Delaware General Assembly


CHAPTER 379

FORMERLY HOUSE BILL

NO. 677 AS AMENDED BY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1

AN ACT TO PROVIDE SALARY INCREASES FOR CERTAIN STATE EMPLOYEES AND PROVIDING A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ACT.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Delaware:

Section 1. Effective June 1, 1972, the salaries set under the classification and Pay Plan of the Office of Personnel shall be increased in accordance with the following schedule:

Up through pay grade 9 by 109

Pay grade 10 through pay grade 18 by 71M

Above pay grade 18 by 59

Section 2. (a) Effective June 1, 1972, the salaries of those employees not covered by the Classification and Pay Plan of the Office of Personnel shall be increased in accordance with the following schedule:

Up through $6,350 By l

From $6,351 through $9,640 by 71/2

Above $9,640 by 5

(b) The salary increase set forth in (a) shall not apply to t elected members of the General Assembly, the uniformed division of the Delaware State Police, the employees and teachers of t public school districts including the Department of Public Institution, those officials covered under the Executive Pay Scale, a the judges and justices of the peace of the State's judicial system

Section 3. The sum of One Hundred Eighty-Four Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($184,500) is hereby appropriated to Budget Commission for the purpose of implementing the pro

ions of Section 1 and Section 2 of this Act.

Section 4. In the event the salary and wage appropriation of a department is insufficient to permit the payment of the increases after reasonable allowance is made for salary savings, the Budget Commission may, upon recommendation of the Office of Personnel, for those departments covered under the provisions of Section 1 and upon the recommendation of the Budget Director for those departments covered under the provisions of Section 2, transfer such sums as it may deem necessary into the salary and wage appropriation of such department from the funds set forth in Section 3.

Section 5. The funds appropriated herein shall be paid by the State Treasurer from General Fund monies not otherwise appropriated.

Section 6. The funds appropriated herein shall be considered a supplementary appropriation for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1971, and funds remaining unexpended on June 30, 1972, shall revert to the General Fund.

Approved April 28, 1972.