Section 2-205 – Staff — Secretary’s Office
(a) In accordance with the State budget, the Secretary may employ a staff attached to the office of the Secretary. (b) The Secretary may designate a staff assistant to be in charge of a particular area of responsibility. (c) (1) (i) The Secretary shall appoint each staff assistant in the office of the Secretary in charge of a particular area […]
Section 2-206 – Removal of Appointees
If the Secretary is required by law to make an appointment with the approval of the Governor to a particular office in the Department and the appointee is required to serve at the pleasure of the Secretary, the Secretary may not remove the appointee without first obtaining the Governor’s approval.
Section 2-207 – Staff — Other Units
(a) The appointment or removal of personnel by a unit in the Department is subject to the approval of the Secretary. (b) The Secretary may delegate the power of approval established under subsection (a) of this section to the head or governing body of the unit.
Section 2-208 – Legal Counsel
(a) This section does not apply to a unit in the Department to the extent that the unit is authorized by law to employ its own legal adviser or counsel. (b) The Attorney General is the legal adviser to the Department. (c) The Attorney General shall assign to the Department the number of assistant Attorneys General that are […]
Section 2-209 – Regulations
(a) The Secretary shall adopt regulations for the office of the Secretary. (b) (1) The Secretary shall review regulations proposed by a unit in the Department. (2) The Secretary may approve, disapprove, or revise regulations proposed by a unit in the Department.
Section 2-210 – Secretary’s Duties — Budget
The Secretary is responsible for the budget of the office of the Secretary and for the budget of each unit in the Department.
Section 2-211 – Secretary’s Duties — Plans and Activities
(a) The Secretary is responsible for planning activities of the Department. (b) The Secretary may review and approve, disapprove, or revise the plans, proposals, and projects of units in the Department.
Section 2-212 – Secretary’s Powers — Assumption of Functions
The Secretary may exercise or perform any power, duty, responsibility, or function of any unit in the Department.
Section 2-213 – Secretary’s Powers — Advisory Boards
In addition to any advisory boards established by law, the Secretary, with the approval of the Governor, may create advisory boards or use as an advisory board any existing commission established by executive order.