(a) There is a Department of Planning, established as a principal department of the State government. (b) The head of the Department is the Secretary of Planning, who shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. (c) The Secretary serves at the pleasure of the Governor and is responsible directly to the […]
(a) The Secretary may employ a staff in accordance with the State budget. (b) Each staff assistant in charge of a particular area of responsibility and each professional consultant is in the executive service, management service, or is a special appointment in the State Personnel Management System and is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of […]
(a) The Secretary is responsible for the budget of the Department. (b) (1) The Secretary may adopt regulations for the Department. (2) The Secretary shall review and shall have the power to approve or disapprove or revise the regulations of all boards, commissions, divisions, and other agencies within the jurisdiction of the Department. (c) In addition to the meetings of […]
(a) The Attorney General is legal advisor to the Department. (b) (1) The Attorney General shall assign to the Department the number of assistant Attorneys General authorized by law to be assigned to the Department and any additional ones necessary to give effective legal advice and counsel. (2) The Attorney General also shall designate an assistant Attorney General as […]
