Delaware Code Title 29. State Government § 8801. Establishment of Department of Veterans Affairs;  definitions;  operations and transition report

(1) “Commission” means the Delaware Commission of Veterans Affairs.

(2) “Department” means the Department of Veterans Affairs.

(3) “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

(d)(1) The Secretary shall develop a transition plan to separate the Department of Veterans Affairs from the Department of State for administrative, budgetary, and operational purposes by July 1, 2030, or such time as there will be no negative impacts to the funding for veterans-related programs in Delaware.  The Secretary shall prepare a transition report outlining the transition plan, including projections of the fiscal costs of the transition.  The Secretary shall consult all of the following individuals or their designees when developing the plan and transition report:

(2) The Secretary shall present the transition report to the General Assembly no later than 6 months in advance of the proposed transition to a separate Department.

(3) The General Assembly may approve the transition report through passage of a concurrent resolution that sets forth and approves the proposed date on which the transition will occur.