SB 337

                                                               SPONSOR: Sen. Paradee
                                                                 SPONSOR:  & Rep.&K. Williams
                                                                             Sen. Paradee      Rep. K. Williams
                                                                            BrownBrown Bolden Bolden
                                                                            HansenHansen Chukwuocha  Chukwuocha
                                                                                  Sturgeon Griffith Griffith
                                                                            Sturgeon
                                                                                  Buckson Postles Postles
                                                                            Buckson
                                                                            LawsonLawson Short       Short
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                                          DELAWARE STATE SENATE
                                          153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY
                                             SENATE BILL NO. 337
      AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CERTAIN GRANTS-IN-AID FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE
      30, 2027; SPECIFYING CERTAIN PROCEDURES, CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS FOR THE EXPENDITURE
      OF SUCH FUNDS; AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2027 APPROPRIATIONS ACT; AND AMENDING CERTAIN
      STATUTORY PROVISIONS.
      BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE (Three-fourths of all members
      elected to each house thereof concurring therein):
1 Section 1. Funds are hereby appropriated to the following Government Units and Senior Centers in the amounts listed:
2
3 Account Code  Organization/Description  Amount
4  (25-01-01)  Office of the Secretary
5County Seat Package  $ 3,880,543 $  4,231,543
6
   7 TOTAL - Office of the Secretary  $ 3,880,543 $  4,231,543
8
9  (35-05-30)  Public Health, Emergency Medical Services
10Paramedic Program Operations  $ 18,275,620 $ 19,053,743
11Paramedic Program Operations Block Grant  $       3,000,000
12
  13 TOTAL - Public Health, Emergency Medical Services  $ 21,275,620 $ 22,053,743
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   1 Account Code  Organization/Description  Amount
2    (35-14-01)  Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities
3Administration/Community Services, Senior Centers
4
   5 New Castle County
   6 Absalom Jones Senior Center  $      245,225   $      259,811
   7 Brandywine Senior Center  $      290,446   $      311,919
   8 Chesapeake & Delaware C & D Senior Center  $      187,498   $      199,493
   9 Cornerstone Senior Center  $      158,741   $      169,059
  10 De La Warr Senior Center  $      270,431   $      285,061
  11 Howard Weston Howard J. Weston Senior Center  $      525,511   $      557,179
  12 Jewish Community Center Bernard and Ruth Siegel Jewish Community Center  $      179,517   $      192,015
  13 M.O.T. MOT Senior Center  $      337,771   $      360,748
  14 Mid-County Center  $      342,661   $      365,794
  15 New Castle Senior Center  $      201,070   $      215,561
  16 Newark Senior Center  $      526,972   $      562,074
  17 Oak Grove Senior Center  $      256,251   $      269,178
  18 Sellers Senior Center  $      198,241   $      210,577
  19 TOTAL  $    3,720,335   $    3,958,469
20
  21 Kent County
  22 Frederica Senior Center  $      230,730   $      244,543
  23 Harrington Senior Center  $      154,853   $      165,071
  24 Harvest Years Senior Center  $      137,473   $      146,520
  25 Lillian Smith Senior Center  $       94,374   $      101,124
  26 Mamie Warren Mamie A. Warren Senior Center  $      216,828   $      229,581
  27 Milford Senior Center  $      250,530   $      267,486
  28 Modern Maturity Center  $      606,016   $      644,133
  29 TOTAL  $    1,690,804   $    1,798,458
30
  31 Sussex County
  32 Bridgeville Senior Center  $      186,445   $      197,883
  33 Cape Henlopen Senior Center  $      252,621   $      267,888
  34 Georgetown CHEER Center  $      149,921   $      161,234
  35 Greenwood CHEER Center  $      158,869   $      170,467
  36 Indian River Senior Center  $      198,440   $      210,259
  37 Laurel Senior Center  $      290,434   $      306,212
  38 Lewes Harbour Lights CHEER Center  $      248,634   $      263,084
  39 Lewes Senior Citizens Center  $      159,883   $      179,259
  40 Long Neck Pelican Cove CHEER Center  $      190,608   $      203,214
  41 Milton CHEER Center  $      157,813   $      169,377
  42 Nanticoke Senior Center  $      292,917   $      316,520
  43 Ocean View CHEER Center  $      159,826   $      172,145
  44 Roxana CHEER Center  $      161,326   $      173,002
  45 TOTAL  $    2,607,737   $    2,790,544
46
  47 City of Wilmington
  48 Clarence Fraim Senior Center  $      236,937   $     249,362
  49 Claymore Senior Center  $      271,102   $     282,272
  50 Jimmy Jenkins Senior Center  $      118,060   $     124,367
  51 Los Abuelos - Latin American Community Center  $       71,262   $      81,607
  52 Peoples Settlement Association  $      110,607   $     116,202
  53 Police Athletic League of Wilmington  $      87,859
  54 Saint Anthony's Senior Center  $      201,989   $     213,620
  55 Saint Patrick's Senior Center  $      205,156   $     216,571
  56 West Center City  $      119,042
  57 Wilmington  $      217,925
  58 TOTAL  $    1,552,080   $    1,371,860
59
  60 TOTAL - Senior Centers  $    9,570,956   $    9,919,331
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1  Account Code  Organization/Description  Amount
2    (35-14-01)  Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities
3Administration/Community Services, Senior Center Transportation
4
   5 Kent County
   6 Frederica Senior Center  $      90,000
   7 Harrington Senior Center  $      39,500
   8 Harvest Years Senior Center  $     127,500
   9 Mamie A. Warren Senior Center  $      27,000
  10 Milford Senior Center  $     125,500
  11 Modern Maturity Center  $     415,142
  12 TOTAL  $     824,642
13
  14 Sussex County
  15 Cape Henlopen Senior Center  $      48,760
  16 CHEER  $     682,000
  17 Laurel Senior Center  $     114,500
  18 Lewes Senior Citizens Center  $      45,000
  19 Nanticoke Senior Center  $      48,750
  20 TOTAL  $     939,010
21
  22 TOTAL - Senior Center Transportation  $    1,763,652
23
24    (45-01-01)  Office of the Secretary, Administration
25State Aid to Local Law Enforcement (SALLE)  $      372,000
26Emergency Illegal Drug Enforcement (EIDE)  $      249,000
27Local Police Coordination (PCC)  $       95,000
28Higher Education Public Safety Fund  $    1,650,000
29New Castle County Police  $      160,000
30City of Dover Police Department  $       40,000
31
  32 TOTAL - Office of the Secretary, Administration  $ 2,366,000       $    2,566,000
33
  34 TOTAL ‑ Section 1 - Government Units and Senior Centers  $ 37,093,119      $   40,534,269
35
36  Section 2. Funds are hereby appropriated to the following Grant-in-Aid recipients in the amounts listed:
  37 Category/Description  Amount
38
  39 One-Times
  40 Collaborative for Innovation in Delaware Corporate Governance (02-17-01)  $      200,000
  41 Community Empowerment Project - Prices Run Originals Festival  $        5,000
  42 Community Health Contingency (35-01-10)  $ 2,000,000
  43 Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA) - Technology Updates (95-01-03)  $      100,000
  44 Delaware Nursing Home Residents Quality Assurance Commission (02-18-07)  $  8,500
  45 Delaware School Based Health Alliance  $      107,500
  46 Delaware State Parks - First State Heritage Park (40-03-02)  $        20,000
  47 Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families (37-06-40)  $     140,000
  48 Education Compensation System Review and Modernization (95-01-01)  $      50,000
  49 Friends of Cooch's Bridge Historic Site  $      10,000
  50 Government Performance Reviews (10-02-11)  $      500,000
  51 Grant-In-Aid Study (01-08-02)  $     200,000
  52 Health Care Contingency (35-02-01)  $ 5,000,000
  53 Healthcare Workforce (10-02-11)  $      250,000
  54 Housing Initiatives (35-07-02)  $    1,000,000
  55 Ingleside Homes  $      100,000
  56 Juvenile Civil Citation (10-07-02)  $      468,176
  57 Kind to Kids Foundation  $      200,000
  58 Medical Debt Relief (10-02-11)  $      500,000
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   1 New Castle County  $   2,002,300
   2 North Wilmington Public Library (20-08-01)  $      350,000
   3 Public Education Funding Commission (95-01-05)  $      250,000
   4 Right to Representation (02-17-01)  $      550,000
   5 Senior Center Contingency (01-08-02)  $     528,049
   6 State Fire Prevention Commission (75-03-01)  $     240,000
   7 Statewide Fire Companies and Public Service Ambulance Companies  $   3,200,000
   8 Sussex County Return Day  $      40,000
   9 Tech Council of Delaware  $      50,000
  10 The Queen 1789 Foundation  $     150,000
  11 Village of Arden  $      20,000
  12 TOTAL - One-Times  $ 13,866,676     $   7,635,349
13
  14 Aging
  15 Bridgeville Senior Center  $        9,000   $      10,000
  16 Cape Henlopen Senior Center  $       10,700   $      11,000
  17 CHEER  $      325,000   $     350,000
  18 Delaware Senior Olympics  $      40,000
  19 Greater Lewes Community Village  $       10,000   $      50,000
  20 Harrington Senior Center  $       24,000   $      28,000
  21 Harvest Years Senior Center  $       47,500   $      51,000
  22 Indian River Senior Center  $       5,000
  23 Ingleside Homes  $       69,000   $      72,450
  24 Lillian Smith Senior Center  $       10,000   $      12,000
  25 Lorelton Foundation  $       10,000   $      20,000
  26 Lutheran Senior Services of Dover  $       15,000   $      19,640
  27 Mamie A. Warren Senior Center  $       10,000   $      12,000
  28 Meals on Wheels of Lewes and Rehoboth  $       82,500   $      85,000
  29 Modern Maturity Center  $      272,950   $     292,000
  30 Nanticoke Senior Center  $       50,000   $      54,000
  31 Newark Senior Center  $       32,000   $      35,000
  32 Police Athletic League of Wilmington - Senior Program  $       87,500
  33 prAmere Events  $       2,000
  34 Senior Center Transportation Services  $    1,683,329
  35 Slaughter Neck Community Action Organization  $      54,000
  36 St. Anthony's Community Center  $       85,000   $      89,000
  37 TOTAL - Aging  $    2,929,479   $   1,292,090
38
  39 Arts, Historical, or Recreation
  40 1st Delaware Regiment Living History Corporation  $       5,000
  41 Afro-American Historical Society of Delaware  $      10,000
  42 Archaeological Society of Delaware  $       8,240
  43 August Quarterly Festival Committee  $       62,000   $     100,000
  44 Chinese American Community Center  $       13,000   $      24,727
  45 City of Delaware City - Delaware City Day Committee  $      36,050
  46 City of Harrington - Parks and Recreation Department  $      39,000
  47 City of New Castle - Separation Day  $      60,000
  48 Cityfest  $      47,750
  49 Delaware Academy of Science  $      40,000
  50 Delaware Agricultural Museum  $      150,000   $     185,000
  51 Delaware Botanic Gardens  $        5,000   $      20,000
  52 Delaware Children's Museum  $       90,000   $     100,000
  53 Delaware Contemporary  $       20,000   $      30,000
