(a) There is created the Assessment Coordination Division.
(b)
(1) The executive head of the Assessment Coordination Division shall be the Director of the Assessment Coordination Division.
(2) The director shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor.
(3) The director shall report to the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration.
(c) The Assessment Coordination Division shall consist of the divisions which may be necessary to fulfill its purposes and which may be created by law and placed under the Assessment Coordination Division.
(d)
(1) The director, in consultation with the secretary, shall appoint the heads of the respective divisions.
(2) All personnel of the Assessment Coordination Division shall be employed by the Department of Finance and Administration and shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary.
(3) However, nothing in this section shall be so construed as to reduce any right which an employee of the Assessment Coordination Division shall have under any civil service or merit system.
(e)
(1) Each division of the Assessment Coordination Division shall be under the direction, control, and supervision of the director.
(2) The director may delegate his or her functions, powers, and duties to the various divisions of the Assessment Coordination Division as he or she shall deem desirable and necessary for the effective and efficient operation of the Assessment Coordination Division.