§ 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.