  54 Delaware Greenways  $      32,569
  55 Delaware Juneteenth Association  $      63,000
  56 Delaware Museum of Nature and Science  $       17,000   $      25,000
  57 Delaware Preservation Fund  $      30,000
  58 Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame  $       25,000   $      30,000
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   1 Delaware State Fair  $      170,000   $     180,000
   2 Delaware State Police Museum  $       55,000   $      75,000
   3 Delaware Symphony Orchestra  $       5,000
   4 Delaware Zoological Society  $       12,500   $      15,750
   5 Diamond State Black Film Festival  $      25,000
   6 Dover Art League  $       20,000   $      31,000
   7 Duck Creek Historical Society  $       35,000   $      37,500
   8 Fort Delaware Society  $      18,000
   9 Fort Miles Historical Association  $      108,000   $     120,000
  10 Friends of Auburn Heights  $       5,000
  11 Friends of Cooch's Bridge Historic Site  $      15,000
  12 Friends of Historic Camden  $       7,500
  13 Friends of Historic Riverview Cemetery  $      80,000
  14 Friends of Milford Museum  $        8,000   $      10,000
  15 Friends of the African Union Church Cemetery  $      20,000
  16 Friends of the Claymont Stone School  $       20,000   $      22,000
  17 Friends of White Clay Creek State Park  $       5,000
  18 Friends of Wilmington Parks  $       22,000   $      30,000
  19 Greater Harrington Historical Society  $       23,000   $      30,000
  20 Greenbank Mill Associates  $      10,000
  21 Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum  $       5,000
  22 Historic Georgetown Association  $       5,000
  23 Historic Red Clay Valley  $       30,000
  24 Historical Society of Delaware  $      150,000   $     160,000
  25 Holy Trinity Old Swedes Foundation  $       8,200
  26 Inner City Cultural League  $      120,000   $     130,500
  27 Jewish Federation of Delaware  $     100,000
  28 Kalmar Nyckel Foundation  $       67,800   $      72,800
  29 Lewes Base Ball Club  $       4,000
  30 Lewes Historical Society  $      42,500
  31 Little League Senior Softball World Series  $      35,000
  32 Milford Historical Society  $      10,000
  33 Milton Historical Society  $      12,000
  34 Music School of Delaware  $       17,130   $      21,500
  35 Nanticoke Indians Association  $       30,000   $      40,000
  36 New Castle Historical Society  $      15,450
  37 Newark Arts Alliance  $        5,000   $      25,000
  38 Old Brandywine Village  $       20,600   $      30,000
  39 Overfalls Foundation  $      10,000
  40 People to People International  $       6,000
  41 Port Penn Historical Society  $       5,000
  42 Preservation Delaware  $       7,500
  43 Quaker Hill Historic Preservation Foundation  $       5,000
  44 Redding House Foundation  $        6,000
  45 Rehoboth Beach Historical Society  $       30,000   $      35,000
  46 Seaford Historical Society  $       13,729   $      15,000
  47 Sister Cities of Wilmington  $       8,240
  48 Sussex County Return Day  $       25,000   $      35,000
  49 TOTAL - Arts, Historical, or Recreation  $    2,114,758   $   2,471,776
50
  51 Economic, Housing, or Labor Services
  52 1212 Corporation  $      60,000
  53 Better Homes of Seaford  $       28,000   $      30,000
  54 Braven Incorporated  $      25,000
  55 Central Baptist Community Development Corporation  $       75,300   $      75,350
  56 Central Delaware Habitat for Humanity  $       16,000
  57 Central Delaware Housing Collaborative  $       40,000   $     100,000
  58 Challenge Program  $       30,000   $      40,000
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   1 Claymont Renaissance Development Corporation  $       50,000   $      75,000
   2 Community Education Building  $       10,300   $      10,400
   3 Community Resource Center  $        5,150   $      20,000
   4 Cornerstone West Community Development Corporation  $       12,240   $      12,400
   5 Delaware Center for Justice  $      179,400   $     185,000
   6 Delaware Manufactured Homeowners Association  $       14,500   $      35,000
   7 Delaware Restaurant Association Educational Foundation  $       11,000   $      11,250
   8 Delmarva Clergy United in Social Action Foundation  $       8,000
   9 Diamond State CLT  $        5,000
  10 Dover Interfaith Mission for Housing  $      75,000
  11 Downtown Dover Partnership  $      100,000   $     150,000
  12 Family Promise of Northern New Castle County  $      23,000
  13 Family Promise of Southern Delaware  $       11,000   $      11,100
  14 Gateway House  $       10,900   $      11,000
  15 Good Neighbors Home Repair  $        6,000   $       6,100
  16 Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County  $        5,750   $      10,000
  17 HELP Initiative  $        5,000   $       5,100
  18 Hispanic American Association of Delaware  $       10,000
  19 Housing Alliance Delaware  $       55,000   $      60,000
  20 Housing Opportunities of Northern Delaware  $       30,000   $      30,300
  21 Interfaith Community Housing of Delaware  $        5,150   $       5,250
  22 Jobs for Delaware Graduates  $   1,395,197
  23 Labor Economic Education emPowerment  $      31,000
  24 Laurel Redevelopment Corporation  $        5,150
  25 Leadership Delaware  $       11,000   $      13,500
  26 Maritime Exchange for the Delaware River and Bay  $     150,000
  27 Milford Housing Development Corporation  $       90,000   $      93,500
  28 Nehemiah Gateway Community Development Corporation  $       68,000   $      70,000
  29 NeighborGood Partners  $       90,000   $     125,000
  30 New Castle County Hope Center  $      75,000
  31 Project New Start  $       17,000   $      17,200
  32 Roofs from the Heart  $      25,000
  33 SCORE Delaware  $       13,000   $      16,000
  34 Shepherd Place  $       75,000   $      90,000
  35 Sojourners Place  $      120,000   $     121,200
  36 Spur Impact Association  $        5,150   $       5,250
  37 Supportive Transitional & Emergency Housing Ministry (STEHM)     $       43,260   $      44,000
  38 Sussex Community Crisis Housing Services  $       46,350   $      90,000
  39 Sussex County Habitat for Humanity  $       15,000   $      20,000
  40 Teen Warehouse  $      100,000   $     150,000
  41 The Way Home  $      110,000   $     115,000
  42 Veterans Watchmaker Initiative  $        6,000   $      10,000
  43 Warriors Helping Warriors  $       13,500
  44 Wdbid Management Company  $      10,000
  45 Wilmington HOPE Commission  $      365,650   $     388,000
  46 World Trade Center Delaware  $      360,500   $     364,000
  47 TOTAL - Economic, Housing, or Labor Services  $    3,912,447   $   4,493,097
48
  49 Family and Youth Services
  50 100 Black Men of Delaware  $       5,000
  51 A Better Chance for Our Children  $       40,000   $      45,000
  52 ARK Educational Consulting  $      10,000
  53 Beau Biden Foundation for the Protection of Children  $      15,000
  54 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Delaware  $       76,500   $      90,000
  55 Boys & Girls Clubs of Delaware  $    1,200,000   $   1,350,000
  56 Brandywinebots Robotics Club  $       7,000
  57 Breaking Barriers  $       15,000
  58 Camp Barnes  $       58,830   $      60,000
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   1 CHILD, Inc.  $    1,469,389   $   1,476,267
   2 Children & Families First Delaware  $      825,650   $     866,933
   3 Children's Advocacy Center of Delaware  $    1,136,800   $   1,217,656
   4 Choir School of Delaware  $      13,000
   5 Civil Air Patrol  $       20,000   $      22,500
   6 Communities In Schools Delaware  $     255,000
   7 Connecting Generations  $     415,000
   8 Delaware Academy of Vocal Arts  $       10,000   $      50,000
   9 Delaware Adolescent Program  $     896,000
  10 Delaware Aerospace Education Foundation  $      110,000   $     115,000
  11 Delaware Afro-American Sports Hall of Fame  $       7,500
  12 Delaware Association for the Education of Young Children  $      75,000
  13 Delaware Center for Geographic Education  $      50,000
  14 Delaware Council on Economic Education  $      57,250
  15 Delaware Futures  $      60,000
  16 Delaware Guidance Services for Children & Youth  $     275,200
  17 Delaware Institute for the Arts in Education  $     130,000
  18 Delaware Law Related Education Center  $      25,000
  19 Delaware Multicultural and Civic Organization (DEMCO)  $       72,000   $      80,000
  20 Delaware Nanticoke Rotary Foundation  $      40,000
  21 Delaware Wrestling Alliance  $       80,000   $      90,000
  22 Duffy’s Hope  $      201,000   $     215,000
  23 EDGE for Tomorrow  $       5,000
  24 Elizabeth W. Murphey School  $      160,000   $     175,000
  25 Engineer Early Association  $      10,000
  26 First State Squash  $       9,000
  27 Forum to Advance Minorities in Engineering (FAME)  $      325,500   $     335,000
  28 Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay  $      93,500
  29 Girls Inc. of Delaware  $      230,000   $     232,300
  30 Gloves Against Drugs Foundation  $       8,000
  31 Green Beret Project  $      100,000   $     250,000
  32 Harry K Foundation  $       9,000
  33 Healthy Foods for Healthy Kids  $       42,670   $      50,000
  34 Hilltop Lutheran Neighborhood Center  $     170,500
  35 Hugh O’Brian Youth Foundation of Delaware  $        5,170   $       7,000
  36 Junior Achievement of Delaware  $     107,500
  37 Kappa Mainstream Leadership  $       42,000   $      42,420
  38 Kind to Kids Foundation  $      250,660   $     300,000
  39 More Than Fitness  $      80,000
  40 New Hope Recreation and Development Center  $      16,900
  41 New Zion Laurel United Methodist Church  $      20,000
  42 Pathways to Success  $       40,000   $      80,000
  43 Pet-Assisted Visitation Volunteer Services  $      10,750
  44 Peter Spencer Family Life Foundation  $      98,500
  45 Police Athletic League of Delaware  $      200,500   $     202,505
  46 Police Athletic League of Dover  $       40,000   $      50,000
  47 Police Athletic League of Wilmington  $     156,500
  48 Prevent Child Abuse Delaware  $      58,000
  49 Project Reach Out  $      10,000
  50 Read Aloud Delaware  $      250,000   $     255,000
  51 Reading Assist Institute  $     375,000
  52 Reed's Refuge Center  $       20,000   $      25,000
  53 Richard Allen Coalition  $       40,000
  54 Safe Kids Delaware  $      21,000
  55 School Nutrition AgriCulture (SNAC) Garden Foundation  $       6,600
  56 Supporting Kidds  $       7,000
  57 TeenSHARP  $       5,000
  58 Tomaros Change  $        5,500
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   1 Urban Promise Wilmington  $     45,000   $      50,000
   2 Urban Youth Golf Program Association  $      55,570
   3 West End Neighborhood House  $     160,000
   4 West Side New Beginnings  $       3,500
   5 Wilmington Childrens Chorus  $      10,000
   6 Wilmington Youth Rowing Association  $      10,000
   7 Women and Children Transformation Ministry International  $      20,000
   8 Zoe Ministries  $     57,500
   9 TOTAL - Family and Youth Services  $ 10,642,939   $   11,605,351
10
  11 Health or Disability Services
  12 321 Foundation  $     20,000
  13 Adult Special Education Program  $      53,960
  14 AIDS Delaware  $     75,000   $      85,000
  15 ALS Association Greater Philadelphia Chapter  $     47,875   $      50,000
  16 Alzheimer's Association - Delaware Valley Chapter  $     45,000   $      47,500
  17 Amanecer Counseling & Resource Center  $     12,605   $      14,000
  18 American Lung Association  $      15,500
