Tennessee § 37-5-203 - Powers and duties of superintendent.
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§ 37-5-203. Powers and duties of superintendent.
The superintendent has charge, control and supervision of the youth center, its employees and students. Such superintendent has authority to make recommendations to the commissioner of children's services for the release of children placed in the center. Acts 1955, ch. 127, § 3; 1963, ch. 264, § 3; 1977, ch. 387, § 2; T.C.A., § 41-829; Acts 1989, ch. 278, § 59; T.C.A., § 41-5-107 ; Acts 1996, ch. 1079, § 137. Law Reviews. Criminal Law and Procedure — 1963 Tennessee Survey (Robert E. Kendrick), 17 Vand. L. Rev. 977 (1963).
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