Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-190: Transfer of employees to State Commissioner of Health -

Status.

All persons serving as employees of the Commissioner of

Charities and Corrections under the provisions of Section 2, Chapter

357, O.S.L. 1967, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 409, O.S.L. 1968

(74 O.S. Supp. 1970, Section 189), when Sections 7 and 8 of this act

become effective shall be in the classified service under the State

Merit System of Personnel Administration and be entitled to continue

to serve as employees of the State Commissioner of Health under

Section 8 of this act, provided that such employees shall not

receive less salaries and benefits than they were receiving on the

effective date of this act.