(a) The department of correction is under the charge and general supervision of the commissioner of correction.
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 4-3-602
Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) It is the duty of the governor to appoint a suitable person to the position of commissioner of correction, who shall serve for a term coeval with that of the governor, or until the commissioner’s successor is appointed and qualified. In the case of a vacancy in the office, it is the duty of the governor to appoint a suitable person to fill the office for the unexpired term. In order to be qualified for the office, a person shall be not less than twenty-five (25) years of age, a person of good character, and a person with training and experience in institutional operation and management in similar activities. The commissioner, upon the commissioner’s appointment, shall take the oath required by law of other state officers.(c) The commissioner shall receive as compensation for the commissioner’s services a salary to be fixed by the governor as provided in § 8-23-101, payable monthly upon warrant of the commissioner of finance and administration, and also the commissioner’s traveling expenses incurred in official business, when itemized and approved by the governor.(d) The commissioner shall be provided with a suitable office, and with such furniture, supplies, books and appliances as may be necessary, the expense thereof to be audited and paid like other state expenses.(e) The commissioner is authorized to appoint:
(1) A secretary and stenographer for the department, who shall have charge of and keep a record of the transactions of the department and all books and accounts, and perform such other duties as may be assigned to the secretary and stenographer by the commissioner, and shall receive a salary payable monthly upon warrant of the commissioner of finance and administration; and(2) Such other employees as may be necessary to enable the department to efficiently discharge its duties.
