§ 7-17-11. Organizational structure and nomenclature for budgetary purposes

MS Code § 7-17-11 (2019) (N/A)
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(a) Agency – the principal administrative organization of state government as defined in Section 25-9-107(d), headed by an executive director or such other official as prescribed by statute;

(b) Office – the principal organization of an agency; whenever the term “division” or any other term appears to denote the principal organization of a department, it shall mean “office” for purposes of this section;

(c) Bureau – the principal organization of an office;

(d) Division – the principal organization of a bureau;

(e) Branch – the principal organization of a division;

(f) Section – the principal organization of a branch;

(g) Unit – the principal organization of a section;

(h) Advisory board – a body appointed to function on a continuing basis to study and recommend solutions and policy alternatives to problems arising in a specific agency or program of state government.