§ 21-G:6 — Structure of Executive Branch Departments

All departments of the state established following July 1, 1983, shall be structured as follows, unless otherwise provided for specifically by the general court:
I. The department shall be the principal administrative unit of the executive branch, and each department shall be headed by a commissioner. Each department shall bear a title beginning with the words "The State of New Hampshire Department of .......... " and continuing with the name designated for the department.
II. All departments shall adhere to the following operational structure and standard terminology:
(a) The principal unit of the department shall be the division; and each division shall be headed by a director.
(b) The principal unit of the division shall be the bureau; and each bureau shall be headed by an administrator.
(c) The principal unit of the bureau shall be the section; and each section shall be headed by a supervisor.
(d) [Repealed.]

Legislative History

1983, 372:1, eff. July 1, 1983. 2019, 346:307, 308, eff. July 1, 2019.