Sec. 161.062.  GENERAL DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER.  The commissioner is the chairman of the board and administrator of the program as provided in Article III, Section 49-b of the Texas Constitution, and shall perform the duties and functions of the board prescribed by law except for those duties and functions provided in Section 161.061 of this code, which shall be performed by the board.
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2657, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.