Section 74-49b05 - Same; transfer of certain officers and employees to KPERS board; retention of rights(a)(1) All officers and employees of the department of administration who, immediately prior to January 1, 2008, are engaged in the exercise and performance of the powers, duties and functions transferred to the board of trustees of the Kansas public employees retirement system by K.S.A. 74-49b01, and amendments thereto, are transferred to the board on January 1, 2008, or on a later date or dates determined by the secretary of administration and the board.(2) All classified employees transferred under subsection (a) shall retain their status as classified employees. Thereafter, the board may convert vacant classified positions to positions that are not classified as otherwise provided by law.(b) Officers and employees of the department of administration transferred by this order shall retain all retirement benefits and leave balances and rights that had accrued or vested prior to the date of transfer. The service of each such officer and employee so transferred shall be deemed to have been continuous. Any subsequent transfers, layoffs or abolition of classified service positions under the Kansas civil service act shall be made in accordance with the civil service laws and any rules and regulations adopted thereunder. Nothing in this order shall affect the classified status of any transferred person employed by the department of administration prior to the date of transfer. L. 2007, ch. 74, § 5; 1/1/2008.