  19 ARC of Delaware  $      20,000
  20 Art Works for All  $     18,000   $      20,137
  21 atTAcK addiction  $    140,669   $     142,669
  22 Autism Delaware  $     29,000   $      32,000
  23 Best Buddies  $      60,000
  24 Blindsight Delaware  $     62,283   $      63,483
  25 Brain Injury Association of Delaware Brain Injury Association of America, Delaware Chapter  $      15,000
  26 Brandywine Counseling & Community Services  $     35,000   $      45,000
  27 CAMP Rehoboth  $     38,000   $      45,000
  28 Cancer Care Connection  $      7,500
  29 Cancer Support Community Delaware  $      20,000
  30 Center for Therapeutic and Educational Riding  $      35,000
  31 Children's Beach House  $    100,000   $     125,000
  32 Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Poison Control Center  $    136,620   $     130,000
  33 Chimes Foundation  $      10,000
  34 Collaborative Effort to Reinforce Transition Success  $      7,500   $      15,000
  35 Community Collaboration of Delaware  $      15,000
  36 Community Integrated Services  $       7,500
  37 Delaware Association for Blind Athletes  $     10,000   $      11,000
  38 Delaware Association for Children of Alcoholics  $      50,000
  39 Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition  $      45,000
  40 Delaware Care Plan  $       8,000
  41 Delaware Ecumenical Council on Children and Families  $      50,000
  42 Delaware Foundation Reaching Citizens (DFRC)  $     45,407   $      50,000
  43 Delaware HIV Services  $     15,500   $      20,000
  44 Delaware Hospice  $     261,977
  45 Delaware School Based Health Alliance  $    122,500   $     130,000
  46 Delmarva Adult & Teen Challenge - Home of Hope  $    653,727   $     725,000
  47 Donate Delaware  $      5,000   $       7,500
  48 Down Syndrome Association of Delaware  $    117,500   $     120,000
  49 Easterseals - Delaware & Maryland Eastern Shore  $    330,000   $     350,000
  50 Embrace Delaware  $       7,500
  51 Endless Possibilities In The Community (EPIC)  $     10,000   $      12,500
  52 Epilepsy Foundation of Delaware  $     49,847   $      51,000
  53 Exceptional Care for Children  $      58,000
  54 Faith Deanna Johnson Foundation  $       5,000
  55 Gift of Life Donor Program  $      40,000
  56 Goodwill of Delaware and Delaware County  $      17,800
  57 Holcomb Associates  $     110,257
  58 House of Pride  $      25,000
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   1 Independent Resources  $        8,000
   2 Jewish Family Services of Delaware  $      200,000   $     212,000
   3 Junior League of Wilmington  $       6,000
   4 Kent-Sussex Industries  $      158,113   $     168,113
   5 La Red Health Center  $       49,500   $      50,000
   6 Limen House  $     130,000
   7 Lori's Hands  $       9,000
   8 Make-A-Wish Philadelphia, Delaware & Susquehanna Valley  $      60,000
   9 Mary Campbell Center  $     287,500
  10 Mental Health Association in Delaware  $      80,000
  11 National Alliance for the Mentally Ill on Mental Illness in Delaware Foundation   $      145,000   $     212,250
  12 New Castle Prevention Coalition  $      25,500
  13 Paralyzed Veterans of America, Colonial Chapter  $      53,400
  14 Planned Parenthood of Delaware  $      52,000
  15 Ronald McDonald House of Delaware  $       54,000   $      57,000
  16 Sean Locke 24 Foundation  $      20,000
  17 Southbridge Medical Advisory Council  $     117,724
  18 Southern Delaware Therapeutic and Recreational Horseback Riding  $       15,000   $      20,000
  19 Special Olympics Delaware  $      90,000
  20 Survivors of Abuse in Recovery  $      90,000
  21 Tova Community Health  $     285,280
  22 Waggies by Maggie & Friends  $       20,000   $      25,000
  23 Westside Family Healthcare  $      200,000   $     220,000
  24 What Is Your Voice  $       6,500
  25 Yes U Can Corporation  $      12,500
  26 TOTAL - Health or Disability Services  $    5,010,544   $   5,512,050
27
  28 Neighborhood and Community Services
  29 American Red Cross Delmarva Chapter  $      86,000
  30 Bellevue Community Center  $      375,000   $     377,000
  31 Bernard and Ruth Siegel Jewish Community Center  $       17,100   $      17,900
  32 Brandywine Community Resource Council  $      499,000   $     505,000
  33 Catholic Charities  $      220,000   $     229,000
  34 CenDel Foundation  $       7,500
  35 Charity Crossing  $        5,000   $      10,000
  36 City of Love Church  $      40,000
  37 Community Legal Aid Society  $      343,340   $     353,340
  38 ContactLifeline  $     103,000
  39 CSO - Commodore Center  $      40,000
  40 Delaware Center for Horticulture  $       50,000   $      55,000
  41 Delaware Center for Inland Bays  $      235,074   $     275,000
  42 Delaware City Community Center  $      39,000
  43 Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence  $      23,292
  44 Delaware Coalition Against Gun Violence  $       12,500   $      19,500
  45 Delaware Community Reinvestment Action Council  $      15,000
  46 Delaware Crime Stoppers  $     105,000
  47 Delaware Humanities Forum  $      46,604
  48 Delaware Nature Society  $      162,000   $     170,000
  49 Delaware Public Media  $      252,000   $     260,000
  50 Delaware Rural Water Association  $       17,000   $      20,000
  51 Delaware Safety Council  $      67,000
  52 Delaware Volunteer Legal Services  $     114,200
  53 Delmarva Public Radio  $      10,240
  54 Do Care Doula Foundation  $        5,000
  55 Dover Century Club  $        7,500   $      17,000
  56 Faithful Friends Animal Society  $      105,000   $     112,000
  57 First State Community Action  $      154,000   $     250,000
  58 Food Bank of Delaware  $      257,000   $     265,000
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   1 Gumboro Community Center  $        30,000
   2 Hope Dining Room  $        6,000 $  7,000
   3 Humane Animal Partners  $       60,000 $  70,000
   4 Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance of Dover & Vicinity  $        37,500
   5 Kingswood Community Center  $       222,500
   6 La Esperanza Center  $        57,000
   7 Latin American Community Center  $       186,000
   8 Literacy Delaware  $        12,000
   9 Local Journalism Initiative  $        50,000
  10 Love Inc of Mid-Delmarva  $       11,000 $  150,000
  11 Lutheran Community Services  $       110,000
  12 Marine Education, Research and Rehabilitation Institute  $       20,000 $  25,000
  13 Martin Luther King Center  $       140,000
  14 Metropolitan Wilmington Urban League  $       110,500
  15 Ministry of Caring  $      776,200 $  984,200
  16 Nanticoke River Watershed Conservancy  $       13,000 $  18,000
  17 Neighborhood House  $      213,000 $  218,000
  18 New Knollwood Community Center  $       85,000 $  90,000
  19 Newark Community Radio  $        10,000
  20 Ocean Waves Quilt Guild  $  2,500
  21 Partnership for the Delaware Estuary  $        65,500
  22 People's Community Center  $       85,000 $  55,000
  23 People's Place II  $ 1,338,100      $     1,377,049
  24 Plastic Free Delaware  $       22,000 $  27,000
  25 Rose Hill Community Center  $      272,000 $  277,000
  26 Salvation Army  $       187,000
  27 Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice  $        10,000
  28 Southern Delaware Horse Retirement Association  $        4,500
  29 St. Patrick's Center  $       40,000 $  43,000
  30 Sussex Land Foundation  $        10,000
  31 Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research  $       55,000 $  60,000
  32 Urban Bike Project of Wilmington  $        21,119
  33 USO Delaware  $       52,000 $  56,000
  34 WHYY  $      190,000 $  225,000
  35 YMCA of Delaware  $      300,000 $  310,000
  36 YWCA Delaware  $      406,000 $  450,000
  37 TOTAL - Neighborhood and Community Services  $ 8,616,650 $  9,336,444
38
  39 TOTAL - Section 2 - One-Times and Community Agencies  $ 47,093,493 $ 42,346,157
40
41   Section 3. (a) There is appropriated to the listed fire companies the following sums to be used for the prevention and
  42 extinguishment of fires throughout the State and for the maintenance of apparatus and equipment:
43
  44 New Castle County
  45 Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Co.  Newark  $       37,500 $  39,000
  46 Belvedere Volunteer Fire Co.  Belvedere  $       37,500 $  39,000
  47 Brandywine Hundred Fire Co. No. 1  Bellefonte  $       37,500 $  39,000
  48 Christiana Fire Co.  Christiana  $       37,500 $  39,000
  49 Claymont Fire Co.  Claymont  $       37,500 $  39,000
  50 Cranston Heights Fire Co.  Cranston Heights       $       37,500 $  39,000
  51 Delaware City Fire Co.  Delaware City  $       37,500 $  39,000
  52 Elsmere Fire Co.  Elsmere  $       37,500 $  39,000
  53 Five Points Fire Co. No. 1  Richardson Park        $       37,500 $  39,000
  54 Good Will Fire Co. No. 1  New Castle  $       37,500 $  39,000
  55 Hockessin Fire Co.  Hockessin  $       37,500 $  39,000
  56 Holloway Terrace Fire Co.  Holloway Terrace       $       37,500 $  39,000
  57 Mill Creek Fire Co.  Marshallton  $       37,500 $  39,000
  58 Minquadale Fire Co.  Minquadale  $       37,500 $  39,000
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   1 Minquas Fire Co. No. 1  Newport  $       37,500   $      39,000
   2 Odessa Fire Co.  Odessa  $       37,500   $      39,000
   3 Port Penn Volunteer Fire Co.  Port Penn  $       37,500   $      39,000
   4 Talleyville Fire Co.  Talleyville        $       37,500   $      39,000
   5 Townsend Fire Co.  Townsend  $       37,500   $      39,000
   6 Volunteer Hose Co.  Middletown  $       37,500   $      39,000
   7 Wilmington Manor Volunteer Fire Co.  Wilmington Manor   $       37,500   $      39,000
8
   9 Kent County
  10 Bowers Volunteer Fire Co.  Bowers  $       37,500   $      39,000
  11 Camden‑Wyoming Fire Co.  Camden  $       37,500   $      39,000
  12 Carlisle Fire Co.  Milford  $       37,500   $      39,000
  13 Cheswold Volunteer Fire Co.  Cheswold  $       37,500   $      39,000
  14 Citizens' Hose Co. No. 1  Smyrna  $       37,500   $      39,000
  15 Clayton Fire Co.  Clayton  $       37,500   $      39,000
  16 Dover Fire Dept.  Dover  $       37,500   $      39,000
  17 Farmington Volunteer Fire Co.  Farmington  $       37,500   $      39,000
  18 Felton Community Fire Co.  Felton  $       37,500   $      39,000
  19 Frederica Volunteer Fire Co.  Frederica  $       37,500   $      39,000
  20 Harrington Fire Co.  Harrington  $       37,500   $      39,000
  21 Hartly Volunteer Fire Co.  Hartly  $       37,500   $      39,000
  22 Houston Volunteer Fire Co.  Houston  $       37,500   $      39,000
  23 Leipsic Volunteer Fire Co.  Leipsic  $       37,500   $      39,000
  24 Little Creek Volunteer Fire Co.  Little Creek       $       37,500   $      39,000
  25 Magnolia Volunteer Fire Co.  Magnolia  $       37,500   $      39,000
  26 Marydel Volunteer Fire Co.  Marydel  $       37,500   $      39,000
  27 South Bowers Fire Co.  South Bowers       $       37,500   $      39,000
28
  29 Sussex County
  30 Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Co.  Bethany Beach      $       37,500   $      39,000
  31 Blades Volunteer Fire Co.  Blades  $       37,500   $      39,000
  32 Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Co.  Bridgeville        $       37,500   $      39,000
  33 Dagsboro Volunteer Fire Co.  Dagsboro  $       37,500   $      39,000
  34 Delmar Fire Dept.  Delmar  $       37,500   $      39,000
  35 Ellendale Volunteer Fire Co.  Ellendale  $       37,500   $      39,000
  36 Frankford Volunteer Fire Co.  Frankford  $       37,500   $      39,000
