(a) Board to appoint.--The board shall appoint in the various district offices a sufficient number of parole officers, clerks, stenographers and other agents and employees to fully and efficiently administer the parole laws of this Commonwealth, but no employee of the board, other than its secretary and district supervisors, shall be appointed by the board except in the manner provided by this chapter.
(b) Salaries and qualifications.--The salaries of the appointees in subsection (a) shall be fixed by the board. The board shall from time to time by appropriate rule or regulation prescribe the qualifications to be possessed by its personnel. The qualifications shall be such as will best promote the efficient operation of probation and parole.