volunteer Fire Co. Millville 47,666 40,996
Milton Volunteer Fire Co. Milton 47,666 40,996
Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Co. Rehoboth Beach 47,666 40,996
Roxana Volunteer Fire Co. Roxana 47,666 40,996
Seaford Volunteer Fire Dept., Inc. Seaford 47,666 40,996
Selbyville Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Selbyville 47,666 40,996
Slaughter Beach Memorial Fire Co. Slaughter Beach 47,666 40,996
TOTAL $1,858,974 $1,598,844
(2) For Fiscal Year 20132014 a calculation was made to determine the increase that the New Castle County Volunteer Fire Companies received for the insurance premium tax in Calendar Year 20112012 versus Calendar Year 20102011. That amount was added to the base allocation to each Volunteer Fire Company in Kent and Sussex Counties. The base represents $22,401 included in the Fiscal Year 1999 Grant-in-Aid Appropriation Bill. For each subsequent fiscal year, a similar calculation will be made and if there is an increase from one fiscal year to the next fiscal year, that amount will be added to the $22,401 base to become the amount to be paid for that fiscal year. At no time will the amount for Kent and Sussex Volunteer Fire Companies be less than the base amount of $22,401.
(i) There is hereby appropriated to the listed fire companies the following sums for operation of substations:
New Castle County
Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Co. – 3 substations Newark $44,589
Christiana Fire Co. – 2 substations Christiana 29,726
Claymont Fire Co. Claymont 14,863
Mill Creek Fire Department Marshallton 14,863
Odessa Fire Co., Inc. Odessa 14,863
Volunteer Hose Middletown 14,863
Wilmington Manor Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Wilmington Manor 14,863
Kent County
Dover Fire Department Dover $14,863
Sussex County
Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Co. Bethany Beach $14,863
Ellendale Volunteer Fire Co. Ellendale 14,863
Indian River Fire Co. Indian River 14,863
Laurel Fire Department Laurel 14,863
Lewes Fire Department, Inc. Lewes 14,863
Lewes-Rehoboth Substation #3 Rehoboth 14,863
Millville Volunteer Fire Company Millville 14,863
Rehoboth Fire Volunteer Fire Co. Rehoboth Beach 14,863
Roxana Volunteer Fire Co. Roxana 14,863
Slaughter Beach Memorial Fire Co. Slaughter Beach 14,863
TOTAL $312,123
(j) There is appropriated to the listed organizations the following sums to be used for the operation and maintenance of ambulances in the public service:
American Legion, Kent Post #14 Smyrna $4,536
American Legion, Sussex Post #8 Georgetown 4,536
Mid-Sussex Rescue Squad, Inc. Millsboro 4,536
TOTAL $13,608
TOTAL - Section 3 $6,129,624 $5,874,030
Section 4. (a) Funds are hereby appropriated to the following grants-in-aid in the amounts listed and shall be used to furnish services through a duly selected service officer to Delaware Veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States, their widows and orphans, by providing contact services in Sussex, Kent and New Castle Counties:
American Legion $44,064
Colonial Chapter Paralyzed Veterans $36,720
Disabled American Veterans $36,720
Military Order of the Purple Heart $4,162
Veterans of Foreign Wars $44,064
Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 83 $50,184
(b) Funds are hereby appropriated to the following grants-in-aid in the amounts listed for operations expenses:
American Legion $10,771
Colonial Chapter Paralyzed Veterans $9,180
Delaware Veterans, Post #2 $5,100
Disabled American Veterans $10,771
Jewish War Veterans $6,242
Veterans of Foreign Wars $10,771
Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 83 $10,771
Other--American Legion, Dept. of Delaware
Boy's State $9,670
Girl's State $9,670
Trooper Youth Week $3,427
(c) Expenses for Memorial Day programs incurred by local Posts in Sussex, Kent and New Castle Counties shall be reimbursed out of operation expenses appropriated in subsection (b) of this Section on vouchers properly submitted to and approved by their representative veterans' organizations.
