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(a) The following cabinet-level departments are created:
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(1) The Department of Agriculture;
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(2) The Department of Commerce;
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(3) The Department of Corrections;
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(4) The Department of Education;
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(5) The Department of Energy and Environment;
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(6) The Department of Finance and Administration;
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(7) The Department of Health;
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(8) The Department of Human Services;
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(9) The Department of the Inspector General;
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(10) The Department of Labor and Licensing;
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(11) The Department of the Military;
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(12) The Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism;
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(13) The Department of Public Safety;
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(14) The Department of Transformation and Shared Services; and
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(15) The Department of Veterans Affairs.
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(b) All cabinet-level departments are executive agencies and report to the Governor.
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(c) The General Assembly may prescribe duties to the cabinet-level departments and the various state entities that are administered by the cabinet-level departments.
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(d) Each cabinet-level department shall consist of the state entities transferred by a cabinet-level department transfer under this chapter and other state entities as provided by law.