  37 Georgetown Fire Co.  Georgetown  $       37,500   $      39,000
  38 Greenwood Volunteer Fire Co.  Greenwood  $       37,500   $      39,000
  39 Gumboro Volunteer Fire Co.  Gumboro  $       37,500   $      39,000
  40 Indian River Volunteer Fire Co.  Indian River       $       37,500   $      39,000
  41 Laurel Fire Dept.  Laurel  $       37,500   $      39,000
  42 Lewes Fire Dept.  Lewes  $       37,500   $      39,000
  43 Memorial Volunteer Fire Co.  Slaughter Beach    $       37,500   $      39,000
  44 Millsboro Fire Co.  Millsboro  $       37,500   $      39,000
  45 Millville Volunteer Fire Co.  Millville  $       37,500   $      39,000
  46 Milton Fire Dept.  Milton  $       37,500   $      39,000
  47 Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Co.  Rehoboth Beach     $       37,500   $      39,000
  48 Roxana Volunteer Fire Co.  Roxana  $       37,500   $      39,000
  49 Seaford Volunteer Fire Dept.  Seaford  $       37,500   $      39,000
  50 Selbyville Volunteer Fire Co.  Selbyville  $       37,500   $      39,000
51
  52 TOTAL  $    2,250,000   $   2,340,000
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1  (b) There is appropriated to the listed fire companies the following sums to be used for the maintenance and operation of
   2 ambulances in the public service:
3
   4 New Castle County
   5 Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Co. – 5 ambulances  Newark  $     100,000 $  122,500
   6 Belvedere Volunteer Fire Co. – 1 ambulance  Belvedere  $      20,000   $  24,500
   7 Brandywine Hundred Fire Co. No. 1 – 3 ambulances  Bellefonte  $      60,000   $  73,500
   8 Christiana Fire Co. – 9 ambulances 11 ambulances  Christiana  $     180,000 $  269,500
   9 Claymont Fire Co. – 3 ambulances  Claymont  $      60,000 $  73,500
  10 Cranston Heights Fire Co. – 2 ambulances  Cranston Heights       $      40,000 $  49,000
  11 Delaware City Fire Co. – 2 ambulances  Delaware City  $      40,000 $  49,000
  12 Elsmere Fire Co. – 2 ambulances  Elsmere  $      40,000 $  49,000
  13 Five Points Fire Co. No. 1 – 2 ambulances  Richardson Park        $      40,000 $  49,000
  14 Good Will Fire Co. No. 1 – 2 ambulances  New Castle  $      40,000 $  49,000
  15 Hockessin Fire Co. – 2 ambulances  Hockessin  $      40,000 $  49,000
  16 Holloway Terrace Fire Co. – 2 ambulances  Holloway Terrace       $      40,000 $  49,000
  17 Mill Creek Fire Co. – 6 ambulances 7 ambulances  Marshallton  $     120,000 $  171,500
  18 Minquadale Fire Co. – 2 ambulances  Minquadale  $      40,000 $  49,000
  19 Minquas Fire Co. No. 1 – 2 ambulances  Newport  $      40,000 $  49,000
  20 Odessa Fire Co. – 3 ambulances  Odessa  $      60,000 $  73,500
  21 Port Penn Volunteer Fire Co. – 1 ambulance  Port Penn  $      20,000 $  24,500
  22 Talleyville Fire Co. – 3 ambulances  Talleyville  $      60,000 $  73,500
  23 Townsend Fire Co. – 3 ambulances  Townsend  $      60,000   $  73,500
  24 Volunteer Hose Co. – 4 ambulances  Middletown  $      80,000   $  98,000
  25 Wilmington Manor Volunteer Fire Co. – 3 ambulances  Wilmington Manor       $      60,000 $  73,500
26
  27 Kent County
  28 Bowers Volunteer Fire Co. – 1 ambulance  Bowers  $      20,000 $  24,500
  29 Camden‑Wyoming Fire Co. – 3 ambulances  Camden  $      60,000 $  73,500
  30 Carlisle Fire Co. – 3 ambulances  Milford  $      60,000 $  73,500
  31 Cheswold Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 ambulances  Cheswold  $      40,000 $  49,000
  32 Felton Community Fire Co. – 2 ambulances  Felton  $      40,000 $  49,000
  33 Frederica Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 ambulances  Frederica  $      40,000 $  49,000
  34 Harrington Fire Co. – 4 ambulances  Harrington  $      80,000 $  98,000
  35 Hartly Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 ambulances  Hartly  $      40,000 $  49,000
  36 Houston Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 ambulances  Houston  $      40,000 $  49,000
  37 Leipsic Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 ambulances  Leipsic  $      40,000 $  49,000
  38 Magnolia Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 ambulances 3 ambulances  Magnolia  $      40,000 $  73,500
  39 Marydel Volunteer Fire Co. – 3 ambulances  Marydel  $      60,000 $  73,500
40
  41 Sussex County
  42 Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Co. – 3 ambulances  Bethany Beach  $      60,000 $  73,500
  43 Blades Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 ambulances 3 ambulances  Blades  $      40,000 $  73,500
  44 Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 ambulances  Bridgeville  $      40,000 $  49,000
  45 Dagsboro Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 ambulances  Dagsboro  $      40,000 $  49,000
  46 Delmar Fire Dept. – 3 ambulances  Delmar  $      60,000 $  73,500
  47 Ellendale Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 ambulances  Ellendale  $      40,000 $  49,000
  48 Frankford Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 ambulances  Frankford  $      40,000 $  49,000
  49 Greenwood Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 ambulances  Greenwood  $      40,000 $  49,000
  50 Gumboro Volunteer Fire Co. – 3 ambulances 2 ambulances  Gumboro  $      60,000 $  49,000
  51 Laurel Fire Dept. – 2 ambulances  Laurel  $      40,000 $  49,000
  52 Lewes Fire Dept. – 6 ambulances  Lewes  $     120,000 $  147,000
  53 Memorial Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 ambulances  Slaughter Beach        $      40,000 $  49,000
  54 Millsboro Fire Co. – 5 ambulances  Millsboro  $     100,000 $  122,500
  55 Millville Volunteer Fire Co. – 4 ambulances  Millville  $      80,000 $  98,000
  56 Milton Fire Dept. – 3 ambulances  Milton  $      60,000 $  73,500
  57 Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Co. – 4 ambulances 5 ambulances  Rehoboth Beach  $      80,000   $       122,500
  58 Roxana Volunteer Fire Co. – 4 ambulances  Roxana  $      80,000 $  98,000
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   1 Seaford Volunteer Fire Co. – 3 ambulances  Seaford  $       60,000 $  73,500
   2 Selbyville Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 ambulances  Selbyville  $       40,000 $  49,000
3
   4 TOTAL  $ 2,920,000 $  3,699,500
5
6  (c) There is appropriated to the listed fire companies the following sums to be used for the maintenance and operation of
   7 rescue trucks in the public service:
8
   9 New Castle County
  10 Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Co.  Newark  $        8,000 $  9,000
  11 Belvedere Volunteer Fire Co.  Wilmington  $        8,000 $  9,000
  12 Brandywine Hundred Fire Co. No. 1  Bellefonte  $        8,000 $  9,000
  13 Christiana Fire Co.  Christiana  $        8,000 $  9,000
  14 Claymont Fire Co.  Claymont  $        8,000 $  9,000
  15 Cranston Heights Fire Co.  Cranston Heights       $        8,000 $  9,000
  16 Delaware City Fire Co.  Delaware City  $        8,000 $  9,000
  17 Elsmere Fire Co.  Elsmere  $        8,000 $  9,000
  18 Five Points Fire Co. No. 1  Richardson Park        $        8,000 $  9,000
  19 Good Will Fire Co. No. 1  New Castle  $        8,000 $  9,000
  20 Hockessin Fire Co.  Hockessin  $        8,000 $  9,000
  21 Holloway Terrace Fire Co.  Holloway Terrace       $        8,000 $  9,000
  22 Mill Creek Fire Co.  Marshallton  $        8,000 $  9,000
  23 Minquadale Fire Co.  Minquadale  $        8,000  $  9,000
  24 Minquas Fire Co. No. 1  Newport  $        8,000  $  9,000
  25 Odessa Fire Co.  Odessa  $        8,000 $  9,000
  26 Port Penn Volunteer Fire Co.  Port Penn  $        8,000 $  9,000
  27 Talleyville Fire Co.  Talleyville  $        8,000 $  9,000
  28 Townsend Fire Co.  Townsend  $        8,000 $  9,000
  29 Volunteer Hose Co.  Middletown  $        8,000 $  9,000
  30 Wilmington Manor Volunteer Fire Co.  Wilmington Manor       $        8,000 $  9,000
31
  32 Kent County
  33 Bowers Volunteer Fire Co.  Bowers  $        8,000 $  9,000
  34 Camden‑Wyoming Fire Co.  Camden  $        8,000 $  9,000
  35 Carlisle Fire Co.  Milford  $        8,000 $  9,000
  36 Cheswold Volunteer Fire Co.  Cheswold  $        8,000 $  9,000
  37 Citizens' Hose Co. No. 1  Smyrna  $        8,000 $  9,000
  38 Clayton Fire Co.  Clayton  $        8,000 $  9,000
  39 Dover Fire Dept.  Dover  $        8,000 $  9,000
  40 Farmington Volunteer Fire Co.  Farmington  $        8,000  $  9,000
  41 Felton Community Fire Co.  Felton  $        8,000  $  9,000
  42 Frederica Volunteer Fire Co.  Frederica  $        8,000 $  9,000
  43 Harrington Fire Co.  Harrington  $        8,000 $  9,000
  44 Hartly Volunteer Fire Co.  Hartly  $        8,000 $  9,000
  45 Houston Volunteer Fire Co.  Houston  $        8,000 $  9,000
  46 Leipsic Volunteer Fire Co.  Leipsic  $        8,000 $  9,000
  47 Little Creek Volunteer Fire Co.  Little Creek  $        8,000 $  9,000
  48 Magnolia Volunteer Fire Co.  Magnolia  $        8,000 $  9,000
  49 Marydel Volunteer Fire Co.  Marydel  $        8,000 $  9,000
  50 South Bowers Fire Co.  South Bowers  $        8,000 $  9,000
51
  52 Sussex County
  53 Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Co.  Bethany Beach  $        8,000 $  9,000
  54 Blades Volunteer Fire Co.  Blades  $        8,000 $  9,000
  55 Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Co.  Bridgeville  $        8,000 $  9,000
  56 Dagsboro Volunteer Fire Co.  Dagsboro  $        8,000 $  9,000
  57 Delmar Fire Dept.  Delmar  $        8,000  $  9,000
  58 Ellendale Volunteer Fire Co.  Ellendale  $        8,000  $  9,000
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   1 Frankford Volunteer Fire Co.  Frankford  $        8,000 $  9,000
   2 Georgetown Fire Co.  Georgetown  $        8,000 $  9,000
   3 Greenwood Volunteer Fire Co.  Greenwood  $        8,000 $  9,000
   4 Gumboro Volunteer Fire Co.  Gumboro  $        8,000 $  9,000
   5 Indian River Volunteer Fire Co.  Indian River  $        8,000 $  9,000
   6 Laurel Fire Dept.  Laurel  $        8,000  $        9,000
   7 Lewes Fire Dept.  Lewes  $        8,000  $        9,000
   8 Memorial Volunteer Fire Co.  Slaughter Beach  $        8,000 $  9,000
   9 Millsboro Fire Co.  Millsboro  $        8,000 $  9,000
  10 Millville Volunteer Fire Co.  Millville  $        8,000 $  9,000
  11 Milton Fire Dept.  Milton  $        8,000 $  9,000
  12 Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Co.  Rehoboth Beach  $        8,000 $  9,000
  13 Roxana Volunteer Fire Co.  Roxana  $        8,000 $  9,000
  14 Seaford Volunteer Fire Dept.  Seaford  $        8,000 $  9,000
  15 Selbyville Fire Co.  Selbyville  $        8,000 $  9,000
16
  17 TOTAL  $       480,000 $       540,000
18
19  (d) There is appropriated to the listed fire companies the following sums to be used for the maintenance of aerial or
  20 platform trucks and for the training of personnel in the techniques of extinguishing high-rise fires throughout Delaware:
21
  22 New Castle County
  23 Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Co.  Newark  $       16,000
  24 Belvedere Volunteer Fire Co.  Wilmington  $       16,000
  25 Brandywine Hundred Fire Co. No. 1  Bellefonte  $       16,000
  26 Christiana Fire Co.  Christiana  $       16,000
  27 Claymont Fire Co.  Claymont  $       16,000
  28 Delaware City Fire Co.  Delaware City  $       16,000
  29 Elsmere Fire Co.  Elsmere  $       16,000
  30 Five Points Fire Co. No. 1  Richardson Park  $       16,000
  31 Good Will Fire Co. No. 1  New Castle  $       16,000
  32 Hockessin Fire Co.  Hockessin  $       16,000
  33 Mill Creek Fire Co.  Marshallton  $       16,000
  34 Odessa Fire Co.  Odessa  $       16,000
