(1) The director of the
department of commerce and labor, hereafter the director, shall administer the
provisions of this chapter, the employment security law, chapter 13, title 72,
Idaho Code, the minimum wage law, chapter 15, title 44, Idaho Code, the
provisions of chapter 6, title 45, Idaho Code, relating to claims for wages,
the provisions of section 44-1812, Idaho Code, relating to minimum medical and
health standards for paid firefighters, and to perform such other duties
relating to commerce, labor and workforce development as may be imposed upon
him by law. The director shall be the successor in law to the office
enumerated in section 1, article XIII, of the constitution of the state of
Idaho. The director shall have the authority to employ individuals, make
expenditures, require reports, make investigations, perform travel and take
other actions deemed necessary. The director shall organize the department
which shall, for the purposes of section 20, article IV, of the constitution
of the state of Idaho, be an executive department of the state government. The
director shall have an official seal which shall be judicially noticed.
(2) The director shall have the authority pursuant to chapter 52, title
67, Idaho Code, to adopt, amend, or rescind rules as he deems necessary for
the proper performance of all duties imposed upon him by law.
(3) Subject to the provisions of chapter 53, title 67, Idaho Code, the
director is authorized and directed to provide for a merit system for the
department covering all persons, except the director, two (2) deputy
directors, the division administrators, and five (5) exempt positions to serve
at the pleasure of the director.
(4) The director shall make recommendations for amendments to the
employment security law and other laws he is charged to implement as he deems
proper.
(5) The director shall have all the powers and duties as may have been or
could have been exercised by his predecessors in law and he shall be the
successor in law to all contractual obligations entered into by his
predecessors in law. |
