HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

150th GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 298

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE COMMON INTEREST COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend §2546, Title 29 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

§ 2546. Common Interest Community Advisory Council.

(a) The Common Interest Community Advisory Council, referred to as “the Council” throughout this section, consists of 18 members. A member who is on the Council by virtue of position may appoint a designee to serve in their stead and at their pleasure. Membership is comprised as follows:

(9) The President of the Delaware Bar Association Governor shall appoint 2 members from the Real Property Section of the Delaware State Bar Association whose practice involves the creation of, or the handling of disputes arising from, common interest communities. communities, from a list of at least 3 names representing all counties in this State provided by the President of the Delaware Bar Association.

Section 2. This Act applies only to members who are appointed after [the effective date of this Act]. This Act does not invalidate membership based on appointments made before [the effective date of this Act].

SYNOPSIS

This Act revises the appointment process for members of the Common Interest Community Advisory Council who are from the Real Property Section of the Delaware State Bar Association. Under this Act, these members are appointed by a government official to comply with the requirements of the Delaware Constitution. This Act applies only to members who are appointed after the effective date of this Act, and does not invalidate any appointments made before the effective date of this Act.

This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.