(a) The governor shall appoint a person qualified by training and experience in the area of children’s services to perform the duties of the commissioner of children’s services. The appointee must be a graduate of an accredited college or university.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 37-5-104

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of children's services. See Tennessee Code 37-5-103
  • Department: means the department of children's services. See Tennessee Code 37-5-103
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) The commissioner shall hold office at the pleasure of the governor, and the commissioner’s compensation shall be fixed by the governor and paid from the appropriation available to the department pursuant to § 8-23-101(c).
(c) The commissioner shall have the necessary offices, equipment and supplies to carry out the duties of the office.
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