Bill Text: DE HB43 | 2015-2016 | 148th General Assembly | Draft

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Bill Title: An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Financial Disclosure By Public Officers.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-12 - Introduced and Assigned to House Administration Committee in House [HB43 Detail]

Download: Delaware-2015-HB43-Draft.html

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SPONSOR:	Rep. Kowalko & Sen. Sokola
	Reps. Baumbach, J. Johnson, Keeley, Osienski, Ramone, K. Williams, Wilson

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

148th GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 43

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE BY PUBLIC OFFICERS.

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

Section 1.Amend §5812, Title 29 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

§5812. Definitions.

(n)(1) "Public officer" shall mean:

a. Any person elected to any state office; and

b. Any person appointed to fill a vacancy in an elective state office; and

c. Any candidate who has filed for any state office; and

d. The Research Director and Controller General of the Legislative Council; and

e. The Chief Justice and Justices of the Supreme Court; and

f. The Chancellors and Vice-Chancellors of the Court of Chancery; and

g. The President Judge and Judges of Superior Court; and

h. The Chief Judge and Judges of Family Court; and

i. The Chief Judge and Judges of the Court of Common Pleas; and

j. The Chief Magistrate and justices of the peace; and

k. The State Court Administrator and the administrators of Superior Court, Family Court, the Court of Common Pleas, and the Justice of the Peace Courts; and

l. The Public Guardian, the Executive Director of the Child Placement Review Board; and

m. All Cabinet Secretaries and persons of equivalent rank within the Executive Branch; and

n. All division directors and persons of equivalent rank within the Executive Branch; and

o. The State Election Commissioner and the Directors and Deputy Directors of the Department of Elections; and

p. The State Fire Marshal and the Director of the State Fire School; and

q. The Adjutant General of the Delaware National Guard; and

r. The Alcoholic Beverage Control Commissioner and the members of the Appeals Commission, pursuant to § 306(c) of Title 4; and

s. The Public Advocate; and

t. Members of the Public Service Commission.; and

u. Appointed members of the Cash Management Policy Board.

SYNOPSIS

This bill was previously recommended by the Joint Sunset Committee in the 147^th General Assembly.The bill adds appointed members of the Cash Management Policy Board to the definition of "public officers." This designation would subject the appointed members of the Board to annual financial disclosure requirements.