2012 New York Consolidated Laws
COR - Correction
Article 2 - (5 - 29) DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION
7 - Organization of department of corrections and community supervision; officers and employees; delegation by commissioner.

 
    §   7.   Organization  of  department  of  corrections  and  community
  supervision; officers and employees; delegation by commissioner. 1.  The
  commissioner  of corrections and community supervision may, from time to
  time, create, abolish, transfer and consolidate divisions,  bureaus  and
  other units within the department not expressly established by law as he
  or  she  may  determine  necessary  for  the  efficient operation of the
  department, subject to the approval of the director of the budget.
    2. The commissioner  of  corrections  and  community  supervision  may
  appoint  such  deputies,  directors,  assistants  and other officers and
  employees as may be needed for the performance of his or her duties  and
  may  prescribe their powers and duties and fix their compensation within
  the amounts appropriated therefor.
    3.  The  commissioner  may  by  order  filed  in  the  department   of
  corrections  and community supervision delegate any of his or her powers
  to or direct any of his or her  duties  to  be  performed  by  a  deputy
  commissioner or a head of a division or bureau of such department.
    4.  The  commissioner  shall  not  appoint  any person as a correction
  officer  or  parole  officer,  unless  such  person  has  attained   his
  twenty-first birthday.