The Commissioner of Finance and Management shall allow only a valid and legal claim except as otherwise specifically directed. He or she shall issue his or her warrant conformably hereto, and no other officer shall issue a warrant on the State Treasurer. (Amended 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 8(c); 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b); 1987, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 59, eff. June 13, 1988.)