§46-31  Transfer of noncivil servicepersonnel on reorganization.  Every noncivil service employee or officer ofany county or city and county transferred or appointed to a civil serviceposition as a consequence of the reorganization of any governmental department,board, commission, or office or any bureau, division, or subdivision thereof,shall become a civil service employee as of the date of the transfer orappointment without loss of vacation or sick leave allowances, service credits,or other rights and privileges and without the necessity of examination;provided that the employee or officer possesses, at the time of the transfer orappointment, the minimum qualifications for the position to which the employeeor officer is transferred or appointed; provided further that subsequentchanges in status may be made pursuant to applicable personnel laws.  Thissection shall not apply to provisional, temporary, or contractual employees atthe time of reorganization. [L 1961, c 117, §2; Supp, §138-45; HRS §46-31; gench 1985]