Del. Code tit. 20 § 187

Current through 2024 Legislative Session Act Chapter 269
Section 187 - Service Members' Life Insurance Reimbursement Fund
(a) The "Service Members' Life insurance Reimbursement Fund" is created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of legislative appropriations to the fund; gifts, grants, donations and bequests to the fund; and income from investment of the fund. Expenditures from the fund shall be made in accordance with rules promulgated by the Secretary of Finance and with the approval of the Adjutant General of the Delaware National Guard or the Adjutant General's authorized representative.
(b) The fund shall be administered by the Delaware National Guard, and money in the fund is appropriated to the Delaware National Guard for the purpose of reimbursing eligible members of the Delaware National Guard for premiums paid for benefits under the servicemembers' group life insurance program pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1965 et seq., as amended, and not otherwise reimbursed by the federal government.
(c) The Delaware National Guard shall adopt rules necessary to determine eligibility for reimbursement from the service members' life insurance reimbursement fund and to implement a reimbursement program. Only members of the Delaware National Guard serving on active duty for longer than 30 days as a result of a federal mobilization or as a result of a state mobilization ordered by the Governor shall be deemed eligible.
(d) Nothing in this section is intended to alter, amend or change the eligibility or applicability of the servicemembers' group life insurance program pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1965 et seq., as amended, or any rights, responsibilities or benefits thereunder.

20 Del. C. § 187

75 Del. Laws, c. 43, § 1.;