Tennessee § 37-3-104 - Executive director.

§ 37-3-104. Executive director.

The commission shall be administered by an executive director who is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the members of the commission. The executive director shall be a full-time employee of the commission and shall be responsible for the administration of commission policies, rules, and guidelines and the proper management and operation of the commission's programs and activities. The executive director shall be an individual who is professionally trained in one (1) or more fields involving services to children and youth, who has a working knowledge of programs for children and youth, and who has previous employment experience in managing and delivering services to children and youth. Acts 1988, ch. 979, § 2; 2012, ch. 986, § 17; 2015, ch. 422, § 2. Compiler's Notes. Former part 1, §§ 37-3-101 — 37-3-110 (Acts 1980, ch. 865, §§ 1, 3-9, 13; 1985, ch. 478, § 34; T.C.A., §§ 37-7-101 — 37-7-109 ), concerning the children's services commission, was repealed by Acts 1988, ch. 979, § 2. Acts 2012, ch. 986, § 48 provided that all rules, regulations, orders, and decisions heretofore issued or promulgated by any of the boards or commissions, which the act terminates or merges into another board or commission, shall remain in full force and effect. In the case of the boards or commissions that are merged with another board or commission by the act, all final rules, regulations, orders, and decisions together with any matters that are pending on October 1, 2012, shall hereafter be administered, enforced, modified, or rescinded in accordance with the law applicable to the continuing board or commission. Amendments. The 2015 amendment rewrote the current first sentence by combining and revising the former first and second sentences which read, “The commission shall be administered by an executive director. The governor shall appoint the executive director, who shall serve at the pleasure of the governor.” and deleted the last sentence which read, “The executive director's compensation shall be fixed by the governor.” Effective Dates. Acts 2015, ch. 422, § 3. May 8, 2015.