§ 36:472 — Officers of the department; compensation for one office only

§472. Officers of the department; compensation for one office only
NOTE: Subsection A eff. until Oct. 1, 2027. See Acts 2025, No. 477.
A. The officers of the department shall be the secretary, the deputy secretary, the
undersecretary, the assistant secretary of child welfare, and the assistant secretary of family
support, each of whom shall be selected and shall perform functions as provided in this Title.
NOTE: Subsection A eff. Oct. 1, 2027. See Acts 2025, No. 477.
A. The officers of the department shall be the secretary, the deputy secretary, the
undersecretary, and the assistant secretaries, each of whom shall be selected and shall
perform functions as provided in this Title.
B. No person serving as a secretary, deputy secretary, or undersecretary shall receive
any additional salary from the state other than that salary which he receives by virtue of
serving in any one of such offices. Any statewide elected official appointed to serve as a
secretary, deputy secretary, or undersecretary shall not receive any additional salary from the
state other than that salary which he receives as a statewide elected official.
C. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, subject to approval of the
governor, any person, including any statewide elected official, serving or appointed to serve
as a secretary, deputy secretary, or undersecretary may receive additional compensation for
part-time services rendered as an instructor in postsecondary educational institutions, or as
a member of the National Guard.

Legislative History

Acts 1988, No. 773, §2, eff. July 17, 1988; Acts 2010, No. 877, §1, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2016, No. 90, §2, eff. July 1, 2016; Acts 2025, No. 477, §11, eff. Oct. 1, 2027.