The Director of the Department of Corrections shall appoint and fix the duties and compensation of employees necessary to carry out the duties imposed upon the Department of Corrections by law. The State Board of Corrections shall appoint the Director of the Department of Corrections with the advice and consent of the Senate. The salary of the Director shall be set by the Legislature in the annual appropriation bill. Added by Laws 1973, c. 221, § 4, emerg. eff. May. 24, 1973. Amended by Laws 1979, c. 246, § 3, emerg. eff. May. 31, 1979; Laws 1981, c. 340, § 18, eff. July 1, 1981; Laws 1987, c. 205, § 25, operative July 1, 1987.
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