  35 Talleyville Fire Co.  Talleyville  $       16,000
  36 Volunteer Hose Co.  Middletown  $       16,000
  37 Wilmington Manor Volunteer Fire Co.  Wilmington Manor  $       16,000
38
  39 Kent County
  40 Bowers Volunteer Fire Co.  Bowers  $       16,000
  41 Camden-Wyoming Fire Co.  Camden  $       16,000
  42 Carlisle Fire Co.  Milford  $       16,000
  43 Cheswold Volunteer Fire Co.  Cheswold  $       16,000
  44 Citizens' Hose Co. No. 1  Smyrna  $       16,000
  45 Clayton Fire Co.  Clayton  $       16,000
  46 Dover Fire Dept.  Dover  $       16,000
  47 Frederica Volunteer Fire Co.  Frederica  $       16,000
  48 Harrington Fire Co.  Harrington  $       16,000
  49 Little Creek Volunteer Fire Co.  Little Creek  $       16,000
50
  51 Sussex County
  52 Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Co.  Bethany Beach  $       16,000
  53 Dagsboro Volunteer Fire Co.  Dagsboro  $       16,000
  54 Delmar Fire Dept.  Delmar  $       16,000
  55 Ellendale Volunteer Fire Co.  Ellendale  $       16,000
  56 Georgetown Fire Co.  Georgetown  $       16,000
  57 Greenwood Volunteer Fire Co.  Greenwood  $       16,000
  58 Indian River Volunteer Fire Co.  Indian River  $       16,000
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   1 Laurel Fire Dept.  Laurel  $  16,000
   2 Lewes Fire Dept.  Lewes  $  16,000
   3 Memorial Volunteer Fire Co.  Slaughter Beach  $  16,000
   4 Millsboro Fire Co.  Millsboro  $  16,000
   5 Milton Fire Dept.  Milton  $  16,000
   6 Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Co.  Rehoboth Beach  $  16,000
   7 Roxana Volunteer Fire Co.  Roxanna  $  16,000
   8 Seaford Volunteer Fire Co.  Seaford  $  16,000
   9 Selbyville Volunteer Fire Co.  Selbyville  $  16,000
10
  11 TOTAL  $     640,000 $  656,000
12
13  (e) There is appropriated to the listed fire companies the following sums to be used for the maintenance and operation of
  14 rescue boats in the public service:
15
  16 New Castle County
  17 Delaware City Fire Co. – 2 rescue boats  Delaware City  $  8,000
  18 Good Will Fire Co. No. 1 – 2 rescue boats  New Castle  $  8,000
  19 Holloway Terrace Fire Co. – 2 rescue boats 3 rescue boats  Holloway Terrace       $        8,000 $  12,000
  20 Minquas Fire Co. No. 1 – 2 rescue boats  Newport  $  8,000
  21 Odessa Fire Co. – 1 rescue boat  Odessa  $  4,000
  22 Port Penn Volunteer Fire Co. – 3 rescue boats  Port Penn  $  12,000
  23 Townsend Fire Co. – 2 rescue boats  Townsend  $  8,000
  24 Volunteer Hose Co. – 1 rescue boat  Middletown  $  4,000
25
  26 Kent County
  27 Bowers Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 rescue boats  Bowers Beach  $  8,000
  28 Carlisle Fire Co. – 1 rescue boat  Milford  $  4,000
  29 Cheswold Volunteer Fire Co. – 1 rescue boat  Cheswold  $  4,000
  30 Citizens' Hose Co. No. 1 – 2 rescue boats  Smyrna  $  8,000
  31 Dover Fire Dept. – 1 rescue boat  Dover  $  4,000
  32 Frederica Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 rescue boats 1 rescue boat  Frederica  $        8,000 $  4,000
  33 Leipsic Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 rescue boats  Leipsic  $  8,000
  34 Little Creek Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 rescue boats  Little Creek  $  8,000
  35 Magnolia Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 rescue boats  Magnolia  $  8,000
  36 Marydel Volunteer Fire Co. – 1 rescue boat  Marydel  $  4,000
  37 South Bowers Fire Co. – 3 rescue boats  South Bowers  $  12,000
38
  39 Sussex County
  40 Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Co. – 1 rescue boat  Bethany Beach  $  4,000
  41 Blades Volunteer Fire Co. – 1 rescue boat  Blades  $  4,000
  42 Dagsboro Volunteer Fire Co. – 1 rescue boat  Dagsboro  $  4,000
  43 Delmar Fire Dept. - 1 rescue boat  Delmar  $  4,000
  44 Indian River Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 rescue boats  Indian River  $  8,000
  45 Laurel Fire Dept. – 1 rescue boat  Laurel  $  4,000
  46 Lewes Fire Dept. – 3 rescue boats  Lewes  $  12,000
  47 Memorial Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 rescue boats  Slaughter Beach  $  8,000
  48 Millsboro Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 rescue boats  Millsboro  $  8,000
  49 Millville Volunteer Fire Co. – 1 rescue boat  Millville  $  4,000
  50 Milton Fire Dept. – 2 rescue boats  Milton  $  8,000
  51 Rehoboth Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 rescue boats  Rehoboth  $  8,000
  52 Roxana Volunteer Fire Co. – 1 rescue boat  Roxana  $  4,000
  53 Seaford Volunteer Fire Co. – 1 rescue boat  Seaford  $  4,000
  54 Selbyville Volunteer Fire Co. – 1 rescue boat  Selbyville  $  4,000
55
  56 TOTAL  $       224,000
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1  (f) There is appropriated to the Mayor and Council of Wilmington the following sums to be used for:
2
3(i) the prevention and extinguishment of fires throughout the City of
4Wilmington and for the maintenance of the apparatus and equipment
5of the fire companies organized and equipped in the City.  $     257,663 $       268,000
6
7(ii) the maintenance of aerial or platform trucks and for the training of
8personnel in the techniques of extinguishing high-rise fires
9throughout the City of Wilmington.  $      26,000
10
11(iii) the maintenance and operation of 2 rescue boats 4 rescue boats
12in the public service.  $        8,000 $       16,000
13
  14 TOTAL  $     291,663 $       310,000
15
16  (g) There is appropriated to the listed fire companies the following sums to help level up the insurance premium tax
  17 revenues to be used for the maintenance of apparatus and equipment:
18
  19 Kent County
  20 Bowers Volunteer Fire Co.  Bowers  $      42,000
  21 Camden‑Wyoming Fire Co.  Camden  $      42,000
  22 Carlisle Fire Co.  Milford  $      42,000
  23 Cheswold Volunteer Fire Co.  Cheswold  $      42,000
  24 Citizens' Hose Co. No. 1  Smyrna  $      42,000
  25 Clayton Fire Co.  Clayton  $      42,000
  26 Dover Fire Dept.  Dover  $      42,000
  27 Farmington Volunteer Fire Co.  Farmington  $      42,000
  28 Felton Community Fire Co.  Felton  $      42,000
  29 Frederica Volunteer Fire Co.  Frederica  $      42,000
  30 Harrington Fire Co.  Harrington  $      42,000
  31 Hartly Volunteer Fire Co.  Hartly  $      42,000
  32 Houston Volunteer Fire Co.  Houston  $      42,000
  33 Leipsic Volunteer Fire Co.  Leipsic  $      42,000
  34 Little Creek Volunteer Fire Co.  Little Creek  $      42,000
  35 Magnolia Volunteer Fire Co.  Magnolia  $      42,000
  36 Marydel Volunteer Fire Co.  Marydel  $      42,000
  37 South Bowers Fire Co.  South Bowers  $      42,000
38
  39 Sussex County
  40 Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Co.  Bethany Beach  $      42,000
  41 Blades Volunteer Fire Co.  Blades  $      42,000
  42 Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Co.  Bridgeville  $      42,000
  43 Dagsboro Volunteer Fire Co.  Dagsboro  $      42,000
  44 Delmar Fire Dept.  Delmar  $      42,000
  45 Ellendale Volunteer Fire Co.  Ellendale  $      42,000
  46 Frankford Volunteer Fire Co.  Frankford  $      42,000
  47 Georgetown Fire Co.  Georgetown  $      42,000
  48 Greenwood Volunteer Fire Co.  Greenwood  $      42,000
  49 Gumboro Volunteer Fire Co.  Gumboro  $      42,000
  50 Indian River Volunteer Fire Co.  Indian River  $      42,000
  51 Laurel Fire Dept.  Laurel  $      42,000
  52 Lewes Fire Dept.  Lewes  $      42,000
  53 Memorial Volunteer Fire Co.  Slaughter Beach  $      42,000
  54 Millsboro Fire Co.  Millsboro  $      42,000
  55 Millville Volunteer Fire Co.  Millville  $      42,000
  56 Milton Fire Dept.  Milton  $      42,000
  57 Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Co.  Rehoboth Beach  $      42,000
  58 Roxana Volunteer Fire Co.  Roxana  $      42,000
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   1 Seaford Volunteer Fire Dept.  Seaford  $  42,000
   2 Selbyville Volunteer Fire Co.  Selbyville  $  42,000
3
   4 TOTAL  $      1,638,000
5
6  (h) (1) There is appropriated to the listed fire companies the following sums to provide Insurance Rebate Equalization for
   7 operations of volunteer fire companies:
8
   9 Kent County
  10 Bowers Volunteer Fire Co.  Bowers  $     101,650 $  130,000
  11 Camden‑Wyoming Fire Co.  Camden  $     101,650 $  130,000
  12 Carlisle Fire Co.  Milford  $     101,650 $  130,000
  13 Cheswold Volunteer Fire Co.  Cheswold  $     101,650 $  130,000
  14 Citizens' Hose Co. No. 1  Smyrna  $     101,650 $  130,000
  15 Clayton Fire Co.  Clayton  $     101,650 $  130,000
  16 Dover Fire Dept.  Dover  $     101,650 $  130,000
  17 Farmington Volunteer Fire Co.  Farmington  $     101,650 $  130,000
  18 Felton Community Fire Co.  Felton  $     101,650 $  130,000
  19 Frederica Volunteer Fire Co.  Frederica  $     101,650 $  130,000
  20 Harrington Fire Co.  Harrington  $     101,650 $  130,000
  21 Hartly Volunteer Fire Co.  Hartly  $     101,650 $  130,000
  22 Houston Volunteer Fire Co.  Houston  $     101,650 $  130,000
  23 Leipsic Volunteer Fire Co.  Leipsic  $     101,650   $        130,000
  24 Little Creek Volunteer Fire Co.  Little Creek  $     101,650   $        130,000
  25 Magnolia Volunteer Fire Co.  Magnolia  $     101,650 $  130,000
  26 Marydel Volunteer Fire Co.  Marydel  $     101,650 $  130,000
  27 South Bowers Fire Co.  South Bowers  $     101,650 $  130,000
28
  29 Sussex County
  30 Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Co.  Bethany Beach  $     101,650 $  130,000
  31 Blades Volunteer Fire Co.  Blades  $     101,650 $  130,000
  32 Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Co.  Bridgeville  $     101,650 $  130,000
  33 Dagsboro Volunteer Fire Co.  Dagsboro  $     101,650 $  130,000
  34 Delmar Fire Dept.  Delmar  $     101,650 $  130,000
  35 Ellendale Volunteer Fire Co.  Ellendale  $     101,650 $  130,000
  36 Frankford Volunteer Fire Co.  Frankford  $     101,650 $  130,000
  37 Georgetown Fire Co.  Georgetown  $     101,650 $  130,000
  38 Greenwood Volunteer Fire Co.  Greenwood  $     101,650 $  130,000
  39 Gumboro Volunteer Fire Co.  Gumboro  $     101,650 $  130,000
  40 Indian River Volunteer Fire Co.  Indian River  $     101,650   $        130,000
  41 Laurel Fire Dept.  Laurel  $     101,650   $        130,000
  42 Lewes Fire Dept.  Lewes  $     101,650 $  130,000
  43 Memorial Volunteer Fire Co.  Slaughter Beach        $     101,650 $  130,000
  44 Millsboro Fire Co.  Millsboro  $     101,650 $  130,000
  45 Millville Volunteer Fire Co.  Millville  $     101,650 $  130,000
  46 Milton Fire Dept.  Milton  $     101,650 $  130,000
  47 Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Co.  Rehoboth Beach  $     101,650 $  130,000
  48 Roxana Volunteer Fire Co.  Roxana  $     101,650 $  130,000
  49 Seaford Volunteer Fire Dept.  Seaford  $     101,650 $  130,000
  50 Selbyville Volunteer Fire Co.  Selbyville  $     101,650 $  130,000
51
  52 TOTAL  $ 3,964,350 $  5,070,000
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1  (2) For the current fiscal year, a calculation was made to determine the increase that the New Castle County Volunteer
   2 Fire Companies received for the insurance premium tax by calculating the difference between the two calendar years that
   3 immediately precede the current calendar year. The Joint Finance Committee intends to review this allocation annually
   4 for determination of the amount to be added to the base allocation to each Volunteer Fire Company in Kent and Sussex
   5 Counties. At no time shall this amount be less than the base amount of $22,401 that was included in the Fiscal Year 1999
