Before entering upon the duties of their respective offices or positions, bonds, conditioned for the faithful performance of their respective duties, in such penal sums as shall be fixed by the Executive Board, upon recommendation of the Governor, shall be executed and filed with the State Treasurer by all heads of administrative departments, but the amount of the bond shall not be less than five thousand dollars ($5,000).
Similar bonds, in such penal sums as shall be fixed by the Executive Board, shall be executed and filed with the State Treasurer by--
All bonds required to be given under this section shall, before being accepted by the State Treasurer, be approved by the Department of Justice, and, unless the Commonwealth shall establish its own indemnity fund, all such bonds shall be given with security approved by the Department of Justice. If the Commonwealth shall establish its own indemnity fund, the Executive Board may, nevertheless, require any bond given hereunder to be executed by a surety or sureties satisfactory to the Department of Justice.
71 P.S. § 79