{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-44.17.040","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 44.17.040","heading":"Department staffs.","body":"The principal executive officer of each department may establish necessary subordinate positions, make appointments to these positions, and remove persons appointed within the limitations of appropriations and subject to state personnel laws. Each person appointed to a subordinate position established by the principal executive officer is under the supervision, direction, and control of the officer.","path":["Title 44. State Government.","Chapter 17. Organization and Administration of Departments."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#44.17.040","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:19:34Z","sha256":"128ef7b7d19b9c2d2c106baa07eb901f9983cf133a1bf2a9ae4ff7357879e7f5","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-44.17.030","next":"us-ak/as-44.17.050"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}