1. (a) The executive director of the department shall direct and may dismiss the board's executive director, and has authority relating to personnel actions as if the board's executive director were an employee of the department. The presiding officer of the commission shall appoint a replacement executive director of the board if necessary.

2. (b) Subject to Subsection (a), the executive director of the board is responsible for the administration of licensing, enforcement, financial services, human resources, and workforce development duties of the board, including:

   1. (1) accounts payable and accounts receivable;
   2. (2) budgeting, inventory, and asset management;
   3. (3) payroll;
   4. (4) personnel and labor issues;
   5. (5) purchasing;
   6. (6) recruitment, evaluation, selection, training, and promotion of personnel;
   7. (7) submitting required reports regarding finances, performance measures, strategic planning, legislative appropriations requests, operating budgets, and similar information as required by law;
   8. (8) legal support services, including responding to requests for public information; and
   9. (9) information technology and support.
3. (c) If the department provides any of the functions listed in Subsection (b), the board shall reimburse the department for administrative costs incurred in providing those services.

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1103 (S.B. 1414), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 874 (S.B. 2155), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.