LAWS OF DELAWARE

VOLUME 81

CHAPTER 154

149th GENERAL ASSEMBLY

FORMERLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 43

AS AMENDED BY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1

AND

SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PENSIONS.

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

Section 1. Amend § 5522, Title 29 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

§ 5522. Eligibility for service pension [Effective Jan. 1, 2017, until Jan. 1, 2019]

(a) An employee shall become eligible to receive a service pension, beginning with the month after the employee has terminated employment, if:

(5) The employee has 25 years of credited service, exclusive of service credited under § 5501(e)(4), (5) and (12) of this title, regardless of age, and is a correction officer Department of Correction employee . The employee must have 20 years of credited service as a correction officer.

Section 2. Amend § 5522, Title 29 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

§ 5522. Eligibility for service pension [Effective Jan. 1, 2019]

(a) An employee shall become eligible to receive a service pension, beginning with the month after the employee has terminated employment, if:

(5) The employee has 25 years of credited service, exclusive of service credited under § 5501(e)(4), (5) and (12) of this title, regardless of age, and is a correction officer Department of Correction employee or a specified peace officer. The employee must have 20 years of credited service as a correction officer or specified peace officer.

Approved August 30, 2017