74-8956. Same; transfer of officers and employees; rights and benefits preserved. (a) All officers and employees of the division of housing within the department of commerce and housing 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 are hereby transferred to and become employees of the Kansas development finance authority. All classified employees so transferred shall retain their status as classified employees. Thereafter, the Kansas development finance authority may convert vacant classified positions to positions that are not classified. (b) Officers and employees of the division of housing of the department of commerce and housing transferred by this order 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 and employee so transferred shall be deemed to have been continuous. Any subsequent transfers, layoffs and 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 prior to the date of transfer by the division of housing within the department of commerce and housing. | 
