Section 8-201 - Established.
§ 8-201. Established.
(a) In general.- The Executive Branch of the State government shall have not more than 21 principal departments, each of which shall embrace a broad, functional area of that Branch.
(b) Enumerated.- The principal departments of the Executive Branch of the State government are:
(1) Aging;
(2) Agriculture;
(3) Budget and Management;
(4) Business and Economic Development;
(5) Disabilities;
(6) the Environment;
(7) General Services;
(8) Health and Mental Hygiene;
(9) Housing and Community Development;
(10) Human Resources;
(11) Information Technology;
(12) Juvenile Services;
(13) Labor, Licensing, and Regulation;
(14) Natural Resources;
(15) Planning;
(16) Public Safety and Correctional Services;
(17) State Police;
(18) Transportation; and
(19) Veterans Affairs.
[An. Code 1957, art. 41, §§ 2, 2A; 1984, ch. 284, § 1; 1987, ch. 306, § 3; ch. 311, § 1; 1989, ch. 539; ch. 540, § 1; 1995, ch. 3, § 2; ch. 8, § 4; ch. 120, § 5; 1996, ch. 349, § 3; 1998, ch. 573, § 2; ch. 574, § 2; 1999, chs. 124, 125; 2000, ch. 209, § 2; 2003, ch. 53, § 6; 2004, ch. 425, § 2; 2008, ch. 9, § 2.]