The transfer of any agency, department, or division or any other governmental unit or its functions shall not affect any act done, liability incurred, or any right accrued or vested, or affect, abate, or prevent any action or prosecution pending or to be instituted to enforce any right or penalty or punish any offense nor shall it affect the validity of any contract to which the State, or any unit of the State, is a party in interest. (1969, No. 245 (Adj. Sess.), § 6(5), eff. April 4, 1970.)