SPONSOR:   

Sen. Cook & Rep. Gilligan

 

Sen. Blevins; Sen. Sokola

 

DELAWARE STATE SENATE

145th GENERAL ASSEMBLY

 

SENATE BILL NO. 328

 

 

AN ACT PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III OF THE DELAWARE CONSTITUTION OF 1897, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO CONFIRMATION OF OFFICERS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR.

 


BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE (Two-thirds of all members elected to each house thereof concurring therein):

 

 


Section 1.  Amend Article III, Section 9 of the Delaware Constitution of 1897, as amended, by deleting the word “five” as it appears therein and substituting in lieu thereof the word “fifteen”.


SYNOPSIS

This Constitutional Amendment will increase the annual amount of compensation an officer must receive, from such position, before Senate confirmation is required.  This Bill will increase the current amount of five hundred dollars to fifteen hundred dollars.  The current amount of five hundred dollars has existed since 1897.

Author:  Senator Cook