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SPONSOR: |
Rep.
Valihura & Sen. Sokola; |
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Reps. Hudson, Maier,
Longhurst, Schooley; Sens. Bunting, McDowell, Bonini, Connor |
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 144th GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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HOUSE SUBSTITUTE NO. 1 FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 416 |
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AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE |
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1. Amend § 305(a), Chapter 3, Title 14
of the Delaware Code by deleting the phrase “17 voting members” and replacing
thereto with the phrase “19 voting members”.
Section
2. Amend § 305(a)(2), Chapter 3, Title
14 of the Delaware Code by deleting the word “Two” and replacing thereto with
the word “Three”.
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3. Further Amend § 305(a), Chapter 3,
Title 14 of the Delaware Code by inserting a new subsection “(7)” to read as
follows:
“(7)
One (1) physician licensed by the Delaware Board of Medical Practices
knowledgeable about sports medicine.”.
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4. Further Amend § 305(a), Chapter 3,
Title 14 of the Delaware Code by renumbering existing subsection “(7)” as
subsection “(8)”.
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5. Amend § 305(c), Chapter 3, Title 14
of the Delaware Code by inserting after the words “permanent member” in the
first sentence thereof the following: “, and the licensed physician, who shall
serve at the pleasure of the Governor”.
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6. Further Amend § 305(c), Chapter 3,
Title 14 of the Delaware Code by inserting prior to the period “.” at the end
of the first sentence thereof the following:
“,
provided, however, that the Governor may appoint members to terms less than
three (3) years if necessary to ensure that the Board members’ terms remain
appropriately staggered”.
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7. Further Amend § 305(c), Chapter 3,
Title 14 of the Delaware Code by inserting at the beginning of the second
sentence thereof the following: “The Governor shall strive to assure that,” and
by changing the 9th word in the sentence, “shall” to “are” and
striking the 10th word in the sentence “be”; deleting the number “6”
in the second sentence and replacing it with the number “7”.
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8. Amend § 305(d) and (e), Chapter 3,
Title 14 of the Delaware Code by striking each subsection in its entirety and
renumbering the remaining subsections accordingly.
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9. Amend new § 305(f), Chapter 3, Title
14 of the Delaware Code by deleting all references to the phrase “subsection
(g)” and substituting in lieu thereof the phrase “subsection (e)”.
Section 10. Amend § 306, Chapter 3, Title 14 of the Delaware Code by deleting that section in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof a new “§ 306” to read as follows:
Ҥ 306. Quorum and Voting.
A majority of the voting members
of the Board shall constitute a quorum.
A quorum must be present to pass any motion or resolution. No motion, resolution or other act of the
Association to adopt or amend the Association’s budget or rules and regulations
may be adopted without agreement of the majority of the voting members of the
Board. All other motions, resolutions or
acts of the Association shall require a simple majority of the voting members
present in order to pass.”.
SYNOPSIS
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This Bill will enable the Governor to assure terms of the DIAA Board of Directors are staggered by appointing members to terms of less than three years as needed. The Bill also adds a licensed medical physician to the Board as a voting member to serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The Bill adds a third school board member to the DIAA Board in order to maintain an odd number of voting members. The Bill removes two sections of the law no longer necessary. The Bill revises voting procedures to allow a simple majority of voting members to approve specific motions |