HRS §349-2
Creating the state office for elder programs and its leader
This section sets up an Executive Office on Aging inside the Health Department. It creates the director's job, who must have certain training and experience. The governor picks the director, and the salary is capped at a percentage of another state director's pay.
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The statute, as written — Executive office on aging; appointments
(a) There is established within the department of health, for administrative purposes only, an executive office on aging. (b) The head of this office shall be known as the director of the executive office on aging, hereinafter referred to as director. The director shall have professional training in the field of social work, education, public health, and other related fields; extensive direct experience in programs or services related to elders; and recent experience in a supervisory, consultative, or administrative position. The director shall be nominated and appointed by the governor without regard to chapters 76 and 89. Effective July 1, 2005, the director shall be paid a salary set by the appointing authority that shall not exceed sixty-nine per cent of the salary of the director of human resources development. The director shall be included in any benefit program generally applicable to the officers and employees of the State.
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