Delaware § 5112 - Employees not to be supplied with, nor reimbursed for, food consumed during working hours; exceptions.
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§ 5112. Employees not to be supplied with, nor reimbursed for, food consumed during working hours; exceptions.
(a) No full-time employee of the State whose salary is paid by the State shall receive any additional stipend for the purchase of food, be supplied with food or be reimbursed for food that was consumed during normal working hours within the State.
(b) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to:
(1) Employees of state agencies who regularly receive wages in kind in addition to their salaries;
(2) Employees of the Division of Small Business;
(3) The expenditures of funds for food supplies as part of employee recognition activities established pursuant to § 5950 of this title;
(4) The expenditures of funds for food supplied as part of an agency training function, such as a retreat or workshop, held away from the agency’s home location.
(5) State Police recruits during the period of their training; or
(6) Circumstances where approval has been granted by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Controller General.
29 Del. C. 1953, § 5112; 53 Del. Laws, c. 401, § 9; 62 Del. Laws, c. 393, § 1; 67 Del. Laws, c. 444, § 2; 69 Del. Laws, c. 458, § 1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 118, § 29; 73 Del. Laws, c. 310, § 4; 75 Del. Laws, c. 88, § 21(13); 81 Del. Laws, c. 49, § 3; 81 Del. Laws, c. 374, § 17;Source: official Delaware text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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