Executive orders signed by Russell W. Peterson during his term as Governor of the State of Delaware from January 21, 1969 – January 16, 1973
Appointing Colonel Clarence E. Atkinson, of the Delaware Air National Guard, as the Adjutant General of the State of Delaware
January 21, 1969
Disbanding of the Governor’ s Inter-Agency Coordinating Committee on Mental Retardation and Transfer of Its Functions to the Department of Mental Health
March 31, 1969
Establishment of a Delaware State Arts Council
March 31, 1969
Establishment of a State of Delaware Management Task Force
April 3, 1969
Moratorium on Hiring of Personnel
April 15, 1969
Delaware Agency to Reduce Crime (formerly the Delaware Law Enforcement Planning Agency)
May 22, 2969
Implementation of the Governor’s Task Force On Government Reorganization
June 23, 1969
Implementation of Legislation Regarding State Agencies Dealing with Businesses Which Have Not Paid Their State Taxes
July 7, 1969
Prohibition Against Discriminatory Practices
July 15, 1969
Clarifying
Executive Order Number Two, Which Disbanded The Governor’s Inter-Agency Coordinating Committee On Mental Retardation And Transferred Its Functions.
July 21, 1969
Designation of the University of Delaware as the State Agency in Delaware to Carry Out the Provisions of Title VIII of the National Housing Act of 1964 (P. L. 88-560)
August 1, 1969
Designation of the Delaware State Planning Office as the State Agency in Delaware to Carry Out the Provisions of Title IX of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 ( P.L.754)
August 1, 1969
Establishment of a Governor’s Council on Science and Technology
September 11, 1969
Continuation of the Office of Federal-State Highway Safety Coordinator
September 11, 1969
Establishment of Governor’s Economic Advisory Council
October 2, 1969
Preparation and Distribution of Annual Reports
October 23, 2969
Establishment of Uniform Leave Rules For Exempt Employees
December 31, 1969
Notification of Intent to Apply for Federal Grant-in-Aid Assistance
January 7, 1970
Effectuation of the Department of Health and Social Services
February 19, 1970
Effectuation of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
February 19, 1970
Uniform Hours of Work
March 23, 1970
Summer Employment
March 25, 1970
Limiting Expenditures for Remainder of Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1970
April 27, 1970
Delaware Agency to Reduce Crime
May 1, 1970
Delaware Commission on Organized Crime
April 28, 1970
Effectuation of the Department of Agriculture
May 4, 1970
Coordinating Committee for the Study of Education
June 10, 1970
Governor’s Youth Council
July 14, 1970
Effectuation of the Department of Public Safety
July 20, 1970
Effectuation of the Department of Finance
July 20, 1970
Effectuation of the Department of Labor
July 20, 1970
Effectuation of the Department of Highways and Transportation
July 20, 1970
Effectuation of the Department of Administrative Services
July 20, 1970
Effectuation of the Department of Community Affairs and Economic Development
July 20, 1970
Effectuation of the Department of State
July 20, 1970
Governor’s Council on Manpower Affairs
August 5, 1970
Transfer of Delaware Office of Economic Opportunity to the Department of Community Affairs and Economic Development
August 25, 1970
Continuation of the Higher Education Loan Program, Established by Executive Order pursuant to the Higher Education Act of 1965, Title IV, Part B as amended and the National Vocational Student Loan Insurance Act of 1965, as amended, with all its powers, including power to enter into contracts on behalf of the Higher Educational Aid Advisory Commission with the U.S. Office of Education, and with private nonprofit agencies for administration of the Student Loan Program.
August 27, 1970
Governor’s Council on Manpower Affairs
September 2, 1970
Transfer of Office of Federal-State Highway Safety Coordinator to Department of Public Safety
September 24, 1970
Effectuation of Legislation Dealing with the new Board of Parole, its Powers, Duties and Functions
October 23, 1970
State Community Coordinated Child Care (4-C) Committee
October 27, 1970
Establishment of Uniform Leave Rules for all Exempt Employees
November 2, 1970
Delaware Commission on Organized Crime
November 6, 1970
Minority Hiring Plan for the Construction Industry in Delaware
December 10, 1970
Delaware Agency to Reduce Crime
December 30, 1970
Reimplementation of the Governor’s Task Force On Government Reorganization
February 18, 1971
Council for Women
March 9, 1971
Implementation of State Policy Prohibiting Discriminatory Employment Practices
April 3, 1971
Systems Analysis for Delaware State Government
April 3, 1971
Change of Name of “Division of Archives and Cultural Affairs” to “Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs”
April 25, 1971
Delaware Agency to Reduce Crime
July 29, 1971
Governor’s Council on Manpower Affairs
November 23, 1971
Drug Detoxification Center
December 21, 1971
Delaware Agency to Reduce Crime
March 8, 1972
Fourth of July Holiday
May 25, 1972
Delaware Commission on Organized Crime
August 15, 1972
Construction Program
August 15, 1972
Reorganization of the Department of Health and Social Services
September 18, 1972
Division of State Service Centers
September 18, 1972
Establishment of Office of Minority Business Enterprise in the Department of Community Affairs and Economic Development
October 25, 1972
Delaware Agency to Reduce Crime Funds for State Aid to Local Law Enforcement
December 28, 1972
