Book 4, Title 0, Sec. 39Book 4, Title 0, Sec. 39 ? Secretary's Authority

Secretary's Authority. -

(1) The Secretary shall have supervision and control over the bureaus, offices, and agencies under him, subject to the following guidelines:

(a) Initiative and freedom of action on the part of subordinate units shall be encouraged and promoted, rather than curtailed, and reasonable opportunity to act shall be afforded those units before control is exercised;

(b) With respect to functions involving discretion, experienced judgment or expertise vested by law upon a subordinate agency, control shall be exercised in accordance with said law; and

(c) With respect to any regulatory function of an agency subject to department control, the authority of the department shall be governed by the provisions of Chapter 9 of this book.

(2) This Chapter shall not apply to chartered institutions or government-owned or controlled corporations attached to the department.