Sec. 2. There is created a department of state government which shall be known as the Indiana department of administration, referred to in this chapter as the department; and which shall consist of a commissioner as its executive head and of officers and employees who shall be appointed or employed in the department. The commissioner shall be appointed by the governor and the commissioner shall hold office at the pleasure of the governor. The commissioner shall be well versed in administrative management and in the affairs of state government which by law are the responsibility of the governor, and shall in no manner affect the separate judicial and legislative departments of state government which by law and the Constitution of the State of Indiana are under the jurisdiction and are the responsibility of other state elected officials. The compensation of the commissioner shall be fixed and determined by the budget agency subject to the approval of the governor. Formerly: Acts 1961, c.269, s.2. As amended by Acts 1981, P.L.32, SEC.3; P.L.215-2016, SEC.77.
IC 4-13-1-3 Divisions of department Sec. 3. (a) The department consists of the following divisions: (1) General services. (2) Property management. (3) Information services. (4) Public works. (b) The commissioner may do the following: (1) Organize the department and its divisions. (2) Transfer or merge functions between divisions in the interest of economy and efficiency. (3) Terminate certain divisions within the department whenever possible. (c) The commissioner may exercise direction and supervision over the divisions in the performance of their respective functions, subject to the approval of the governor. Formerly: Acts 1961, c.269, s.3; Acts 1971, P.L.26, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1981, P.L.30, SEC.1; Acts 1981, P.L.32, SEC.4; P.L.26-1989, SEC.2; P.L.7-1993, SEC.3; P.L.49-1997, SEC.4; P.L.151-2012, SEC.1.