The commissioner, with the approval of the Attorney General, shall be authorized, subject to the provisions of the state merit system law, to appoint a legal counsel for the State Department of Human Resources. He shall be commissioned as assistant attorney general and shall have the authority and duties of an assistant attorney general but he shall devote his entire time to the business of the Department of Human Resources.
The compensation for the said legal counsel shall be paid out of funds appropriated to the State Department of Human Resources and in the same manner as the compensation of other employees is paid.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 2 - State and County Departments and Boards of Human Resources.
Section 38-2-1 - State Department of Human Resources.
Section 38-2-2 - State Board of Human Resources.
Section 38-2-3 - Commissioner of State Department of Human Resources; Other Personnel.
Section 38-2-4 - Legal Counsel for Department.
Section 38-2-5 - Allocation of Funds.
Section 38-2-6 - Duties, Powers, and Responsibilities of State Department.
Section 38-2-8 - County Departments of Human Resources.
Section 38-2-10 - Authority of State Department With Respect to Granting of Public Assistance.
Section 38-2-12 - Authority of Commissioner to Destroy Certain Records, Etc.
Section 38-2-13 - Bonds of Officers of State Department of Human Resources.