Delaware § 10216 Entity termination; reorganization or merger; re-establishment

Delaware Statutes

§ 10216 — Entity termination; reorganization or merger; re-establishment

Delaware § 10216

Title29

PartGeneral Regulations for State Agencies

Ch. 102DELAWARE LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT AND SUNSET ACT

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Del. Code tit. 29, § 10216 (2026).

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(a)Automatic termination. — If the Committee recommends the termination of an entity and the entity is not re-established by an act of the General Assembly, the entity automatically terminates effective July 1 of the next calendar year after the Committee’s annual report in which the Committee first recommends the termination.

(b)Termination of a lesser-included entity.— When an entity is terminated under this chapter, each lesser-included entity of the terminated entity is also terminated at the same time and under the same conditions, unless at least 1 of the following occur:

(1)The Committee specifically exempts the lesser-included entity from termination.

(2)A law exempting the lesser-included entity from termination is enacted before the end of June 30 of the next calendar year

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(a)Automatic termination. —

If the Committee recommends the termination of an entity and the entity is not re-established by an act of the General Assembly, the entity automatically terminates effective July 1 of the next calendar year after the Committee’s annual report in which the Committee first recommends the termination.

(b)Termination of a lesser-included entity.—

When an entity is terminated under this chapter, each lesser-included entity of the terminated entity is also terminated at the same time and under the same conditions, unless at least 1 of the following occur:

(1) The Committee specifically exempts the lesser-included entity from termination.

(2) A law exempting the lesser-included entity from termination is enacted before the end of June 30 of the next calendar year after the Committee submits its annual report regarding the entity’s termination.

(c)Reorganization or merger.—

If the Committee recommends that the entity under review is reorganized or merged with another entity, the Committee must introduce legislation establishing the reorganization or merger not later than June 30 of the next calendar year after the Committee submits its annual report recommending the reorganization or merger. If legislation reorganizing or merging the entity is not enacted, the entity automatically terminates effective on the date that the General Assembly in which the legislation is introduced expires.

(d) [Repealed.]

(e) A bill to re-establish an entity that has been recommended for termination or reorganization must relate only to that specific entity, and the name of the affected entity must be stated in the title of the bill.