Section 8-203 - Secretary.
§ 8-203. Secretary.
(a) Appointment.- The head of each principal department is a secretary, who shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(b) Qualifications.- The Governor shall select, on the bases of professional and administrative knowledge and experience, a secretary who has the qualifications required by law.
(c) Representation of intergovernmental unit.- Unless otherwise provided by law, the secretary of a principal department or, with the approval of the Governor, a designee of the secretary shall represent the State and coordinate its participation in an interstate, regional, or other intergovernmental unit that is in the department.
[An. Code 1957, art. 41, § 3D; 1984, ch. 284, § 1.]