DEPARTMENT SECRETARIES

• Secretary of Aging
  
• Secretary of Agriculture
  
• Secretary of Budget & Management
  
• Secretary of Business & Economic Development
  
• Education
  
• Secretary of the Environment
  
• Secretary of General Services
  
• Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene
  
• Secretary of Housing & Community Development
  
• Secretary of Human Resources
  
• Secretary of Juvenile Justice
  
• Secretary of Labor, Licensing, & Regulation
  
• Secretary of Natural Resources
  
• Secretary of Planning
  
• Secretary of Public Safety & Correctional Services
  
• Secretary of State Police
  
• Secretary of Transportation
• Secretary of Veterans Affairs

• Former Department Secretaries

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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