(d) The sum of $9,670 is hereby appropriated to the American Legion, Department of Delaware, for the bearing of expenses incident to the holding of Boys' State.
(e) The sum of $9,670 is hereby appropriated to the American Legion Auxiliary, Department of Delaware, for the bearing of expenses incident to the holding of Girls' State.
(f) The sum of $3,427 is hereby appropriated to the American Legion, Department of Delaware, for the bearing of expenses incident to the holding of Trooper Youth Week in conjunction with the Delaware State Police.
TOTAL - Section 4 $302,287
Section 5. In order to be considered for a Grant-in-Aid Appropriation under Section 1 or Section 2 of this Act, an agency must meet the following criteria:
1. Be an incorporated non-profit (or under the umbrella of a parent organization which is an
incorporated, non-profit) for two years prior to receiving funding;
1. Have by-laws that clearly state the purpose of the Corporation and include definition of duties of Board of Directors;
1. Have an active, community-represented, volunteer Board of Directors that sets policies, goals and objectives, and maintains minutes of regularly scheduled meetings and any special meetings;
1. Have programs that are unduplicated by other state supported agencies and satisfy unmet human needs of the community; have personnel policies including job descriptions and classifications;
1. No agency shall use Grant-in-Aid funds to pay any part of an elected official’s salary or benefits;
1. Have competent executives, competent staffing and reasonable facilities;
7. Practice non-discrimination;
8. Have accounting (budget) procedures and an annual audit;
9. Use funds in accordance with the application;
10. Demonstrate community support;
11. Request funds only for a program which does not receive full funding from other sources of revenue.
Section 6. (a) No funds appropriated in this Act shall be expended in a political campaign or for partisan political purposes.
(b) No funds appropriated in this Act may be used to hire lobbyists.
Section 7. The Controller General may from time to time contract for or conduct performance and/or financial audits of any non-state agency for which funds are appropriated in this Act.
Section 8. Funds appropriated in this Act shall not be used by any agency to provide child day care. It is the intent of the General Assembly that no funds will be appropriated in Fiscal Years 20142015 and 20152016 in grants-in-aid to agencies for the purchase of capital equipment, relocation, rehabilitation, renovation or purchase of buildings.
Organizations will not be eligible for consideration of a grant-in-aid appropriation unless they have been incorporated and operating for a two-year period prior to June 30th of the fiscal year in which they apply for funding for the following fiscal year.
Section 9. 29 Del. C. §6505(d) provides that monies appropriated for Grants-in-Aid in Fiscal Year 20142015 shall be paid in quarterly installments. For Fiscal Year 20142015 such payments shall be paid in 4 equal installments, 1 each in July, October, January and April. Upon notification by the Chairman of the Joint Finance Committee, the State Treasurer shall be directed to withhold such installment payment(s). An installment payment may be delayed or withheld if the grant-in-aid recipient:
(a) Has not submitted a quarterly statement of expenditures if required to do so;
(b) Expended funds from the grant-in-aid for purposes not intended by the General Assembly;
(c) Expended funds for day care, purchase of capital equipment, relocation, renovation, rehabilitation or
purchase of buildings;
d (d) Failure to pay Corporation Franchise Tax; and;
e (e) Agency is no longer in operation;
(f) In the case of a senior center closing during the fiscal year, any remaining quarterly payments will be retained in the Office of the Controller General. Disbursements from this account shall be made in consultation with the University of Delaware and with the approval of the co-chairs of the Joint Finance Committee.
