Same; transfer of existing powers, duties and functions; preservation of orders, directives and rules and regulations

(a) All the powers, duties and functions of the existing state department of administration and the existing executive director of the department of administration are hereby transferred to and conferred and imposed, respectively, upon the department of administration and the secretary of administration created by this act, except as is herein otherwise provided. (b) The department of administration and the secretary of administration created by this act shall be the successors in every way, respectively, to the powers, duties and functions of the state department of administration and executive director of the department of administration in which the same were vested prior to the effective date of this act, except as herein otherwise provided. Every act performed in the exercise of such powers, duties and functions by or under the authority of the department of administration or secretary of administration created by this act, respectively, shall be deemed to have the same force and effect as if performed by the state department of administration or executive director of the department of administration, respectively, in which such functions were vested prior to the effective date of this act. (c) Whenever the state department of administration, or words of like effect, is referred to or designated by a statute, contract or other document, such reference or designation shall be deemed to apply to the department of administration created by this act. (d) Whenever the executive director of the department of administration, or words of like effect, is referred to or designated by a statute, contract or other document, such reference or designation shall be deemed to apply to the secretary of administration created by this act. (e) All rules and regulations and all orders and directives of the department of administration or the executive director of the department of administration in existence on the effective date of this act, shall continue to be effective and shall be deemed to be the duly adopted rules and regulations or orders and directives of the secretary of administration created by this act, until revised, amended or revoked as provided in K.S.A. 75-3706; or until the same are nullified according to law. (f) The department of administration and secretary of administration created by this act, respectively, shall be continuations of the state department of administration created by K.S.A. 75-3702 and the executive director of the department of administration created by K.S.A. 75-3703.