Section 7902 - [See Note] Secretary; deputy secretary; division directors; acting secretary; appointment(a) The administrator and head of the Department is the Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Services ("Secretary"), who must be a person qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of the office. (1) The Secretary is appointed, confirmed, and holds office as provided in § 10 of Article III of the Delaware Constitution.(2) The Secretary is to be paid an annual salary as determined by the General Assembly in the annual appropriations act.(3) The Secretary must obtain and retain residency in this State as provided in § 10 of Article III of the Delaware Constitution.(b) In the event the position of Secretary is vacant, the Governor, by appointment, shall have the power to fill the position of Deputy Secretary if vacant. A Deputy Secretary so appointed shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor and upon the position of Secretary being filled such Deputy Secretary may be removed from office by the Secretary with the written approval of the Governor.(c) In the event of death, resignation, temporary incapacity or removal of the Secretary and prior to the appointment of a successor, the Governor may appoint the Deputy Secretary or the director of any division of the Department to serve as Acting Secretary. The Secretary may, during an absence from the State, appoint the Deputy Secretary or the director of any division of the Department to serve as Acting Secretary during such absence. In either case the Acting Secretary shall have all the powers and perform all the duties and functions of the Secretary during such absence or incapacity or until a successor is duly qualified and appointed.Amended by Laws 2023, ch. 455,s 5, eff. on the date of final passage of an act of the 153rd General Assembly concurring in the amendments to the Delaware Constitution proposed by Senate Bill No. 15 of the 152nd General Assembly. The Director of the Division of Research shall provide written notice to the Registrar of Regulations that the contingency in this Section has been fulfilled. The Registrar shall publish the notice in the Register of Regulations..29 Del. C. 1953, § 7902; 57 Del. Laws, c. 301, § 1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1; 72 Del. Laws, c. 140, § 1; 73 Del. Laws, c. 68, §§ 1 - 3.;This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.