Section 10. (a) It is the intent of the General Assembly that each Grant-in-Aid recipient shall submit one of the following with its application for a grant award in Fiscal Year 20142015:
(i) An audit prepared by a Certified Public Accountant covering the prior full fiscal year of the receiving agency, or; The most recent copy of the agency’s audit completed by either a Certified Public Accountant or a Public Accountant. The audit must have been issued within the past three years; or
(ii) Balance Sheet reflecting total Assets, Liabilities, and Fund Balances covering the prior fiscal year of the receiving agency; Statements of Support, Revenue and Expenses and Changes in Fund Balances covering the prior fiscal year of the receiving agency; and Statements of Functional Expenses covering the prior fiscal year of the receiving agency. If the agency is not able to provide an audit, the agency must submit a detailed statement of the circumstances surrounding the reason. The lack of an audit may impact the ultimate funding decision of the Joint Finance Committee.
(b) Fire companies listed in this Act shall submit financial information on the form approved by the State Treasurer, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Controller General. The listed fire companies are exempt from the provisions of Subsection (a) of this Section. Financial forms will be submitted to the State Fire School and they will be responsible for forwarding copies of the forms to the Office of the Controller General.
(c) Recipients of the appropriations for Aid to Local Law Enforcement shall be exempt from the provisions of this Section.
(d) Non-compliance by a Grant-in-Aid recipient with the provisions of this Section shall automatically disqualify the applicant for consideration of a Grant-in-Aid award in Fiscal Year 20152016.
(e) For Fiscal Year 20142015, it is the legislative intent that a Grant-in-Aid recipient listed in Sections 1 or 2 of this Act shall not be entitled to receive any of the funds appropriated by this Act unless certain financial
information has been received by the Office of the Controller General on or before July 25, 20132014. Such financial information shall be in the form as defined in Subsection (a)(i) or Subsection (a)(ii) of this Section covering full fiscal year of the receiving agency. If any Grant-in-Aid recipient fails to comply with this Subsection (e) the funds appropriated by this Act to that recipient shall revert to the General Fund of the State.
Section 11. It is the intent of the Joint Finance Committee to review the FY 2016 Grant-in-Aid applications and give consideration to the diversity of an agency’s revenues; including the percentage of revenues that are from the State via pass thrus, agency grants, or contracts. The Joint Finance Committee will also consider the percentage of an agency’s budget that is allocated to salaries and benefits.
It is also the intent of the Joint Finance Committee that the FY 2017 Grant-in-Aid application will require that all agencies that apply for Grant-in-Aid must submit an audit prepared by a certified public accountant that had been issued within the past three years of the date the application is due.
Section 12. The sums appropriated to the various Senior Centers in Section 1 of this Act shall be made available to the Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities in order to meet the State's matching requirement for federal funds appropriated under the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended. Those senior centers receiving funds under the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended, shall present to the Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities a proposal for expenditure of State funds. The proposal submitted to the Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities shall be prepared in accordance with the guidelines established for the administration of programs under the Older Americans Act. To be considered for funding, a senior center must meet the criteria established in Section 5. Funding will be determined by the Joint Finance Committee based upon its evaluation and with advice from the University of Delaware Institute for Public Administration.
Section 13. Section 1 of this Act makes an appropriation to the Department of Health & Social Services, Public Health, Emergency Medical Services (35-05-30), for the state component of the operational costs associated with each county's paramedic service for Advanced Life Support. These funds shall be disbursed by Emergency Medical Services on a quarterly basis to counties that operate approved programs.
Emergency Medical Services shall have an audit performed by the State Auditor annually to insure that reimbursement to the counties for the State share of costs was for approved Advanced Life Support Services. Adjustments shall be made to the final quarterly reimbursement based on the audit results.
Section 14. Appropriations made in Section 1 of this Act to Emergency Medical Services and Aid to Local Law Enforcement shall not be subject to the provisions in Sections 8, 9 and 10. Funds appropriated to Aid to Local Law Enforcement shall not be subject to reversion at the end of the fiscal year if unexpended or unencumbered, but shall be continued for a period of up to three years.
Section 15. (a) The funds appropriated in Section 1 for the Department of Safety and Homeland Security - Aid to Local Law Enforcement and EIDE shall be allocated according to the formula presently used by the SALLE Committee as revised from time to time. Expenditures from this fund must be approved by the Budget Director and the Controller General.
