PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS

Within the Executive Branch are fifteen principal departments: Agriculture; Budget and Management; Business and Economic Development; Education; Environment; General Services; Health and Mental Hygiene; Housing and Community Development; Human Resources; Juvenile Justice; Labor, Licensing, and Regulation; Natural Resources; Public Safety and Correctional Services; State Police; Transportation.

The head of each department (except for Education) is the Secretary. Appointed by the Governor (subject to Senate confirmation), the Secretary serves at the Governor's pleasure. The State Department of Education is headed by the State Board of Education. The Board appoints to a four-year term the State Superintendent of Schools, who directs the Department.

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