Title 4, State Government

(a) (1) Each department shall be opened for the transaction of public business from eight o'clock in the morning (8:00 a.m.) until four thirty in the afternoon (4:30 p.m.) of each day except Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays.(2) Except for those personnel required to be on du…

Except as may be provided in this chapter, such officers, assistants and employees as may be necessary to carry on the work of each department of the state government shall be appointed by the commissioner or administrative head of such department from the list of eligibles furni…

The governor may strike from the state payroll any state employee appointed by the governor or the governor's appointee, and may fix, increase or decrease the salary of such employee. The salaries of the commissioners and other officers as set out in § 8-23-101 shall be fixed as …

(a) A blanket surety bond shall be obtained covering all officers and employees of every department, agency, office, commission, institution, institution of higher education, and instrumentality of the executive, legislative and judicial branches of state government, except senat…

Whenever, in the carrying on of the work of any department, the services of any expert, or the use of any special apparatus shall be desired, or any work needs to be done for which the department is not equipped, the commissioner thereof may request the assistance of any other de…

When costs provided in § 4-4-109 have been incurred between departments, the commissioners thereof shall, from time to time, certify to the commissioner of finance and administration the sums due from the one to the other on account of such work, and the commissioner of finance a…

(a) When a department of state government or division of any department of state government renders services that are directly or indirectly incident to the duties of another department, then the department rendering such service may be reimbursed for the service by the other dep…

(a) (1) Two (2) or more departments shall unite in cooperative work in lines germane to the duties of those departments, and the commissioners thereof shall agree on the distribution of the expense to be incurred.(2) The agreement shall include the payment or transfer from one de…

(a) (1) Any department of state government may accept and use federal aid, as defined in § 4-4-116, from any agency or instrumentality of the federal government for purposes of carrying on programs in which such department may be authorized to engage if:(A) The acceptance of fede…

(a) (1) The head of each administrative department, established by chapter 3 of this title, and the state treasurer, the secretary of state and the adjutant general, unless otherwise provided in this title, shall annually, on or before October 1, report in writing to the governor…

(a) In the event of the absence, illness or disability of any commissioner or the head of any department, division or agency of the executive department of state government, the governor is authorized and empowered to designate and appoint a qualified person to act in such capaci…

(a) For purposes of this section:(1) “Federal aid” means financial assistance from the United States government, whether by grant, loan, cooperative agreement, or other means, offered or available to this state through executive order of the United States president or any act of …

(a) Notwithstanding the rights, powers and duties that have heretofore been vested in or exercised by any officer, board, commission, department, or other agency of state government to the contrary, the governor has the authority and is hereby empowered to transfer any functions …

(a) The commissioner of each department of the executive branch of state government is authorized, in the commissioner's discretion, to employ a reading assistant or assistants for any blind employee in the commissioner's department, to serve without compensation from such depart…

Each department, agency, office, commission, institution, or instrumentality of the executive branch must accept the electronic transmission of any document that could have been submitted by fax or facsimile prior to January 1, 2026.

(a) (1) The commissioner of finance and administration and the comptroller of the treasury shall establish procedures for the writing-off of uncollectable accounts receivable by all state agencies, departments and institutions that charge the public, create a debt to the state, a…

(a) Smoking shall be prohibited in all buildings that are owned or operated by the state, except for those sleeping rooms in state park inns, cabins that are designated as smoking rooms or cabins, and as provided by § 49-7-135. It is the intent of the general assembly that all bu…

(a) No branch, department, agency or other subdivision of state government shall terminate, dismiss, demote or take any other disciplinary action against an employee of such entity who is the victim of a criminal offense solely because such employee takes any lawful action to cau…

(a) Each entity of state government that is subject to the requirements of Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 (20 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq.), and regulations promulgated pursuant to Title IX, shall develop a Title IX implementation plan with participation by protected b…

(a) The governor shall appoint an executive internal auditor, who shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. (b) (1) The executive internal auditor shall:(A) Develop comprehensive internal audit standards for executive branch agencies, which shall:(i) Incorporate the Standards …

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Regulatory board” means any state board, commission, council, committee, or similar entity or body established by statute or rule that issues any license, certificate, registration, certification, permit, or other similar document for an occupatio…