The department shall administer this chapter through a full-time salaried executive director, to be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate. He shall be responsible for the administration of this chapter under authority delegated to him by the Governor.
Codes, 1942, § 7403; Laws, 1940, ch. 295; Laws, 1944, ch. 288, § 2; Laws, 1948, ch. 412, § 5e; Laws, 2004, ch. 572, § 12; reenacted without change, Laws, 2008, 1st Ex Sess, ch. 30, § 12; reenacted without change, Laws, 2010, ch. 559, § 11; reenacted without change, Laws, 2011, ch. 471, § 12, reenacted without change, Laws, 2012, ch. 515, § 12, eff. 7/1/2012.Reenacted without change by Laws, 2023, ch. 510, SB 2810,§ 14, eff. 4/17/2023.Amended by Laws, 2019, ch. 451, SB 2133,§ 58, eff. 4/3/2019.Reenacted without change by Laws, 2019, ch. 451, SB 2133,§ 12, eff. 4/3/2019.