CHAPTER 198
FORMERLY
HOUSE BILL NO. 712
AN ACT AUTHORIZING A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES.
WHEREAS, the State Personnel Office has recommended certain
reclassifications/upgradings of the salary levels of nursing positions to be effective July 1, 1980, and
WHEREAS, the Department of Health and Social Services has experienced difficulty in attracting and retaining qualified nursing personnel because of inadequate salary levels, and
WHEREAS, adequate nursing staff is necessary in order to provide for the proper care and treatment of patients under the aegis of the Department of Health and Social Services, and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the State of Delaware to facilitate for the recruitment of qualified nursing staff at the earliest possible date;
NOW, THEREFORE:
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:
Section 1. A sum of $111,304 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Health and Social Services for the purpose of upgrading and/or reclassifying nursing classifications in the Department, effective March 1, 1980, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 33 of House Bill No. 333 as amended and commonly known as the Budget Act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1980. Such reclassifications/upgrades shall be in accordance with the State Personnel Office authorizations.
Section 2. This supplemental appropriation shall be distributed as follows: Community Health (35-05-002)
Salaries & Wages 3 8,586
FICA 527
Pension 1.107
TOTAL
E. P. Bissell Hospital (35-05-003)
Salaries & Wages $ 16,498
FICA 1,011
Pension 2,128
TOTAL
Delaware Hospital f/t/ Chronically Ill (35-05-004)
Salaries & Wages $ 17,513
FICA 1,073
Pension 2,259
TOTAL
Delaware State Hospital (35-06-002)
Salaries & Wages $ 22,981
FICA 1,409
Pension 2,965
TOTAL $ 27,355
Mental Hygiene Clinics (35-06-003)
Salaries & Wages $ 5,442
FICA 223
Pension 468
TOTAL $ 6,133
Governor Bacon Health Center (35-06-004)
Salaries & Wages $ 5,157
FICA 316
Pension 665
TOTAL $ 6,138
Community Mental Health Center (35-06-005)
Salaries & Wages $ 1,741
FICA 107
Pension 225
TOTAL $ 2,073
Bureau of Alcoholism & Drug Abuse (35-06-008)
Salaries & Wages $ 2,905
FICA 178
Pension 375
TOTAL $ 3,458
Hospital fit Mentally Retarded (35-11-002)
Salaries & Wages $ 12,976
FICA 795
Pension 1,674
TOTAL $ 15,445
GRAND TOTAL $ 111,304
Section 3. This Act is a supplemental appropriation to be paid by the State Treasurer from funds not otherwise appropriated. Any funds appropriated in this Act, but not spent by June 30, 1980, shall revert to the General Fund of the State.
Approved February 15, 1980.