HB 260 Summary

• Appropriates $55,053,772 in supplementary grant-in-aid funding for fiscal year 2020 across four sections: government units and senior centers ($25.8M), community agencies and one-time grants ($22.0M), volunteer fire companies ($6.9M), and veterans organizations ($358,646).

• Establishes eligibility criteria for grant recipients including nonprofit incorporation for two years, active board governance, non-discrimination policies, annual audits, and prohibits use of funds for elected officials' salaries, lobbyists, daycare, or capital equipment purchases.

• Requires quarterly payment distribution in July, October, January, and April with provisions for withholding payments if recipients fail to submit required expenditure reports, misuse funds, or owe unemployment/workers compensation taxes.

• Amends statutory provisions including changes to autism spectrum disorder program director qualifications under Title 14, appropriates funding to World Trade Center Delaware for international trade promotion, and establishes post-retirement increase intent for state pension plans effective July 1, 2020.

• Specifies conditions for particular funding recipients including Emergency Medical Services paramedic program payments based on county budgets, fire company insurance premium tax equalization formulas, and senior center federal matching fund requirements.