Delaware § 6332 Hearings on estimates; attendance by Governor-elect

Delaware Statutes

§ 6332 — Hearings on estimates; attendance by Governor-elect

Delaware § 6332

JurisdictionDelaware

Title29

PartBudget, Fiscal, Procurement and Contracting Regulations

Ch. 63BUDGET COMMISSION AND APPROPRIATIONS

Subch.Budget Appropriation Bill

This text of Delaware § 6332 (Hearings on estimates; attendance by Governor-elect) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Delaware primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Del. Code tit. 29, § 6332 (2026).

Text

(a)The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall provide, by the giving of such notice as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget deems necessary, for public hearings on any and all estimates to be included in the budget, which hearings shall be held beginning not later than November 15 of each year. These hearings shall be open to the public and to the press and any citizens or authorized representatives of any organization, or group of citizens, may attend these hearings and be heard upon any subject matter properly in review. The head, or authorized representative, of any agency of the State receiving or asking financial aid may attend and be heard in explanation of any request for financial aid contained in any estimate submitted to the Director of the Office o

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

(a) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall provide, by the giving of such notice as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget deems necessary, for public hearings on any and all estimates to be included in the budget, which hearings shall be held beginning not later than November 15 of each year. These hearings shall be open to the public and to the press and any citizens or authorized representatives of any organization, or group of citizens, may attend these hearings and be heard upon any subject matter properly in review. The head, or authorized representative, of any agency of the State receiving or asking financial aid may attend and be heard in explanation of any request for financial aid contained in any estimate submitted to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

(b) In the years of the gubernatorial election, the Governor-elect may sit at these hearings and ask such questions and require such information upon the estimates under review and revision as the Governor-elect deems proper. The Governor-elect may also prepare a statement of any recommendation or suggestion in connection with the proposed budget and such statement shall be presented to the General Assembly simultaneously with the presentation of the budget bill.

Legislative History

37 Del. Laws, c. 81, § 7 ; Code 1935, § 5405; 42 Del. Laws, c. 204, § 6 ; 29 Del. C. 1953, § 6332; 54 Del. Laws, c. 39, § 4 ; 67 Del. Laws, c. 47, § 74 ; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1 ; 75 Del. Laws, c. 88, § 21(13)