38-1819. Transfer of employees.
On and after July 1, 1997:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this act, officers and employees who, immediately prior to such date, were engaged in the performance of powers, duties or functions of the corporation for change, which relate to the family and children trust account of the family and children investment fund prior to the effective date of this act and which are transferred to the Kansas department for children and families, and who, in the opinion of the secretary for children and families, are necessary to perform the powers, duties and functions of the Kansas department for children and families, shall be transferred to and shall become officers and employees of the Kansas department for children and families. Any such officer or employee shall retain all retirement benefits and all rights of civil service which had accrued to or vested in such officer or employee prior to the effective date of this section. The service of each such officer and employee so transferred shall be deemed to have been continuous. All transfers and any abolition of personnel positions in the classified service under the Kansas civil service act shall be in accordance with civil service laws and any rules and regulations adopted thereunder.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this act, officers and employees who, immediately prior to such date, were engaged in the performance of powers, duties or functions of the corporation for change, which relate to the permanent families account of the family and children investment fund prior to the effective date of this act and which are transferred by this act to the judicial administrator of the courts, and who, in the opinion of the judicial administrator of the courts, are necessary to perform the powers, duties and functions of the office of judicial administration under this act, shall be transferred to, and shall become officers and employees of the office of judicial administration. Any such officer or employee shall retain all retirement benefits and all rights of civil service which had accrued to or vested in such officer or employee prior to the effective date of this section. The service of each such officer and employee so transferred shall be deemed to have been continuous. All transfers and any abolition of personnel positions in the classified service under the Kansas civil service act shall be in accordance with civil service laws and any rules and regulations adopted thereunder.
History: L. 1997, ch. 156, § 30; L. 2014, ch. 115, § 55; July 1.