§ 36:475 — Deputy secretary

§475. Deputy secretary
The secretary may appoint, with consent of the Senate, a deputy secretary of the
department who shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary at a salary fixed by the secretary,
which salary shall not exceed the amount approved for such position by the legislature while
in session. The duties and functions of the deputy secretary shall be determined and assigned
by the secretary. If appointed, the deputy secretary shall serve as acting secretary in the
absence of the secretary.

Legislative History

Acts 1988, 1st. Ex. Sess., No. 1, §2, eff. Mar. 28, 1988; Acts 2010, No. 877, §1, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2012, No. 811, §11, eff. July 1, 2012; Acts 2016, No. 90, §2, eff. July 1, 2016.