CHAPTER 3. COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT
IC 22-4.1-3
Chapter 3. Commissioner of the Department
IC 22-4.1-3-1
Appointment; compensation
Sec. 1. (a) The governor shall appoint a commissioner of the
department. The commissioner serves at the pleasure of the governor
as the chief administrative officer of the department.
(b) The governor shall fix the commissioner's salary.
As added by P.L.105-1994, SEC.5.
IC 22-4.1-3-2
Staff
Sec. 2. The commissioner may do the following:
(1) Employ staff necessary to perform the duties of the
department imposed by this article.
(2) Fix the compensation and terms of staff employment,
subject to the approval of the budget agency.
As added by P.L.105-1994, SEC.5.
IC 22-4.1-3-3
Adoption of rules
Sec. 3. The commissioner shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2
necessary to implement this article.
As added by P.L.105-1994, SEC.5.
IC 22-4.1-3-4
Appropriation of additional funds
Sec. 4. Funds necessary to support the operating costs of the
department of workforce development beyond those approved and
appropriated by the United States Congress or approved by federal
agencies for the operation of the department and specifically
authorized by other provisions of IC 22-4:
(1) must be specifically appropriated from the state general fund
for this purpose; and
(2) may not be derived from other state or federal funds directed
for unemployment insurance programs under IC 22-4, including
funds under the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.), any
other grants or funds that are passed through for job training
programs, the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied
Technology Act (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), and any other grant
or funds for career and technical education.
As added by P.L.105-1994, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.21-1995,
SEC.141; P.L.161-2006, SEC.18; P.L.234-2007, SEC.145.