A.  There shall be a deputy commissioner for management and finance of the Department of Insurance who shall be appointed by the commissioner of insurance with consent of the Senate and who shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner at a salary fixed by the commissioner, which salary shall not exceed the amount approved for such position by the legislature while in session.  The deputy commissioner for management and finance shall be directly responsible to and shall perform his functions under the supervision and control of the commissioner of insurance.  

B.  The deputy commissioner for management and finance shall direct and be responsible for the functions of the office of management and finance within the Department of Insurance.  In such capacity he shall be responsible for accounting and budget control, procurement and contract management, management and program analysis, data processing, personnel management, and grants management for the department and all of its offices, including all agencies transferred to the Department of Insurance, except as otherwise specifically provided in this Title.  

C.  The duties and functions of the office of management and finance and of the deputy commissioner for management and finance shall be as provided in this Section, and these duties and functions shall not be subject to change by the commissioner of insurance, except that the deputy commissioner for management and finance shall perform such additional duties and functions as are assigned by the commissioner.  

Added by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977.