Bill Text: DE SB92 | 2023-2024 | 152nd General Assembly | Draft


Bill Title: An Act To Amend Title 19 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Public Employment Relations Act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-08-17 - Signed by Governor [SB92 Detail]

Download: Delaware-2023-SB92-Draft.html

SPONSOR:

Sen. Walsh & Rep. Osienski & Rep. K. Williams

Reps. Heffernan, Longhurst, Morrison

DELAWARE STATE SENATE

152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SENATE BILL NO. 92

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS ACT.

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

Section 1. Amend § 1302(p), Chapter 13, Title 19 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

(p) “Public employer” or “employer” means the State, any county of the State or any agency thereof, and/or any municipal corporation, municipality, city or town located within the State or any agency thereof, which upon the affirmative legislative act of its common council or other governing body has elected to come within the former Chapter 13 of this title or which hereafter elects to come within this chapter, or which employs 100 25 or more full-time employees.

SYNOPSIS

This bill amends the Delaware Public Employment Relations Act by expanding the jurisdictional application of the Act to employers with less than 100 employees and as few as 25 employees.

Author: Senator Walsh

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