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.]