K.S.A. § 75-3089 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 30 / Section 75-3089
75-3089 - Same; transfer of officers and employees.
Status: in_force

75-3089. Same; transfer of officers and employees. (a) All officers and employees of the Kansas department of health and environment, who immediately prior to the effective date of K.S.A. 75-3084 through 75-3089, and amendments thereto, are engaged in the exercise and performance of the powers, duties and functions transferred by K.S.A. 75-3084 through 75-3089, and amendments thereto, as well as all officers and employees of the Kansas department of health and environment who are determined by the secretary of the Kansas department for children and families and the secretary of the Kansas department of health and environment to be engaged in providing administrative, technical or other support services that are essential to the exercise and performance of the powers, duties and functions transferred by K.S.A. 75-3084 through 75-3089, and amendments thereto, are hereby transferred to the department for children and families, respective to the powers, duties and functions transferred to the department by K.S.A. 75-3084 through 75-3089, and amendments thereto. All classified officers and employees so transferred shall retain their status as classified employees.

(b) All officers and employees of the Kansas department for children and families, who immediately prior to the effective date of K.S.A. 75-3084 through 75-3089, and amendments thereto, are engaged in the exercise and performance of the powers, duties and functions transferred by K.S.A. 75-3084 through 75-3089, and amendments thereto, as well as all officers and employees of the Kansas department for children and families who are determined by the secretary of the Kansas department of health and environment and the secretary of the Kansas department for children and families to be engaged in providing administrative, technical or other support services that are essential to the exercise and performance of the powers, duties and functions transferred by K.S.A. 75-3084 through 75-3089, and amendments thereto, are hereby transferred to the department of health and environment, respective to the powers, duties and functions transferred to the department by K.S.A. 75-3084 through 75-3089, and amendments thereto. All classified officers and employees so transferred shall retain their status as classified employees.

(c) Officers and employees of the Kansas department of health and environment and officers and employees of the Kansas department for children and families transferred by K.S.A. 75-3084 through 75-3089, and amendments thereto, shall retain all retirement benefits and leave balances and rights which had accrued or vested prior to the date of transfer. The service of each such officer or employee so transferred shall be deemed to have been continuous. Any subsequent transfers, layoffs or abolitions 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 K.S.A. 75-3084 through 75-3089, and amendments thereto, shall affect the classified status of any transferred person employed by either the Kansas department of health and environment or the Kansas department for children and families prior to the date of transfer.

(d) Notwithstanding the effective date of K.S.A. 75-3084 through 75-3089, and amendments thereto, the provisions of K.S.A. 75-3084 through 75-3089, and amendments thereto, prescribing the transfer of officers and employees from the Kansas department of health and environment and the Kansas department for children and families, the date of transfer of each such officer or employee shall commence at the start of a payroll period.