Illinois Statutes Chapter 20. Executive Branch § 801/80-25. Transfer of personnel

(a) Personnel employed by the Department of Conservation to perform functions that are retained within the Department of Natural Resources shall continue their service within the renamed Department.

(b) Personnel employed by the Department of Energy and Natural Resources, the Department of Mines and Minerals, the Abandoned Mined Lands Reclamation Council, or the Division of Water Resources of the Department of Transportation to perform functions that are transferred by this Act to the Department of Natural Resources are transferred to the Department of Natural Resources.

(c) Personnel employed by the Department of Energy and Natural Resources to perform functions that are transferred by this Act to the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs (now Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity) are transferred to the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs (now Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity).

(d) Personnel employed by the abolished departments to perform functions that are not clearly classifiable within the areas referred to in this Section or who are employed to perform complex functions that are transferred in part to different departments under this Act shall be assigned and transferred to appropriate departments by the Director of Natural Resources, in consultation with the Director of Central Management Services.

(e) The rights of State employees, the State, and its agencies under the Personnel Code  1 and applicable collective bargaining agreements and retirement plans are not affected by this Act.