   6 Grant-in-Aid Appropriation Bill.
7
8  (i) There is hereby appropriated to the listed fire companies the following sums for operation of substations:
9
  10 New Castle County
  11 Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Co. – 2 substations  Newark  $       60,000 $  70,000
  12 Christiana Fire Co. – 2 substations  Christiana  $       60,000 $  70,000
  13 Claymont Fire Co.  Claymont  $       30,000 $  35,000
  14 Mill Creek Fire Co.  Marshallton  $       30,000 $  35,000
  15 Odessa Fire Co.  Odessa  $       30,000 $  35,000
  16 Volunteer Hose Co.  Middletown  $       30,000 $  35,000
  17 Wilmington Manor Volunteer Fire Co.  Wilmington Manor       $       30,000 $  35,000
18
  19 Kent County
  20 Carlisle Fire Co.  Milford  $        35,000
  21 Dover Fire Dept.  Dover  $       30,000 $  35,000
22
  23 Sussex County
  24 Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Co.  Bethany Beach  $       30,000 $  35,000
  25 Ellendale Volunteer Fire Co.  Ellendale  $       30,000   $        35,000
  26 Indian River Volunteer Fire Co.  Indian River  $       30,000 $  35,000
  27 Laurel Fire Dept.  Laurel  $       30,000 $  35,000
  28 Lewes and Rehoboth Station 3  Rehoboth Beach  $       30,000 $  35,000
  29 Lewes Fire Dept.  Lewes  $       30,000 $  35,000
  30 Memorial Volunteer Fire Co.  Slaughter Beach        $       30,000 $  35,000
  31 Millsboro Fire Co.  Millsboro  $       30,000 $  35,000
  32 Millville Volunteer Fire Co.  Millville  $       30,000 $  35,000
  33 Rehoboth Fire Volunteer Fire Co.  Rehoboth Beach  $       30,000 $  35,000
  34 Roxana Volunteer Fire Co.  Roxana  $       30,000 $  35,000
35
  36 TOTAL  $      630,000 $        770,000
37
38  (j) There is appropriated to the listed organizations the following sums to be used for the operation and maintenance of
  39 ambulances in the public service:
40
41American Legion, Kent Post 14 – 4 ambulances  Smyrna  $       80,000 $  98,000
42American Legion, Sussex Post 8 – 3 ambulances Georgetown  $       60,000 $  98,000
434 ambulances
44Mid‑Sussex Rescue Squad – 4 ambulances  Millsboro  $       80,000 $  98,000
45
  46 TOTAL  $      220,000 $        294,000
47
  48 TOTAL - Section 3 - Fire Companies and Public Service Ambulance Companies  $ 13,258,013 $ 15,541,500
49
50  Section 4. (a) Funds are hereby appropriated to the following Grant‑in‑Aid recipients in the amounts listed and shall be
  51 used to furnish services through a duly selected service officer to Delaware Veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States,
  52 their widows and orphans, by providing contact services in Sussex, Kent and New Castle Counties:
53
  54 American Legion, Callaway Kemp Raughley Tee Post 7  $       12,750 $  13,500
  55 American Legion, David C. Harrison Post 14  $       12,750 $  13,500
  56 American Legion, Department of Delaware  $       67,500 $  72,000
  57 American Legion, Milford Post 3  $       12,750   $        13,500
  58 American Legion, Nanticoke Post 6  $  5,000
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   1 American Legion, Oak Orchard-Riverdale Post 28  $       12,750 $  13,500
   2 American Legion, Walter L. Fox Post 2  $       12,750 $  13,500
   3 American Legion, William T. Spooner Post 17  $       12,750 $  13,500
   4 Delaware American Legion Foundation  $       12,750 $  13,500
   5 Delaware Veterans, Post 2  $       12,750 $  13,500
   6 Disabled American Veterans  $       59,000    $       61,500
   7 Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 1  $        7,500    $       10,000
   8 Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 6  $       10,000
   9 Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 7  $        7,500 $  10,000
  10 Janie's Hands Veterans Transitional Housing Program  $       15,000
  11 National Association for Black Veterans, Chapter 94  $       12,750 $  13,500
  12 Paralyzed Veterans of America, Colonial Chapter  $       47,500 $  49,875
  13 Peoples Community Center - Center for Transitioning Veterans  $       12,750
  14 People's Place II  $       30,000 $  32,000
  15 Veterans of Foreign Wars, Department of Delaware  $       50,000 $  52,500
  16 Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 7234  $        5,000
  17 Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 83  $       62,000 $  65,000
  18 Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 850  $       47,000 $  47,000
19
20  (b) Funds are hereby appropriated to the following Grant‑in‑Aid recipients in the amounts listed for operations expenses:
21
  22 American Legion, Callaway Kemp Raughley Tee Post 7  $       12,750 $  12,750
  23 American Legion, Canal Post 25  $       12,750    $       12,750
  24 American Legion, David C. Harrison Post 14  $       15,000    $       16,000
  25 American Legion, Department of Delaware  $       20,000 $  21,000
  26 American Legion, Milford Post 3  $       12,750 $  13,000
  27 American Legion, Nanticoke Post 6  $       12,000
  28 American Legion, Oak Orchard-Riverdale Post 28  $       12,750 $  13,000
  29 American Legion, Walter L. Fox Post 2  $       12,750 $  13,000
  30 American Legion, William T. Spooner Post 17  $       12,750 $  13,000
  31 Delaware American Legion Foundation  $       12,750 $  13,000
  32 Delaware Veterans, Post 2  $       12,750 $  15,000
  33 Disabled American Veterans  $       12,750 $  13,500
  34 Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 1  $        2,500 $  2,500
  35 Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 6  $        2,500
  36 Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 7  $        2,500 $  2,500
  37 Home of the Brave Foundation  $        7,500 $  13,500
  38 Janie's Hands Veterans Transitional Housing Program  $       35,000
  39 National Association for Black Veterans, Chapter 94  $       12,750 $  13,500
  40 Paralyzed Veterans of America, Colonial Chapter  $       15,000    $       15,750
  41 Peoples Community Center - Center for Transitioning Veterans  $       12,000
  42 People's Place II  $       35,000
  43 Sussex County Amvets, Post 2  $       10,000
  44 Veterans of Foreign Wars, Department of Delaware  $       12,750 $  15,000
  45 Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 7234  $       15,000
  46 Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 8801  $        5,000 $  15,000
  47 Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 1105  $       12,750 $  15,000
  48 Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 83  $       12,750 $  15,000
  49 Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 850  $       15,000 $  15,000
50
51  (c) Expenses for Memorial Day programs incurred by local Posts in Sussex, Kent and New Castle Counties shall be
  52 reimbursed out of operation expenses appropriated in subsection (b) of this Section on vouchers properly submitted to
  53 and approved by their representative veterans' organizations.
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1  (d) There is appropriated to the American Legion, Department of Delaware the following sums to be used for:
2
3(i) the bearing of expenses incident to the holding of Boys' State.  $       12,750 $       13,500
4
5(ii) the bearing of expenses incident to the holding of Trooper Youth
6Week in conjunction with the Delaware State Police.  $       12,750 $       13,500
7
8  (e) There is appropriated to the American Legion Auxiliary, Department of Delaware
   9 the following sum to be used for the bearing of expenses incident to the holding of
  10 Girls' State.  $       12,750 $       13,500
11
  12 TOTAL ‑ Section 4 - Veterans Organizations  $      839,000 $      985,125
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1Section 5. To be considered for a Grant-in-Aid appropriation under Section 1 or Section 2 of this Act, an
2 agency must meet the following criteria:
3(a) Be an incorporated non-profit (or under the umbrella of a parent organization which is also an incorporated
4 non-profit) and operating for two years before applying for Grant-in-Aid.
5(b) Have bylaws that clearly state the purpose of the agency and include a definition of the duties of the Board
6 of Directors.
7(c) Have an active, community-represented, volunteer Board of Directors that sets policies, goals, and
8 objectives and maintains minutes of regularly scheduled meetings and any special meetings.
9(d) Have programs that are unduplicated by other state-supported agencies and satisfy unmet human needs of
10 the community; have personnel policies including job descriptions and classifications.
11(e) Have competent executives, competent staffing, and reasonable facilities.
12(f) Practice non-discrimination.
13(g) Have accounting (budget) procedures and documents described in Section 9 of this Act.
14(h) Use funds in accordance with the application.
15(i) Demonstrate community support.
16(j) Request funds only for a program which does not receive full funding from other sources of revenue.
17(k) Must not request funds through a fiscal agent.
18(l) Submit an annual electronic application by the deadline noticed in the Controller General’s Office Grants
19 Management System and on the Grant-in-Aid website.
20Section 6. No funds appropriated in this Act shall be expended for:
21(a) Providing child daycare.
22(b) The purchase of capital equipment.
23(c) The relocation, rehabilitation, renovation, or purchase of buildings.
24(d) The payment of any part of an elected official’s salary or benefits.
25(e) A political campaign or for partisan political purposes.
26(f) The hiring of lobbyists or other lobbying services.
27(g) Activities, programs, or services that benefit individuals who do not reside in Delaware.
28Section 7. The Controller General may, from time to time, contract for or conduct performance and financial
29 audits of any non-state agency for which funds are appropriated in this Act. During the fiscal year, the Joint Finance
30 Committee Co-Chairs and the Office of the Controller General shall conduct random, in-depth assessments of agencies
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1 listed in this Act. Said assessments shall include, but not be limited to, a review of the agency’s performance measures,
2 program evaluation metrics, site visits, and meetings with agency Executive Directors and Board of Directors.
3Section 8. Section 6505(d) of Title 29 of the Delaware Code provides that monies appropriated for Grant-in-
4 Aid in each fiscal year shall be paid in quarterly installments. For each fiscal year, payments shall be paid in four equal
5 installments, one each in July, October, January, and April. Upon notification by a Co-Chair of the Joint Finance
6 Committee or the Office of the Controller General, the State Treasurer shall be directed to withhold such installment
7 payment(s). An installment payment may also be delayed or withheld if the Grant-in-Aid recipient:
8(a) Has not submitted a quarterly statement of expenditures if required to do so.
9(b) Expended funds from Grant-in-Aid for purposes not intended by the General Assembly.
10(c) Expended funds for uses listed in Section 6.
11(d) Is ceasing some or all its activities, programs, or service(s) for which it has applied or is no longer in operation.
12 Any remaining funding may be reallocated upon approval from the Controller General as determined by the Co-Chairs of
13 the Joint Finance Committee.
14(e) In the case of a senior center closing during the fiscal year, any remaining quarterly payments will be retained
15 in the Office of the Controller General. Disbursements from this account shall be made in consultation with the University
16 of Delaware and with the approval of the Co-Chairs of the Joint Finance Committee.
17Section 9. (a) It is the intent of the General Assembly that each Grant-in-Aid recipient shall submit one of the
18 following with its application for a grant award in each fiscal year:
19(1) The most recent copy of the agency’s audit completed by either a Certified Public Accountant or a
20Public Accountant. The audit must have been issued within the past three years.
21(2) The most recent copy of the agency’s review or compilation of financial statements completed by
22either a Certified Public Accountant or a Public Accountant. The review or compilation must have been issued
23within the past three years.
24(3) If the agency is not able to provide an audit or a review or compilation of financial statements, the
25agency must submit a statement of the circumstances surrounding the reason in its electronic application. It should
26also include any supporting financial documentation that may assist the Joint Finance Committee in its application
27review, including but not limited to prepared profit and loss statements, relevant budget materials, IRS Form 990s,
28or bank statements.
