37-5-307 - Commissioner Powers and duties.
37-5-307. Commissioner Powers and duties.
The commissioner has the duty and responsibility to:
(1) Promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the commissioner's responsibilities under this part;
(2) Review and approve plans of operation submitted in accordance with § 37-5-310, with the concurrence of the comptroller of the treasury;
(3) Enter into such contracts, subject to applicable rules and regulations and procedures, as necessary to carry out the provisions of this part;
(4) Appoint an executive director for each agency with such appointment subject to the approval of the agency board. Nothing in this subdivision (4) shall prohibit a board from submitting recommendations to the commissioner for the appointment of an executive director;
(5) Require each agency to submit annual reports on each preceding fiscal year to reflect the nature and extent of all financial transactions and to assure financial integrity; and
(6) Perform other acts necessary or convenient to exercise the powers granted or reasonably implied in this part.
[Acts 1989, ch. 567, § 7; T.C.A., § 68-2-1107; Acts 1996, ch. 1079, § 149; 2001, ch. 390, § 3; 2006, ch. 1011, § 7.]