Rhode Island § 42-6-2 § 42-6-2. Heads of departments.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 42-6-2 — § 42-6-2. Heads of departments.

Rhode Island·Title 42 State Affairs and Government·Ch. 42-6 Departments of State Government

§ 42-6-2. Heads of departments.
The governor, secretary of state, attorney general, and general treasurer, hereinafter
            called general officers, shall each be in charge of a department. There shall also
            be a director of administration, a director of revenue, a director of public safety,
            a director of human services, a director of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities
            and hospitals, a director of transportation, a director of business regulation, a
            director of labor and training, a director of environmental management, a director
            for children, youth and families, and a director of corrections. Each director shall
            hold office at

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§ 42-6-2. Heads of departments.

The governor, secretary of state, attorney general, and general treasurer, hereinafter called general officers, shall each be in charge of a department. There shall also be a director of administration, a director of revenue, a director of public safety, a director of human services, a director of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals, a director of transportation, a director of business regulation, a director of labor and training, a director of environmental management, a director for children, youth and families, and a director of corrections. Each director shall hold office at the pleasure of the governor and the director shall serve until the director's successor is duly appointed and qualified unless the director is removed from office by special order of the governor.

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Legislative History

P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 3; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2727, art. 1, § 3; P.L. 1951, ch. 2752, § 22; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-6-2; P.L. 1961, ch. 99, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1964, ch. 233; impl. am. P.L. 1965, ch. 137; impl. am. P.L. 1968, ch. 197; impl. am. P.L. 1970, ch. 111, § 1; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970; P.L. 1974, ch. 100, § 3; P.L. 1976, ch. 290, § 10; P.L. 1977, ch. 182, § 15; P.L. 1980, ch. 191, § 2; P.L. 1983, ch. 23, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 61, § 13; P.L. 1985, ch. 365, § 2; P.L. 1991, ch. 206, § 12; P.L. 1993, ch. 216, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 422, § 9; P.L. 1994, ch. 14, § 9; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 12, § 5; P.L. 1996, ch. 100, art. 29, § 8; P.L. 1996, ch. 226, § 5; P.L. 2006, ch. 246, art. 38, § 7; P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 9, § 9; P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 4, § 12.