1. (a) The administrator, or his designee, is hereby given jurisdiction in the following matters:

   1. (1) appointing, employing and terminating all personnel and fixing their duties and salaries;
   2. (2) commissioning agents, representatives, and employees;
   3. (3) granting and refusing permits and licenses, and all other matters in connection with hearings thereon;
   4. (4) cancellation and suspension of permits and licenses, and all matters in connection with hearings thereon;
   5. (5) to designate representatives of the commission to hold hearings as provided by law;
   6. (6) certifying to the authenticity of all records, notices, orders, publications, rules and all other documents, records, and reports in possession of the commission;
   7. (7) investigation of, and all matters in connection with alleged violations of law by wholesalers, brewers, distillers, wineries, manufacturers and agents, servants and employees of the same.
2. (b) Notwithstanding any provision in subsection (a) of this section, the commission reserves unto itself the following authority specified in this subsection. The administrator must obtain advance approval from the commission in order to appoint, employ, terminate, discipline, transfer, reclassify or change the powers, duties or responsibilities of the internal auditor.
3. (c) The administrator is hereby given the power and it is hereby made his duty to make and execute the affidavits required by the provisions of an act of the legislature making appropriations for the support and maintenance of the administrative departments and agencies of the state government, which act requires that every month the head of each department shall attach to the payroll of his department an affidavit to the payroll of such department, stating that the persons listed on said payroll actually performed the duties for which they are being paid.

Source Note:The provisions of this §31.1 adopted to be effective January 1, 1976; amended to be effective March 21, 1995, 20 TexReg 1647.