74-50,330. Transfer of officers and employees. (a) All officers and employees of the Kansas department of wildlife, parks and tourism who, immediately prior to the effective date of this order, are engaged in the exercise and performance of the powers, duties and functions transferred by this order, as well as all officers and employees of the Kansas department of wildlife, parks and tourism who are determined by the secretary of commerce 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 this order, are hereby transferred to the division of tourism of the department of commerce. All classified officers and employees so transferred shall retain their status as classified employees.

(b) Officers and employees of the Kansas department of wildlife, parks and tourism 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 or 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 Kansas department of wildlife, parks and tourism prior to the date of transfer.

(c) Notwithstanding the effective date of this order, the provisions of this order prescribing the transfer of officers and employees from the Kansas department of wildlife, parks and tourism to the division of tourism of the department of commerce established by this order, the date of transfer of each such officer or employee shall commence at the start of a payroll period.

History: Executive Reorganization Order No. 48, § 7; July 1, 2021.