AN ACT REQUIRING LEGISLATIVE CONFIRMATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES' MEDICAID DIRECTOR.

SB 1360 requires the Commissioner of Social Services to nominate a Medicaid Director for the Governor's appointment, with the position now subject to legislative confirmation under state law. This changes the current process where the Commissioner appoints the Medicaid Director without legislative review. The bill directly affects the Department of Social Services' leadership structure and the appointment of its Medicaid Director. It has no fiscal impact on state or municipal budgets, as confirmed in the bill's analysis. The change applies immediately upon the bill's passage.