(a) The Secretary of Commerce is the chief executive officer of the department. The Governor shall appoint the secretary, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for the term for which the Governor is elected. Any reference in this code to the Bureau of Commerce means the Department of Commerce. Any reference […]
(a) As used in this section, the following words and terms have the following meanings: (1) “Continuum of Care” means the following health care providers or facilities, singularly or consecutively, that provide care for an individual:
(a) There is continued in the Department of Commerce the Marketing and Communications Office. The office is created to provide marketing and communications goods and services to other state agencies, departments, units of state or local government or other entity or person. (b) The office is authorized to charge for goods and services it provides […]
The Department of Commerce consists of the following agencies, boards, commissions, divisions, and offices, including all of the allied, advisory, affiliated, or related entities, which are incorporated in and administered as part of the Department of Commerce: (1) Division of Labor provided in 21-1-1 et seq. of this code, which includes:
(a) The secretary controls and supervises the department and is responsible for the work of each department employee. (b) The secretary has the power and authority specified in this article, in article two, chapter five-f of this code and as otherwise specified in this code. (c) The secretary may assess agencies, boards, commissions, divisions and […]
The secretary shall report annually to the Governor concerning the conduct of the department and make other reports as the Governor may require.
The secretary may delegate his or her powers and duties to assistants and employees, but the secretary is responsible for all official acts of the department.
(a) Information provided to secretary under expectation of confidentiality. — Information that would be confidential under the laws of this state when provided to a division, agency, board, commission or office within the department is confidential when that information is provided to the secretary or an employee in the office of the secretary. The confidential […]
Any governmental entity may appeal to the Governor for review upon a showing that application of the secretary's authority may interfere with the successful functioning of that entity. The Governor's decision controls on appeal.
(a) The Department of Commerce is authorized to make short-term, low-interest loans available to small businesses located in counties listed in a state declaration of a state of emergency. The purpose of these loans is to mitigate the effects of business losses resulting from the conditions giving rise to the state of emergency where other […]
(a) The Department of Commerce may assist qualifying tourism development projects and tourism development expansion projects by approved companies pursuant to 5B-2E-1 et seq. of this code which are located in, or partially in, municipalities with a population of 2,000 or less, effective as of the effective date of the most recent census, as specified […]