(b) Local law enforcement agencies may combine their allocations, upon approval of the SALLE Committee, to support a pool arrangement to fund a contiguous area served by more than one local law enforcement agency.
(c) Each local law enforcement agency contracting for an allocation shall, not later than April 1, 20142015 report in detail the plan under which such funds are being expended, and any other information requested by the SALLE Committee. The SALLE Committee shall report to the General Assembly of the State of Delaware on or before May 1, 20142015 as to the agencies that were awarded grants from these funds, the amount of the grant, and the purpose of the grant.
(d) Copies of the minutes of all regular meetings and any special meetings of the SALLE Committee shall be forwarded in a timely manner to the Office of the Controller General.
Section 16. Section 1 of this Act appropriates funds to Aid to Local Law Enforcement and EIDE. These funds shall be distributed based on (a) $3,000 to each police agency; (b) any funds in excess of "(a)" based on the ratio of the number of police officers each police agency has to the total number of police in all agencies.
Section 17. (a) The State Treasurer is authorized to take the necessary steps to make a total payment of the appropriation in Section 2 of this Act at the beginning of the first quarter of the Fiscal Year 20142015 for the agencies as follows:
The ARC of Delaware
August Quarterly
Camp Barnes
Delaware Academy of Science - Iron Hill Museum
Delaware Association for Blind Athletes
New Castle Separation Day
Delaware City Day Committee
Miss Delaware Scholarship Programs
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
New Castle Historical Society
(b) The State Treasurer is authorized to take the necessary steps to make a total payment of the appropriation in Section 1 of this Act at the beginning of the first quarter of Fiscal Year 20142015 for the municipalities which receive $6,000 or less from the line item Aid to Local Law Enforcement.
(c) The State Treasurer is authorized to take the necessary steps to make a total payment of the appropriation to any Grant-in-Aid recipient receiving an amount of $6,000 or less listed in Section 2 of this Act at the beginning of the first quarter of Fiscal Year 20142015.
(d) The State Treasurer is authorized to take the necessary steps to make a total payment of the appropriation to the fire companies listed in Section 3 of this Act at the beginning of the first quarter of Fiscal Year 20142015.
(e) The State Treasurer is authorized to take the necessary steps to make a total payment of the appropriation to organizations funded on a one-time basis in Section 1 of this Act at the beginning of the first quarter of Fiscal Year 20142015.
Section 18. Section 2 of this Act makes an appropriation to the Delaware State Fair. Of that amount, $124,114 $121,614 shall be used for prizes for achievements in agriculture, animal raising and in works of manual training and the domestic arts to be awarded at the annual State Fair and $5,000 shall be used for purses on Governor’s Day which shall be paid by the State Treasurer at the beginning of the first quarter of Fiscal Year 20142015. The remainder of the appropriation shall be paid in quarterly allotments, as provided in Chapter 65, §6505 of Title 29, Delaware Code.
Section 19. The appropriation in Section 2 of this Act to Camp Barnes, Inc. shall be used for the purpose of maintaining and operating Camp Barnes for the recreation of deserving youths from throughout the State.
Section 20. Section 2 of this Act appropriates funds to the Delaware State Police Museum, Inc. These funds may not be used for capital/construction costs.
Section 21. Section 2 of this Act makes an appropriation to the Historical Society of Delaware. Of that amount, $10,000 shall be used for the development and/or operations of the African American Heritage Center.
Section 22. The Delaware Safety Council may not discriminate against similar programs offered by other non-profit or private agencies.
Section 23. It is the intent of the General Assembly that the Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health, continue funding the Alliance for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention at the Fiscal Year 2006 contract levels.
Section 24. For Fiscal Year 20142015, the remaining balance in the Fiscal Year 2006 account (25-01-01-21187) Delaware Volunteer Fire Service Revolving Loan Fund shall remain as a continuing appropriation and shall not be subject to reversion until June 30, 20142015.
