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DE SB 52

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AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE EMPLOYMENT OF STATE PENSIONERS.

Delaware · 2025-2026 Regular Session (153rd General Assembly) · upper

Description

Current law allows pensioners to be employed in a Governor-appointed position or as a temporary, casual, seasonal, or substitute employee, including as a substitute teacher, but only after a 6-month separation of service period if the pensioner is under age 65 and limits annual earnings by temporary, casual, seasonal, or substitute employees to $50,000 before an individual’s earnings affect the amount of the individual’s pension. To alleviate staffing shortages in schools and state agencies with 24-hour shifts, this Act removes the earnings limit beginning calendar year 2025, lowers the age when the separation of service period applies to individuals who are under 59 ½ years old, and reduces the required separation of service period to 3 months. This Act also clarifies that the pensioners may be employed as substitute teachers by charter schools under the same requirements as school districts. To comply with federal law, this Act makes the bona fide 3-month separation period applicable to all pensioners employed under § 5502(a) of Title 29. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

Introduced
2025-01-28
Status date
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Latest action
2025-08-20 — Signed by Governor
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Michael F. Smithprimary
  • Edward S. Osienskiprimary
  • Ronald E. Grayprimary
  • David L. Wilsonprimary
  • Laura V. Sturgeonprimary
  • Ray Seigfriedprimary
  • Nicole Pooreprimary
  • Josue O Ortegaprimary
  • Dave G. Lawsonprimary
  • Russell Huxtableprimary
  • Claire Snyder-Hallprimary
  • Stell Parker Selbyprimary
  • Melanie Ross Levinprimary
  • Sarah McBrideprimary
  • Brian Pettyjohnprimary
  • William Bushprimary
  • Bryan W. Shupeprimary
  • Eric Bucksonprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-28

    Introduced and Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate

    introduction,referral-committee

  2. 2025-03-26

    Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  3. 2025-04-10

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

    passage

  4. 2025-04-15

    Assigned to Administration Committee in House

    introduction,referral-committee

  5. 2025-06-11

    Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits

    committee-passage

  6. 2025-06-26

    Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 VACANT

    passage

  7. 2025-08-20

    Signed by Governor

    executive-signature

Versions

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Documents

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Votes

  • SM

    2025-04-10 · pass · 21-0

    Member-level votes (21)
    • Darius J. Brown: yes
    • Eric Buckson: yes
    • Daniel Cruce: yes
    • Stephanie L. Hansen: yes
    • Gerald W. Hocker: yes
    • Kyra L. Hoffner: yes
    • Russell Huxtable: yes
    • Dave G. Lawson: yes
    • S. Elizabeth Lockman: yes
    • Spiros Mantzavinos: yes
    • Trey Paradee: yes
    • Brian Pettyjohn: yes
    • Marie Pinkney: yes
    • Nicole Poore: yes
    • Bryant L. Richardson: yes
    • Ray Seigfried: yes
    • David P. Sokola: yes
    • Laura V. Sturgeon: yes
    • Bryan Townsend: yes
    • John "Jack" Walsh: yes
    • David L. Wilson: yes

  • SM

    2025-06-26 · pass · 40-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Stephanie T. Bolden: yes
    • Frank Burns: yes
    • William Bush: yes
    • William J. Carson: yes
    • Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha: yes
    • Richard G. Collins: yes
    • Franklin D. Cooke: yes
    • Daniel B. Short: yes
    • Timothy D. Dukes: yes
    • Mara Gorman: yes
    • Ronald E. Gray: yes
    • Krista Griffith: yes
    • Kerri Evelyn Harris: yes
    • Debra Heffernan: yes
    • Kevin S Hensley: yes
    • Jeff Hilovsky: yes
    • Valerie Jones Giltner: yes
    • Kendra Johnson: yes
    • Kimberly Williams: yes
    • Kamela T Smith: yes
    • Larry Lambert: yes
    • Sean M. Lynn: yes
    • Michael F. Smith: yes
    • Melissa Minor-Brown: yes
    • Shannon Morris: yes
    • Eric Morrison: yes
    • DeShanna U Neal: yes
    • Josue O Ortega: yes
    • Edward S. Osienski: yes
    • Sophie Phillips: yes
    • Charles S Postles Jr.: yes
    • Cyndie Romer: yes
    • Melanie Ross Levin: yes
    • Sherae'a Moore: yes
    • Bryan W. Shupe: yes
    • Claire Snyder-Hall: yes
    • Jeffrey N. Spiegelman: yes
    • Jesse R. Vanderwende: yes
    • Madinah Wilson-Anton: yes
    • Lyndon D. Yearick: yes

Related bills

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Official source

https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=141827

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