§ 25-43-804. Director
(a) The Secretary of the Department of Health may employ a Director of the Department of Health. (b) The secretary may delegate his or her functions, powers, and duties to the director or to other various units or personnel of the Department of Health as he or she shall deem desirable and necessary for the […]
§ 25-43-805. Office of Oral Health
(a) The Department of Health shall maintain an Office of Oral Health. (b) (1) The Secretary of the Department of Health may appoint a Director of the Office of Oral Health. (2) The Director of the Office of Oral Health shall be an experienced public health dentist licensed to practice under the Arkansas Dental Practice […]
§ 25-43-806. Arkansas Surgeon General
(a) The Secretary of the Department of Health may employ the Arkansas Surgeon General. (b) If employed by the secretary, the Arkansas Surgeon General shall: (1) Be a graduate of a school of medicine recognized by the Arkansas State Medical Board; (2) Be licensed and in good standing with the board; and (3) Serve as […]
§ 25-43-504. AmeriCorps Office
(a) There is created within the Division of Higher Education of the Department of Education an AmeriCorps Office. (b) The AmeriCorps Office shall perform those duties as delegated by the Secretary of the Department of Education.
§ 25-43-505. Northwest Technical Institute
(a) The Northwest Technical Institute shall be a part of the Division of Higher Education. (b) The Northwest Technical Institute is an educational facility and shall perform those duties as delegated by the Secretary of the Department of Education.
§ 25-43-601. Department of Energy and Environment
There is created the Department of Energy and Environment as a cabinet-level department.
§ 25-43-201. Department of Agriculture
There is created the Department of Agriculture as a cabinet-level department.
§ 25-43-602. State entities transferred to Department of Energy and Environment
(a) The administrative functions of the following state entities are transferred to the Department of Energy and Environment by a cabinet-level transfer: (1) The Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks, created under § 8-7-904; (2) The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality, now to be known as the “Division of Environmental Quality”, created under § 25-43-604; […]
§ 25-43-202. State entities transferred to Department of Agriculture
(a) As provided in §§ 25-38-206 and 25-38-211, the following state entities, or parts thereof, are transferred to the Department of Agriculture by a cabinet-level department transfer: (1) The Abandoned Pesticide Advisory Board, created under § 8-7-1204; (2) The Arkansas Agriculture Board, created under § 25-38-207; (3) The Arkansas Agriculture Department, created under § 25-38-202 […]
§ 25-43-603. Secretary of the Department of Energy and Environment
(a) The executive head of the Department of Energy and Environment shall be the Secretary of the Department of Energy and Environment. (b) The secretary shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. (c) Each division of the department shall be under […]