29(4) The lack of an audit, review or compilation of financial statements, or supporting financial
30documentation may impact the ultimate funding decision of the Joint Finance Committee.
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1(b) Fire companies listed in this Act shall submit financial information on the form approved by the State
2 Treasurer, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Controller General. Financial forms will be
3 submitted to the State Fire School, and they will be responsible for forwarding copies of the forms to the Office of the
4 Controller General. The listed fire companies in Section 3 of this Act are exempt from the provisions of subsection (a) of
5 this section and are not required to submit an annual electronic application for funding for Grant-in-Aid.
6(c) Non-compliance by a Grant-in-Aid recipient with the provisions of this Section shall automatically disqualify
7 the applicant for consideration of a Grant-in-Aid award in the next fiscal year.
8Section 10. It is the intent of the Joint Finance Committee to review all Grant-in-Aid applications and give
9 consideration to the diversity of an agency’s revenues, including the percentage of revenues that are from other State
10 funding sources, agency grants, or contracts. The Joint Finance Committee will also consider the percentage of an agency’s
11 budget allocated to salaries and benefits.
12Section 11. Section 1 of this Act provides an appropriation to the Department of Finance, Office of the Secretary
13 (25-01-01), for the County Seat Package. Of that amount, $100,000 $375,000 is appropriated to the City of Dover, $14,000
14 $90,000 is appropriated to the Town of Georgetown, and the balance will be appropriated by formula. Of the amount
15 appropriated to the City of Wilmington, up to $300,000 shall be used for public safety.
16Section 12. (a) Section 1 of this Act provides an appropriation to the Department of Health and Social Services,
17 Public Health, Emergency Medical Services (35-05-30), for Paramedic Program Operations for the state component of the
18 operational costs associated with each county’s paramedic service for Advanced Life Support. It is the intent of the General
19 Assembly that for each fiscal year, the state appropriation for county paramedic program operations pursuant to 16 Del. C.
20 Ch. 98 will be based on each county’s adopted budget for the fiscal year immediately prior to the fiscal year in which the
21 paramedic program is to be funded. Such payments shall be made pursuant to Section 8 of this Act. Further, it is the intent
22 of the General Assembly to review 16 Del. C. Ch. 98 to determine the most appropriate county and state cost share for the
23 continued support of this program.
24(b) Section 1 of this Act provides an appropriation of $3,000,000 to the Department of Health and Social Services,
25 Public Health, Emergency Medical Services (35-05-30), for Paramedic Program Operations Block Grant. These funds shall
26 be allocated equally among counties that operate an approved paramedic program and shall be used for operational costs.
27 The Department is authorized to take the necessary steps to make a total payment of the Paramedic Program Operations
28 Block Grant at the beginning of the first quarter of each fiscal year. To any extent necessary, the Office of Emergency
29 Medical Services shall report to the Office of the Controller General and the Office of Management and Budget by May 1,
30 2026, if the Office has any suggested changes that should be considered in 16 Del. C. c. 98 or epilogue in the Grants-in-Aid
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1 Act as it relates to facilitating the disbursement of the Paramedic Program Operations Block Grant or the calculation and
2 disbursement of the state component of the Paramedic Program Operations to allow for optimal use of the funding among
3 the counties that operate an approved paramedic program.
4(c) Emergency Medical Services shall have an audit performed by the State Auditor annually to ensure that
5 reimbursement to the counties for the state share of costs was for approved Advanced Life Support Services. Adjustments
6 shall be made to the final quarterly reimbursement based on the audit results.
7Section 13. (a) The sums appropriated to the various Senior Centers and Senior Center Transportation in
8 Section 1 of this Act shall be made available to the Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Services for
9 Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities, Administration/Community Services (35-14-01), to meet the State’s matching
10 requirement for federal funds appropriated under the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended. Those senior centers
11 receiving funds under the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended, shall present to the Division of Services for Aging
12 and Adults with Physical Disabilities a proposal for the expenditure of state funds. The proposal submitted to the Division
13 of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities shall be prepared in accordance with the guidelines established
14 for the administration of programs under the Older Americans Act.
15(b) To be considered for funding, a senior center must meet the criteria established in Section 5, and in addition,
16 offer a minimum of each of the following:
17(1) Congregate meals offered at least once daily during regularly scheduled senior center hours. Meals
18provided should comply with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
19(2) Transportation to and from a center should be available at least twice daily during regularly scheduled
20senior center hours.
21(3) Social and recreational activities, or other types of health, wellness, physical fitness, educational
22enrichment, support, or outreach program offerings, must be available daily during regularly scheduled senior
23center hours.
24(c) Funding will be determined by the Joint Finance Committee based upon its evaluation and with advice from
25 the University of Delaware Institute for Public Administration (IPA). Any professional services contract the IPA provides
26 to the Office of the Controller General shall not contain an amount used to fund overhead or student tuition expenses.
27Section 14. It is the intent of the General Assembly that the Department of Health and Social Services, Division
28 of Public Health, continue funding the Alliance for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention at the Fiscal Year 2006 contract
29 levels.
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1Section 15. (a) The funds appropriated in Section 1 for the Department of Safety and Homeland Security (DSHS),
2 Office of the Secretary, Administration (45-01-01), State Aid to Local Law Enforcement (SALLE), and Emergency Illegal
3 Drug Enforcement (EIDE), shall be allocated according to an application process administered by the DSHS with the award
4 amounts determined by the SALLE Committee. Expenditures from these funds must be approved by the Director of the
5 Office of Management and Budget and the Controller General.
6(b) Local law enforcement agencies may combine their allocations, upon approval of the SALLE Committee, to
7 support a pool arrangement to fund a contiguous area served by more than one local law enforcement agency.
8(c) Each local law enforcement agency contracting for an allocation shall, not later than April 1 of the current
9 fiscal year, report in detail the plan under which such funds are being expended, and any other information requested by the
10 SALLE Committee. The DSHS shall submit an annual report to the members of the General Assembly, the Director of the
11 Office of Management and Budget, and the Controller General on or before May 1 of the current fiscal year, detailing the
12 agencies that were awarded grants from these funds, the amount of the grants, and the purpose of the grants.
13Section 16. Appropriations made in Section 1 of this Act to Emergency Medical Services, SALLE, and EIDE
14 shall not be subject to the provisions in Sections 5, 6, 8, and 9. Funds appropriated to SALLE and EIDE shall not be subject
15 to reversion at the end of the fiscal year if unexpended or unencumbered, and shall be continued for a period of up to three
16 years.
17Section 17. Section 1 of this Act provides an appropriation of $1,650,000 to the Department of Safety and
18 Homeland Security, Office of the Secretary, Administration (45-01-01), for the Higher Education Public Safety Fund. This
19 amount shall be appropriated to the Mayor and the City Council of Dover and shall be used to offset expenditures related to
20 providing police and fire services at the campuses of Delaware State University, Delaware Technical Community College,
21 and the University of Delaware in Dover. The Department is authorized to take the necessary steps to make a total payment
22 of the Higher Education Public Safety Fund at the beginning of the first quarter of each fiscal year.
23Section 18. (a) The State Treasurer is authorized to take the necessary steps to make a total payment of the
24 appropriation in Section 2 of this Act at the beginning of the first quarter of the fiscal year for the agencies as follows:
25ARC of Delaware
26August Quarterly Festival Committee
27Camp Barnes
28City of Delaware City – Delaware City Day Committee
29City of New Castle – Separation Day
30Delaware Academy of Science
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1Delaware Association for Blind Athletes
2Delaware Juneteenth Association
3New Castle Historical Society
4(b) The State Treasurer is authorized to take the necessary steps to make a total payment of the appropriation to
5 any Grant-in-Aid recipient receiving an amount of $6,000 or less listed in Sections 2 or 4 of this Act at the beginning of the
6 first quarter of each fiscal year.
7(c) The State Treasurer is authorized to take the necessary steps to make a total payment of the appropriation to the
8 fire companies and public service ambulance companies listed in Section 3 of this Act at the beginning of the first quarter
9 of each fiscal year.
10(d) The State Treasurer is authorized to take the necessary steps to make a total payment of the appropriation to
11 organizations funded on a one-time basis in Section 2 of this Act at the beginning of the first quarter of each fiscal year.
12Section 19. Section 2 of this Act appropriates $140,000 to the Department of Services for Children, Youth and
13 Their Families (37-06-40) for the support of children in custody or care of the Department. The expenditure of these funds
14 shall be contingent upon the passage of House Bill 341 or similar legislation of the 153rd General Assembly.
15Section 20. (a) Section 2 of this Act appropriates $50,000 for the Education Compensation System Review and
16 Modernization (95-01-01). The Department of Education ("Department"), in consultation with the Office of Management
17 and Budget, local education agencies, charter schools, employee organizations, and other stakeholders as deemed
18 appropriate, shall conduct a comprehensive review of the compensation provisions contained in Chapter 13, Title 14, of the
19 Delaware Code. The review shall be limited to compensation provisions contained in 14 Del. C. § 1305(k) through (o) and
20 § 1305(r) through (t), together with any related statutes, regulations, policies, and funding mechanisms associated with
21 salary supplements, salary stipends, educational attainment supplements, certification supplements, incentive payments, and
22 other state-funded compensation adjustments. The review shall not include the compensation provisions contained in 14
23 Del. C. § 1305(a) through (j), and nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing the Department to recommend
24 modifications to the state salary schedule, experience-based compensation structure, degree classifications, or other
25 compensation components established under those subsections. The Department shall identify and recommend statutory
26 revisions necessary to establish a comprehensive, streamlined, and standardized compensation framework that:
27(1) Creates uniform methodologies for the administration of state-funded salary supplements, stipends,
28incentives, and additional compensation payments.
29(2) Consolidates, where appropriate, compensation adjustments currently authorized under 14 Del. C.
30§1305(k) through (o) and §1305(r) through (t).
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1(3) Establishes transparent and consistent statewide standards for determining compensation associated
2with educational attainment beyond the salary schedule, certifications, licensure, professional responsibilities,
3leadership assignments, hard-to-staff positions, recruitment incentives, retention incentives, and other
4compensation adjustments.
5(4) Reduces reliance on separate statutory enactments establishing individual compensation supplements,
6stipends, or incentive programs for specific employee groups.
7(5) Creates a framework capable of accommodating future compensation enhancements through a
8standardized structure rather than through multiple stand-alone legislative initiatives.
9(b) On or before January 31, 2027, the Department shall submit a report and recommendations to the Governor,
10 the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Controller General, the Co-Chairs of the Joint Finance
11 Committee, the Chair and Vice Chair of the House Education Committee, and the Chair and Vice Chair of the Senate
12 Education Committee. The report shall include:
13(1) Findings from the review.
14(2) Recommended amendments to Chapter 13, Title 14 of the Delaware Code.
15(3) Identification of statutory provisions that may be consolidated, repealed, or incorporated into a unified
16compensation structure.
17(c) It is the intent of the General Assembly that the recommendations developed pursuant to this section provide a
18 comprehensive compensation framework for supplements, stipends, incentives, and related compensation adjustments,
19 thereby reducing the need for future stand-alone legislation establishing separate compensation programs for individual
20 classifications of education employees.
21Section 21. Section 2 of this Act appropriates $1,000,000 for Housing Initiatives to Department of Health and
22 Social Services, Social Services, State Service Centers (35-07-02). The expenditure of these funds shall be used for
23 supplemental emergency transitional housing payments to vendors for shelter operations. A report detailing the distribution
24 and expenditure of these funds shall be reported to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Controller
25 General by May 1, 2027.
26Section 22. (a) Section 2 of this Act appropriates $528,049 for Senior Center Contingency (01-08-02). It is the
27 intent of the General Assembly that this funding be used for the purposes of supporting the reopening and operation of the
28 Wilmington Senior Center (“WSC”), subject to the requirements of this section. Notwithstanding any other law or
29 provision to the contrary, no Fiscal Year 2027 appropriations provided to the WSC under Section 2 of this Act may be
30 disbursed until the Executive Director, Board President, and Treasurer of the WSC jointly submit to the Co-Chairs of the
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1 Joint Finance Committee a written report containing a proposed reopening plan and certify that the information contained
2 therein is true, accurate, and complete to the best of their knowledge. The report and reopening plan must include all of the
3 following:
4(1) The names and positions of the officers, employees, consultants, contractors, and key volunteers
5responsible for the planning and reopening of the WSC.
