Section 19.19. Personnel of the office

(a)  The commissioner shall, within the amounts appropriated therefor,
  appoint and remove in accordance with law and applicable  rules  of  the
  state  civil  service  commission,  such  officers  and employees of the
  office of alcoholism and substance abuse services, and facility officers
  and employees as are necessary for efficient administration.
    (b) The director of a facility or institute in the office  shall  have
  professional  qualifications  and  experience  to  be  prescribed by the
  commissioner.
    (c) The use of volunteers by the office  shall  be  encouraged.    The
  commissioner may establish regulations governing such volunteer services
  for functions of the office.
    (d)  Where, and to the extent that, an agreement between the state and
  an employee organization entered into pursuant to  article  fourteen  of
  the  civil  service  law  so provides, the commissioner is authorized to
  implement the  provisions  of  such  agreement  relating  to  discipline
  consistent with the terms thereof.