a. The board shall appoint a commissioner, who shall be the chief executive officer of the board and assist the board and be responsible for the proper implementation of board directives and policies and for the discharge of such duties and responsibilities as may be imposed by the board or this act. The commissioner shall receive such salary as the board may determine. The commissioner shall not be subject to the provisions of Title 11, Civil Service.
b. The board shall, with the advice of the commissioner, appoint such deputy commissioners, a chief inspector and such inspectors, judges, referees and physicians as it deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this act, who shall receive such salary or compensation as the board may determine and who shall not be subject to the provisions of Title 11, Civil Service. Persons appointed by the board pursuant to this subsection shall hereinafter sometimes be referred to collectively as "agents."
c. The board may employ such other personnel as it deems necessary. All employees, except for those mentioned in subsections a. and b. of this section, shall be in the classified service of the Civil Service.
d. The board is authorized to exchange fingerprint data with and receive criminal history record information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation for use in considering applicants for employment.