The Echo

SB 140
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Synopsis:
This Bill would reduce from 3 to 2 the number of residents from New Castle County outside the City of Wilmington on the State Board of Education, and would add an at large member. This change better reflects the current population of the three counties and provides the Governor with the flexibility to appoint an at large board member on the basis of qualifications, need or population shift.

SB 147
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE, RELATING TO AN EARLY RETIREMENT INCENTIVE FOR STATE EMPLOYEES AND THE CREATION OF A NEW TIER OF BENEFITS FOR NEW EMPLOYEES.
Synopsis:
This Act provides a retirement incentive of 2 additional years of service to employees in the State Employees Pension Plan that retire on 6/30/09. There is also a new tier of benefits created for employees hired after 7/1/09.

SB127
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO QUALIFICATIONS OF VOTERS.
Synopsis:
This Act requires that those voting in school board elections and school tax elections and school bond elections be registered voters.