§ 42-72-1 - Establishment of department – Director.
SECTION 42-72-1
§ 42-72-1 Establishment of department– Director. – (a) There is established within the executive branch of state government adepartment of children, youth, and families.
(b) The head of the department shall be the director ofchildren, youth, and families, who shall be a person qualified by training andexperience to perform the duties of the office, in accordance with §42-72-4.
(c) The director shall be in the unclassified service,appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate, and shallhold office for a term of four (4) years and shall continue to hold officeuntil his or her successor is appointed and qualified. The director shallreceive a salary as provided by law.
The director is further authorized and directed to provide tothe governor, the speaker of the house and the president of the senate, nolater than October 1, 1991, a comprehensive and detailed plan to restructurethe department of children, youth, and families. The plan will be developed inclose cooperation with the special legislative task force to investigate thedepartment of children, youth, and families.