The Commissioner of Human Services shall, after consultation with the Board of Economic Assistance and the director of the division, appoint the chief executive officers of each of the bureaus, agencies or other administrative units of the division, which positions shall be in the competitive division of the career service. The Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired shall, from among persons nominated by the commissioner, and after consultation with the Board of Economic Assistance and the director of the division, appoint the chief executive officer of the commission, which position shall be in the unclassified service. This act shall not affect the terms of office of members of the State Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, and the agency shall continue to be constituted and to exercise its functions as otherwise provided by law.
N.J.S. § 30:4B-4