(a) The Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism shall be charged with the duty of administering the provisions of this subchapter and the rules and orders established thereunder.
(b) The State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission, by resolution duly adopted, may delegate to the secretary any of the powers or duties vested in or imposed upon it by this subchapter, and the delegated powers and duties may be exercised by the secretary in the name of the commission.
(c)
(1) The secretary shall employ, upon the recommendation of the commission, a Director of the State Parks Division and a Director of the Tourism Division, and such assistants and other personnel as necessary to properly administer the provisions of this subchapter, with the duties of both the Director of the State Parks Division and the Director of the Tourism Division, and such assistants as appointed to be independent of the other, but the Director of the State Parks Division and the Director of the Tourism Division shall cooperate as necessary for the proper performance of the commission and the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism.
(2) The Director of the Tourism Division, as appointed by the secretary, shall be a person with a background in the travel service industry or editorial experience in news media with a minimum of three (3) years' experience in news media or travel service, with special consideration being given to a background in advertising.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development
Subtitle 1 - Development Of Economic And Natural Resources Generally
Chapter 11 - Publicity And Tourism
Subchapter 2 - State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission
§ 15-11-201. Purpose — Creation
§ 15-11-202. Members generally
§ 15-11-203. Commissioner emeritus
§ 15-11-204. Organization — Meetings
§ 15-11-205. Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism
§ 15-11-206. Functions, powers, and duties
§ 15-11-207. Cooperation with news media representatives
§ 15-11-208. Effect of §§ 15-11-201 and 15-11-202
§ 15-11-210. Award of pistol upon retirement
§ 15-11-211. Disposal of railroad track material
§ 15-11-212. Enforcement of state law — Statewide jurisdiction