(1) The annual salaries of the following elected state and district officers are fixed as follows: Governor ..................................................................... $160,000.00Attorney General .......................................................... 150,000.00Secretary of State ........................................................ 120,000.00Commissioner of Insurance ..................................... 150,000.00State Treasurer ............................................................ 120,000.00State Auditor of Public Accounts ............................... 150,000.00Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce ...... 120,000.00Transportation Commissioners ........................ ........ 95,000.00Public Service Commissioners .................................. 95,000.00(2)[Repealed Effective 7/1/2024] To assist the elected state and district officers in subsection (1) of this section in efficiently performing the official duties imposed upon him or her by law, the officer may employ suitable and competent persons who possess the professional skill and expert knowledge needed to fulfill those duties. rming the official duties imposed upon him or her by law, the officer may employ suitable and competent persons who possess the professional skill and expert knowledge needed to fulfill those duties. The State Personnel Board, based upon its findings of fact, shall exempt those persons from the provisions of Section 25-3-39 when the acquisition of such professional services is precluded based upon the prevailing wage in the relevant labor market. This subsection (2) shall stand repealed on July 1, 2024.Codes, 1930, § 6511; 1942, § 4175; Laws, 1922, ch. 159; Laws, 1932, ch. 132; Laws, 1938, chs. 152, 153, 154, 156; Laws, 1942, chs. 275, 321; Laws, 1944, chs. 265, 317-319; Laws, 1946, chs. 275, 278, 293, 458; Laws, 1948, chs. 188, 201, 221, 223; Laws, 1950, chs. 199, 343, 443, 466; Laws, 1952, chs. 178, 229, 245, 315, 325, 335; Laws, 1954, chs. 212, 253; Laws, 1954, Ex ch. 16, §§ 1-4; Laws, 1956, ch. 358, § 2; Laws, 1958 chs. 325, 328, 334, 337, 338, 344, 345, 354; Laws, 1960, chs. 324, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336; Laws, 1962, ch. 388, § 2; Laws, 1966, ch. 445, § 1, 1970, ch. 402, § 1; Laws, 1974, ch. 545, § 1; Laws, 1977, ch. 453, § 6; Laws, 1978, ch. 520, § 1; Laws, 1983, ch. hs. 324, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336; Laws, 1962, ch. 388, § 2; Laws, 1966, ch. 445, § 1, 1970, ch. 402, § 1; Laws, 1974, ch. 545, § 1; Laws, 1977, ch. 453, § 6; Laws, 1978, ch. 520, § 1; Laws, 1983, ch. 536, § 1; Laws, 1988, ch. 528, § 2; Laws, 1993, ch. 481, § 4; Laws, 1997, ch. 577, § 1; Laws, 2003, ch. 563, § 1; Laws, 2006, ch. 548, § 1; Laws, 2008, ch. 359, § 11, eff. 7/1/2008.Amended by Laws, 2022, ch. 508, HB 1426,§ 1, eff. 1/1/2024.
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