Bill > HB257

This bill amends Delaware state law to address pension consequences for state, judicial, county, or municipal employees convicted of sexual offenses against children. The legislation allows courts to assign portions of an employee's pension to the victim of the crime if the offense was committed in connection with or aided by the employee's position. Specifically, for misdemeanor offenses, up to 25% of each pension distribution can be assigned to the victim, while felony offenses allow up to 50% of each distribution to be assigned, up to the total restitution owed. Additionally, the bill stipulates that employees convicted of such offenses will forfeit the state's contribution to their pension, though they can still receive their own contributions. The law defines "qualifying offenses" as sexual offenses against children as defined in existing state statutes, and applies to convictions occurring after the bill's effective date. The Board of Pension Trustees will be required to create regulations to implement these court-ordered pension assignments, and survivors of affected employees may still be eligible for certain survivor benefits.

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https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=142735