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

(a) All of the powers, duties, functions, property and records of the existing division of personnel and the existing director of personnel are hereby transferred to and conferred and imposed, respectively, upon the division of personnel services and the director of personnel services created by this act, except as is herein otherwise provided. (b) The division of personnel services and the director of personnel services created by this act shall be the successors in every way, respectively, to the powers, duties and functions of the division of personnel and director of personnel in which the same were vested prior to the effective date of this act, except as herein otherwise provided. Every act performed under the authority of the division of personnel services or director of personnel services created by this act, respectively, shall be deemed to have the same force and effect as if performed by the division of personnel or director of personnel, respectively, in which such functions were vested prior to the effective date of this act. (c) Whenever the division of personnel, 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 division of personnel services created by this act. (d) Whenever the director of personnel, or words of like effect, is referred to or designated by a statute, contract or other document, such reference shall be deemed to apply to the director of personnel services created by this act. (e) All orders and directives of the director of personnel or division of personnel in existence on the effective date of this act, shall continue to be effective and shall be deemed to be orders and directives of the director of personnel services created by this act, until revised, amended, revoked or nullified pursuant to law. (f) The division of personnel services and director of personnel services created by this act, respectively, shall be continuations of the division of personnel created by K.S.A. 1978 Supp. 75-3745a and the director of personnel provided to be appointed under K.S.A. 1978 Supp. 75-3745a.