Section 25. Section 2 of this Act makes an appropriation to the Christina Cultural Arts Center. It is the intent of the General Assembly that these funds shall support the Black Heritage Theater Ensemble and their efforts to educate Delawareans on the contributions of Black Americans to the State’s growth and development.
Section 26. Section 1 of this Act makes an appropriation to the County Seat Package, of the amount appropriated to the City of Wilmington up to $300,000 shall be used for public safety.
Section 27. Section 1 of this Act makes an appropriation to the County Seat Package, of that amount $50,000 is appropriated to the City of Dover, $7,000 is appropriated to the City of Georgetown and the balance will appropriated by formula.
Section 28. Amend the Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations Act of the 147th General Assembly (Senate Bill 255) by inserting a new Section 368 and by making insertions as shown by underlining and deletions as shown by strike through as follows:
Section 368. (a) Notwithstanding 14 Del. C. § 508 or any regulation to the contrary, a charter school may negotiate a contract (multi-year, if desired) for contractor payment for school transportation up to the maximum rate specified which is currently 70 percent of the average cost per student of transportation within the vocational district in which the charter school is located or the charter school may publicly bid the transportation routes. If the actual negotiated or bid costs are lower than the maximum rate specified above, the charter school may keep the difference for educational purposes. If the charter school includes a fuel adjustment contract provision, the charter school shall be responsible for increased payments to the contractor or it may keep funds taken back from the contractor.
(b) The Department of Education shall convene a working group to review the public school transportation formula, including transportation funding provided to charter schools, and provide recommendations, where appropriate, to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Co-Chairs of the Joint Finance Committee by May 1, 2015. Said review shall include, but not be limited to, the impact of environmental compliance and technological advancements in the maintenance and operation of school busses and whether such factors should become a component of the school transportation formula; the total state funding retained by charter schools pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and how said funding was expended by each charter school; a review of how charter schools transport students; and implementation of a school transportation funding model whereby school districts and vocational-technical school districts are allocated state transportation funding in a manner that would provide the opportunity for school districts to retain the difference between transportation costs and funding for educational purposes. The working group shall consist of the Secretary of Education (or designee), the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (or designee), the Controller General (or designee), a representative from the Charter School Network, two representatives from the School Bus Contractors Association, two school district transportation supervisors, and two representatives from the school business managers.
Section 29. Amend Section 326 of the Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations Act of the 147th General Assembly (Senate Bill 255) by making insertions as shown by underlining and deletions as shown by strike through as follows:
Section 326. Section 1 of this Act makes an appropriation to Public Education, Block Grants and Other Pass Through Programs, Professional Accountability and Instructional Advancement Fund (95-03-10).
(a) The following allocations shall be provided:
(1) $275.0 for Alternative Routes programs. $200.0 is provided for the Alternative Routes to Certification program, to include an expansion for Special Education. The remaining $75.0 may be used for the Summer Institute program. ;. These allocations will be distributed through a competitive bid process, in accordance with 29 Del. C. c. 69 Effective Fiscal Year 2016, these allocations will be distributed through a competitive bid process, in accordance with 29 Del. C. c. 69;
Section 30. Recognizing that Delaware has an obligation to protect, support, and assist children in the foster care system, Section 2 of this Act appropriates $50,000 to Nemours which shall be used for the establishment and operation of a task force to study the health and receipt of health service for children in the custody of the State. It is the intent of the General Assembly that the Task Force conduct an analysis of the health and receipt of health services of these children using data supplied by Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance and other departments as necessary. The Task Force shall be chaired by a representative from the Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families, Division of Family Services (37-06-10) and co-chaired by a representative from Nemours. The Task Force shall consist of ten members as appointed by the chair and co-chair, with administrative support provided by Nemours. The Task Force will report on its findings to the General Assembly no later than April 30, 2015.
Section 31. Amend Section 111 of the Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations Act (Senate Bill 255 of the 147th General Assembly) by deleting line 4 in its entirety on page 152 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “Two representatives of the Judicial Branch, as appointed by the Chief Justice;”.
