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This bill amends Delaware law to establish comprehensive guidelines for preventing dual compensation for elected and appointed officials who are also employed by state agencies or political subdivisions. The legislation introduces detailed definitions for key terms like "dual employment" and "workday," and requires officials with multiple public positions to disclose their dual employment to the Public Integrity Commission within 15 days of starting such roles. The bill mandates that an employee's pay must be prorated for time missed due to serving in an elected or appointed position, and requires immediate supervisors to verify and maintain time records documenting the official's work hours. The State Auditor is empowered to conduct annual audits to ensure officials are not being paid from multiple tax-funded sources for the same work hours, and any discovered discrepancies must be reported to the Public Integrity Commission and potentially the Department of Justice. If an official is found to have received dual compensation, the violation must be reported to their employer for corrective action. The legislation aims to protect taxpayer resources by preventing public employees from being compensated multiple times for coincident work hours, with the law taking effect one year after its enactment.

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https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=141802