6(2) A detailed timeline for reopening the WSC, including actions completed since the closure of the
7facility in March 2026, actions remaining to be completed, anticipated completion dates for each action, the
8projected reopening date, and an explanation of how the WSC intends to achieve such milestones.
9(3) A description of the circumstances that led to the closure of the WSC and the corrective actions taken,
10planned, or under consideration to address those circumstances.
11(4) Whether the WSC has identified any individual or individuals whose actions or omissions materially
12contributed to the circumstances resulting in the closure of the WSC and, to the extent permitted by law, whether
13any corrective, disciplinary, governance, legal, or other actions have been taken or are under consideration in
14response.
15(5) A description of any changes implemented or proposed with respect to the WSC's governance,
16organizational structure, financial management, internal controls, policies, procedures, staffing, or leadership.
17(6) A detailed operating budget demonstrating how the appropriations provided under this Act would be
18utilized to support the reopening and ongoing operation of the WSC, including anticipated revenues, expenditures,
19and cash-flow needs.
20(7) Whether the WSC has engaged, or intends to engage, an independent Certified Public Accountant to
21conduct a financial audit or review of the WSC's operations and finances. Upon completion, a copy of any such
22audit or review shall be provided to the Co-Chairs of the Joint Finance Committee.
23(8) A description of any real property sold, under rental agreements, transferred, or otherwise disposed of
24by the WSC during the preceding 5 years, including the date of disposition, sale price or other consideration
25received, purchaser or transferee, and an accounting of how the proceeds were utilized. The report shall identify
26the current balance of any proceeds that remain available to the WSC.
27(b) Upon receipt and review of the report and reopening plan required under subsection (a), the Co-Chairs of the
28 Joint Finance Committee may authorize the Controller General to release all or a portion of the appropriations otherwise
29 payable to the WSC under this Act. The Co-Chairs may condition the release of funds on the completion of milestones
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1 identified in the reopening plan and may require the submission of periodic progress, financial, and expenditure reports, or
2 other documentation demonstrating compliance with the reopening plan and the appropriate use of State funds.
3(c) The Co-Chairs of the Joint Finance Committee may direct the Controller General to withhold any remaining
4 appropriations provided under this Act until any requested information or documentation has been submitted and reviewed.
5(d) In the event that any funding from the Senior Center Contingency is not provided to the WSC, the Co-Chairs
6 may reallocate any remaining funding consistent with Section 8(d) and (e) of this Act.
7Section 23. Section 2 of this Act appropriates $240,000 for State Fire Prevention Commission (75-03-01). It is the
8 intent of the General Assembly that the expenditure of these funds shall be used to fund the processing fees or otherwise of
9 the mandatory criminal history background checks administered through IdentoGO to ensure that volunteers of fire
10 companies do not face out-of-pocket costs.
11Section 24. Section 2 of this Act appropriates $3,200,000 for Statewide Fire Companies and Public Service
12 Ambulance Companies. Of this amount, $50,000 shall be provided to each of the fire companies listed in Section 3(a) of
13 this Act, $50,000 shall be provided to the Wilmington Fire Department, and $50,000 shall be provided to each of the public
14 service ambulance companies listed in Section 3(j) of this Act. The State Treasurer is authorized to take the necessary steps
15 to make a total one-time payment of this appropriation to the aforementioned organizations at the beginning of the first
16 quarter of the fiscal year.
17Section 25. Section 2 of this Act provides an appropriation to the Delaware State Fair. Of that amount, $5,000
18 shall be used for purses on Governor’s Day and shall be paid by the State Treasurer at the beginning of the first quarter of
19 each fiscal year. The remainder of the appropriation shall be paid in quarterly allotments, as provided in § 6505 of Title 29
20 of the Delaware Code, and used for prizes for achievements in agriculture, animal raising, and in works of manual training
21 and the domestic arts to be awarded at the annual State Fair.
22Section 26. Section 2 of this Act appropriates $55,000 for the People’s Community Center. It is the intent of the
23 General Assembly that this funding be used for the purposes of supporting the programming provided by its Center for
24 Children and Youth. The People’s Community Center shall submit to the Co-Chairs of the Joint Finance Committee
25 through the Office of the Controller General a quarterly report of the program's progress, which shall include the number of
26 children served and a report of all expenditures related to the program that used Grant-in-Aid funds.
27Section 27. (a) Section 2 of this Act appropriates $3,200,000 for Statewide Fire Companies and Public Service
28 Ambulance Companies. Of this amount, $50,000 is allocated to the Marydel Volunteer Fire Company (“MVFC”). Section 3
29 of this Act appropriates $297,500 to the MVFC. On April 27, 2026, the Office of Auditor of Accounts (“OAOA”) issued a
30 report to the Delaware State Fire Prevention Commission regarding an investigation involving the MVFC. Notwithstanding
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1 any other law or provision to the contrary, no Fiscal Year 2027 appropriations provided to the MVFC under Sections 2 or 3
2 of this Act shall be disbursed until the President and Treasurer of the MVFC jointly certify and submit a written report to
3 the Co-Chairs of the Joint Finance Committee. Such certification shall attest that the information contained in the report is
4 true, accurate, and complete to the best of their knowledge. The report shall address all of the following:
5(1) Each finding, allegation, or concern identified in the OAOA report, and the corrective actions taken,
6planned, or under consideration by the MVFC to address such matters.
7(2) Whether the MVFC has implemented, or intends to implement, any changes to its governance,
8organizational structure, financial controls, policies, procedures, or leadership structure, including a description of
9any such changes.
10(3) Whether any individual identified as having participated in, contributed to, or been responsible for the
11conduct described in the OAOA report has been subject to disciplinary action, removal, referral to law
12enforcement, or referral to any other appropriate authority, to the extent permitted by law.
13(4) The status of each recommendation contained in the OAOA report, including whether the
14recommendation has been implemented, is in the process of being implemented, or will not be implemented,
15together with an anticipated implementation timeline, if applicable.
16(5) Whether the MVFC has engaged, or intends to engage, an independent Certified Public Accountant to
17conduct a comprehensive financial audit. Upon completion of such audit, a copy of the final audit report shall be
18provided to the Co-Chairs of the Joint Finance Committee.
19(b) Upon receipt and review of the report required under subsection (a), the Co-Chairs of the Joint Finance
20 Committee may direct the Controller General to release all or a portion of the appropriations otherwise payable to the
21 MVFC under this Act. The Co-Chairs may request additional information or documentation from the MVFC as a condition
22 of releasing funds and may direct that payments remain withheld until such information is provided.
23Section 28. The Office of Management and Budget, with the approval of the Office of the Controller General,
24 shall be authorized to identify, reallocate, and reclassify 2.0 vacant FTEs and associated funding into the Office of
25 Management and Budget, Budget Development and Planning (10-02-10) for the purposes of local zoning ordinance
26 coordination and support, contingent upon the passage of House Substitute 1 for House Bill 450 or similar legislation of the
27 153rd General Assembly.
28Section 29. Notwithstanding any other law or provision to the contrary, the Department of State shall identify an
29 appropriate funding source and provide up to $150,000 to support the STAR Fund, administered by the Division of Small
30 Business, as established by Senate Bill 327 of the 152nd General Assembly. On or before May 1, 2027, the Department of
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1 State, through the Division of Small Business, shall submit a report to the Director of the Office of Management and
2 Budget and the Controller General that includes all the following:
3(1) The funding source identified pursuant to this section.
4(2) The distribution and expenditure of funds of the STAR Fund since the program’s inception.
5(3) The number of individuals who have received STAR Fund awards since the program’s inception and
6the amount awarded to each recipient, or aggregate award information if individual award amounts are not
7intended to be disclosed.
8(4) Recommendations regarding the establishment of dedicated funding source for the STAR Fund,
9including a recommended annual funding amount.
10(5) Any other information the Division determines is relevant to the administration of the STAR Fund.
11Section 30. The Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) may seek authorization from the federal
12 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish an indirect medical education program for institutions
13 participating in a graduate medical education program. Upon federal CMS approval, DHSS is authorized to request
14 additional spending authority, as necessary, to implement the program. Payments to institutions pursuant to this section of
15 epilogue are contingent upon the receipt of the nonfederal share. In the event the funds are not available, the State of
16 Delaware is not obligated to make payments under this section of epilogue.
17Section 31. Each volunteer fire company and auxiliary organization shall submit a semiannual Volunteer and
18 Personnel Roster (the “roster”) to the Delaware Department of Finance (DOF) and the State Fire Prevention Commission.
19 The roster shall be submitted electronically in a format prescribed by the DOF and must include each individual’s full legal
20 name, full Social Security number, address, membership category, company name or affiliation, and an indication of
21 whether the individual meets the qualifications for an active volunteer and/or a lifetime member. For purposes of this
22 section, “Personnel” includes all members of a volunteer fire company or auxiliary organization, including active and
23 lifetime members, Fire Police, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel, administrative officers, members of Boards
24 of Directors and Trustees, Executive Officers (including Presidents, Vice Presidents, Secretaries, and Treasurers), auxiliary
25 members, support personnel, junior members, chaplains, and any other paid staff.
26Section 32. Notwithstanding any other law or provision to the contrary, the University of Delaware may not make
27 payments for utility bills and building permit fees owed to the City of Newark through the use of a credit card.
28Section 33. Amend Chapter 7, Title 18 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and
29 insertions as shown by underline as follows:
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1§ 705. Reporting by insurers of gross premiums; payments to fire companies or departments and the State
2 Insurance Coverage Office based on the Insurance Commissioner’s reports.
3(d) Payments made from the special fund under paragraph (c)(1) of this section are to be used as follows:
4(1) For the City of Wilmington, for the Firemen’s Pension Fund of the Bureau of Fire in the City of
5Wilmington for assisting and maintaining the fire department.
6(2) For the County of New Castle outside the City of Wilmington, Kent County, and Sussex County, for
7assisting and maintaining the fire companies or departments in each of these areas.
8Section 34. Amend Chapter 83, Title 29 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through
9 and insertions as shown by underline as follows:
10§ 8318. Compensatory payments for certain exempt properties owned by the State.
11(c) The total amount of payments made by the Secretary with respect to all county seats shall not exceed
12 $3,900,000 $4,250,000 in any state fiscal year.
13(e) The appropriation in the Grants-In-Aid Act for the compensatory payments shall not be subject to the limitation
14 in § 6533(f) of Title 29.
15Section 35. Amend the Fiscal Year 2027 Appropriations Act (Senate Bill 335 of the 153rd General Assembly) by
16 deleting Section 8(g)(3) thereof in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
17    “(3) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary and subject to the approval of the Office of Management and
18Budget, state agency teachers shall be authorized to receive a salary supplement in addition to the salary derived
19by subsection (g)(1) for such employees. Such salary supplements shall be paid up to the equivalent of, but in no
20case to exceed, the average of the three highest salaries for like positions paid by school districts. The first revision
21shall be calculated by the Office of Management and Budget for implementation in Fiscal Year 2027 and shall be
22calculated every three fiscal years thereafter. All pay changes shall be effective on the first day of the first full pay
23cycle of the fiscal year.”
24Section 36. Section 1 of 85 Del. Laws c. 63 appropriated one-time funding of $1,485.0 in Smart Food Program to
25 Executive, Office of Management and Budget, Contingencies and One-Time Items (10-02-11). These funds shall be
26 reprogrammed to support initiatives focused on improving food access and nutrition in the SNAP and WIC programs.
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                                                     SYNOPSIS
     This Act provides supplementary appropriations to certain Grants-in-Aid recipients for Fiscal Year 2027.
      Section 1 – Government Units and Senior Centers  $ 40,534,269
      Section 2 – One-Times and Community Agencies  $ 42,346,157
      Section 3 – Fire Companies and Public Service Ambulance Companies  $ 15,541,500
      Section 4 – Veterans Organizations  $    985,125
               GRAND TOTAL  $ 99,407,051
                                                                                       Author: Joint Finance Committee
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