N.Y. Correct. Law § 7

§ 7. Organization of department of corrections and community\nsupervision; officers and employees; delegation by commissioner. 1. The\ncommissioner of corrections and community supervision may, from time to\ntime, create, abolish, transfer and consolidate divisions, bureaus and\nother units within the department not expressly established by law as he\nor she may determine necessary for the efficient operation of the\ndepartment, subject to the approval of the director of the budget.\n 2. The commissioner of corrections and community supervision may\nappoint such deputies, directors, assistants and other officers and\nemployees as may be needed for the performance of his or her duties and\nmay prescribe their powers and duties and fix their compensation within\nthe amounts appropriated therefor.\n 3. The commissioner may by order filed in the department of\ncorrections and community supervision delegate any of his or her powers\nto or direct any of his or her duties to be performed by a deputy\ncommissioner or a head of a division or bureau of such department.\n 4. The commissioner shall not appoint any person as a correction\nofficer or parole officer, unless such person has attained his\ntwenty-first birthday.\n