Further amend Section 111 of the Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations Act (Senate Bill 255 of the 147th General Assembly) by inserting between lines 18 and 19 on page 152 the following: “The Committee shall work in consultation with other governmental committees and bodies which have overlapping authority in the criminal justice areas that it will be reviewing, in order to support coordination, and avoid duplication, of efforts. Those bodies include, but are not limited to, the Delaware Sentencing Accountability Commission, Delaware Justice Reinvestment Oversight Group, and the Supreme Court’s Access to Justice Commission. In recognition that many important criminal justice issues fall within overlapping jurisdictions of various commissions, task forces, and other bodies overseeing criminal justice areas, and that this overlap creates a strain on scarce staff resources, risks inefficiency and potential inconsistency in policies, the Committee shall also recommend steps to reduce the number of bodies dealing with common criminal justice issues, so that fewer, but more effective, bodies develop and help implement criminal justice policies.”
Section 32. Amend Section 50 of the Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations Act (Senate Bill 255 of the 147th General Assembly), by inserting “, or other arrangements to meet the needs in both counties shall be made” after “Sussex County” and before the period therein.
Section 33. It is the intent of the General Assembly that beginning in Fiscal Year 2016 the State reimbursement for the county paramedic program pursuant to 16 Del. C. 98 will be based on each counties expenditures for the fiscal year two years prior to the fiscal year in which the paramedic program is to be funded.
Section 34. Amend 16 Del. C. § 9814 (i) by insertions shown as underlines as follows:
(i) The Delaware Paramedic Budget Review package shall be submitted by the counties to the Paramedic Administrator by September 1 of each year. Such request shall include, but not be limited to, a detailed plan of expenditure for each county's approved paramedic program for the subsequent fiscal year. The Paramedic Administrator shall forward copies of the counties' requests, along with the Department's funding recommendation to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Office of the Controller General by November 1.
Section 35. The Office of the Controller General and the University of Delaware Institute for Public Administration will assess the feasibility of combining the grant-in-aid appropriations in the “Aging” category in Section 2 with the Services for Aging & Adults with Physical Disabilities – Senior Center appropriations in Section 1.
Section 36. The remaining balance of $105,350 in account 2014-12-05-04-08008 shall be used for the Paramedic Instructional Program Expansion for Fiscal Year 2015.
Section 37. Pursuant to Section 52 of the Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations Act, the Director of Office of Management and Budget and the Controller General are authorized to transfer 3.0 FTEs to the Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle, Administration (55-11-10) to implement the DUI Ignition Interlock Program.
Section 38. (a) Amend Section 1 of the Fiscal Year 2015 Operating Budget Act of the 147th General Assembly (Senate Bill 255) by deleting line 32 of page 3 in its entirety.
(b) Amend Section 1 of the Fiscal Year 2015 Operating Budget Act of the 147th General Assembly (Senate Bill 255) page 54 by deleting the numbers “87,212.9” on line 7, “113,778.0” on line 18, and “115,633.0” on line 25, and inserting in lieu thereof the numbers “90,212.9”, “116,778.0” and “118,633.0”, respectively.
Section 39. (a) The Department of Insurance (“DOI”) is directed to examine whether health insurers and others who offer health benefit plans doing business in the State of Delaware offer higher allowable rates for ambulance services in other states. DOI shall report to the General Assembly and the Controller General on any differences discovered, and the reasons for such, by March 31, 2015.
(b) DOI, in conjunction with the State Fire Prevention Commission (“SFPC”), shall specify a method for establishing per run costs related to ambulance runs for basic life support (“BLS”) ambulance services. DOI, in conjunction with SFPC, shall certify and report the method for establishing per run costs for BLS ambulance services to the General Assembly and the Controller General for the purpose of creating legislation to enact such a method and prohibit below cost allowables by March 31, 2015.
Approved July 01, 2014